'A compelling account of what can go wrong in religious groups.' Barbara Scott Emmet, author of The Land Beyond Goodbye. 'We are grateful to Ms Newland for bravely looking into this controversial issue with such compassion and insight.' Jetsumna Tenzin Palmo. When eight students wrote a letter accusing Sogyal Rinpoche, author of the best-selling Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, of decades of physical, emotional and sexual abuse, Tahlia Newland set up an online support group for abuse victims and students of his Tibetan Buddhist community, Rigpa. Appalled by the lack of ethics, the group undertook a journey of discovery during which they uncovered the depth of the trauma suffered by victims, and the fundamentalism and cult behaviour at the heart of Rigpa. They learned about destructive cults, trauma and recovery, narcissistic abuse, co-dependency, institutional betrayal, and the methods of mind control used by Rigpa, who had covered up and enabled the abuse for decades. Fallout, Tahlia's memoir of this time, reveals the consequences of spiritual abuse for an ordinary member of an abusive, high-demand religious group and the psychological processing required for healing and cult recovery. Fallout is a cautionary tale for students and potential students of any guru-centred spiritual group. For Buddhist teachers and scholars, it also provides valuable insight into areas of the teachings which can easily be misunderstood and misused. For psychotherapists and counsellors, it's an important case study for anyone working with cult survivors, particularly in a Buddhist context. (A percentage of profits will be given to the Alliance for Buddhist Ethics and to Cult Information and Family Support Inc - CIFS - Australia.)

Fallout: Recovering from Abuse in Tibetan Buddhism

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Newland, Tahlia

Psychology & Counseling

Alkira Publishing

When Midland Airlines Flight 3182 falls from the sky and kills Callan Morrow’s best friend, Callan wants to know what went wrong. Unsatisfied by the official account, he uses his audit and forensic-accounting skills to investigate further, but instead of closure, he finds collusion by the aircraft’s manufacturer, third-party maintenance and inspection contractors, and the federal government.
Callan’s wife, Terese, content with their secure suburban lifestyle, encourages her husband to relinquish his pursuit to hold those companies accountable. Although he relents, a series of events and circumstances bring them both back to the source of the accident, requiring them to question how far one must go to do what is right. Should they risk affecting those they love? Seeking the answer leads the Morrows into the midst of unethical business practices, government bribes, and murder.

Why Birds Fall

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Kreigh, Gary L.

Mystery

Abdiel and Maya, two Polish Jewish children separated by World War II, survive the horrors of the Holocaust and are reunited in a refugee camp in Poppendorf, Austria. In 1948 they settle into kibbutz life in the emerging State of Israel. Their lives become intertwined with a Palestinian Arab family, bringing both happiness and heartbreak as religions and cultures clash and forbidden passions rage.At the Wailing Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, Abdiel stands, shaking with emotion, beside his young son Uri and sheds a single silent tear created by his dark past. Uri, upset by his Papa's pain, questions his distress, only to be met with silence.Abdiel's terror at the prospect of revealing the secret of that tear has a profound impact on his family. Mysterious letters from Abdiel's brother, Daniel, a survivor of Auschwitz, adds to his torment. Why does Daniel choose to remain hidden? Uri enters medical school and is not only confronted with the suffering of his Jewish countrymen, but the pain of the Palestinians who fight for a place in the land they call home. Yet Uri's greatest battle is his rage, which almost ends his life.This multi-generational historical novel combines fact and fiction. Set in the tumultuous history of Israel/Palestine, it takes the reader to the heart of the complexity and intensity of this ancient conflict.

Wall of Tears: The Human Face of the Israel - Palestine Conflict

Literature & Fiction

Kerr, David

Literary

When Luke Mason learns of his brother's white supremacist connections, he and his family are horrified. Initially they treat it as merely a thorny but manageable political difference between relatives - a private matter - but as shocking new information comes to light, Luke is forced to see the situation in broader terms. Tolerance and inaction are no longer options.Bending the Arc is the story of the Mason family as they navigate a path of loss, anger and transformation. Ultimately, it's a story of love and hope.

Bending the Arc

THOMPSON, Don

Identical Misfortune (Jo Crowder Detective)

Zappa, Richard

The Easter Murders (Jo Crowder Detective Series.)

A serial killer chooses Easter week to leave dead pregnant teens in front of Catholic churches in New Orleans. Homicide detective Jo Crowder doggedly pursues a trail of evidence that leads to the arrest of Miguel Diaz. However, Crowder's instincts tell her that the evidence against Diaz was planted by the actual murderer. She suspects Monsignor Rossi, but can she prove that the clergyman is a cold-blooded murderer in time to save Diaz?

The Indenture of Ivy O'Neill

Not every immigrant sailed willingly to America... 
Ivy O'Neill's idyllic childhood ends in disaster in 1690 when red-coated soldiers cross the Celtic Sea to invade Ireland. While the O'Neill family struggles to survive on the Irish coast, George Stokely is building a life in the British Colony of Maryland. All he needs to make his Chesapeake tobacco farm thrive is more help. The Indenture of Ivy O'Neill is an immersive story of courage, the meaning of family, and the transformative power of immigration.

Helentjaris, Diane

United States

Whiteout

Romance

Mandolin, Mary

Romantic Suspense

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