by Selvoy M. Fillerup, MD, MSPH, FACS

The United States healthcare system leaks lives and dollars like a sieve. It neglects the needy and the poor. It is immoral. It is expensive. It is inefficient. It is, quite simply, broken.

Dr. Selvoy Fillerup is an expert on international healthcare policy. As such, he has a uniquely informed perspective on why healthcare systems of other countries work, and why the US healthcare system does not. Chronic Crisis is straightforward, accessible, and direct to the point about one of the hottest political topics of our time. Explicitly nonpartisan, Dr. Fillerup offers a fresh look and reasonable solutions for this growing domestic crisis. Concerned Americans cannot afford to neglect this book!

"Practical, sensitive, sensible, attainable - and most critical to all citizens if we are ever to avoid a total meltdown of our healthcare systems in the United States."
-Senator Alan K Simpson, Retired (WY)

"This book has something new. These ideas deserve airing and attention."
-John McDonough, PhD, Healthcare for All

ISBN 978-0-9792531-9-5. 200pp. 6"x9" Hardcover.

by Jenna Schmitt

Many women suffer from "morning sickness," but can you imagine nine months of constant vomiting with no food or drink whatsoever, except by an IV line? This rare and severe condition is known as Hyperemesis Gravidarum. In a powerful mix of poetry and prose, author Jenna Schmitt takes you through 40 harrowing weeks of her own Hyperemesis pregnancy. Readers who have experienced or may experience a high-risk, difficult pregnancy will be happy to discover that, finally, someone understands how they feel.

"The theme of this book is not her physical and psychological torment, although both are understandable. Instead, what emerges from Jenna's prose is the miraculous endurance of the human spirit that can overcome every hardship." —Julie Kwatra, M.D.

"Jenna's account provides hope and insight to all women who must literally fight to survive a pregnancy and deliver a healthy baby. Jenna is not only a survivor, she is an inspiration." —MaryAnne Kijowski, R.N.

"Jenna uses her gift of visualization from prior experiences in order to endure the fear, pain, and monotony that accompany her every moment for nine months. The author's strength, compassion, and faith will inspire those who suffer or know someone who suffers from this debilitating disorder." —Valerie A. Draskovich, L.P.C.

ISBN 0977430618. 150 pages. 6"x9". Softcover.

by Anne Wainscott-Sargent

A cook. A speech therapist. A credit union executive. A fashion model-turned-cancer activist. A secretary. A homemaker — all were mothers. Nineteen lives cut short — women from all walks of life, hailing from every corner of the United States and a province in Canada. Some were homemakers with little or no formal education; others were career women with college degrees and accomplished resumes. Regardless of their backgrounds, all these women share one thing in common: an addiction to smoking that culminated in an array of illnesses and their untimely demise. Their stories, told by their surviving daughters, pay tribute to the mothers they lost, often at pivotal moments in the daughters’ lives, and the legacy they continue to live with every day. A Breath Away offers a powerful anti-smoking message that goes beyond the statistics to today’s generation of girls and young women, to think twice before lighting up.

ISBN 0976222493. 226 pages. 6"x9". Softcover.