Over the Rainbow shows how Dorothy's passage from Kansas to Oz and back again recapitulates paradigmatic stories of both America and Christianity. Defining human identity on three symbolic levels (individual, collective, and cosmic), Nathanson shows that The Wizard of Oz has come to be a "secular myth."

How to give your soul, the help it needs, to be in your whole being and help your body heal itself. When looking for the other half of you, look no further that yourself. Your soul awaits you when you are able to know who we are; we will be there to know you are there.

“Over the Rainbow is a compelling story, both entertaining and thought-provoking. It was written from the unique perspective of a Chinese author who has lived through multiple stages of life and recognizes that professional success, happiness, and health are intertwined aspects of a balanced life. Through the effective use of stories, the author helps the reader relate to the personal struggles we all face as we mature and try to balance all aspects of our lives. Over the Rainbow provides a simple set of rules on how to stay balanced and enjoy success, happiness, and health.” —Jim Owens, President & CEO of H.B. Fuller “After achieving financial freedom, SWOT has persistently shared his reflections and inspirations, as well as a sense of satisfaction beyond money, with everyone. The hope is for everyone to be successful, healthy, and happy, and this jewel of a book has organically integrated the common pursuit of success, health, and happiness and introduced to us a simple and practical approach to make dreams come true. SWOT himself is a practitioner of success, health, and happiness and the true model of making all this happen in reality.” —Feng Lun, Founder of Vantone Group

Take a magical journey over the rainbow... This classic song has been transformed into a magnificent picture book. Breathtaking and magical artwork by Eric Puybaret--who painted the critically-acclaimed illustrations that helped turn PUFF, THE MAGIC DRAGON into a blockbuster bestseller--will carry young readers from a little red farmhouse up over the rainbow, into the sky where bluebirds fly and castles rise high in the clouds, and beyond.

One Flew Over The Rainbow by Ruth Ella Morargas will take you from Ruth’s troubled yet beautiful childhood, where her vibrant and joyful personality started to fracture; through her teen years of embracing who she was, despite panic and meltdowns. Into early adulthood where her personality was almost entirely robbed, and mental illness took the forefront. And then culminating in her recent transformation - as the wonder and healing of knowing Jesus and getting creative, helped bring her into recovery. Ruth is now healthy, happy and dreaming again! She has successfully regained who she was always meant to be – and so can you! This book will give you valuable insight and tools for your own recovery (or if you are a carer or professional). Ruth Ella Moragas founded and co-directed mental health organisation Happy Heads UK for 5 years, where people were empowered to look at their gifts, strengths and skills, rather than diagnoses and stigmas. Ruth herself loves to write, paint, dance and sing. Creativity has been one of the most effective outlets in her own recovery from mental health problems. Using all of this valuable experience (and through divine inspiration from the Holy Spirit) Ruth has developed her own, unique recovery tool – The Balance Ball. This is explained thoroughly towards the end of the book, including a full Balance Ball Booklet to help you on your own journey into wellness. Ruth has humbly decided to give this book away for free, because she would love it to help as many people as possible. But if you have read it and would like to donate some money to charities of Ruth's choosing (predominantly Mind, Croydon), please feel free to do so here: www.gofundme.com/one-flew-rainbow If you have read the book and enjoyed it, please feel free to leave a positive review here: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=q9NVEAAAQBAJ&sitesec=reviews

"Over the Rainbow" exploded into worldwide fame upon its performance by Judy Garland in the MGM film musical The Wizard of Oz (1939). Voted the greatest song of the twentieth century in a 2000 survey, it is a masterful, delicate balance of sophistication and child-like simplicity in which composer Harold Arlen and lyricist E. Y. "Yip" Harburg poignantly captured the hope and anxiety harbored by Dorothy's character. In Arlen and Harburg's Over the Rainbow, author Walter Frisch traces the history of this song from its inception during the development of The Wizard of Oz's screenplay, to its various reinterpretations over the course of the twentieth century. Through analysis of the song's music and lyrics, this Oxford Keynotes volume provides a close reading of the piece while examining the evolution of its meaning as it traversed widely varying cultural contexts. From its adoption as a jazz standard by generations of pianists, to its contribution to Judy Garland's role as a gay icon, to its reemergence as a chart-topping recording by Hawaiian singer Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, "Over the Rainbow" continues to engage audiences and performers alike in surprising ways. Featuring a companion website with audio and video supplements, this book leaves no path unexplored as it succeeds in capturing the extent of this song's impact on the world.

Butch was an interesting cat when he was alive. Now that he's dead he's even more so. In his feline-humanoid form-he plays the guitar and often talks to his former mistress, the writer he calls Sweet Lady. He also takes her and Ginger, the channel, on the most amazing adventures in dimensions beyond normal sight-but no less real for all of that. Once incarnated on earth to study humans, Butch is now back on "the other side" at his own "pad" as he calls it (Butch is definitely something of a Beatnik). Over there, he is recognized as a Bhagawan or spiritual Master. Sweet Lady has chronicled her dream time travels with Butch-with edits from Ginger who perches atop her monitor when she writes. She introduces us to fascinating people, shares the deeper meaning of life she discovers, and whisks us along through the wonderful realms of her imagination. But why does it seem so real? Could it be that it is the true reality she describes? "We-e-l-l-l," Bhagawan Butch would say, "that's what you gotta decide." -Laren Bright Laren Bright is an Emmy nominated and award winning writer who has spent years in helping business, authors and self-published authors provide sparkling promotional text.

Discrimination against LGBTI people remains pervasive, while its cost is massive. This report provides a comprehensive overview of the extent to which laws in OECD countries ensure equal treatment of LGBTI people, and of the complementary policies that could help foster LGBTI inclusion.

Significant essays on LGBTQ topics in children's literature

A diverse selection of poems presented by this multi style poet. The poetic verse contained herein includes children's poems, love, spirituality, inspirational and more. the content is suitable for all ages.