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Caring for a monarch butterfly garden helps a wife and her dementia-afflicted husband endure the years of his illlness, while she devises solutions to daily challenges and finds ways to rekindle tender moments in their marriage.

This poignant and engaging memoir blends humor with a behind-the-scenes look at the world of the ballroom dance studio. Retired 60-something art teacher Thea Clark changes her life, not to mention her wardrobe, when she takes up competitive ballroom dancing. At home she cares for an aged mother and difficult teenage grandson, but once her feet touch the parquet floor of the studio she discovers a heady new freedom. Paired with her handsome young teacher, Michael, she begins winning ballroom competitions, but her newly found joy dissolves when she discovers Michael is dying of AIDS. Despite tragedy, a silver lining finally appears in the guise of a new dance partner, who takes her to higher levels of competition, applause and awards.

Ed Kaufman's linked memoir and travel essays sweep the reader along to coveted destinations on five continents in a fast-paced blend of adventure, humor, and poignant insights. At times the author, his wife Karen, and their young son Adam face danger when a herd of thirsty elephants surrounds them in Zimbabwe, when Ed lands in crocodile-infested waters in Costa Rica at other times they undertake an inner journey, participating in ancient rituals in Ethiopia, Tibet, and Papua New Guinea. The author, who has dual credentials as a psychiatrist with a MFA in creative nonfiction, brings a unique perspective to this odyssey, one courting risk yet circling back to family and home.

This work of historical fiction based on the life of 16th century seer Nostradamus examines how Michel de Nostredame developed his powers of prediction, as told from the perspective of a boyhood friend. Inclined to be a skeptic, his friend pursues a privileged life in the French court, in marked contrast to the chosen path of Michel de Nostredame. Though Michel eventually rises to fame as Catherine de' Medici's astrologer, along the way he pays a high price for his quest to understand timeless secrets. Originally published in 1983, this is a revised edition.