Bücher von David Bernstein

Psychology professor Elle Shaefer is about to have her life transformed by a reclusive folk doctor who died almost a century earlier. Elle is vacationing on Beaver Island, Michigan with close friends during a difficult period of her life. Her destiny becomes entwined with that of the island's legendary folk doctor, Feodor Protar. Protar had arrived on the island in 1893, seeking refuge from his own dis-ease. Through caring for the sick and dying, he had begun to heal. His constant spiritual companion in the process was Leo Tolstoy, whose later writings inspired Protar's long journal reflections. Yet some crucial ingredient is missing in Protar's prescription for his own healing. In a quirk of time and space, Elle provides the missing ingredient. Although Elle was initially dismayed to learn that Protar had abandoned his wife in Latvia and immigrated to the States, she softens towards him as she begins to translate his journals. There she learns of the struggle to redeem himself. As Elle wrestles her own demons in intensive psychotherapy, she finds the right medicine for both herself and Protar.

A killer turd is on the loose! Barry Gilbert is fed up with getting picked on and tired of not having a girlfriend. He learns how to summon a demon, but screws up the ritual. Benzonah, demon of the seven Hells, is born deep within Barry's bowels. After a major stomachache, the demon, constituted of fecal matter, is excreted. The demon does Barry's bidding, exacting revenge, and acquiring the girl of Barry's dreams. But little does Barry know the demon has plans of his own.

**Indies Today Award Winner, Best Juvenile 2019*Winner, Children's (Early to intermediate readers) category for the 2019 IndieReader Discovery Awards*Finalist, Juvenile Fiction category of the National Indie Excellence Awards"An excellent read, not just for juvenile readers but for anyone that wants to reminisce about their beach vacations."- Dave Allen, Indies Today (5-star review)"Bernstein writes with the foresight of an adult, but the perspective of a man who was once a boy determined to demonstrate his 'mastery of all things beachy'."- Stephani Hren, IndieReader (5-star review)When ten-year-old Peter arrives at the beach for his week-long vacation, he pretty much knows what to expect. After all, his family has been coming to Pawleys Island for as long as any of them remember, so he quickly settles into their normal routine. But that routine is shattered in a flash when he witnesses a brutal fight in the middle of his first night there. Before he knows it, Peter is swept into a wild adventure that will test everything he thought he knew about this tiny coastal town as he races to discover who caused the fight . . . before the bad guy strikes again!

This is a book about infrastructure networks that are intrinsically nonlinear. The networks considered range from vehicular networks to electric power networks to data networks.