Viva Editions: 95 books
Dead White Guys
A Father, His Daughter and the Great Books of the Western World
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2015
Dead White Guys is a timely defense of the great books, arriving in the middle of a national debate about the fate of these books in high schools and universities around the country. Burriesci shows how the great books can enrich our lives as individuals, as citizens, and in our careers. Extending...
Mom's the Word
The Wit, Wisdom, and Wonder of Motherhood
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2013
Heartwarming and humorous, this tribute to moms of the world gathers the best things anyone ever said about motherhood. From Dolly Parton to Dear Abby to delightful mother daughter duos such as Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson, women (and a few men) crack wise on the subject of the center of every family,...
by Alan Kaufman
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Alan Kaufman recounts with unvarnished honesty the story of the alcoholism that took him to the brink of death, the PTSD that drove him to the edge of madness, and the love that brought him back. Son of a French Holocaust survivor, Kaufman was a drinker so mauled by his indulgences that it is a marvel...
Drunken Angel
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2013
Alan Kaufman has been compared to Jack Kerouac, Henry Miller, Hubert Selby Jr., even Ernest Hemmingway—his life reads so much like a great movie that the world of cinema has just optioned his first memoir, Jew Boy, for a feature film. Drunken Angel, his new autobiographical work, drops like a sledgehammer....
One and Only
The Untold Story of On the Road and LuAnne Henderson, the Woman Who Started Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady on Their Journey
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2013
Beloved by both Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady, Lu Anne Henderson has never told her story. Lu Anne was a beautiful 15-year-old girl in Denver in 1945 when she met Neal, a fast-talking hurricane of male sexuality. The two married, and soon they were hanging out with a group of young would-be writers,...
The Elements of Expression
Putting Thoughts into Words
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
More than ever in this completely updated edition, The Elements of Expression helps word users "light up the cosmos or the written page or the face across the table" as they seek the radiance of expressiveness—the vivid expression of thoughts, feelings, and observations. Nothing kills radiance like...
Change Your Life!
A Little Book of Big Ideas
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Allen Klein, master of the right quote at the right moment, has gathered his favorite, most inspiring words of wisdom into this treasury of moving and meaningful sayings from around the world that incite readers to live life to the fullest. Readers can take this book on the go to get a quick shot...
Words of Love
Quotations from the Heart
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2012
Words of Love is a compilation of the best things ever said on the subject of love. A book of over 500 bon mots, including the brilliance of everyone from Oprah and Ovid to Aristotle and Dear Abby, this volume of touching quotes and upbeat witticisms is guaranteed to make readers feel good. These...
Happiness A to Z
The Gleeful Guide to Finding and Following Your Bliss
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2015
Happiness is around every corner but everyone once in a while, we need a map or a pointers on how to find it. This book is just such a guide with 26 chapters filled with ideas and inspiration. Joy unites all people and words are often how we best express our joy. Happiness A-Z is the perfect collection...
Get Well Wishes
Prayers and Poems for Comfort and Healing
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2015
The nurturing words gathered here offer the courage to move toward recovery and healing and to summon faith and grace in the midst of pain to anyone who is ill, as well as to their families and friends. Wise and compassionate, this uplifting volume encourages readers to find solace in simplicity,...
Help! My Baby Came Without Instructions
How to Survive (and Enjoy) Your Baby's First Year
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2010
Bringing home baby can be one of the scariest days in a new parent's life. A truly helpful how-to, Blythe Lipman's guide to caring for babies is the perfect resource for first-time parents who wish their new baby came with an instruction manual. Lipman has devoted her life to the gentle art of infant...
Crazy Little Thing
Why Love and Sex Drive Us Mad
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
Crazy Little Thing is a look at why we want to be in love and the burbling, boiling soup of endorphins, hormones, and neurotransmitters that spill from our brain to make us do things that would otherwise be viewed as insane. Investigative journalist Liz Langley traveled the country to research and...
Getting to 50/50
How Working Parents Can Have It All
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2013
Sharon Meers and Joanna Strober are professionals, wives, and mothers. They understand the challenges and rewards of two-career households. They also know that families thrive not in spite of working mothers but because of them. You can have a great career, a great marriage, and be a great mother....
Happily Even After
A Guide to Getting Through (and Beyond) the Grief of Widowhood
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
The issues that surround the loss of a spouse are numerous and complex. A very small sampling of these issues include helping children cope with a parent's death, re-entering the workplace and eventually re-entering the world of dating, love and intimacy; as well as moving through a profoundly emotional...