During its heyday, the Chelsea Hotel in New York City was a home and safe haven for Bohemian artists, poets, and musicians such as Bob Dylan, Gregory Corso, Allen Ginsberg, Janis Joplin, and Dee Dee Ramone.This oral history of the famed hotel peers behind the iconic façade and delves into the mayhem, madness, and brilliance that stemmed from the hotel in the 1980s and 1990s.Providing a window into the late Bohemia of New York during that time, countless interviews, and firs...

A Homeless Panic: The Homeless Experience in America A gripping and powerful story about survival on the streets. This is a true account, in descriptive and sometimes graphic detail, of what it was like to survive homelessness. It is the story of one persons struggle to come to terms with what can only be described as a real-life disaster. More than just a good read, A Homeless Panic provides a profound and moving account of what its like to be homeless in America. Our society doesnt look ...

“My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.”―2 Corinthians 12:9Home from the Civil War a hopeless cripple and the master of a ruined plantation, James Sheffield must learn to live again. But a dark secret eats away at his conscience, giving him little hope for a bright future. Alcohol is his only escape.When an intriguing woman enters his life, James somehow resolves to make a new start. But, considering his history of misfortune, J...

A collection of concise wisdom for the modern reader. Short Circuits, edited by James Lough and Alex Stein, presents a diverse array of aphorisms, fragments, and literary anomalies from leading writers. This anthology offers quick bursts of insight and reflection on life, death, love, and society.Featuring contributions from Charles Simic, Lydia Davis, Sarah Manguso, and many others, this collection provides a unique blend of humor, melancholy, and surpris...

Spheres of Awareness: Wilberian Integral Approaches to Literature, Philosophy, Psychology, and Art moves toward building a new and more comprehensive theory of literature, philosophy, psychology, and art. The extremely popular work of Ken Wilber unites the best of both western and eastern thought and affirms that the stages of consciousness, more refined than that of the reasoning mind, do exist. These stages culminate in awareness of Spirit, or what Buddhism has called Emptiness....