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Go Right and You'll Never Go Wrong    by Michael Mefford
Price: $7.99 USD. 13220 words. Published on December 13, 2009. .

When I left psychiatry five years ago to care for my children, I decided to write down the salient points from my years in practice. My hope was to capture the take-home lessons from my time in the trenches so I could share them with my kids as they grew older. What follows are the rules of the human condition as I've seen them. Take care.
The Conundrums of Psychology    by Sam Vaknin
Price: Free! 33960 words. Published on January 3, 2010. .

The fundamental assumptions underlying the modern study of psychopathology examined.
Essays on God and Freud    by Sam Vaknin
Price: Free! 31740 words. Published on January 3, 2010. .

Six essays about the alleged incompatibility between God and modern science and four essays about Psychoanalysis and its role in the landscape of modern, scientific psychology and evidence-based psychotherapies.
MindGames    by Sam Vaknin
Price: Free! 28300 words. Published on January 3, 2010. .

Short stories about bizarre mental health disorders. The mind is the most terrifying place of all!
Cardboard: A woman left for dead    by Fiona Place
Price: $2.99 USD. 103160 words. Published on January 11, 2010. .

Cardboard: A woman left for dead is a fictionalized account of one woman's life-threatening eating disorder and her eventual hard-won recovery. Fiona Place has created Lucy, a narrator who is capable of taking the reader deep inside the puzzling experience known as anorexia nervosa. Acutely observed, a compelling and moving portrait it asks the big questions: Who am I? What do I want?
Mr. Wonderful    by Michael P. McShane
Price: $1.99 USD. 33990 words. Published on June 26, 2010. .

Sweet Sugarman Bailey, “Poppy” to his friends, has insanity in his family, but there’s no one crazier than the egg-shaped psychiatrist he’s ordered to see for his “crime against all humanity,” a low misdemeanor. In Mr. Wonderful, Poppy recounts the riotous and oftentimes mind-boggling things he did for love on that freaky, frenzied Friday. Now it's his psychiatrist who needs therapy.
The Human Side of Quality and the TAO: The Greening of Leadership    by Michael  Basso
Price: $9.95 USD. 35280 words. Published on July 19, 2010. .

Embracing, yet beyond, six sigma, lean & TQM, the Holistic Quality System and the Greening of Leadership are seamlessly integrated with concepts from Professional Psychology and Organizational Development. Part I is about the History and Systems of Quality, viz technology and finance; while Part Two is focused upon social, pychological, biological and spiritual aspects of Quality
Holistic Tips for Everyday Living: A Guide for Being On Planet Earth    by Michael  Basso
Price: $9.95 USD. 51860 words. Published on July 20, 2010. .

Wellness is the natural right of everyone and when viewed from a bio/psycho/social perspective, the concept of holistic living emerges in new and innovative ways that make the concept of synergy clear; the whole is more significant than the sum of its parts. This books presents the holistic model as a series of short chapters that range from neuroscience to organizational wellness. Start anywhere.
The Thirteenth Step: The Secret of Becoming a Co-worker with the Higher Power of GOD    by Michael  Basso
Price: $9.95 USD. 9030 words. Published on July 20, 2010. .

In part one the thirteen steps of spiritual wellbeing are introduced as a guide rather than a book of inflexible rules to help us to align our physical selves with our higher emotional, cognitive, social and spiritual selves, in concert with a higher power much greater than us. Parts two and three are in workbok form and include a 21 day alignment program and contemplation journal
Stars of Glory: An Odyssey in Reality    by Bryson Hughes
Price: $7.00 USD. 128830 words. Published on August 11, 2010. .

This story conveys the experiences of a young man being visited by spiritual beings. This disturbing odyssey touches upon many themes of spirituality, psychology and reality, depicted in true life events. Both horrific and comforting, the account sheds light on prophetic mysteries. A must read for those interested in spiritual visitations. Suitable for Jewish and Christian reading