In many cases today’s marriage is seen as a business and/or social arrangement between consenting adults rather than a continuing expression of love. The results are obvious: casual, promiscuous infidelity; a lack of concern for the partner and the children; the breakdown of the nuclear family; and the use of others for thrill-seeking-and often deviant-purposes […]

The seething passions that lurk within many individuals are often hidden beneath a veneer of normalcy, exposed only under extremely trying and tempting conditions. The woman who, after a few drinks at a party, takes on all corners, male and female alike. The man who, during the strip show at a stag party, climbs up […]

Outwardly, suburbia maintains the straitlaced middle-class look that belies the social foment behind closed doors. There is the secret use of drugs, fed by the marijuana syndrome. There is the river of alcohol flooding from door to door under the euphemism of social drinking. Then, of course, inevitably there is the advent of wife swapping. […]

How far will some people go to achieve those things that are important to them? A question as old as man. And as long as people have goals they feel are important, moral and behavioral standards will be sacrificed for the sake of those goals. Examples can be found everywhere that the end justifies the […]

Immoral people capitalizing on the innocence of others to attain their goals — a story as old as man. The Bible, history books, law books — all contain examples. And when the innocent victim is young, the story is so much the sadder. The young girls in this book are the victims of immoral people. […]

The process of growing up and passing through adolescence has been characterized by great inner turmoil, uncertainty, and tremendous pressures from family, close friends, and peer groups. Certainly, in our complex society, the problems youths now face seem more marked than ever before. Misty Marsh is a young girl who is embarking upon her own […]

Fantasy has long played an important role in the lives of men and women dawn through the ages, but today’s visions may perhaps be the boldest of all. Some of our everyday dreams involve the improvement of our public lives, but more importantly others — concern our private ones. Most of us never indulge our […]

It has been said that nearly every community contains a cross section of Americans within its confines, thereby maintaining an image within this country today. Every town has its doctors and lawyers, its coaches and teachers, and its clerks and carpenters, and each individual has in turn been touched to some extent by emotions common […]

The process of growing up, of passing through the age of adolescence has, through the ages, been marked by great inner turmoil, uncertainty, and tremendous pressures from family and peer groups alike. Certainly, in our society today, the problems of youth appear to be more marked than ever before. We hear constant reports of the […]

Who can judge a person’s reactions during stress situations? The prisoner of war who gives in to his captors’ demands, the kidnapped heiress who joins forces with her abductors — both must act without past experience to guide them. The end result can be either a very negative or a positive experience. In NIECE IN […]