The Other Side of You: A Novel

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For psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Dr. David McBride, death exerts an unusual draw. Despite his profession, he has never come to terms with the violent accident that took his brother’s life, a trauma that has shaped his personality and subsequent choice of career. But when a failed suicide, Elizabeth Cruikshank, comes into his care, he finds the deepest reaches of his suppressed history being reactivated. Elizabeth is mysteriously reticent about her own past and it is not until David recalls a painting by the Italian artist Caravaggio that she finally yields her story. As she recounts the chance encounter which took her to Rome, and her tragic tale of passion and betrayal, David begins to find a strange and disturbing reflection of his own loss in the haunted “other side” of this elusive woman. Through one long night’s dialogue they journey together into a past which brings painful new insight and uncertain resolution to each of them.

The Other Side of You is a powerful meditation on art, and on love in all its manifestations. In distinctive, graceful prose, Salley Vickers explores the ways both love and art can penetrate the complexities of the human heart, to invade and change our being, and the possibilities of regeneration through another’s vision and understanding.

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"Two people with open hearts...create a reality more powerful and more salient than either individual.".......2007-06-27

Caravaggio painted two versions of the risen Christ at supper in Emmaus with two disciples after he had walked and talked with them unrecognized along the road. In one, Caravaggio puts a small feast before them and portrays Jesus with a youthful face. The other picture places a sparer repast on the table and Jesus looks as though the sufferings of his life had stamped his post-crucifixion countenance too. But both paintings depict Jesus fulfilling his promise that "where two or three gather in my name, there will I be also." As Luke, chapter 24 informs, when the disciples recognize their master, he "vanishes," and the two remind each other that their hearts were "burning inside us as he talked to us on the road."

In THE OTHER SIDE OF YOU, Dr. David McBride, a psychiatrist and analyst, in time views both paintings, one habitually exhibited in his native England and the other in Italy. He discovers in them a message...one he even conveys to a skeptical assemblage of his professional peers in place of the case studies he had prepared. His fellow psychiatrists appear puzzled rather than enlightened, but for the reader, McBride's remarks crystallize the ways art and the experiences of the characters have integrated....

For the doctor we meet initially is a man still mourning the loss of his older brother to a lorry accident when they were children. And he's also a man who carries on with a marriage that superficially floats along, but really is sinking. He's damaged and unable to connect, and his preoccupation with survivor's guilt feeds his desire to understand the minds of those who are inclined to commit suicide.

At a small psychiatric hospital called St. Christopher's, one of those who has attempted to end it all is Mrs. Elizabeth Cruikshank. At first she is a hard nut to crack, sitting silently through her sessions with McBride. But one afternoon, they stumble on a mutual appreciation for Caravaggio, and this leads to a marathon seven-hour session in which the previously recalcitrant patient reveals herself. But she does not do this as an entirely one-sided effort. McBride also contributes, showing the tender parts of himself. He isn't discarding his professional ethics by crossing forbidden boundaries; rather, he is shaping an empathetic meeting of the minds that will allow his patient to unburden herself in an environment of shared humanity.

Her hidden story is a love story that she fleshes out with the comedies of life and its own bittersweet ironies and inevitabilities. The questions of what defines "love" swirl around. Must love, to be a successful exchange, be unconditionally accepted when it is unconditionally and fully given? And what responsibility must one shoulder if one fails to wholly embrace love once it is offered? This is perhaps the pivotal consideration that both doctor and patient -- two kindred souls -- face.

In their marathon, Elizabeth and David, like the two disciples on the road to Emmaus, discuss "all that happened" and in the process they become "[t]wo people with open hearts, and the willingness to speak from them" to "create a reality more powerful and salient than either individual."

Salley Vickers has crafted a beautiful contemplation on the human potentialities for bonding. The novel is both encouragement and admonition that opportunities that arise to share burning hearts ought not be carelessly wasted or cast aside out of fear.

THE OTHER SIDE OF YOU is a poignant read and one to be cherished.

The Other Side of You Psychological Yarn.......2007-05-06

This was a very short but not simple novel that explores infidelity and its effect on its main characters. This is a book that looks at psychiatrist's slow examination of his patient and his own life. The author interweaves the two stories in a unique believable way. The book speaks to interconnectedness and the importance of it in solving complex human issues. Not a shout out loud book but a very subtle whisper of a good book.

Poignant.......2007-03-20

Psychiatrist Dr.David McBride meets a new patient, a would be suicide, Elizabeth Cruickshank who was saved from death by a neighbour. Elizabeth had married on the rebound from her first real love affair, only to find herself trapped in a boring marriage to an extremely dull man. Years later and now the mother of two, she meets her old lover again and travels with him to Rome where he introduces her to the world of art, in particular that of Caravaggio. Despite desperately wanting to be with him, she leaves her lover because of her guilty conscience and regrets it, ever after, when he dies only days later. Treating Elizabeth awakens old feelings in David who had always put to the back of his mind, the fact that his brother died as a child while caring for him. Salley Vickery writes knowledgeably (she is a psychoanalyst) and with great clarity and is one of those authors who can make the reader hear every word of a conversation. I can't swear that I understood every nuance of the psychiatric side of things but enjoyed the read immensely.

Insightful, yet sad (4.5 *s).......2007-03-05

This book is a very thoughtful yet sobering look at the difficulty of establishing a relationship where the two parties actually fit. The author explores this through the voices of psychoanalyst David McBride and patient Elizabeth Cruikshank, who had attempted suicide when her chance at realizing true love with artist and teacher Thomas Carrington is abruptly ended.

The story is initiated in David's office as he and Liz, after a very halting start, attempt to understand Liz' history with Thomas. Liz in a harsh judgment of herself regards her actions as "faithless," altogether different than unfaithful.

Along this journey of discovery, the author's assessment of the possibilities for love is made rather clear. For example,

"The reasons for choice of partner are obscure and what passes for love is generally a decided mixed bag: lust, anxiety, lack of self-worth, sadism, masochism, cowardice, fear, recklessness, self-glory, simple brutality, the need to control, the urge to be looked after; most dangerous of all, the desire to save. ... Seldom, very seldom, do two people unite through sheer reciprocal joy in the other's being."

Even then, there is "the stark fact that nothing is ever settled between two human souls, for nothing is or can be settled until we are finally done and gone."

Though there is a certain amount of desperation in their lives and some developments are rather somber, both David and Elizabeth come to some realizations and understandings that permit them to move on with their lives with some contentment gained.

The book is not without its ambiguities and unevenness, especially in regards to the one tragic event in David's life, namely the death of his six-year-old brother when he was himself only five. The conversations are long but there is enough plot to keep the book moving. The insights gained from the book outweigh the general melancholy tone.

Haunting and poignant.......2006-07-15

Dr David McBride is a psychiatrist, whose life has been marked by death, leaving him to professionally specialise in the field of suicide. His patient, Elizabeth Cruikshank, has attempted suicide - not an attention seeking effort but a genuine one, foiled only by the timely arrival of a neighbour. This seems an unlikely pairing for Sally Vickers' latest effort (after the beautiful "Miss Garnet's Angel" and the less effective "Mr Golighlty's Holiday"), but it has worked magnificently, giving us a spare, thoughtfully crafted and many layered novel which says as much about modern psychiatric medicine as it does about our ability to heal each other through remembrance and simple human interaction. It is also, at many levels, a finely woven and poignant love story.

Interwoven in this story is an appreciation of Caravaggio's works (which makes you want to look at them, be warned), his ability to record the spectrum of human emotions in vivid paint, and how both patient and doctor have been touched by his masterpieces in ways that they could not foresee would have such impacts on their respective psyches.

The writing is sharp and clean, and each of the characters are finely drawn and believable. The small grouping of attendant characters - other patients, staff, family and friends are also interesting and believable, adding richness to this novel by allowing us to see that there are other factors which impact upon who our chief characters are, and how they are formed by their world.

Sally Vickers is a talented novelist whose passion for her topic and their humanity shines through every page of this fine book.

The Other Side of the River: A Story of Two Towns, a Death, and America's Dilemma

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read in one night! a real page turner
Sometimes the truth is difficult to take
Not as good as I expected...
Great Writing
A must read

The Other Side of the River: A Story of Two Towns, a Death, and America's Dilemma
Alex Kotlowitz
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ASIN: 038547721X
Release Date: 1999-01-19

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The author of There Are No Children Here follows up that magnificent effort with the gripping story of a mysterious death in southwest Michigan. A black teenager surfaces in the St. Joseph River, drowned. How did he get there? The towns of Benton Harbor and St. Joseph, divided by both race and the river, grapple with the possibilities in this maddeningly difficult case. Alex Kotlowitz puts his sharp reporting skills to good work here, describing in detail everything that is known about Eric McGinnis's short life and untimely death. But the book is best at plumbing the racial psychology of these mutually suspicious communities. The Other Side of the River has that can't-put-it-down quality found in the best narrative nonfiction, and it speaks to issues affecting all of America.

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Alex Kotlowitz's There Are No Children Here was more than a bestseller; it was a national event. His beautifully narrated, heartbreaking nonfiction account of two black boys struggling to grow up in a Chicago public housing complex spent eight weeks on The New York Times bestseller list, was a made-for-television movie starring and produced by Oprah Winfrey, won many distinguished awards, and sparked a continuing national debate on the lives of inner-city children.

In The Other Side of the River, his eagerly awaited new book, Kotlowitz takes us to southern Michigan. Here, separated by the St. Joseph River, are two towns, St. Joseph and Benton Harbor. Geographically close, they are worlds apart, a living metaphor for America's racial divisions: St. Joseph is a prosperous lakeshore community and ninety-five percent white, while Benton Harbor is impoverished and ninety-two percent black. When the body of a black teenaged boy from Benton Harbor is found in the river, unhealed wounds and suspicions between the two towns' populations surface as well. The investigation into the young man's death becomes, inevitably, a screen on which each town projects their resentments and fears.

The Other Side of the River sensitively portrays the lives and hopes of the towns' citizens as they wrestle with this mystery--and reveals the attitudes and misperceptions that undermine race relations throughout America. In this gripping and ultimately profound book, Alex Kotlowitz proves why he is one of this country's foremost writers on the ever explosive issue of race.

From the Hardcover edition.

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read in one night! a real page turner.......2007-04-30

Here's the thing - you know who died, and you know where the body was found and in what condition, but you don't know the why and how. And you still can't put this book down!
Alex Kotlowitz is a master story teller of a real life murder in a racially charged small town, geographically divided by a river but racially divided by mistrust and suspicion. His research is detailed and thorough, and the reader finds himself quickly immersed and emotionally invovled with the characters. Every character is complex and likeable. There are no bad guys/good guys. Just an unsolved murder, in a town yearning to heal.

Sometimes the truth is difficult to take.......2007-02-19

This was an excellent book--painful to read in some places, but important when it comes to understanding the role of racism and race relations in this country. I find it interesting to read the comments from some of the residents of St. Joe's who claim that their town was misrepresented. My sense is that many simply found their deeply entrenched bigoted attitudes and racism difficult to take when detailed in print for the world to read. Perhaps they should spend less time defending the indefensible and more on changing the fabric of their town and its relationship with their neighbors across the bridge.

Not as good as I expected..........2006-05-26

Alex's last book There Are No Children Here is hard to top, but I tried to give The Other Side of the River a chance. What was the point of the book? To show the different levels of racial tensions within this particular community or to find out who killed the teenager? I am still trying to understand the purpose of the book. I felt like I didn't learn anything new.

Great Writing.......2006-01-24

I bought this book for my parents since they own property north of Benton Harbor. I started reading the book after I realized I have worked with one of the people in the book. Very interesting. I will not state my personal opinion on the subject.

I rode a mountain bike from Saint Joseph into Benton Harbor shortly after these events took place and never realized how bad things were. Never had any problems until riding my motorcycle in Benton Harbor with my black fiance'.

A must read.......2005-10-16

I actually lived in St. Joseph when this happened and I do remember all the racial tension. As a child and teenager I was always told never to cross the bridge over to Benton Harbor because of how dangerous it was over there. I moved from St. Joes in 1995 and I did not know about this book until a couple years ago. When I first started reading it, it brought back a lot of memorys. This really is a great book and it does capture the tension between the two towns perfectly. I would really recommend this book.

The Other Side of Love: Handling Anger in a Godly Way

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The other side of love Handling anger in a loving way
Best I've read
Very Good!
Read by the Author = nice!
Religious but provides almost scientific breakdown of anger

The Other Side of Love: Handling Anger in a Godly Way
Gary Chapman
Manufacturer: Moody Publishers
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Anger is a universal human experience. For many of us, it is the single greatest challenge in every area of our lives. We have been taught that anger itself is a sin and should be avoided at all costs. However, anger is also understood to be 'nature's way' of preparing man to respond in times of danger. How then do we go about bringing this volatile emotion under the Lordship of Jesus Christ? Gary Chapman gives us the perfect tool to answer this and many other questions in The Other Side of Love. In this book, he takes a fresh look at the origin and purpose of anger. Asserting that anger is rooted in the holy nature of God, he reverently explains that anger flows from God's holiness and love. Gary Chapman draws on his extensive counseling experience to instruct us how to positively process our anger. This will help us to create and further cultivate healthy relationships. Helpful study questions for group or personal use conclude each chapter. Don't let anger get the best of you. Victory begins with understanding. Now is the time to make this critical investment in your walk with Christ.

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The other side of love Handling anger in a loving way.......2007-01-07

This book was excellent. It helped me to evaluate my anger and provided useful tips to react differently and get better results. Anger is an issure that has popped up while parenting tirelessly on a daily basis. It helped to break down why I was experiencing anger. I love all of Gary Chapman's books and have found them very useful.

Best I've read.......2006-11-15

This is the best book I've read on anger management and teaching your children how to manage their anger. Gary Chapman's insight on why God created anger and what purpose it serves is very interesting. He provides summaries of each chapter, so you can review the main points without re-reading the entire book. This book gave me a new perspective.

Very Good!.......2006-07-30

If you have ever been angry, (which most people do get from time to time), then this book is a MUST READ! Don't leave home without it!

Read by the Author = nice!.......2006-06-25

I've read the paperback and now listening to the audio book. This is a great title for everyone. Probably one of the areas that most people overlook. Even for those who think anger isn't an issue for them will learn alot from this book. Enjoy!

Religious but provides almost scientific breakdown of anger.......2006-05-26

I'm not a very religious person but his book broke down anger and all the aspects about anger in such a way that I feel much better. I know I can now work to control my anger and not let my anger control me. While reading this book I even had opportunities to try his suggestions and ideas on my own - anger toward my children, my wife and myself. I was amazed how well it worked. There were still times I slipped, but I was able to use his ideas, see where I went wrong and make a conscious decision to correct it next time. So don't laugh at me if you go past my garage and hear me say out loud, to myself, as my van runs over the basketball, again, "I'm angry".

Life on the Other Side:: A Psychic's Tour of the Afterlife

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Excellent Book!!!
A look at the afterlife
Comforting and spiritual
Wonderfully Written Book!
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Life on the Other Side:: A Psychic's Tour of the Afterlife
Sylvia Browne , and Lindsay Harrison
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ASIN: 0451206479
Release Date: 2002-04-02

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Bestselling psychic Sylvia Browne offers a detailed account of life in heaven in Life on the Other Side. Readers should be warned that it takes a huge leap of faith to follow this celebrity psychic across the chasm of doubt to the other side. In her opening chapters she explains that she is like the young boy in the movie The Sixth Sense--she sees dead people. When she was a child, these spirits came into her room at night and disappeared when a light went on. "To this day I can't sleep in a completely dark room, because the minute I try it the room starts filling up," she writes. "As a child, it was scary. As an adult, it's just annoying..."

Once she establishes her lengthy connections to life after death (including conversations with a spirit guide named Francine and her own near-death experience), Browne launches into life in the fourth dimension. In a chapter titled "After the Tunnel, Arriving on the Other Side," Browne explains that newcomers pass through a "hall of wisdom" and then review their most recent life through a "scanning machine." In the chapter "Beyond the Entrance," Brown claims that spirits live in whatever kind of home they've longed for, or they recreate a favorite home from earth. Plus, "the more spiritually advanced we become, the more physical beauty we're given, as a badge of our progress and hard work." Sex is known as "merging" and does not require birth control or any commitments of exclusivity. These kinds of glowing accounts of the other side cause skeptics to snicker, believers to feel comforted, and thousands of fans to keep on buying her books. --Gail Hudson

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Renowned psychic, spiritual teacher, and #1 New York Times bestselling author Sylvia Browne leads readers on an adventure of the spirit and gives them a surprising glimpse into the next world. Filled with stunning revelations and stories of those who have visited "the other side," this uplifting book is the ultimate guide to finding peace in the afterlife.

"I've personally witnessed her bring closure to distraught families, help the police close cases, and open people's hearts to help them see the good within themselves." (Montel Williams)

"Sylvia Browne is more than a psychic-she is a master at conveying the truth that exists in the fourth dimension." (Caroline Myss, Ph.D., author of Anatomy of the Spirit)

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Excellent Book!!!.......2007-06-03

First off, anything written by Sylvia Browne is going to be GREAT!! I truly loved reading this book. It helped me in alot of ways, not only with my deceased father but with other family members that have past on. And learning about what the other side is like, is exciting and it sounds so lovely. It filled me with so much joy that I'll read it over and over. This book is for all those people searching for their spiritual side and a meaning to why they are here.
Awesome book!!! Thank You!!

A look at the afterlife.......2007-05-20

Sylvia Browne has confirmed much of what I thought was true and added a dimension to the afterlife that I hadn't thought about. What she confirmed was that God is a God of love, not vengence. That God loves everyone despite their religious affiliation or lack of one. Christians, Jews, Buddists, Animists and all other religions are in the Afterlife. She doesn't use the word "Heaven", possibly because other religions have another word for it. Something that she said that I hadn't thought about previously is that the afterlife is in another dimension which is about five feet above the ground.

If I sound gullible, then possibly I am, but most people who will buy this book are people who are seeking and if what Sylvia Browne says resonates with their beliefs, they are going to see that as confirming that they are right. If they are skeptical, they may not find anything that they can believe in this book.

Comforting and spiritual.......2007-04-26

This book was one of the best books I have ever read for what I went through. My mother past and I was very unsettled about her passing. Of course having all the questions everyone else wants to know. Did they make it what now are they happy. This book was perfect for helping me accept my mothers passing and making me feel closure knowing how happy my mother is now in heaven. Knowing she will be doing things that she only dreamed about and watching over us all. Knowing she can see it all instead of wondering if she knew anything.

The best book I have ever read that helped me in my life and spirit.

I enjoyed every moment of that book that I passed it onto someone else who just lost a loved one. And it helped them as well.

Thank you Sylvia for your books.

Wonderfully Written Book!.......2007-04-10

My fallopian tube ruptured almost killing me on Dec 15, 2005 and I went to the other side while the doctor's tried to revive me and gave me a blood transfussion. This is what it is really like there. I felt so at home after reading this book because it all made perfect sense to me at last. A short time after reading this book I was contacted by my own spirit guide for the first time and now I know how to communicate with her and I am no longer afraid of spirits and guides because they are here to help us if we want them to.

Sylvia Browne's Afterlife Review.......2007-04-02

This book was even more fantastic and informative than I had anticipated. I can now hardly wait to read every other book that Sylvia Browne has written. I would recommend this book to anybody and everybody (adults).

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The Other Side
Jacqueline Woodson
Manufacturer: Putnam Juvenile
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0399231161

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Clover has always wondered why a fence separates the black side of town from the white side. But this summer when Annie, a white girl from the other side, begins to sit on the fence, Clover grows more curious about the reason why the fence is there and about the daring girl who sits on it, rain or shine. And one day, feeling very brave, Clover approaches Annie. After all, why should a fence stand in the way of friendship?

Beautifully rendered in Earl B. Lewis's striking, lifelike watercolor illustrations, Jacqueline Woodson gives us a moving, lyrical narrative told in the hopeful voice of a child confused about the fence someone else has built in her yard and the racial tension that divides her world.

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The Other Side.......2007-05-26

"Don't you ever cross that fence child!" A little colored girl was playing out on her swing, and then came a white girl. They both looked at eachother in confusion. In the early 1900's, there was many problems between colored people and whites. They just didnt get along very well. The colored girl ran inside and asked her ma why she couldn't cross the fence. She told her baby girl that, many people are different, and we are not the same as them. The next day, her family had a get-together, and her cousin's were over. The white girl came outside and asked if she could play jumprope with them. And, after that many different things have been said. What has been said? Find out by reading, "The Other Side."

The Other Side.......2007-05-26

The Other Side.......2007-05-24

Back in the day, whites and blacks had seperate everything. Some things included schools, drinking fountains, and jobs. I read THE OTHER SIDE, by Jacqueline Woodson. This book was realistic fiction. I think kids in the fourth grade that enjoy learning about the civil rights would like this book.
THE OTHER SIDE is about two girls who see eachother almost everyday, but yet don't talk. The only thing seperating them is a fence dividing the white and black land. Annie (white) would always watch Clover (black) and her friends play while she sat on the fence. One day, Clover decided to go and talk to Annie. Do they become friends?
To end, I thought this book was great. It talked about the some kids had during the civil rights movement. The story's problelm was that it was just to dangerous to play with and talk to people of a different race.

The Other Side.......2007-05-23

"The Other Side" is a wonderful book because it shows that when black and white people are together it's not bad. This book was about a white girl and a black girl. They both wanted to cross over the fence to see what it was like. So one day, their mamas told them that they were not allowed to go on the other side of the fence, it just wasn't right. She wasn't allowed to because it was always like that and it wasn't going to change. The next day came and they caught eyes. That's all about the summary I am going to tell you.
The characters in this story were nice, pleasant, and thoughtful because they didn't know what was so bad to be with the opposite color. They were also kind to each other. (Well I guess I can say that). I also think that you would like this book because it teaches you something that Martin Luther King Jr. tried to teach you. That's all it was easier to follow while you read the book.
I was actually pretty well shocked on how the book had ended because of what their mamas said to the girls. The difference of this book is that it is a children's book and you learn about it in about 7th grade but children read this book when they are in Pre-k or something.

The Other Side Review.......2007-05-23

Do you like sad, heart-touching children stories? Then you would love, The Other Side. It's a children's story by Jacqueline Woodson. The main characters are of different race, and they end up getting along very well and becoming friends. The main idea of The Other Side is that people, especially kids, can get along with someone even though they are different.
Another main point is that children can teach adults a lot about getting along and accepting people for who they are. The book is written for children to understand and also for adults to learn about how it was for children and parents in the past. The Other Side is a great realistic fiction book and will teach people of all ages about history of segregation.

The Other Side and Back: A Psychic's Guide to Our World and Beyond

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Great Book.
Full of information
Mark D. Hyde, Author of "Coloring Outside the Lines: One Gay Man's Journey to Self-Acceptance & Spiritual Awakening
changed my life
Amazing, and helpful!

The Other Side and Back: A Psychic's Guide to Our World and Beyond
Sylvia Browne , and Lindsay Harrison
Manufacturer: Signet
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ASIN: 0451198638
Release Date: 2000-07-10

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In this upbeat look at a world that isn't as far removed from us as we might think, Sylvia Browne answers the big questions we all ask at one point or another: "What are angels?" "What happens when we die?" and "What are ghosts?" While The Other Side and Back may pacify your curiosity about the spirit realm, it also offers a cure to the cynicism that plagues us every day. Surprisingly, this book feels much more personal than Browne's biographical Adventures of a Psychic, perhaps because of the conversational, first-person narrative that brings the spirit world down to earth without diminishing its uniqueness. --Brian Patterson

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World-famous psychic and New York Times bestselling author Sylvia Browne takes readers on an unprecedented and comprehensive "tour" of the afterlife-a world-changing revelation that has helped millions live for today, tomorrow, and forever...

Includes
how spirit guides and angels "talk" to us daily
the truth about ghosts and hauntings
solving "unsolvable" missing persons cases
how psychic energy can keep people healthy and improve relationships
why we shouldn't fear aging and death
must-read predictions for the new millennium
and more

"Psychic, medium, clairvoyant, channel-these are all words to describe Sylvia Browne's unique powers. I've personally witnessed her bring closure to distraught families, help the police close cases, and open people's hearts to help them see the good within themselves."-Montel Williams

"The Other Side and Back is the most grounded and authentic 'entry to the other side' that I have ever read. You know immediately upon reading the first few pages that Sylvia Browne is more than a psychic-she is a master at conveying the truth that exists in the fourth dimension." -Caroline Myss, Ph.D., author of Anatomy of the Spirit

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Great Book. .......2007-07-13

I loved this book. It was one of many of Sylvia's books I purchased. She gives the readers hope and joy. I would recommend this book because it is wonderful insight. She knows what she is talking about and expresses it very well.

Full of information.......2007-05-14

I actually read this as a library book and loved it so much I had to buy it! It is full of information and I learned so much. There are so many things that Syliva says in the book that you feel in your heart are the truth.

Mark D. Hyde, Author of "Coloring Outside the Lines: One Gay Man's Journey to Self-Acceptance & Spiritual Awakening.......2007-04-12

After losing my mother in a tragic car accident in 2003, I started looking for books that would help me deal with her death. I had lost other loved ones, but as a gay man, when you lose your mother, it's a tough pill to swallow. Sylvia Browne's Book, The Other Side and Back was exactly what I needed. I love her informative and candid demeanor. It was as if this book was written specifically for me. Some three years later I have written my own book about the loss of my mother, my complete acceptance of who I am, and my longing to live the most rewarding life possible. In my book, I quote Sylvia Browne, "the toughest part is leaving the people in our lives better for having known us, without sacrificing ourselves in the process." What a powerful insight! Sylvia's book is a must for any person who longs for their true purpose and the real meaning behind this journey we call life.

changed my life.......2007-03-10

THis book changed my life...it opened my eyes up to a way of thinking that i hadnt considered before...For anyone who "knows" there is much more than the physical..and someone who is open to alternative explainations..I highly sugggest you read this book..not necessarily to accept all of it, just read it..take what feels good..let new ideas open your heart..and explore that. This book opened my heart to what I now know is my own truth..I never would have been open to it had I not been exposed to sylvia...

Amazing, and helpful!.......2007-01-04

First of all I love Sylvia Brown and all of her books that I have read. She is so helpful the way she describes life and death, and eases our mind of how we feel about our loved ones that have passed, and she also informs us of how to live a good life, and the real meaning of spirituality! I have always beleived in God, but she has information that will completely give you a different outlook on our life here on earth, and why we are here, and where we will go after death, if you have any loved ones that have passed on, you need to read this book!

We Don't Die: George Anderson's Conversations with the Other Side

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We Don't Die: George Anderson's Conversations with the Other Side
Joel Martin , and Patricia Romanowski
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ASIN: 0425114511

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Put together by a radio-show personality who worked closely with medium George Anderson, We Don't Die is well documented, well written, and seems veracious. It is one of the most convincing accounts of communication with the deceased. A gentle religious man, Anderson was almost committed to a state mental hospital at age 16 because of his "visions," but by his 20s, he was helping spirits communicate with friends and relatives still residing on this plane of existence. Approximately 15 percent of the time he's not correct, and this is attributed to mix-ups in human communication or ignorance on the part of the questioner. The information that living folks pass between each other is often relayed or perceived inaccurately, so it seems logical that some perceptive error would occur in communications from the incarnate--particularly since a lot of these are conveyed through images, symbols, and tactile impressions. Anderson's conversations make for an engrossing read not to be missed. --P. Randall Cohan

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This is the phenomenal true story of the world-renowned psychic medium George Anderson-the groundbreaking book that first brought afterlife experience into the light. For over 12 years Joel Martin documented evidence of Anderson's powers-the ability to reach 'the other side'-and repeatedly astonished believers and skeptics. This is the book of those universal visions, the inspiring messages of hope, truth, and peace, and a glimpse into eternity to answers to the unfathomable questions about life and death.

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Deceived.......2007-06-03

How easy are people deceived they rather believe this book than the bible he says there is no hell funny Jesus talks about hell in the bible in Mathew 25 Jesus says these shall go into everlasting fire so I don't know who was giving George Anderson the visions but they were not from Jesus his books are full of errors and are of the devil.

An Amazing Man and a REAL medium.......2007-05-17

In 1995, following the death of my son, I traveled to Long Island to meet with George Anderson. At the time of my trip, I owned a small angel store. One of my customers had just lost her husband so the two of us flew to NY to meet with Mr. Anderson. He knew nothing about either of us, not our names or where we were from. He didn't know we had flown across the country praying for a sign, a connection, a message, ~anything from beyond. George Anderson picked us individually out of an audience at separate times. Both my customer and I had astounding experiences of those who had passed over. My son and her husband both came thru with messages, specific to each of us. I wrote a chapter about the experience in a book recently published, Blessings in the Mire. Anyone that knows me, knows that I was not inclined to believe in mediums, psychics, healers, and the likes, and that for the most part I think most of this is charlatans out to make a buck with their peddled wares. George Anderson changed my mind. He is a very gifted man, with an amazing life story to tell. In this book, We Don't Die, he speaks of how painful his childhood was as a result of his "visions" in his youth. Believe me, because it's true. Get this book, and then if you are in need of spiritual guidance, seek him out. I have long since moved on and no longer have my angel store; now I write books about it! But when I returned to my angel store after the NY trip and meeting with George Anderson, I called the publisher and ordered a crate of, We Don't Die, which I sold in record time. And if you want the detailed account of our profoundly impactful experience feel free to buy Blessings in the Mire.

Superb Book. Loved This Book & Everyone I Gave This Book To Loved It!.......2007-04-21

Goerge Anderson is incredible and he has clearly made a difference in the hearts and minds of those he has touched. A gifted medium and a person of kindness, I found Joel Martin's "We Don't Die" to be inspirational as well as informative. It's a wonderful book for the believer as well as the skeptic. I couldn't put the book down.

Proof of Eternal Life.......2007-04-10

I read this book years ago when I was doubting a meaning in life and everything felt worthless. It gave me hope and provided inspiration for my journey. Must read.

I thought it was very moving.......2007-03-22

The book was so touching and moving that it warms the heart.

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Animals on the Other Side
ANIMALS ON THE OTHER SIDE
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Animals on the Other Side
Sylvia Browne , and Chris Dufresne
Manufacturer: Angel Bea Publishing
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0971784345

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New York Times #1 bestselling author and psychic Sylvia Browne and her son explain for pet owners of all ages what animals experience when their life on earth is over and what is waiting for them when they return home to the other side. Popular questions such as Does my pet miss me? Did he know I loved him? Can he hear me when I talk to him? Can he come back to visit me? and How will I be able to find my pet when I go home? are answered. The story begins when the spirit of Browne's dog, Jolie, leaves her body and goes home to live on the other side. Jolie runs, jumps, and plays with her eternal friends all around the world, devoid of the pain and suffering she was experiencing on earth. This is a comforting account of a pet's journey through one life and on to the next that explains how animals enjoy eternal happiness right alongside the people who love them.

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Animals on the Other Side.......2007-08-07

This book is a picture book of which 7\8ths are illustrations and 1\8th is text. It is 14 pages long and took me 5 minutes to read. Had I known what it was I would not have purchased it unless it was on the dollar table. There was a bit of information and I do find Sylvias books about the other side to be deeply interesting however this one was disappointing for the price. Oh well, they got my money.

ANIMALS ON THE OTHER SIDE.......2007-07-17

THIS BOOK GAVE ME THE PEACE OF MIND I NEEDED TO ASSURE ME THATMY BELOVED COMPANION IS HAVING THE TIME OF HIS LIFE.

Very Disappointed.......2007-07-15

I was really looking forward to reading this book, especially being from Sylvia Browne. I was very disappointed. It only took about three minutes to go through this book. It was nothing like what I expected. Sylvia tells the audience that anyone with pets need to get this book, she should tell them it is more for children. Pictures were nice, didn't tell me anything I didn't already know. I feel I just threw my money away by buying this book. I should have read the ratings before buying it, I felt since Sylvia wrote it that it had to be worth buying. My cat was very ill and I was looking for something that would help me through her passing. Unfortunately this book wasn't it.

ANIMALS ON THE OTHER SIDE.......2007-07-05

A joy to read. Anyone who is interested in Sylvia Browne (and the "afterlife" will find this delightful.

Disappointed.......2007-05-23

The book was lacking depth. It is more for kids than adults. I was very disappointed.

Coping with Prednisone (and Other Cortisone-Related Medicines): It May Work Miracles, but How Do You Handle the Side Effects?

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Reality is, this medication is a necessary evil
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This book was a life saver!

Coping with Prednisone (and Other Cortisone-Related Medicines): It May Work Miracles, but How Do You Handle the Side Effects?
Eugenia Zukerman , and Julie R. Ingelfinger
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin
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ASIN: 0312195702

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Approximately one million Americans per year take high doses of prednisone and related drugs (glucocorticoids) to treat serious illnesses and conditions ranging from asthma to rheumatoid arthritis to kidney disease to organ transplantation. Wile these medicines may have unpleasant, even devastating side effects, including gastrointestinal problems, intense mood swings, changes in hair and skin, and increased susceptibility to infection, they may also be the only treatment available for serious or life-threatening illnesses.When the world-renowned flutist Eugenia Zuckerman was prescribed prednisone to combat a rare lung disease, she teamed up with her sister, Julie R. Ingelfinger, a well-known specialist in pediatric nephrology and hypertension at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, to write the first ever, comprehensive guide for patients undergoing this difficult treatment.Packed with everything your doctor didn't have time to tell you, including recipes, exercises, and tips based on personal experience, Coping with Prednisone is an invaluable handbook for health-care workers, caregivers, and especially for patients themselves.

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prednisone.......2007-07-16

Not too impressed, the title looks as if this gives a general explanation of the drug, but it mostly refers to lung conditions. In my case it is P.M.R. and the book gives no indication of this.

Review of Coping with Prednisone.......2007-06-13

I wish I had been able to read this book before I began a course of treatment with prednisone. I may have been able to avoid some of the side effects, or at least not have suffered the discomfort to the extent that I did. The author gives helpful advice. She was very disciplined in her approach to treatment. We may not all be able to stick to a program such as hers, but at least we would have the option. It was very helpful.

Reality is, this medication is a necessary evil.......2007-03-17

This book is a good primer for those who don't know what to expect when they are going to start prednisone. Prednisone is a tough drug to take over the long term, but it is very necessary and life saving to those of us on a long term regiment. This book is a good primer on what to start to expect when you start taking it, but the reality is your side effects while similar to most of us taking it, will be a little different to each person.

Will you gain weight and feel like a sponge around liquids? Thats pretty much a guarantee, but its how you deal with it mentally that will help you the most, because the alternative for most of us if we don't take it is not pleasant.

Prednisone is a wonder drug in that it can help a vast amount of diseases; for me its ITP and Sarcoidosis, which is great because of its availability and low cost of usage unlike other most costly drugs. But as others have said, its side effects can be harsh the higher your dosage. The key thing about this drug and i cannot stress it enough, is to take your dosage AT THE SAME TIME every time you are supposed to take it. This drug is hard enough to deal with, but missing a dosage by even a few hours will mess with you hard!

This being said, should you question taking the drug in the first place? Naturally yes, but if the doctor says you need to, don't mess around, take it because it will help. Tell your family and your close friends you are on this drug, because it will change you and the more they understand, the better off all will be, because some pretty nasty things can be said when you are mad and taking this drug.

Remember everyone's side effects will be a little different than those described in the book. Just know that you are not alone, because if there is one person who remotely says they like taking this drug, they've either lost there mind or never took it more than a few weeks in the first place.

One good side effect, is that when you goto a buffet you are pretty much guaranteed to get your money's worth!

The "Bible" for those on Prednisone.......2007-01-04

WHen my husband was put on a high dose of Prednisone and began having severe reactions to it, I looked for help to really understand what was happening--a friend mentioned this book so I got it and immediately felt like I had a real support system in place!! When my husband felt well enough to read anything, he also read it, underlining key passages, saying that it addressed his concerns and what he was experiencing--he is better now and weaned off of the Prednisone--hopefully won't need any more as the side effects are extraordinary! but thanks, Eugenia et al., for writing this guide!!!

This book was a life saver!.......2006-12-31

I was so fortunate to learn about and read this book very early in my treatment using Prednisone.

It helped me create a healthier diet and exercise program for myself (to avoid the average 50 pound plus weight gain associated with taking this drug for longer than 6 months)and most importantly, it helped me recognize symptoms of the drugs side-effects.

With the knowledge obtained from reading this book and talking with my physicians, I knew to ask my physicians about regular liver, kidney and eye examinations. I knew that the possible physical changes (pie face, thickening of the middle trunk area, hump at the base of the neck) were documented and that my body would return to normal eventually (nearly two years after stopping the medication in my case).

I have and continue to strongly recommend the reading of this book to anyone that is facing, has started, or is currently receiving this drug as treatment.

As the subtitle reads, "it may work miracles," and it has in my case, but the side-effects can be health threatening/altering if you and your physician are not aware of them and do not take measures to avoid them or treat them as soon as they appear.

The True Story of Pocahontas: The Other Side of History

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The True Story of Pocahontas: The Other Side of History

The True Story of Pocahontas: The Other Side of History
Linwood, Dr. Custalow , and Angela L. Daniel
Manufacturer: Fulcrum Publishing
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ASIN: 1555916325

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The True Story of Pocahontas: The Other Side of History incorporates the sacred oral history of the Mattaponi that has been passed down to Lin "Little Bear" since his childhood, by his father, the late Mattaponi Chief Webster "Little Eagle" Custalow; his uncle, the late Mattaponi Chief O. T. Custalow; and grandfather, the late Mattaponi Chief George F. Custalow; and those that came before. The Mattaponi Indian tribe, along with the Pamunkey tribe, was one of the original core tribes of the Powhatan Chiefdom, which the English colonists encountered in the 17th century while establishing Jamestown. For nearly 400 years people have heard the Euro-American rendition and interpretation of events that transpired between the English colonists and the Powhatan Indians. The True Story of Pocahontas is the first public publication of the Powhatan perspective that has been maintained and passed down from generation to generation within the Mattaponi Tribe, and the first written history of Pocahontas by her own people. The True Story of Pocahontas will be published in 2007, in connection with the 400th anniversary of the founding of the Jamestown Colony.

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A book everyone should read.......2007-07-18

The authors of this book felt that this was the time to finally tell the true story of Pocahontas, and I completely agree. It's time people, especially Americans, face the truth that has been shrouded in romantic myth for far too long. It may be difficult for some to think of such historical figures as John Smith, John Rolfe and others to be anything but heroes, but it's far more important to the history of this country that the truth be told. The Mattaponi, Pocahontas's tribe, has kept their secret knowledge of the truth to themselves for 400 years. It is with bravery and no doubt a sense of relief that they finally decided to share it with the world. The time for Disney movies and romaticized stories is over: it is now time for the truth.

A Must-Read for 2007.......2007-04-12

This is a very important story that should be read by as many people as possible. It is essential that we recognize the value of oral history--and the other side of history that is presented here. We generally know so little about the native people who interacted with the English settlers of Jamestown--their beliefs, their way of life, and their perspective. We are very fortunate that Dr. Custalow was willing to share the story that he knows with the rest of us, particularly as we turn our attention to Jamestown during this "celebration" year. It is beautifully and evocatively written and well worth your time and thought. I know that reading it has affected me, and increased my understanding of this pivotal time in our nation's history. Thank you for your contribution, Dr. Custalow.

Review of The True Story of Pocahontas.......2007-04-11

After reading this version of Pocahontas, a lot of things became clearer to me. I could never understand how, when the Natives from the rest of the United States were treated so horribly by the Anglos, that the Natives of Virginia escaped, virtually unscathed, during the time of Powhatan. It was very informative, beautifully written and I am grateful that the truth has been told. My congratulations go out to both Linwood Custalow and Angie Daniels for writing this book. I know that Chief Webster 'Little Eagle' Custalow, from his present vantage point, is very proud of this contribution to history. I only wish that he were here, in person, to tell you this.

Thank you for sharing,
Barbara 'Little Doe' Adkins
Gloucester, Virginia

The True Story of Pocahontas: The Other Side of History.......2007-03-14

The book tells a "new" story to me from the standpoint of the Powhatan Indians of Virginia. I enjoyed learning of Pocahontas from the viewpoint of her ancestors. This oral history of her life was enlightening. It made me rethink how my English ancestors behaved and how they may not have been as truthful and honest to a trusting Powhatan Indian Chief, Pocahontas's father, to gain successful knowledge about planting and growing crops in the "New World." I also never knew that Pocahontas might have been kidnapped by the settlers. To learn in this book that Pocahontas may have been poisoned in England, where she died, it was very sad.
Great read!
Thanks to Dr. Custalow.

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