"GRASPED Quietude" presents a holistic approach to managing anxiety through practical, everyday strategies. It explores various techniques such as mindfulness, breathing exercises, and immediate action to confront anxious thoughts, along with creating a supportive environment and establishing healthy routines. This guide aims to empower readers with the tools to understand their anxiety, reduce its impact, and cultivate a peaceful state of mind. The unique selling proposition of "GRASPED Quietude" lies in its comprehensive and accessible approach to anxiety management. Unlike other books that may focus on a single technique, this guide integrates a variety of strategies, from psychological insights to physical practices, offering readers a multifaceted toolkit to address anxiety effectively. It stands out by providing a path to tranquility that is both practical for daily use and deeply rooted in proven therapeutic principles. "GRASPED Quietude: Strategies for Quieting an Anxious Mind" begins by acknowledging the pervasiveness of anxiety in modern life, setting a compassionate tone for readers seeking solace. It introduces the concept of quieting the mind through a blend of understanding, acceptance, and action, preparing readers for a journey towards achieving inner peace.

There has been almost no study of the American writings of Henry James, that is, the fiction, essays, and travel literature with an American setting. The great bulk of Jamesian criticism deals with the international novels, particularly his late works. This study places James’s career in a new perspective by discussing its American aspect. It gives the critic an opportunity to come to grips with the evolution of James’s technique from his second short story to his penultimate, unfinished novel, The Ivory Tower.

Addresses the question of how identity is formed as a result of corporeal and cultural positioning, by mapping Dorothy Richardson's early modernist text, Pilgrimage, against our postmodern interest in real and imagined geographies.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1841.