Mediterranean Diet by 
Loving Bravely by
As seen on The TODAY Show! "A godsend to anyone searching for, but struggling to find, true love in their lives." --Kristin Neff, PhD, author of Self-Compassion "Empowering and compassionate, and its lessons are universal." --Publishers Weekly Real love starts with you. In order to attract a life partner and build a healthy intimate relationship, you must first become a good partner to yourself. This book offers twenty invaluable lessons that will help you explore and commit to your own emotional and psychological well-being so you can be ready, resilient, and confident in love. Many of us enter into romantic relationships full of expectation and hope, only to be sorely disappointed by the realization that the partner we've selected is a flawed human being with their own neuroses, history, and desires. Most relationships end because one or both people haven't done the internal work necessary to develop self-awareness and take responsibility for their own experiences. We've all heard "You can't love anyone unless you love yourself," but amid life's distractions and the myth of perfect, romantic love, how exactly do you do that? In Loving Bravely, psychologist, professor and relationship expert Alexandra H. Solomon introduces the idea of relational self-awareness, encouraging you to explore your personal history to gain an understanding of your own relational patterns, as well as your strengths and weaknesses in relationships. By doing so, you'll learn what relationships actually require, beyond the fairytale notions of romance. And by maintaining a steady but gentle focus on yourself, you'll build the best possible foundation for making a loving connection. By understanding your past relationship experiences, cultivating a strong sense of self-awareness, and determining what it is you really want in a romantic partner--you'll be ready to find the healthy, lasting love your heart desires.
Besides Black History Month, where all resources can be found in our African American History Guide, we have President's Day (where some activities for children will be located here), American Heart Month (so some resources on heart health will be listed below), and Valentines Day (some romance reads and children's activities). Many Christian denominations observe Lent, so some information will be listed. Of course there are other pieces of information available for other holidays and observances across the board.
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Month: African American/Black History and Heritage; Lent Begins
Month: Ethnic Equality; Financial Aid; International Month of Black Women in the Arts; National Enrolled Agents; National Arts; National Senior Independence; National Time Management; Youth Leadership; Jobs in Golf; North American Inclusion (NAIM); Teen Dating Violence; From Africa to Virginia; National African American Reading; National Women Inventors; National Haiku Writing; National Parent Leadership
Week: World Interfaith Harmony; Boy-Scout Anniversary; Freelance Writers; Pride in Food Services; Student Volunteering; International Week of Black Women in the Arts; National Apprentice; National Entrepreneurship; Children of Alcoholics; National FFA; America Saves; Peace Corps; Jewish Book; Museum Advocacy; National Engineers; National School Counseling; NEDA
Month: AMD/Low Vision; American Hearth; Cholangiocarcinoma; Dog Training; Marijuana; Feline Fix by 5; Free Open Source Software; Humpback Whale; International Hoof Care; Cat Health; National Care about Your Indoor Air; National Children's Dental Health; National Prenatal Infection; Marfan Syndrome; National Cancer Prevention; Hearth Healthy; Therapeutic Recreation; Pet Dental Health; Raynauds; Responsible Pet Owner/Spay-Neuter; Wise Health Care Consumer
Week: National Patient Recognition; Women's Health; Burn; Feeding Tube; Heart Failure; Tinnitus; Bird Health; Congenital Heart Defect; Have a Heart for Chained Dogs; American Association for Advancement of Science; National Condom; National Salute to Veteran Patients; National Cardiac Rehab; Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy; Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Care and Staff Education; National Eating Disorders; Through with the Chew.
Week: World AG Expo; US Snow Sculpting Fest; Spring Fest Golden Week
Month: Barely; An Affair to Remember; Beat the Heat; Bike to Work; Creative Romance; International Friendship; Celebration of Chocolate; Exotic Vegetables and Star Fruit; Fabulous Florida Strawberry; National Cherry; Great American Pie; Love the Bus; International Expect Success; National Blah Buster; National Fondue; National Goat Yoga; National Laugh Friendly; National Mend a Broken Heart; National Self Check; National Snack Food; Potato Lovers; Spunky Old Broads; Plant the Seeds of Greatness; Pull Your Sofa Off the Wall; Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket; Worldwide Renaissance of the Heart; National Wedding
World: La Poutine; Shape Up with Pickles; Solo Diners Eat Out; National Secondhand Wardrobe; Love a Mensch; Great American Pizza Bake; Build a Better Trade Show Image; Nest Box; International Week of Flirting; National Week of Chastity; Real Bread; Homes for Birds; Love Data; Simplot; Random Acts of Kindness;
So You Want to Be President? by 
Second Spring by
Father Andrew M. Greeley, one of America's best-loved and most widely read novelists, has delighted readers with his ongoing chronicles of the crazy O'Malleys, a rambunctious but resourceful Irish-American family caught up in the sweep of modern American history. The previous novels in the saga--"A Midwinter's Tale, Younger than Springtime, A Christmas Wedding, "and "September Song"--have taken the O'Malleys of Chicago from the aftermath of World War II through the tumultuous upheavals of the sixties. Now, in "Second Spring," Charles "Chucky" O'Malley and his growing clan face the promise and pitfalls of the late seventies. It's 1978 and the whole country, exhausted from the twin traumas of Vietnam and Watergate, seems to be suffering from a massive hangover. Chucky O'Malley knows how the country feels; approaching fifty, he finds himself in the grip of a debilitating midlife crisis. Although he has much to be thankful for, including a loving wife and a thriving career as a professional photographer, he does not feel like a success. He hasn't lost his faith, exactly, but he does feel disillusioned and depressed. As he travels the world, from the Vatican, where a new pope is to be selected, to Jimmy Carter's White House, where an overwhelmed president struggles to find a cure for his nation's malaise, Chucky searches for a way to renew his weary spirit. Fortunately, he doesn't have to face this challenge alone. With the loving support of his family, and especially his irrepressible and adoring wife, Rosemarie, he just might rediscover his lost hope and optimism in time for a Second Spring. . . .
The Mermaid Chair by
Inside the abbey of a Benedictine monastery on tiny Egret Island, just off the coast of South Carolina, resides a beautiful and mysterious chair ornately carved with mermaids and dedicated to a saint who, legend claims, was a mermaid before her conversion. Jessie Sullivan's conventional life has been "molded to the smallest space possible." So when she is called home to cope with her mother's startling and enigmatic act of violence, Jessie finds herself relieved to be apart from her husband, Hugh. Jessie loves Hugh, but on Egret Island--amid the gorgeous marshlands and tidal creeks--she becomes drawn to Brother Thomas, a monk who is mere months from taking his final vows. What transpires will unlock the roots of her mother's tormented past, but most of all, as Jessie grapples with the tension of desire and the struggle to deny it, she will find a freedom that feels overwhelmingly right. What inspires the yearning for a soul mate? Few writers have explored, as Kidd does, the lush, unknown region of the feminine soul where the thin line between the spiritual and the erotic exists. The Mermaid Chair is a vividly imagined novel about the passions of the spirit and the ecstasies of the body; one that illuminates a woman's self-awakening with the brilliance and power that only a writer of Kidd's ability could conjure.
No Greater Love by
It was the maiden voyage of the Titanic, the greatest ship ever built, and in one fatal, unforgettable night, the sea shattered the lives and future of an extraordinary family, the Winfields. Edwina Winfield, returning from her engagement trip to England with her fiance and her family, instantly loses her parents, the man she loved and her dreams. Without even time to mourn, she courageously defies convention to run her family's California newspaper and care for her five younger siblings. Unable to forget her fiance Charles, she is determined never to marry, to hkeep her family together, and to fight to survive as a woman alone. But Phillip, her beloved oldest brother, sets out for Harvard and tragically betrays her trust. Madcap brother George turns to the excitement of Hollywood during its magical days, not to the Winfield publishing empire. And lovely Alexis, who narrowly escaped death when the Titanic went down, grows into a troubled runaway whom even Edwina's love may not be able to save. The two youngest, Fannie and Teddy, remain with Edwina at home. Compelling and deeply moving, No Greater Love questions a woman's choices and the price she must pay for making them. And in an unforgettable climax, it offers an answer--as Edwina confronts the ghosts haunting her and take an extraordinary risk for her future and her heart. From the Paperback edition.
Soulless by
Buffy meets Jane Austen in the first book of this wickedly funny NYT bestselling series about a young woman whose brush with the supernatural leads to a deadly investigation of London's high society. Alexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations. First, she has no soul. Second, she's a spinster whose father is both Italian and dead. Third, she was rudely attacked by a vampire, breaking all standards of social etiquette. Where to go from there? From bad to worse apparently, for Alexia accidentally kills the vampire -- and then the appalling Lord Maccon (loud, messy, gorgeous, and werewolf) is sent by Queen Victoria to investigate. With unexpected vampires appearing and expected vampires disappearing, everyone seems to believe Alexia responsible. Can she figure out what is actually happening to London's high society? Will her soulless ability to negate supernatural powers prove useful or just plain embarrassing? Finally, who is the real enemy, and do they have treacle tart? Soulless is the first book of the Parasol Protectorate series: a comedy of manners set in Victorian London, full of werewolves, vampires, dirigibles, and tea-drinking.
Rogue by
Meet Maxine Williams, a dedicated doctor with three great kids, a challenging career, and the perfect new man in her life. Her only problem? Her irresistibly charming, utterly infuriating ex-husband, aka the . . . Being married to Blake had been an amazing adventure for Maxine. Brilliant, charismatic, and wholly unpredictable, Blake Williams made millions and grabbed headlines as a dot-com entrepreneur. His only shortcoming was as a husband--first his work and then his never-ending quest for fun kept him constantly on the move, far away from Maxine and his family. For five years Blake and Maxine have worked out an odd but amicable divorce, with friendly though infrequent visits, a yacht he lends her every summer, and three children they both adore. Blake enjoys his globe-trotting lifestyle--dating a succession of beautiful, famous, and very young women--while Maxine raises their kids in Manhattan and pursues her passion, working as a psychiatrist, a world-renowned expert on childhood trauma and adolescent suicide. Then everything changes.... For Maxine it starts when she falls in love with Dr. Charles West, a man who is everything Blake is not--mature, grounded, and present. For Blake it begins when a devastating earthquake strikes near one of his palatial foreign homes and he sees hundreds of orphaned children in need of shelter. Now Blake wants Maxine in his life again--as a partner in a humanitarian project that could change countless lives. For Maxine the choice is clear. But Blake's sudden transformation--from carefree playboy to compassionate, responsible grown-up--raises questions she's never managed to answer . . . and some she's afraid to ask. After all, Maxineis on the cusp of a new life, about to marry Charles, and almost certain that Blake Williams, aka the Rogue, is a man capable of doing anything--except change.... An unforgettable story of two people pursuing happiness from opposite directions, Rogue is a journey of choices and the amazing opportunities that come together--just when life seems to have been successfully rearranged at last. From the Hardcover edition.
