BESIDE MY SELF is 'about growing up, growing older and coming to terms with the world.' It reveals some of the things Michael has valued and treasured and combines them with stories of people, places, events and ideas that have shaped his queer sensibilities.

Dory Delano, Charlotte Harris, and Turner Graham have been drifting through life since their days as roommates at Smith College, ten years ago. Dory is resisting taking the reins of her family's legacy and fortune even as she relishes the fabulous lifestyle it affords her in the fashionable seaside resort of Martha's Vineyard. She invites her old friends to join her for a summer on the Vineyard in hopes of rediscovering the innocence of old days and healing new wounds. But hidden in their ...

Pride, betrayal, forgiveness . . . and the eternal sea. The Prodigal tells the mystical tale of four people on Ocracoke Island whose destiny is tied to an abandoned schooner, thought to have been lost at sea more than a century ago, that one day drifts ashore. Marcus O'Reilly, a renegade Catholic priest, must confront his inner demons. Ibrahim Joseph, a Bahamian fugitive, must face his past. Aidan Sharpe, a fallen lawyer, struggles with self-doubt and his growing affection for Molly McGreg...

United States of America offers complete coverage of this fascinating country, including sections on history, geography, wildlife, infrastructure and government, and culture. It also includes a detailed fact file, maps and charts, and a traceable flag.

John Richardson was Canada's first native-born poet-novelist and 'The Father of Canadian Literature.' Michael Hurley offers the first detailed account of Richardson's fiction rather than of his life or sociological importance.Hurley makes a convincing case for Richardson as an important early cartographer of the Canadian imagination and the originator of 'Southern Ontario Gothic.' He explores Richardson's influence on James Reaney, Alice Munro, Robertson Davies, Christopher Dewdney...

Great Olympic Moments looks at great Olympic moments through the history of the modern Olympics and reasons why these moments were so memorable and made such an impact. It also includes a spread of Olympic records and an Olympic timeline.

Michael Hurley watched his world unravel in the wake of infidelity, divorce and failure. In August 2009, he was short of money, out of a job, and seeking to salvage a life that had foundered. Deeply in need of perspective, he took to the open seas in a 32-foot sailboat, Gypsy Moon. The story of his 2-year outward odyssey, deterred by rough weather and mechanical troubles, combines keen observation, poignant thoughts, and deeper introspection with glorious prose.Once Upon a Gypsy...

DO YOU BELIEVE IN EVERLASTING LOVE?Jay Danforth Fitzgerald, known as “Fitz” to his few remaining friends, has learned from long and painful experience that there is no such thing as love that lasts. A failed an aging stockbroker full of angst and self-loathing, he fritters away his nights in Tiddly’s Bar and his days aboard a derelict sailboat stuck in the mud of Charleston Harbor. But when he meets a much younger woman named Gemma, his world changes forever.Aw...

A collection of readings and reflections for participants in the Inspiring Faith Communities programme.

You're about to discover the answer to bring your level of happiness to the heights you've never felt before.I wrote this book with the intention of creating a special and customized guide to help you pursue happiness, without ever compromising on ethics or morality.What You Will Learn:What Is Empathy ?Understanding The Power Of EmpathyMisconceptions Of EmpathsWhat Type Of Empath Are You?Trait Of An Empa...

The first step in narcissism therapy is to accept it. Psychologists say that it's a half war to recognize an illness, and it's great for narcissistic patients. When the patient knows that he or she has a medical condition, he or she can take practical steps to try to improve as a person consciously. He is a good psychiatrist or psychologist who can help the person to improve self-esteem, rationality and acceptability, and take other sensations into consideration.What you wi...

In this book you will Learn:Emotional intelligence and how it impacts your workplaceThe psychology of intelligenceEmotionally intelligent leadershipEmotional intelligence for project managersHow to recognize when you abuse yourself emotionallySigns of verbal and emotional abuseHow to handle the separation and divorce emotionallyHow marriage counseling makes emotional abuse worseEm...