New Releases by Angela May

Jake Potter is back on Dewees Island for another summer with his beloved grandmother, and to cheer his dad and his friends up he decides they should try and find a special treasure box hidden somewhere nearby.

Spending the summer with his grandmother on South Carolina''s Dewees Island, eleven-year-old Jake finds two friends who are also struggling with family issues and together they try to save a sea turtle nest from predators.

Kat’s got all the ingredients to go all the way. But she fails her exams–on purpose–to avoid the pressure of the top classes. She kills it in soccer, but never trials for the rep teams. She’s happy to fly under the radar, unlike her oh-so-perfect Wonder Brother. But this year things are shifting. Not least in her friendships. Lavinia has defected to none other than The Triad of She-Wolves, but Kat''s gained the new girl, the Goth, and after tutoring Bayani’s brother, a boyfriend! When secrets are revealed and loyalties are tested, Kat discovers that it is time for her to step up… and shine!

"A brave little girl and her mother escape a war-torn land. On the difficult sea voyage there is little to eat, but there is abundant love and caring. Her adopted country offers a safe place to live, a new school, and supportive friends. There are also hurtful labels, flashbacks, and the ever-present ache of a missing father. Over time there''s a new job for her mother, time for play, music--even dancing!--and hope for the future. At story''s end a joyous reunion rewards this remarkable little girl''s strength and belief that everything will be okay. Timely, powerful and moving, Out celebrates the resilience of the human spirit in the darkest times, and the many paths people take to build a new life. Soft, evocative illustrations portray this family''s escape and reunification with sensitivity, warmth and understated beauty--a perfect complement to the simple, eloquent text."--

Dora still hasn''t found her ''thing''. It definitely isn''t Greek dancing. Although she is developing a bit of ''thing'' for her friend Ethan. If only he didn''t live next door to her Yaya and Popou, then he wouldn''t witness the craziness that is Dora''s life. Her perfect older sister and her best friend seem to have their stuff worked out ... while Dora can''t even manage to tame her frizzy hair! But with Dora''s dad out of work, and strict budget cuts, a hair straightener isn''t exactly on the list of priorities. Dora just knows that taming her hair is the answer to everything ... Or is it?

This is work of creative art and satire (17 U.S. Code § 107)Steve Aoki is an American electro house musician, record producer, DJ, and music executive. In 2012, Pollstar designated Aoki as the highest grossing dance artist in North America from tours

No two real estate transactions are alike, and not all real estate agents are created equally. This turn-by-turn guide will offer insider ideas and explanations behind the many intricacies involved with selling a home in the Omaha Metro and Offutt Air Force Base Area. You''ll find everything from valuable tips for choosing an agent to detailed checklists including: ways to organize and prepare for the packers/movers, and what tasks to complete right up to the night before closing. You''ll also learn: - How Buyers shop for homes in the Omaha Metro and Offutt AFB area - What really happens at an Open House - What outside-the-box ideas could give your home an advantage over the competition - What to expect once your home is "pending" - How the Seller''s commission is dispersed, and more You won''t find a lot of the information in this book anywhere else. Even seasoned Sellers have said that they understand the process of selling their homes on an entirely different level after working with Angela''s team, The Husker Home Finders. By sharing her team''s knowledge and ideas, Angela hopes to help pave a smooth road free of detours and dead ends on the way to your next "Destination Sold"!

This study addressed the experience of Sacred Breathwork, a psychospiritual engagement of non-ordinary states through evocative music and abdominal breathing, by asking, What is the experience of Sacred Breathwork? A heuristic model of qualitative research was utilized, incorporating the six stages of heuristic study: initial engagement, immersion, incubation, illumination, explication, and creative synthesis. Eight co-researchers were interviewed and 10 themes were explicated to help uncover this phenomenon. These themes were: (1) A lack of familiarity with Sacred Breathwork; (2) psychological breakthroughs were experienced; (3) importance of safety, community, and facilitator commitment; (4) impact of disruptive intellectual and outside influences; (5) emotional regulation improvement; self-confidence and maturation regarding life issues; (6) limitations restricting acceptance and surrender to the anomalous; (7) both intentional and unintentional occurrences aided profound experiences; (8) creative process was revealed as arduous evoking remembrance and further self-discovery; (9) Sacred Breathwork was conceptualized as a sacred ceremony that fostered self-directed, profound, and sustainable change; and (10) how a flawed but open and spiritually driven community fostered vulnerability and honest self-growth. This study can assist psychotherapists, educators, healers, and society at large in understanding the practice and experience of healing through non-ordinary states of consciousness, such as Sacred Breathwork. The results of this study can be helpful to clients interested in holistic and spiritual approaches in need of healing and self-empowerment.

[Abstract] This study addressed the experience of growing up in substance abusing families and confronts the question What is the experience of recovery after growing up in a family of substance abusers? A heuristic model of qualitative research was utilized, incorporating the six stages of heuristic study: initial engagement, immersion, incubation, illumination, explication, and creative synthesis. The themes revealed were: addiction as part of family life, hopelessness and powerlessness internalized from abuse and neglect, rebellious acting out of feelings of being uncared for or neglected, the need for acceptance and validation and lastly, repeated incidents of traumatic stress. This study can assist therapists, educators, and society in general by using the findings of this research in substance abuse prevention and recovery.

The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of nurse-coordinated telephone monitoring among community-dwelling older adults with type 2 diabetes. In a randomized controlled trial 28 participants (aged 65-84yrs) with type 2 diabetes living in Southeastern Ontario were randomly assigned to an intervention group (15) and control group (13). The intervention group received weekly nurse-coordinated telephone monitoring and the control group received usual care from their family doctor. The main outcome measures were depression and diabetes-related stress as measured by measured by the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and the Problem Areas In Diabetes (PAID) questionnaire at baseline and 12-weeks. All participants completed the study. At 12 weeks, mean scores for the intervention group were significantly lower for the GDS (p = .00) and the PAID (p = .03). Participants were receptive to the intervention. Nurse telephone monitoring may decrease depressive symptoms and diabetes-related stress among community-dwelling older adults.