Sharing Secrets

"The study reveals how the female world ultimately defined what constituted a "story" for nineteenth-century women, and presents a way for today's reader to approach these sometimes puzzling works of short fiction."--BOOK JACKET.

Adam has a secret. But maybe Charlie has a few of his own. Adam's got a secret and nobody knows. He's promised himself never to get into relationships and risk revealing it, but Charlie Fielding has a way of getting under one's skin. One party, one kiss and Adam is faced with a horrible choice—tell Charlie the truth or keep quiet. And either way, lose the only friends he's had in years. But Charlie might have a secret, too—and everybody knows but Adam.

"As engaging as it is astonishing, this book provides extremely important revelations and striking pen-portraits etched in acid of the main actors. Certainly the sources are fabulous". -- John Erickson, author of The Road to stalingrad. "A well-written account filled with original material and documentation. Good reading for anyone interested in the history of WWII intelligence". -- Publishers Weekly (starred review.)

The story Sharing Secrets: Soles to Souls begins when Amber is five and her family moves to a home on Farmer's Lane. She marvels at having her own bedroom away from her older sister, Angela. Soon after moving, she begins having a repeating dream. She slowly discovers that her own dream and experiences of other family members lead to a 65-year-old mystery. Though much of the story is true, you will have to read it to decide what is real. Christine C. Thompson, a RN with over 30 years of diverse experiences, had a life-altering episode after a motor vehicle accident in 2002. She had to stop nursing until 2010. Currently, she volunteers as a mentor to MSN students working on their final practicum project. Thompson enjoys listening, learning, and understanding how people handled lifeÕs problems. Writing stories based on someoneÕs experiences is her way of sharing their knowledge and insight into lifeÕs difficult moments.

Merriam Press World War 2 Fiction. Miles Ashton was a graduate student in anthropology at Columbia University when he met Ella Desserret, a Lakota (Sioux) woman who taught him linguistics. Thanks to her, he mastered several diverse languages. Later, while doing field work in South Dakota, Black Wolf befriended him. The old healer not only taught Miles scouting and warrior skills but taught him Woksape Wokikta (to awaken to wisdom). After the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, an Army intelligence officer recruited him and began teaching him the art of intelligence. His last mentor was a Tennessee-born businessman in the Philippines who taught him the art of the calculated risk. When Miles was commissioned, he was assigned to General MacArthur's staff in Australia. There he joined the secret SPYRON program and began delivering weapons and supplies to Filipino guerrillas by submarine. By then he was well trained, but would it be enough to outsmart the Japanese who were bent on catching him?

The public revelation of what were once considered extremely private matters is becoming a new social norm. Has this movement toward openness gone too far? Are there negative consequences to revealing secrets? When and why is it helpful to reveal secrets? What can be done to alleviate the burden of secrecy? Will the anguish of keeping a secret pass in time? What factors should enter into deciding to reveal a secret? This book addresses these questions.

This text offers illustrated postcards from the PostSecret website sent in by people who anonymously reveal secrets from their past which they have never told to anyone, presenting a full range of emotions.

Ever wondered how criminal investigators persuade others to reveal their secrets? Or perhaps your personal or professional life could benefit from more open, trusting interactions? Whatever it may be, 'Unlocking Secrets' provides the answers you need to harness your interpersonal and communication skills to get others to open up and talk. Through real-life examples, Dr David Craig shows how these skills can be applied in everyday life, whilst divulging some of the most enhanced psychological methods used in the world of covert operations. All in an accessible, bitesize way, perfect for anyone looking to advance their career or enrich personal relationships. Dr David Craig has been teaching and researching techniques in covert operations since the early 2000s. Having assisted undercover operations around the world, he spent over two decades as a Federal Agent, and now runs a consultancy for covert operations in Australia and overseas. Craig is the author of the bestselling psychological books ‘Unlocking Secrets : How to get people to tell you everything’ and ‘Lie Catcher: Become a Human Lie Detector in Under 60 Minutes’. Craig believes that everybody can and should benefit from covert skills in their everyday lives.