Cold Turkey At Nine

Author : Earl B. Russell
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781475985849

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Cold Turkey at Nine by Earl B. Russell Pdf

Having been born on April Fool’s Day, author Earl B. Russell likes to imagine that in an early sign of his precocious nature, the doctor dried him off, held him up for his mother to see, and then listened as the baby looked at his mother and exclaimed, “April Fool!” Russell’s mother knew he was a problem child right off the bat. At first glance, his older brother told everyone Russell would never amount to anything—so much for making a good first impression! As his life began in a rural Tennessee farmhouse, disappointing both his mother and brother, he had nowhere to go but up. In his tragicomic memoir, Russell traces his unimaginable post–World War II life in the American Heartland through zany and introspective accounts that reveal horrific tragedies, soul-searching life lessons, and amusing adventures. Beginning with his upbringing on a poor farm, Russell shares compelling narrative from his coming-of-age journey as he encounters unspeakable losses, revels in the joys of marriage and family, climbs the academic ladder, and confronts a forty-year-old family secret. Along the way, the problem-child-turned-adult finds himself in raw academic brawls in the halls of ivy, conferring with world-renowned retinal researchers, and crossing paths with astronaut Neil Armstrong, Mickey Mantle, Queen Elizabeth, and Prince Charles. Cold Turkey at Nine is an engaging story of resiliency, love, and one mischievous little boy’s path as he explores how ordinary people deal with extraordinary circumstances.

Author : David W. Brower
Publisher : Archway Publishing
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781665700689

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Love Ya, Mom by David W. Brower Pdf

Madeline Chinn Naas was born with a zest for life and for a love of adventure, but at the end of the day it was family that was really the most important part of her life. In late 1928, her family lost their sheep ranch in Utah while The Great Depression was in full swing. Knowing there were opportunities to survive elsewhere, her Dad and her 6 brothers piled into the car and moved to Idaho Falls, Idaho. Left behind was her Mother and her 4 sisters. Her Mom drove a horse drawn wagon the 500 miles, with the girls, to join the family. Madeline was still in still in her mother’s belly during this journey. She’d be born January 11, 1929. David W. Brower pays tribute to his mom in this book, tracing her upbringing as well as her inspiring battle with esophageal cancer and leukemia. He also looks back his mom’s family, her husband’s, and her 6 brothers and 5 sisters, specifically her sister Leda. David also shares his vulnerability when talking about his relationships with his wives, his children, his friends, and even his employers. In sharing his story, he explores his thoughts about prayer and faith, specifically by giving examples of how God “works all things for good.”(Romans 8-28) As a longtime cancer survivor, he also talks about how health issues affect someone’s loved ones. Join the author as he celebrates the unconditional love between a mom and her son and reveals how he helped his mom pass with grace, love, and dignity.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Caricature
ISBN : HARVARD:HWXMB9

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Judy, Or the London Serio-comic Journal by Anonim Pdf

Author : Douglas W. Portmore
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780190905330

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The Oxford Handbook of Consequentialism by Douglas W. Portmore Pdf

Consequentialism is a major moral theory in contemporary philosophy: it is the view that the only thing that matters when making moral decisions is the outcome of those decisions. Consequentialists hold that to morally assess an act, we must first evaluate and rank the various ways that things could turn out depending on whether it or some alternative act is performed. Whether we should perform that act thus depends on how its outcome ranks relative to those of its alternatives. Consequentialism rivals deontology, contractualism, and virtue ethics, but, more importantly, it has influenced contemporary moral philosophy such that the consequentialist/non-consequentialist distinction is one of the most central in normative ethics. After all, every plausible moral theory must concede that the goodness of an act's consequences is something that matters, even if it's not the only thing that matters. Thus, all plausible moral theories will accept that both 1) an act's producing good consequences constitutes a moral reason to perform it, and 2) the better its consequences, the more of a moral reason there is to perform it. In this way, much of consequentialist ethical theory is important for normative ethics in general. This Oxford Handbook contains thirty-two previously unpublished contributions by top moral philosophers examining the current state of play in consequentialism and pointing to new directions for future research. The volume is organized into four major sections: foundational issues; objections to consequentialism; its forms and limits; and consequentialism's implications for policy, practice, and social reform.

Author : Various
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 7671 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-28
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780429795954

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Routledge Library Editions: Psychiatry by Various Pdf

Psychiatry is a medical field concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental health conditions. Routledge Library Editions: Psychiatry (24 Volume set) brings together titles, originally published between 1958 and 1997. The set demonstrates the varied nature of mental health and how we as a society deal with it. Covering a number of areas including child and adolescent psychiatry, alternatives to psychiatry, the history of mental health and psychiatric epidemiology.

Author : Terry J. Erdmann,Paula M. Block
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 740 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Star trek, Deep Space Nine (Television program)
ISBN : 9780671501068

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Deep Space Nine Companion by Terry J. Erdmann,Paula M. Block Pdf

Lavishly illustrated with a wealth of rare photos and drawings, this is the first and only fully authorized, comprehensive companion to seven seasons of the television show "TV Guide" called "the best acted, written, produced, and altogether finest of the four "Trek" series".

Author : Ted Clark,Dennis T. Jaffe
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-24
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780429864148

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Toward a Radical Therapy by Ted Clark,Dennis T. Jaffe Pdf

In September 1969, Ted Clark, Dennis Jaffe, and Yvonne Durchfort (now Yvonne Jaffe) started "Number Nine", a crisis telephone line. Initially this was an attempt to discover from young people themselves exactly what the needs of young people were, in order that a program relevant to those needs might be developed. The crisis line program, in itself, proved useful and meaningful to young people as they began calling in increasing numbers. Since many community agencies – through their insistence that young people cooperate with a value system that does not engender trust – alienated themselves from these young people, it became increasingly imperative that the crisis line expand its resources to include counseling, a crash pad, a residential program, and a drop-in center. As an alternative to those agencies who insist on viewing drug use as a problem per se and who do not focus their attentions on family, school, and personal relationships in general, "Number Nine" offered realistic and reachable solutions. Originally published in 1973, Toward a Radical Therapy is a collection of essays concerning numerous issues which the authors encountered during the development of an alternative service – an organization which reflects the values and experiences of young people (the counter-culture), rather than the values of the established social order, as a necessary step toward helping people cope with their problems. The ideas expounded in these working papers are the outcome of experiences and experiments in attempting to effect personal and organizational changes basic to creating an alternative culture. Concurrent with the writing of this book, the authors discovered numerous conflicts occurring at all levels of program and institutional development, as well as within themselves. Personal changes become necessarily interrelated with social change and organizational structuring. Counseling had to be redefined as existing theories and methodologies were limited in their ability to comprehend the constant changes that youth were undergoing at the time.

Author : Gary Stephen Ross
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011-12-21
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781551996721

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Stung by Gary Stephen Ross Pdf

He was one of the brightest stars at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, a brilliant young banker on his way to the top. But Brian Molony had a secret obsession: he loved to gamble. The unsuspecting bank was soon fuelling that obsession, as Molony helped himself to hundreds of thousands, then millions, of dollars in fraudulent loans. Despite falling deeper and deeper in the hole, Molony convinced himself he could win it all back. Before long, the mild-mannered assistant manager had become one of the biggest high-rollers the casinos had ever seen and earned himself a place in the annals of criminal history.

Author : Beverlee Renouf Gillette
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781098054816

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The Witness Protection Nurse by Beverlee Renouf Gillette Pdf

Debra Livingston was an operating room nurse who became a witness in the witness protection program through no fault of her own. She walked in on a heated conversation between a surgeon and a scrub nurse after the death of a senator's daughter who died on the operating table. Debra was warned about what she heard by the scrub nurse who was also her roommate and friend. Sally was killed an hour later in a hit-and-run accident as she was running for her life. The surgeon had died just moments after the confrontation in the operating room. Debra knew she needed to run for her life, or she would end up the same; however, the police got to her first before the mob could kill her. The corruption went all the way to the White House and the Castelleri mob of Chicago. The story takes Debra on her journey to stay alive with the assistance of Sam Jacobson of the Reno Police Homicide Division and Daniel Williams, part-time agent for the Department of Homeland Security through the witness protection program. The rules and regulations she had to follow, the many times she had to drop everything and run again. How do you give up everything and everyone you know, everything you worked too hard to attain? That's the question she had to face before she was accepted in the WPP. What would her life be like? Where would she be placed? Would the nightmare ever end?

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Human Resources
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UCR:31210010699781

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Welfare Reform by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Human Resources Pdf

Author : Renata Tarabic
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781411673151

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Au-pairs are Sent from Heaven by Renata Tarabic Pdf

This book is a complete guide for au-pairs around the world. It guides young people through the whole process of becoming and being au-pair. It explains who au-pair, host family and local representatives are, what are their duties and responsibilities, requirements to become au-pair in Europe (Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Italy, UK and Ireland, Switzerland, Spain, Germany, Netherlands), USA, Canada, Australia, China and South Africa, requirements for visa and health insurance. Book also contains stories for children, recepies, games you can play with them, how to deal with problems with children, list of medical problems and how to treat them, there are also tips and recommendations au-pair's free time, where to go, where to meet people, what places to visit on free weekends, where to book the cheepest flights, hotel room and rent-a-car wherewer you go in the world. In the end there is also the list of 165 au-pair agencies around the world.

Author : Frank McCourt
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780743243780

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Teacher Man by Frank McCourt Pdf

The author describes his coming of age as a teacher, storyteller, and writer, a personal journey during which he spent fifteen years finding his voice in the classroom, and came to terms with the undervalued importance of teaching.

Author : Mumsnet,Morningpaper and the Mumsnet Mums
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2009-07-06
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781408805626

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Toddlers: The Mumsnet Guide by Mumsnet,Morningpaper and the Mumsnet Mums Pdf

- How can I persuade my toddler to eat something other than Mini Cheddars? - Does anyone else's three-year old think they can give the new baby back if they don't like it? - My son bonked a little girl over the head at nursery today with Thomas the Tank Engine - where have we gone wrong? - Exactly when can I expect to be able to have a pee without my child insisting on accompanying me? Since its launch in June 2000, hundreds of thousands of mums (and a fair few dads too) have swapped answers, recommendations and war stories on Mumsnet.com. They have debated the pros and cons of organic baby food, fretted over whether or not to use dummies - and how to wean children off them - exchanged potty training stories, agonised over the best nursery schools, helped each other through the upheavals of returning to work and swapped tips on anything from feuding siblings, to mysterious illnesses. Toddlers: the Mumsnet Guide is packed full of the advice, wisdom, reassurance and down-to-earth humour of these many many parents, distilled and presented in a way that is both accessible and authoritative. From behaviour and discipline, to potty training, sleep, food, health, sibling rivalry, returning - or not - to work, travel and education, Toddlers: the Mumsnet Guide contains the advice and experiences of thousands of other parents who have gone through what you are going through right now and lived to tell the tale.

Author : Nancy A. Collins,Mark Masztal,Joe R. Lansdale
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:63077407

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Cold Turkey by Nancy A. Collins,Mark Masztal,Joe R. Lansdale Pdf

Author : Robert James Gordon
Publisher : Pearson Scott Foresman
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Economics
ISBN : UOM:49015002547793

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Macroeconomics by Robert James Gordon Pdf

Designed for undergraduate courses, this book covers macroeconomic theory and uses cases studies to show how theory is translated into fact and practice.