Every one of us has a mysterious double life. For about two thirds of the time we are conscious beings, thinking about the world within and without, and negotiating our ways through the obstacles of life. For the other one third of the time we are nearly lifeless lumps of flesh, unconscious to everything but our own fantasies, as we lie flat in bed asleep. We all know that sleep is important for health. But for an activity that consumes about 8 hours of everyday of life, surprisingly littl...

Sallanda "Sally" Myers struggles with doubts about her looks, her intelligence, and her self worth. Sally has just graduated from a prestigious west coast university however, she has no idea what she wants to do next. She has no job and no prospects of one.Sally's best friend Denisha is offered a well-paying career position in Baltimore. After urging from Denisha, Sally accompanies her to Baltimore to keep her company while Sally gets her life together.Shortly after arrival i...

A captivating debut following a cross-country road trip that will make you believe in the goodness of people, Off the Books sheds light on the power in humanity during the most troubled of times.Recent Dartmouth dropout Mei, in search of a new direction in life, drives a limo to make ends meet. Her grandfather convinces her to allow her customers to pay under the table, and before she knows it, she is working as a routine chauffeur for sex workers. Mei doe...

It seemed like a day like any other for Meg Gentry. She worked out on the treadmill listening to her iPod. She got dressed in her business suit, ate her low-carb cereal with soy milk while glancing at the business page of the local paper that her husband of over 20 years left out on the table. Just another day in her life... Boy was she wrong.What starts as a typical day for Meg takes an atypical turn, when she gets fired from her job, loses her husband to a nineteen year old dog wa...

Is your doctor making you sick? If you have been told that you have high blood pressure, low thyroid or diabetes, you may be a victim of one of the most common medical scams of our time. Are these conditions really diseases, or could they be clever methods for medicine to drum up business? Internationally acclaimed medical anthropologists Sydney Ross Singer and Soma Grismaijer are known for their discoveries of the lifestyle causes of disease. Their research breakthroughs include linking b...

Do you feel wasted? -- Get It Out! Passing a kidney stone is considered one of the most painful experiences the human body can endure. Diverticulitis causes a stabbing pain in the belly, and can lead to internal bleeding, infection and death. Prostate enlargement can torment a man day and night, just as menopausal hot flashes, sweats and imbalances can destroy a woman's quality of life. Cervical dysplasia and yeast infections plague young women, who must now also fear cervical cancer. And ...

"May the Autumn Leaves bring love and Happiness for your precious life"That is my intention for you and the entire world.In this book you will find the glimpses of a great secret- " The Secret of Life"I believe - "Our Sorrows Are Our Luxuries"We can survive without happiness but none of us is able to live without sorrows. The sense of incompleteness gives us the motivation to go on ...rather chasing our desire.Little did I know at that time, out of My ...

In the tradition of Jodi Picoult and Anita Shreve, Nature vs.Nurture explores the life of Elinor (Elle) York, a woman that seems to have it all. An influential family, a great job, as a personal shopper, a successful lawyer boyfriend who is politically ambitious, and she lives in one of the most beautiful cities in the world, San Francisco. For Elle, life isn't as simple as it appears. She is a woman who has spent her entire life pleasing and taking care of others. It was just part of her ...

Born in Glasgow, Simrat is a British South Asian Sikh girl caught between two cultures. Raised in tradition, she learns early how to cook, clean and to conceal the ache of not belonging.But as adolescence dawns, Simrat’s rebellion takes form—in the silence of an eating disorder that consumes her.Betrothed to a stranger and pulled into a marriage that takes away her autonomy, Simrat’s spirit begins to break. With two young sons in tow and nothing but a black bin bag of cloth...

Julia is waiting for a man—Riccardo Fabbrini, a big-shot in the business world. When he appears in front of her, he’s overwhelmingly attractive, but he tells Julia off in the most arrogant way possible. He was once married to her sister-in-law, who recently died in an accident along with Julia’s brother. Julia has been raising the daughter they left behind. Concerned for the future of her precious niece, Julia decided to tell Riccardo the whole truth, so she fights her urge to run and tell...

"He's the only one who will see the real me." Having left the garish modeling world behind her, Lynne moves to the quiet town of Gettysburg. Tired of being praised solely for her looks, she's changed her name and clothes in order to finally live in peace. But on the day she moves into her new apartment, Lynne gets into a dispute with her neighbor Brendan after he trips over some boxes she left in the hallway. Little does Lynne know, Brendan is blind. Light no longer reaches his beautiful e...

For too long, South Asian women have navigated midlife and menopause in silence. That ends now.In Midlife Masala, Dr. Soma Mandal — physician, women’s health expert, and South Asian woman herself — blends Western medicine, Eastern healing, and cultural truth to empower women through perimenopause and menopause with confidence and clarity.Whether you’re dealing with hot flashes, brain fog, stubborn weight gain, anxiety, or heart hea...