New Releases by Matthew White

Embark on a transformative journey from substance abuse to lasting recovery with Paths to Redemption: Understanding Addiction and Embracing Change. This comprehensive workbook provides essential guidance for anyone ready to break free from the cycle of addiction. You''ll explore the science behind substance abuse, learn to identify your personal triggers, and develop powerful, healthy coping strategies to navigate cravings and stress effectively. Packed with practical exercises, reflection prompts, journaling sections, and action plans, this resource empowers you to manage relapse, foster emotional healing and self-care, build a strong support network, and set meaningful goals for a sober life. It includes dedicated sections on relapse prevention and preparing for successful reentry into society. Whether you''re beginning your recovery journey or seeking to reinforce your commitment to sobriety, Paths to Redemption offers the tools, understanding, and structured support needed to embrace change and build a more hopeful, fulfilling future.

Paths to Redemption: Denial Management is a powerful workbook for anyone ready to break through denial and begin a journey of personal transformation. This book guides readers through the process of self-reflection, accountability, and emotional healing. With practical exercises and real-life examples, it helps uncover how denial influences behavior, relationships, and personal growth. Readers will learn how to take responsibility without guilt, communicate more effectively, and challenge negative thought patterns. The workbook supports emotional development and encourages the rebuilding of trust through honesty and empathy. Perfect for individuals in recovery, rehabilitation programs, or anyone seeking lasting change. It can also be used in counseling, corrections, or self-help settings. Start your path to a more honest, empowered, and meaningful life today.

Get ready to see amazing results with this book! You will transform your body and improve your overall health and well-being in just a few short weeks. - Benefit: Achieve the best shape of your life - Emotional Benefit: Boost your confidence and self-esteem - Life-Changing Benefit: Feel more energetic and capable of keeping up with your grandchildren - Benefit: Learn how to create a balanced and nutritious diet for optimal fitness - Emotional Benefit: Overcome any unhealthy eating habits and feel more in control of your health - Life-Changing Benefit: Improve your overall health and reduce the risk of chronic diseases - Benefit: Discover how to enjoy cardio exercises and make them a regular part of your routine - Emotional Benefit: Experience a sense of accomplishment and pride in pushing yourself physically - Life-Changing Benefit: Increase your cardiovascular endurance and improve your overall fitness level - Benefit: Learn how to incorporate resistance training into your routine for a fun and effective workout - Emotional Benefit: Feel stronger and more capable in your everyday life - Life-Changing Benefit: Build muscle and improve your overall strength and physical abilities - Benefit: Prevent injuries and improve flexibility through proper stretching techniques - Emotional Benefit: Feel more confident in your body''s abilities and reduce the risk of accidents - Life-Changing Benefit: Maintain your fitness level and avoid setbacks due to injuries - Benefit: Get motivated and ready to take action towards your fitness goals - Emotional Benefit: Feel inspired and determined to make positive changes in your life - Life-Changing Benefit: Develop a healthy and sustainable fitness routine that will transform your life This book takes a simple and no-nonsense approach to starting your fitness journey. You will learn everything you need to know to get fit and stay fit for life. So what are you waiting for? Click the buy button now and begin your journey towards a healthier, happier you!

""Two Boys and a Fortune Or, The Tyler Will"" by Matthew White is a novel from the early 20th century that centers on two brothers, Roy and Rex Pell, and their family as they navigate the complexities of an unexpected inheritance from a miserly old man, Mr. Tyler. The story begins with a chance encounter where Roy Pell performs a heroic act by saving Mr. Tyler from a trestle bridge accident. Grateful for Roy''s bravery, Mr. Tyler decides to reward the Pell family by leaving his considerable fortune to their mother, setting off a series of emotional and social challenges for the boys. As the family grapples with newfound wealth, the story delves into themes of family loyalty, moral integrity, and the impact of material gain. The boys'' different reactions to their inheritance-one driven by ambition, the other by a desire for simplicity-highlight the tensions that arise when wealth complicates relationships. The novel explores how the dynamics within the Pell family evolve under the weight of their inheritance, while examining the moral dilemmas that come with sudden prosperity.

This book analyses the compatibility of data retention in the UK with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The increase in the use of modern technology has led to an explosion of generated data and, with that, a greater interest from law enforcement and intelligence agencies. In the early 2000s, data retention laws were introduced into the UK, and across the European Union (EU). This was met by domestic challenges before national courts, until a seminal ruling by the Court of Justice in the European Union (CJEU) ruled that indiscriminate data retention was incompatible with EU law. Since then, however, the CJEU has revised its position and made certain concessions, particularly under the guise of national security. This book focuses on data retention in the UK with the principal aim of examining compatibility with the ECHR. This is explored through a variety of ways including providing an account of democracy and why secret surveillance poses a threat to it, a history of data retention, assessing the seriousness that data retention poses to fundamental rights, the collection of rights that are affected by data retention which are crucial for a functioning democracy, the implications of who can be obligated to retain (and what to retain), the idea that data retention is a form of surveillance and ultimately, with all things considered, whether this is compatible with the ECHR. The work will be an invaluable resource for students, academics, researchers and policy-makers working in the areas of privacy, human rights law and surveillance.

Propelled into Wonder is the captivating debut poetry collection from British poet–priest Matthew White. The poems that inhabit this book are the produce of a life permeated by a myriad of hopes and heartache and demand to be felt as well as read. Featuring reflections on faith, doubt, love, beauty, leadership and loss, these poems are sure to inspire, provoke, amuse and disturb. Complete with beautiful hand-drawn illustrations, Propelled into Wonder is an invitation to pay attention, to undress the soul, and to exhale. In these pages, Matthew White offers psalms for today that have been forged in the excoriating furnace of surrender. This book is offered as raw testimony to the unrelenting advances of grace and that great redeeming light which waltzes our shadows into splendor.

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All Saints'' (or All Hallows'') Day is observed on October 31 and is the night before All Hallows'' Eve, also referred to as Halloween. The occasion marks the start of Allhallowtide, a three-day period that concludes with All Souls'' Day and commemorates the day before the Western Christian feast of All Saints. Halloween is not observed as a religious festival in the majority of North America and much of Europe. October 31, 2022, on a Monday the day after Halloween. What is Halloween. Traditions for Halloween History of Halloween How is Halloween observed around the world? Why is Halloween a holiday? Halloween customs Where and why did Halloween first appear? According to a fire department spokesman, dozens more people suffered injuries, many of them critically. Later, a group of young men gave the hill a powerful shove while chanting "Push! Push." Casualty from Halloween celebration

Want to become a P0kemon drawing expert? You''ve found the right book! How to Draw P0kenon: 50 P0kemons to Learn to Draw features well-loved characters and concepts to develop kids drawing skills. Including: Bulbasaur Charmander Eevee Gengar Spearow Parasect ...and many more This includes simple, step-by-step instructions on how to draw classic characters from game. This book will keep children entertained for hours. It also serves as a fantastic gift for any occasion. This unofficial book is not authorized, endorsed or sponsored by Nintendo or any other person or entity owning or controlling the rights of the P0 kemon name, trademark or copyrights. All characters, names, places and other aspects of the game described herein are trademarked and owned by their respective owners.

This thesis consists of three chapters. Chapters 1 and 2 study questions relating to the economics of mental illness, while Chapter 3 contributes to the literature on the behavioral economics of belief formation. The first chapter studies why people who live in poverty are disproportionately affected by mental illness. Gautam Rao, Frank Schilbach, Vikram Patel and I review the interdisciplinary evidence of the bidirectional causal relationship between poverty and common mental illnesses---depression and anxiety---and the underlying mechanisms. Our review shows that mental illness reduces employment and therefore income and that psychological interventions generate economic gains. Similarly, negative economic shocks cause mental illness, and anti-poverty programs, such as cash transfers, improve mental health. A crucial step toward the design of effective policies is to better understand the mechanisms underlying these causal effects. In the second chapter, I study discrimination against people with common mental illnesses in labor market settings -- one important mechanism through which mental illness may (indirectly) cause lower employment and income. In an online experiment, I find that people pay to avoid depressed or anxious coworkers in a simple communication-based problem-solving task---paying as much to avoid them as they do to work with the college-educated. A model of earnings-maximizing statistical discrimination with correct beliefs cannot explain these preferences: depressed or anxious coworkers are equally productive when exogenously assigned. Instead, I find evidence that discrimination is driven by incorrect beliefs about such coworkers as well as an increase in costly effort when working with them. A major motivation for tackling discrimination is often to encourage revelation of mental illness (thereby perhaps improving access to treatment or support); however, I find that people pay to hide mental illness in my setting even when insulated from rejection or any financial consequence of discrimination. In the third chapter of my thesis, John Conlon, Malavika Mani, Gautam Rao, Frank Schilbach and I study social learning between spouses using an experiment in Chennai, India. We vary whether individuals discover information themselves or must instead learn what their spouse discovered via a discussion. Women treat their `own'' and their husband''s information the same. In sharp contrast, men''s beliefs respond less than half as much to information that was discovered by their wife. This is not due to a lack of communication: husbands put less weight on their wife''s signals even when perfectly informed of them. In a second experiment, when paired with mixed- and same-gender strangers, both men and women heavily discount their teammate''s information relative to their own. We conclude that people have a tendency to underweight others'' information relative to their own. The marital context creates a countervailing force for women, resulting in a gender difference in learning (only) in the household.

"Among all my books, this one will always occupy a particularly warm spot in my heart; for listen, reader, and I will let you into a little secret. Riddle Creek is really Ridley, and is a true-enough stream, flowing through one of the most charming regions in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The railroad trestle which plays such an important part in the first chapter forms a picturesque feature of the landscape, in full view of a home where I was wont to spend many a joyous holiday-time and which I had in mind whenever I mentioned the Pellery."

A “rawr” is just a roar, and a “moo” is just a moo. And when the owl goes “hoooooo-hoooooo,” is it really asking “who?” But what else is there to know? It’s a big world, and little Willie the Owl has plenty of questions about it and himself. Join him on his journey to discover why he is special in a world so big.

Everyone has a story to tell. It doesn''t matter what nation, town, city or country. Everyone has a story to tell. It doesn''t matter whether you are rich or poor, young or old. No matter the race. Everyone has a story to tell. Stories have been written, told and passed along starting from the beginning of time. Some had truth, many had untruth and others had a little of both. Numerous stories that were told have been looked upon as fairy tales or old folk tales but none-the-less, telling stories was a form of entertainment for many grownups and exciting story times for countless children who dared not to go to bed without hearing one or two of the stories. Jesus, even in the bible days, told stories or parables that had powerful meanings to the by standers. These stories were told to the hearers to help them better understand life and its many wonders. I have come to enjoy a good story or two myself and I''m sure many of you have too.

The first four books of the Mission:SRX saga, together at last and available as a single volume.0. Before Space ReconWhat started as a standard supply run for the crew of the U.S.C. Defiance has become the flash point for Humanity''s First Contact War. A short story and introduction to the MissionSRX universe.1. Confessions of the First WarIn the near future, humanity has overcome the bonds of earth and begun to explore the galaxy. The alien first contact was everything the world''s greatest scholars could have hoped for; the Aquillians were advanced, intelligent and peaceful until ships and colonies turned up missing. Having previously no military capacity, the alien''s ability to reverse engineer humankind''s technologies of war proved to be a great equalizer. The aliens grew increasingly brazen, culminating in a series of devastating attacks on the populations of earth. It quickly became clear that the military leaders had greatly underestimated their numbers, proficiency, and reach throughout the galaxy.Commander Prime Jefferson Grant has nothing left to lose. Left alone without a home or family, he enlists in the United Space Corps to give the only thing he has left: His life. To avenge the lost he must carve a path of destruction beyond compare to secure humanity''s future. From the Earth to the stars, across countless alien battlefields, the war must be fought. To succeed, Grant must take a descent into madness, give up all that he knew, and realize his destiny as a hero or a monster.The enemy is coming. Is the will of one soldier enough to save it?2. Ephemeral SolaceHumanity''s First Intergalactic War is over but only after testing the resolve, patience and skill of a civilization.The Aquillians have been defeated, but their threat has not been eliminated.Commander Prime Jefferson Grant''s life has been spared, but only in exchange for a life of servitude.No sooner had the dust settled and the dead buried before the last of the Aquillians would emerge. Allied with a strange, new enemy and armed to the teeth, these are not the creatures that allowed their race to be destroyed by the humans in years past. They''re attacking Earth and her colonies without method or mercy, leaving the leaders of the United Space Corps scrambling to react. The best hope lies with the soldiers, tradesmen and service members in the field, thrown into the fire to survive or otherwise.Driven by forces he does not understand, Commander Prime Grant must lead his forces through the assault, to a goal even he doesn''t believe. 3. Deep UnknownLeft on the drift after escaping Earth, the crew of a single ship awakes amidst an alien civilization with an engrossed interest in their success and survival. Realizing a purpose greater than any of them can individually understand, the chosen few take up their call to save both races from annihilation. With every strike against the darkness, the questions pile up, the perfect become fallible and the trusted seek betrayal. Placing grievances aside, Commander Grant along with his team must stand united not just for humanity, but for all life in the universe.4. Commander''s WrathCommander Grant stands at the helm of the most powerful interstellar armada ever assembled; a force measuring in the thousands stands ready to defend earth and her new allies. Unfortunately, their greatest weapon system, an immense capital starship, has been compromised, leaving them scrambling to react. Unable to execute their mission across the stars without their most powerful asset, the team must scour the galaxy for its trail if they are to have any hope of defeating the brutal alien menace.

Ever dreamt of putting on a musical from scratch? Or perhaps you already have, but some extra guidance would be welcome. Look no further: this book will give you all the information you need to successfully stage a musical. Placing a firm emphasis on good organisation and careful planning, Matthew White guides the reader through the various stages and processes involved in putting on a musical theatre production: from choosing the right show and creating budgets and schedules, through holding auditions and taking rehearsals, culminating in the final run of performances and the after-show party. The book also explains how to deal successfully with everything from set, costume, and lighting design to ticket sales and publicity. Drawing on his own extensive experience working as a director, actor, and writer in professional musical theatre, the author also talks to other key industry figures to explore how they contribute to the overall process of putting on a show. Staging Musicals is the ultimate step-by-step guide for anyone planning a production, whether working with amateurs, students, or young professionals.

Vengeance has Consequences.Commander Grant stands at the helm of the most powerful interstellar armada ever assembled; a force measuring in the thousands stands ready to defend earth and her new allies. Unfortunately, their greatest weapon system, an immense capital starship, has been compromised, leaving them on the drift. Unable to execute their mission across the stars without their most powerful asset, the team must scour the galaxy for its trail if they are to have any hope of defeating the brutal alien menace. But no operation survives first contact intact. Questions continue to build as to the true nature of their ally, the mystery surrounding their adversary, and the increasingly intertwined history of all their civilizations. Growing ever more distraught, Commander Grant awaits the day when his force stops running and brings the fire to their enemy, but will his zeal deliver them victory or oblivion?

And behold the children reached into the darkness, and drew those who are pure into our sky. In our stead, they did defend us, wrapped in the armor of our spirit and wielding the swords of our fathers. Their bodies dust, their souls resolute; with the blessing of The One we shall not perish from the Universe. Commander Grant and his crew have escaped from Earth into deep space, dragging behind them a fleet of invading alien ships in a desperate attempt to give humanity''s beleaguered defenses a chance to regroup. With their enemy closing in, they plunge headlong into the abyss and find themselves on the far side of the universe, face to face with an oddly familiar alien ally who is intently interested in their survival. The Lyran race has spent millennia conquering the stars but have finally met a foe which they cannot face. They have not been idle, however, and have made ready for the time when a warrior would emerge from the darkness and lead their civilization to victory. But nothing in war is as simple as it seems.

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Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is one of the most frequently encountered and complex disorders in mental health care. Interpersonal impairment is a central issue for individuals with BPD. This complex disorder has received negative stigma along with historically more females than males receiving this diagnosis (Linehan, 1993). Therefore, this study examined a clinical sample of 30 females diagnosed with BPD. Through the collection of data this study used the following measures: a basic demographic questionnaire gathering specific age, ethnicity, current relationship status, parental relationship status, the Experiences in Close Relationships Scale (ECR; Brennan, Clark & Shaver, 1998), and the Propensity to Trust Scale (PTS; Frazier, Johnson, & Fainshmidt, 2013). The data was evaluated through descriptive statistics, a Shapiro-Wilk''s Test of Normality, a Kurkal-Wallis H test, and a Spearman''s rho correlation. Two tailed Cronbach''s a=.05 level was used as the significance standard for all statistical procedures. As hypothesized, rs(28) = -.375, p = .041, the data indicated a significant negative correlation between avoidance and propensity to trust in females with BPD. Additionally, congruent with previous meta-analytic research findings (Agrawal, Gunderson, Holmes, & Lyons-Ruth, 2004), the majority of participants 93% reported an insecure style of attachment with preoccupied as the most frequent style of attachment reported. The following manuscript examines attachment styles and propensity to trust in females with BPD; clinical implications and future research are discussed.

In Staging a Musical, Matthew White describes all the elements involved in putting on a musical production, including: how to choose the right show, budgets and schedules, auditions, rehearsals, and performances.

Existem várias formas de contar a história da humanidade. Matthew White, um autoproclamado especialista em atrocidades, escolheu contar a história pelo seu viés mais sombrio: as mortes. Como William Shakespeare destacou na peça Julius Caesar, "O mal que os homens fazem sobrevive a eles. O bem é geralmente enterrado com seus ossos". A frase resume bem a ideia do livro de White, que reúne os cem eventos com as maiores taxas de mortalidade causadas pelo homem. O resultado é uma surpreendente releitura da História, onde acontecimentos pouco lembrados, como A Revolta Mahdi e a Rebelião Taiping, ganham destaque ao lado das muito estudadas – e sangrentas – Guerras Mundiais. E não só de conflitos é composta a lista de Matthew White. Outros episódios, que muitas vezes são dissociados de seu impacto humano, mostram-se igualmente cruéis, como a conquista das Américas e o período da Dinastia Xin. Cada um dos acontecimentos é contextualizado e seus principais personagens destacados. As consequências para a população – além da óbvia morte – também é esclarecida. Os episódios narrados no livro vão desde a Segunda Guerra Persa (480 – 479 a.C.), que ocupa o 96o lugar na lista, até a Segunda Guerra do Congo (1998 – 2002), o 27o evento mais sangrento da história. Nenhuma parte do mundo escapa da curiosidade aguçada de White, que cobre desde a Revolução Mexicana (46o) até a Guerra Civil Chinesa (19o). Ao ler O grande livro das coisas horríveis , o leitor é convidado, desde o início, a conhecer a história sob uma narrativa diferente, sem seguir os imperadores, reis e ditadores, mas conhecendo seus súditos e o que aconteceu com eles. Quem ganha o primeiro lugar na lista de White? O leitor curioso vai descobrir.

Buck Carver is an ordinary boy on a ranch. He works the cows with his father and brother and goes to school in the afternoons. But he has fears that others don''t. To assure a safe ride, he taps the saddle horn every time he rides. When something makes him uncomfortable, he tugs on his ear three times. He asks his mother the same questions repeatedly trying to allay his fears. But he still finds himself terrified of the commonplace: the grimy pond, spilled kerosene, and storms. His friend Cherokee Jack provides wise suggestions for combating his worries, explaining that he must decide to Let the Wolf Howl and not feed his fears. But when a shocking event forces him to take action, Buck must choose to face his worst fear or surrender to a disastrous loss. Matthew White brilliantly depicts one boy''s struggle with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Let the Wolf Howl. This exciting western brings ranching to life in 1880s East Texas.

Matthew White se ha hecho mundialmente famoso por su esfuerzo en identificar las peores matanzas de la historia y, lo que es más importante, por cuantificarlas: por establecer, utilizando toda la información posible, el número de las víctimas de cada uno de los acontecimientos que estudia, desdela Segundaguerra persa y las campañas de Alejandro Magno, hasta los genocidios de Ruanda y del Congo. Como dice Steven Pinker, profesor dela Universidadde Harvard: establecer los números de los muertos en cada una de las guerras y las matanzas es “un atroz pero crucial ejercicio, necesario para contestar preguntas como: ¿Ha sido realmente el siglo XX el más violento de la historia? ¿Cuál ha sido la causa de los mayores sufrimientos humanos: las religiones, los tiranos, el capitalismo, el comunismo, la lucha por los recursos o por el territorio? Sin alguna idea acerca de los números de las víctimas, que los historiadores no nos han dado hasta ahora, no podemos ni siquiera comenzar a contestar estas preguntas”.

Si può scrivere una storia universale delle atrocità? E se ne può stilare una classifica? Come confrontare misfatti avvenuti in tempi e contesti tanto diversi? Secondo Matthew White, bibliotecario statunitense, ricercatore indipendente specializzato in «atrocitologia», un criterio perfetto non c''è, dunque non rimane che il nudo numero delle vittime: come dice l''autore, «il numero di cui si ha sempre voglia di discutere». Utilizzando le migliori fonti di statistica storica, e compiendo uno studio comparativo senza precedenti, White ricostruisce così i cento avvenimenti più sanguinosi, per un totale di mezzo miliardo di morti, dalla seconda guerra persiana del V secolo avanti Cristo fino al Congo e al Sudan dei nostri anni, passando per decine di eventi meno noti: quanti di voi avrebbero immaginato al sesto posto la rivolta ottocentesca dei Taiping in Cina, con venti milioni di vittime? A ciascuna «atrocità» White dedica un capitolo, e in ogni capitolo avvolge i numeri grezzi con una cronaca militare, politica e sociale di grande utilità e ricca di aneddoti e curiosità inedite, spesso intrisa di ironia e sarcasmo verso l''umana crudeltà e stupidità. Faceto, profondo, duramente realistico, mai ideologico - sfidiamo i lettori a intuire le simpatie politiche dell''autore! - eppure sempre schierato dalla parte delle vittime, Il libro nero dell''umanità, già in corso di traduzione in una dozzina di Paesi, promette di appassionare in tutto il mondo non solo gli amanti della storia, ma chiunque nutra dubbi sulle nostre «magnifiche sorti e progressive».

“An amusing (really) account of the murderous ways of despots, slave traders, blundering royals, gladiators and assorted hordes.”—New York Times Evangelists of human progress meet their opposite in Matthew White’s epic examination of history’s one hundred most violent events, or, in White’s piquant phrasing, “the numbers that people want to argue about.” Reaching back to the Second Persian War in 480 BCE and moving chronologically through history, White surrounds hard facts (time and place) and succinct takeaways (who usually gets the blame?) with lively military, social, and political histories.

A compulsively readable and utterly original account of world history—from an atrocitologist’s point of view. Evangelists of human progress meet their opposite in Matthew White''s epic examination of history''s one hundred most violent events, or, in White''s piquant phrasing, "the numbers that people want to argue about." Reaching back to 480 BCE''s second Persian War, White moves chronologically through history to this century''s war in the Congo and devotes chapters to each event, where he surrounds hard facts (time and place) and succinct takeaways (who usually gets the blame?) with lively military, social, and political histories. With the eye of a seasoned statistician, White assigns each entry a ranking based on body count, and in doing so he gives voice to the suffering of ordinary people that, inexorably, has defined every historical epoch. By turns droll, insightful, matter-of-fact, and ultimately sympathetic to those who died, The Great Big Book of Horrible Things gives readers a chance to reach their own conclusions while offering a stark reminder of the darkness of the human heart.

In this wholly original and remarkably ambitious work, ''Atrocitologist'' Matthew White considers man''s inhumanity to man across several thousand years of history. From the First Punic War and the collapse of Mayan rule to the reign of Peter the Great and the cataclysmic events of the Second World War, White''s epic book spans centuries and civilisations as it measures the hundred most violent events in human history. If we study history in order to avoid the mistakes of the past, then there can be no more important place to start.