Marsha Scarbroughrsquo;s quest for spiritual wisdom led her to study West African shamanism with a Nigerian ceremonial leader and master drummer. The quest transformed into romance; then betrayal; and ultimately; tragedy. Honey in the River; her memoir of the sexy; stormy; spiritual romance with that polygamous shaman; explores the contemporary relevance of ancient African wisdom teachings. Scarbrough weaves the mythology and metaphysics of Ifa; the indigenous religion of the Yoruba people of West Africa; throughout her fast-paced tale which combines spiritual text with descriptions of her experiences in rhythm; dance and deep trance. As she blends archetypal drama and epic soap opera; Scarbrough reveals and befriends her personal shadow.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Suitable for Listening Course; Useful for a LifetimeBy anonymousJudith Brownellrsquo;s Listening: Attitudes; Principles; and Skills is a textbook assigned for a Communications course on Listening. The most recent edition (5th) contains ten chapters that are written around the HURIER Model of Listening; which consists of six listening components to the overall process: hearing; understanding; remembering; interpreting; evaluating and responding. The opening chapter introduces the reader to the concept of effective listening; where the HURIER model is broken down; followed by chapters that are devoted to each HURIER model component.The author succeeds in threading each component together throughout each chapter without abandoning the reason why wersquo;re there in the first place; and yet; each chapter is a fresh journey; having its own terminology; and offering the reader/ student enjoyable; thought-provoking methods of learning; and ways of applying each construct in everyday life. This textbook is easily discernible and can be the centerpiece to a professional development program for those who work with the public.There is even some information over a couple of chapters on intercultural communication. For a group project my group was assigned this hypothetical listening group; and while doing research for this particular group; I realized that the textbook could have used more material / data based on this particular type of communication setting ndash; that of intercultural communication; and more specifically; intercultural listening.Brownell leaves us with two very interesting chapters which cover listening relationships and listening challenges. A textbook that has a lifetime of usefulness; on a scale of 1 though 5; with five being the highest; I would rate this book a score of 4. With more devoted to the intercultural listening setting; which includes all differences and diversity among people and not just cultural or geographical differences. The book was easy to read for some; and I imagine it was a challenge for some; also.
