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First Published in 2012. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Sixteen-year-old David becomes intimately involved when a scandal is discovered about the strange new boy in his high school and everyone else turns against him.

Talib is a Lucifer, a lightbearer. Once a messenger for The Eternal, he was banished for inciting rebellion. Now he is the Guardian of planet Earth. He has been here since the begining and knows more about our history than any historian, living or dead. You have read the scientific accounts of how life on Earth began. You have heard the sermons that claim to tell us why it is that we are here. You have studied Earth’s offical history books. Now Listen to Talib’s story. What he has to tell you just might surprise you, but be warned. After reading his account you will never view history, or reality for that matter, in quite the same way again.

Since it was first published in 1999, Helping Women Recover has set the standard for best practice in the field of women’s treatment. Helping Women Recover is based on Dr. Covington’s Women’s Integrated Treatment (WIT) model. It offers a program specifically designed to meet the unique needs of women who are addicted to alcohol and other drugs or have co-occurring disorders. This thoroughly revised and updated edition includes evidence-based and empirically tested therapeutic interventions which are used to treat addiction and trauma in an innovative way. The Helping Women Recover program offers counselors, mental health professionals, and program administrators the tools they need to implement a gender-responsive, trauma-informed treatment program in group therapy settings or with individual clients.

Having been dragged by his mother from one commune to another, as she searches for a place to belong, fourteen-year-old Ty finds conditions at the new place, the Kingdom, intolerable, even while realizing that for some, such as his mother, this way of life is a haven.

During her sophomore and junior years at boarding school, Michelle must confront several painful situations which make her realize the place is not the "Eden" she once thought it was.

Designed for clinicians from a variety of backgrounds, this handbook provides indispensable information regarding long-term treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders. Aware of the changing nature of the mental health care environment, Maintenance Pharmacotherapies for Neuropsychiatric Disorders is intended not only for psychiatrists and neurologists but also for primary care physicians and nonphysician mental health professionals. The book examines maintenance treatment for a comprehensive list of mental illnesses, including bipolar disorders, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and dementia. This volume provides clinicians with the information needed to select and manage the effective long-range treatment of their patients.

Experiencing a loved one having a horrific car accident resulting in quadriplegia and gradual dementia over time had its hurdles to navigate through. In a society where people with special needs or mental challenges are often discarded, it is possible to see them through a fresh lens. Perhaps their words may sound like gibberish or nonsense, but finding the invisible gem in what they are communicating may actually be quite profound. In this book are a few of the hidden gems discovered over 37 years of physical challenges. When we listen, we are changed.

Since it was first published in 1999, Helping Women Recover has set the standard for best practice in the field of women’s treatment. Helping Women Recover is based on Dr. Covington’s Women’s Integrated Treatment (WIT) model. It offers a program specifically designed to meet the unique needs of women in correctional settings who are addicted to alcohol and other drugs or have co-occurring disorders. This thoroughly revised and updated edition includes evidence-based and empirically tested therapeutic interventions that are used to treat substance abuse and trauma in an innovative way. The Helping Women Recover program offers counselors, mental health professionals, and program administrators the tools they need to implement a gender-responsive, trauma-informed treatment program within the criminal justice system.

Based on the author''s more than twenty years of experience focusing on the mental-health issues of chemically dependent women, the Helping Women Recover program is groundbreaking in its recognition of the special needs of women in recovery. Covington has isolated four major areas in a woman''s life that need attention for recovery to happen: self, relationships, sexuality, and spirituality, and the program is organized to address each of these complex issues. There is also a special edition of Helping Women Recover for use in correctional settings. The program has two components. The Facilitator''s Guide is for use by the practitioner, and it includes, for every group session, a session overview, a suggested script, and in-depth notes. A Woman''s Journal is for use by the women outside the group, and it includes exercises and guidelines for processing and writing about life patterns and experiences.

Who has time anymore? We all know it is hard to come by, so why waste it? This book certainly wont. Most of us dont get healthy because we dont have time to figure out how to. Well, heres how toin a nutshell. Ive also included a little bit of humor because, lets face it, we all need a little humor to keep going. These methods and products are actually tried, true, and worth experiencing yourself. This is health simplified and affordable because its from real, average people trying to find a way to make it all work. If youre going to make a choice, make it effective. Thats how we make it work. So let the healthy times roll.

In this "thought-provoking and engrossing" ("School Library Journal") novel by the author of "Who''s There?", a young girl''s family gets concerned by her deep involvement with a class Halloween pageant.

Fifteen-year-old Jenny relates her family''s misadventures homesteading in the Adirondack Mountains during the summer.

A superb resource for speech contests, acting exercises, auditions, or audience entertainment. In a stage review, these short monologues can be indispensable. Warm, funny, and best of all -- real. Sixty characterisations for girls, boys or either. Any young person will relate to the topics of these scripts. And they will like them as performance material that is ''scare-free''.

Can You See What I See? is Stephanies maiden voyage into the world of nature spirit photography. Using her digital SLR camera and mobile phone, readers will see some friendly and sometimes not-so friendly faces. Each photo comes with a message from her spirit guides for readers to gain an insight into their own lives. Readers can open up the book at any page and read the message relevant at the time, or just read purely for enjoyment!

Sophie is torn between her desire to buy a beautiful toy hedgehog and her compassion for a hungry street person.

After joining his father in a professional production of a Shakespearean play, Jared must cope with acting insecurities, his obnoxious half brother, and a theatre ghost_

At sixteen, Amanda Sterling cannot accept all the values her parents'' lives represent, but neither does she want to believe that her father can be guilty of taking a bribe.

Ten-year-old Josh, who finds his private school unbearable, joins forces with an elderly man in tending injured birds.

Fifteen-year-old Jenny relates the further adventures of the Skinner family when her father decides to incorporate the entire family into his new business venture called "At your Service."

Tansy is excited at getting the lead in the play of Anne Frank, sure that this is going to change her life and her relationship with an aloof father; but then her mother disappears and this crisis helps a strong new self to evolve.

Exploring the social construction of womanhood in Tswana culture, this book questions how gendered expectations are shifting in the context of a rapidly changing environment. Seismic social change is underfoot in Botswana, and gender relations are in flux. The government''s enactment of extensive legal reforms, national programmes, and international instruments has gone a long way towards ensuring gender equality on an official basis. However, conventionally defined gender roles continue to present major obstacles for women. This book explores what it means to be a woman today in Botswana. The concept of womanhood as a mark of status and responsibility is interrogated, and the social consequences of failing to meet the criteria for womanhood are explored. Stephanie S. Starling considers the multiple and often contradictory burdens women face, the strategies they employ, and the sacrifices they make to meet their obligations. Caught between traditional expectations and modern desires, women share stories of agency, creativity and struggle in defining their own paths. A reflexive account of the fieldwork is presented. confronting the ethical challenges of cross-cultural research from a feminist standpoint.

Fifteen-year-old Jennifer recounts more adventures of the Skinner family as they set off on a vacation across the United States in a motor home.

Tired of being a twin, Mark tries to spend more time away from his twin brother and meets a scientist who challenges some of Mark''s long-held Christian beliefs about heaven, God, prayer, and death.

A must-read guide to treating addiction and substance abuse in men In the newly revised Second Edition of Helping Men Recover: A Program for Treating Substance Abuse, distinguished clinician, author, and consultant Stephanie S. Covington delivers a gender-responsive, trauma-informed treatment program for men suffering from substance abuse. The book is modeled after the widely used and evidence-based women’s curriculum, Helping Women Recover, and is grounded the latest research, theory, and clinical practice. In the book, readers will find a facilitator’s guide and a participant’s workbook, as well as a step-by-step manual containing the theory, eighteen-session structure, and content required to run effective groups. The material is designed to allow male patients to process, record, and refer to their therapeutic experience. Helping Men Recover also includes: New lectures, sessions, and patient exercises offered throughout the text User-friendly and self-instructive materials designed to increase accessibility An effective four-module approach that addresses the self, relationships, sexuality, and spirituality An indispensable resource for drug and alcohol counselors, mental health professionals, and program administrators for outpatient, residential, and community-based treatment centers, this latest edition of the celebrated book will remain the go-to manual for men’s addiction treatment.

Designed to be used in conjunction with A Woman''s Way through the Twelve Steps, this workbook helps deepen and extend the understanding of the lessons taught in the book and brings them to life with simple exercises and journaling activities. It further empowers each woman to take ownership of her recovery by documenting her growth and recovery process in a personally meaningful way. Unlike many interpretations of the Twelve Steps for women, this workbook uses the original Steps language, preserving its spirit and focusing attention on its healing message. Covington guides women to reinterpret the Steps to support their own recovery. "When we look inside ourselves and reframe the original wording in the way that works best for us, then each of us, individually, can discover the meaning for ourselves," she writes. In sections devoted to each of the Twelve Steps, Covington blends narrative, self-assessment questions focused on a feminine definition of terms such as powerlessness and letting go, guided imagery exercises, and other experiential activities. Stephanie S. Covington, Ph.D., is nationally recognized as a clinician, author, organizational consultant, and lecturer. With many years of experience, she has developed an innovative, gender-responsive approach to address the treatment needs of women and girls that has been proven effective in public, private, and institutional settings.

Este libro, pensado específicamente para mujeres, ofrece una perspectiva femenina del programa de los Doce pasos, buscando los mensajes sanadores detrás de las palabras orientadas a los hombres. La recuperación no es solo para los hombres, más, a veces, para una mujer parecería que lo es. Pensado específicamente para ese tipo de mujer, este libro ofrece una perspectiva femenina al programa de los Doce Pasos, buscando los mensajes sanadores detrás de las palabras orientadas a los hombres. Basado en un examen abierto y una interpretación flexible de los Doce Pasos, esta nueva perspectiva tiene en cuenta el desarrollo psicológico de la mujer acerca de la adicción y la recuperación, así como también los factores sociales y culturales que afectan particularmente a las mujeres. Reconociendo que la recuperación implica cuestiones especiales para las mujeres—desde preguntas sobre sexualidad, relaciones y las ansiedades cotidianas de la vida sobre hablar en reuniones con personas de ambos géneros --A Woman''s Way through the Twelve Steps (La mujer y su práctica de los Doce Pasos) se enfoca directamente en la experiencia femenina de la adicción y de sanar. La escritora examina los Doce Pasos, uno a uno, en su lenguaje tradicional, explicando y demostrando de una forma que subraya la experiencia de la mujer—empoderando al lector a tomar control de su proceso de recuperación así como también de su crecimiento como mujer.

Was Kernkraftwerke mit Atombomben zu tun haben – Argumente gegen eine »nukleare Renaissance« Stephanie Cooke lüftet das schmutzige Geheimnis der Atomindustrie: den unlösbaren Zusammenhang zwischen der »friedlichen« und der militärischen Nutzung der Kernenergie. Ihre umfassende und spannend erzählte Geschichte des Nuklearzeitalters – von der Hiroshima-Bombe bis Tschernobyl, von dem Versprechen einer billigen, sauberen Energie bis hin zum Klimaargument der »Brückentechnologie« – zeigt, dass wir uns von der Atomtechnologie verabschieden müssen, wenn wir weitere Katastrophen verhindern wollen.Diese umfassende Geschichte des Nuklearzeitalters, die mit dem von L. Robert Oppenheimer geleiteten Manhattan-Projekt einsetzt, mit dem die USA während des Zweiten Weltkriegs die Atombombe entwickelten, erscheint zur rechten Zeit. Zum einen wachsen heute die Sorgen vor einer weiteren Verbreitung von Atomwaffen – Stichwort Iran –, andererseits wird einer »nuklearen Renaissance« das Wort geredet, die im Kampf gegen den Klimawandel vonnöten sei. Zu Beginn dieses sonderbaren Zeitalters, dessen skurrile und abgründige Seiten Cooke intensiv beleuchtet, wollte man glauben, dass die Atombombe Kriege für immer verhindern würde. Und es herrschte ein naiver Fortschrittsglaube an eine saubere, billige und ewig zur Verfügung stehende Energiequelle. Was Politiker, Militärs und Energiekonzerne stets verschwiegen: Bombe und Akw sind siamesische Zwillinge, und die Propaganda für »sauberen« Atomstrom war stets auch dem Streben nach waffenfähigem Spaltmaterial geschuldet. Keines der Probleme, die mit dieser Technologie verbunden sind, ist gelöst: Die Endlagerfrage für hochradioaktiven Atommüll ist weltweit nicht beantwortet, die Sicherheit von Akws nicht gewährleistet, und es gibt immer noch Zehntausende von Atomsprengköpfen auf der Welt, die die Menschheit mehrfach auslöschen könnten. Dieses Buch ist ein Appell, die Fehler der Vergangenheit nicht zu wiederholen.

Here the listener is led on a journey of recovery from addictive behavior to self-empowerment and lasting intimacy. The key issues facing men and women trapped in addictive relationships are discussed, while exercises and activities provide growth and recovery.

Vous devrez exécuter les tâches ci-dessous en une semaine à partir de la nuit de la pleine lune : Kidnapper une princesse ; Voler un bébé ; Trouver un homme de main et en faire votre esclave ; Renverser un royaume et placer sur le trône le souverain de votre choix. Si vous échouez, vous serez exclu du Centre de Redressement pour Méchants Récalcitrants. Si vous réussissez, vous accéderez au grade de Félon. Vous avez le droit de choisir deux conspirateurs pour comploter avec vous.

Cette année, en plus de vos cours habituels, vous devrez : 1. Chevaucher un dragon. 2. Renverser un directeur d''école. 3. Ecrabouiller un Super-Héros. 4. Révéler un terrible secret de famille. Votre réussite à ces épreuves conditionne votre passage au niveau supérieur. Vous avez le droit de vous faire aider par les conspirateurs de votre choix. Choisissez bien : trahisons autorisées.