The Book Cove

I believe in the power of starting the the week off with a positive or provoking thought -- and so was created  A Penny For Your Thoughts . This is a weekly discussion/blog hop that will feature quotes of all kinds; classics, character, book-movie, personal, etc. The themes will range from funny to serious, but really it all depends on how you interpret it! How does this work? Every  Sunday  a quote will be posted Enter the giveaway by  posting your thoughts  on a post of your own or in the comment section   below .  Collect the pennies!  Every week there will be a penny to collect and include with your post, if you choose. RAFFLE ENTRY:  Submit your blog link or comment link    to this form   so that your name can be uploaded to a raffle generator. On the  last Sunday of every month  the entries from the form above will be entered in a drawing.   You get as many entries as you have pennies for the month. Prizes will include books, gift cards, site promotion, and other bookish

I believe in the power of starting the the week off with a positive or provoking thought -- and so was created  A Penny For Your Thoughts . This is a weekly discussion/blog hop that will feature quotes of all kinds; classics, character, book-movie, personal, etc. The themes will range from funny to serious, but really it all depends on how you interpret it! How does this work? Every  Sunday  a quote will be posted Enter the giveaway by  posting your thoughts  on a post of your own or in the comment section   below .  Collect the pennies!  Every week there will be a penny to collect and include with your post, if you choose. RAFFLE ENTRY:  Submit your blog link or comment link    to this form   so that your name can be uploaded to a raffle generator. On the  last Sunday of every month  the entries from the form above will be entered in a drawing.   You get as many entries as you have pennies for the month. Prizes will include books, gift cards, site promotion, and other bookish

Cure: A Journey into the Science of Mind over Body  by Jo Marchant The connection between mind and body during illness has long been at the center of a hot debate between the scientific and lay community, especially in Western medicine. Opinions tend to the extremes. Medical convention usually downplays the effect of the mind on healing. On the other end, New-Age nature babies babble about auras and essences. (Commune with the Earth Mother, and while you’re at it traipse through the woods and hug a squirrel.) In a balanced scientific approach, Marchant, a geneticist and medical writer, offers a thoughtful examination of the evidence in an attempt to answer the question: can aspects of the mind be harnessed to cure the body? Placebos and Stress Marchant investigates medical conditions with mental components. Placebos, for example, are a staple of medical testing, purposely concocted to have no effect on patients, yet they can. Placebos don’t change anything a person is no