In Book Four of the Cole Dunbar private investigator series, it's the summer of '69 and Cole receives an urgent call from a famous film director, demanding that he come to the studio immediately and take on a new case: finding a movie star whose disappearance from a location shoot in Portland is causing the studio to lose thousands of dollars a day, while the cast and crew sit around doing nothing, on full pay. Sloshing around in the Portland rain and interviewing everyone on site seems to...

"Dead All Over" is a riveting crime novel that propels readers into the dark underbelly of 1950s Los Angeles. Cole Dunbar, a private investigator enjoying a rare moment of peace, is abruptly thrown into a complex murder case. After a distressed teenage brother and sister share a tragic tale of murder during the Santa Claus Lane Parade, Dunbar embarks on a twisted journey to uncover the truth. Navigating his way through a labyrinth of questionable clues, scant evidence, and cryptic messages...

It's 1956, and LA is hot as an oven and smoggy as hell. Private investigator Cole Dunbar grew up on old Bunker Hill and rode Angels Flight to school, but angels have no place in this city anymore, where strippers and burned-out cops take their secrets to the grave. He already has a head full of nightmares from World War II, but after he receives a mysterious phone call from a rich client, her case, and her beauty, drag him into a witches' brew of arson, missing people, and murder. He's alr...

Following up on his first two books, The Heart is My Beat, and Therapy Confidential, Dr. Bernstein shares more "behind-the-curtain" stories and perspectives from the heart of his psychotherapy practice. If you've ever been curious what therapy is all about and what it's like to be a therapy patient, or even wondered whether personal growth and change are possible, this book will answer some of your questions. There are also more stories about the journey to becoming a therapist, and a weal...

Have you ever wondered what really goes on in psychotherapy? What a therapist thinks while the client is pouring out all those feelings? What kind of person is drawn to doing this work, and what life experiences go into the making of a therapist? In these stories and essays, Dr.Bernstein reveals some of the answers to those questions. With warmth, humor and humanity, he will take you inside the office (and the life) of a psychotherapist and candidly share a lifetime spent unraveling the my...

A Murder Mystery and Thriller Filled With SuspenseDetective Connie Gianelli is a broken woman, and she doesn't have the will to start again.While recovering in Brooklyn, she gets a call from her old partner about a new case in Texas. Combined with the pressure from her uncle, it's enough to convince her to pack up and leave. But what seems like an easy case, turns out to be the worst killing spree Houston has ever seen.On top of that, her nemesis, Carlos Cortes, is ...

Like Kofi Annan, Larry Miller is one of the most irresistible comic personalities working today. Known for years as an actor, writer, comedian, and sexual pioneer, he's gained a new following as a cultural commentator and frequent guest on political shows. Now, in Spoiled Rotten America, he fixes his gaze on what's funny about our daily lives—which includes, roughly speaking, everything. From middle-aged drinking ("When you're in your twenties, you can drink all night and bungee-jump off a...

Readers of all ages and abilities will quickly learn how to generate laughter, spread good feelings, and perhaps even make a fool of themselves! Written in easy to understand language, the author clearly explains the principles behind such comic tools as: exaggeration, understatement, punch lines, sight gags, logical delusions, creating surprises, the use of funny words, and many others.

In this book, author Risa Nye doesn't tell you how to write your life story--she shows you how she did it, and takes you through the easy-to-manage strategy she cooked up for her year-long blog experiment, Zero to Sixty in One Year. By breaking it all down into manageable sections, with examples from each of her six decades of stories, she takes the anxiety out of starting off with a blank page or screen. With tips on getting started, a variety of ways to refresh your memory, and those pee...

A fiftieth-anniversary edition of the cult classic of gonzo journalism, hailed as “the best book on the dope decade” (The New York Times Book Review), featuring Ralph Steadman’s original drawings and an introduction by Caity WeaverThe inspiration for the major motion picture directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro“A scorching epochal sensation!”—Tom WolfeFirst published in R...

This vibrant collection of expat essays from legendary humorist David Sedaris is a cause for jubiliation.Sedaris's move to Paris in the early aughts inspired hilarious pieces, such as "Me Talk Pretty One Day", about his attempts to learn French. His family is another inspiration—"You Cant Kill the Rooster" is a portrait of his brother who talks incessant hip-hop slang to his bewildered father. And no one hones a finer fury in response to such modern annoyances as r...

This little box of enriching experiences—a refreshing update of a classic bestseller—contains 52 prompts for living life to the fullest.Make every day count with this illustrated deck of 52 experiences everyone should have at least once. This updated version of a classic from the bestselling 52 deck series offers ideas ranging from the wild and adrenaline-pumping (such as skinny-dipping and skydiving) to the mundane but meaningful (such as watching the sun rise and...