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Why do some people feel God's presence, but others don't? Could it have something to do with our genes or the structure of our brains? The authors, a professor at the University of Montreal and a journalist, make a scholarly case for God by pointing out phenomena that cannot be explained by science, such as near-death experiences, premonitions, and the power of prayer. The material is heady, but narrator Patrick Lawlor keeps the experience pleasant with an enthusiastic tone that is appropriately tinged with wonder. Lawlor's voice occasionally takes on a mocking tone as Beauregard acerbically dismisses opposing views. This audiobook requires a lot of the listener but is worth the effort. E.D.R. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine-- Copyright ©
In Her Own Words...
"I get asked the same question a lot: "So, how did you decide to become a writer?" I never quite know how to answer that question, because I don't think I decided to become a writer. A writer is just who and what I am. I've always loved to tell, listen to, and read stories. This probably has something to do with the fact that my mother was a schoolteacher who has always read books like crazy, and my father was-and still is—a master storyteller.
"As a child, I didn't watch much television (I mostly read books), but ironically, there were two TV shows that encouraged me to pursue a writing career. One was The Waltons. The eldest Walton son, John Boy, was an aspiring novelist. Each episode of The Waltons ended with John Boy's voice reading a lovely narrative from his journal. Every time I watched the show, I thought, What a great way to live your life-by writing it all down.
"The Mary Tyler Moore Show, about a broadcast journalist who lived in Minneapolis, was another favorite. The main character, Mary Richards, wasn't a writer per se, but she was a career woman who lived in a big city. I liked that. So when I graduated from Syracuse University with a journalism degree, I moved to New York City and worked as a gardening editor for a small home decorating magazine. That's where I met illustrator Brian Pinkney (he worked in the art department at the magazine across the hall), who, years later, became my husband.
"While working at the magazine, I spent nights and weekends writing for fun. I wrote short stories, essays, children's poems, whatever came to mind. One weekend I wrote an essay about myexperiences as an African-American girl growing up in Wilton, Connecticut, a suburb where there were few black families. On a whim, I sent the piece to the New York Times—and they published it! It was then that I started to think of myself as a real writer.
"Eventually I left the magazine to write fulltime. As a freelance writer, I wrote articles for American Visions, Highlights for children, Executive Female, and Essence magazines. I also collaborated with my husband on several picture books. Then, years after the Times essay came out, I used it as the basis for my first young adult novel, Hold Fast to Dreams.
"For me, writing for children is like dancing it lets my imagination whirl and encourages me to play with rhythm."
After Philadelphia Inquirer columnist John Grogan wrote a tribute to his beloved pet of twelve years, the overwhelming response of readers prompted him to write the full story of Marley's colorful life. Grogan's heartfelt ode to the canine member of his family has become one of the most talked-about memoirs of the season.
Discover what keeps us from knowing all we can about who we are and what we are capable of within and beyond our physical existence. Learn what it is that must shift in order to open our minds to keener awareness and powers.
Experience and explore different, more effective ways to effect positive transitions through and beyond daily life challenges, troubled relationship patterns, addictions, physical illness, as well as physical death.
Written
for those who have a sincere desire to understand far more than physical and
mental health, life and death. This is life-changing book for those wishing to
move forward from trauma and adversity into hope and transformation. Step into
the Continuity of Life and walk on...
Author, lecturer, psychotherapist,
and spiritual guide, Dr. Angela deAngelis, earned two doctorates and two master
degrees from the University of California at Berkeley and is the Director of the
Metaxis Institute in Tiburon and Corte Madera, California. She has served as a
U.S. National Institute of Mental Health Post Doctoral Fellow, as well as a
Fellow at the U.S. Administration on Children, Youth and Families, and the U.S.
Public Health Department.
Dr. deAngelis has appeared on "Oprah" and "Talk of the Nation" and been featured in U.S. News & World Report and Family Circle Magazine. Her understanding of the emotional (or what she prefers to call psycho-spiritual) effects of life-adjustments such as divorce, aging, job loss, and the conditions of crisis, trauma, anger, violence, abuse, addiction and grief, has made her a well-known consultant, psychotherapist, speaker, lecturer, and workshop leader.