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The first book to help the millions of older Americans who suffer
from anxiety disorders to find relief and healing.
Informative and full of hope, "Getting Old Without Getting
Anxious" assists older people and their caregivers in overcoming
one of the more crippling and misunderstood human afflictions:
anxiety. Geriatric psychiatrist and bestselling author of "The
36-Hour Day" Dr. Peter V. Rabins explains how the many changes that
occur as a person ages can trigger severe and life-altering
anxiety, often destroying lives. This valuable guide will help
readers to:
- learn how late-life anxiety differs from anxiety in younger
people; - identify the disorder a loved one may have and its
causes; and - treat the affliction with the best remedy or
combination of options available.
Anxiety is often dismissed as simply a by-product of old age. Yet
Dr. Rabins shows that experiencing life as an older person does not
mean living in fear, and he provides the tools to help people break
free from the debilitating grasp of their disorders. Stories from
patients will encourage and motivate both those suffering from
mental illness and their caregivers.
Why write out of our lives? What can it do for us? How can sharing
our stories connect us with others? Acclaimed novelist and essayist
Lynn Lauber chronicles her journey as a writer and longtime teacher
at creative writing programs around the country. She explores how
writing--both fiction and creative nonfiction--has served as a
means of personal navigation, a healing and avenging force, and a
way of calling up not only a lost daughter but also a lost self.
Her story serves as encouragement for others to produce their own
personal narratives. Each chapter includes inventive writing
exercises and prompts, practical devices for moving past writer's
blocks and self-censorship, and advice from Lauber's students as
well as renowned authors. Listen to Me expands on the wisdom of
Natalie Goldberg's Writing Down the Bones and Anne Lamott's Bird by
Bird, offering energizing tips, techniques, and anecdotes in
combination with honest and personal experience-sharing.
Entanglement, the new novel based on the teachings of New York
Times bestselling author Gregg Braden, explores the world of
quantum physics through the experiences of twin brothers. Charlie
and Jack Franklin have always experienced life differently than
your average brothers. As children, each was able to sense when the
other was in danger, when the other was sad, or when the other was
happy. As adults, these two brothers took different paths: Jack
stayed in their hometown to practice his art and Charlie joined the
army, only to be deployed to Afghanistan. After a frightening
vision wakes Jack up from a deep sleep, he begins his quest to get
in touch with Charlie. Along the way, he encounters his high-school
physics teacher, who helps him understand the connection the
brothers have and the larger universal oneness of which we are all
a part.
Jonathan Langley's life took a devastating turn when he lost his
eyesight to a rare illness. Once a successful painter and
printmaker, Jonathan now lives in complete darkness, rarely leaving
his apartment and angry at the world. When he encounters his
precocious 11-year-old neighbour, Lupe, the two form an unlikely
friendship. Her cheerful presence shatters his hardened exterior,
revealing a gentle man struck by tragedy. Lupe leads him to a fresh
perspective by showing him the power of kindness, compassion and
love. Based on the celebrated teachings of Louise Hay, Painting the
Future explores the power of positive thinking in healing past
struggles and learning to live a joyful, heart-centered life.
From bestselling author and spiritual guru Wayne W. Dyer comes My
Greatest Teacher, which follows one man's journey to find
understanding and reconciliation with his past. Despite having a
loving family and a fulfilling career as a university professor,
Ryan Kilgore has always held deep resentment and anger toward the
father who abandoned him when he was born. When these emotions take
their toll on his marriage - and his relationship with his own son
- Ryan realises he must confront these unhealed wounds. While at an
academic conference, he embarks on a search to track down his
father, Big Bob. Along the way, Ryan encounters friends and
acquaintances of Big Bob, while reawakening memories of his
childhood. My Greatest Teacher is an inspiring tale of how we can
transform suffering and pain into forgiveness and love, and the
lessons we can learn through the most difficult challenges we face.
"The Magic Hand of Chance" takes readers into a world like no
other--the circus This charming and inspiring story focuses on the
character Voronin in his pursuit to become the greatest magician in
the world.Following a colorful cast of characters in a traveling
Russian circus--the fire-eater, the juggler, the trapeze artist,
the acrobats, the contortionist, and the clowns--we see hopes
dashed, dreams realized, lies told, and love grown. Through a
series of twists and turns, we watch as Voronin hones his craft
while performing around the world. Through his journey, we learn
the importance of believing in yourself and your dreams even in the
face of negativity. We see that against all odds, it is possible to
become who you really want to be.
An inspirational guide to charting your inner landscape through personal writing.
Why write out of our lives? What can it do for us? How can sharing our stories connect us with others? Acclaimed novelist and essayist Lynn Lauber chronicles her journey as a writer and longtime teacher at creative writing programs around the country. She explores how writing—both fiction and creative nonfiction—has served as a means of personal navigation, a healing and avenging force, and a way of calling up not only a lost daughter but also a lost self. Her story serves as encouragement for others to produce their own personal narratives.
Each chapter includes inventive writing exercises and prompts, practical devices for moving past writer's blocks and self-censorship, and advice from Lauber's students as well as renowned authors. Listen to Me expands on the wisdom of Natalie Goldberg's Writing Down the Bones and Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird, offering energizing tips, techniques, and anecdotes in combination with honest and personal experience-sharing.
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