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Like a Handkerchief Girl : M. V. Southworth
This is a memoir of a young girl growing up in a small town. She hangs onto propriety in a world that does not. Unpopular in school and underestimated in general, this “fledgling” soars traveling throughout the United States and then to Spain.
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The Call of Magic – Book One of The Fool’s Journey : A. R. C.
“The Fool’s Journey” is a massive new series by prolific author A. R. C., revolving around a cabal of warrior mages, and focusing heavily on the inclusion of Tarot, both inherently and thematically.
Written in two parts – with blog posts acting counter-point to the monthly-published novels – A. R. C.’s innovative way of storytelling allows you to experience and discover more about the world while waiting for the next story to drop.
And so the adventure begins:
Freshly graduated from high school, Emma Lie has never let go the betrayal her father served her. On the eve of her college departure, burdened with grand designs, Emma finds herself branded by a strange mark.
Bewildered by its appearance, Emma becomes distracted, then suspicious, of a captivating boy named Thies. Amid a passionate moment, she demands the truth from him. The cryptic answers Emma gets in return skew her reality forever.
Emma is thrust into the world of magic, stolen away from her home. Lofty intentions derailed, her mother in mortal danger, and forced into magical servitude, Emma must fight for survival and the life she had planned even as she battles for her own heart.
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The Detour – A Road Trip with My Mom, Her Pug & a 1986 Volvo : Jennifer Ammoscato
Michael Garland is so good at getting lost that the thirty-year-old coder lives an almost virtual life. He works from home, shops exclusively online—and does not drive.
The poor man is shocked to discover his mother’s last wish is that he bring her ashes in the old family Volvo from San Francisco to her childhood hometown of Lebanon, N.H.
Guilt for reaching his mother’s deathbed too late will fuel the trip—with additional gas supplied by his mother’s Pug, Puddles, he must bring along.
Armed with a GPS, a series of ever-more detailed lists, and the support of his best friend, Savannah, he embarks on an emotional side trip that will change his life.
“A story told with sensitivity, warmth and humour and with a main character you can’t help but love. The Detour is one for fans of Graeme Simsion and Gail Honeyman.” – Tess Woods, Harper Collins author, Love and Other Battles, Love at First Flight
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How to stop talking and start communicating with Motivational Interviewing : Dr. Monica Gilbert
We walk the walk but do we talk the talk? As clinicians, do we speak with parents or to them? Is it effective in motivating them to adhere to interventions or do you find that sometimes they inhale and exhale at the sight/sound of parent training sessions?
Research shows that parents who receive parent training obtain better outcomes out of their children’s treatment, decrease their overall expenditures in therapy and become empowered to maintain these behavior changes over time.
However, while parents are bringing their children to treatment (which is indicative of their desire to find help, unless of course, they are mandated by court), it is still a challenge to help parents follow through with interventions at home.
Without addressing the etiology of parents’ non-adherence or lack of consistency in treatment, it is impossible to help them move past these barriers. It has been found that parent and clinician’s communication with one another supports whether parents will likely adhere to treatment.
Surprisingly as clinicians in the field, we are not trained on how to effectively communicate with clients. Sure, we learn the theory; we practice and practice some more, and we even read and write about it. But is that enough?
Before we begin our journey into Motivational Interviewing (MI) think about a parent, grandparent, teacher or a supervisee/supervisor you have worked with in the past that has been reluctant to follow your recommendations. Or perhaps you were that person that was hesitant to follow a professional’s recommendation. Keep that example in mind, and as you navigate through the chapters, think about how your interactions would have been different if you/they used more of an MI approach.
The primary goal of this manual is to shape clinicians’ communication approach to foster a working alliance with parents, teachers and other professionals working in the field of behavior analysis. MI is not just a patient-centered “mumbo jumbo” psychological approach, it is a patient (or caregiver) focused approach that aims to change behaviors by allowing patients to acknowledge their current needs and move them towards change.
Through our discussion, we review current research on Parent Training (PT), outline barriers to parental involvement, discuss adaptive and maladaptive communication styles, present a behavior analytical conceptualization of motivation, introduce the concepts of MI and provide examples and exercises to practice the concepts.
A major concept in these chapters is ambivalence and resistance. Resistance is understood as a direct byproduct of maladaptive parent-clinician communication styles that increases distress and leads to parental disengagement. To address resistance, we reveal a program focused on increasing clinicians’ awareness of their communication style with caregivers (and other professionals) and explain ways to modify current interactions to decrease noncooperation and increase parents’ motivation in the treatment process.
Although this manual uses the term “parents” and “caregivers” interchangeably, the interventions are equally applicable to professionals working with teachers, supervisees and other staff as well as a host of others working in helping situations.
From the first chapter to the last, we provide interactive “real world” exercises as well as a “MI toolbox”.
The Healing : Karen E Stokes
Following the discovery of a photograph found within the pages of a book purchased at a local market, a young boy enters the lives of the main characters, Jess, a single mother, and her seven-year-old son, Jonas.
On the surface, the boy appears ordinary, almost angelic, until his presence reveals something much more sinister.
As the mystery deepens, Jess realizes she is battling something far greater than she had first imagined and the boy is a ghost trying to communicate a message, but was it an accidental drowning or an abhorrent crime?
What really happened that fateful hot summer’s day by the park lake?
The Healing is a paranormal ghost story set in Friar Ridge, Somerset.
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Sharing My Wife : C J Edwards
Now re-released as a 3rd edition, with a completely new erotic scene. Sharing My Wife was top-selling erotica author, Charlotte Edwards’ very first adult e-book. First published in 2013, and a constantly top seller ever since. Red hot and not for the prudish! Over 18s only!
Sharing My Wife tells the tale of Suzi, an ordinary housewife who nearly lost her husband through being less than exciting in the bedroom. When the penny dropped, instead of lashing out, she took a good look at herself and decided to change in order to please her husband. Through doing so, she discovered a whole new side to herself – a somewhat dark, submissive and very sensual side!
As she went deeper in, the liaisons became more scandalous and depraved and she thoroughly enjoyed every moment. In this story, Suzi is introduced to the pleasures of women for the first time when her husband arranges a surprise liaison with another couple.
‘Suzi was carefully and lovingly prepared by her husband for their visitors. After bathing and pampering, she was given a taste of Champagne, before being firmly and securely cinched into a leather corset that displayed her to her very best; her arms were cuffed behind her back and her legs spread with a bar. Her husband enjoyed her quivering helplessness for a while and in her turn, Suzi appreciated his attentions, his strong hands warm and comforting.
Finally, when he had had his fill and she was left wobbling on the precipice of her own desire, she was gagged. They had discovered early on in her journey that the one faculty Suzi had to give up, for total submission, was her voice. She was ready just in time as the doorbell sounded and her husband left her standing in the middle of the room; alone and vulnerable as she waited for their guests.
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Try! : Constantin Dutchevici
Look at Type 2 of Civilization! As We Continue; We’re Destroying Life! Are You Able, to Decide the Fair Destiny for Your Kids’ Children?
Ahve: “We warn that great danger awaits us in the future: the extinction of life on Earth. Population growth and territorial expansion reduce the habitat of wild fauna and flora to extinction, adding destruction through the use of chemicals, pollution, depletion of energy resources and raw materials. The pressure on life is enormous. Do we have solutions? ”
Eohn: “We discussed that it is possible to have an abundance for us humans and for beings on Earth. We need the means to do it.”
Madah: “The four basic means are: transport with a short transit time that uses acceleration and deceleration ex; NY to Paris 25 minutes, Earth to the Moon 3 hours, Earth to Mars 36 hours (one day and ½); unlimited power generators; total depollution through which waste is transformed into chemical elements: oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, etc .; ethics to keep alive all living things on earth, from bacteria, fish, birds, mammals, humans. The theoretical point as a mathematical expression is: Vr = Vt; we say that the radial velocity is equal to the tangential velocity, for a system in angular acceleration (ε); from here we have fascinating corollaries. Details are given in the TRY book! ….. ”
Reader: “With you, I studied solutions for a future society. The abundance of products, of individual and social emancipation is impressive. The expansion in space multiplies tremendously the terrestrial possibilities of agriculture, industry, raw material resources and energy. This abundance will also be useful for living things on earth. ”
Ahve: “In space, rotating cylindrical stations will be used for agricultural or industrial purposes. The rotational motion will generate an acceleration field that will simulate the Earth’s gravitational field. A space station will see a population ~ 0.1 to 1million inhabitants to begin with. It will be equipped with all facilities: accommodation, medical, education, production, sports, entertainment, etc.
Reader: “We have the chance to make heaven on earth. Let’s unite people in the direction of a better future. I urge them to spread the knowledge we develop to their loved ones, to contact them, and to talk to them. If we do nothing, we are heading for disaster. We try to train as many people as possible in this action. New ideas are more difficult to understand, they need to be settled for a while. My exhortation is: read and pass it on! ”
Eohn: “There are governments, corporations, the army, secret services that do not agree with them. What are we doing?”
Ahve: “All these are made up of people. They have wives, children, grandchildren, relatives, friends. Do you think they want to intoxicate them with chemicals, pollution, epidemics, plagues? They have reluctance, delays in understanding, but in the end, they will find that the good of all is for their good. We have to be patient until they understand. We must treat them as friends, collaborators. ”
Reader: “In the end, we can say that we must unite for the good of all!”
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Miner Discovery : Ian Alexio
Are you looking for an adventure or a challenging new job? Become a space miner. Long hours, grueling workload, sure, but the rewards are quite literally out of this world.
If you want to make a difference in the age of intergalactic travel by discovering rare and unheard-of resources join QSM today. We will relocate you to the latest prospect in the known universe, Copia. An asteroid forged in the orbit of a white hole. Where we guarantee you will find riches, unlike anywhere else. Find your fortunes amongst the stars now at the QSM mining company.
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QSM is entitled to at least 75% of your finds.
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Machine Sickness : Peri Dwyer Worrell
Global Destruction Introduced by a Simple Microbe
The genetically engineered bacterium was only supposed to clean up oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico. But suddenly, America’s infrastructure and economy disintegrate! Machines grind to a halt. Roads crumble. Technology clicks off. Pipes burst. Human growth halts as bacterial growth soars.
Before anyone can get a handle on the disaster, the scientist responsible is kidnapped, imprisoned, and interrogated on suspicion of terrorism conspiracy by Federal police intelligence agents, and barely escapes alive–thanks to the disaster itself.
Can Dr. D. trust the virile Texan who finds her and tends her injuries? Can they fight their way across a volatile, changing landscape to reach the self-sufficient, secure, off-grid science haven, where the community may help cure the contagion? And will they even believe the story of how it started?
This adventure story’s diverse characters view the cataclysm from a sweeping array of focus. The contagion builds rapidly from the first minor, puzzling changes to a colossal, fast-paced thriller of a story. Every person brings their own unique strengths to bear in surviving this massive environmental disaster, and some do not survive.
The accurate science underpinning the story puts it firmly in the hard-science-fiction world. The prescient tale of a bacterium that spreads through transmission from technology to hand and hand to technology.
This 2016 debut novel by Peri Dwyer Worrell, Machine Sickness builds and expands on such classic science fiction thrillers as Michael Crichton’s Andromeda Strain, while packing a modern, post-apocalyptic, dystopian punch.
“If you like a good science-related suspense novel, you will love it. I know I can’t wait to read the next two books in this series.”
–The Grumpy Book Reviewer
“…the series is an enjoyable, elegantly written, and ultimately hopeful story about a tremendous, world-shattering catastrophe.”–SciFi Magpie Blog
“The perfect thriller!” –AP Grell
“I can’t wait for the movie!” –Amazon reviewer
Download the exciting adventure thriller, Machine Sickness, by sci-fi writer Peri Dwyer Worrell, and discover the pulse-pounding story right now!
*** ADVISORY: This book, like the sci-fi greats of the 60s and 70s, includes occasional profanity and a few graphic scenes of sex and violence. It also has a frank description of childbirth. It’s recommended for readers age 18 and up. ***
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An English Apocalypse : Paul J. C. Edge
Our world faced extermination by a group of infected meteoroids from space, which carried an infection that turned ordinary people into rabid killers.
This is a record of how two estranged twin brothers survived the apocalypse.
One brother planned for the survival of our species and made ready for the world to come on a small island in Scotland, persevering despite having to manage the utter disbelief of the people around him.
The other, having survived a harrowing cacophony of life events, learned to harness his anger and channel it to help those who survived.
Together they faced the abyss shoulder to shoulder.
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