Annie Kagan is not a medium or a psychic, she did not die and come back to life; in fact, when she was awakened by her deceased brother, she thought perhaps she had gone a little crazy. In "The Afterlife of Billy Fingers: How My Bad-Boy Brother Proved to Me There's Life After Death," Kagan shares th[...]
Featuring nearly 100 luminous watercolor illustrations, "Thoreau and the Art of Life "collects eloquent passages from the writings""of the seminal author and philosopher. Drawn mainly from""his journals, the short excerpts provide fascinating insight into""his thought processes by presenting his raw[...]
The twenties and thirties witnessed dramatic changes in American life: increasing urbanization, technological innovation, cultural upheaval, and economic disaster. In this fascinating book, the prize-winning historian David Kyvig describes everyday life in these decades, when automobiles and home el[...]
Ogden Nash was a rare poet. He celebrated the ordinary with delight and curiosity: husbands and wives at work, children at play, a society in motion. He studied popular culture with a penetrating eye and wrote about America, its icons, habits, and affectations with humor and levity. He struggled wit[...]
Despite having different goals, problem-oriented psychotherapy and potential-oriented life coaching require many of the same skills and talents from the professionals who offer these services. Since life coaching involves work with clients that may last longer, offer greater earning potential, and g[...]
An intriguing glimpse of the eclectic interior decoration of tropical island life offers a unique fusion of traditional European design with Asian, African, and Caribbean influences in rooms that also emphasize color, the overall ambience of the tropics, and a blend of antiques, flea market finds, a[...]
Facing death results in more fear and anxiety than any other human experience. Though much has been done to address the physical pain suffered by those with a terminal illness, Western medicine has been slow to understand and alleviate the psychological and spiritual distress that comes with the kno[...]
The most vital and significant moments in life are moments of encounter. Whether we encounter ourselves, others, or God, these moments let us know that life is meaningful. And presence is what makes encounter possible. When we are truly present, everything that has being becomes potentially present [...]
From "Esquire's" popular "What I've Learned" column comes a stunning collection of candid interviews with 64 actors, directors, musicians, economists, politicians and other leaders. Every one of the impressive figures profiled here offers insights that reveal the humanity behind the famous face and [...]
How much does our perception of God really matter? Many of us aren't conscious of our image of a "higher power." For some of us, that unspoken image is a Judgmental Parent or an exacting Old Man in the Sky. For others, God is an Imaginary Friend who is there to fix problems after we create them.