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Elizabeth Jones Towne (May 11, 1865 – June 1, 1960) was an influential writer, editor, and publisher in the New Thought and self-help movements. Early life Elizabeth Jones was born in Oregon, the daughter of John Halsey Jones. She first married at age 14, to Joseph Holt Struble. They had two children, Catherine and Chester. They divorced in 1900. She married William E. Towne and relocated to Holyoke, Massachusetts that same year. Career Both Elizabeth Towne and her second husband were for many years associated with the International New Thought Alliance (INTA), and served on its board in various capacities. She served as the president of INTA in 1924. In 1926 she ran for and successfully obtained a seat on the board of aldermen, the predecessor of Holyoke's city council. She would be the first woman to do so in Holyoke, and the first married woman to obtain a position on a board of aldermen in the state, and in 1928, while ultimately losing to her opponents, became the first woman in the city to run for the office of mayor.Towne was the founder and publisher of Nautilus Magazine, a journal of the New Thought Movement that ran from 1898 through 1953, when she brought it to a close due to her advancing age (she was 88 years old at the time). She also operated the Elizabeth Towne Company, which published an extensive list of New Thought, metaphysical, self-help, and self-improvement books by herself and writers such as William Walker Atkinson, Kate Atkinson Boehme, Paul Ellsworth, Orison Swett Marden, Edwin Markham, Clara Chamberlain McLean, Helen Rhodes-Wallace, William Towne, and Wallace Wattles. In 2015, her book Just How To Wake The Solar Plexus was narrated by Hillary Hawkins and published in audiobook form. Influence The title page of Towne's book The Life Power and How to Use it is shown in the opening sequence of the 2006 movie The Secret, and the film presents many of the ideas that she promoted, along with those of Wallace Wattles and William Walker Atkinson. Bibliography In addition to the many articles and editorials she wrote for Nautilus Magazine during its 55-year history, books by Elizabeth Towne include: Experiences in Self-Healing Fifteen Lessons in New Thought or Lessons in Living Happiness And Marriage Health Through New Thought and Fasting (with Wallace Wattles) How to Grow Success (1904) How to Use New Thought in Home Life Lessons in Living The Life Power and How to Use It Joy Philosophy Just How to Concentrate Just How to Cook Meals Without Meat Just How to Train Children and Parents Just How to Wake the Solar Plexus Elizabeth Towne Co. 1906.; repr. 1926. Practical Methods for Self-Development: Spiritual, Mental, Physical You and Your Forces Your Character (reprinted as How to Read Character)See also New Thought Movement List of New Thought writersFurther reading Johnson, Clifton, ed. (1936). "Elizabeth Jones Towne". Hampden County, 1636-1936 - Individual and Family Records. Vol. III. New York, The American historical Society. pp. 275–277.References External links Works by Elizabeth Towne at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Elizabeth Towne at Internet Archive. Discover the Elizabeth Towne popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Elizabeth Towne books.
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Where the Wandering Ends
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Past Perfect
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Call Me Elizabeth Lark
Melissa ColasantiA haunting psychological thriller “with a bonechilling premise and heartstopping revelations . . . that will linger with you long after the final page is turned” (Heather...
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Tell Me Everything
Elizabeth StroutFrom Pulitzer Prize–winning author Elizabeth Strout comes a hopeful, healing novel about new friendships, old loves, and the very human desire to leave a mark on the world.With her...
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The Burgess Boys
Elizabeth StroutNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “What truly makes Strout exceptional . . . is the perfect balance she achieves between the tides of story and depths of feeling.”Chicago TribuneThis edit...
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Metatropolis
John ScalziFive original tales set in a shared urban futurefrom some of the hottest young writers in modern SFMore than an anthology, Metatropolis is the brainchild of five of science fiction...
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Drop Dead Gorgeous
Rachel GibsonThis “funny and touching” (Lauren Layne, New York Times bestselling author) fishoutofwater tale from New York Times bestselling author Rachel Gibson explores what happens when a sm...
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Whale Fall
Elizabeth O'ConnorA stunning debut from an awardwinning writer, about loss, isolation, folklore, and the joy and dissonance of finding oneself by exploring life outside one’s communityIn 1938, a dea...
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Last Girl Lied To
L.E. Flynn"Fans of E. Lockhart, Karen M. McManus, and Flynn’s other work will revel in this mystery/thriller and the authenticity with which its characters are rendered." BooklistSomething m...
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The June Boys
Court StevensFrom awardwinning and highly acclaimed author Court Stevens comes a gripping, emotional story of small towns, rumors, and thirteen missing boys.The Gemini Thief could be anyone.For...
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Dubliners
James JoyceWith an essay by J. I. M. Stewart.'Every night as I gazed up at the window I said softly to myself the word paralysis. It had always sounded strangely in my ears ... But now it sou...
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The Southern Woman
Elizabeth SpencerBorn in rural Carrollton, Mississippi, Elizabeth Spencer has been writing masterly stories and novellas about Southerners for more than half a century. The Southern Woman collects ...
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Bomb Shelter
Mary Laura PhilpottA New York Times Editors’ Choice One of NPR’s Best Books of the Year“A beautifully wrought ode to life…a precious gift to the world.” The Washington PostFrom the bestselling author...
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The Cold Light of Mourning
Elizabeth J. DuncanElizabeth J. Duncan spins a charming tale of murder and intrigue in her awardwinning first novel, The Cold Light of Mourning.The picturesque North Wales market town of Llanelen is ...
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Lucy by the Sea
Elizabeth StroutNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From Pulitzer Prize–winning author Elizabeth Strout comes a poignant, pitchperfect novel about a divorced couple stuck together during lockdownand the lo...
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The Letters of Henry Carlyle and Margaret Elizabeth Towne
Geoffrey WorkenrichA man and a young woman meet at a boardinghouse in New York city. The year is 1873. Sharing similar wants and needs, they spend time together, engaging in honest and open discussio...
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K-9 Defense
Elizabeth HeiterTo help a desperate woman’s search,he’ll have to brave treacherous territory.In the wilds of Alaska, grieving former marine Colter Hayes shuts out the world…until he and his combat...
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In the Land of Milk and Honey
Jane JensenWith its peaceful, hardworking Amish population, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, is a rural paradise. But former NYPD homicide detective Elizabeth Harris knows that evil lurks ther...
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Anything Is Possible
Elizabeth StroutNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An unforgettable cast of smalltown characters copes with love and loss in this “compulsively readable” (San Francisco Chronicle) novel from #1 bestsellin...
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The Confession Club
Elizabeth BergUSA TODAY BESTSELLER An uplifting novel about friendship, surprising revelations, and a second chance at love, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Story of Arth...
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I Miss You When I Blink
Mary Laura PhilpottNATIONAL BESTSELLERA charmingly relatable and wise memoirinessays by acclaimed writer and bookseller Mary Laura Philpott, “the modern day reincarnation of…Nora Ephron, Erma Bombeck...
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Married to His Business
Elizabeth BevarlyHis dependable assistant of five years haddone the unthinkable: she had renderedMatthias speechless. She was taking anotherjobwith the competition. Matthias feltincensed, betrayed ...
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Elizabeth Goldston v. Town Babylon
Supreme Court of New York[145 A.D.2d 534 Page 534] In a negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk ...
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Beneath the Stairs
Jennifer FawcettIn this spinetingling, atmospheric “nailbiter of a novel” (Shelf Awareness), a woman returns to her hometown after her childhood friend attempts suicide at an alleged haunted house...
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A Keeper
Graham NortonFrom Graham Nortonthe BAFTA Award–winning Irish television host and author of the “charming debut novel” (New York Journal of Books) Holdinga masterly and haunting tale of secrets ...
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Abide with Me
Elizabeth StroutNATIONAL BESTSELLER From the Pulitzer Prize–winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Olive Kitteridge comes a “superb” (O: The Oprah Magazine) novel th...
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The Sweetest Days
John HoughA riveting and poignant portrait of marriagelauded by New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand as “gorgeous and heartbreaking”that explores the long union of a middleaged...
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Night of Miracles
Elizabeth BergThe feelgood book of the year: a delightful novel of friendship, community, and the way small acts of kindness can change your life, by the bestselling author of The Story of ...
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Estate of Helen Elizabeth Gilbert v. Town of West Brookfield
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Wyntertide
Andrew Caldecott'Intricate and crisp, witty and solemn: a book with special and dangerous properties' Hilary Mantel on Rotherweird'Baroque, Byzantine and beautiful not to mention bold' M.R. Care...
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Olive Kitteridge
Elizabeth StroutWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE THE EMMY AWARD–WINNING HBO MINISERIES STARRING FRANCES MCDORMAND, RICHARD JENKINS, AND BILL MURRAYIn a voice more powerful and compassionate than ever...
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The Night Visitor
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Truth Be Told
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The Tarnished Eye
Judith GuestFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Ordinary People comes a gripping novel of suspense, exploring fragile family dynamics in the aftermath of tragedy... Acclaimed author...
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Never Can Say Goodbye
Sari BottonFrom the editor of the celebrated anthology Goodbye to All That: Writers on Loving and Leaving New York, comes a new collection of original essays on what keeps writers tethered to...
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What Happened to My Sister
Elizabeth FlockFrom the author of Me & Emma comes a dazzling novel of two unforgettable families bound together by their deepest secrets and haunted pastsperfect for fans of The Secret Life o...
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Extracts from Wills and other Documents containing Benefactions to the Town of Faversham. Including a translation of the foundation charter of the Free Grammar School of Queen Elizabeth.
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Elizabeth and After
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The Spirit of Covington
Joan Medlicott“Settle back in a comfortable chair and enjoy your visit to Covington, a town rich with charm and character” (Debbie Macomber, New York Times bestselling author) with this continua...
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Light a Penny Candle
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