EVERY SUCCESS STORY COMES AT A PRICE.James Hastings has everything the American Dream promises. money, power, and a view of a skyline that glitters like precious gems. But behind the glass walls and conference calls, the fabric of his soul is in profound decay, and the dream has become a custodial sentence, with no prospect of parole.The Nightmare of Success is an unflinced to confront the truth of his existence. Everything has a price but its value is another matter. Succe...

Pain arrives uninvited. It changes your posture, your plans, and your perspective. You can fight it, deny it, or learn from it - but you can't ignore it forever.In Pain: The Unwanted Guest, Gary E. Stern confronts the quiet tyranny of physical and emotional suffering with brutal honesty and hard-won wisdom. Drawing from decades as a trial lawyer and martial artist, he exposes how endurance, discipline, and clarity can turn agony into instruction.This isn't a self-help book....

This book is meant to land squarely in the category of "observational humor," told through the gravelly voice of a cranky old man who survived the 1960s and lived long enough to compare them to the baffling social gymnastics of the 21st century. Let's be honest: some customs from that era were sweetly naïve, while others were so off-the-charts ignorant or reckless that modern readers might wince. Or gasp. Or both.The late '60s were a time of innocent chaos we'll never see again. Wo...

SURVIVING YOUR PARENTSYour parents didn't just raise you.They wired you.If your reactions, relationships, or self-worth don't make sense to you, the source is usually earlier than you think.This is not therapy.Not forgiveness.Not parent-bashing.It's a clear look at how your parents shaped you-and how to stop living on autopilot.You can't change your parents.

"Boomers yelled at lawns. Gen X shrugged. Millennials therapized. Gen Z memes. Turns out-we're all just trying to laugh our way through the madness."Diary of a Mad Boomer isn't just a memoir-it's a cross-generational roast. Gary E. Stern takes you from Cold War paranoia and draft notices to oat milk boba and doomscrolling, proving that absurdity is timeless and laughter is the only thing that still works.Whether you're a Boomer made of asbestos and bourbon or a Gen Z'er rub...

"The life skills presented so beautifully here can heal you and reawaken you to a life of joy and fun!" —Christiane Northrup, MD, #1 New York Times –bestselling authorTen minutes to learn. One minute to practice. Ten seconds to work.We live in an age of stress. Each day at work and at home as we struggle to take care of the basics, constant stress significantly affects our ability to lead healthy ...

From the renowned comedian, creator, star and executive producer/multiple title-holder of Comedy Central's Important Things with Demetri Martin comes a bold, original, and rectangular kind of humor book.Demetri's first literary foray features longer-form essays and conceptual pieces (such as Protagonists' Hospital, a melodrama about the clinic doctors who treat only the flesh wounds and minor head scratches of Hollywood action heroes), as well as his trade...

Changing your attachment style isn't something most people want to think about, and what incentive do they have to do so. They've been doing things a certain way for very long, and it's hard for many people to take an honest look at themselves. It's no wonder your relationships aren't working, or worse, they end before they've even begun. People who are in this position struggle with not knowing what they truly need from their partner, which leads them to feel a whirlwind of emotions that ...

“Deviously intelligent...Irresistible.” —The New York Times Book Review • “Murder Bimbo is Gone Girl for the Luigi Mangione era.” —Catherine Lacey, author of Biography of XThe exhilaratingly twisty story of a sex worker turned political assassin on the run, Murder Bimbo is a fiercely fresh take on truth, murder, and optics in our national moment that “will keep y...

Losing someone you love feels like you are adrift at sea - lost and alone. You are overcome by sorrow and heartache and unsure of how to continue life without them. Gary Sturgis writes with deep insight about the journey of love and loss and how to chart a course to healing. Through his work facilitating support groups and conducting workshops, he shares what he has learned on a personal level in an honest and heart-felt way. He offers advice and encouragement to those of us grieving the l...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • "A memoir in essays about so many things—growing up in an abusive cult, coming of age as a lesbian in the military, forced out by homophobia, living on the margins as a working class woman and what it’s like to grow into the person you are meant to be. Hough’s writing will break your heart." —Roxane Gay, author of Bad FeministSearing and extremely personal essays, shot through with the darkest elements America...

Gorski's Addictive Relationships is a bestseller, where Terry Gorski answers vital questions about relationships, intimacy and recovery. You'll learn valuable information that will arm you with the tools to avoid failed relationships. Gorski discusses what is normal in a love relationship. How do we build healthy, intimate relationships as individuals and incorporate them into recovery programs? Using a mix of humor and self-disclosure, Gorski describes different levels where relationships...