As a deranged killer shifts the world's focus to a tennis tournament in Southwest Ohio, will star athlete Sydney Livingstone be able to rise to new heights in the tennis world?
Though a number of books covering adolescent substance abuse are available, there are very few resources that explore the topic in the context of Family Systems Therapy (FST). Youth and Their Families offers an expanded view of the therapeutic process with a specific focus on the relationship between therapists, adolescents, families, communities, and substance use. By applying an FST lens, the clinician learns to view their client as an entire family system being affected by adolescent substance abuse. Furthermore, FST can be used at every stage of the substance abuse intervention continuum (from prevention to intervention) to provide increased functioning and strength in the family system. This book incorporates easily applicable clinical skill acquisition with the use of lively cases to give the reader requisite skills to be an effective family systems therapist.
Have you ever wondered what life really is all about? Why bad things happen to good people? Is there really a spiritual realm guiding us on our life journey? This book may help answer these questions and more. It contains suggestions on ways to heal yourself from any painful, past experiences, and how to view life from different perspectives. This book aims to show you that you are the creator in your own life, and how to start creating the life that you are meant to live. Paige Orion will take you on her own journey of healing and growing out of adversity, in hopes that, through her experiences, you can learn, grow, and—most importantly—heal. “The concepts in this book are life-changing. Read it with an open mind and heart and you’ll find that each seed that is planted will grow with little effort.” —John. C., general manager/partner of Vector Communications “Breaking the Armour was amazing and beneficial in so many ways. It has taught me that every action has a reaction, whether positive or negative. It has helped me open up to understand why certain things occur in my life, and how I can work to change them. I was apprehensive in the beginning, but learning that my outcomes are up to me has helped me for the better.” —Jenna. O. “So much wisdom is being shared. So many ‘aha’ moments!” —Lorinne B., spiritual therapist at Joyous Me. “Upon reading this book, I, too, am learning to embrace the spiritual part of my life. I see how we all have this within us and that it’s not just for some people. I learned that life is what you make it to be. The tools in the back of the book seem so easy to do and once I started doing them, they have become powerful healing techniques.” —Pat. A., hairstylist
To you, dear readers and explorers of the unknown, There are journeys that begin with a step into the shadows, where certainties fade and mysteries come to life. This book, "UFO: Secrets, Mysteries and Alien Investigations", is such a journey. It invites you to explore the edges of our reality, where unidentified phenomena meet our relentless quest for truth. In these pages, we plunge together into the fascinating and often bewildering world of UFOs. From the disturbing Kecksburg event to the mysterious Phoenix lights, each chapter reveals a different facet of this complex puzzle. We explore accounts of abductions, tales of advanced technologies, and stories of hybridization that challenge our understanding of human and extraterrestrial nature. This book is not simply a collection of stories and theories. It is an invitation to look to the heavens and beyond, to question our place in the universe, and to reflect on how the inexplicable influences our perception of the world. Each chapter takes you further on this journey, unveiling mysteries that have long remained in the shadows, and illuminating forgotten corners of our history and collective consciousness. As the author of this series, my aim is to present these mysteries to you in a way that awakens your curiosity, feeds your imagination, and stimulates your thirst for knowledge. Whether you're a skeptic, a believer, or simply an inquiring mind, I hope you'll find this book both thought-provoking and inspiring. We stand on the threshold of a new era, where the boundaries between science and spirituality are becoming blurred. "UFO: Secrets, Mysteries and Alien Investigations" is intended as a guide to navigating these uncharted waters. Together, let's explore the unknown and embrace the mysteries of our existence. Orion VALORIS
Have you ever wondered what life really is all about? Why bad things happen to good people? Is there really a spiritual realm guiding us on our life journey? This book may help answer these questions and more. It contains suggestions on ways to heal yourself from any painful, past experiences, and how to view life from different perspectives. This book aims to show you that you are the creator in your own life, and how to start creating the life that you are meant to live. Paige Orion will take you on her own journey of healing and growing out of adversity, in hopes that, through her experiences, you can learn, grow, and—most importantly—heal. “The concepts in this book are life-changing. Read it with an open mind and heart and you’ll find that each seed that is planted will grow with little effort.” —John. C., general manager/partner of Vector Communications “Breaking the Armour was amazing and beneficial in so many ways. It has taught me that every action has a reaction, whether positive or negative. It has helped me open up to understand why certain things occur in my life, and how I can work to change them. I was apprehensive in the beginning, but learning that my outcomes are up to me has helped me for the better.” —Jenna. O. “So much wisdom is being shared. So many ‘aha’ moments!” —Lorinne B., spiritual therapist at Joyous Me. “Upon reading this book, I, too, am learning to embrace the spiritual part of my life. I see how we all have this within us and that it’s not just for some people. I learned that life is what you make it to be. The tools in the back of the book seem so easy to do and once I started doing them, they have become powerful healing techniques.” —Pat. A., hairstylist
Sex is never discussed in the polite drawing rooms of San Francisco society...though there's plenty to be had, from the dank cribs of Chinatown to the glittering sporting houses of the beau monde. Based on real characters from San Francisco's history, this is the story of outsiders who rise to command an underworld empire, forge a family of misfits, and discover true friendship, loyalty, love and self-respect. Shaketown chronicles the struggle for survival in the racist, elitist society of the 1890s, where going against the grain results in heartbreak and fabulous wealth, and choices, both good and bad, reveal genuine worth.
Invasive species are everywhere, from forests and prairies to mountaintops and river mouths. Their rampant nature and sheer numbers appear to overtake fragile native species and forever change the ecosystems that they depend on. Concerns that invasive species represent significant threats to global biodiversity and ecological integrity permeate conversations from schoolrooms to board rooms, and concerned citizens grapple with how to rapidly and efficiently manage their populations. These worries have culminated in an ongoing “war on invasive species,” where the arsenal is stocked with bulldozers, chainsaws, and herbicides put to the task of their immediate eradication. In Hawaii, mangrove trees (Avicennia spp.) are sprayed with glyphosate and left to decompose on the sandy shorelines where they grow, and in Washington, helicopters apply the herbicide Imazapyr to smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) growing in estuaries. The “war on invasive species” is in full swing, but given the scope of such potentially dangerous and ecologically degrading eradication practices, it is necessary to question the very nature of the battle. Beyond the War on Invasive Species offers a much-needed alternative perspective on invasive species and the best practices for their management based on a holistic, permaculture-inspired framework. Utilizing the latest research and thinking on the changing nature of ecological systems, Beyond the War on Invasive Species closely examines the factors that are largely missing from the common conceptions of invasive species, including how the colliding effects of climate change, habitat destruction, and changes in land use and management contribute to their proliferation. There is more to the story of invasive species than is commonly conceived, and Beyond the War on Invasive Species offers ways of understanding their presence and ecosystem effects in order to make more ecologically responsible choices in land restoration and biodiversity conservation that address the root of the invasion phenomenon. The choices we make on a daily basis—the ways we procure food, shelter, water, medicine, and transportation—are the major drivers of contemporary changes in ecosystem structure and function; therefore, deep and long-lasting ecological restoration outcomes will come not just from eliminating invasive species, but through conscientious redesign of these production systems.
Cabin fever occurs at sea, on land, in the air, in space. Principally, it occurs in our minds. This book examines ‘cabin fever’ in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and the greatest confinement of people to their homes in history. It provides a timely account of the threat of cabin fever during lockdown.
A pampered Long Island princess hits the road in a converted bus with her wilderness-loving husband, travels the country for one year, and brings it all hilariously to life in this offbeat and romantic memoir. Doreen and Tim are married psychiatrists with a twist: She’s a self-proclaimed Long Island princess, grouchy couch potato, and shoe addict. He's an affable, though driven, outdoorsman. When Tim suggests “chucking it all” to travel cross-country in a converted bus, Doreen asks, “Why can’t you be like a normal husband in a midlife crisis and have an affair or buy a Corvette?” But she soon shocks them both, agreeing to set forth with their sixty-pound dog, two querulous cats—and no agenda—in a 340-square-foot bus. Queen of the Road is Doreen’s offbeat and romantic tale about refusing to settle, about choosing the unconventional road with all the misadventures it brings (fire, flood, armed robbery, and finding themselves in a nudist RV park, to name just a few). The marvelous places they visit and delightful people they encounter have a life-changing effect on all the travelers, as Doreen grows to appreciate the simple life, Tim mellows, and even the pets pull together. Best of all, readers get to go along for the ride through forty-seven states in this often hilarious and always entertaining memoir, in which a boisterous marriage of polar opposites becomes stronger than ever.
What can the starry skies tell you about yourself and others? More than you might imagine. For over four thousand years, people have watched the skies, correlating the movements of the Sun, the Moon, and the planets with human affairs. Astrology for Dummies shows the reader how to use that accumulated wisdom to identify strengths and weaknesses, discover creative abilities, understand relationships, and make the most of the times in which we live. Using an abundance of real-life examples, author Rae Orion offers an incisive account of each sign and planet, taking the reader far beyond the daily horoscope and illuminating the birth chart in all its individuality and complexity. Astrology for Dummies examines the time-honored ways astrology helps us understand ourselves and others. From how to map and interpret individual horoscopes to building and reading birth charts, Astrology For Dummies provides you with the tools to apply the art of astrology to your everyday life. Explore the long, multi-cultural, occasionally bloody history of astrology Discover useful advice about romance, career, and wellness Find the creative potential to be found in every sign and every birth chart Unravel the mysteries behind Mercury retrograde and other celestial phenomena Delve into the horoscopes of dozens of famous (and infamous) people, both past and present Investigate different ways to align yourself with the cosmos. Astrology hasn’t been around for millennia for nothing. It’s a practical tool, a symbolic language, a way to expand awareness, a means to increase empathy, and an exploration that touches the soul. Whether you want to learn about yourself, understand others, or glimpse the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead, the answers are here — and in the stars!
Proceedings of the Tenth International Symposium of the Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Associated Literature, 9-11January, 2005
Proceedings of the Tenth International Symposium of the Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Associated Literature, 9-11January, 2005
This volume presents new perspectives on the ancient texts discovered at Qumran. The essays offer fresh insights into particular texts and genres, by applying methods and constructs drawn from other disciplines to the study of the Dead Sea Scrolls, and by exploring new as well as long-standing issues raised by these works. The topics and approaches engaged include group identity, memory, ritual theory, sectarian sociology, philosophy of education, liturgical anthropology, Jewish law, history of religion, and mysticism. The articles in this volume were originally presented at the Tenth Annual International Orion Symposium sponsored in 2005 by the Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Associated Literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
The philosophy of Maurice Merleau-Ponty was developing into a radical ontology when he died prematurely in 1961. Merleau-Ponty identified this nascent ontology as a philosophy of incarnation that carries us beyond entrenched dualisms in philosophical thinking about perception, the body, animality, nature, and God. What does this ontology have to do with the Catholic language of incarnation, sacrament, and logos on which it draws? In Things Seen and Unseen, Orion Edgar argues that Merleau-Ponty’s philosophy is dependent upon a logic of incarnation that finds its roots and fulfillment in theology, and that Merleau-Ponty drew from the Catholic faith of his youth. Merleau-Ponty’s final abandonment of Christianity was based on an understanding of God that was ultimately Kantian rather than orthodox. As such, Merleau-Ponty’s philosophy suggests a new kind of natural theology, one that grounds an account of God as ipsum esse subsistens in the questions produced by a phenomenological account of the world. This philosophical ontology also offers Christian theology a route away from dualistic compromises and back to its own deepest insight.
Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium of the Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Associated Literature, Jointly Sponsored by the Hebrew University Center for the Study of Christianity, 11-13 January, 2004
Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium of the Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Associated Literature, Jointly Sponsored by the Hebrew University Center for the Study of Christianity, 11-13 January, 2004
The 13 papers comprising this volume represent the fruits of the first Orion Center Symposium devoted to the comparison of the Dead Sea and early Christian texts. The authors reject the older paradigm which configured the similarities between Qumran and early Christian literature as evidence of influence from one upon the other. They raise fresh methodological possibilities by asking how insights from each of these two corpora illuminate the other, and by considering them as parallel evidence for broader currents of Second Temple Judaism. Topics addressed include specific exegetical and legal comparisons; prophecy, demonology, and messianism; the development of canon and the rise of commentary; and possible connections between the Gospel of John and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Sex is never discussed in the polite drawing rooms of San Francisco society, though there's plenty to be had from the dank hovels of Chinatown to the glittering showplaces of the beau monde. Growing up far from the drawing rooms of Nob Hill, Cayley Wallace was "raised right" by her religious Irish family in the overcrowded rowhouses south of the slot (Market Street). Her dreams are simple: a warm coat, a husband who doesn’t beat her, a few pennies to ease her family’s poverty. But dreams are hard to come by in San Francisco in 1889. Landing a job as a day servant on "the Hill" is an improvement – until her employer begins to prey on her. An opportunity to work as a bar girl frees her, but makes her an pariah in her tight-knit community. Scholarly Wo Sam only wants to earn enough to pay off his passage and return home to China with enough money to buy a proper bride and house - if he can keep away from the roving white gangs and tong soldiers that turn the streets of San Francisco into a bloody battleground. He's determined to hang on to his dream, even as he sinks deeper into the quicksand criminal underworld of "Little China." When their paths cross, the earth moves, in more ways than one. Sometimes reaching for a dream means turning against everything you’ve always held dear. And sometimes new dreams are better than anything you might have imagined. Based on real characters from San Francisco’s history.
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