Recommended Books

Living in the Wake of Suicide

The authors present the only practical book to guide friends and families of suicides through a program of grief recovery to mental health. To be of special interest to parents and educators of teenagers.

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Suicide and Modern Youth

Probes the increasing problem of adolescent suicide, using a number of case histories to examine the causes and the telltale symptoms of suicide and to adults in preventing such tragedy.

In 1988, Gloria Vanderbilt's 23-year-old son Carter committed suicide. As Vanderbilt looked on, Carter swung away from the terrace wall of her 14th-floor New York apartment and, in Vanderbilt's words, "He let go." In this poignant memoir, Vanderbilt reflects on her own painful history and what she describes as "the final loss, the fatal loss that stripped me bare." She thought, she says, that she could not survive the death of her son. This memoir is a testimony to her courage and her own return to life.

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Harold Kushner, a Jewish rabbi facing his own child's fatal illness, deftly guides us through the inadequacies of the traditional answers to the problem of evil, then provides a uniquely practical and compassionate answer that has appealed to millions of readers across all religious creeds. Remarkable for its intensely relevant real-life examples and its fluid prose, this book cannot go unread by anyone who has ever been troubled by the question, "Why me?"

A Family Guide to Caring for Persons With Alzheimer Disease, Related Dementing Illnesses, and Memory Loss in Later Life

Providing support and factual information to equip families with the tools needed to effectively care for relatives with dementing disorders, this volume covers topics ranging from what dementia is to the various physical and psychological problems that its sufferers experience. Also covered are how it affects family members, financial and legal issues, and caretaking arrangements.

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The impossible dream is no longer impossible with this innovative source book to career changing and life enhancement. Exercises and games show the reader how to brainstorm to turn ideas into action, use daydreams to define goals, diagram paths to achievements and more.

Georgetown University linguistics professor Tannen here ponders gender-based differences that, she claims, define and distinguish male and female communication. Opening with the rationale that ignoring such differences is more dangerous than blissful, Tannen examines the functioning of argument and interruption, and convincingly supports her case for the existence of "genderlect," contending that the better we understand it, the better our chances of bridging the communications gap integral to the battle of the sexes.

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Healing Our Personal Relationships

This book, written by a rabbi, teaches us how to shift our perception--moving beyond the pain and mistrust and allowing ourselves to say with honesty and an open heart, "I want you to be a part of my life again. "

Lessons Learned about Self-Healing from a Surgeon's Experience with Exceptional Patients

Siegel, a New Haven surgeon, believes that the power of healing stems from the human mind and will, that his scalpel only buys time against cancer, and that self-love and determination are more important than choice of therapy.

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Bodymind Communication & the Path to Self-Healing: An Exploration

Bernie Siegel writes in a very conversational-easy-to-read style in a book packed with information, facts, and understanding which is helpful for everyone regarding the connection between mind-body healing. Bernie Siegel helps us to take responsibility for our own health and to work as a team member with medical professionals in a co-operative style of relating.

Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness

Kabat-Zinn is founder and director of the stress reduction program at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, and the "full catastrophe" of which he writes is the spectrum of stress in life. His program, in a word, is meditation, rescued from the mire of mysticism that made it trendy in the 1960s. The author focuses on the advantages of employing "practiced mindfulness" to control and calm our responses without blunting our feelings.

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The timeless message of the book is that we are each responsible for our own reality and "dis-ease." Hay believes we make ourselves ill by having thoughts of self-hatred. She includes a directory of ailments and emotional causes for each with a corresponding affirmation to help overcome the illness.

The Art of Happiness is read like an enchanting Indian tale by Howard Cutler and Ernest Abuba. Gyatso, His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, is the spiritiual and temporal leader of the Tibetan people. Cutler helps to blend psychology with the Dalai Lamas Buddhist meditations and stories. Gyatso talks about how to defeat depression, anxiety, anger, and jealousy through meditation. He discusses relationships, health, family, work, and spirituality and how to find inner peace while facing these struggles.

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Advice and Ideas for More than 250 Great Vacations

Traveling Solo is the ultimate guide to traveling alone. Award-winning author Eleanor Berman points out the unique pleasures to traveling solo. The vacations offered here are as varied as the ages, budgets, tastes, and interests of millions of singles. In addition to specific vacation ideas, the author gives advice about how to travel safely and intelligently while alone, or as part of a group, or as a single parent with kids.

A Flight Attendant's Guide to Solo Travel

The author is a well-traveled flight attendant and it shows. From personal safety and health to the awkwardness of dining alone, she addresses all the issues that confront the solo traveler. Wingler's guide includes a handy list of tourist offices and solo travel newsletters and books.

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1001 Places to Stay With Your Pet

A comprehensive reference to all the pet-friendly hotels, motels, and B&B's across the United States and Canada. Included are costs, amenities, pet-friendly travel tips, all pet travel publications, money-saving coupons, clubs, services, and great web sites.

This book is filled with fun things to do with your dog. It's a great resource for dog owners, a fantastic book.

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