Archives for June 2013

A Much Loved and Complex Kingpin

June 20, 2013 by Mark Rubinstein

We learned sadly of James Gandolfini’s death. Aside from his family’s and friends’ grief, we’ve all lost something with his passing.

Gandolfini masterfully played mob kingpin, Tony Soprano. Despite the ugliness of gangland life, Tony was a character for whom we had a rich cocktail of feelings: admiration; anger; frustration; love; fear; respect; even envy. Gandolfini was supremely talented at conveying a range of feelings. His voice could convey childlike yearning and poisonous rage shouted to the rafters. Just as powerfully, one look from Tony could speak many pages of dialogue.

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A Talk With Steve Berry

June 11, 2013 by Mark Rubinstein

Steve Berry is the highly acclaimed, bestselling author of historical thrillers, including the Cotton Malone adventure series. His novels have been translated into forty languages and have sold in fifty-one countries. His newest novel, The King’s Deception, as do his other works, combines history with current day events and intrigue.

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The Prescription

June 10, 2013 by Mark Rubinstein

Steve was a 52 year old successful executive who looked downtrodden entering my office. He’d come reluctantly, and only because his wife insisted he “see someone.”

“She says I’m not living my life anymore,” he told me.

When asked what was going on, Steve said two years earlier, his dog of 14 years had died. His two kids were now out of the house, living on their own. His wife began teaching history at a community college, and he felt lonely, isolated and demoralized. “I don’t look forward to much,” he said, and added, “And don’t even think of prescribing pills for me because I’m not a pill-taker.”

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