This book is not just one man's story. It belongs to anyone who has ever had to survive in the shadows of the people who were supposed to protect them.For the children who grew up walking on eggshells in their own homes, hyper-vigilant to the moods of unstable adults. For those who know what it feels like to be isolated, to hide their pain behind a quick wit, or to sneak hurried sips of water in a dark house just to get by. For everyone who has looked up at a silent sky, angry at a world t...

Edward Bear was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Los Angeles. Early adventures included a brief stint in minor-league baseball, too many years in construction, day labor and other dead-end jobs. A correspondence course in engineering landed him a job at Hewlett-Packard, where he was employed for nearly thirty years. Mr. Bear lived in the Rocky Mountains with his wife, played a vintage Martin guitar, and wrote. He died in 2006.

Another in the Edward Bear/Tyler series of extended dialogues, this one dealing with Seven Deadly Fears, the fears that keep us from enjoying life and living in the sunlight of the spirit. As some anonymous troll once said, "Fear is the prison of the heart". So sit down, relax and read how Edward and his mentor, Tyler, deal with the Fear of Intimacy, Fear of the Unknown, Fear of Change, Fear of Rejection/Abandonment, Fear of Conflict/Anger/Confrontation, Fear of Becoming a Burden,...

Edward Bear was born in Brooklyn, grew up in Los Angeles, and had a lifetime love affair with baseball. After a brief stint in the minor leagues followed by years in dead-end jobs, he worked at Hewlett-Packard for nearly thirty years. Mr. Bear lived high up in the Rocky Mountains with his wife, played a vintage Martin guitar, and wrote in the time the gods an goddesses gave him. Though he passed away in 2006, his words and wisdom live on. To learn more about Mr. Bear, visit edwardbear.net ...

Art Therapy and Social Action is an exciting exploration of how professionals can incorporate the techniques and approaches of art therapy in their work to address social problems. Examining the expanding role of art practitioner as social activist, leading art therapists and other professionals show how creative methods can be used effectively to resolve conflicts, manage aggression, heal trauma and build communities. The contributors provide examples of innovative programs on a range of ...

Photographer and Grateful Dead insider Rosie McGee tells dozens of behind-the-scenes stories of living, traveling and working with the Dead during their first decade as a band, starting in 1965. She also chronicles the time she spent in the heart of the San Francisco music scene; moving in with Phil Lesh (and the band) in 1966 when they lived in L.A.; as well as her years as their travel agent, French interpreter and frequent onstage dancer. NOTE: The 200+ photos that illustrate the source...

Photographer and Grateful Dead insider Rosie McGee tells dozens of behind-the-scenes stories of living, traveling and working with the Dead during their first decade as a band, starting in 1965. She also chronicles the time she spent at the heart of the San Francisco music scene before moving in with Phil Lesh (and the band) in 1966 when they lived in L.A.; as well as her years as their travel agent, French interpreter, and frequent onstage dancer. NOTE: The 200+ photos that illustrate the...

This collection of essays provides a historical and contemporary context for Indigenous new media arts practice in Canada. The writers are established artists, scholars, and curators who cover thematic concepts and underlying approaches to new media from a distinctly Indigenous perspective. Through discourse and narrative analysis, the writers discuss a number of topics ranging from how Indigenous worldviews inform unique approaches to new media arts practice to their own work and specific...

**A New York Times–bestselling author and celebrity medium "guides readers. . . . to get in touch with the other side in this life-affirming and personable book" (Publishers Weekly).World-famous psychic Concetta Bertoldi talks intimately about soul contracts, life lessons, and how dead people help us between here and heaven, as she leads us on an eye-opening tour Inside the Other Side. With the same compassion and wit displayed in her well-received book,

Surrealism, magic realism and expressionism are the hallmarks of Jose Rivera’s influential body of work. This new volume collects the author’s plays written in the past five years, including References to Salvador Dalí Make Me Hot ("effortlessly melds otherworldly fantasy with gritty realism to make sparks fly onstage."—The Journal News), Sueño (a reworking for Pedro Calderón’s Life is a Dream) and Sonnets for an Old Century, the author’s most r...

Can my loved ones in Heaven see what I'm doing ALL the time? Which affects my life more: free will or destiny? Do I have a grand plan? How do I know who my spirit guide is? Can one person really read the mind of another person? Am I with my soul mate? If not, when will I be? These are just some of the many questions Psychic Medium, Andy Myers answers on a daily basis. With warmth, humor and his signature sincerity, Andy addresses over 70 questions he most often answers as an in-demand psyc...

There are great awakenings that come from loving and losing. It is in these moments that we really know and understand who we are. In soft, Kiana Azizian uses the repetition of being in love and suffering through heartbreak to heal, forgive, move on, and fall in love again. Self-discovery and reflection are powerfully, yet vividly portrayed in a way that only those who have been loved will understand.