There is nothing nobler or more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends.
Homer
As an activist, Sophia Raday ran away from cops dressed in riot gear. Then, much to her surprise, she fell in love with one. Barrett was not only an Oakland police officer but a soldier as well: a West Point graduate, an Airborne Ranger, and a major in the Army Reserve. Today, his nightstand holds reading like Terror in Breslan and American Rifleman; hers, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle and a printout of the Anusara yoga opening chant. Visit her website.
Ms. Marnia Robinson, Author of "Cupid's Poisoned Arrow," narrates a slide presentation that discusses the clash between humanity's "mating" and "bonding" programs, and what you can do for more harmonious results. Visit her website.
Marnia Robinson is a former corporate lawyer who left her career
to investigate how ancient sacred-sex prescriptions can heal widespread
disharmony in intimate relationships. She and her husband, Gary Wilson,
have given presentations on the subject worldwide and run a Web site
called Reuniting: Healing with Sexual Relationships. She lives in
Ashland, OR. Visit her website.
An out of control spending culture is rescued by this Hazelden published book "Spent". Sally's new book is a tested, step-by-step guide to help people break the spending
obsession—by looking within.
Today, Americans are saving less, carrying larger debt loads,
losing their homes to foreclosure, and filing bankruptcy in record numbers. Yet, people continue
to spend more than they can afford.
In Spent, Dr. Sally Palaian examines the underlying emotional,
familial, and societal factors that trigger obsessive behaviors related to money and offers proven
plans for resolving these issues. Spent teaches readers to control shopping, pay off debt,
develop budgets and become financially competent using:
Easy-to-use assessment tools that pinpoint the severity of the problem
Questionnaires that identify root causes of unhealthy financial behaviors
User-friendly exercises that motivate change from within
Sally Palaians system for financial recovery is also designed to help hoarders, financial
codependents, and underachievers attain lasting, positive change and a healthy view of ones
true value in life.
Sally Palaian, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist specializing in the treatment of
addictive behaviors. She has served as an expert in the media on mental disorders and
spending, most recently for MSN Money.
Sally Palaian, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing
in the treatment of addictive behaviors. She has spoken about the
treatment of financial disorders for various therapy associations and
has served as an expert in the media on mental disorders and spending,
most recently for Real Simple Magazine and MSN Money. Spent is her first book. She lives in Bringham Farms, Michigan. Visit her website.
In Masters of Sex, critically acclaimed biographer Thomas Maier offers an unprecedented look at William Masters and Virginia Johnson, their pioneering studies of intimacy, and the sexual revolution they inspired. Masters and Johnson began their secret studies in a small Midwest laboratory, and soon became the nations top experts on sex. Over the course of more than forty years, they analyzed and explained the secrets of orgasm, emotional fulfillment, and sexual dysfunction. But they divorced after twenty years amid a clash of success, betrayal, and jealousies.
Weaving interviews with the notoriously private William Masters and the ambitious Virginia Johnson, Maier offers a titillating portrait of the legendary couple. Entertaining, revealing, and beautifully told, this groundbreaking book sheds light on the eternal mysteries of desire and intimacy, and their complicated roles in the American psyche.
Previously, THE KENNEDYS: America’s
Emerald Kings,was one of the top annual holiday books chosen by USA
Today in 2003, and recently re-issued along with a Warner Home Video
documentary based on this book. DR. SPOCK: An American Life, was a
“Notable Book of the Year” by The New York Times. NEWHOUSE: All the
Glitter, Power and Glory of America’s
Richest Media Empire and the Secretive Man Behind It, won the 1994 Frank Luther
Mott Award as best media book of the year. As an investigative reporter for
Newsday since 1984, Maier has won several national and regional honors,
including the 2002 first-place prize from the International Consortium of
Investigative Journalists. At Columbia University Graduate School of
Journalism, Maier won the John M. Patterson Prize for television
documentary-making and received a John McCloy Journalism Fellowship to Europe. He lives with his family on Long
Island. Visit his website.
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