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Uplifting stories, and the sheer beauty of Dr. Wangu’s writing is a joy....
Read MoreUplifting stories, and the sheer beauty of Dr. Wangu’s writing is a joy....
Read MoreThe Other Shore showers you with aesthetic pleasures by allowing you to examine the cross-cultural experience. ...
Read MoreCover Reveal I'm thrilled to share the cover of THE OTHER SHORE: Ordinary People Grappling with Extraordinary Challenges! With each new book the excitement of sharing its cover with you all never loses its glimmer. The twenty stories in THE OTHER SHORE and the people inhabiting them have lived in my mind since my novel The Last Suttee left home to be on its own. Which means the characters in this collection have been living with me for four years. On June 8 they too will leave their home enveloped in this gorgeous cover (design by Jenny Quinlan) to entertain you with the adventures wrapped within. I hope you fall in love with the characters and the settings as much as I enjoyed creating them. ...
Read MoreFREE!!! My first collection of stories, CHANCE MEETINGS is free from March 7-14 at Smashwords.com: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/530688 SELECTED REVIEWS: Twelve fascinating stories! Twelve fascinating stories, I thought I would read one at a time, but when I began, I couldn't put the book down until I finished all twelve. The author definitely lived this life. I could feel it as though I was there.You won't want to miss this. (Patrick J DiCesare) An Oasis of Calm in a Chaotic WorldChance Meetings, Madhu Wangu’s volume of short stories offers the reader a chance to see that our lives, however small, are not without purpose.As a woman who is both Indian and American, Wangu writes from a unique perspective. I learned a great deal from these simple stories and I came to a greater understanding of...
Read MoreLove on the Edge reveals the essence and evolution of the human need for relationship, written in a time when we’re all searching for deeper meaning and connection....
Read MoreYou will be amazed to read how long walks in silence can boost your creativity and enhance your day to day life. This slim volume will guide you through the benefits of walking mindfully through wilderness. Try it. You will be glad you did....
Read MoreHappy and Healthy New Year to Our Family and Friends with these Navreh Thaals (Kashmiri Ritual) from Manoj and me and our daughters, Srimal and Zoon! The plates (thaals) show bowls of milk and yogurt, sweets and salt, fresh and dry fruit, book and notebook, pen and pencil, gold jewelry and a mirror. The items are placed over uncooked rice. Other items may include red chili, pods of tamarind or similar items. At the end of the day each ingredient is transferred back to their containers. (This year Zoon included “pink flowers for those we lost and vaccine card for those still here and those whom we can save.”) Rice symbolizes sustenance and gold abundance. The transformative process of milk turning into yogurt signifies skill, method, duration and patience it requires for a task to begin, jell,...
Read MoreWay back in the dark ages of 1968, I remember a long-awaited piece of electronic wizardry known as cable tv coming to Pittsburgh. My neighborhood filled with excitement as a representative of the company (Warner Cable) came door-to-door to ask residents what level of cable they wanted. Since we had 4 channels back then, most residents, when asked if the wanted the new product responded with—and I’m paraphrasing— “hell, yeah! I want everything!”...
Read MoreA closed mindset can hold us back in so many ways. Achieving goals, be they professional or personal, is all about making adjustments in life that foster creativity, allowing us to achieve something that once seemed impossible....
Read MoreLarry Schardt's uplifting and motivational presentation “Success That Rocks!” illustrates that no matter how terrible your start, there is light at the end of your tunnel. ...
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