Eda J. LeShan's Books

Patriotism is loyalty to a group. We regard the person without it as paltry at best. Historically the size of the group to which most of us have been loyal has increased from the family to the tribe to the city to the state or province and now to the nation. Today our children use the Internet as if there were no such things as national borders. We all know the radioactive clouds, viruses, the clean air from healthy oceans and rainforests and the polluted air from uncaring human acts do not notice the fences and custom offices that mark off spaces as separate countries on our only beautiful planet. We have for the first time in history an opportunity and necessity to continue the great slow movement of patriotism toward inclusion of all human beings. This book is a handbook on how to do this: not to make our loyalty to our native country less but to make our loyalty to the entire human race more. The great Utopian goals have all failed and we have little interest in them today. The way to go forward is in small steps and actions that can be done without major changes in our everyday life. Eleanor Roosevelt wrote: "It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness." If enough of us light one candle each we will have a blazing light to guide us to a brighter future.

Seventy-seven sympathetic and insightful essays on the changes, sorrows, and joys of aging; on the price of progress, love, and marriage in later years; the changing relationships with grandchildren; the healing power of laughter; and the unexpected pleasures of growing older.

Discusses why some young people are brats, bullies, or otherwise hurtful to others and how to cope with them, help them, and develop good friendships.

Any of the 28.5 million senior citizens in this country will value the outspoken, wise, honest advice of well-known family counselor, author and magazine columnist Eda LeShan in Oh, To Be 50 Again!. This warm, thoughtful book about what it means to grow old will be cherished by many.

Discusses typical feelings and incidents encountered by a child when a parent is seriously ill or hurt, as well as how it affects the entire family, and suggests ways to deal with such situations.

Explores the roots of crime in children, discusses the poor treatment of criminals in prisons, and presents the author's suggestions for solutions. Includes interviews with convicted criminals.

Explores the feelings and problems common to the experience of divorce.

Explores the conflicts and misunderstandings that occur between adults and children and offers advice to youngsters on understanding and dealing with the things adults do that distress them.

A sympathetic explanation of the many reactions children have to death.

Summary: Discusses various emotions and conflicts, their relationship to physical reaction, and other aspects of dealing with one's own feelings.

Book's by Eda J. LeShan

Patriotism for Grownups

Patriotism for Grownups

I Want More of Everything

I Want More of Everything

When Kids Drive Kids Crazy

When Kids Drive Kids Crazy

Oh, to Be Fifty Again!

Oh, to Be Fifty Again!

When a Parent is Very Sick

When a Parent is Very Sick

The Roots of Crime

The Roots of Crime

What's Going to Happen to Me?

What's Going to Happen to Me?

When Grownups Drive You Crazy

When Grownups Drive You Crazy

Learning to Say Good-by

Learning to Say Good-by

What Makes Me Feel this Way?

What Makes Me Feel this Way?

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