Turning the Wheels of Life

October 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Close-up of cover with chakrasOne of the most often recommended books on Chakras, Wheels of Life by Anodea Judith, Ph.D. is subtitled as “a users guide to the chakra system” and it does a good job of living up to it’s title. Many books on this subject are written for a reader already familiar with the intricacies of yoga and the mythology of India. Those are great if you were raised with that, but for the western reader, Wheels of Life is a better, more readable introduction. Read more

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The Blood Books - Hot Noir by Tanya Huff

October 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The Blood Books are a series of Vampire, Detective, Romance, Noir novels by Tanya Huff. The stories were initially published in the early 90’s and are now a very popular series on Lifetime that I haven’t seen, but a second season starts on Oct. 13th. I have read the books, all of them, because when I started on the first one I couldn’t put it down. They are combined in three volumes:

The story begins with Victoria Nelson, Ex-Toronto PD, now private investigator who stumbles upon a bizarre and bloody crime scene. Read more

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