"Bestselling author ... Barbara Ehrenreich explores how we are killing ourselves to live longer, not better. A razor-sharp polemic which offers an entirely new understanding of our bodies, ourselves, and our place in the universe, NATURAL CAUSES describes how we over-prepare and worry way too much about what is inevitable. One by one, Ehrenreich topples the shibboleths that guide our attempts to live a long, healthy life--from the importance of preventive...

In quick hits, small bites, and short lists of essential, commonsense and occasionally creative advice, pediatrician Rotbart answers a parents three most commonly asked questions: what do my kids need from me? what must I do to be a good parent? how can I avoid feeling guilty for not doing everything? His aim is to help parents maximize and optimize time spent with their kids and realize that there is ample opportunity for active and passive positive...

A Montana cowboy and therapist describes his work as a ranch counselor for troubled teens, sharing recommendations for parents on how to address difficult specific challenges, encourage teens to process their emotions in healthy ways, and help young people to take pride in hard work.

"I get abused and hurt so much, and no one seems to care…" These are real words written by a real girl. There are thousands more just like her. Her pain is real. Her story is true. But her voice has been hidden… until now. For those who will dare to listen to the truth, tragedy, and triumph found in the desperate words of a generation eclipsed by the white noise of a culture too busy to care, there are incredible stories to be unearthed. This...

En una reunión de Alcohólicos Anónimos en Nueva York, una joven conoce a un escritor a quien le encarga la elaboración de un libro. Este encuentro es el origen de una extraña relación entre dos exiliados colombianos que nos va enseñando la cruda realidad de una nación asiática que vive en medio de un conflicto y la psicología de varios personajes inmersos en luchas que parecen inacabables. Novela psicológica y de aventuras con un fuerte...

A generation gap has emerged between parents and their girls. Even in this age of helicopter parenting, the mothers and fathers of tomorrow's women have little idea what their daughters are up to sexually or how they feel about it. Drawing on in-depth interviews with over seventy young women and a wide range of psychologists, academics, and experts, renowned journalist Peggy Orenstein goes where most others fear to tread, pulling back the curtain...

A poignant memoir of growing up in a rural setting delimited by geography and family. Characters are as vivid as they are ordinary. It relates the people and experiences of the author's youth with the glow of nostalgia and the gut of realism, all in an emotionally pulsing yet leisurely pace.

I started my conversations with God at a very early age. But, my hardest conversation with God was the day my husband died. I could not believe God in his infinite wisdom would take him from me and my family. I got so tired of people telling me that God does not make mistakes and doesn't do anything without a reason. I told God he had made a big mistake this time. Yet, every time I turned around someone else said to me, "God does not make mistakes."...

A riveting and devastating memoir, Time After Time reveals the slow and inexorable damage done to a child by an emotionally abusive parent. It's the 1950's, the age of modern conveniences and upward mobility. In a middle class Boston suburb, where mothers stay home to raise children and fathers take trains to the city, life is peaceful. But inside what appears to be a typical nuclear family, one child is living a nightmare. Susans mother is systematically...

Journey to Fulfillment is the story of a couple who have enjoyed 50 years of marriage. It includes tales of their ancestors, their children, and their grandchildren. Following is the authors introduction. When I was young I often asked my mother, Do you think Ill ever get married? My mothers reply was always yes, to which she would immediately add, the Blaisdell girls were shy like you in high school, but they both found husbands when they went to...