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Over 1 million copies sold worldwide! International Bestseller “Smart, insightful, and warm. Dr. Julie is both the expert and wise friend we all need.”—Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone and co-host of the Dear Therapists podcast Drawing on years of experience as a clinical psychologist, online sensation Dr Julie Smith provides the skills you need to navigate common life challenges and take charge of your emotional and mental health in her debut book. Filled with secrets from a therapist''s toolkit, Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before teaches you how to fortify and maintain your mental health, even in the most trying of times. Dr Julie Smith’s expert advice and powerful coping techniques will help you stay resilient, whether you want to manage anxiety, deal with criticism, cope with depression, build self-confidence, find motivation, or learn to forgive yourself. Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before tackles everyday issues and offers practical solutions in bite-sized, easy-to-digest entries which make it easy to quickly find specific information and guidance. Your mental well-being is just as important as your physical well-being. Packed with proven strategies, Dr. Julie’s empathetic guide offers a deeper understanding of how your mind works and gives you the insights and help you need to nurture your mental health every day. Wise and practical, Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before might just change your life.

Police detective Skip Langdon tries to track down Errol Jacomine, a corrupt evangelical preacher who wants to become president of the United States.

When the smiling King of Carnival is killed at Mardi Gras, policewoman Skip Langdon is on the case. She knows the upper-crust family of the victim and that it hides more than its share of glittering skeletons. But nothing could prepare her for the tangled web of clues and ancient secrets that would mean danger for her--and doom for the St. Amants.... "Smith is a gifted writer." THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD

Rebecca Schwartz is a fairly normal Bay-area attorney. But when she almost gets busted for playing piano in a bordello, and Kandi, a part-time student-prostitute is killed in her home, and then the killer stalks Rebecca, it''s time to take action--which is just what she does....

"Julie Smith not only firmly establishes her claim to the New Orleans crime scene, but she explores an intriguing new franchise for the serial killer." Sue Grafton For detective Skip Langdon, the murder of a multiple self-help group member is no fun. Even if the guilty character is claiming the mantle last held by the Axeman, a notorious New Orleans serial killer of seventy years ago. Yet as Skip threads her fascinated way from one self-help group to another, she finds she has more in common with the twelve-steppers than just the murder. And she knows what they do not: that among their anonymous numbers is a deadly murderous, and dangerously attractive -- psychopath.... From the Paperback edition.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Clinical psychologist and bestselling author Dr. Julie Smith (@drjulie) returns with this highly anticipated handbook full of “break in case of emergency” advice for dealing with mental health challenges in the moment they occur. In this essential guide, Dr. Julie teaches her millions of readers and clients how to navigate life’s toughest occurrences while they’re happening, rather than moments or years after the fact. What if we can learn to harness our emotions and stay present so we can process and choose how to respond to a situation? Picking up where Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? leaves off, Dr. Julie shares the research-backed concepts and powerful skills we can use to weather our most vulnerable moments. Learn how to move through any situation with grace, including: When it’s hard to be with yourself: facing vulnerability alone, dealing with your inner critic, and handling imposter syndrome. When it’s hard to be with other people: dealing with betrayal and knowing what to do when you (or your parents) got it wrong. When it’s hard to be with your feelings: coping with loneliness, fear, and hopelessness When you’re healing from the past: getting out of a trauma response and learning how to stop ruminating about old events. When you’re looking to the future: preventing making the same mistakes, tackling uncertainty, and finding your path. Open When teaches each of us to find and listen to the positive voice within when we need it most, and to care for our future selves and our mental health.

"Nobody gets inside her characters like Julie Smith." Linda Barnes When Rebecca Schwartz learns that her best friend and legal partner Chris Nicholson is accused of murder and won''t give an alibi, Rebecca gets curious. To her amazement, Rebecca finds that her partner has a secret life--and so did the victim, dashing critic Jason McKendrick. For that matter, so does everyone else in the case, causing Rebecca to wonder what planet she''s stumbled onto. One thing she knows with certainty: She has to shake some skeletons from the closets--and fast--or Chris is going to prison....

50 Hikes in the Sierra Nevada charts the thousands of miles of trails crisscrossing the Sierras’ pine clad slopes and stark, treeless mountaintops, that make this region a hiker’s paradise. Including the perfect mix of classic Sierra treks and lesser-known routes, the author has focused on the most scenic destinations. The guide provides comprehensive, step-by-step directions for each hike and offers a glimpse into the natural and human history of the area. In addition, each chapter includes an up-to-date topographic map, directions to the trailhead, distance and elevation data, hike difficulty rating, and pertinent contact information.

Lawyer and exotic fish fancier Rebecca Schwartz is looking forward to relaxing in picturesque Monterey with her friend Marty and visiting the world-famous aquarium where Marty works. But the peace is soon shattered...While Rebecca marvels at the amazing kelp tank, the dead body of the aquarium boss wearing Marty''s jacket floats into view, the same woman who''s been sleeping with Marty''s husband. Rebecca takes on her friend''s leaky defence, but with Marty as quiet as the deep and the shocking evidence, she has some fishing to do for clues. But the closer she gets to the truth the less innocent Marty looks - until Rebecca suspects there is a psycho on the loose with more than mackerel on the mind

Covering print, photography, film, radio, television, and new media, this textbook instructs readers on how to take a critical approach to media and interpret the information overload that is disseminated via mass communication. This fourth edition of Keys to Interpreting Media Messages supplies a critical and qualitative approach to media literacy analysis. Now updated with conceptual changes, current examples, updated references, and coverage of new developments in media— particularly in digital, interactive forms—this book addresses all forms of information disseminated via mass communication. Organized into three sections, the book first presents a theoretical framework for the critical analysis of media text that covers the definition of media literacy as well as fundamental principles and concepts. Part II focuses on the application of this methodological framework to the analysis of advertising, journalism, American political communications, and interactive media. Part III considers specific mass media issues, such as violence in the media, media and children, and global communications, and discusses outcomes of having a media-literate population.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

"ONE OF THE BEST OF THE SKIP LANGDON SERIES. . . In the fast-growing field of fictional female police officers, New Orleans Homicide Detective Skip Langdon stands tall." --St. Louis Post-Dispatch After prominent New Orleans restaurateur Arthur Hebert is murdered in his beautiful Garden District home, three family members suspiciously vanish: Hebert''s daughter, who was soon to have taken over the management of his restaurant, his ex-addict son-in-law, and his small granddaughter--all missing without a trace. A kidnapping gone wrong? Homicide Detective Skip Langdon thinks it''s possible, but why should the kidnappers have taken three hostages when one would have been enough? Skip''s hunt for a murderer and the missing Hebert heirs embraces worlds within worlds--the elegant, dangerous Garden District, the French Quarter, the seedy Treme, broken-down projects, exclusive mansions, and lowdown bars. It takes her into places where the city''s dirty business is transacted, and those where life is mostly madness, sadness, and badness. It may even take Skip to her death. . . . "SMITH BRINGS THE CITY STRIKINGLY ALIVE." --The Boston Sunday Globe

When the heir to the Martinelli family''s renowned sourdough starter is murdered before they were to auction it off, Rebecca Schwartz is determined to discover if he died for a handful of dough. The more she sifts through the tangled relationships of the city''s bread-making dynasties, though, the closer she gets to the recipe for murder....

Talba Wallis--African American poet, leader of New Orleans'' café society, and fledgling private detective--is hired by veteran sleuth Eddie Valentino to find a dangerous lothario who seduces teenage black girls who then mysteriously vanish.

"A BREATHLESS THRILLER . . . Smith pushes her protagonist to the breaking point and the series to a new high water mark of suspense." --Los Angeles Times On temporary leave of absence from the force, Police Detective Skip Langdon becomes obsessed with exposing the frightening figure beneath the good-guy image of Errol Jacomine--a liberal-minded, civic-spirited preacher who is running for mayor of New Orleans. Immediately, an anonymous army of hatchet men go to work on Skip, who learns that opposing Jacomine is dangerous business. And when the only witness to the preachers crimes turns up dead, Skip follows her instincts to the dark center of bayou country . . . where dead cops tell no tales. "Displays the writing skills of one of the genres leading exponents . . . The climax, a frantic rescue effort in the teeth of Hurricane Hannah, will stay with you." --The Cleveland Plain Dealer

A Talba Wallis Novel By night the glamorous Baroness de Pontalba, by day New Orleans’ hippest P.I., Talba Wallis is dumbfounded when she can’t do a simple background check on an old friend—Babalu Maya just doesn’t seem to exist on paper. Four days later, she doesn’t exist at all. As Talba threads her way backward through Babalu’s short, difficult life, she finds an intricate pattern of violence and fear, and a shadowy Mr. Big with homicidal intent. Talba butts right into everybody’s business in Clayton, Louisiana, a small town with a big, ugly secret, where being black, mouthy, and smart are the three qualities most likely to get her killed. As she uncovers dark truths, events and people spiral into nasty motion in a story that has more twists and turns than the Mississippi River.

If you teach in a school with difficult students, this book is for you. Are they snarky? Do they try to negotiate with you or simply refuse when you ask them to do the simplest things? Do you feel disrespected and unappreciated? If you answered yes to any and all of these questions, you need to read this! It turns out that new brain research shows that adolescents are simply wired way differently than adults. Because various parts of their brain have not yet come into full maturity, they make way different choices than they might in ten or so years. Motivated by thrills, adventure, rewards and fun, they could really care less about threats of punishment. We teachers can put this to our advantage to have fun, engaging, interesting classrooms even in the most challenging of circumstances. Ms. Smith also deals with topics such as bullying and violence in the classroom; even what to do if you are threatened. This book could be considered to be a definitive guide for how to teach in the most challenging classrooms anywhere!

"Blues in New Orlean" wurde als bester Kriminalroman des Jahres mit dem Edgar-Allan-Po-Preis ausgezeichnet. Die junge Skip Langdon, einzige Frau bei der Polizei von New Orleans und erst seit kurzer Zeit im Dienst, soll wegen ihrer privaten Verbindungen zur lokalen High Society an der Aufklärung eines aufsehenerregenden Falles mitwirken: Während der großen Karnevalsparade ist ein stadtbekannter Banker erschossen worden. Spannend, witzig, kultig: ein Krimi aus Julie Smiths preisgekrönter New-Orleans-Serie um die unkonventionelle junge Polizistin Skip Langdon!

An updated guide to one of the most popular hiking regions in the country The Sierra Nevada is renowned for its hiking, and its surprising diversity in landscape and terrain is guaranteed to suit outdoor enthusiasts of all interest and skill levels. The longest single range in the contiguous United States, these mountains overlook perpetually changing nature and form one of the most sublime landscapes in the world. The guide provides comprehensive, step- by- step directions for each hike. In addition, each chapter includes a map, full color photography, directions to the trailhead, distance and elevation data, hike difficulty rating, and pertinent contact information, all fully updated. Hikes include: • Calaveras Big Trees State Park • Rainbow Falls • Panorama Trail • Redwood Mountain Grove

Hearts for the Homeless is an extraordinary book about a young boy s journey into homelessness. He experienced a life of luxury until fate took the life that he had known away. He had to learn how to cope with living in a homeless shelter as well as dealing with the fear of acceptance by his peers. Being homeless challenged him to be strong and to persevere. He had to overcome several painful obstacles in his young life to be able to move forward to make something of himself. The main character went on to become an exemplary teacher. He was able to begin a program entitled: Hearts for the Homeless within his school. Through his own traumatic and unfortunate circumstances, he was able to teach his students how to accept people for who they are on the inside and how to assist those in need. His humanitarian efforts instilled the fact to his students that they should always have a compassionate heart. Although Hearts for the Homeless is a fictional story, it will take you on a real-life journey into the depths of disparity and the motivation to succeed.

Lawyer-sleuth Rebecca Schwartz heads to an Easter morning sunrise service and gets the shock of her life when she sees a real body nailed to the cross. Rebecca learns the man was a tourist. And he''s only the first to die. A man identifying himself as the Trapper is out to destroy San Francisco''s tourist trade by killing visitors. But when the cops arrest an innocent man as the Trapper, Rebecca takes on an impossible defense and goes undercover to find a killer . . .

Skip Langdon, a New Orleans police detective, encounters death in her own hometown when the local police superintendent is gunned down and then the murderer is killed by a group who goes by the name of "the Jury."

''An invaluable survey of the origins and development of the European Parliament, and of its uncertain role in narrowing the gap between European institutions and voters. Julie Smith traces the rising influence of the European Parliament over EU policy-making in the 20 years since it was first elected, the extension if its authority through successive Inter-governmental Conferences, and the ambiguities which nevertheless persist over its legitimacy as representing ''the people'' in its dialogue with the Commission and Council.'' WILLIAM WALLACE ''Julie Smith places the fifth direct elections to the European Parliament in the broader context of the EU''s development. She examines the arguments and debates which surrounded the creation and evolution of a unique institution, considers the effects which direct elections have had - not always those expected - and the growing relations between EP political groups and national parties. She argues that national politicians should more openly acknowledge the shift in the balance of powers which European integration has caused.'' MARTIN WESTLAKE This title is published in conjunction with UACES, the University Association for Contemporary European Studies. UACES web site can be found at www.uaces.org

Gerenommeerd klinisch psycholoog Dr. Julie Smith bespreekt hoe je om moet gaan met je emoties wanneer je een dieptepunt hebt bereikt, én hoe je daar weer uit komt. Open... is dé onmisbare aanvulling op Dr. Julie Smiths internationale bestseller Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? (Waarom heeft niemand mij dit eerder verteld?)/em, waarin ze vaardigheden om je geestelijke gezondheid te versterken uiteenzette. Open.../em is het boek waarbij je terechtkunt als je je in het oog van de storm bevindt. Aan de hand van een serie brieven van Dr. Julie leer je te navigeren door momenten van overweldiging, verwarring of zelftwijfel. Elke persoonlijke brief wordt gevolgd door realtimetools die je helpen om de situatie opnieuw te kaderen en je volgende stap te bepalen. Elk hoofdstuk behandelt een nieuw scenario; universele problemen waar ieder van ons waarschijnlijk weleens mee te maken krijgt. Dus of je nu last hebt van stress, druk om te presteren, omgaan met moeilijke mensen, proberen erbij te horen, het nemen van grote beslissingen, of grote emoties die angst veroorzaken, Open.../em brengt de woorden die je moet horen om weer op de been te komen en je klaar te voelen om alles aan te kunnen wat het leven je voor de voeten werpt. Dr. Julie Smith is een verademing. Enorm deskundig, maar ook enorm eigentijds. Als geen ander weet zij op een luchtige, simpele en grappige manier zware themas te bespreken en zo een groot publiek te boeien. Iedereen krijgt in het leven uitdagingen op zn pad en Julie heeft altijd een gouden tip en de tools om ermee om te gaan. Ik ben fan! Kelly Weekers, auteur van Happy Life 365/em

All over the place we find them - references to the "digital nature of DNA." Or how the universe itself is digital, a "quantum computer," all about information processing. What does it all portend for the nature of the universe, of reality? Computers and modern technology have given us the ability to see that technology found in the things of the natural world far exceed what mankind is capable of making. Yet it is all attributed to the powers of random nothingness, or forces of neo-Darwinian evolution. But put the findings of Quantum Science with those from the Biological Sciences, and add the prophetic timeline depicted by the Bible and an amazing picture takes shape. Juliann Shannon takes you on an unprecedented tour, which arrives at some shocking conclusions. Contrary to what many voices in the science world are saying, the evidence of intelligence, design and programming, is all over the place - inescapable. This book is a wake up call to Christians and non-believers alike.

A Skip Langdon novel. Amidst the jazz infested streets and southern charm of New Orleans, is Desire - the meanest street in the city. Savvy Police Detective Skip Langdon has done her best to protect this southern Louisianna city, but she cannot stop it all. Meanwhile, across town Talba Wallis - poet, computer expert, and part-time detective - has her hands full with the disappearance of Russell Fortier. And walking the street of Desire is reporter Jane Storey who''s about to uncover the biggest story of her life. All three of these women sense an unknown and malevolent presence pulling strings they cannot see...

Homicide detective Skip Langdon finds herself trying to solve the death of the beloved producer of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.

In her new book, Keto Your Way, Julie Smith shows you how to create a customized plan for adopting a ketogenic lifestyle tailored to your specific needs, taste buds, and budget. With so many ways to approach keto, this book provides you with the information and tools you need to find the approach that matches your lifestyle and to make informed food choices that satisfy your unique nutritional needs. Julie also teaches you how to eat intuitively and to listen to your body in a way that takes the “diet” out of keto and makes it about living a life that is sustainable for you. With a keto template and Julie’s guidance, you can lose weight and become your healthiest you! As a busy mother of four, Julie knows the value of time and the realities of needing to stick to a budget. In Keto Your Way, she presents more than 140 simple and easy family-friendly recipes made with budget-friendly ingredients that can be found in just about any grocery store. She also offers tips and tricks for overcoming hurdles to achieve lasting success. Leave behind the one-size-fits-all approach and embrace keto—your way.

«Mind Manipulators» is a gripping techno-thriller exploring power, mind control, and AI-driven manipulation. When journalist Sarah Whitmore vanishes, Detective Ethan Cross uncovers The Syndicate, a secret group manipulating minds. With ex-FBI agent Claire Bennett and whistleblower Dr. Evelyn Carter, he infiltrates hidden labs to stop Project Genesis. Betrayal, danger, and moral dilemmas lead to the truth – but the conspiracy isn’t over. The battle for humanity’s future has just begun.

In the NINTH installment of the Skip Langdon Mystery Series a teenage runaway escapes a serial killer. She''s on the run because she thinks she''s killed him. Meanwhile the killer stalks the city -- and her.

Children of all ages will enjoy coloring in the adorable kittens and frisky cats contained in this coloring book. This coloring book for children features 20 pages of cats being cats out in the garden. Grab your crayons, colored pencils or what ever you like to color with and make these cats come to life with vibrant colors!

"The Culinary Capers of Canon and Lily: Canon Grows a Garden" is about two best friends and their culinary adventure. Canon is a moose who craves a variety of foods that aren''t readily available in his forest home. His wise friend Lily suggests that he build his own garden so he can prepare anything he desires. The story follows Canon and Lily through a journey to find plants for the garden, establish a garden in the forest with the help of their friends, and win over the hearts and stomachs of the other forest creatures.

When the private detective whose reports he has been ghostwriting is killed, Paul McDonald becomes the prime suspect in his boss''s murder and himself the target of a murder attempt

This CD is intended as a supplement in an introductory accounting principles course, financial accounting course, or information systems (AIS) course offered at two and four-year colleges and universities. The product provides students with a sense of the integrated nature of accounting and the concept of business processes and the agents involved.