Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
The English Illustrated Magazine
Author: Normality Does Not Equal Mental Health
Author: Steven James BartlettPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313399328
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
How do you define good mental health? This controversial, counterintuitive, and altogether fascinating book argues that "psychological normality" is neither a desirable nor an acceptable standard. Normality Does Not Equal Mental Health: The Need to Look Elsewhere for Standards of Good Psychological Health is a groundbreaking work, the first book-length study to question the equation of psychological normality and mental health. Its author, Dr. Steven James Bartlett, musters compelling evidence and careful analysis to challenge the paradigm accepted by mental health theorists and practitioners, a paradigm that is not only wrong, but can be damaging to those to whom it is applied—and to society as a whole. In this bold, multidisciplinary work, Bartlett critiques the presumed standard of normality that permeates contemporary consciousness. Showing that the current concept of mental illness is fundamentally unacceptable because it is scientifically unfounded and the result of flawed thinking, he argues that adherence to the gold standard of psychological normality leads to nothing less than cultural impoverishment.
Afternoons with Harvey Beam
Author: Carrie CoxPublisher: Fremantle Press
ISBN: 1925591093
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
As a young man, Harvey Beam got the hell out of his hometown, confirming his suspicions that you can successfully run away from your problems. But after forging a big-city career in talkback radio, Harvey is now experiencing a ‘positional hiatus'. The words aren't coming out right, Harvey's mojo is fading and a celebrity host is eyeing his timeslot. Back in Shorton, Harvey's father Lionel appears at long last to be dying. It seems it's finally time for Harvey Beam to head home and face a different kind of music. In wading through a past that seems disturbingly unchanged, the last thing he expects is a chance encounter with a wonderful stranger.
Storylines
Author: Carrie CoxPublisher: Affirm Press
ISBN: 1922930806
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
Delicately balances the joy and pain of what it is to be human with love and humour... an impossibly beautiful story.' - Meredith Jaffé Nessa keeps the world at arm's length. It's easier that way, for everyone. Her orbit is no bigger than her sister, her parents and a solitary work colleague with a penchant for dying words. But even these people don't see the real Nessa. Saddled with her father's impossible gift, a rundown homestead in the middle of nowhere, Nessa reluctantly develops a wellness retreat of sorts - a no-frills escape for women. All too quickly, keeping her distance becomes a trickier dance, even for someone so good at it. But the toughest test of Nessa's resolve takes the shape of her feisty niece Lily, whose offer to help promote Navada comes with caveats and who ultimately holds up a mirror to a life that neither of them feels ready to see. Deeply moving and sharply funny, Storylines is a novel about how we see ourselves in an age of distortion.
Blood for Freedom
Author: J. P. PichéPublisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1490790977
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
For Paul Desilets, the suicide of his twin brother will mean a constant state of mental paralysis unless he finds a new vision of life and gains deeper insight into himself. After several months of spiritual retreat in a monastery, he decides to serve as a lay missionary among the Maya people of Guatemala. Soon after, he is sent to a small parish to help missionary priest Father John Callaghan fulfill his last assignment. Fascinated by the pre-Columbian spiritual and cultural traditions that still survive among the Mayas, Desilets gains valuable insights into their unique way of knowing about the world and human experience. But after just eighteen months of working with the Mayas, he finds himself caught in the midst of mounting political tensions when the fragile bridge between the indigenous population and the Ladino rulers threatens to collapse. Now it may not be enough to just live with the oppressed. He may also have to be willing to sacrifice his life for them. Will he be able to achieve his mission in a country run by a dictatorship and where foreign missionaries are suspected of having links with leftist organizations?
Drama
Author: Leonard ColtPublisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1496991524
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 517
Book Description
This is a story of a young man growing up in his household with all the fun in the world. But behind all that fun, drama wasnt too far away . . . Open up into a new possibility as I share my own life story.
George Bush
Author: United States. President (1989-1993 : Bush)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 1228
Book Description
The Admiral's Game
Author: John BoyerPublisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595211348
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
The Admiral's Game is a lighthearted look at life, love and the game of golf.
Every Saturday
Author: Anecdotes & Scripture Notes for All Occasions
Author: John G. HillierPublisher: Twenty-Third Publications
ISBN: 9781585955701
Category : Catholics
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Stories are the stuff of life--and everyone loves a story. How better to learn about our faith than through brief anecdotes followed by to-the-point reflections! Here Father John Hillier offers 425 such "anecdotes and Scripture notes" about topics of deep relevance for Catholic spirituality today: discipleship, conversion, adversity, conflict, prejudice, perseverance, tragedy, courage, and compassion. His reflections offer a Catholic "take" on a multitude of human experiences and thus are informative as well as enjoyable to read. His hope is that through these stories and reflections readers will be inspired to spend more time in prayer and reflection.