Books published by Abbott Press

Faced with significant budget reductions, nonprofit organizations have moved beyond being one-dimensional entities that rely only on grants. Now, they attract social entrepreneurs who are determined to establish relationships before raising money-something that the late Dr. J. Gregory Dees, foresaw the need for in 1998 when he wrote about a hybrid structure that was enabling nonprofit organizations to generate additional income. Ultimately, Dees concluded that the hybrid structure with a social enterprise component would slow the mission of the nonprofit organization, leaving the social entrepreneur to think about how to create innovative strategies within social entrepreneurship. This book uses a case study focusing on the nonprofit organization, Rising Tide Capital, by expanding the scope of Dr. Dees' research through an assessment of the meaning of social entrepreneurship, social enterprises, and financial stability. It also identifies financial stability through two processes of replication: replicable models through strategic partnerships and the mini-franchise of direct selling. Plot a path to bolster financial stability, think creatively about generating cash flow, and find alternative sources of funding with this guide to operating a successful nonprofit organization.

In the realm of physics, the ultimate gateway to knowledge may be opened by a Unified Field Theory that Albert Einstein sought for the last quarter century of his life. The purpose of such a theory would be to bridge the gap between relativity and quantum theory, the very large and the very small, the laws of gravitation and of electromagnetism.In this spirit, Reason for Life presents a ratiocination of life''s order and design, universal connectedness and unification of all things, the fundamental basis for belief in human purpose and meaning.Reason for Life serves as a written and visual expression of one man''s life experience. A work of both prose and poetry, it reflects a broad scope of thought and feeling, yielding a passionate reservoir of knowing and not knowing, analysis of being and nothingness, the wonder of God, and a logical critique of contemporary belief in an absolute chaos. This commentary explores hope within the boundaries of human belief and transcendent emotion, derived from comprehension of universal causation and unification of all things.From the true feelings of love to thoughts on how things relate despite the space that divides them and the chaos that reigns in the universe, this work evokes a great depth of emotion. It explores the hope and emotions that fill our daily lives and enable us to move on to the next day despite the unanswered questions about life that follow us constantly. Most of all, this collection searches for the reason for our very existence-to discover who and what we are while searching for love, a connection to life, and the ultimate source of our true being.

Melissa L. Ross, author of Surviving Crazy: A Roadmap to the Scars, continues to survive crazy in her second book, Finding Herself There. When Ross' depression resurfaces, she resorts to electroconvulsive therapy to reclaim her sanity. With insight and humor, she shares her experiences in hopes to help other sufferers of mental illness not to feel so alone.Finding Herself There offers a narrated journey of enlightenment rather than a continuation of her previous memoir. In this second book, Ross discusses her winding road of mental illness, the ECT treatments, and self-discovery. Relaying her opinions, thoughts, feelings, and beliefs, Ross tells how her experiences continue to expand her philosophical views on life, spirituality, and religion.In Finding Herself There, Ross presents her philosophy: We may feel like we are going around in circles in life, often ending up where we started, but we are never the same as when we began, because each experience we have, and each person we meet changes us in some way. Our journeys in life are not linear, but circular, as a winding road to truly knowing ourselves, as well as the world around us. On our journeys to finding ourselves, we also find each other.