"In language as colorful and diverse as the stories being told, these writers create worlds of imagination that reach beyond the cultural and political status quo. Whether playful or serious, tender or chilling, topical or timeless, As You Were Saying offers more than just a great collection of fiction. It's a bold experiment in crossing international borders through art."--BOOK JACKET.

This semi-autobiographical novel is a humorous account of the author’s hazardous experiences in France at the end of the World War II. Darker and less frivolous than some of Yates’ earlier books, it was a great hit with the public when published and a ‘scrapbook of the Edwardian age as it was seen by the upper-middle classes’.

Jamantha Agape Williams Watson is an Assistant Professor of Performance in the Department of Fine and Performing Arts at Hampton University. Her focus area is in Acting. Professor Watson coaches Hampton Universitys award-winning Forensics and Debate Team. As a community servant, Watson is a tireless worker for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She is also the founder of the AGAPE (Americans Giving to African People Everywhere) Connection, a non-profit organization that develops the socialization, education and residential needs of Africans throughout the world. Mrs. Watson is also a drama-therapist, who helps develop the socialization skills of individuals with special needs and those who have been deeply affected by trauma. For the past twenty years she has volunteered as an oral communication specialist in the female correctional facilities throughout Virginia. Currently she volunteers her oral communication services to women who are incarcerated in Newport News, Virginia. She has appeared in numerous theatrical, film and television productions and tours the one woman show LD, a performance exploring the overrepresentation of African American students in Special Education. Watson is the author of Moonlight on a Weathered Path: Selected Readings for Dramatic Interpretation, Soul Food: Daily Inspirational Nutrition, Classical and Modern Monologues for Women, Classical and Modern Monologues for Men, Hear Me Out: Monologues for Todays Generation and Dont Call Us Well Call You. Her sixth book, Thats Debatable: Selected Prose, Poems, Single Dramatic Interpretation, Dramatic Duos and Debate Topics will be published in August 2011. She is completing two novels, Changing Seasons, a story about the civil war in Liberia, West Africa and No Shades of Grey, a novel about the school closings in Prince Edward County, Virginia.

Worry and stress are the greatest issues modern knowledge workers face-a direct result of our constantly fragmented attention and an unceasing information flow. How can we combat this? By practicing mindfulness-a tool that improves mental focus and helps you avoid the draining effects of multitasking and overstimulation. Last year, two hundred companies worldwide implemented the Corporate-Based Mindfulness Training program. Its steps-outlined in this book-strengthen the areas of the brain responsible for concentration, working memory, and mood, among others. Invest just ten minutes a day, and mindfulness can permeate your working and personal life, improving your effectiveness and overall well-being. Author and keynote speaker Martin Strom, senior consultant with Potential Project, the world's top provider of corporate mindfulness since 2010, has trained leaders of numerous Fortune 500 companies in this discipline and, as a leading expert, executed one of the first scientific studies on workplace mindfulness. "

Every summer for the past thirty years, the Sewanee Writers’ Conference has gathered a community of writers for two weeks of workshops, readings, talks, and meetings focused on the craft and art of writing. This book is a selection of craft talks delivered during the conference over the last several years. Some essays focus on one or two authors, some focus on texts, while others cast their regard more broadly. All are written in response to questions generated by the process of writing, as masters of the craft candidly report challenges they confront and the means by which they work to resolve such issues. The eighteen essays encompass poetry, fiction, and playwriting, investigating questions of language, character, design, and meaning, with nuanced readings of particular authors and works alongside more wide-ranging reflections on craft. Designed for audiences of writers and readers across multiple levels and backgrounds, the essays collected in As We Were Saying offer original, insightful arguments about the craft of writing and the power of literature.

You were created for great things! Yes, you! You have picked the right book, at the right time, so you can live an extraordinary life. Whether you have a desire to own your own business, be a great employee, be in full time ministry, or become a great stay home mom, your season to accomplish something great and live the great life God has in store for you is now. In this book, "You Were Created for Greatness," you will learn the 12 steps that will help transform your life. You will also learn: To embrace your God given dream! To release your hidden potential! To focus on your "one great thing!" To overcome 3 major obstacles in your life and more! Yes, you were created for great things! Your Creator wants you to have a great marriage, a great job, a great ministry, great health, great finances, and more! It is time to release His greatness so you can glorify Him! CJ Small is a Christian Motivational Speaker, Author, and Minister that lives to encourage others to live life to the fullest. CJ resides in Plano, Texas with his best friend and wife, Ida Small, and is the father of four wonderful children.

Anxiety is one of the most psychologically torturous, emotionally traumatising internal experiences a person will ever endure. Presenting itself as a random happening deceiving the person experiencing it into believing they are out of control, unable to escape. With the absence of intellectual understanding it can seem impossible to break free from the psychological torment and emotional trauma manifested through the experience of anxiety. Anxiety is an experience of our own making, it is not a random happening. Escaping the Experience of Anxiety will provide those suffering anxiety the intellectual understanding necessary, and conscious awareness needed to regain a state of psychological control and emotional stability. Escaping the Experience of Anxiety will help you discipline your mind putting you back in control. You will be guided through the process of eliminating unwanted psychological patterns which are responsible for the emotional trauma associated with fear, worry, doubt and uncertainty. Ultimately you will be given what you need so you are positioned, enabled and empowered to live in the present moment taking responsibility for what has always been fully within your own control.