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  I don’t have a Russian inhalator. Wish I did; when I was working in Siberia years ago, those things would cure my bronchitis nearly instantly, always within three days of daily visits to the infirmary at the pansionat, where phlegm was loosened with a front and back heating pad, following by 15 minutes of ingalatsiya evkaliptom with a hand-held vaporizer for mouth inhalation not available in the USA. But I do have access to hot showers, a heating pads -- and a bottle of eucalyptus oil and a pair of hands that remember Siberia. When the airways clog and the breath turns ragged, I rub a drop of eucalyptus oil into my palm, cup it near my mouth, and inhale—gently, through parted lips. No nose. No force. Just vapor and memory. And I moderate the amount by the distance between my hand and my mouth. This is my portable apothecary : Eucalyptus for breath : Diluted, never raw. A forest in my fist. Chamomile for calm : Dabbed on temples, it hushes the nervous system. Frankincense for...

  Today's Publisher's Pride is  One Family Indivisible  by Steven Greenebaum, which reached #96 among Amazon top sellers in Christian ecumenism and #267 in Jewish biographies. Book Description: Throughout history we have divided ourselves into groupings of "us" and "them".  One Family: Indivisible  engagingly  invites the reader into the deeply spiritual and lifelong journey of the author to find a way to acknowledge our differences without dividing and subdividing ourselves into competing tribes. It is a journey of mountain tops and deep valleys, but it leads to the inclusivity and mutual respect possible with Interfaith. This is a book for seekers of all races, ethnicities, and spiritual paths who search for that elusive goal of a community of love and inclusion that also respects our diversity. AWARDS Eric Hoffer Award Category Finalist, American Book Fest Best Books Award Finalist (religion) Keywords: interfaith, spiritual journey, common humanity, reli...

    Today's publisher's pride is not a book we published, since it is not among the lines we publish and is targeted to an academic audience that we do not service in particular (coincidentally, yes, but not by plan or purpose). However, a couple of MSI Press authors appear among the editors, so, in support, we assist in promoting the book as an affiliate book. (See information about our  affiliate program .) And the book is? The recently released tome,  Open Architecture Curricular Design  (Corin, Leaver, and Campbell, eds.), published by Georgetown University Press. Currently, #94 in foreign language education books, it started out at #1 when it was released in July and has appeared in the Amazon top 100 list on multiple occasions. book description A guide to a textbook-free approach to world languages curriculums that will improve learning outcomes Open architecture curricular design (OACD) is a textbook-free curricular design framework for teaching and learn...