Returning home after serving World War II to run his family business in New York, a paratrooper falls in love with a young heiress and actress he meets on the State Island ferry.

A collection of essays by scientist Wade Davis that analyze the interactions between human societies and the natural world.

As a young girl in Bangalore, Gayathri was surrounded by the fragrance of jasmine and flickering oil lamps, her family protected by gods and goddesses. But as she grew older, demons came forth from dark corners of her idyllic kingdom—with the scariest creatures lurking within her tortured mind. Shadows in the Sun traces Gayathri’s courageous battle with debilitating depression that consumed her from adolescence through marriage and a move to the United States. Her inspiring memoir provides a first-of-its-kind cross-cultural view of mental illness—how it is regarded in India and in America, and how she drew on both her rich Hindu heritage and Western medicine to find healing.

How the hell did this happen? Kate asked herself. She was sitting in the passenger section of the ferry holding her overnight case on her lap. She never could have imaged herself in this position with life as she knew it seemingly falling apart. Staying with her Aunt Constance was something she never could have imagined. What were the secrets that this small island held about her aunt and grandmother? Reconnecting with people and memories of her past Kate desperately tries to find the strength within herself to rebuild her life. As if there is not enough to deal with add in the fiery Faith and lovely Lane vying for her affections. While life may never be the same it is certainly going to get interesting.

Elusive Me's poetry captures those feelings and emotions that we all experience throughout our lives; ranging from sadness to joy, dreamy and lofty thoughts and desires. She has the natural ability to capture the moment and then open it up before you in a cascade of words that flow and drench you in all their meaning; all their feeling, like a wave that washes over you … it envelops you, completely. In this first volume; Sunlight, Shadows and Stars, you will find a treasure trove of beautiful quotes and naturally, her poetry. Her expertise is not only found in her prose poetry, but also in the forms and styles of the masters. Elusive Me will astound you, stun you and leave you breathless as she draws you into her world.

Shadows in the Sun covers the immediate, short- and long-term responses and subsequent generational effects of sibling bereavement and discusses sibling responses in the context of the variables which influence them. The final chapter synthesizes all that has gone before into a comprehensive model of sibling bereavement. Practical guidelines are offered for those who seek to help grieving siblings, children, and families.

“Everyone who struggles with a mental illness, or who knows anyone with depression, anxiety, or any other mental illness, must read this engrossing true story of courage in the face of heartbreaking adversity.” —Dilip V. Jeste, MD, president, American Psychiatric Association As a young girl in Bangalore, Gayathri was surrounded by the fragrance of jasmine and flickering oil lamps, her family protected by Hindu gods and goddesses. But as she grew older, demons came forth from the dark corners of her idyllic kingdom—with the scariest creatures lurking within her. The daughter of a respected Brahmin family, Gayathri began to feel different. “I can hardly eat, sleep, or think straight. The only thing I can do is cry unending tears.” Her parents insisted it was all in her head. Because traditional Indian culture had no concept of depression as an illness, no doctor could diagnose and no medicine could heal her mysterious malady. This memoir traces Gayathri’s courageous battle with the depression that consumed her from adolescence through marriage and a move to the United States. It was only after the birth of her first child, when her husband discovered her in the backyard “clawing the earth furiously with my bare hands, intent on digging a grave so that I could bury myself alive” that she finally found help. After a stay in a psych ward she eventually found “the light within,” an emotional and spiritual awakening from the darkness of her tortured mind. Gayathri’s inspiring story provides a first-of-its-kind cross-cultural view of mental illness—how it is regarded in India and in America, and how she drew on both her rich Hindu heritage and Western medicine to find healing.