A powerful memoir of resilience, love, and redefining life after an Alzheimer's diagnosis.After decades as a tireless advocate for justice and social change, Samuel A. Simon faces the most personal fight of his life: the slow, undeniable progression of cognitive decline. When the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease comes, he refuses to fade quietly.Based on his award-winning play Dementia Man, this deeply personal memoir invites readers into Simon's "existenti...

A love story with an unexpectedly happy ending, The Actual Dance is told through the eyes and heart of a husband as he struggles with his worst fears during what everyone expects to be his wife's losing battle to breast cancer. Determined to support the "other half of his whole," he provides the positivity his love partner demands and the caregiving she needs. He doesn't share his fears, even as he becomes more certain of her upcoming demise. He also keeps his visits to the virtual ballroo...

Groundbreaking new research shows that by grabbing hold of the three-step "loop" all habits form in our brains—cue, routine, reward—we can change them, giving us the power to take control over our lives."We are what we repeatedly do," said Aristotle. "Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." On the most basic level, a habit is a simple neurological loop: there is a cue (my mouth feels gross), a routine (hello, Crest), and a reward (ahhh, minty fresh). Understanding this loop ...

The truth about Elvis’s death from the doctor who spent eleven years as “the King’s” personal physician, father-figure, and confidant - "Dr. Nick."Dr. Nichopoulos spent a decade with Elvis on the road and at Graceland, trying to maintain the precarious health of one of the world’s greatest entertainers. But on August 16, 1977, he found himself in the ambulance with Elvis on that fateful last trip to the ER. He signed the death certificate.From that day forw...

(In 12 minutes or less) Learn why narcissists snap, the warning signs that come first, and how they behave in the aftermath.The friend who flips out when you become close with someone else.The ex who sabotages your new relationships.The grandparent who sues for custody of a child who comes from a loving home.You might ask yourself, "Why do they do these things?"Because they are a narcissist, and narcs spiral out of control if t...

A man and his mistress ponder their futures the day after the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in this play by the author of Reasons to Be Pretty ."Neil LaBute is the first dramatist since David Mamet and Sam Shepard—since Edward Albee, actually—to mix sympathy and savagery, pathos and power." —Donald Lyons, New York PostIn a time of national tragedy, the world cha...

* Selected as One of the Best Books of the 21st Century by The New York Times ** WINNER of the National Book Critics Circle Award * Books for a Better Life Award * The New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Books of the Year *This masterpiece by the National Book Award–winning author of The Noonday Demon features stories of parents who not only learn to deal with their exceptional children, but also find pro...

Dark Confessions of an Extraordinary, Ordinary Woman follows the author on her journey from a drug-addicted thief who felt trapped in an abusive relationship to a confident and capable marathon-runner. It is filled with intense drama, troubled romance, and all sorts of dirty little secrets.

Co-founder and editor in chief of The Huffington Post Arianna Huffington shows how our cultural dismissal of sleep as time wasted compromises our health and our decision-making and undermines our work lives, our personal lives--and even our sex lives in this New York Times bestseller.We are in the midst of a sleep deprivation crisis, with profound consequences to our health, our job performance, our relationships and our happiness. What we need is...

2020 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Winner — Science Category2018 Forward Indies Finalist — Psychology CategoryWhy are we obsessed with the things we want only to be bored when we get them? Why is addiction perfectly logical to an addict? Why does love change so quickly from passion to indifference? Why are some people die-hard liberals and others hardcore conservatives?...

A cutting-edge, research-based inquiry into how we influence those around us and how understanding the brain can help us change minds for the better.In The Influential Mind, neuroscientist Tali Sharot takes us on a thrilling exploration of the nature of influence. We all have a duty to affect others—from the classroom to the boardroom to social media. But how skilled are we at this role, and can we become better? It turns out that many of our instincts—from...

On May 6, 1970, Susan and I were married in Gainesville, Texas. On that day the justice of the peace asked me, Will you, Jerry, love, honor, and protect Susan for the rest of your life, until death do you part?I said, I will!Almost forty years later, as I sat holding her hand, Susan said, I love my grandbabies so much. Jerry, you have to promise me you wont let them forget me. You have to make sure they know who I am. Please promise me youll do that for me.I squeeze...