Escape from Freedom

Barry Schwartz

The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less

In the spirit of Alvin Toffler's "Future Shock," comes a social critique of the obsession with choice, particularly in the realm of consumer goods, which the author argues is linked directly to the epidemic of anxiety and dissatisfaction in America.

Betty Shine

The Little Book of Cosmic Colour: Secrets for Colour Healing, Harmony and Therapy

This pocket companion shows how using appropriate colours at different times, you can bring balance and harmony to your life. Betty Shine shares the secrets of using colour to stimulate your senses and emotions, heal ailments and improve your confidence. She also shows how to "feel" invisible auras and how to use colour more effectively in the home, at work, and in what you wear.

Unholy Ghost: Writers on Depression

Unholy Ghost is a unique collection of essays about depression that, in the spirit of William Styron's Darkness Visible, finds vivid expression for an elusive illness suffered by more than one in five Americans today. Unlike any other memoir of depression, however, Unholy Ghost includes many voices and depicts the most complete portrait of the illness. Lauren Slater eloquently describes her own perilous experience as a pregnant woman on antidepressant medication. Susanna Kaysen, writing for the first time about depression since Girl, Interrupted, criticizes herself and others for making too much of the illness. Larry McMurtry recounts the despair that descended after his quadruple bypass surgery. Meri Danquah describes the challenges of racism and depression. Ann Beattie sees melancholy as a consequence of her writing life. And Donald Hall lovingly remembers the "moody seesaw" of his relationship with his wife, Jane Kenyon.The collection also includes an illuminating series of companion pieces. Russell Banks's and Chase Twichell's essays represent husbandand-wife perspectives on depression; Rose Styron's contribution about her husband's struggle with melancholy is paired with an ...