From Heartbreak To Heart Attack: What You And Your Loved Ones Need To Know
Chronic, half-hearted living is associated with a syndrome called "Vital Exhaustion," which, turns out to be the predecessor to a heart attack.
Chronic, half-hearted living is associated with a syndrome called "Vital Exhaustion," which, turns out to be the predecessor to a heart attack.
Wednesday Martin | Posted 10.22.2009 | Books
Selling a book, to me at least, feels an awful lot like flirting, and also kind of hand-holding, and also like being in an very committed relationship with many, many people at once.
Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living
Many know how natural it is to go ballistic when we realize we've been duped. When we lose our way, it is all too easy to place hopes for happiness onto the outer world, for fame, money, things.
AP | By DAISY NGUYEN and FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 10.14.2009 | Home
LOS ANGELES - The man in charge of a spiritual retreat last week in Arizona that left two people dead after they were overcome in a sweat lodge said T...
Robbie Vorhaus | Posted 10.13.2009 | Books
In my column I wrote how to practice One Less, One More, including simple things like smiling, choosing positive over negative thoughts, no blame, believe in the invisible and miracles, be grateful and forgive.
Jesse Katz | Posted 10.09.2009 | Books
As much as I might fantasize about Junot Díaz or Mary Karr anointing my memoir the breakout book of 2009, how could I possibly expect them to even take note of its existence?
Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 10.07.2009 | Living
"...I am on my own journey/battle with forgiveness...and I find it very difficult. I feel as if I have reached a standstill. ...perhaps there is a d...
Paula Froelich | Posted 10.07.2009 | Books
I always dreamed of being a full-time novelist -- hell, who didn't? I mean, heck, you get to work from home, wear sweat pants, not have to blow out your frizzy hair or shave your legs.
AP | Posted 10.04.2009 | Books
LA PORTE CITY, Iowa — Peg Mullen, an author and former Iowa farm wife who hounded the U.S. military to find the truth about her son's death in V...
Christian Science Monitor | Matthew Shaer | Posted 10.01.2009 | Books
By now, you've probably heard the news. Sarah Palin -- prolific Facebook user, Twitter poet, and former Alaskan governor -- is writing a book. The tit...
Posted 10.01.2009 | Books
"It's the worst best story you'll ever read," said Daily Show host Jon Stewart last night about Jon Krakauer's new book, Where Men Win Glory. Krakaue...
Martha St Jean | Posted 09.24.2009 | World
"When [my first novel] was just published, people walked up to me and told me that someone who worked at their house is Haitian," Danticat said. "Now there are a number of people telling me that their doctor is Haitian."
Lauri Lyons | Posted 09.18.2009 | Entertainment
When it comes to women in hip-hop, don't call it a comeback. Women have been here for years.
Greg Mortimer | Posted 09.17.2009 | New York
Books written in and about the City of New York, its food, its maps; from Jonathan Lethem, Times restaurant critic William Grimes, and more.
Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 10.18.2009 | Living
Just putting the names Ted Kennedy, Michael Jackson, and Buddha in the same title might seem like quite a tossed salad. In a way, it's true. And, ye...
Lola Jaye | Posted 10.17.2009 | Style
Some believe if you keep your hair natural, you are more in touch with ones "Africanness," whilst those of us who use a relaxer are, let's just say, not that into it.
Matt Stewart | Posted 08.14.2009 | Media
Tweeting my novel provides the ultimate in easy sampling and information triage before purchase, the equivalent of watching a clip of a TV show before deciding to order the season on Netflix.
Naazish YarKhan | Posted 08.13.2009 | Media
In literary fiction, it all comes down to the writing. Ultimately, the book you're trying to sell to an agent/publisher has to stand on its own merit.
Naazish YarKhan | Posted 08.12.2009 | Living
A book of short stories allows for variety, completion in short bursts of creativity and also captures thoughts between times of writing a novel.
Marshall Goldsmith | Posted 07.28.2009 | Living
I will never forget one hard-driving executive who chose "When I get better at letting go." His first benefit was that his direct reports would take more responsibility. His final benefit was that he would probably live to celebrate his 60th birthday.
Richard Farrell | Posted 07.24.2009 | Living
Heroin is not a cold-shake like cocaine. The impurities used to cut heroin need to be cooked off in boiling water before you shoot it intravenously.
Christina Patterson | Posted 07.13.2009 | Entertainment
This tall, lithe, creature, with toned-as-Michelle-Obama's arms and a living-in-the-Bahamas tan, a creature whose latest internationally bestselling novel has garnered reviews Martin Amis would kill for, can't really mean 'self-loathing,' can she?
Debbie Tenzer | Posted 06.25.2009 | Living
Helping every week is strength training for the soul. With all the bad news in the world, it's easy to become numb but making kindness a regular habit keeps your compassion muscles strong.
Iris Martin | Posted 06.15.2009 | Business
Homeowners suffering from payment shock and foreclosure syndrome are not getting the psychological help they need to survive escalating vicious attacks by their lenders If payment shock and foreclosure syndrome is not treated as the national epidemic that it is, affecting over sixteen million homeowners, homeowner violence will increase, as will homeowner suicide. Toxic lenders and their cohorts, government cronies, co-conspirators and attorneys need to be punished -- in a court of law, not on the front lawn.
Mark Joseph | Posted 06.08.2009 | Media
Del Breckenfeld knows all about cool. He is the author of a recently published book called The Cool Factor and recently dropped by to be a guest on th...
Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living