The Hummingbird Wizard

This first in a new mystery series that features elements of gypsy culture and introduces a young widow who forms an alliance with her fortune-telling mother-in-law to solve the murder of an old friend. "A sublime debut."--"Kirkus Reviews" (starred).

From the Cultured Madness of Hollywood to the Crisis of 9/11 comes an Angelic Encounter for the New Millennium Finally there's a book that dares to ask the question: Is it possible that the animals we encounter in our lives are often angels in disguise? And answers it with a resounding, 'Yes!" Written as visionary fiction, The Return of the Hummingbird Wizard is also the first book ever that has managed to take a profoundly effective course in spiritual awareness and play it off the insanity chic that has become Hollywood. As such, it brings its readers an extraordinary combination of biting social stire and life-affirming spititual lessons-taught by an angel in the character of a hummingbird- and weaves them into an often touching yet irreverently amusing book about the redemption of human spirit. Subtitled "An Angelic Encounter for Modern Times," The Return of the Hummingbird Wizard also raises this question: Can spiritual development be taught as a crash course, espe

As surely as I begin this chronicle, I remain firm in the conviction that every day of our lives we encounter angels unaware. It is a blessing for us to receive them. Even more so, it s a challenge for us to recognize them and bring them into the fold of our experience. Of course, it s the nature of their subtle grace that they seldom proclaim who they are. That is done to protect us. Otherwise we might consume ourselves in the fire of our own expectation. Every moment of every day is a gift in waiting to let us see this world more clearly and what our role is to be. That s our contract with this life. That is our soul's design. But let us hear the music -- please! -- and let us dance in the days, with our angels in whatever forms they take. For Heaven is our destiny, and what goes on until then is found in the hidden poetry of living. That was this wizard's lesson: Take joy in what you do, or surely what you do will take its toll. All creatures are our teachers and its legacy to me was simply to save my life, and to give me the courage to complete its exquisite design.

Uniquely comprehensive and comparative, praised for its devotion to social and cultural developments as well as politics and economics, this book has been revised and brought up to date, with chapters on the great upheavals of the 1980s.

"Discover the ancient world of the Aztecs people, the island city of Tenochtitlan, the Temple Quarter, royal palaces, Montezuma the king, the Spanish Conquest and more."--Page 4 of cover.

The world is on the move. Animals,plants, and manmade vehicles—all are equipped to move in different ways. Learn all about things on the move—from snails and manta rays to cars and spacecrafts.

The third volume in Gary Jennings' historical epic that began with the Aztec and Aztec Autumn. Now comes the thrilling Aztec Blood. In this colorful and exciting era of swords and cloaks, upheaval and revolution, a young beggar boy, in whose blood runs that of both Spanish and Aztec royalty must claim his birthright. From the torrid streets of the City of the Dead along the Veracruz Coast to the ageless glory of Seville in Old Spain, Cristo the Bastardo connives fights, and loves as he seeks the truth—without knowing that he will be the founder of a proud new people. As we follow the loves and adventures of Cristo and experience the colorful splendor and barbarism of the era, a vanished culture is brought back to life in all its magnificence. “This exotic, sensuous novel works on many levels. It is at once history, mystery, and a coming-of-age novel all permeated by the teeming world of seventeenth century Mexico as seen through the eyes of a teenage boy.” -- Library Journal At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.