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  Sisyphus: The Old Stone A New...

  Verena Kast

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  Verena Kast refers to Sisyphus as the "myth of the forty-year-olds," who often experience their lot in life to be a Sisyphus task. Are our human efforts all in vain, or is there some meaning to be found? In the end, it is a struggle with death itself.  
  Dr. Kast interprets everyday events, fairy tales and psychotherapy issues in light of the Sisyphus theme, rendering it a kaleidoscope through which we can look deeply into ourselves. 
   
  "Verena Kast deals with a problem that also fascinated Nietzsche and Freud. This book is packed with down-to-earth experience, clinical anecdotes, wit and insight." - Murray Stein

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  Camouflage to Pinstripes -...

  Sydney M. Savion

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  This practical guide offers essential advice for veterans who face mental and emotional challenges as they transition back to civilian life. 
   
  Leaving the military can be a major life change. In Camouflage to Pinstripes, Dr. Sydney M. Savion examines the psychological process veterans face as they reassimilate to civilian culture. Combining academic research and voices of experience, this book shepherds readers through the process of navigating changes in culture, identity, awareness, and self-renewal. 
   
  Camouflage to Pinstripes will help individuals make the most of their transition to civilian life by leveraging lessons learned from others. It is about much more than doffing a uniform and donning a suit; it is a gradual journey of surrendering a beloved lifestyle and profession and thriving in a new culture.

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  The Asian Legacy

  John Rushton

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  There are some excellent traits in the Asian culture yet at the same time when they were first originated the world was a different place. Some cultural aspects have not moved on and their outmoded, selfish, thoughtless ways are still inflicted or demanded by loveless parents that want their own way and try and use lies and emotional blackmail to get whatever they want. Similarly the use of "my culture" and "my religion" is used as if these two things are paramount to life, they are not and many have found out that both can be as two faced and as derisive and underhand and as selfishly used by parents and family to subvert offspring and others into again getting their own way... It causes untold heartache and stress and anxiety amongst the children and induces much backbiting and squabbling too. Family feuds have arisen purely over selfish domination nothing more - so where does love come into all of this? You were brought into this world free, let it remain so, others have no control over you unless you give it to them.

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  Is That a Fact? - Frauds Quacks...

  Dr Joe Schwarcz

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  Dr. Joe Schwarcz takes on the quacks and doles out the facts in this eye-opening look at the science around us
  		 
  Eat this and live to 100. Don’t, and die. Today, hyperboles dominate the media, which makes parsing science from fiction an arduous task when deciding what to eat, what chemicals to avoid, and what’s best for the environment. In Is That a Fact?, bestselling author Dr. Joe Schwarcz carefully navigates the storm of misinformation to help us separate fact from folly and shrewdness from foolishness. Are GMOs really harmful? Or could they help developing countries? Which “miracle weight loss foods” gained popularity through exuberant data dredging? Is BPA dangerous or just a victim of unforgiving media hype? Is organic better? Dr. Joe questions the reliability and motives of “experts” in this easy-to-understand yet critical look at what’s fact and what’s plain nonsense.

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  Curious Events in History

  Michael Powell

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  Forty strange-but-true historical happenings—from a thirty-eight-minute war to the time when a top-hat caused a riot—from the author of Lies You Learned in School. 
   
  Here are forty of the most curious events in world history. Though they span the centuries and circle the globe, they share one common trait: all were too peculiar to make it into the standard history books. Read these fascinating accounts and learn about:The craze for consuming powdered mummy to cure all ailmentsThe medieval courtroom advocate who pled the case of plaintiff ratsThe U.S. President who was shot by an assassin but killed by his doctor’s earnest efforts to treat him 
   
  If you thought you knew all you needed to know about history, this book will show you some truly curious gaps in your knowledge.

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  Grammar Snobs Are Great Big...

  June Casagrande

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  Here's some good news for everyone who's ever been bullied into believing they can't speak their own language: The grammar snobs are bluffing. Half the "rules" they use to humiliate others are really just judgment calls and the rest they don't even understand themselves. Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies is a laugh-out-loud funny collection of anecdotes and essays on grammar and punctuation, as well as hilarious critiques of the self-appointed language experts.In this collection of hilarious anecdotes and essays, June Casagrande delivers practical language lessons not found anywhere else, demystifying the subject and taking it back from the snobs."Casagrande brings a lively approach to her overview of basic grammar."-Booklist"...Fraser's reading is robust and articulate, and it fully captures Casagrande's sense of humor and witty repartee. Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies is an excellent and entertaining way of learning, or simply reviewing, the fundamentals of English grammar and punctuation."-Reviewed by Auggie Moore, Large Print Reviews

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