Dear Reader,
If you have already received and read an email from Nolan Kerr Press, my publisher, publicist (and good friend, Nancy Nolan) about my upcoming book The Third Person in the Room: Stories of Relationships at a Turning Point, please move on to some other worthy emails in your feed.
I have succumbed to the wisdom of those who know the way of the publishing world to send out this additional notice, (and there will be one more notification, bear with me, when the book is actually available on Amazon).
Now that retirement has given me more time to take a look back. I will soon publish a collection of essays. After 50 years of law practice, the last 30 as a mediator, and entering the 10th decade of my life, I am ever more an observer. I look back on both my professional past, having mediated well over a thousand family law cases, and on personal experiences, to tell intimate stories that may provide some useful insights.
Glimpses of my clients’ lives, and of my own, present a microcosm of every relationship, those on safe ground and those experiencing a measure of disequilibrium. Hence the title of my book: The Third Person in the Room: Stories of Relationships at a Turning Point, referring to both the office where my clients disclosed their hopes and fears and the many rooms in which my life was lived.
The book is a collection of short essays, stories really. They reveal the vulnerabilities we all share. If a particular story strikes a chord, perhaps on occasion you will be motivated to share it with an intimate friend, family member or partner as if to say here’s an interesting idea. Who knows where the sharing of a thought provoking insight may lead?
Our goal is to have the book available on Amazon on September 3rd. Will keep you posted.
I am so looking forward to holding and reading your book, Bea. Congratulations! You are an inspiration. Love, Pat
Pat Timm 513.378-8871
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Dear Bea:
I look forward to receiving a copy of your book and sharing it with clients.
Will I see you in Columbus?
With warm personal regards,
Woody
Forrest S. Mosten
Mediator, Limited Scope and Collaborative Attorney
Certified Family Law Specialist
California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization
Cell: 310-721-4291
Offices in Beverly Hills and La Jolla
http://www.MostenMediation.com
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrest_S._Mosten
Adjunct Professor, UCLA School of Law
Courses: Mediation, Lawyer as Peacemaker, Family Law Practice: A Non-Litigation Approach
Author: Building a Successful Collaborative Practice (with Adam Cordover, ABA, 2018), Complete Guide to Mediation, 2nd Edition (with Elizabeth Potter Scully, ABA, 2015); Collaborative Law Handbook (Wiley, 2009); Unbundled Legal Services (with Elizabeth Potter Scully, ABA, 2017), , and Mediation Career Guide (Wiley 2001)
“When two smart people vehemently disagree, the answer is almost never to fight it out until one idea prevails, but rather to vigilantly search for a third, better way.” https://hbr.org/2011/06/what-ive-learned-about-collabo.html
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So excited about your book of essays being published soon! Looking forward to holding it in my hands and rereading every story.
Hi Bea, Thanks. I’m looking forward to reading your book. John
I purchased your book from Amazon last week. Love the cover picture and am enjoying the read with muse times interspersed.
Thanks Bea!
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Onward, Wizard!
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Congratulations on your fine work, Bea–and for that matter, on your entire career!
I appreciate the interesting and invaluable work that you have done. You have touched so many of us over the 50 years of your dedicated service and many have been blessed with your counseling.
I am excited for you and look forward to reading your book.
Thanks,
Susan
What kind and generous words.
thank you so much, Bea
I am so sorry that I have to miss your event. We will be out of town with our grandson that weekend. You continue to amaze and impress me. I can only aspire to your accomplishments!