Inside Scoop Live

Topics of conversation: * Relatedness and what it really means * Influences and inspirations * Mythology, symbolism and ethics * Social issues today, including family courts * Reading from "Meaning and Relatedness"

In no particular order, Suzanne Woods Fisher is a wife, mother, writer, lifelong student of the Bible, raiser of puppies for Guide Dogs for the Blind, a gardener and a cook...the latter two with sporadic results. A former contributing editor to Christian Parenting Today magazine, Suzanne's work has appeared in many magazines.

Wayne Lionel Apont gives an intimate, first-person, true story about triumphing over adversity, in the form of being poor and American, in Japan, during the country`s worst recession, since the second world war. His book "The Year of No Money in Tokyo" depicts for the first time the financial, emotional, and psychological effects of yearlong unemployment on a foreigner in Japan. The memoir draws attention to how economic hardship can be an opportunity for reinvention. The book will inspire people who have experienced reduced financial circumstances by showing them that they can recover, even under the most difficult conditions.

Nadia Sahari tells the remarkable, true story of her early life. Ms. Sahari was born in Lebanon to Arab parents who were Shia Muslims. Breakaway, her sensational journey through abuse, lifts the veil on her struggle for freedom. Until her early twenties, she was a victim of many abuses, including molestation, repeated beatings, rape, kidnapping and several attempts on her life. Miraculously she survived. Through it all she clung to her dream to be an actress. She never gave up. Today she is finally living her dream after years of healing. Her life story will bring hope, inspiraton, and encouragement to abused women and children everywhere. Ms. Sahari resides in the Texas Hill Country near her children with her husband and their pets. She is free at last.

Topics of conversation: * Prevalence of addiction in today's society. * Effects of heroin and the current treatment model for heroin addiction * Deborah McCloskey's (co-author) experience as an addictions counselor * Potential areas of change for current treatment models * Dr. Barbara Sinor's recovery work and future projects Addiction: What's Really Going On? by author Barabara Sinor contains powerful true-life stories woven together to form a tapestry filled with pain, joy, defeat, and success. The entire book is molded around Deborah McCloskey's heartfelt desire for her clients to be free of drugs. Her counseling methods both endeared her as "the counselor to get" and locked her into a decade of searching for better ways to help those she felt were stuck on the merry-go-round of a methadone system. This book should be read by teachers, hospitals employees, college students, government officials, and our general adult population whether addicted, sober, or straight.

A Vancouver attorney specializing in Maritime law, Richard Aaron, talks about a terrorist threat looming; an attack that would dwarf any other. This time, the government knows it's coming, but doesn't know where… or how. From a stunning new voice in international intrigue comes a dramatic story of high-stakes missions, treachery, honor, an unlikely hero, and the ultimate terrorist attack…

Shooting an Albatross is a fast-paced and highly compelling novel based on historical fact. In 1943, we were at war and it was the only year in our history that the PGA canceled the full season of professional golf. It was also the year that the 170th Field Artillery Battalion of the U.S. Army took over the El Rancho Golf Course in Los Angeles, California, leaving the movie moguls living along the back side of the course torn between feeling disgruntled and patriotic. What follows is a psychological thriller worthy of the best war movies made, with resentment at the core and murder at the heart.

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: From the Secret Files of Harry Pennypacker is a revisionist history of Hollywood's Golden Era and the tabloid press that covered it. Harry Pennypacker was a prolific and revered newspaper columnist; a colleague of Louella Parsons, Walter Winchell, and the other great columnists of the day.Unfortunately, nobody has ever heard of him because the papers never ran his articles.

Interview with Patti Ogden as she talks about her recent book, "Keoni's Big Questions." A boy who seeks answers about God's presence in everyday life, finds that a family friend held the key to his revelation all along. This gripping tale follows a pair of dear friends on a fishing trip that turns dangerous, then miraculous and leaves Keoni with more answers than he ever dreamed possible! Every child wonders at one time or another, why we can't see God. "Keoni's Big Question" makes the answer easy to understand!

As Tony Mandarich left Green Bay in February, 1993, his football career in shambles, Packer Plus staff writer, Tom Mulhern, wrote the following: "The overriding sentiment, however, is one of emptiness. Not so much for promises unfulfilled, but for sins not repented. Maybe some day Mandarich will set the record straight and answer all the nagging questions he leaves behind. I hope so." For all the sports writers, fans, coaches, friends and family, My Dirty Little Secrets sets the record straight. On the 20th anniversary of his draft in 1989, Tony reveals the reasons why he never achieved what the nation expected of him, and what he expected of himself. His story is an inspiration for alcoholics and drug abusers, and offers hope for those trying to help themselves out of the nightmare of addiction.

"Surviving A House Full of Whispers" is the first in a trilogy and an honest account of author Sharon Wallace's childhood whilst living with her family from age ten to sixteen. Readers are welcome to peep into her life and walk beside her. Wallace always wanted to be the center of attention nearly drowning to achieve her goal.

With this book, you have the power to look and feel wonderful without dieting. Your weight and your life can bring you peace of mind when you fully reconnect with yourself. You will discover your power to achieve and maintain a healthy weight naturally without diets. Food deprivation is uncomfortable and ultimately causes weight gain. Instead, enjoy the good health and joy that you deserve.

When Henry Ford revolutionized American industrial manufacturing in 1908 by introducing the assembly line and mass-producing the Model T, working men and women became subjected to the realities of hard production toil. No thought was given to human needs or the frailties of these laborers. The daily pace and arbitrary decisions of the foremen often measured job security. Injuries, age, and sickness often ended the employability of early industrial workers, sparking a dream that, some day, laborers could better their lives through their industriousness. No effort was made to improve the lot of the workers. Seniority, dignity, job security, and freedom away from the workplace were eventually negotiated in the form of vacations, holidays, and pensions. Medical coverage was negotiated as a lifetime benefit. The cost for the benefits was passed onto the consumer. Eventually, corporate America circumvented the benefit costs by outsourcing whole plants and jobs to foreign countries and non-union entities. The fight to retain American jobs goes on. Congressional members of America deplore the loss of our industrial base, but do nothing to prevent it. Real wages and the middle class of American workers continue to decline.

When he was a senior in high school, Jack was asked to write an autobiography. The purpose of the assignment was to examine his past to see how he came to where he is in his life today, and then he would have an idea of where he wanted to go with his life once he graduated from high school. What he discovered was that he did not define his life. His life was defined by his relationship with Christine. They have been friends, neighbors, and sometimes lovers. They have been there for each other during the worst times of their lives. They have made mistakes, but they have tried to learn from them. Their lives are one. Now if they could only get their relationship right. "Life" is a story about a boy who defines himself through a woman as he is trying to become a man.

From the darkest hour of American history emerges a mesmerizing tale of tender love, a life interrupted, and faith recovered. Arissa Illahi, a Muslim artist and writer, discovers in a single moment that no matter how carefully you map your life, it is life itself that chooses your destiny. After her husband's death in the collapse of the World Trade Center, the discovery of his manuscript marks Arissa's reconnection to life. Her unborn son and the unfinished novel fuse in her mind into one life-defining project that becomes, at once, the struggle for her emotional survival and the redemption of her race.