"This raw and emotional tale is a roller coaster through the depths of addiction, tragedy, hard work, and redemption that truly reflects Joe's spirit and determination to stay clean in a world where he is surrounded by temptation. It is proof that with hard work, anything is possible."—Sanjay Gupta, MD, CNN Chief Medical CorrespondentA world-class athlete's tale of two passions: his ardent love for gymnastics and his intoxicating romance with heroin. Gritty and raw...

If you think you’re going to die, then you’re in for a big surprise. This book will not only challenge your assumptions, it will give you the proof that you never thought existed. Not only are there substantial scientific studies indicating that our consciousness survives death, but those on the “other side” have come back time and time again with evidential messages for their loved ones. Josie Varga has assembled an incomparable collection of what she terms “visits from heaven” from aroun...

At age 14, Lori Stephens was thrown out into the streets by her mother. This was the beginning of a life no one deserves to endure, ever.Through her struggle to stay alive, in a world she barely understood. Lori survived the next 30 years of drug and alcohol addiction, homelessness, rape, domestic violence, assault, conflict with the Law and jail. See how she was forced to resort to physical violence to stay alive.How she escaped with the courage and the will to stay alive,...

The “harrowing” story of a woman’s twenty-year quest to escape the personal damage caused by “the tedium and terror of nights spent dreading sleep” (Booklist).I came to in the middle of it, like waking inside a horror movie, silent scream and all. Eyes wide open. I was standing at an open window, staring at the dizzying curve of Riverside Drive, five floors below. I’d stopped, somehow, poised, about to jump.Growing up a good girl in an Iri...

Upon writing Haunted: The Incredible True Story of a Canadian Family's Experience Living in a Haunted House, Dorah thought her situation was unique. What she didn't realize was how many others would relate to how it feels to be haunted, too. After being flooded by emails from people with similar experiences, Dorah began to realize this wasn't uncommon at all. It seemed these paranormal happenings were universal — in all areas, within all age groups, and among all walks of life.

Whether addicted or not, we all have stories to tellThe stories of tragedy and redemptionfound within Tales of Addiction are not about the well known celebrities youfind in the usual tabloids. Rather, these stories are true-grit tales told by people you willnever meet but whose words will haunt you for months, years maybe. The author collectedthe stories for over two years through a "call for stories" she put in journals, workshopsand lectures. Interwoven t...

Internationally recognized psychic and star of A&E’s hit show Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal, Chip Coffey shares his personal story of discovering his gift at a young age and offers valuable advice for nurturing and embracing psychic ability.No one knows more about psychic kids than Chip Coffey, and no expert on psychic kids is better known throughout the world. These kids are widely misunderstood, misjudged, and misdiagnosed. In Growing Up P...

"Mark Edward is an equivocator, fibber, and mountebank. Which begs the question: if a liar admits to lying, can he be telling the truth? He is a literate, informative, intellectual, a student of the psychology of humans, a foe of those who would defraud the public for personal gain, and as an author and practicing psychic, he is first and foremost an entertainer."—Joel Moskowitz, International Brotherhood of MagiciansMark Edward admits that for years he exploited believers who wish...

With "unsparing intensity" and "hard-won self-knowledge," this memoir of mental illness and recovery is "a must read, remarkably told" (Wally Lamb, #1 New York Times bestselling author of I Know This Much is True)."Endorphins sped through me. I spun around, growing dizzy, frantic, and silly. I wasn't drunk, but I felt a nice stoned feeling, sans paranoia, and I thought, 'I believe I've found my new pharmaceutical deep inside.' I gi...

Have you ever wanted to be able to hypnotize people? Hypnotists have such a command of the stage; they are effortlessly able to entertain. That ability to walk onto a stage and take charge to put on a hypnotist show is a skill that you can learn. If hypnosis for entertainment appeals to you, this is the book that you want to pick up.If you have ever wanted to help people through hypnosis, then this is the book that will give you the basics for being able to do so. For thousands of ...

This self-help book describes how I've managed to survive and thrive with bipolar disorder for over 25 years. It offers tips on how to pick a good psychiatrist, how to handle depression, anxiety and insomnia, and how to help a loved one who's going through a manic episode. It shares with you the lessons I've learned, sometimes the hard way, over the years and also explores the "good crazy" side of being bipolar--and yes, there are some good sides, believe it or not. Many with this disorder...

"My brother saw the face of God. You never recover from a trauma like that."So begins Angelhead, a taut, powerful memoir of the madness and crime that rips a family apart."I didn't see God, of course, but I saw my brother seeing God; I saw how petrified he was, how convinced."Set in Tidewater, Virginia, in the 1980s and early 1990s, Angelhead documents the violent, drug-addled, schizophrenic descent of the author's brother, Michael....