A riveting spectacle of a woman caught in the darkening madness of mania, wandering aimlessly in a river and into a home where she was brutally attacked and her dignity stripped away as she was handcuffed by police. There were years of manic attacks, psychiatric hospitals, much despair and hopelessness. She was caught in the snares of mental illness. Read of her incredible journey to wellness with medical assistance, an incredible support system,...

A malfunctioning broom leads to romance with a shifter. Sophia is on her way to her first Halloween gathering for witches when her broomstick breaks down. Luckily, she lands at a garage where a hunky mechanic, after a spell of persuasion, agrees to act as chauffeur. Aidan is more than just a sexy driver though. As a wolf shapeshifter, magic doesn't affect him, but he's not immune to the powerful draw of his true mate. Mating should be simple, but...

Can a snowstorm in Jubilee change Ava Monroe's life forever? When Ava Monroe's escape to the Blue Ridge Mountains takes a treacherous turn, she finds herself stranded in a snowstorm, her world upended on a desolate mountain road. With her beloved boxer dog missing and her car buried in snow, hope seems lost until Deputy Jack Sullivan emerges through the forest - a strapping, lumberjack-like figure, who is as tough and abrasive as the winter elements. In...

The team interviews a number of psychiatric patients who have all experienced the same terrifying hallucination, leaving them incapable of leading normal lives. While none appear to know each other, all the patients have been found shivering and terrified on the floor, with a tower of chairs and furniture piled high nearby.

A Silent Spring for the human body, this wide-ranging, genre-crossing literary mystery interweaves the author's quest to understand the source of her own condition with her telling of the story of the chronically ill 19th-century diarist Alice James-ultimately uncovering the many hidden health hazards of life in America. When Jennifer Lunden became chronically ill after moving from Canada to Maine, her case was a medical mystery. Just 21, unable to...

Zoltan Barany is the Frank C. Erwin, Jr., Centennial Professor of Government at the University of Texas. He is the author of The Future of NATO Expansion and The East European Gypsies. A rare, behind-the-scenes look at Russian military politics Why have Russian generals acquired an important political position since the Soviet Union's collapse while at the same time the effectiveness of their forces has deteriorated? Why have there been no radical...

Asked if the country was governed by a republic or a monarchy, Benjamin Franklin replied, "A republic, if you can keep it." Since its founding, Americans have worked hard to nurture and protect their hard-won democracy. And yet few consider the role of constitutional law in America's survival. In Unfit for Democracy, Stephen Gottlieb argues that constitutional law without a focus on the future of democratic government is incoherent-illogical and...

Selected poems by Shannon Kernaghan take listeners on a journey that brims with all things lived, loved and lost. Her poetry pulls no punches and is alive with rhythm and movement. Fifty poems feature the challenges people face as they alter expectations throughout their lives. A swift-moving current of gritty reality propels her characters, whether willing participants or caught in an undertow. More Life Coming Up, After the Break(down) reflects...

Most c-suite executives do not trade the corner office for a room at the psych ward. This was the path that Michael Stutts chose. A partner at a prestigious management consultancy, senior executive at a multi-billion dollar corporations, and lifelong overachiever, Michael was burned out and broken down when he made a life-changing decision: he checked into a psychiatric hospital and prioritized mental health over personal achievement. In There's...