Books published by Amarna Books and Media

After a campaign filled with mud-slinging, accusations, and corruption, Billy Dale-San Francisco''s most cunning, most successful political consultant-steers former police chief Jack Callahan to a sweet victory in an underdog race for mayor on Election Night, 1991. But the city''s two daily newspapers are not about to let Callahan off the hook. Both papers lost plenty of political clout by backing the incumbent. As the newspapers battle for control of the new mayor and Dale fights to keep his City Hall power intact, other forces-from rival newspaper publishers to wannabe power brokers-tangle things up with bribery, deceit, and hardball tactics. San Francisco news veteran Joe Strupp''s The Crookedest Street weaves a two-year tale of political power-grabbing, backroom deals, shady operatives-even murder-peopled with the kind of colorful and eccentric characters that have run San Francisco since its Barbary Coast days. "

Remember the love? Remember looking at your significant other and being filled with tenderness, excitement, and hope? At some point you hit a wall. Nothing you say is right. Nothing you do brings him closer. Nothing makes her look at you the way she used to. These are all signs of a Hijacked Brain.A Hijacked Brain is a period of time-moments, hours, or days-when you feel carried away by emotions and you're unable to feel in control of reactions and thoughts. The ebbs and flow take their toll. Recovering from the difficult days gets harder. Resentment grows and the once-loving couple can barely be in the same room.The Hijacked Brain is both a text and a workbook for individuals and couples who are searching for a way to experience less suffering as they support each other and manage their own Hijacked Brains. It is also for helping professionals and anyone seeking to improve the valuable relationships in their lives.