Authors' Bookshelf

The number of books that have been authored by OPEN EXCHANGE listers could fill a library, so we're inaugurating this special feature to highlight some of their unique offerings:

ACUPRESSURE FOR LOVERS:
Secrets of Touch for Increasing Intimacy
Michael Reed Gach
Bantam Trade Paperback
Based on the art of healing touch, this book instructs loving couples in special techniques to cultivate sacred sexuality, open powerfully enhancing energies, and intensify sexual pleasure. Michael Reed Gach, PhD, is founder and director of the Acupressure Institute, listed under Schools.

BECOME THE DREAM:
The Transforming Power of Hypnotic Dreamwork
Randal Churchill
Transforming Press
The first book to combine dreams and hypnosis, Randal Churchill's approach is essential reading for counselors and therapists who deal with dreamwork, as well as a great resource for anyone interested in dream interpretation. Randal Churchill and Marleen Mulder are founders of the Hypnotherapy Training Institute, listed under Schools.

EATING TO SAVE THE EARTH:
Food Choices for a Healthy Planet
Linda Riebel and Ken Jocobsen
Celestial Arts
Here are easy and healthful ways to choose and prepare foods with the earth in mind. How to reduce waste, conserve water, and use less energy in preparing meals. How to be more earth-friendly when eating at work, at play, or in restaurants. Make choices that are good for your health as well as for the planet. Linda Riebel is a therapist in private practice who lists under Weight Issues.

CONQUER YOUR FEAR OF WATER:
An Innovative Self-Discovery Course in Swimming
Melon Dash
Authorhouse
Melon Dash has devoted herself to helping people swim with ease. Her methods set new standards for understanding panic prevention and teaching students who are afraid in water. Melon Dash is listed in our Fitness category.

POWER, PASSION & PURPOSE:
7 Steps to Energizing Your Life
Ann Nichols Roulac
Green Island Publishing
Bernie Siegel, MD, writes, "Create the future you desire.... Ann Roulac's book will give you all the information you need." We all have the capacity to make choices that lead to greater happiness, health, and harmony. This book explores the role of energy and how to raise your mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual intelligences. Ann Roulac is listed in OPEN EXCHANGE's Coaching & Lifework category.

THE HOLOTROPIC MIND:
The three Levels of Human Consciousness and How They Shape Our Minds
Stanislav Grof, MD
Harper San Francisco
Dr. Grof's groundbreaking book introduces readers to the evolving psychology of the spirit, transpersonal psychology, and non-ordinary states of consciousness. Fred Alan Wolf called this "the psychology of the future." Grof work is featured in OPEN EXCHANGE's Seminars category.

THE FALSE FAT DIET:
The Revolutionary 21-Day Program for Losing the Weight You Think Is Fat
Elson M. Haas, MD
Ballantine
Much of your weight isn't fat. It's "false fat" and you can shed it almost immediately. Dr. Haas lists his medical practice in OPEN EXCHANGE's Health category.