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The author combines the observational skills of a journalist, the love of a mother, and the grief of a wife in this gripping tale of what happens to a family when one member suffers from bipolar disorder. Inner guilt and torments are the center of this compelling story.
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Drawn from an extraordinary project in which over 500 women from all walks of life kept "day diaries" on a single day, the collective voices in THIS DAY reach across experiential, cultural, geographical, and socioeconomic boundaries. While the deliciously intimate details satisfy even the most shameless curiosity, most importantly, THIS DAY reveals the extraordinary in the ordinary - those moments that occur throughout any given day, and illuminate who we really are as individuals, as women, and as Americans.
What do you do when someone you love has taken their own life? You have entered a whole new world that you did not choose to enter and where you feel confused and alone. This book not only will help guide survivors of suicide through the very difficult time of grief, but offers hope at a time that seems so hopeless. This book shows how to receive the help so greatly needed and how there can be victory in a time of unbelievable grief. Give this book to any person going through this grief process and it will be a great help in traveling the path back to a fruitful and even happy life. Those who counsel suicide survivors will find the book a great help in understanding what the survivors are encountering and how they can be encouraged and helped. The author has also experienced the trauma of a loved one taking their life and offers much-needed guidance from a practical and positive point of view. There is hope and there is help.
Selma war eine starke und faszinierende Persönlichkeit - weltoffen und herzlich, die ihren eigenen Weg durch Veränderungen, Kriege und Reformen ging. Nil Berke porträtiert in ihren Erinnerungen ihre Mutter Selma und erzählt vom Leben in der Türkei des 20. Jahrhunderts, einem Land, das zunächst noch osmanisches Reich war und dann später zur Republik Türkei wurde. Im Mittelpunkt steht die Protagonistin mit ihren Ansichten, Erlebnissen, Entscheidungen und ihrem Glauben, die ein für ihren Stand und ihre Generation in der Türkei typisches Leben führte. Umrahmt wird Selmas Geschichte von der Kindheit ihrer beiden Töchter Sel und Nil, eingeflossen sind viele Anekdoten aus dem Leben der ...
Globalization Hype Has Obscured a Few Basic Truths-that political stability and economic growth are usually determined on the local level, and that they're most affected by local institutions, local leadership, and other such factors. Risk Rules shows that globalization (and events like the recent overthrow of long-time leaders in Egypt and Tunis; the global recession triggered by the U.S. credit crisis in 2008; and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan) makes understanding the political economies of different countries more important than ever. This book analyzes the fifteen main principles of how countries work, providing a powerful, intuitive framework for understanding international developments. Doing globalization right means understanding local economic, cultural, and political realties. This truth holds for companies, policymakers, small investors, voters, and everyone whose lives and finances are affected by distant world events. Book jacket.
Katie Yackley Moore is a self-declared hot mess. After having four babies in four years, including twins, there were days that she couldn't remember whether or not she brushed her teeth, let alone to think about what she wanted to accomplish as a human being. She knows what it feels like to be stained, spent and sleep deprived to forget that she had any other name than MomMomMomMomMomMommmmmaaaaa. In this essay collection, she peels back the Instagram filter and exposes the real, raw, unapologetic and strikingly beautiful look at motherhood, relationships and life. Happy Broken Crayons features gritty, honest and sometimes hilarious articles, letters and tangents as found on her Naked Momma ...
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