In this first of a trilogy, "Secrets," Antonia learns through her relationships with four men to become a woman. The secrets of her loveless Alabama childhood help us understand the romantically-driven, searching-for-love adult woman. Antonia is secretly in love with, and grieving for, the now dead Catlin (Catlin is based on James Jones, author of "From Here to Eternity"). Antonia is separated from her deceitful husband, John; unexpectedly, she found him in her bed with another woman. "Secrets," To add to love entanglements, Antonia now lives with Vic, the wild motorcycle rider she met the night John cheated. Icy John and his developing alcoholism drove Antonia away; his unfaithfulness was only a bitter ending. And always, Antonia grows through her experiences, secrets and too late love for Catlin. She finds herself described in his final book. Antonia buys a small house in Louisiana and when carefree, heedless Vic becomes erratic, Antonia chooses, regretfully to be sure, to tell Vic goodbye. From the black and white biblical bleakness of the beginning, this brave and wounded long-ago girl is now grown up. Antonia decides to own herself and her life. No more secrets.

Lost Souls examines the origins and consequences of the philosophic idea that mind and body are distinct. The author traces mind-body dualism from Plato, Plotinus, Augustine, and Proclus through Descartes and Kant to Nietzsche, Heidegger, Carnap, and Quine. Mind's separation from body has dominated philosophic thinking for millennia, yet most mental activities are now explained in physical terms. What are the implications if mind is material and mortal? Considering both philosophic and scientific ideas about mind, David Weissman explores our options. Rejecting the claim that the character and existence of other things are an effect of the ways we think about or perceive them, he reexamines such topics as meaning and truth, human significance, self, and society. He argues that philosophers have the rare opportunity to renew inquiry by invoking the questions that once directed them: What are we? What is our place in the world? What concerns are appropriate to being here?

The Lost Soul of American Politics is a provocative new interpretation of American political thought from the Founding Fathers to the Neo-Conservatives. Reassessing the motives and intentions of such great political thinkers as Madison, Thoreau, Lincoln, and Emerson, John P. Diggins shows how these men struggled to create an alliance between the politics of self-interest and a religious sense of moral responsibility—a tension that still troubles us today.

Literary style in the mix of Poe, Crowley, and Lovecraft. Truly for those who wonder about life and limb.

The American presidency is not what it once was. Nor, Stephen F. Knott contends, what it was meant to be. Taking on an issue as timely as Donald Trump’s latest tweet and old as the American republic, the distinguished presidential scholar documents the devolution of the American presidency from the neutral, unifying office envisioned by the framers of the Constitution into the demagogic, partisan entity of our day. The presidency of popular consent, or the majoritarian presidency that we have today, far predates its current incarnation. The executive office as James Madison, George Washington, and Alexander Hamilton conceived it would be a source of national pride and unity, a check on the tyranny of the majority, and a neutral guarantor of the nation’s laws. The Lost Soul of the American Presidency shows how Thomas Jefferson’s “Revolution of 1800” remade the presidency, paving the way for Andrew Jackson to elevate “majority rule” into an unofficial constitutional principle—and contributing to the disenfranchisement, and worse, of African Americans and Native Americans. In Woodrow Wilson, Knott finds a worthy successor to Jefferson and Jackson. More than any of his predecessors, Wilson altered the nation’s expectations of what a president could be expected to achieve, putting in place the political machinery to support a “presidential government.” As difficult as it might be to recover the lost soul of the American presidency, Knott reminds us of presidents who resisted pandering to public opinion and appealed to our better angels—George Washington, John Quincy Adams, Abraham Lincoln, and William Howard Taft, among others—whose presidencies suggest an alternative and offer hope for the future of the nation’s highest office.

"The Lost Soul of Eamonn Magee" is the winner of the WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR and EIR SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR. This powerful and raw memoir tells the story of Eamonn Magee, a world-champion boxer from Ireland who struggled with addiction, violence, and tragedy. A gifted fighter, Eamonn's career was plagued by personal demons and brushes with the law, but he found solace in training his son's boxing career. However, his dreams of a Magee dynasty were shattered when his son was brutally murdered. With unbridled honesty, "The Lost Soul of Eamonn Magee" takes readers on a journey of heartache, laughter, and ultimately, redemption. If you're a fan of sports memoirs and true crime books, this is a must-read. Don't miss out on this compelling, unforgettable story of a life lived on the brink. Order your copy today!

For two decades, William Baldwin has been a pioneer in the ever-expanding therapeutic fields of Spirit Releasement, Past Life Regression, and Soul-Mind Fragmentation. In his Florida practice, he uses these therapies routinely to help patients who suffer from Dissociative Trance and Dissociative Identity (formerly called Multiple Personality) Disorders. Healing Lost Souls explains the attributes of each therapy in everyday language, and provides dozens of case studies to illustrate its clinical use. Likening his work to the ancient practice of shamanism, Baldwin has found that psychological disorders are often rooted in past life traumas, the interference of attached entities of various origins, and the fragmentation of one’s soul. Baldwin stresses the importance of active patient participation throughout the stages of regression, as well as the need to treat encountered entities with respect, since they are often mere lost souls as bewildered and frightened as the patients themselves.

Most of the time, we walk around showing everyone what we want them to see, putting on a front like life is all sunshine and roses. Meanwhile, we are dying inside and trying to desperately find something or someone to fulfill our every need. We start feeling depressed and dissatisfied, unaware that there has always been someone watching over us and listening to us. In The Formerly Lost Soul, author Jubilee Ortiz reminds us that one day God will make his presence known to us through his gentle touch and loving wordseven when we are experiencing times of difficulty and pain. Jubilee shares her own personal story of overcoming, as she struggled through challenges and obstacles before feeling Gods presence in her life and listening for his words and guidance. God can be our best friend, and he knows us better than we know ourselves. He has given us the power to change our lives, and his words can be our foundation and the lamp that guides us forward. Although we cannot control what life brings, we can trust in God to help us overcome whatever we may face.