DescriptionBeaufort, South Carolina is home to the Smallwoods, a family closely knit but fiercely at odds. Georgie, the youngest, is tormented by worry for her son, who vanished two years earlier, and by her anger at her father. An unforgiving patriarch and ex-Marine, Georgie's father neglects her mother, belittles her brother Ashby, and denies her sister Claire the financial support she needs after a trying divorce. When their mother dies suddenly and Georgie's son returns home on the same day, tensions rise between the siblings, and Georgie begins to suspect their father had a role in both their mother's death and her son's disappearance.
DescriptionWe have the capacity for boundless pleasure, so why aren't we happier? Dr. Stella Resnick has discovered the root of unhappiness: pleasure resistance . In this heartfelt program, she offers simple, sensible tools to help us achieve what we want: healthy lives and fulfilling relationships. Dr. Resnick explores the connection between happiness and pleasure, explains how we've been trained to limit the pleasure we tolerate, offers keys to reaching our pleasure potential - thinking good thoughts and becoming more sensuous. Filled with stories of people who have reclaimed pleasures they once denied themselves, complete with simple personal experiments, The Pleasure Zone gently guides you through the full spectrum of pleasures: body, mind, heart, and soul.
DescriptionBrooklyn lawyer Liza Derbin has a most unusual problem. Her mind and body have, at least in part, been taken over by the spirit of Franz Schubert, the long-dead Romantic composer. He doesn't like how things went after his "Unfinished Symphony" came out, and Liza is going to be his unwilling vessel. Much to Liza's consternation, her parents are overjoyed at her possession, and think that they have given birth to a veritable Jesus. A mentor from Juilliard, a determined therapist, and a mysterious elderly fan all want to help. Her vagabond boyfriend, back from Italy, is peeved to find this ghostly third person in their relationship. As the media closes in, Liza must fight to preserve her own identity, both from Franz and from those around her.
DescriptionFrom Israel to Afghanistan to Iraq to the war on terror, the world is shaken by unending conflict. There has never been a better time for a book on peace, and Deepak Chopra, drawing from a timeless wisdom tradition, shows us where the path to peace truly lies. According to Deepak Chopra, "If the way of peace is to succeed, it must offer a substitute for everything war now offers." "The Seven Spiritual Paths to Peace" teaches how each of us can put an end to these things. To end war we must stop reacting out of fear. As Dr. Chopra puts it, "Violence may be innate in human nature, but so is its opposite: love. The next stage of humanity, the leap to which we are poised to take, will be guided by the force of that love." This seven-step program offers a framework for changing the reader's consciousness.
DescriptionInternationally known teacher and author Joyce Meyer affirms that God's plan for you is to enjoy life to the fullest; all of life, every day of life. Through inspiring passages from Scripture and words of wisdom mined from her ministry and her own experiences, she shows you how to find joy and keep it. In her honest and straightforward style, she points out the seven things that can steal your happiness and instructs you in how to replace them with God's truth and love. From letting go of unhealthy desires to simplifying the busy existence that carries you away from happiness, Joyce Meyer arms you with the Word of God to fight the seven things that steal your joy.
