No Throwaway Boy

Author : Alix Chapel
Publisher : Kings Road Publishing
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2008-05-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781857826319

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The Throwaway Boy by Alix Chapel Pdf

In 1997, Alix Chapel's world was to change forever when her husband Billy suffered a mental breakdown. After ten years of marriage, Billy's breakdown forced him - and Alex - to face up to the truth of his tormented childhood.Unbeknown to Alix, Billy had been living with a terrible burden: he was ruthlessly and shockingly abused as a child, and he had carried the mental scars into adulthood. When it all became too much for him, Alix, his devoted and loving wife, stood by him and helped him to work through the pain and begin the healing.

Author : Sarah Lowe
Publisher : Strategic Book Publishing
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781625162595

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Throwaway Child by Sarah Lowe Pdf

Annie was her family's dark secret. Her life began on a storeroom floor amongst the chaos and extreme poverty of World War II. Her ongoing problem of having one leg shorter than the other was helped when, unknown to her parents, she sought help at a children's clinic, where she was provided a built-up boot to help her walk. She was eight years old when her father took away her innocence and subjected her to horrific cruelty. Savagely beaten and thrown down a railway embankment, she was left in the winter cold to die on the railway tracks. Annie survived, only to be place in a convent. She not only had to face her demons, but find her identity when she became a Throwaway Child. Through sheer willpower and inner strength, Annie was determined to fight for her freedom by unleashing her parents' terrible secret. Sarah Lowe grew up in Birkenhead, England, and now calls Australia home. This is her first book. "My late husband, Jack, motivated me into finishing this book because he said I needed to rid the demons I have kept hidden inside of me for far too long." Publisher's website: http: //sbpra.com/SarahLowe

Author : Abdul Lloyd-Bey
Publisher : Nyyne Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0692426329

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No Throwaway Boy by Abdul Lloyd-Bey Pdf

To look at him now, you might never guess the hell that Abdul Lloyd-Bey was forced to endure as a young man. As a boy he thought death row was his likely future because of where he lived and the color of his skin. Arrested for armed robbery at the age of seventeen, he served nearly thirteen years for his first offense while his white codefendant, a repeat violent offender, got off with just five. While serving his time within New York's most dangerous prisons, Lloyd-Bey survived three near-fatal attacks-one involving an ice pick that left him temporarily paralyzed. But though violence and discrimination have greatly impacted Lloyd-Bey's story, they aren't the final authority on his life. A victim of abused power, he chose to change the criminal justice system by learning how to ensure justice for all. And now, as a criminal defense attorney, he shares his personal insights and experiences from both sides of the bench in the hope of further transforming how we, as a nation, prosecute crime. No Throwaway Boy is a triumphant story you will never forget.

Author : Jim Elledge
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1590208552

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Henry Darger, Throwaway Boy by Jim Elledge Pdf

"Henry Darger was utterly unknown during his lifetime, keeping a quiet, secluded existence as a janitor on Chicago's North Side. When he died his landlord discovered a treasure trove of more than three hundred canvases and more than 30,000 manuscript pages depicting a rich, shocking fantasy world-many showing hermaphroditic children being eviscerated, crucified and strangled. While some art historians tend to dismiss Darger as an unhinged psychopath, in Henry Darger, Throw-Away Boy, Jim Elledge cuts through the cloud of controversy and rediscovers Darger as a damaged, fearful, gay man, raised in a world unaware of the consequences of child abuse or gay shame. This thoughtful, sympathetic biography tells the true story of a tragically misunderstood artist. Drawn from fascinating histories of the vice-ridden districts of 1900s Chicago, tens of thousands of pages of primary source material, and Elledge's own work in queer history, the book also features a full-color reproduction of a never-before-seen canvas from a private gallery in New York, as well as a previously undiscovered photograph of Darger with his life-partner Whillie. Engaging and arresting, Henry Darger, Throw-Away Boy brings alive a complex, brave, and compelling man whose outsider art is both challenging and a triumph over trauma"--

Author : Nora Roberts
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101562017

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The Novels of Nora Roberts, Volume 2 by Nora Roberts Pdf

Five exceptional romantic thrillers from #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts. SANCTUARY When photographer Jo Ellen Hathaway returns to her family's sprawling inn, she hopes to learn the truth about her tragic past with the help of Nathan Delaney—who was on the island the summer her mother disappeared. But Sanctuary may be the most dangerous place of all... HOMEPORT Caught in a web of treachery and deceit, beautiful, unassuming art historian Dr. Miranda Jones finds safety in the arms of seductive thief Ryan Boldari. Now, her only way home is filled with deception, treachery, and a danger that threatens them both... THE REEF Marine archaeologist Tate Beaumont and salvager Matthew Lassiter join forces to search for a legendary treasure. But their uneasy alliance is threatened when danger and desire begin to rise to the surface… RIVER'S END Olivia can barely recall the night her life became an infamous part of Hollywood history—the night a monster with her father's face took her mother away forever. With the help of Noah Brady, she hopes to open the door to her past, but there's no telling what's waiting on the other side... CAROLINA MOON Haunted by the unsolved murder of her childhood friend Hope, Tory Bodeen has returned to her small South Carolina hometown. As she forges a new bond with Hope's brother Cade, Tory discovers that living so close to those unhappy memories will be more difficult and frightening than she could ever have expected...

Author : William Steele,Caelan Kuban
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-19
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781118645079

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Working with Grieving and Traumatized Children and Adolescents by William Steele,Caelan Kuban Pdf

A structured, sequential, and evidence-based approach for the treatment of children and adolescents experiencing trauma or grief Working With Grieving and Traumatized Children and Adolescents features the Structured Sensory Interventions for Traumatized Children, Adolescents and Parents (SITCAP) intervention model, proven in successfully addressing violent situations such as murder, domestic violence, and physical abuse, as well as non-violent grief- and trauma-inducing situations including divorce, critical injuries, car fatalities, terminal illness, and environmental disasters. Filled with practical and proven activities for use with children and adolescents experiencing trauma and grief, this resource is based on the authors' experience working with all types of traumatic events in school-, agency-, and community-based programs across the country.

Author : Amy Spalding
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2023-04-18
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781647004439

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No Boy Summer by Amy Spalding Pdf

Lydia and her younger sister Penny make a pact to avoid boy drama for the summer—but Lydia can’t help looking for a loophole when she falls for a cute girl Lydia Jones and her younger sister Penny have had it with boy drama. Last year was marred by relationship disasters for both of them, threatening Lydia’s standing with her school’s theater tech club and Penny’s perfect GPA. Penny has, naturally, diagnosed the problem and prescribed a drastic solution: a summer off from boys. Lydia and Penny decide to stay with their Aunt Grace and her boyfriend Oscar in Los Angeles while their parents are off on a European cruise. Penny follows her future-business-school dreams with an internship at Oscar’s office, and Lydia gets a part-time job at Grace’s neighborhood coffeeshop, Grounds Control. Even when they spent hours, days, weeks dissecting their various boy drama, Lydia’s never felt this connected to her sister before, and it makes her wonder what else in her life could be different. She finds herself drawn to a group of friends she meets through her Grounds Control coworker, Margaret, as well as an intriguing customer, Fran, an aspiring filmmaker and—while not the first girl Lydia finds herself attracted to—the first girl who has mutual feelings for her. But she’s not breaking her pledge to Penny, right? That was just about boys. Even though in her heart Lydia knows she’s bending the rules, she hasn’t had a connection with anyone as strong as her connection with Fran, so she thinks it can’t be wrong. And Penny won’t mind as long as she’s happy . . . Right?

Author : Barbara Miller Fishman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2002-11-01
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781594775536

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Emotional Healing through Mindfulness Meditation by Barbara Miller Fishman Pdf

Explores how women can heal deep emotional pain through a new therapeutic approach that combines mindfulness meditation with psychotherapy. • Includes 8 vivid stories of women overcoming great emotional pain and life obstacles through Mindfulness Psychotherapy. • Each story is followed by a discussion and a relevant mindfulness meditation. As a result of her years of working with women as a psychotherapist, Barbara Miller Fishman developed the discipline of Mindfulness Psychotherapy--a combination of mindfulness meditation and psychotherapy that, taken together, describe a path toward wholeness. Now she presents the integration of her life's work through the poignant stories of eight women--all faced with critical decisions and tough life circumstances--and how they used Mindfulness Psychotherapy to attain greater levels of peace and well-being. The author offers a radical shift in a woman's relationship to life. Readers will discover the importance of naming a life problem, accepting the "is-ness" of it, developing a matter-of-fact curiosity, and exploring the mind/body reactions that we call emotional pain. The path continues as the reader creates an observing self and discovers the deep compassion that ultimately heals. Once learned, these six awareness practices can be used to face difficult situations, discover self-acceptance, and release the love needed to reside fully in one's whole self.

Author : Susan Fisher,Susan R. Fisher
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781442611238

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Boys and Girls in No Man's Land by Susan Fisher,Susan R. Fisher Pdf

Drawing on educational materials, textbooks, adventure tales, plays, and Sunday-school papers, Boys and Girls in No Man's Land explores the role of children in the nation's war effort.

Author : Lurlene McDaniel
Publisher : Ember
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-14
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780385741743

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The Year of Chasing Dreams by Lurlene McDaniel Pdf

“Readers will swoon over this story of love despite impossible odds.” —Romantic Times From the author of Don’t Die, My Love comes this young adult novel that intertwines a family saga with a grand love story. This novel stands alone or can be read as the companion to The Year of Luminous Love and Wishes and Dreams. For fans of Sarah Dessen’s The Moon and More and Ann Brashares’s Forever in Blue. Ciana Beauchamp hasn’t seen or heard from Jon Mercer in months. Until now. He’s back in Windemere to see her. Deep down Ciana is filled with joy and relief. She has never stopped loving him. It’s proof of Jon’s love that he has returned, but what will their future be? When tragedy strikes, almost no one in town is left unscathed. Tragedy has a way of bringing people together, but it can also tear them apart. Ciana can hardly face her choices, but she knows she must, and there are now people who she can turn to if only she is willing.

Author : Nora Roberts
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1999-10-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101146088

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The Reef by Nora Roberts Pdf

A marine archaeologist and a salvager join forces to search for a legendary treasure in this novel that takes readers to the depths of the Caribbean and the heights of passion and suspense—from #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts. Tate Beaumont has a passion for treasure-hunting. Over the years, she and her father have uncovered many fabulous riches, but one treasure has always eluded them: Angelique’s Curse—a jeweled amulet heavy with history, dark with legend, and tainted with blood. In order to find this precious artifact, the Beaumonts reluctantly form a partnership with salvagers Buck and Matthew Lassiter. As the Beaumonts and Lassiters pool their resources to locate Angelique’s Curse, the Caribbean waters darken with shadowy deceptions and hidden threats. Their partnership is placed in jeopardy when Matthew refuses to share information—including the truth behind his father’s mysterious death. For now, Tate and Matthew continue their uneasy alliance—until danger and desire begin to rise to the surface…

Author : Randi Davenport
Publisher : Algonquin Books
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2010-03-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781616200039

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The Boy Who Loved Tornadoes by Randi Davenport Pdf

Randi Davenport’s story is a testament to human fortitude, to hope, and to a mother’s uncompromising love for her children. She had always worked hard to provide her family with a sense of stability and strength, despite the challenges of having a son with autism and a husband whose erratic behavior sometimes puzzled and confused her. But eventually, Randi’s husband slipped into his own world and permanently out of her family’s. And at fifteen, her son Chase entered an unremitting psychosis—pursued by terrifying images, unable to recognize his own mother, unwilling to eat or even talk—becoming ever more tortured and unreachable. Beautifully written and profoundly moving, this is the heartbreaking yet triumphant story of how Randi Davenport navigated the byzantine and broken health care system and managed not just to save her son from the brink of suicide but to bring him back to her again, and make her family whole. In The Boy Who Loved Tornadoes, she gives voice to the experiences of countless families whose struggles with mental illness are likewise invisible to the larger world.

Author : Ting-Xing Ye
Publisher : Tundra Books
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-03
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781774880357

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Throwaway Daughter by Ting-Xing Ye Pdf

A Canadian teenager travels to China to explore her ancestry and search for her birth mother in a dramatic and moving YA novel. Throwaway Daughter tells the story of Grace Dong-mei Parker, whose biggest concern is how to distill her adoption from China into the neat blanks of her personal history assignment. Aside from the unwelcome reminders of difference, Grace loves passing for the typical Canadian teen — until the day she witnesses the Tiananmen massacre on the news. Horrified, she sets out to explore her Chinese ancestry, only to discover that she was one of the thousands of infant girls abandoned in China since the introduction of the one-child policy, strictly enforced by the Communist government. But Grace was one of the lucky ones, adopted as a baby by a loving Canadian couple. With the encouragement of her adoptive parents, she studies Chinese and travels back to China in search of her birth mother. She manages to locate the village where she was born, but at first no one is willing to help her. However, Grace never gives up and, finally, she is reunited with her birth mother, discovering through this emotional bond the truth of what happened to her almost twenty years before.

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1302 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Law
ISBN : HARVARD:32044116494105

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Congressional Record by United States. Congress Pdf

Author : Richard Stearns,Reneé Stearns
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780529102508

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He Walks Among Us by Richard Stearns,Reneé Stearns Pdf

God sees the poor as blessed. Rich and Reneé Stearns show us why. We often separate ourselves from people who are different from us, sometimes even intentionally. This book is a great reminder of all the things we share in common—hopes, dreams, heartaches—and most important of all, it reminds us that He walks among us. All of us. This book offers great perspective from our brothers and sisters around the world. Rich and Reneé Stearns have traveled the world visiting the most poverty-stricken habitations imaginable, and they’ve discovered an amazing and common occurrence among the people who live there: joy can be found no matter how dire your circumstances. He Walks Among Us is a 90-day devotional giving readers an up-close and personal view of Christ in the lives of mothers, fathers, and children who have so little, yet are so rich in His spirit and love. Christians who are interested in or committed to missionary outreach will encounter the transforming power and courage needed to make a difference in someone else’s life. Spiritual lessons include: The Choice to Believe—No Matter What; Our True Identity Is in Christ; Discovering Joy in Unexpected Places; Having Unshakable Hope in the Power of God; Our Circumstances Don’t Define Who We Are; We Become Transformed When We Invest in Others; and Remaining Faithful to Your Calling No Matter the Obstacles. He Walks Among Us features the award-winning photography of World Vision® photographer Jon Warren.