Best Selling Books by Pamela Smith

Where was life taking her? Fifteen-year-old Margaet Reeves O''Neill isn''t likely to forget the day the war came home to Springfield, Missouri. That was the day her father left to join the Confederacy, fighting for principles he no longer believed in, but for a state he loved. It was also the day she met Percival Wilder, a flirtatious Yankee officer who, instead of being her enemy, became an intimate friend. Now Federal troops have arrived in Springfield. Reeves watches neighbors turn against one another--some supporting Secessionists, others the Union--and she witnesses generosity and bravery side by side with greed and looting. The life she took for granted--her home, family, the very truths she''s always held dear--is changing before her eyes....

"[E]xamines Wilder''s tumultuous, but ultimately successful, professional and personal relationship with her daughter-the hidden editor-Rose Wilder Lane.

This collection of 20 poems is spoken in the voice of a character named Rosa Celestina Morales, a 17 year old Puerto Rican girl living in South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the early 1970s. Rosa''s hopes and dreams, frustrations and torments are expressed in a mix of street talk, self-mumbling, and phrases from familiar prayers in Spanish, imported from the Spanish Mass and the first 20 psalms. The content is drawn from the author''s own experiences during the year she lived in Rosa''s neighborhood as well as from stories she heard and people she met around the neighborhood. Several of these poems have appeared previously in the New York Quarterly, Cimarron Review, and Woman Song III. This is the first time the set of 20 have been collected in book form. The work is framed as a poetic memoir. A prose introduction by the author and an afterword in Rosa''s voice round out the series of poems and project what Rosa''s life might have turned to some forty years later.

This book is about a stylish and athletic African American middle school girl named Sydnie, who moves from her hometown of St. Louis to Georgia. When she attends her new school, her hopes is to quickly obtain a friendship with the "in crowd" like she did back in St. Louis. However, she realizes that they are bullies and decides to make other friends. After she is given the position of point guard on the school''s basketball team, she leads the team all the way to the championship. She finds herself being bullied by some of her teammates and being threatened not to play. Sydnie and a few of her friends come up with a plan to expose her mean teammates and put a stop to their taunts.

In 1820, the Catholic Diocese of Charleston was established, and Bishop John England arrived from Ireland. His new diocese encompassed North and South Carolina, Georgia and, for a time, Haiti. From 1859 to 1885, when Patrick Lynch and Henry Northrop were bishops of Charleston, the diocese included the Bahama Islands. However, the history of Catholics in the diocese--which now covers all of South Carolina--began much earlier. The arrival of Spanish settlers and missionary priests dated back more than 150 years before there was a diocese on American soil. Sister Pam Smith charts the history of the diocese from the first words of prayer uttered on Santa Elena in the sixteenth century through the interfaith singing of a reformed slaveholder''s hymn at a painful funeral in the twenty-first century.

In this story Maggie Mantal a middle-aged woman becomes confused and hallucinatory, traumatized by the death of her three and a half year old son. As Maggie gradually becomes more attuned to reality; she begins to accept that her son was killed in freak household accident. The distressing aftereffects sends her into a world of inner turmoil and sorrow, her insistence that she can see his disembodied soul suggest a link between the physical and spiritual planes, a connection that Maggie may be acutely aware of, and her eventual recovery is based on the ability to accept the reality of Jacob''s death. Frank Mantal is Maggie''s husband and he worked for a company called "Building Corporations". Frank took great care of the family''s finances all the while trying to keep his wife from becoming insane. The things he said to her would sometimes drive her crazy, Frank seen nothing wrong with calling things as they were and that was that, their son Jacob no longer living. City to City is based on actual events which were altered by the writer for protection of the actual person. Some events fictionalized.

In communities where little or no mental health care exists, people with mental conditions are at risk for increased illness, stigma, and abuse. Their fundamental right to mental health and happiness can be compromised. In Mental Health Care in Settings Where Mental Health Resources Are Limited, author Pamela Smith MD presents a handbook for community and hospital-based health providers who work in remote or impoverished areas in developed and developing countries. Designed to be used as a concise, easy-reference source, it provides an outline of core concepts and basic interventions in mental health care. This guide addresses conditions such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, substance abuse, dementia, child and adolescent issues, violence, and HIV/AIDS and mental health. Smith also provides insights on the recent state of mental health care worldwide and the means for increasing access to care in resource-limited areas. Mental Health Care in Settings Where Mental Health Resources Are Limited communicates how providing mental health care training to health workers and raising awareness among other individuals within these challenged communities serves as a significant means not only to improving access to care but also to preserving human rights and dignity.

This guide and activity book complements Barbara Ayosea Morse’s Tales from Squnch Valley. It is for parents, teachers, child-care workers, counselors, and therapists who work with children of all ages and abilities across cultures. The book offers movement, visualization, art, and writing exercises while also enhancing language development and social skills. Though written for children in grades K-6, activities may also be adapted for younger children, adolescents, and even adults. The Squnch tales and related activities are appropriate for use in both traditional and home-school settings, as well as for distance-learning. Staff in outpatient and residential treatment centers will also find them to be an excellent resource. Because of tensions among various groups in our society, books with universal characters, such as Squnches, are greatly needed. The Squnch tales teach children the value of living in harmony with one another and with nature in today’s challenging and ever-changing world.

If you are about to move and still wonder how come most of the people have a rough and stressful relocation experience where their money, time and nerves are put to the test, while others have a trouble-free and smooth move from beginning to end? The answer is pretty simple: it all comes down to being well informed and making the right choices. Relocating Without Breaking A Sweat: Your Handbook For A Perfect Move is your invaluable guide during these times of tension. This book covers it all: from well-written and helpful moving tips and proper ways to move locally, interstate or abroad with your children, pets or plants, including a wide range of particular personal possessions, through comprehensive practical advice on DIY Moving. Wandering how to effectively resolve an issue with your mover or how to adjust to the new environment after your relocation? You can read it all here. And much more! Its end will even make you smile and leave you optimistic about your upcoming move. Don’t stay in the dark! Be well informed. Be 100% prepared. Make the smart choices. Take the reins and enjoy the leading role in this thrilling adventure. This book is being delivered to you in partnership with MyMovingReviews http://www.mymovingreviews.com/

To enter into the Gospel of John and John''s three letters is to embark on an adventure, the story of a great and unsurpassable love, the Love that John discovered was God''s name. In following Jesus, John discovers that there is indeed an edge and urgency to what Jesus says and does. The edge is this: we, too, can be light. We can believe. We can drink the living water. And the urgency is present as well: we are also called to follow and serve. We are called to receive the Spirit. A Journal of Love is meant to be an encounter, a felt sense of what it must have been--and can be now--to live that love.

The premise of Awakening to the Spirit Within is that all beings are connected by a spiritual energy which forms the essence of who they truly are. Eight paths, which facilitate an awakening to this essence, are explored: Native American Spirituality, Taoism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Kabbalah, Jesus and the Christ Within, Sufism, and The New Thought Movement. Practice exercises and references are also included. This book highlights some of the unique gifts which various spiritual traditions have to offer our world. In addition, it explores the mystical threads of connection which underlie them. Like the title suggests, it also gives ways of listening to guidance from within. The author includes messages from her own inner guidance in an effort to illustrate how this may occur. Her openness provides more warmth and intimacy than is usually found in such a book. In these uncertain times, there has been an upsurge of interest in books related to spirituality, religion, and mysticism. People are looking for ways to heal, rather than destroy, our planet. That is why this book, and others like it, are so timely and important in moving us closer to our shared goal of creating a more peaceful and harmonious world.

Healthy food doesn''t have to taste like cardboard. These dishes in Pamela Smith''s cookbook are fun, fresh, and flavorful! Easy- to- prepare menus take the guesswork out of your meal planning.

Nursey rhymes connect us to the past, present, and future.They link our childhood with our heirs. Their musical rhythm has the power to entertain and comfort. They are a wondersful way to introduce children to the joys of reading. Many are based on political and religious upheaval. Their repetitive nature explores the aspects of daily life, scandals, and gossip from past generations. These silly tales bring joy to all ages and smiles to all faces.

Why are some people more successful than others? Why do some people make more money, live happier lives and accomplish so much more than the majority? There really is no secret when it comes to happiness and success. In fact, it all starts within and you have the power to make it happen. This content rich e-book will teach you how to master the success principles and use them to make happiness and success an everyday habit. Discover how to find your life purpose and get clarity. Learn how to set, achieve and make your goals stick. Discover how the power of gratitude can help you attract what you want in life and more.

Mark Time: A Gospel for the Hurried is a collection of meditations on the shortest and oldest gospel in the New Testament. The 61 reflections here retell Mark’s rapid-fire action story of Jesus of Nazareth from the perspective of faith and also from the perspective of contemporary stresses. With introductory and concluding comments, the text points to the way in which the teachings and actions of Christ are as relevant to the challenges of the 21st century as they were to the situations of people living 2,000 years ago. Those who have 15 or 20 minutes a day can plan on a two-month journey with the Lord and his Good News.

Food for Life: A Day-At-A-Time Guide--the devotional study guide which accompanies Pam Smith''s best-selling book, Food For Life.

When you''re pregnant you don''t have to expect to be sick, tired, and fat. Although pregnancy can be a difficult time to stay healthy, it is possible to overcome morning sickness, assure your ideal weight gain, and achieve boundless energy and peak stamina. Healthy Expectations shows you how to prepare a healthy body for a healthy baby, and includes recipes, meal plans, and more from the author of the best-selling books, Eat Well -- Live Well and Food For Life. Healthy Expectations: A Nine-Month Diary and Devotional is the perfect gift book for expectant moms with a colorful interior design by Garborg Design Works. It includes daily tips for having a healthy pregnancy, scripture verses, prayers, and devotions written by the author and several other popular Christian women.