In the Shadow of Death
ISBN: 9780195179415 / Angielski / Twarda / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The press called Martin's actions a "crime spree." Already convicted of armed robbery, Martin was facing the death penalty. In less than two weeks the jury would decide his fate. Terrified that his son would be sentenced to die, Phillip did the only thing he felt he could do: in an act of faith and desperation in his garage with the car exhaust running, Phillip made the consummate sacrifice to spare his son the ultimate punishment. Ironically, his suicide presented Martin's with another chance at life; the jury, moved by Martin's loss, spared his life. Phillip's story-like those of the...
The press called Martin's actions a "crime spree." Already convicted of armed robbery, Martin was facing the death penalty. In less than two weeks the...
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279,39 zł |
War on the Family: Mothers in Prison and the Families They Leave Behind
ISBN: 9780415946704 / Angielski / Twarda / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Shows that as a direct result of President Ronald Reagan's administration's War On Drugs campaign, the rates of women in prison have skyrocketed, leading to the unintended destruction of the family. This book identifies the risks and needs of these imprisoned mothers and their children, and the obstacles communities face in helping these families.
Shows that as a direct result of President Ronald Reagan's administration's War On Drugs campaign, the rates of women in prison have skyrocketed, lead...
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733,31 zł |
War on the Family: Mothers in Prison and the Families They Leave Behind
ISBN: 9780415946711 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Women are the fastest growing prison population in the US and 75% of women incarcerated in the US are mothers. Renny Golden assesses the reasons behind these rising statistics & examines the impact on families across the country that has been the result.
Women are the fastest growing prison population in the US and 75% of women incarcerated in the US are mothers. Renny Golden assesses the reasons behin...
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247,76 zł |
Claiming Your Own Life: A Journey to Spirituality
ISBN: 9780595438198 / Angielski / Miękka / 116 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "We are searching for Self . and we don't realize that parts of the puzzle are missing. This book retraces our journey, and searches for those lost pieces-the ones that leave spaces in the mind and heart of any child who has lived with alcoholism. This book helps the reader understand and change the defective coping mechanisms of a distorted childhood self-image to the strength of a new spiritual self." "Claiming Your Own Life: A Journey to Spirituality" provides practical, healing chapters on; Imaging of Self-Shame-Respect-Feelings of Fear-Anger-A Sad Place Within-A New place-A New Child
"We are searching for Self . and we don't realize that parts of the puzzle are missing. This book retraces our journey, and searches for those lost pi...
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50,44 zł |
Change Me into Zeus's Daughter: A Memoir
ISBN: 9780743202190 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Change Me into Zeus's Daughter is a haunting and ultimately triumphant memoir about growing up poor and undaunted in the South. With an unflinching voice, Barbara Robinette Moss chronicles her family's chaotic, impoverished survival in the red-clay hills of Alabama. A wild-eyed, alcoholic father and a humble, heroic mother along with a shanty full of rambunctious brothers and sisters fill her life to the brim with stories that are gripping, tender, and funny.
Moss's early fascination with art coincides with her desire to transform her "twisted mummy face," which grew askew due to... Change Me into Zeus's Daughter is a haunting and ultimately triumphant memoir about growing up poor and undaunted in the South. With an unflinc...
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84,38 zł |
Emotional Sobriety: From Relationship Trauma to Resilience and Balance
ISBN: 9780757306099 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Do you use substances or engage in compulsive activities to regulate your mood? Do you reach for something sweet, a couple of drinks, or a pack of cigarettes after a difficult day because you can't unwind without them? Do you race to the stores to spend away the day's frustrations or run around in circles taking more time to get less done? If these self-defeating habits sound familiar, Emotional Sobriety will shed light on why and how these coping mechanisms threaten your health and impact resilience. When we manage the stresses of the day by turning to outside 'mood managers'...Do you use substances or engage in compulsive activities to regulate your mood? Do you reach for something sweet, a couple of drinks, or a pack of ... |
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71,55 zł |
You Drink, I Die...
ISBN: 9781411682702 / Angielski / Miękka / 165 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book chronicles my life growing up in a house with three alcoholics. The story begins with my father's death and ends with my road to forgiveness and healing. Each chapter contains a short story about living with an alcoholic in the hopes to inspire conversation and healing.
This book chronicles my life growing up in a house with three alcoholics. The story begins with my father's death and ends with my road to forgiveness...
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69,12 zł |
Running Against the Wind
ISBN: 9781412082099 / Angielski / Miękka / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the true story of one young man's encouraging struggle against drugs and crime. Written for Robert J. Bracke by his adoptive father, Arthur R. Bracke.
This is the true story of Robert's first twenty-one years. Robert, while of above-average intelligence, was unable to read or write due to the devastating effects of his learning disabilities, severe dyslexia and dysgraphia, conditions that were not properly diagnosed until he was placed with Arthur R. Bracke at the age of twelve. Running Against the Wind is the true story of Robert Bracke. It starts out with his troubled... This is the true story of one young man's encouraging struggle against drugs and crime. Written for Robert J. Bracke by his adoptive father, Arthur R....
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61,12 zł |
Running Against the Wind
ISBN: 9781425127671 / Angielski / Twarda / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the true story of one young man's encouraging struggle against drugs and crime. Written for Robert J. Bracke by his adoptive father, Arthur R. Bracke.
This is the true story of Robert's first twenty-one years. Robert, while of above-average intelligence, was unable to read or write due to the devastating effects of his learning disabilities, severe dyslexia and dysgraphia, conditions that were not properly diagnosed until he was placed with Arthur R. Bracke at the age of twelve. Running Against the Wind is the true story of Robert Bracke. It starts out with his troubled times... This is the true story of one young man's encouraging struggle against drugs and crime. Written for Robert J. Bracke by his adoptive father, Arthur R....
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117,98 zł |
Growing Up Again
ISBN: 9781568381909 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Growing Up Again offers guidance on providing children with the structure and nurturing that are so critical to their healthy development -- and to our own. As time-tested as it is timely, the expert advice in Growing Up Again Second Edition has helped thousands of readers improve on their parenting practices. Now, substantially revised and expanded, Growing Up Again offers further guidance on providing children with the structure and nurturing that are so critical to their healthy development -- and to our own. Jean Illsley Clarke and Connie Dawson provide the information every adult...
Growing Up Again offers guidance on providing children with the structure and nurturing that are so critical to their healthy development -- and to ou...
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75,77 zł |
Loving an Adult Child of an Alcoholic
ISBN: 9781590771174 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The child of an alcoholic develops patterns of behavior during childhood which carry over into adult life. As children they were taught to cover up the family secret and suppress their feelings. No matter what is going on, as adults, when asked how she or he is doing your partner will likely answer -fine.- Distrust, fear of abandonment, and sensitivity to criticism are all major issues for your adult child. Recognizing these patterns and changing the ones that cause problems will help you and your partner enjoy a deeper relationship.
The child of an alcoholic develops patterns of behavior during childhood which carry over into adult life. As children they were taught to cover up th...
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69,15 zł |
Alcoholics Anonymous - Big Book Special Edition - Including: Personal Stories
ISBN: 9789562912655 / Angielski / Miękka / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It's more than a book. It's a way of life.
Alcoholics Anonymous-the Big Book-has served as a lifeline to millions worldwide. First published in 1939, Alcoholics Anonymous sets forth cornerstone concepts of recovery from alcoholism and tells the stories of men and women who have overcome the disease. Personal stories have been added to reflect the growing and diverse fellowship. Key features and benefits . the most widely used resource for millions of individuals in recovery . contains full, original text describing AA program . personal stories We, of Alcoholics... It's more than a book. It's a way of life.
Alcoholics Anonymous-the Big Book-has served as a lifeline to millions worldwide. First published i... |
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50,61 zł |
Storymaking in Bereavement: Dragons Fight in the Meadow
ISBN: 9781853021763 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Myths and related stories describe essential human experience which, requiring the use of the imagination, reconcile and give voice to fantasy and reality. In this book the author reflects on the processes of grief and more than 50 folk tales are included. The ancient stories vividly convey mankind's struggle with death and loss, the despair and hope, with bitterness and love. The use of stories in therapy is explained, specifically bereavement counselling through storymaking.
Myths and related stories describe essential human experience which, requiring the use of the imagination, reconcile and give voice to fantasy and rea...
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133,04 zł |
Trends in Welfare, Work & the Economic Well-Being of Female Headed Families
ISBN: 9781590335086 / Angielski / Miękka / 57 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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When Children Become Parents: Welfare State Responses to Teenage Pregnancy
ISBN: 9781861346780 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Teenage parenthood is recognised as a significant disadvantage in western industrialised nations. It has been found to increase the likelihood of poverty and reinforce inequalities. This book explores the links between welfare state provision and teenage reproductive behaviour across a range of countries with differing welfare regimes.
Teenage parenthood is recognised as a significant disadvantage in western industrialised nations. It has been found to increase the likelihood of pove...
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151,67 zł |
In the Shadow of Death: Restorative Justice and Death Row Families
ISBN: 9780195375695 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The press called Martin's actions a "crime spree." Already convicted of armed robbery, Martin was facing the death penalty. In less than two weeks the jury would decide his fate. Terrified that his son would be sentenced to die, Phillip did the only thing he felt he could do: in an act of faith and desperation in his garage with the car exhaust running, Phillip made the consummate sacrifice to spare his son the ultimate punishment. Ironically, his suicide presented Martin's with another chance at life; the jury, moved by Martin's loss, spared his life. Phillip's story-like those of the...
The press called Martin's actions a "crime spree." Already convicted of armed robbery, Martin was facing the death penalty. In less than two weeks the...
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138,01 zł |
Incarceration & the Family: Issues, Effects & Approaches to Successful Re-Entry
ISBN: 9781606929339 / Angielski / Twarda / 100 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book provides an overview of the current research that addresses issues concerning incarcerated men, their partner and parenting relationships, and the policies and programs that may assist them in their rehabilitation in prison and after release. The number of individuals involved in the criminal justice system is at a historic high. More stringent sentencing standards for felons, harsher laws on drug-related activity, and more aggressive prosecution practices have combined to bring an unprecedented number of Americans under correctional supervision. Over the last 25 years, the number...
This book provides an overview of the current research that addresses issues concerning incarcerated men, their partner and parenting relationships, a...
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429,82 zł |
To Hide the Truth
ISBN: 9780976779384 / Angielski / Miękka / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. TO HIDE THE TRUTH is a true story of the disturbing relationship between a daughter and her father. It speaks the truth of an era when family abuse and alcoholism were subjects of taboo, revealing a culture that accepted violence as a way of life. Within the walls of the tiny house, the mother suffers not only physically, but emotionally, spiraling downward into a vacant space of self-worth.The daughter becomes desensitized to the depths of nightly terror. In the summer of 1958, nine-year old Susan becomes her mothers protector in a role reversal necessitated for survival. The cycle continues...
TO HIDE THE TRUTH is a true story of the disturbing relationship between a daughter and her father. It speaks the truth of an era when family abuse an...
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61,23 zł |
Conducting Child Custody Evaluations: From Basic to Complex Issues
ISBN: 9781412974332 / Angielski / Twarda / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Covering the mental health expert's many roles as therapist, mediator, evaluator, consultant to attorneys, expert witness, and more, Philip M. Stahl's Conducting Child Custody Evaluations: From Basic to Complex Issues addresses key topics such as the best interests of the child, custody and time share, divorce and its impact on children, and children's developmental needs. From tackling the terror of testifying to critiquing your own child custody evaluations and avoiding bias inherent in this work, this practical and easy-to-read book offers comprehensive coverage vital to...
Covering the mental health expert's many roles as therapist, mediator, evaluator, consultant to attorneys, expert witness, and more, Philip M. Stahl's...
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Stools and Bottles: A Study of Character Defects--31 Daily Meditations
ISBN: 9781578989300 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 2010 Reprint of 1955 edition. Some years ago the author of The Little Red Book worked out a novel presentation of the first four steps of the A.A. program. Visual aids, consisting of a three-legged stool and eight empty whiskey bottles, were used to portray the intangible factors of these fundamental steps. The book provides thirty-one daily reminders. They deal with A.A. problems commonly encountered by alcoholics who try to make A.A. their way of life.
2010 Reprint of 1955 edition. Some years ago the author of The Little Red Book worked out a novel presentation of the first four steps of the A.A. pro...
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44,64 zł |