See the World begins with the story of Vern, a man in his late 50s. Following the death of his wife, Vern moves to an isolated cabin in the desert. From here, he decides to leave on what is essentially a walkabout, a vision quest, although it isn't clear to him that this is what he's doing. He simply feels he needs to travel, to "see the world," using a bicycle as transportation. Vern meets an assortment of characters engaged in an assortment of glorious and inglorious pursuits. As Vern searches for himself, he becomes the target of other searches and these quests merge into a tale of losing...
See the World begins with the story of Vern, a man in his late 50s. Following the death of his wife, Vern moves to an isolated cabin in the desert. Fr...
"Why, you a gal, ain't ya?" With these fewwords, Worthy, a captured runaway African slave, begins an odyssey with Mary Rivers, a beautiful Chickasaw woman. There was no waythe bounty hunter who tied the beaten and bloody body of Worthy to the abused and violated body of Mary could know that he was also forging the first link of the chain binding their hearts and souls together. Against the majestic backdrop of the mountains and plains of the American West, Mary and Worthy begin a long journey in search of theirfreedom, a journey filled with unspeakable danger and heartache. It's an odyssey...
"Why, you a gal, ain't ya?" With these fewwords, Worthy, a captured runaway African slave, begins an odyssey with Mary Rivers, a beautiful Chickasaw w...
Make/Believe is set in contemporary urban Los Angeles and focuses on the suspected kidnapping/murder of a middle-aged Hispanic woman. Her husband reports that she has been murdered after he finds blood in their house and his wife gone. The police find no blood, and so begins a tangled tale of conflicting perceptions, remembrances, histories and secrets. The story proceeds forwards in time as clues to the "crime" are discovered and backwards as possible motives for the crime are revealed. Make/Believe explores the impact of how the person with "the best story" often determines our perceptions...
Make/Believe is set in contemporary urban Los Angeles and focuses on the suspected kidnapping/murder of a middle-aged Hispanic woman. Her husband repo...
M. D. Cristina Carballo-Perelman Lynn Gray Swapan Debnath
In this fascinating book, Cristina Carballo-Perelman, M.D., explores the challenges facing all women today in coming to realize their inherent empowerment at work and at home.
In Part I, Dr. Carballo-Perelman examines the history of women's "unempowerment" as they progressed from caves only to bump into the glass ceiling. Were the sexes ever regarded as equal, and why did that change? How have world religions affected the perspective on and treatment of women? How and why have men come to dominate almost all aspects of society, and what's necessary to bring about equality of the...
In this fascinating book, Cristina Carballo-Perelman, M.D., explores the challenges facing all women today in coming to realize their inherent empo...
M. D. Cristina Carballo-Perelman Lynn Gray Swapan Debnath
In this book, Cristina Carballo-Perelman, M.D., takes the reader along on her personal journey through the trauma of being fired--the reasons for it, the steps to recovery, and her transformation into a new career. Dr. Carballo-Perelman was fired because she stayed true to her ethics and her professional dedication. Many if not most people today lose their jobs for reasons that have nothing to do with poor performance. For this reason, this book is tremendously empowering. Ten years ago, it was the ultimate failure to be fired. In today's work environment, it's not only not the...
In this book, Cristina Carballo-Perelman, M.D., takes the reader along on her personal journey through the trauma of being fired--the reasons for i...
This book brings together teachings by Buddhist masters and lamas about practices that can be done for or involving animals that will benefit both the animals and the people doing the practices for them. The teachings in this book are meant for Buddhists and nonBuddhists alike and are derived from interviews and oral teachings of masters and lamas teaching today as well as from written texts by Shakyamuni Buddha, Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, Jamyang Namgyal Gyamtso, Patrul Rinpoche, Shabkar Tsogdruk Rangdrol, and other historical masters. These practices range from refraining from eating meat...
This book brings together teachings by Buddhist masters and lamas about practices that can be done for or involving animals that will benefit both the...
