As editor of the Springer-Verlag Series in Psychopathology, Lauren Alloy knew of my work in cognitive psychophysiology to study processing anomalies in nonpatients at risk for psychopathology and invited me to edit a book for the series. This evolved into an opportunity to address an aspect of the unfortunate nature-nurture battle in the field, which too often emphasizes genes and macrolevel environment. Extreme positions are often taken (sometimes unwittingly), even though a great deal of the actual research is between the extremes, including laboratory psycho logical and psychophysiological...

Heaven Keeps Knocking is a controversial biography about one mans life in a world where we face the trials and tribulations of our worst nightmares. As one walks through the revolving door of life, how much tragedy can one endure. This story does not reflect a life of righteousness nor the shadow of mortal sin just the revelations of life. My deepest secrets straight from the sole are brought out with no rock unturned. Not only are the curveballs that life throws brought to the surface but also the magic moments. Why we live as we do and make the drastic decisions that change our values and...

As editor of the Springer-Verlag Series in Psychopathology, Lauren Alloy knew of my work in cognitive psychophysiology to study processing anomalies in nonpatients at risk for psychopathology and invited me to edit a book for the series. This evolved into an opportunity to address an aspect of the unfortunate nature-nurture battle in the field, which too often emphasizes genes and macrolevel environment. Extreme positions are often taken (sometimes unwittingly), even though a great deal of the actual research is between the extremes, including laboratory psycho logical and psychophysiological...