Published Books

This book takes new widows on a journey from the first difficult days of widowhood through 12 months of self-discovery. Along the way, you will learn how to handle emotional challenges such as suddenly being alone; how to tackle painful tasks including cleaning out hubby’s closet; and how to re-enter the world again in terms […]

Widow: How to Survive (and Thrive!) in Your 2nd, 3rd & 4th Years takes widows beyond the difficult days of  the first year into new opportunities for growth and discovery. Along the way you will learn •    how to handle emotional challenges connected with dating, sex and starting a new relationship; •    how to tackle difficult tasks such […]

With over ten years of growing into an old woman with the help of her friends, Bertha Cooper knows whereof she writes. In this book, which is a Best Indie Book Award and Independent Press Award winner, you will learn that growing old is not the slow death of our personalities, our bodies, or our […]

Working with Advanced Foreign Language Students describes students who reach very high levels of foreign language proficiency from the point of view of typical teacher-student relations, their classroom expectations, and their language attributes and needs. Written by a teacher with 20 years of experience at this level of instruction, the book is chock-full of practical […]