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I didn't want to be subject to anyone's idea of who I was or who I was to become, and what I could or should be doing to enhance anyone else's life!"So much is surprising and captivating about this coming-of-age story of a culture-rich, pre-and-proto-'60s upper class girl with rebellion and independence wired in. Lale's early decades were a complex mixture of innocence, sophistication, doubt, passion, adventure, and brutal self-criticism. She ...

Love is not a thing, it is not a possession, it is not an emotion to be given or taken, collected or bartered. In this collection of poems, the theme is that love just is, it comes in many forms, it is meant to be shared, and it never goes away. Just Love's Way offers the reader an intimate glimpse into one man's lifetime of experiences with the many forms of love - the joy and pain, the tears and the laughter. This collection encourages reade...

How do you truly understand what it means to be a person, any person, a person struggling with mental illness? The author explores that difficult question in this "autobiography of sorts", not only from his perspective as a psychiatrist, but as someone whose mother was afflicted with a long-standing severe mental illness, and as someone with dedicated interest in both the sciences and the humanities. Early in his career, Dr. Strauss contribute...

Since the early 20th century, when modern psychology was in its infancy, and attempting to establish itself as a legitimate medical and scientific discipline, it largely divorced itself from its close cousins-the world's religious and spiritual traditions.The infant discipline had a mantra it was to follow: Where Id is, there shall Ego be. But its egoic-primacy offered little aid either for spiritual awakening, or transforming narcissism (the ...

When an individual wants to have personal experiences with the Divine, he or she may find a spiritual teacher, or teaching, to help in the quest. The well-known 13th century Persian poet, Rumi, found a beloved spiritual teacher in the person of Shams of Tabriz, a wandering dervish and Godman. Their spiritual relationship was dynamic, mutually fruitful and life-changing. As the saying goes: When the student is ready, the Master appears. The aut...

Cathy is a suburban mom and television writer whose long term marriage has come to an end. She's been told that it's impossible to find a good man. Cathy could care less. That part of her is dead.The only thing is, there's this persistent little voice inside of Cathy that strongly disagrees. This other side of Cathy remembers all the fun that they had in their twenties. It was a blast - flirting, dancing, feeling sexy. Cathy tries to ignore he...

Cathy is a suburban mom and television writer whose long term marriage has come to an end. She's been told that it's impossible to find a good man. Cathy could care less. That part of her is dead.The only thing is, there's this persistent little voice inside of Cathy that strongly disagrees. This other side of Cathy remembers all the fun that they had in their twenties. It was a blast - flirting, dancing, feeling sexy. Cathy tries to ignore he...

Speak your truth. Maximize the power of your voice and deepen your connection with loved ones, colleagues, customers, and those who are unlike you. The stories, reflections, and activities in this book empower you to choose words true to your values and your intentions. The Words We Choose: Your Guide to How and Why Words Matter transforms what you think in your head to align with how you feel in your heart, for the greater good of all. Your v...

How can we cope with our changing world? Amid the anxiety and uncertainty of a global pandemic and widespread economic hardship, many of us are seeking answers. Now, noted psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Dr. Sally Severino sees the challenges of our time as a call toward a new way of being human, and toward living in a more interconnected and loving way.In this powerful book, Severino's personal experience, and her deep knowledge of science, co...

To Be A Poetmeansthe softgreen needlefrom an evergreencan sew words toyour universeandbendyou. Also available by the same author, Haiku: Two Butterflies Dance available at your favorite bookseller.

The meditations were written for a small church caught in the Covid-19 outbreak in the mid-Hudson region of New York State. The author describes how biblical themes in general, and Christ's life, in particular, provide resilient hope during the pandemic. Throughout, the author offers insight, along with practical steps to thrive rather than survive. Dr. Gram discusses ways to manage fear, grief, and negativity. He explores the rise of self-def...

As a young girl, Brynhild of the Peoples of the North, the tribe of the Angles, is doomed to die in the Spring Thaw ritual to save her people. She skirts this death to become a warriormaiden destined to ride with Odin into battle, choosing which men should die, which live. But what if she should want to make her own choices?

As a young girl, Brynhild of the Peoples of the North, the tribe of the Angles, is doomed to die in the Spring Thaw ritual to save her people. She skirts this death to become a warriormaiden destined to ride with Odin into battle, choosing which men should die, which live. But what if she should want to make her own choices?

In A Matter of Circumstance Thomas Simpson, the director of communications at Sessions University, finds himself in turmoil as the new academic year begins. He and his best friend, cancer researcher, Zoltan Vastag, a politically incorrect Hungarian, spent the previous year caught unwittingly in a U.S. espionage plot to place spies in Sessions' international centers.Now he and Zoltan must deal with the plot's continuing cover-up. They must also...

In A Matter of Circumstance Thomas Simpson, the director of communications at Sessions University, finds himself in turmoil as the new academic year begins. He and his best friend, cancer researcher, Zoltan Vastag, a politically incorrect Hungarian, spent the previous year caught unwittingly in a U.S. espionage plot to place spies in Sessions' international centers.Now he and Zoltan must deal with the plot's continuing cover-up. They must also...

Do All Dogs Go to Heaven When They Die? recalls the memory of a young boy who tragically loses his dog & best friend, only to revisit his past many years later through his daughter who is going through the same sad loss. Beautifully written and Illustrated, this story brings generations together, and is a must read for parents and dog lovers who are looking for ways to explain the circle of life to their children, grandchildren-or even themsel...

Mark White appears to have it all as the head of a prestigious PR firm in Washington, DC. But in the aftermath of his wife's sudden death, he is struggling to raise his eight-year-old son, Colin. When he takes on a controversial new technology startup mid-scandal and weeks before their IPO, Mark's world rapidly begins to unravel. Adrift, Mark is soon forced to make life-altering choices that will affect his bond with Colin, the legacy of his d...

I am an Australian girl.I thought my life would be ordinary.It has unfolded in front of me more like the 'whoosh' as you drag your luggage through the circular revolving doors at the airport. All possibilities from there on are exciting, but you never quite know where you might land.Surprises of joy have carried me, nourished me, sustained me, given me courage.Other surprises have left me chastened and gasping, with a newly birthed compassion ...

Would you dance with the Devil at a rock and roll show?Even if she wanted to kill you?American Blasphemer is the story of a lovesick writer named John who moves to NYC to escape his dysfunctional family after getting dumped by his girlfriend.An epic literary novel written in the tradition of Denis Johnson, Charles Bukowski, and Hunter S. Thompson, each chapter delivers new characters and unforgettable experiences - a knife fight with a sex add...

In 1866 two young women are captured in the Wyoming Territory by a band of Lakota. Sarah, originally from Virginia, and Elizabeth, from rural New York but at home in the west, travel with the Indians for a year. In these extraordinary circumstances, they forge a powerful bond. This is tested when Sarah, the story's narrator, embraces life with the Indians, while Elizabeth holds to her faith that she'll be released from her 'heathen' captors an...