Drained (Stories of People Who Wanted More)

Gerald had an affair. And an illegitimate child. He carried these secrets for decades, doing his best to blot them from memory. He failed - but he achieved something far greater. Ann finally had everything she ever a loving spouse, a home to call her own, financial security, beautiful kids. Everything, that is, except happiness. She couldn't figure out what was wrong. Until she stopped trying to outrun the ghosts of her abused childhood. Mick and Bridie's only son was gunned down in Drumcree, Northern Ireland, and they wanted blood. So they tried suicide. But something stopped them. Ashley worked the runways of Paris and Milan, modeling for the likes of Giorgio Armani. Drugged up and sexed out, he flirted with despair. Then a friend offered him a book that changed the course of his life forever. In Drained, Arnold tells their stories and those of many others who overcame their greatest obstacles. He builds his book on the premise that the longing for peace lies deep within every person. Drained makes no attempt to present a cure-all for life's problems, but for those ready to go beyond quick-fix "remedies," it offers stepping stones to a fulfilled life. The stories of people who overcame their greatest obstacles. The book is based on the premise that the longing for peace lies deep within every person. It makes no attempt to present a cure-all for life's problems, but it offers stepping stones to a fulfilled life. Argues that employees are drained by the demands of work, technology and consumerism. Argues that there is an urgent need for a return to old-fashioned values such as trust and service to others