Books published by Full Court Press

A little girl finds out that her mother is seriously ill. She is scared and concerned-but her mom assures her that she will never really leave her, but come back to visit as a little yellow bird. . .and she does! Follow the heart-warming real-life story of this little girl''s adventure, how she copes with her loss, and how love transcends and endures forever. . . in many different forms.

Barry Sheinkopf has been writing poetry, as well as novels and nonfiction, for decades. In the early 1970s, his poems began to contain fewer and fewer words. He was producing tanka and haiku, and not being pleased with the results, when finally it dawned on him that he really wanted to make poems with no words at all. This, for a writer, is something of a dilemma. He tried to resolve it by picking up the first of a series of cameras, in 35-millimeter and 4x5" formats, and attempting to photograph the metaphors he saw all around him. His goal from the first has been to capture these exceptional moments in the life around him. If you know that you're looking at a photograph, he says-something that you know is real-but can't momentarily identify it, your sense of the world will be enlarged a little when you suddenly realize what it is and exclaim, "Aha!" This book, then, records a quest for ways of apprehending the visual world that has never ended for him-of seeing into the life of forms, to help his viewers grasp that there are metaphors in everyday experience. Barry Sheinkopf's photographs have appeared in shows across the northeast United States.

Wildly off-beat, whimsical, humorous, and philosophical,here is an adventure story to engross the mind,warm the heart, and quicken the imagination. world-renowned concert violinist Zoltan Zanyhas been sitting in his living room armchair for an entireyear, contemplating-with the help of his unconventionalfriends and austrian housekeeper-the future directionof his life. Meanwhile, his etymologist son, attila, along with an israeli linguistand archaeologist named isaac mashugi, is traveling-in search of thefirst word uttered by man-to eastern turkey's mt. ararat, where theybelieve this original ur-word can be found by discovering Noah's ark. they are joined there by the elder Zany. They discover the word and, on a quest for further adventure, return to America to launch a new kind of travel business-Posthumoustours, specializing in dead customers and raising funds by selling reincarnationinsurance.

Little did they know what an adventure lay before them when Beth Luetkemeyer approached Manny Kremer in 2008 about an experiment she wanted to undertake. Her spirituality and strong desire to acquire a deeper knowledge of metaphysics merged nicely with his belief that it didn't matter how or why a phenomenon works if we can apply the knowledge we gain from it to our lives. Kremer, who had spent his career on Wall Street, was familiar with channeling and had long believed there was a way to see the stock market's future with help from the other side. The lessons and knowledge given in each session helped Beth as she incorporated them into her work as a massage therapist; very often her clients told her that she'd given them the best massage they'd ever had. She was honored by the Purple Heart Association for her work with returning veterans from Iraq. Kremer applied his philosophy of life to Wall Street, where, for ten years, he wrote a daily market letter for a major firm-his information arose from meditation, though he wrote it in technical terms. His letter was translated into six languages. Foreign investors often came for one-on-one meetings, trying to figure out how Kremer was acquiring his prescient information about the market. Both authors are blessed with open-minded thinking that allows them to take a topic and raise it several levels in order to get at the kernel of truth they are seeking. In December 2010, at the age of seventy-four, Kremer was hospitalized with congestive heart failure. In the time since, he has managed through the meditative practice he describes here to reverse the effects of congestive heart failure and macular degeneration. This book will help anyone who uses it to live a more productive, enjoyable life, to reduce stress, and discover how to be rid of the negativities in life.

The galaxy is enjoying a moment of peace that will soon be shattered. a race known as the Wraiths is about to unleash a war of revenge against its ancient enemy, the Twilights, and their allies, with humanity caught on both sides of the conflict. When the Wraiths and their own ally-a powerful empire known as the Imperial guard- hurl the galaxy into disarray, it is up to a fallen admiral, Jonathan Mikel, and his friends to unite it against the evil alliance. If they can't find a way to do so in time, they will all fall victim to the Wraiths' violent wrath.

As parents and caretakers of our children, there are times when we feel our patience and faith is being tested-and we question, at times, how we should respond. "I hope," says author Marie Parks Pinto, "that, through this series, we can help parents better master child-raising skills from the kids' own perspective." In today's difficult times, such appropriate responses can very easily elude us. The series shows situations through the eyes of a child to illustrate how we, as adults, appear to them. That way, it becomes easier to respond appropriately, thereby modeling healthy interpersonal skills for both us and our children. When you're in a difficult moment with your child, ask yourself whether you're applying corresponding skills. Are you teaching your child-or are you willing to be taught? As Pinto puts it, "No matter what side you're on, they are just little children; of that you can be sure."

As parents and caretakers of our children, there are times when we feel our patience and faith is being tested-and we question, at times, how we should respond. "I hope," says author Marie Parks Pinto, "that, through this series, we can help parents better master parenting skills from the kids' own perspective." In today's difficult times, such appropriate responses can very easily elude us. This series shows situations through the eyes of a child to illustrate how we, as adults, appear to them. That way, it becomes easier to respond appropriately, thereby modeling healthy interpersonal skills for both us and our children. When you're in a difficult moment with your child, ask yourself whether you're applying corresponding skills. Are you teaching your child-or are you willing to be taught? As pinto puts it, "no matter what side you're on, they are just little children; of that you can be sure."

As parents and caretakers of our children, there are times when we feel our patience and faith is being tested-and we question, at times, how we should respond. "I hope," says author Marie Parks Pinto, "that, through this series, we can help parents better master child-raising skills from the kids' own perspective." In today's difficult times, such appropriate responses can very easily elude us. The series shows situations through the eyes of a child to illustrate how we, as adults, appear to them. That way, it becomes easier to respond appropriately, thereby modeling healthy interpersonal skills for both us and our children. When you're in a difficult moment with your child, ask yourself whether you're applying corresponding skills. Are you teaching your child-or are you willing to be taught? As Pinto puts it, "No matter what side you're on, they are just little children; of that you can be sure."

Suzie Holtz, tHe Heroine of this worldly andvivid novel, is the daughter of neurotic east europeanHolocaust survivors who unsuccessfullyattempt to make a life in israel before immigrating to theunited States just as she is riding on the cusp of sexual,emotional, and physical maturity. A collision between theparents' old-world views and those of a daughter with ahunger for autonomy and identification with Americanpeers inevitably follows, creating a family crisis both familiarand tragic. But Suzie is dealt a further and utterly unexpected blow: She graduallydevelops secondary male characteristics, for which she lacks coping mechanismsand that soon affect every facet of her life. they rapidly destroyher self-esteem, and become the defining force in all her relationships

"I am glad to have been permitted to learn to live with, rather than simply die from, cancer," remarks Rose Rappaport in one passage of this lucid, unsentimental, and transcendent collection of essays on her sojourn with the illness that eventually took her life. "Mostly I am glad to measure my life, not in terms of what it once was or what I might have wished it to be, but of how wonderful it is now." It was a transformative experience for her that shed profound light on the changeable meanings of work, love, friendship, and growth. The essays she left will as surely alter anyone fortunate enough to read them.

Charlene Thomas needed a job and she took one quick at the Gay Channel. After being plopped into the brewing cauldron of a start-up network, she seizes the chance to rebuild her life following a traumatic divorce. Charlene is center stage when the media phenomenon shoots to #1 while juggling plenty of drama in her personal life-fighting a custody battle for her two children and comforting a best friend whose husband was caught "on the down-low." Charlene Thomas is Black Girl @ the Gay Channel. Don't get in a sister's way. Good old ambition still rules the day. Pop-reality at its snarkiest!

You there-the one with the wedding ring. Ask yourself: To Facebook or not to Facebook? That's the question of the day. With over 500 million active users, Facebook is the global leader in online social networking, and people, married people especially, are reconnecting each day with friends from their past and rediscovering identities they might have lost. "Love, Marriage...and Facebook" gathers stories inspired by what happens when some married people get on Facebook and let all their inhibitions out. You married people who inspired these stories can breathe a sigh of relief...all names have been changed, and some details adjusted, to protect the innocent (and the guilty). But their emotions are raw, and their stories pretty damn sexy. This book will get you hot, turn you on, and make you think twice, especially the next time you log onto Facebook.