nonfiction
Dancing with the Muse in Old Age
Dancing with the Muse in Old Age, by Priscilla Long Dancing with the Muse in Old Age is a book about thriving in old age. While focusing on creative engagement, it is for everyone who is aging. It reflects the new ways of looking at old age as a potentially dynamic, happy, and productive time.…
Read MoreAmong the Remnants, by Josh Gortler
Among the Remnants, by Josh Gortler When three-year-old Joshua Gortler and his family were forced from their hometown in Poland during World War II, they scrambled for safety across border after border, finding refuge at last in Europe’s Displaced Persons Camps. Undocumented and unschooled, Gortler spent his adolescence learning how to survive. When his family…
Read MoreParkinson Pete’s Bookshelves: Reviews of Eighty-Nine Books about Parkinson’s Disease, by Peter G. Beidler
Parkinson Pete’s Bookshelves: Reviews of Eighty-Nine Books about Parkinson’s Disease (260 pages), is an invaluable reference work for anyone who lives with the disease or knows someone living with the disease. The book is divided into three sections: 30 works of nonfiction by doctors and others who do not have the disease, 36 works of…
Read MoreMinding the Muse, by Priscilla Long
In Minding the Muse: A Handbook for Painters, Composers, Writers, and Other Creators (128 pages), Priscilla Long shares her secrets to harnessing the creative gift, increasing productivity, and handling the business aspects of the creative life. Minding the Muse is a practical handbook for the artist or writer—highly experienced, aspiring, or somewhere in between. Long…
Read MoreHow to Survive Being Alive, by Elton Welke and Donald L. Dudley, M.D.
How to Survive Being Alive (212 pages), by Elton Welke and Donald L. Dudley, M.D., a groundbreaking guide to coping with stress, permanently changed the dialog between doctor and patient. After its first release in 1977, many more doctors began to consider their patients’ physical and mental states, rather than simply treating symptoms. This edition…
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