Witty stories from Prague before the Velvet Revolution, each day in the week of a great dissident writer.

Meet Me in the Morning was a thought of meeting friends in the morning and sharing these poems, poems meant to touch the very soul and to help and heal those who read its words, to give hope and joy to anyone searching for it. May comfort for those needing it be found within these pages.

Is there life after music? Juliette Miranda isn't quite sure. While living out her dreams in Los Angeles, she is forced to make an unexpected return to her hometown where she must struggle to save her relationships, and sanity, from the long shadows of her rock 'n' roll past. Despite her best efforts, some issues refuse to stay locked in her closet. By recounting tales of her past - like the rock star boyfriend who sang more romantic songs to his dog than to her, or being abandoned in Jamaica by a drugged-out Jim Morrison wanna-be - Juliette hopes to understand her present. Her chronicle reveals an open, passionately honest look at a girl whose life isn't turning out exactly as she hoped. Her morning neuroses become the vanguard to a broader story that incorporates her loving yet crazy family, indelible friendships, and career mishaps. Lightly fictionalized to protect the identities of the not-so-innocent, Morning Neurosis is more than a kiss and tell. It's an intimate look into Miranda's real life experiences as she strives to find love, music ... and herself.

Unlike other morning devotions, in which readers digest the words of others, this book teaches readers how to create their own devotional experiences through silence and prayer visualization.

Whether you're silly or serious, this delightfully illustrated holiday journal is for you! Chock full of more than 90 drawing and writing activities, this book is the perfect place to record your Christmas likes, dislikes, hopes, and dreams. Fun fill-in-the-blanks and activities include designing a candy cane and ornament, making a list of your favorite holiday songs, telling how you feel when you wake up on Christmas morning, and more! All you need is a pencil to get started on making your memories last.

Illustrations and rhyming text evoke images from nature as reassurance at bedtime. On board pages.

First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.