I Wish You Understood

Author : Jacqueline Hughes
Publisher : Archway Publishing
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781480874756

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I Wish You Understood by Jacqueline Hughes Pdf

As a little girl living with an autism spectrum disorder, Lily’s actions are constantly misunderstood; seemingly simple scenarios are so much more than they appear to be. Lily can’t communicate why she behaves the way she does. As time passes, she becomes more withdrawn, isolating herself from the outside world out of fear of causing more disappointment. This picture book for children highlights her perspective, a perspective she wishes others understood. It also conveys her mother’s inner turmoil as she struggles to understand Lily’s behavior as much as Lily’s longing to justify it. Praise for I Wish You Understood Living with intense emotions? This book offers invaluable suggestions to better understand and manage your feelings. We can all benefit from reading this beautifully written picture book. —Joan Flender, MD As a young girl on the autism spectrum struggles with the challenges of her reality, her parents come to realize they must see the world through her eyes in order to help her. An emotional, eye-opener of a story that shows the ‘why’ behind the behaviors and how a little perspective can go a long way. —Anne Baker, Parent, Educator Jackie Hughes has written a book full of heart and empathy. Her vivid stories can be a wonderful tool for parents and professionals to open a dialogue about the way thoughts, anxieties, and sensory sensitivities can affect a child’s perception of the world. This is a book that can provide valuable insights to many parents, children, and professionals. —Michelle DeGraff, School Psychologist This poignant picture book challenges all of us to take a moment to reflect, to realize that situations aren’t always what they appear to be, and that opening our eyes to a different lens can be a first step in beginning to understand. —Cora Saxton, School Psychologist

Author : Dawn Williamson
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780557504978

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CDH Baby Book by Dawn Williamson Pdf

Author : Derrick Jaxn
Publisher : Derrick Jaxn
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-10
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Things She Wishes You Understood by Derrick Jaxn Pdf

With concise, thought-provoking passages, Derrick Jaxn shares what he learned in love once he discovered the difference between just hearing a woman and truly listening to her. There’s a fear that resides in most men disguised as pride of listening to things a woman is trying to get across during conflict in a relationship. The fear of being less manly, weak, or even unintelligent when genuinely considering how a woman’s adverse position may be right has crippled many into a life of childish stubbornness and immaturity. Derrick Jaxn has been there, and in Things She Wishes You Understood, he offers men a bridge to grow out of that fear as he poetically articulates the messages on the hearts of women, everywhere. For any man who’s struggling to overcome the disconnect in understanding his woman, or for any woman who ever felt unheard due to her inability to speak up for her emotional needs in a way a man could comprehend; this short, but powerful collection of quotes is for you.

Author : Joey O’Connor
Publisher : Revell
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2004-11
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780800759766

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Children and Grief by Joey O’Connor Pdf

A sensitive, compassionate book that helps parents teach their children the truth about death and dying.

Author : Mary Grigsby
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781438426396

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College Life through the Eyes of Students by Mary Grigsby Pdf

The struggles and achievements of today's college students are thrown into stark relief in this fascinating account of how such students make meaning of their lives. Author Mary Grigsby uses the voices of students themselves to discuss how they view, adjust to, and participate in the college student culture of a large midwestern university and to explore what they think of their educational experiences. Topics include a look at a typical day on campus, student subcultures and the lifestyles they engender, whether college life conforms to the images and scenarios of popular culture, and student approaches to making it through college. Going to college has become the major coming-of-age experience for many people in the United States, and Mary Grigsby has provided a compelling, readable, and up-to-date account of this formative period.

Author : Adam Morton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2005-06-29
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134484300

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The Importance of Being Understood by Adam Morton Pdf

The Importance of Being Understood is an innovative and thought-provoking exploration of the links between the way we think about each other's mental states and the fundamentally cooperative nature of everyday life. Adam Morton begins with a consideration of 'folk psychology', the tendency to attribute emotions, desires, beliefs and thoughts to human minds. He takes the view that it is precisely this tendency that enables us to understand, predict and explain the actions of others, which in turn helps us to decide on our own course of action. This relection suggests, claims Morton, that certain types of cooperative activity are dependent on everyday psychological understanding conversely, that we act in such a way as to make our actions easily intelligible to others so that we can benefit from being understood. This idea of 'beneficial circularities' is at the core of Morton's investigation of the interdependencies between folk psychology and social behaviour: we understand each other because we have learned to make ourselves intelligible. Using examples of cooperative activities such as car driving and playing tennis, Adam Morton analyses the concepts of belief and simulation, the idea of explanation by motive, and the causal force of psychological explanation. In addition to argument and analysis, Morton also includes more speculative explorations of topics such as moral progress and presents a new point of view on how and why cultures differ. The Importance of Being Understood forges new links between ethics and the philosophy of mind and will be of interest to anyone in either field, as well as developmental psychologists.

Author : Diego De Silva
Publisher : Europa Editions
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781609458980

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I Hadn't Understood by Diego De Silva Pdf

This “sharp-edged comedic novel of a semi-hapless Italian lawyer” who finds himself employed by the mob was a finalist for Italy’s prestigious Strega Prize (Kirkus Reviews). Vincenzo Malinconico is a wildly unsuccessful lawyer who spends most of his time at the office trying to look busy. His wife has left him. His teenage children worry him to death. And he suffers from a chronic inability to control his sentence structure. When he is asked to fill in as the public defender for alleged Mafioso Mimmo ’o Burzone, Malinconico seizes the opportunity to turn his life around. Without dwelling too long on what it might mean to be employed by the mob, he rushes to re-learn the Italian criminal code. Soon, Malinconico’s life becomes a comic battle to finish what he has started without falling further into the mafia’s clutches. Diego De Silva’s rollicking, Naples Prize–winning comic novel orbits the irresistible mind of one of contemporary Italian fiction’s most beloved characters. Throughout his travails, Vincenzo contemplates every aspect of the life he sees before him in a wry voice that seduces, entertains, and moves the reader from the first page to the last.

Author : United States. Congress. Joint Committee to Investigate the Interior Department and Forest Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1911
Category : Coal
ISBN : PURD:32754068667744

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Investigation of the Department of the Interior and of the Bureau of Forestry: Cunningham coal entries by United States. Congress. Joint Committee to Investigate the Interior Department and Forest Service Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Joint Committee to Investigate the Interior Department and Forestry Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1911
Category : Coal reserves
ISBN : HARVARD:HX4DZN

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Investigation of the Department of the Interior and of the Bureau of Forestry by United States. Congress. Joint Committee to Investigate the Interior Department and Forestry Service Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Education and Labor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1200 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1936
Category : Civil rights
ISBN : UCAL:$B643166

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Violations of Free Speech and Assembly and Interference with Rights of Labor by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Education and Labor Pdf

Author : KJ Charles
Publisher : Loveswept
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101886069

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A Seditious Affair by KJ Charles Pdf

K. J. Charles turns up the heat in her new Society of Gentlemen novel, as two lovers face off in a sensual duel that challenges their deepest beliefs. Silas Mason has no illusions about himself. He’s not lovable, or even likable. He’s an overbearing idealist, a Radical bookseller and pamphleteer who lives for revolution . . . and for Wednesday nights. Every week he meets anonymously with the same man, in whom Silas has discovered the ideal meld of intellectual companionship and absolute obedience to his sexual commands. But unbeknownst to Silas, his closest friend is also his greatest enemy, with the power to see him hanged—or spare his life. A loyal, well-born gentleman official, Dominic Frey is torn apart by his affair with Silas. By the light of day, he cannot fathom the intoxicating lust that drives him to meet with the Radical week after week. In the bedroom, everything else falls away. Their needs match, and they are united by sympathy for each other’s deepest vulnerabilities. But when Silas’s politics earn him a death sentence, desire clashes with duty, and Dominic finds himself doing everything he can to save the man who stole his heart. And look for the enticing Society of Gentlemen series by KJ Charles: THE RUIN OF GABRIEL ASHLEIGH | A FASHIONABLE INDULGENCE | A SEDITIOUS AFFAIR | A GENTLEMAN’S POSITION Don’t miss any of the captivating Sins of the Cities novels: AN UNSEEN ATTRACTION | AN UNNATURAL VICE | AN UNSUITABLE HEIR Praise for A Seditious Affair “This book is so good I read it in one sitting. I just couldn’t put it down. K. J. Charles has long been one of my favorite authors, and this book doesn’t disappoint. A Seditious Affair is a beautiful love story interwoven with the realism of the political unrest of the time—another winner from K. J. Charles!”—USA Today bestselling author Carole Mortimer “Without doubt, A Seditious Affair is one of the best books I’ve read this year.”—All About Romance “I still haven’t gotten over how much I loved this book. I so look forward to reading the next novel in K. J. Charles’s Society of Gentlemen series.”—Unquietly Me “Gah! It’s always the books I love the most that leave me flailing and tongue tied. . . . A Seditious Affair is not a fluffy read but it is a story you can really sink your teeth into. It’s complex, sensual, raw and gosh darn it—super romantic. It’s one of my favorite reads of [the year].”—For What It’s Worth

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Indian Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Hawaiians
ISBN : UOM:39015078682120

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Inclusion of Native Hawaiians in Certain Indian Acts and Programs by United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Indian Affairs Pdf

Author : Soohee Kim,Emily Curtis,Haewon Cho
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-20
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781462919413

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Korean Grammar by Soohee Kim,Emily Curtis,Haewon Cho Pdf

Korean Grammar: The Complete Guide to Speaking Korean Naturally covers all the basic sentence structures, verbal forms and idiomatic expressions taught in the first two years of a college level Korean language course. It is specifically designed for the following learners: Beginning or intermediate level Korean language students Self-study adult learners or those studying with a tutor Heritage learners who wish to speak Korean more correctly Anyone who wants to review previously acquired Korean Each chapter provides clear grammatical explanations with charts and examples for each construction, showing how it is used in various contexts. All Korean words and sentences are given in both Korean Hangul script and Romanized form, with English translations to assist beginning learners. Fundamental concepts like honorifics, formal and informal speech styles, verb endings and complex sentence constructions are all presented in straightforward terms to make these constructions accessible to learners at every level. Exercises at the end of each chapter reinforce the learning process.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1046 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1865
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015014567195

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Macmillan's Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : Cameron Cole,Charlotte Getz
Publisher : New Growth Press
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-21
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781645071501

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The Jesus I Wish I Knew in High School by Cameron Cole,Charlotte Getz Pdf

The pressure of being a teenager can be overwhelming. School, sports, jobs, and relationships all press in at the same time. But the hardest thing can be feeling alone, that you have no one to share your most difficult problems with. In The Jesus I Wish I Knew in High School, thirty authors such as Scott Sauls, Sandra McCracken, Michelle ...