More than five million Americans are "Anomalously Sensitive Persons (ASPs)." An Anomalously Sensitive Person exhibits uncommonly high levels of sensitivities, not only in the emotional realm, but also in the physiological, cognitive, altered states of consciousness, and transpersonal ("metaphysical") realms as well. The sensitivities of an ASP can manifest in many different ways: in the physiological realm as immune/auto-immune disorders or heightened sensory awareness; in the cognitive realm as learning disorders or genius; in the emotional realm as emotional disorders or heightened intrapersonal and interpersonal attunement; in the altered states of consciousness realm as dissociative disorders or creativity; and in the transpersonal realm as extra-sensory perception (ESP), psychokinesis (PK), out-of-body experiences (OOBE), trance channeling, or Kundalini arousal. The traits of the ASP, which originate in the structure and chemistry of the brain, have important psychoogical, medical, educational, and social implications. While persons who are unusually sensitive may have a variety of psychological and physiological problems, including decreased life expectancy, simplistic attempts to "correct" this condition may be at the expense of undermining potential extraordinary abilities. Drawing on vivid case histories and concrete data generated by testing hundreds of people with an innovative questionnaire, David Ritchey investigates the links between a person's sensitivities and a host of other factors related to biology ("nature"), history ("nurture"), and temperament ("personality"). This persuasive work, on the leading edge in the field of transpersonal psychology, carries the reader to the frontiers of higher consciousness and human potential. It is a thought-provoking, life-changing book that has profound significance for the ultimate comprehension of the nature of the human spirit.

The H.I.S.S. of the A.S.P: Understanding the Anomalously Sensitive Person

Self-Help

David Ritchey

Relationships

Headline Books

Keep it simple, yet keep it mystifying is what this book is all about.  Most books that have been written on the subject of card magic are either directed toward the novice, and hence the tricks are utterly transparent, or else they are directed toward the expert, and hence require countless hours of practice as well as top-notch eye-hand coordination.    Here are offered 26 easy tricks that are effectively mystifying when performed for the layperson but don't require great skill or considerable training.  All of these tricks can be performed using standard card decks.  None require gimmicked decks, multiple props, or extensive preparation.    Chapter #1 deals with the techniques necessary to perform the tricks.  Chapter #2 presents 9 tricks that require no props or preparation, and use a single deck.  Chapter #3 presents 17 tricks that require some (minimal) props and/or preparation.  Chapter #4 has to do with routines -- the combining of two or more tricks to create a package that has continuity and depth.  Chapter #5 is about "patter" -- the verbal "glue" that holds a routine together and makes it more interesting for the viewers.

26 Card Tricks

Humor & Entertainment

Puzzles & Games

Perhaps the fascination of SCRABBLE lies in the fact that the game combines just the right amount of luck with just the right amount of skill. This book is written for the average-level living room player who generally scores about 250 points per game, and who would like to become a strong living room player (or a competent club player) with an average score of 300 - 350 points per game. Written with a minimalist approach, the book includes only those concepts and word lists that are absolutely mandatory for excelling. Minimalizing further, a pull-out "crib-sheet" is included.

Something About Scrabble, a Minimalist Approach to Excelling at the Game

An inquiry into canine consciousness, intelligence, temperament, and extraordinary abilities.

Why We Are Fascinated by Dogs

The war in Vietnam was characterized by lies, deceits, manipulations, and betrayals of "what's right," perpetrated by our allies, by our military, and by our government. Perhaps that has been the case in all wars, but the advances in communication and reportage in Vietnam were such that much of this was quickly brought into the public eye. Our citizens' faith in our military and government, and in the competence and honesty of our leaders, was significantly undermined. The American populace developed a high degree of suspicion and distrust toward authority of any kind -- a distrust that continues to this day. David Ritchey spent a year as a young naval officer in Vietnam and was frequently a first-hand observer of the ubiquitous corruption -- not just corruption on the part of the Vietnamese, but corruption on the part of the Americans as well. Because senior officials set their sites on power, prestige, position, and pelf (money), the lives of many young Americans were needlessly sacrificed. In this book, Ritchey writes about what he experienced, and about how those experiences impacted upon him.

A Sense of Betrayal: Recollections of Vietnam

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

Winner Paris Book Festival Hollywood Book Festival Honorable Mention Fact can be stranger than fiction because fiction generally needs to stay within the realm of what is possible; fact does not. The Montauk Legend is sufficiently bizarre that it seems to lie outside the realm of possibilities, and therefore it just might be fact. Reasoning of that sort, however, would certainly not satisfy anyone with skeptical inclinations.
 The Legend has to do with UFOs, invisibility, time travel, teleportation, mind control, weather control, conspiracies, and other similarly esoteric subjects. Such subjects are generally thought to be the stuff of fiction, but David Ritchey was sufficiently curious that he decided to dig deeper in an attempt to determine which elements, if any, were based in fact. He enlisted the assistance of a psychic who knew nothing about the Legend, and worked with her to find out what she was able to determine using her special gifts. The results of their inquiries were quite startling, and are revealed in this book.

Reviewing the Montauk Legend

Religion & Spirituality

Occult & Paranormal

Being President of the United States can be hazardous to one's health and longevity. Of the 44 presidents who have served this country, 4 have been shot and killed while in office--that's one in eleven. By way of comparison, of the 2,709,918 Americans who served in uniform in Vietnam, 47,424 were killed in combat--that's one in 57. These numbers suggest, then, that an individual is approximately five times more likely to be violently killed as President of the United States than as a member of the U.S. military serving in a war zone. Clearly, protection of the President has been a monumental challenge.
 In this book, the author devotes a chapter to discussing the people and circumstances involved in each of the shootings of six U.S, presidents, four of whom were killed and two of whom were wounded. A final chapter looks at the Secret Service and the challenges it has faced. 
 From the Publisher
 Presidents in the Crosshairs is history as it should be written. It is easy to read, clear, concise, and compelling. When you finish reading the book, you will probably find yourself wishing that it had been one of your textbooks when you were studying American history in high school.

Presidents in the Crosshairs

Headline Books, Inc.

Los Angeles Book Festival Honorable Mention San Francisco Book Festival Honorable Mention Best Non-Fiction "Anomalously" means "unusually," and anything or anyone who is "unusual" is "different." Human nature being what it is, those who are different are likely to be marginalized, and the use of the term "weird" serves the purposes of marginalization quite well. Not only are Anomalously Sensitive Persons different in having heightened levels of sensitivities, they are also likely to be different in purely objective criteria-- such things as hypopigmentation, Non-Right-Handedness, and having been born as one of a multiple birth. Their differences are such, however, that once they have mastered the challenges of being different, they are positioned to move on to become modern day shamans who help others to understand, and to live within the framework of a life-enhancing world view that, in early times, was known as "wyrd." For those who want a more in-depth academic discussion of the subject, Ritchey's book, The H.I.S.S. of the A.S.P. is also recommended. It provides access to a questionnaire whereby you can determine if you are an Anomalously Sensitive Person.

Understanding the Anomalously Sensitive Person

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

About the Author\nDavid Ritchey's vocations have included: naval officer, businessman, fine art photographer, psychotherapist, researcher, and writer. His avocations have included: scuba diving, sailing, skiing, tennis, golf, gardening, woodworking, dogs, magic, bridge, and SCRABBLE™. 
After being educated in economics at Yale University, he served for five years as an officer in the U.S. Navy, including a year in Vietnam. Back in civilian life, he initially became a businessman, but shortly thereafter followed his true inclinations and became a fine art photographer. While immersed in the art world, he became fascinated by the psychology/neurology of creativity, and returned to school to train as a psychotherapist. 
During his 15 years of clinical practice, specializing in hypnotherapy, he became especially interested in the psychodynamics of those clients who reported having had transpersonal ("metaphysical") experiences, and undertook a twelve-year project of researching and writing about such people, who he speaks of as "Anomalously Sensitive Persons." Later, he became his daughter's business manager at her art gallery on Cape Cod, and spent a few years simultaneously in the worlds of both business and art. 
Now "retired," he spends his time writing about those subjects that have been of special interest to him throughout his lifetime. Information about his books can be found at davidritchey-author.com. He currently lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania with his golden retriever, Katherine. He has two grown children, Harper and Mac, and a grandson, Brendan.\nFlorida Book Festival Runner Up - History\nMost people are unable to comprehend the enormous magnitude of the Great Lakes, thinking of them as "just lakes." That they are not. They are more appropriately thought of as "inland seas." Collectively, they cover an area of approximately 800 miles from east to west and 500 miles north to south; they contain 21% of the world's surface fresh water. Storms on the Great Lakes are every bit as powerful as storms on the world's oceans. Storms with winds up to 60 miles per hour and waves up to 20 feet in height are not uncommon. Unlike on the oceans, however, mariners on the Great Lakes have little room in which to maneuver, and shipwrecks have been a common occurrence. Most people also have no idea of the frequency of shipwrecks on the Great Lakes, estimating them at 100 - 500 over the years rather than the actual number of 6000+ with the loss of 30,000+ lives. This book puts those numbers into perspective and provides an up-close and in-depth account of eleven of those wrecks.

Tales From the Depths

In Baalbek, Lebanon, the ruins of the monumental temple complex are one of the most extraordinary and enigmatic holy places of ancient times. There are two different stories about the construction of the Baalbek edifices-- there's the Roman story, and there's the pre-Roman story. Most conventional researchers adhere to the Roman story and claim that all of the structures were constructed by the Romans, primarily in the time frame from 100 BC to 200 AD. These dates are well supported for the most visible buildings, especially the three main temples. Alternative researchers, however, suggest that the underlying platform (with many stones much larger than those used in the Great Pyramids of Giza) on which these buildings were constructed, was built at a much earlier date, perhaps as early as 10,450 BC and that it was built by a race of technologically advanced ancient beings. This book explores the alternative theories about Baalbek's pre-history, which, in most instances, seem to make more sense than do the conventional ones.

The Enigma of Baalbek

History

Middle East

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