To help with holiday stress, we speak with authors of ORGANIZE YOUR EMOTIONS, OPTIMIZE YOUR LIFE a step-by-step guide on how to listen to our internal voices and manage our feelings.

1,000 FOODS TO EAT BEFORE YOU DIE: A FOOD LOVER'S LIFE LIST is a tour guide, recipe guide, and restaurant guide by restaurant critic Mimi Sheraton.

The Long Island Wine Council's Executive Director talks about the history and diversity of LI Wines and how to plan your visit. liwines.com

Info on palliative, hospice and end of life care with Carmel Monahan, Dir. of Patient services for Calvary@Home, The Hospital's comprehensive home care and hospice care program. Calvaryhospital.org

BRAIN BRIEFS: ANSWERS TO THE MOST (AND LEAST) PRESSING QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR MIND by Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke details why we behave the way we do. Their podcast is at kut.org

Global Rhythms In Our Tribe, GRIOT, at NYC's Mission Society offers young musicians free lessons and a unique perspective. The program's director and one of its members explain. nycmissionsociety.org

Celia Stokes, CEO of eDriving.com, the largest provider of online driver training and risk reduction, explains teenage driving habits and new technology to help improve their skills.

Ballet Hispanico Artistic Director Eduardo Vilaro gives a backstage pass to their upcoming shows at the Apollo Theater, November 18-19. Ballethispanico.org

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN INNOCENT, by law professor James J. Duane, advises how to protect ourselves in a very complicated justice system, using actual case histories.

The Blue Hill Troupe is NYCs only all-volunteer musical theater group donating net proceeds to charity. Board VP Suzanne Taylor previews "Pirates of Penzance", onstage 11/29. BHT.org.