Atlantic Ave Magazine September 2019

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I’ll Be Right There: A
Guidebook for Adults
Caring for Their Aging
Parents
by Fern Pessin
Released July 2019
When we talk about our bucket list, we focus
on the things we want to do before
we die. What about the list of things we DON’T
want to happen as we start to age? What do we
call THAT list?
“I’ll Be Right There” is a guidebook for adult
children caring for their aging parents—during
what can be an emotionally charged and challenging
time.
The stories, information, worksheets, and resources
in “I’ll Be Right There” will clarify what
you already know and provide you with what
you absolutely need to know, for each stage of
your parents’ aging.
In every page I offer what I’ve learned as a
daughter called into service by her family, to
help you navigate the rough waters of parental
caregiving. Everything from communication, to
financial and legal strategies, to managing mental
and physical health challenges is covered—
just like we are having a conversation.
I believe the hardest part of caregiving is
knowing what to do and when for the people
we love. Working through this book will give
you the confidence, and peace of mind, knowing
you CAN handle this!
Kiss Me, Swami: The
Spiritual Education of
a Beauty Queen
by Kathalynn Turner Davis
Released September 3rd
It seemed all she had to do was show up.
Kathalynn Turner Davis ditched beauty
pageants for Hollywood, finding herself in the
living rooms, nightclubs, sound stages, and
lives of some of the era’s hottest celebs, including
the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll himself. After a
successful debut as a movie actress (hailed by
critics as “the Judy Holliday of the ‘70s”) she
set out for New York City to study under the
renowned Stella Adler. That chapter—which included
a marriage, babies, divorce, and a foray
into the world of self-actualization—unfolded
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within the walls of the famed Dakota, next
door to “The Maestro,” Leonard Bernstein, and
John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Next came a new
husband and the challenging role of suburban
“Stepford wife.”
Eventually, Kathalynn enrolled in Columbia
University and achieved a master’s degree in
social work, which led her down a path of service,
reigniting her passion for spiritual growth.
Her quest for answers to life’s eternal questions
took her to India and Israel, where she found
herself face to face with the swami within.
Talk/book signing on Wednesday, November
6 - 5:30-6:30pm at The Palm Beach Bookstore,
215 Royal Poinciana Way, Palm Beach, FL 33480.
Why Meadow Died:
The People and
Policies That Created
the Parkland Shooter
and Endanger
America’s Students
by Andrew Pollack, Max Eden, ForeWOrd
by Hunter pOLLACK
Released September 10th
The Parkland school shooting was the most
avoidable mass murder in American history.
And the policies that made it inevitable are being
forced into public schools across America.
“After my sister Meadow was murdered at
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the
media obsessed for months about the type of
rifle the killer used. It was all clickbait and politics,
not answers or justice. That wasn’t good
enough for us. My dad is a real tough guy, but
Meadow had him wrapped around her little finger.
He would do anything she wanted, and she
would want him to find every answer so that
this never happens again.
My dad teamed up with one of America’s
leading education experts to launch his own investigation.
We found the answers to the questions
the media refused to ask. Questions about
school safety that go far beyond the national
gun debate. And the answers to those questions
matter for parents, teachers, and schoolchildren
nationwide.
If one single adult in the Broward County
school district had made one responsible decision
about the Parkland shooter, then my sister
would still be alive. But every bad decision they
made makes total sense once you understand
the district’s politically correct policies, which
started here in Broward and have spread to
thousands of schools across America.” —Hunter
Pollack, “Foreword”
Summer’s Promise
by Barbara Cameron
Released September 17th
Can she leave everything she knows for love?
Summer Carson has lived near the Amish
community in Paradise, Pennsylvania, all her
life. Now she’s following in her father’s footsteps
and earning her degree in agricultural science
so she can continue his work helping local
farmers.
In her job at the county extension office,
Summer moves between the Englisch and the
Amish worlds. While she sometimes finds herself
speaking--and even thinking--in Pennsylvania
Deitsch, the transition isn’t always easy.
But what has come naturally to Summer is her
attraction to one of the farmers: Abram Yoder
is handsome, steady, and hardworking. He’s
everything so many of the Englisch men she
knows are not. And Summer quickly realizes
that she’s caught his eye as well.
Can Summer give up the comforts she’s always
known for a life with this Amish man? And
is Abram willing to let her try?
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