Open Mind with Cecilia Skidmore, MA, LPC
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Listen to Cecilia's interview with...
AMY STEWART, author of "Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities."
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Listen to Cecilia's interview with...
AMY STEWART, author of "Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities."
Looking for a show you missed? Archived episodes of Open Mind available! Contact Cecilia for more information.
VINCENT CANNATO, author of "American Passage: The History of Ellis Island."
Using a variety of primary sources, Cannato (The Ungovernable City) describes Ellis Island as a place and as an experience for the approximately 12 million immigrants who passed through it from 1892 to 1924. This measured book helps to place in perspective discussions—sure to matter to genealogists and those engaged in political discourse—of Ellis Island and the idea of immigration as a privilege rather than a right. Essential reading.
—Frederick J. Augustyn Jr., Library of Congress
DAVID GUY, author of "Jake Fades: A Novel of Impermanence."
An aging Zen master and bicycle repairman confronts his mortality and looks for a successor in this dharma-heavy novel by longtime Zen practitioner David Guy (The Autobiography of My Body).
HENRY CHALFANT, co-author of "Subway Art: 25th Anniversary Edition."
"During the 1970s and 80s photographers Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant captured the environment and the imagination of a generation by documenting the burgeoning New York City graffiti movement. Now, 25 years and more than a half a million copies later, their bestselling book Subway Art is available in a large-scale deluxe format heightening the visual impact of their classic images.
With 70 additional photographs and a fresh introduction and afterword this collector's edition illustrates the passion creativity and resourcefulness of unlikely kids inventing an art form destined to spread worldwide and spawn the present-day street art movement."
*Watch a short video of Henry Chalfant and Martha Cooper discussing their collaboration on "Subway Art" here!
AARON NEWTON, co-author of "A Nation of Farmers: Defeating the Food Crisis on American Soil."
We can keep hunger from stalking our families, but doing so will require a fundamental shift in our approach to field and table. A Nation of Farmers examines the limits and dangers of the globalized food system and shows how returning to the basics is our best hope, arguing that we need to make self-provisioning, once the most ordinary of human activities, central to our lives. The results will be better food, better health, better security, and freedom from corporations that don’t have our interests at heart.
GAY HENDRICKS, author of "The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level ."
STEVE LOPEZ, author of "The Soloist: A Lost Dream, and Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music."
RICHARD WEISSBOURD, author of "The Parents We Mean To Be: How Well-Intentioned Adults Undermine Children's Moral and Emotional Development."
Using a variety of primary sources, Cannato (The Ungovernable City) describes Ellis Island as a place and as an experience for the approximately 12 million immigrants who passed through it from 1892 to 1924. This measured book helps to place in perspective discussions—sure to matter to genealogists and those engaged in political discourse—of Ellis Island and the idea of immigration as a privilege rather than a right. Essential reading.
—Frederick J. Augustyn Jr., Library of Congress
DAVID GUY, author of "Jake Fades: A Novel of Impermanence."
An aging Zen master and bicycle repairman confronts his mortality and looks for a successor in this dharma-heavy novel by longtime Zen practitioner David Guy (The Autobiography of My Body).
HENRY CHALFANT, co-author of "Subway Art: 25th Anniversary Edition."
"During the 1970s and 80s photographers Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant captured the environment and the imagination of a generation by documenting the burgeoning New York City graffiti movement. Now, 25 years and more than a half a million copies later, their bestselling book Subway Art is available in a large-scale deluxe format heightening the visual impact of their classic images.
With 70 additional photographs and a fresh introduction and afterword this collector's edition illustrates the passion creativity and resourcefulness of unlikely kids inventing an art form destined to spread worldwide and spawn the present-day street art movement."
*Watch a short video of Henry Chalfant and Martha Cooper discussing their collaboration on "Subway Art" here!
AARON NEWTON, co-author of "A Nation of Farmers: Defeating the Food Crisis on American Soil."
We can keep hunger from stalking our families, but doing so will require a fundamental shift in our approach to field and table. A Nation of Farmers examines the limits and dangers of the globalized food system and shows how returning to the basics is our best hope, arguing that we need to make self-provisioning, once the most ordinary of human activities, central to our lives. The results will be better food, better health, better security, and freedom from corporations that don’t have our interests at heart.
GAY HENDRICKS, author of "The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level ."
In The Big Leap, Gay Hendricks reveals a simple yet comprehensive program for overcoming barriers to happiness and fulfillment, presented in a way that engages both the mind and heart. Working closely with more than one thousand extraordinary achievers in business and the arts—from rock stars to Fortune 500 executives—whose stories are featured in these pages, the book describes the four hidden fears that are at the root of the Upper Limit Problem.
The Big Leap delivers a proven method for first identifying which of these four fears prevents us from reaching our personal upper limit, and then breaking through that limitation to achieve what Hendricks refers to as our Zone of Genius. Hendricks provides a clear path for achieving our true potential and attaining not only financial success but also success in love and life.
STEVE LOPEZ, author of "The Soloist: A Lost Dream, and Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music."
RICHARD WEISSBOURD, author of "The Parents We Mean To Be: How Well-Intentioned Adults Undermine Children's Moral and Emotional Development."
JAY ASHER, author of "Thirteen Reasons Why."
When Clay Jenson plays the casette tapes he received in a mysterious package, he's surprised to hear the voice of dead classmate Hannah Baker. He's one of 13 people who receive Hannah's story, which details the circumstances that led to her suicide.
The message about how we treat one another, although sometimes heavy, makes for compelling reading. (Booklist)
CLAIRE SHIPMAN, co-author of "Womenomics: Write Your Own Rules for Success."
This collaboration between broadcasting powerhouses Claire Shipman and Katty Kay gives career women explicit permission to demand the balance that's been missing in their lives. Through Shipman and Kay's own stories of struggling with demanding work and home lives and anecdotes from other working mothers, the authors make a convincing argument that with some mental and emotional effort, women can create their ideal work and home lives.
MEG WAITE CLAYTON, author of "The Wednesday Sisters."
Set during the summer of 1968 in Palo Alto, California, Clayton’s novel chronicles the lives of five women who conduct a weekly writing group at their neighborhood park. Readers will be swept up by this moving novel about female friendship and enthralled by the recounting of a pivotal year in American history as seen through these young women’s eyes.
--Aleksandra Walker
EMILY DOSKOW, co-author of "The Sharing Solution: How to Save Money, Simplify Your Life & Build Community."
"It's possible someone has published a more timely book, but I've never seen it. For a planet dealing with economic crisis and ecological limit, sharing is not only the right and moral solution, it's the necessary (and charming) one as well."
--BILL MCKIBBEN, author of Deep Economy and The End of Nature
AMY STEWART, author of "Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities."
Menacing botanical illustrations and splendidly ghastly drawings create a fascinating portrait of the evildoers that may be lurking in your own backyard. Drawing on history, medicine, science, and legend, this compendium of bloodcurdling botany will entertain, alarm, and enlighten even the most intrepid gardeners and nature lovers.
JIM CASSIO, co-author of "Green Careers: Choosing Work for a Sustainable Future."
DEBORAH BERKE, New York architect and subject of the pictorial anthology, "Deborah Berke."
Commentary and essays by Tracy Myers.
MARGARET WHEATLEY, author of "Turning to One Another: Simple Conversations to Restore Hope to the Future."
MICHAEL CARROLL, author of "The Mindful Leader: Awakening Your Natural Management Skills Through Mindfulness Meditation."
When Clay Jenson plays the casette tapes he received in a mysterious package, he's surprised to hear the voice of dead classmate Hannah Baker. He's one of 13 people who receive Hannah's story, which details the circumstances that led to her suicide.
The message about how we treat one another, although sometimes heavy, makes for compelling reading. (Booklist)
CLAIRE SHIPMAN, co-author of "Womenomics: Write Your Own Rules for Success."
This collaboration between broadcasting powerhouses Claire Shipman and Katty Kay gives career women explicit permission to demand the balance that's been missing in their lives. Through Shipman and Kay's own stories of struggling with demanding work and home lives and anecdotes from other working mothers, the authors make a convincing argument that with some mental and emotional effort, women can create their ideal work and home lives.
MEG WAITE CLAYTON, author of "The Wednesday Sisters."
Set during the summer of 1968 in Palo Alto, California, Clayton’s novel chronicles the lives of five women who conduct a weekly writing group at their neighborhood park. Readers will be swept up by this moving novel about female friendship and enthralled by the recounting of a pivotal year in American history as seen through these young women’s eyes.
--Aleksandra Walker
EMILY DOSKOW, co-author of "The Sharing Solution: How to Save Money, Simplify Your Life & Build Community."
"It's possible someone has published a more timely book, but I've never seen it. For a planet dealing with economic crisis and ecological limit, sharing is not only the right and moral solution, it's the necessary (and charming) one as well."
--BILL MCKIBBEN, author of Deep Economy and The End of Nature
AMY STEWART, author of "Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities."
Menacing botanical illustrations and splendidly ghastly drawings create a fascinating portrait of the evildoers that may be lurking in your own backyard. Drawing on history, medicine, science, and legend, this compendium of bloodcurdling botany will entertain, alarm, and enlighten even the most intrepid gardeners and nature lovers.
JIM CASSIO, co-author of "Green Careers: Choosing Work for a Sustainable Future."
People of all ages and backgrounds are seeking work in career fields that will help save the planet, yet many people are unaware of the variety of green careers available. This unique career guidance book, based on labor market research, covers green jobs representing almost every area of career interest.
- Industry-by-industry overview of green jobs
- Ninety different occupations in twelve different career groups
- Over sixty case studies and interviews of people working in green jobs
- Career planning information
- Job search resources
DEBORAH BERKE, New York architect and subject of the pictorial anthology, "Deborah Berke."
Commentary and essays by Tracy Myers.
**This interview also features discussion of Toby Israel's design psychology and the effects of an individual's sense of "home" on the ways in which they construct their environments.
MARGARET WHEATLEY, author of "Turning to One Another: Simple Conversations to Restore Hope to the Future."
MICHAEL CARROLL, author of "The Mindful Leader: Awakening Your Natural Management Skills Through Mindfulness Meditation."
BETSY GREER, author of "Knitting for Good: A Guide to Creating Personal, Social, and Political Change Stitch by Stitch."**
**Award-winning interview!
Betsy Greer, creator of Craftivism.com, has written the handbook for this new culture of knitters. By highlighting the subversive, revolutionary, and political aspects of knitting, Greer shows readers that knitting can be a profound way to:
- connect to ourselves by embracing the personal and meditative aspects of knitting,
- reach out to our community through sharing our skill and through charity knitting, and
- support others across the globe by using knitting as a form of activism and expression.
