by Vicki Mackenzie (1999)
"In 1976 Diane Perry, by then known by her tibetan name, Tenzin Palmo, secluded herself in a remote cave, 13.200 feet up in the Himalayas, cut off from the world by mountains and snow. There she engaged in twelve years of intense Buddhist meditation."--Jacket.
René Weis
Shakespeare authority René Weis brings the man and his milieu to the fore in a compelling reassessment. He reveals how the works themselves contain a rich seam of clues about Shakespeare's life, from his heretical dalliances with Catholicism to his grief at the death of his son Hamnet.
Abigail Thomas
Author Abigail Thomas shares the story of how she started a new life after an accident left her husband brain damaged and institutionalized.
Judith Orloff
In this compelling self-portrait, psychic and psychiatrist Dr. Judith Orloff draws on her own experience and that of her patients to explore the mysterious and poorly understood realm of the psychic. In riveting detail, she describes how an ignored premonition of a patient's suicide attempt convinced her to embrace her gift and incorporate it into her medical practice -- and how using psychic abilities can provide powerful healing. More than simply one woman's journey, this book will also outline effective ways to cultivate natural psychic abilities, including how to -- recognize psychic experiences in everyday life -- increase clairvoyance -- practice psychic exercises -- discover psychic empathy -- tune into messages the body is sending -- record and interpret dreams -- and more.
L. Todd Rose with Katherine Ellison
In the seventh grade, Todd Rose was suspended--not for the first time--for throwing stink bombs at the blackboard. At eighteen, he was a high school dropout, stocking shelves at a department store. Today, Rose is a faculty member at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. His book illuminates the struggles of millions of bright young children--and their frustrated parents and teachers--who are stuck in a one-size-fits-all school system that fails to approach the student as an individual. Rose shares his own journey from troubled childhood to Harvard, integrating cutting-edge research in neuroscience and psychology along with advances in the field of education, to ultimately provide a roadmap for parents and teachers of kids who are the casualties of America's school system.--From publisher description.