Category: Books

Niall "Jock" McLaren, M.D. takes the scattered, flawed and outdated theories of psychiatry to task in his ground-breaking book "Humanizing Madness: Psychiatry and the Cognitive Neurosciences, an Application of the Philosophy of Science to Psychiatry."

As anyone who has ever taken even the most basic, entry-level psychiatry course knows, the field of psychiatry is characterized by several contrary theories, running the gamut from biological to behavioral psychology. As a student, Niall "Jock" McLaren, M.D. was disturbed that one correct scientific model did not exist: each major theory of psychiatry was taught independently, as if all the others were irrelevant.

Dr. Barbara Sinor guides readers through inner child therapy with her self-help workbook "Gifts from the Child Within: Self-discovery and Self-recovery Through Re-Creation Therapy."

With the help of Dr. Barbara Sinor's recovery workbook, Gifts from the Child Within: Self-discovery and Self-recovery Through Re-Creation Therapy, individuals have the opportunity to successfully heal from childhood trauma using a proven therapy method.

Antoinette Sarcinella's "Wolf & Owl Remember" is an entertaining read delivering profound wisdom that will not only be enjoyed by children, but adults reading it with them.

Author Antoinette Sarcinella reaches into her Native American Folklore history to create her new children's story presented as an ancient lesson of wisdom to help with today's world problems. Antoinette draws on her Hunkpapa, Lakota, and Assiniboineown heritage to bring her book, Wolf & Owl Remember, to a level that all cultures can identify with. Kumi, a young boy full of spirit and curiosity, comes across an injured bird. In a compassionate effort to help the bird, Kumi takes it home. The bird recognizes Kumi's innocent eagerness for knowledge and introduces him to a Wolf and Owl. The animals take Kumi on a mystical journey through space and time where they and other animals share their stories of life.

Here it is, all between two covers. Over 300 detailed therapy listings on complementary and alternative therapies.

With over 300 detailed therapy listings, Alan E. Smith's new book UnBreak Your Health: The Complete Guide to Complementary and Alternative Therapies is the most inclusive book on CAM therapies ever published.

With a friendly and conversational tone, the new, improved 2nd edition of "Spirituality For Dummies" helps readers find their way through the maze of modern life to an authentic spirituality that is universal, personal, and inherently optimistic.

Humorous, edgy, and enlightening, Spirituality For Dummies gives access to some of the most profound spiritual wisdom of all time in the friendly and familiar style of "For Dummies" books, complete with cartoons and icons. However, in this book, instead of finding warning icons that tell you what not to do with your computer, you find warnings and tips about how to achieve your highest spiritual and personal goals, such as, "Warning: Be yourself, but not your obnoxious self!"

Author Brandon Wilson's recent historic 11-country, 2-continent walk for peace is recounted in his inspiring new book: "Along the Templar Trail: Seven Million Steps for Peace."

In this year of political grandstanding, it is refreshing to hear the true story of someone who quietly, and quite literally, "walks the talk." Author/photographer Brandon Wilson and his 68-year-old French friend recently completed an eleven-country, two-continent walk for peace to Jerusalem along a trail long associated with war.

A new book describes radio-based weapons and defense systems that are totally wireless.

Last week, according to a preliminary accident report, the engines on a British Airways plane that crash-landed at London's Heathrow airport failed to respond for a demand to increase thrust about two miles before it reached the runway. The British Airways Boeing 777 made a crunching touchdown short of the runway on Thursday, ripping off the plane's landing gear and severely damaging the two engines and wings. Nineteen injuries were reported among the 152 people aboard.

NASA has released a book of space readers with a twist. The 60-page book, with color images of nebulae, stars, galaxies and some of the telescopes that captured the original pictures, is aimed at blind readers.

At a Tuesday ceremony at the National Federation of the Blind, NASA unveiled a new book that brings majestic images taken by its Great Observatories to the fingertips of the blind.

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Touch the Invisible Sky is a 60-page book with color images of nebulae, stars, galaxies and some of the telescopes that captured the original pictures. Each image is embossed with lines, bumps, and other textures. The raised patterns translate colors, shapes, and other intricate details of the cosmic objects, allowing visually impaired people to experience them. Braille and large-print descriptions accompany each of the book's 28 photographs, making the book's design accessible to readers of all visual abilities.

What if you could add 10 years -- 10 good years -- to your life? A new book investigates the mysteries of human longevity around the world and reveals a revolutionary, cross-cultural and easy-to-implement formula for living longer, better.

Here's some good news: The average American can look younger, feel younger and avoid about 70 percent of the things that foreshorten his or her life. Studies show that habits -- as opposed to genes -- determine up to 90 percent of our life expectancy. Only 6 percent of how long we'll live is explained by our parents' longevity. Adopting the optimal lifestyle, experts say, can give us up to 10 more good years of life. But what is the optimal lifestyle?

The country is calling for change; co-authors Carter Shepard and Carolyn Cummings say change begins with you.

The news is full of cries for change, but why wait until after the elections to make a change? Carter Shepard says that people can make changes in the quality of their lives right now. He and Carolyn Cummings, co-authors of the new spiritual book, What They Want You to Know...Messages from Beyond the Grave, are passing along a seven-step guide for leading a healthier, happier and better life in 2008.