psychology

After World War II, a Virginia lawyer travels to the Italian village of Sambuco to visit Mason Flagg, a wealthy childhood friend, finds that Flagg has committed rape, murder, and suicide, and begins a lengthy, revealing conversation with an alcoholic artist with connections to the events.

Indie Brown, living an idyllic life with her partner in rural Maine, is drawn back into the nightmare of her childhood when she is summoned home to Arizona to help her sister deal with their mother's strange illness.

As she falls in love with an American writer and finds herself facing insanity, Anna attempts to weave the diverse experiences of her life into one story.

A collection of creative nonfiction pieces by twenty authors, highlighting events that proved to be turning points or memorable moments of catharsis and personal growth.

Examines the psychology of the serial killer and the challenges such criminals present to law enforcement personnel.

Discusses how family and medical personnel can aid the terminally ill.

This book is a collection of stories of young girls who have to deal with traumatic problems including depression, substance abuse, or the death of a loved one and who learn that they are valuable people who deserve love and support.

An African-American woman searches for a fulfilling relationship through two loveless marriages and finally finds it in the person of Tea Cake, an itinerant laborer and gambler.

Four girls describe their friendship while attending Stuyvesant High School in New York City in a group journal that discusses their struggles to cope with schedules and social pressures as well as their witness of the September 2001 terrorist attacks that occurred outside their classroom window.