Patrick Kampert

Stress is the major trigger for depression, and the amount of stress on teens is increasing, according to author and physician Norman T. Berlinger. Berlinger, author of the new book...

Written by two school psychologists, "A Parent's Guide to Special Education" (AMACOM, $16.95 paper) is a perfunctory intro to the often-bewildering world of school systems for moms and dads of...

Jay VanKampen of Cicero has a surefire method for keeping his 23-year marriage to Carol on a strong footing. He keeps winning vacations to the National Truck Driving Championships because...

Two people can have similar smarts but have polar-opposite success in life. Why? One possible explanation is emotional intelligence. In his new book "Test Your EQ: Find Out How Emotionally...

The keys to being a good lover, asserts sex therapist Bernie Zilbergeld, have little to do with age and everything to do with attitude and communication. In "Better Than Ever:...

The release of the new "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" movie got Q thinking. No, not whether Johnny Depp could possibly top Gene Wilder's performance as Willy Wonka in the...

Huntley resident Tom Siciliano was writing from experience when he and Jeff Caliguire penned "Shifting Into Higher Gear: An Owner's Manual for Uniting Your Calling and Career" (Jossey-Bass, $16.95). After...

The Christian subculture is dotted with best-selling male authors such as Rick Warren and Bruce Wilkinson, but among women, one name stands apart: Joyce Meyer. Meyer heads a growing $90...

Like John Maxwell before her, Laurie Beth Jones has synthesized her own lucrative blend of business acumen and Christian spirituality, most notably in the best-selling book "Jesus CEO." Now, in...

There's nothing like the snarling sound of a chain saw tearing into a tree trunk to make a guy's adrenaline levels spike. Throw in some father-and-son bonding time and you've...