In gentle, compassionate language, The Needs of the Dying helps us through the last chapter of our lives. Author David Kessler has identified key areas of concern: the need to be treated as a living human being, the need for hope, the need to express emotions, the need to participate in care, the need for honesty, the need for spirituality, and the need to be free of physical pain. Examining the physical and emotional experiences of life-challenging illnesses, Kessler provides a vocabulary for family members and for the dying that allows them to communicate with doctors, with...
In gentle, compassionate language, The Needs of the Dying helps us through the last chapter of our lives. Author David Kessler has identif...
Tobacco companies had been protecting their turf for decades. They had congressmen in their pocket. They had corrupt scientists who made excuses about nicotine, cancer and addiction. They had hordes of lawyers to threaten anyone--inside the industry or out--who posed a problem. They had a whole lot of money to spend. And they were good at getting people to do what they wanted them to do. After all, they had already convinced millions of Americans to take up an addictive, unhealthy, and potentially deadly habit. David Kessler didn't care about all that. In this book he tells for the first...
Tobacco companies had been protecting their turf for decades. They had congressmen in their pocket. They had corrupt scientists who made excuses about...
When 19 year old Bethel Newton accuses Elias Claymore of raping her, America is deeply divided. In his youth, Claymore was a Black power militant and convicted rapist who fled to north Africa. But after undergoing a road-to-Damascus change, he came back to America to serve out his sentence, reinventing himself as a neoconservative and TV talk show host. Now, accused once again, Claymore turns to his friend Alex Sedaka. But Alex is pressured by Claymore's insurers into sharing the defense with Andromeda ("Andi") Phoenix, whose black lover Gene works at a rape crisis center - straining Andi's...
When 19 year old Bethel Newton accuses Elias Claymore of raping her, America is deeply divided. In his youth, Claymore was a Black power militant and ...
One evening, 23-year-old medical student Justine Levy dressed up in her most slutty attire, went out to a New York bar and picked up ex-IRA terrorist Sean Murphy. One dinner date later, Murphy is dead and Justine is on trial for murder and branded a revenge-crazed vigilante. "They say that anyone who conducts their own defense has a fool for a client." But Justine insists on conducting her own defense, despite the advice and admonition of the judge. She has that right under the 6th Amendment. But the judge reckons it's a big mistake, so he appoints young African-American rookie lawyer Rick...
One evening, 23-year-old medical student Justine Levy dressed up in her most slutty attire, went out to a New York bar and picked up ex-IRA terrorist ...
On a night out in London, teenager Tony Neuman is stabbed in what appears to be a mugging. On a luxurious country estate, a lawyer is asked to use his criminal contacts to make some discreet inquiries into the disappearance of billionaire Fabian Digby. But when Digby's body turns up floating on the Grand union canal and police frogmen find Tony's watch in the canal, Tony's brother Phil comes under suspicion and the lawyer teams up with with a maverick police woman to find the link between the two deaths. The link is Gold a perfume made by the company that Digby acquired just before his death....
On a night out in London, teenager Tony Neuman is stabbed in what appears to be a mugging. On a luxurious country estate, a lawyer is asked to use his...
On the eve of the Jewish fast of Yom Kippur, middle-aged emotionally-repressed English aviation engineer Conrad Finch, blags his way onto an Israeli Air Force base and steals an advanced stealth fighter jet that he designed. But why? Could it have something to do with the beautiful young widow - twenty years his junior - who recently dumped him? Or her four-year-old son, who loves him like a father? Whatever the reason, with the Israeli Air Force, RAF and USAF on his tail - trying thir damndest to shoot him down - it really could be over in a flash Over in a Flash is the first screenplay in...
On the eve of the Jewish fast of Yom Kippur, middle-aged emotionally-repressed English aviation engineer Conrad Finch, blags his way onto an Israeli A...
In "You Can Heal Your Heart," self-help luminary Louise Hay and renowned grief and loss expert David Kessler, the protege of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, have come together to start a conversation on healing grief. This remarkable book discusses the emotions that occur when a relationship leaves you brokenhearted, a marriage ends in divorce, or a loved one dies. It will also foster awareness and compassion, providing you with the courage to face many other types of losses and challenges, such as saying good-bye to a beloved pet, losing your job, coming to terms with a life-threatening illness or...
In "You Can Heal Your Heart," self-help luminary Louise Hay and renowned grief and loss expert David Kessler, the protege of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, ha...
Since early colonial days, North American communities have stopped for days of prayer and thanksgiving. Grateful for mercies received and sobered by harrowing conflicts, people have paused for a day to reflect upon life's bounties and tragedies. In its current incarnation, however, it is sometimes a shallow splurge of food and football. Only vestiges of this initial community tradition of thoughtful reflection can sometimes be found. This collection reflects an effort to revive the tradition of thoughtful reflection and contemplation of our role and responsibilities in today's troubling and...
Since early colonial days, North American communities have stopped for days of prayer and thanksgiving. Grateful for mercies received and sobered by h...
This is the definitive book about writing an Amazon fiction book (whether for the Kindle, CreateSpace or both) that SELLS, by a published author who has written many such books - as well as being published by major US and British publishers. Packed with useful information and illustrative examples - mostly drawn from successful books by famous authors - this book covers everything from: - - Getting ideas for stories - Developing raw ideas into a full-blown storyline - Doing research (when it's necessary) and avoiding it when it isn't - Writing exciting action sequences that hold the reader in...
This is the definitive book about writing an Amazon fiction book (whether for the Kindle, CreateSpace or both) that SELLS, by a published author who h...
