Choosing Marriage
Is Marriage Worth it? Many couples say "I do" with a combination of high hopes and fairy tale fantasies-but there's a difference between the expectations of marriage and the reality of what marriage holds. Whether you're married, single,...
Are You Really OK?
Just Because You're a Christian Doesn't Mean You're Healthy We tend to assume we're okay-until we're not. Getting healthy is an ongoing process that requires you to stop, dig deep, and ask yourself the hard questions. In Are You Really OK? author ...
Reset
Change Your Life, One Habit at a Time You may feel like old habits die hard-but when your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are in-sync, lasting change becomes attainable. Licensed counselor and faith-forward author Debra Fileta is here to help yo...
Soul Care
How Full Do You Feel? In our fast-paced culture plagued with burnout, stress, and chronic fatigue, we often find that we’re functioning out of emptiness. What would it be like to experience a fullness in our life that was truly lasting and regenerative? In Soul Care, licensed counselor Debra Fileta shows you how Jesus’ own life rhythms can guide you to true health and rest, teaching you how to live full rather than empty. Rooted in Scripture and expertly informed by clinical psychology, Soul Care identifies six life-giving practices from the life of Jesus that address your whole person—mind, body, and spirit. As you are guided toward your own practice of biblical self-care, you will learn how * the Bible responds to common myths about soul care * a lack of soul care impacts your relationships, ministries, and careers * to recognize the signs and signals of burnout and respond proactively with practical solutions Empty people cannot fill up others. As you learn to be filled as
The Schematic State
By examining the political development of racial classifications on the national censuses of the United States, Canada, and Great Britain, The Schematic State maps the changing nature of the census from an instrument historically used to manage an...
GNU Emacs Pocket Reference
GNU Emacs is the most popular and widespread of the Emacs family of editors. It is also the most powerful and flexible. Unlike all other text editors, GNU Emacs is a complete working environment -- you can stay within Emacs all day without leaving...
Jokes and the Linguistic Mind
Through the lens of cognitive science, Jokes and the Linguistic Mind investigates jokes that play on some aspect of the structure and function of language. In so doing, Debra Aarons shows that these 'linguistic jokes' can evoke our tacit knowledge...
Measurement Nightmare
Today's competitive environment requires that companies distinguish themselves in the marketplace using factors other than prices. Companies that excel at on-time delivery, short cycle/leadtime, quality, and fast response to the market gain a comp...
Esther
The place: Persia. The time: fifth century BC. The Jews were threatened with genocide. A decree ordered the extermination of young and old, women and children. The book of Esther describes how this crisis was averted through the bravery of Esther,...
Death of a Parent
Death of a Parent
The Pigment Trail
An artistic journey with artist and author Debra Luker, as she finds and imparts inspiration from Rajasthan, India The Pigment Trail is a visual adventure that transports the reader to India's creative spirit. Based on the author's popular Pigment Trail tours of Rajasthan, this book shares the people, places, and colors of India. Each spread created by Luker from her travels provides inspiration and visuals, words and thoughts, layered colors and surfaces, sketches, collages, graffiti, and unique and artistic collections, beautiful decorative arts, spectacular architecture and furniture, or random colorful saris seen on the streets of Rajasthan. On each page Debra pieces together layers of drawings, designs, and snippets of text she has captured in India to create a blend of intriguing and slightly magical creative power to inspire your next idea and allow you to feel that you are personally breathing in the rich collage that is India's daily life and color. Celebrate the India of
I Don't Believe in Astrology: A Therapist's Guide to the Life-Changing Wisdom of the Stars
An accessible guide to the life-changing benefits of astrology by renowned psychotherapist and astrologer, Debra Silverman. In a chaotic, confusing, and divisive world, Debra Silverman introduces astrology as the medicine for accepting our human nature--its idiosyncrasies and dilemmas. Through an application of both therapy and astrology, this breakthrough guide equips readers with tools that release self-judgment, inner criticism, negativity, and misunderstanding. Every sign struggles with psychological issues. Understanding the unique topics relative to your sign, it's no surprise you are quirky. Learning how to accept who you are and love yourself unconditionally through the lens of astrology is at the heart of this book. Debra Silverman teaches you how to step away from the struggle of your ego and see yourself with the calm objectivity of your soul. You will learn to love what you see--not just your best qualities but everything about you. She shows you how to aim for the high
Let Love In
A simple system to change your dating destiny-and it really works!Love starts within you and flows out into the world, not the other way around. This book helps you remove blocks to allow true love into your life. You will attract the right life p...
Fine Art Of Confident Conversation
We all have discussions with people every day - from lunch with friends to organising a meeting. We might think of these small talk, chats and discussions as 'conversations', but do we really converse? What do we really talk about? In THE FINE ART...
Sense of Urgency
A study of how the climate crisis is changing human communication from a celebrated rhetorician. ¿ Why is it difficult to talk about climate change? Debra Hawhee argues that contemporary rhetoric relies on classical assumptions about humanity and ...
Making Sense of Evidence-based Practice for Nursing
This straightforward guide to evidence-based practice helps you to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to challenge practice that is not underpinned by research and to increase your understanding of the processes involved in accessing, appr...
Musical Theatre Training
Musical Theatre Training is the product of nearly two decades of intensive work and careful honing of the craft by what Playbill calls 'the world's most prestigious musical theatre arts education program'. Written by project cofounder and noted ch...
Pleasures and Perils
Follows a group of young girls living on Nevis, an island society in the Eastern Caribbean. This title shows that girls are often caught between conflicting discourses of Christian teachings about chastity, public health cautions about safe sex, a...
Philosophy of Simone de Beauvoir
Challenges Beauvoir's self-portrait and argues that she was a philosopher in her own right. The Philosophy of Simone de Beauvoir: Gendered Phenomenologies, Erotic Generosities sees Beauvoir as engaged in a three-way conversation with Sartre and Me...
Air They Breathe
A timely, revelatory first look into the impact climate change has on children-the greatest moral crisis humanity faces today-by a pediatrician in the fastest warming city in America. Wildfires, hurricanes, and heat waves make headlines. But what ...
Genetics, Crime and Justice
As our understanding of genetics increases, its application to criminal justice becomes more significant. This timely book examines the use of genetic information both in criminal investigations and during the trial process. It discusses current s...
Student Essentials: Critical Thinking
Students! Need to improve your critical thinking for top marks? Learn the core analytical skills for critical thinking... Student Essentials: Critical Thinking - in one hour helps you master the essentials of this core study skill in just 60 minut...
