Eighteen-year-old Kris Carlson needs a second chance. Blinded years before in a freak accident, Kris is trying to restart her life by learning how to ski again—without eyesight. A new audible-radar technology makes this miracle possible.
When the initial trials prove promising, Kris heads off to the mountains for a weekend of skiing with the ski school director and her daughter. But the three women encounter a fierce winter storm and are forced to take refuge in a trapper’s cabin.
Kris soon discovers the trapper’s mauled corpse. It seems a plane has gone down in the storm, and there’s some kind of monstrous beast on the loose.
When Yellowstone backcountry ranger Will McCarroll is fired for breaking the rules one time too many, he disappears into the backcountry to continue his decades-long mission of protecting the park’s wildlife. Will is hell bent on saving a wounded grizzly bear whose fate is all but certain: euthanasia.
In Art Johnson’s last novel, he continues his style of combining historical fact with fiction to offer the reader a steady stream of drama, tension and humor. Marilyn, My Marilyn reveals fresh insight into the most iconic woman of modern times, not as a biography, but with a view of a nation which often buries the truth with its dead.
Through the expanding influence of the Internet and the corporatization of both publishing and entertainment, the process of getting your book to the big screen has gotten more complicated, more eccentric, and more exciting.
This little book aims to help you figure out how to get your story told on big screens or small.
When Yellowstone backcountry ranger Will McCarroll is fired for breaking the rules one time too many, he disappears into the backcountry to continue his decades-long mission of protecting the park’s wildlife. Will is hell bent on saving a wounded grizzly bear whose fate is all but certain: euthanasia.
By William G. Borchert
William G. Borchert’s inspiring and courageous memoir probing the
intimate details of a family devastated by the disease of alcoholism,
and blessed by recovery. Borchert wrote the screenplay of My Name Is
Bill W, the most-watched television movie ever made. “I am a fan of
neither pain nor discomfort which is what this effort of disgorging the
past entailed,” Borchert reports. “But some very good friends finally
convinced me over a period of time that sharing my own experiences in
addition to the generous input from those in my family closest to me
could offer hope to other alcoholics and show families devastated by the
disease that there is a way out. In an age when there are still more
than 44,000,000 alcoholics affecting at least eight others around them,
over 200,000,000 people are looking for help. That is a plague. My
personal experience with this disease proves there is help available as
well as a pathway to a new life beyond their wildest dreams.” The author
of eight books and producer of other successful films, Borchert not
only wrote the Bill W story about the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous,
starring James Woods, James Garner and JoBeth Williams but also the
highly acclaimed movie, When Love Is Not Enough, about the founding of
Al-Anon, starring Winona Ryder and Barry Pepper. The author and
screenwriter said his new book was by its very nature even more
difficult to write.
AdaptAbility: How to Survive Change You Didn’t Ask For (Broadway Books; On Sale: May 12, 2009; Hardcover; $18.99) by MJ Ryan
We all know how hard it is to make the changes we want to see in our lives, like losing weight or getting in shape.
But how do we deal with the changes that difficult times thrust upon us, like losing a job or living on less? How can we adapt when our industry suddenly becomes unrecognizable, when we’re unexpectedly forced to rethink a set career path or job?
AdaptAbilityshows us how to get past our fear and resistance to change and, ultimately, re-train our brain to master new challenges.
Hailed by publications such as the New York Times, Women’s World, and the Wall Street Journal, M. J. Ryan is firmly positioned as a foremost expert on what it takes to create lasting change. As a consultant and executive coach with Professional Thinking Partners, renowned for their unique approach to helping people recognize, utilize, and develop intellectual assets, M. J. travels around the world advising individuals and large corporations (Frito Lay, Microsoft, Chevron, and the Department of Defense) alike on how to adapt during what is proving to be the greatest period of transformation human beings have ever experienced.
Combining the latest brain science, organizational/positive psychology, and spirituality, AdaptAbility offers the tools, techniques, attitudes, and behaviors required to adjust to changes in the workplace and in life.
M. J. realizes that our first reaction to unwanted change is usually negative. We tend to resist. We say: “I don’t want to.” “This isn’t fair.” “I don’t have the energy.” “I don’t have the time.” We feel fear and anger. In her book, she teaches the fundamentals needed to become a master of change.
These essentials will allow you to accept the need to adapt and become aware of your internal resources, including the innate thinking talents you bring to any situation, and learn how to get your brain on your side.
AdaptAbility is organized in compact chapters, each offering a quotation, a story from M. J.’s coaching practice, and a practical tool for becoming more flexible, more creative, and more agile in your thinking when provoked by change. We learn:
Our bodies’ physical and emotional reactions to change
Why self-care is crucial
How to live with uncertainty
How to identify new opportunities
How to align our thinking with our talents, values and purpose
We are all being called on to stretch mentally, emotionally, and spiritually into the future. AdaptAbility offers you both comfort and practical support as you take on this challenge, giving you the confidence to face whatever life sends your way. I highly recommend this book.
