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Norma Lehmeier Hartie

Norma Lehmeier Hartie

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Norma Lehmeier Hartie is an award winning author, speaker and an eco-friendly designer.Harmonious Environment: Beautify, Detoxify and Energize Your Life, YourHome and Your Planet won The Grand Prize in the Writer's Digest BookAwards, and was the Award Winner for Best New Non-Fiction USA NationalBest Books 2008. Norma created the practice she calls HarmoniousAdjustments,™, which combines the best principles of FengShui, the use of eco-friendly materials, the application of the FourElements, color, Vastu, creative visualization, energy work and gooddesign. Norma is an an animal lover, a hiker, crafts person, healer,and a gardener. She lives north of New York City with her husband andPug, Toast.

Friends in High Places

Friends in High Places

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<p>FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES<br /><br />At barely nineteen, Angelica Donovan became one of the more successful winners of the T.V. show Our Next Super Model. The world assumed she was destined for a happy, fairy tale life as ‘Angel,’ the beautiful girl who was living the dream; sadly, that wasn’t to be the case. As the years passed, she flashed her million dollar smile to all her fans and fought to stay on top in a profession where you never knew who it was safe to trust while the fashion industry took big bites out of her heart and soul. And trust was a constant challenge for Angel due to the painful childhood secret she guarded as carefully as she did her heart. As a result, she never did find her true love on earth.<br /><br />When she wakes up ‘dead’ from a heart condition a month before her thirty-fifth birthday, Angel is at first relieved to find there is no death, just a change of state, like ice to water, and then she’s scared because her biggest and most important adventure is about to begin.<br /><br />Angelica is chosen to be an angel in training as a spirit guide for three souls on earth! Her assignment is to help two women to gain the courage and confidence to find, recognize and embrace the love that had eluded Angel in life. But her biggest challenge will be to save a very special little girl from the same evil experience that had poisoned Angel’s own earthly happiness and altered the course of her life.<br /><br />Will Angel be able to heal her own shattered soul in the process? And will the three souls she is guiding be able to recognize her, not as a ghostly threat, but as one of those ‘friends in high places’ we all have; the kind who often end up earning their wings.<br /><br /> </p>

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<p style="text-align:center;" align="center"><a></a><strong><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', 'sans-serif';color:#993366;">Award Winner for Best New Non-Fiction USA National Books 2008</span></strong></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', 'sans-serif';color:#993366;">Grand Prize Winner of the 15<sup>th</sup> Annual Writer’s Digest International Book Awards</span></strong><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', 'sans-serif';"></span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', 'sans-serif';"></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', 'sans-serif';">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', 'sans-serif';">Drawing on her background in design, holistic healing, gardening, and cooking, Norma Lehmeier Hartie has compiled an eco-friendly guide for turning a home into a nurturing sanctuary that resonates with the positive energies of the earth. Despite the tremendous amount of information that the book contains, it is extremely readable and well organized.</span></p><p></p> <p><em><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', 'sans-serif';">Harmonious Environment</span></em><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', 'sans-serif';"> would be a terrific starting point for a monthly study group. Almost every chapter has plenty of information for intensive discussion and will provide a solid platform for the presentation of related books and sidelines.” <strong>Anna Jedrziewski, Spirit Connection New York, N.Y., N.Y. for New Age Retailer</strong></span></p><p></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', 'sans-serif';"></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', 'sans-serif';"><span>     </span>“Author Norma Hartie has put together this well-designed, highly informative volume to introduce the world to her applied philosophy of ‘Harmonious Adjustments<span class="style43">™</span>,’ intended to do everything from clearing negative energy in public spaces to populating your garden with the 50 best plants for controlling pollution. </span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', 'sans-serif';"><span>     </span>One can also hop and skip through the book just to pick up interesting recipes, scattered decorating tips, and useful references to healthy home product suppliers. Clearly written, cleanly organized, and enthusiastically presented, this is an unusual and eclectic addition to anyone’s home improvement library.” <strong><em>Fearless Reviews</em></strong></span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><em><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', 'sans-serif';"></span></em></strong></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', 'sans-serif';"><span>     </span>“We can all use more harmony in our lives, and this book delivers a helpful assortment of what the author calls ‘Harmonious Adjustments,’ designed for achieving the harmony, peace, and beauty we all strive for. From the most basic housecleaning tips to expert spiritual advice, Norma Lehmeier Hartie brings together a perfect blend of the practical and the magical to help us recapture the simplicity that modern society has stolen away.” <strong><em>Independent Publisher </em>Highlighted Title Winner<em></em></strong></span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', 'sans-serif';"></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', 'sans-serif';"><span>     </span>“From practical tips for eliminating clutter to replacing harmful products with eco-friendly ones, a how-to guide for dowsing one's house, embracing the spirituality of honoring mother earth, tips for flower arranging, and much more. Tips, tricks, and techniques for promoting metaphysical harmony abound in this compassionate guide, which also provides numerous references to where assorted toxin-free and ‘green’ products can be obtained. Recommended reading for anyone seeking to revitalize their living space.” <strong><em>The Midwest Book Review</em></strong></span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><em><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', 'sans-serif';"></span></em></strong></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', 'sans-serif';"><span>    </span>“It’s a handbook for those wanting to achieve a healthier, happier lifestyle in harmony and balance with nature. </span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', 'sans-serif';"></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', 'sans-serif';"><span>     </span>She’s the creator of the practice known as Harmonious Adjustments, which combines the following: principles of Feng Shui (interpreting a particular space), a central belief in various life energies (yin and yang), the four elements (earth, fire, water, air) based on birth dates, color schemes, and good design. Hartie, a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and the Parsons School of Design, has also been a chef and floral designer, and cites her twenty-plus years of research and life experiences.</span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', 'sans-serif';"></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', 'sans-serif';"><span>    </span><span> </span>‘Harmonious Adjustments’ provide principles to help individuals get started on their creative journeys. As Hartie notes, the practice ‘is based on the belief that if it feels and looks good, it is good.’” <strong>Robin Farrell Edmunds. <em>ForeWord </em>Magazine</strong></span></p><p></p> <p><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', 'sans-serif';"><span>    </span>“Worried about what your family is being exposed to? Are you hoping to increase your wealth or find love this year? Trying to decide on the best color to paint your walls? If you answered ‘yes!’ to any of these questions, then <em><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', 'sans-serif';">Harmonious Environment</span></em> is a must read. The goal of this book is to create positive energy both in your home and your life and to be kinder to the earth. </span></p><p></p> <p><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', 'sans-serif';"><span>    </span>The relationship between people and the Earth is an important part of <em><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', 'sans-serif';">Harmonious Environment</span></em>. To remind ourselves of this interconnection, Hartie recommends bringing the natural world into your home. Some ways to do this include displaying rocks and minerals and using houseplants as pollution busters.</span></p><p></p> <p><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', 'sans-serif';"><span>      </span>Hartie uses Harmonious Adjustments (TM) that combines ‘the best principles of Feng Shui, the application of the Four Elements based on your birth date, color, Vastu, energy work and good design.’ I've read a few Feng Shui books in the past, but the author's clear instructions and enthusiasm has given me the confidence to actually try this at home. </span></p><p></p> <p><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', 'sans-serif';"><span>      </span>I liked how the author reminded me to use this book as a guideline but to also trust my intuition. Do what looks and feels right for you. I also liked how the Resource section listed all the suppliers, organizations and further readings mentioned throughout the book.</span></p><p></p> <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', 'sans-serif';"><span>     </span>Armchair Interviews says read <em><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', 'sans-serif';">Harmonious Environment</span></em> and get ready to change your life!” <strong>Yuka Mizushima, <em>Armchair Interviews, </em>Amazon Top 500 Reviewers</strong></span>