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The severely and persistently mentally ill (SPMI) have been ignored, ridiculed, stigmatized, locked away in prisons, forgotten in hospitals, or left to wander the streets of our small and large cities. LUCY is a mother's story of her daughter's long struggle with a relentless brain disease-schizophrenia-that has no cure and gives no quarter. It's past time to recognize that Lucy and thousands like her need ASYLUM-places of care, protection, and refuge-in a world that's passed them by. "Lucy, the Anguish of Schizophrenia was revised in 2005. That book was used for four semesters in a mental health nursing lab course at the College of Nursing at Florida State University in Tallahassee. It is currently being used for the third year as part of the curriculum in psychiatric nursing at Chattanooga State Technical Community College in Chattanooga, TN and as recommended reading for graduate family therapy courses at the University of Maryland School of Nursing in Baltimore, MD." Megan Trotter, Herald-Citizen staff, Oct. 8,2009
A savvy, uplifting business and life guide for entrepreneurial millennials seeking to find their yay - from the Founder of Matcha Maiden, Match Mylkbar and the Seize the Yay podcast 'One of the hardest workers you're likely to meet. As a big-hearted and generous entrepreneur, we'd be wise to take her advice.' - Emma Isaacs, Business Chicks 'Like a best friend in your pocket... the essential go-to for every human in this modern, fast-paced world.' - Lisa Messenger, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Collective Hub Kick goals in your business or career and find happiness and fulfilment in the process - Seize The Yay shows you how to do both. There are so many wellness and business titles on the market...
The "Gentleman's magazine" section is a digest of selections from the weekly press; the "(Trader's) monthly intelligencer" section consists of news (foreign and domestic), vital statistics, a register of the month's new publications, and a calendar of forthcoming trade fairs.
A Few Loose Screws is a collection of newspaper columns (many humorous) written by the author over a 20-some period along with some verse and other writings, some published in other venues and some unpublished. "Illustrated by Holloway's son, Frank M. Holloway Jr, "A Few Loose Screws" is a 361-page collection of her stories published in the Herald-Citizen between 1983 and 2005, along with some new material. Most of the book contains playful, fun pieces. One story recalls Holloway's childhood adventure of trading secret messages with whom she believes is a fairy queen but later turns out to tbe the imaginative trick of a friend. Another story makes the task of killing a cockroach into an epic...