Niki J. Juarez-Cummings

Al Franken, Giant of the Senate is a book about an unlikely campaign that had an even more improbable ending: the closest outcome in history and an unprecedented eight-month recount saga, which is pretty funny in retrospect. It's a book about what happens when the nation's foremost progressive satirist gets a chance to serve in the United States Senate and, defying the low expectations of the pundit class, actually turns out to be good at it.

February 1862. The Civil War is less than one year old. The fighting has begun in earnest, and the nation has begun to realize it is in for a long, bloody struggle. Meanwhile, President Lincoln’s beloved eleven-year-old son, Willie, lies upstairs in the White House, gravely ill. In a matter of days, despite predictions of a recovery, Willie dies and is laid to rest in a Georgetown cemetery. “My poor boy, he was too good for this earth,” the president says at the time. “God has called him home.”

How often have you been truly relaxed - as easy and peaceful as a sleeping child? Many of us become so attached to our worries, stresses, and goals that we forget how to really unwind. With Reiki Relaxation, Bronwen Stiene brings you six soothing and powerful meditations for releasing stress, clearing stuck energy, and reclaiming your ability to deeply and completely relax. Drawn from the Reiki tradition and its Japanese origins, these techniques can be used by anyone to provide immeditate relief, or as a long-term practice for living with greater ease and resiliency.

Hancock discusses his musical influences, colorful behind-the-scenes stories, his long and happy marriage, and how Buddhism inspires him creatively and personally. Honest, enlightening, and as electrifyingly vital as the man who wrote it, Herbie Hancock promises to be an invaluable contribution to jazz literature and a must-read for fans and music lovers.