With more than 1.5 million copies in print,A Course in Miraclesis one of the most popular texts for self-actualization. A self-study course designed to help change one'¬?s perceptions,A Course in Miracleswas recorded over a seven-year period by Dr. Helen Schucman, a highly respected research psychologist who heard a "voice" dictating the material to her. In JOURNEY WITHOUT DISTANCE, Robert Skutch, director of the Foundation for Inner Peace, publishers ofA Course in Miracles, recounts the inspirational story of how the book came to be. What was Helen Schucman really like? Why was she chosen to receive the material? What roles did other people play in this fantastic journey? Based on firsthand accounts told to the author, JOURNEY WITHOUT DISTANCE is a suspenseful and dramatic story that will fascinate the millions of people who have readA Course in Miraclesand captivate those who have not yet opened its pages.

With more than 1.5 million copies in print,A Course in Miraclesis one of the most popular texts for self-actualization. A self-study course designed to help change one'¬?s perceptions,A Course in Miracleswas recorded over a seven-year period by Dr. Helen Schucman, a highly respected research psychologist who heard a "voice" dictating the material to her. In JOURNEY WITHOUT DISTANCE, Robert Skutch, director of the Foundation for Inner Peace, publishers ofA Course in Miracles, recounts the inspirational story of how the book came to be. What was Helen Schucman really like? Why was she chosen to receive the material? What roles did other people play in this fantastic journey? Based on firsthand accounts told to the author, JOURNEY WITHOUT DISTANCE is a suspenseful and dramatic story that will fascinate the millions of people who have readA Course in Miraclesand captivate those who have not yet opened its pages.

In 2007, Chrissie Wellington shocked the triathlon world by winning the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. As a newcomer to the sport and a complete unknown to the press, Chrissie's win shook up the sport. A LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS is the story of her rise to the top, a journey that has taken her around the world, from a childhood in England, to the mountains of Nepal, to the oceans of New Zealand, and the trails of Argentina, and first across the finish line. Wellington's first-hand, inspiring story includes all the incredible challenges she has faced--from anorexia to near--drowning to training with a controversial coach. But to Wellington, the drama of the sports also presents an opportunity to use sports to improve people's lives. A LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS reveals the heart behind Wellington's success, along with the diet, training and motivational techniques that keep her going through one of the world's most grueling events.

In the summer of her sophomore year of high school Beth begins to feel that she has missed out on the activities and friendships that other teenagers her age have experienced. As an only child she has been raised by her mother and grandmother who are devoutly religious. Beth's only outlet is going to church activities. Her mother has tried to protect her from sinful outside forces because of her own heart break of having a child out of wedlock. Beth decides this summer will begin a new chapter in her life. She meets a young man and they fall in love and decide to get married. Her mother is not going to allow this to happen and thus the struggle begins. Beth starts a journey to live life with all its complexities which transforms her into a woman that in the end would make a mother proud.

"Inner voice" of Helen Schucman, recorded by William Thetford.

The winner of the prestigious Caldecott Honor, and described by the New York Times as 'a masterwork', Aaron Becker's stunning, wordless picture book debut about self-determination and unexpected friendship follows a little girl who draws a magic door on her bedroom wall. Through it she escapes into a world where wonder, adventure and danger abound. Red marker pen in hand, she creates a boat, a balloon and a flying carpet which carry her on a spectacular journey ... who knows where? When she is captured by a sinister emperor, only an act of tremendous courage and kindness can set her free. Can it also guide her home and to happiness? In this exquisitely illustrated book, an ordinary child is launched on an extraordinary, magical journey towards her greatest and most rewarding adventure of all...

In this inspirational and unflinchingly honest memoir, acclaimed author Reyna Grande describes her childhood torn between the United States and Mexico, and shines a light on the experiences, fears, and hopes of those who choose to make the harrowing journey across the border. Reyna Grande vividly brings to life her tumultuous early years in this “compelling...unvarnished, resonant” (BookPage) story of a childhood spent torn between two parents and two countries. As her parents make the dangerous trek across the Mexican border to “El Otro Lado” (The Other Side) in pursuit of the American dream, Reyna and her siblings are forced into the already overburdened household of their stern grandmother. When their mother at last returns, Reyna prepares for her own journey to “El Otro Lado” to live with the man who has haunted her imagination for years, her long-absent father. Funny, heartbreaking, and lyrical, The Distance Between Us poignantly captures the confusion and contradictions of childhood, reminding us that the joys and sorrows we experience are imprinted on the heart forever, calling out to us of those places we first called home. Also available in Spanish as La distancia entre nosotros.