This historical novel develops a rich picture of the United States at the turn of the 20th century, with its explosion of technology and industry and the associated politicians and tycoons such as Theodore Roosevelt, Morgan, Vanderbilt and Astor. The history of the beginnings of aviation is the big story it offers. We are plunged into the middle of the exciting effort to achieve "first flight," culminating millennia of man's dreams of flight. With the interjection of the Harrison family into the story, the author strikes a suitable balance between history and fiction. John Harrison, in his quest for doing "something glorious" becomes embroiled in the race for first flight. His upbringing does not prepare him for the conflicts he faces with his wife, Maggie, over their psychically gifted son, David. David in turn is torn between the two worlds of his parents-the practicality of his engineer father and the gentler world of his sensitive mother. This novel sets the stage for young David's important involvement in the flying game in the follow-on volumes. One can sense that David will emerge as a significant figure as a pilot, and that the reconciliation between John and Maggie, on which this volume closes, will mark a new direction of John's efforts to do "something glorious" with his life. In his pursuit of doing "something glorious," John Harrison and his family become entangled in the events surrounding "first flight." Against this historic background is a story of the struggle of two persons trying to cope with their own ambitions and especially with their child's extraordinary psychic sensitivity.

Something Glorious: Born for Flight

Literature & Fiction

Whitson, William W.

Contemporary

Cogent Publishing

Can you hear the Wizard of Is (your Inner Voice) over the seductive ego? Dr. Stanley Hobish (or his masterful Wizard) demonstrates how to find answers within yourself. After 10 years hosting a weekly radio show with guests like Deepak Chopra and Louise Hay, Hobish puts his personal Wizard in the hot seat, seeking guidance on 75 personal issues, including money worries ("help your brother achieve his goals by whatever means... You will experience your own success"), breathing ("Ask yourself: 'Am I breathing?' and answer: 'I AM NOW'") and what to do when the grief of losing a golf match equals the grief of losing a loved one." Publishers Weekly

Without a Doubt: Life with the Wizard of Is

Self-Help

Hobish, Stanley

Personal Transformation

Today there are over one and a half million nonprofit organizations. What are their missions? How can they rigorously assure their productivity and performance quality? What should board members and managers do? This book puts practical ideas, drawn from experience and observation, into a conceptual framework. Fifteen essential steps and concepts are presented as priority projects to be taken in order-like steps in a stairway. Sections covered are: Establish Identity and Structure; Put in Place the Systems for Running Organizations; Focus on Processes for Making the Systems Function and Look at Results and Make Improvements. This book helps board members and managers of nonprofit organizations sketch their roles and fill them effectively.

Running Nonprofit Organizations: Fifteen Essential Steps for Board Members and Managers

Business & Money

Heaton, Herbert

Management & Leadership

The Social Entrepreneurship of Change

People are concerned with new ways of dealing with the basic needs of all, and old ways are being challenged. Are there ways of coping with crises that reflect the values of participation, decentralization, equity, and support of the environment-the demands of the people? The author draws on the experience of social entrepreneurs worldwide in determining how positive change can take place. His concern with health is not with medicine but with the way all activities of community life in our emerging urban world improve the quality of life. He points to "healthy" policy-how transportation, housing, jobs, environmental concerns, community participation and other major actions of social groups, business, and science can improve health. He argues for healthy cities-cities that make health an important priority in all our attempts to improve our lives.

Duhl M.D., Leonard J.

Business Development & Entrepreneurship

Messages taken down by the author through a form of authentic writing while he was meditating. The messages are about truth, unity, healing, faith, joy, jealousy, dreams and 46 other subjects. They are basically about the only kind of love that's real -- God's love.

Messages from My Higher Self

Skutch, Robert

As war clouds loom in Europe, David Harrison enters the United States Military Academy at West Point in the summer of 1912. The major thread of the story traces his effort to make sense out of his passion for flight, his extraordinary intuition, the ideals of West Point and a prospective career in the Army. A secondary theme is the development of the airplane for combat. During the summer of 1915, one year before his graduation, the two themes become entangled. Major Billy Mitchell sends David to London to discover what military airpower is all about. He visits factories and front line squadrons, meets designers and pilots. Suddenly, everything he believes about himself and his future is challenged one July afternoon when he witnesses death in the skies of France....

Apprentice Warrior: Born for Flight

Genre Fiction

Every now and then there comes a book that compels us to stop, stretch the mind, look at something that transcends limitations, and move beyond what we've known before to something we have long expected. Should we assume that consciousness is limited to one speck of a planet, in one solar system, spinning around one star in one galaxy? Astronomers don't know how many stars there are in the two trillion galaxies they can see so far. One interesting development is that they have identified water on at least one planet outside our solar system. Awakening Humanity is such a book.

Awakening Humanity: Our Place Among Extraterrestrials and Angels

Religion & Spirituality

Geer, Beth

Occult & Paranormal

Sundays with Mundy: Inspiration for the Inner Journey (Sundays with Mundy Series)

Mundy Ph.D., Jon

For most of her life people thought Caroline was the girl who had it all. She grew up in a good neighborhood, went to the best schools, and was a successful competitive athlete. But, unknown to her family and friends, she also had an eating disorder that almost killed her. After marrying her college sweetheart in 1983, Caroline hit her last bottom and clawed her way back to health and happiness, using free support groups, role models and hard work to finally triumph. In 1988, fully recovered from her addiction, Caroline wrote "My Name is Caroline," the first major book on bulimia recovery, at a time when treatment options and hopes for returning to wellness were nearly non-existent. This new version of "My Name is Caroline," Caroline's raw story of hitting bottom and summoning the inner resources necessary to fight her way back to health, is still as relevant today as it was 25 years ago. Eating disorders are still too prevalent, and are increasingly impacting people of all ages and genders around the world, so her story of hope and resilience provides important ingredients for anyone who needs to take that first step towards change.

My Name is Caroline

Miller MAPP, Caroline Adams

Eating Disorders & Body Image

THE LIGHT HAS COME!: Divinely Guided Chapter Summaries from "A Course in Miracles"

New Age & Spirituality

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