09/11/2024
The process of growing up and passing through adolescence has been characterized by great inner turmoil, uncertainty, and tremendous pressures from family, close friends, peer groups and the neighborhood itself. Certainly, in our complex society, the problems youths face now seem more marked than ever before. Debby Devlin is a teen-ager embarking on her own […]
09/11/2024
Suburban wives have an image; they are all supposed to be sweet, concerned mothers who drive their children to school, watch soap opera, go to PTA meetings and cook for their husbands. But is this image real? The answer, like most serious answers, is a complex one. Many wives in fact do lead domestic, tranquil […]
09/11/2024
Oftentimes we are not prepared to deal with even the most basic human experiences — be they tragic or joyful. Life is filled with extraordinary situations which effect us in the most unexplainable ways — always seeming to take us completely unawares and unprepared. Indeed, life itself seems to be a never-ending string of capricious […]
09/11/2024
It often comes as a shocking blow to learn that a person one has held in high esteem is not what he appears to be. The model husband next door who is exposed as a wife-beater. The high government official wider investigation for corruption. The respected banker caught with his hand in the till. For […]
09/11/2024
Immoral men capitalizing on the innocence of others to attain their goals — a story as old as man. The Bible, history books, law books — all contain examples. And when the innocent victim is young, the story is so much the sadder. The girl in this book — Liz Hall — is the victim […]
09/11/2024
Life is filled with periods of transition, and it all starts at birth, when a baby is yanked from the warmth and safety of the womb. No less traumatic for most children is the transition from the protective environment of the home, to the sometimes frightening environment of school. And then comes the time when […]
09/11/2024
Immoral people capitalizing on the innocence of others to attain their goals — a story as old as man. The Bible, history books, law books — all contain examples. And when the innocent victim is young, the story is so much sadder… Judy, the young girl in this book, is the victim of immoral people. […]
09/11/2024
Although Americans appear to the rest of the world as frank and open people, the truth is often the opposite when it comes to relating on an individual basis. This is particularly true when it comes to sexual matters. The fact is, Americans are only now learning to discuss sex and sexuality with candor, and […]
09/11/2024
The facade of respectability often crumbles to dust with remarkable swiftness once its protective armor has been pierced. The relatively minor investigation into the conduct of one police officer results in the discovery of massive corruption within the force. A routine check by the government of a corporation’s finances turns up damning evidence of widespread […]
09/11/2024
Growing up is never easy, especially for a teen who has no father. Fatherless teens are always lost. Keeping that in mind, Hank Davis searches for the son he never knew, the son who had been born in that shattered republic of Vietnam, so long ago. SON ON A LEASH is the story of how […]