Conari Press imprint: 358 books

From Harvard classrooms to your grandma's kitchen table—everybody is getting on the look on the brightside bandwagon. If you need to know, there's a ton of medical research to back it up, but people who appreciate where their bread is buttered and how sweet the jam on their toast is—well they're...

More than a meditation book, Quiet Mind is a series of reflections that can illuminate every aspect of life. It offers readers guidance on using the moments between activities -- which the author calls "stillpoints" -- as opportunities to focus on becoming more fully awake to who they are....

More than two decades ago noted author artist and teacher Mary Anne Radmacher was beginning her chosen path--to live with purpose to make a difference. She lost a dear friend and she wrote these words which have appeared wrapped around mugs on carry bags and journals day planners refrigerator magnets...

Mary Anne Radmacher has a way of inviting those who hear or read her words to change their lives and in Live Boldly she continues on that engaging path. In the book she identifies an assortment of qualities for our life's journey and defines each as it relates to laughing loudly loving truly playing...

In The Writers Mentor, bestselling author, teacher, and writing coach Cathleen Rountree addresses the most common dilemmas of both aspiring and professional writers. Written in a question-and-answer format, this book stands apart from other books on writing by its linking of practical information...

Take five or ten. Take the moments in between tasks in a busy day, at the end of the day, as evening falls. Do nothing, but do it with purpose and meaning. Do nothing to become fully awake and remember who you are. Allow the important things in life to come back into focus. Moments In Between is a book...

Best-selling author and inspirational wordsmith, BJ Gallagher presents an exquisite gift book chock full of advice, inspiration, and just plain fun! BJ draws from the women in her life, from famous women from all walks of life and throughout time and collects their advice on love, play, work, growing...

We are all fascinated by the legal system and the people behind it. With Dracula Was a Lawyer, trivia experts Erin Barrett and Jack Mingo explore lawyers we love to hate (until we need one!), the pitfalls in our legal system, celebrity lawyers, and more. This compendium puts lawyers and legal history on trial and exposes over 500 outrageous oddities from the wild world of law.

Barb Rogers book begins with the tragic death of her teenage son, Jon, and delves into the horror that was her life to that point. Due to a home life fraught with substance and emotional abuse, Barb found herself bottomed out more than once, and homeless along the way. When asked in early recovery...

A ribald collection of bon mots on everything from bras to babies, shopping to sex, menopause to men, and politics to parties... *“I’m everything you were afraid your little girl would grow up to be—and your little boy.” *—Bette Midler  *“The trouble with some women is...

Markham an early pioneer in aviation was a passionate free-spirited girl struggling to come to terms with her identity and her place in the world. This biography tells of the obstacles she faced and how she overcame adversity to follow her dreams of flying.

This latest romp through history politics religion and science from the dyno-duo Barrett and Mingo is sure to tickle the fancy of trivia buffs everywhere. Amuse your date impress your boss bore your kids or be the 6th caller to win a pair of tickets to the nose-flute band concert! All because you know...

Inspired by the 12-step saying, “Life is simple, it’s people who are complicated,” Barb Rogers points out in Keep It Simple and Sane that it’s pretty easy to tell ourselves lie upon lie as we explain away bad behavior associated with drugs, alcohol, food, sex, work…whatever, in an attempt...

In Night-Night, author Cynthia MacGregor tackles one of the biggest challenges of parenthood--tucking a child into bed. Every parent has experienced the countless excuses and delays of a child resisting bedtime, from needing another drink of water to fearing monsters lurking in the dark. In Night-Night,...