Margaret Marty Mann (15 de octubre de 1904 - 22 de julio de 1980) fue una escritora estadounidense considerada por algunos como la primera mujer en lograr la sobriedad a largo plazo en Alcohólicos Anónimos.Hubo varias mujeres notables en los primeros días de AA, incluidas, entre otras, Florence R. de Nueva York, Sylvia K. de Chicago y Ethel M. de Akron, Ohio. El cofundador de AA, Bill Wilson, fue el padrino de Marty. Marty escribió su historia (experiencia personal) "Las mujeres ta...

El alcoholismo es la incapacidad de controlar el consumo de alcohol debido a una dependencia física y emocional. Los síntomas incluyen consumo recurrente de alcohol a pesar de los problemas legales y de salud relacionados. Las personas alcohólicas pueden beber al comienzo del día, sentirse culpables por el consumo y tener el deseo de reducir la cantidad de alcohol que ingieren. El tratamiento incluye el asesoramiento por parte de un profesional del cuidado de la salud. Una opción para aque...

The harrowing, triumphant tale of a cyclist's journey to Olympic victory and the price he paid to achieve greatness.Marty Nothstein, one of the greatest cyclists of all time, arrived at the 1996 Olympic Games a heavy favorite. In the match sprint at the Atlanta Olympics, an event akin to prizefighting on a bicycle, he raced around a banked, oval track. Nothstein lost by a hair's width on the finish line and vowed to win the gold at the next Olympics, saying, "I didn't come here for...

Marty, a young Mountain Lion that does not eat meat, is a bit of a "troubled teenager."One evening, he has a disagreement with his mother and is sent to his room without dinner. To make matters worse, his sister makes fun of his inability to "live in the jungle" without food. Now hungry and mad, Marty decides he will run away to show his family he can live in the wild. Under the light of a full moon, he makes a dash for the creek. Marty's father went for a walk down this very creek...

Believe in Miracles is an amazing book written by a truly amazing man who is sharing his beautiful experience firsthand with the world and his commitment to God. A great read that will leave you inspired and full of hope.- KENDRA SCOTT -Founder and CEO of Kendra Scott Jewelry, Austin, TexasThe power of the Holy Spirit speaks to us all in different ways, as evidenced in Believe in Miracles. It will inspire self-discovery, strengthen...

An Amazing Spiritual Journey!What do Billy Dee Williams, opera stars Licia Albanese and Renata Tebaldi, a kid named Robbie Gilston, the celebrated Americana artist Norman Rockwell, and famed comedian Jimmy Durante have to do with one man’s journey from Conservative Judaism to the Cross? Everything!Marty Barrack has lived one of the most fascinating conversi...

Believe in Miracles is an amazing book written by a truly amazing man who is sharing his beautiful experience and his commitment to God firsthand with the world.This book is about an intervention from God, a miracle that happened to me. The profound events I experienced in this true story are powerful proof that God is alive and well and one of the reasons why we should all believe in miracles. This is a story to be listened to and savored, a living example of God's amazi...

Marty Toohey was born in the Bronx at a time when few neighbors had jobs, tenants had their furniture removed to the sidewalk, and not every kid could afford penny candy. Tooheys first memoir, Bronx Boy, chronicles those early years. In this, his second book, he narrates the many adventures of his adult life. With a penchant for storytelling, Toohey writes about his time in the navy when the USS Pawcatuck pitched over in an Atlantic storm and the sailors were thrown headf...

When Smoke Jensen is summoned to a small Texas town under siege by a scourge of kill-crazy bandits, volunteers line up to take out the Mountain Man. Being Smoke Jensen, he wouldn't have it any other way.A gunshot wound has robbed Audubon, Texas, of its top lawman at the worst possible time. Clete Lanagan and his band of outlaws have hatched a scheme to plunder the town bank of a small fortune in railroad money. When the acting sheriff, Dalton Conyers—half-brother of Smoke's niece R...

Understanding of the pathology and causation of anorectal diseases is constantly increasing. This has led to changes in how treatment is cho sen. There is almost no anorectal condition for which some new thera peutic approach has not been recently tried, and several of these do not involve surgery at all. In any developing field it is important to maintain contact with change. Surgery of Anorectal Diseases does this in abundance by its very breadth and by the detailed and up-to-date manner...

It’s 1967, and Susan Gifford is one of the first women correspondents in Saigon, dedicated to her job and passionately in love with an American TV reporter. Son is a Vietnamese photographer anxious to get his work to the American press. Together they cover every aspect of the war from combat missions to the workings of field hospitals. Then one November morning, after narrowly escaping death, Susan and Son find themselves the prisoners of three Vietcong soldiers. Helpless in the hands of t...

"After all the stories of battles and deaths, of torture and loss and hatred, someone should tell this one, too, about a man who moved among them, who seemed to love them."Vietnam. Susan Gifford is one of the first female correspondents on assignment in Saigon, dedicated to her job and passionately in love with an American TV reporter. Son is a Vietnamese photographer anxious to get his work into the American press. Together they cover every aspect of the war fro...