Kiley loves her stepsister Nora, loves her so much she refuses to use the word step, believing it gives too much credit to the fathers who gave them nothing. The girls came up hard, watching over each other, their backs to the wall and their fists raised. Their small town and all its sad histories abandoned with their move to Philadelphia, where they work nowhere jobs and pocket the money they make in the city's underground economy. Their goal— a stash large enough for a down payment, thei...

The thirty stories in this heart take the reader to landscapes sometimes gritty, sometimes lavish, sometimes otherworldly— but all these places are made familiar by the humanity and grace Smith offers this life's misfits and lost souls. Using prose both lyrical and spare, this heart offers a vision of a world that aches with a harsh and unforgettable beauty.

A haunting tale of loss, redemption, and the unexpected connections that can heal a broken heart.Jason Driscoll's world has crumbled. Haunted by an abusive father and the devastating loss of his daughter to cancer, he finds himself drowning in debt and entangled in a dangerous scheme. Violence, infidelity, and murder become his new reality as he plummets to unimaginable depths.Stripped bare of everything he once held dear, Jason arrives at the edge of despa...

Do you want to learn how to heal from emotional abuse in your present or previous relationship?At reality, you're in the proper place!No matter how bad the emotional abuse was, you can recover and live your best life.Everyone's life grinds to a halt as the entire scale of the situation becomes clear. You have two alternatives for dealing with it: run away and reject it, or face it, accept it, and go on.If you're reading this, you or a loved one are most like...

A transcript of a patients class notes from a U.S. Veterans Administration inpatient dual diagnosis inpatient rehabilitation program and the "script" from an excersize done at a prior inpatient stay. Subject headings are: SUD (substance use disorder), After care/self help, Anger management, Stages/processes, Relapse prevention, Mindfulness, Morality, Early recovery, SMART, Miscellaneous and a How you saw yourself prior to treatment-How others saw you –etc. exercise. The authors d...

Kayla perceives her world in vectors and variables, in quantities given and determined. She's a prodigy. A genius. Yet there are equations she can't solve.

A searing portrait of dopesick, small-town America. In rural America, Mark Hayes navigates a life shadowed by his mother's addiction and his father's imprisonment. Amidst poverty and chaos, he finds solace in a farmhouse, hoping for a fresh start. But shadows linger, testing his resolve at every turn. Is he destined to repeat the cycles of his parents?As Mark confronts his demons, he discovers glimmers of kindness from unexpected allies. These connections offer a l...

Through compelling ethnography, Homelessness and Housing Advocacy: The Role of Red-Tape Warriors reveals the creative and ambitious methods that social service providers use to house their clients despite the conflictual conditions posed by the policies and institutions that govern the housing process.Combining in-depth interviews, extensive fieldwork, and the author’s own professional experience, this book considers the perspective of social service providers who work wit...

The first in a series, "Too Close to Home" introduces San Francisco's own Allison Baca, to the vast number of readers who wish to simply enjoy a "good exciting read". With "America's City" as the backdrop, this fresh and formidable ex-cop presses through events steeped with intelligent dialogue and artful suspense driven by dangerous individuals who live entirely by their own rules.Accompanying Allison in this fast paced thriller is Lt. Phillip McCarthy, her former boss and mentor w...

Are You Always Angry?Are you prone to making mistakes?big dispute with your spouse?Do you want to make a difference in your life?The Actual issue, not what's going on outside, is on the inside. Contrary to popular belief, you have no control over your thoughts.Our emotions influence 99.99% of our choices without our even realizing it.If not...know how to manage your rage?Anger is a natural emotion that everyone experiences. Ye...

addressing problems with fidelity and a lack of trust in marriage.These clear but profound Handling infidelity and lack of peace teach couples new methods and procedures for resolving conflicts, improving their level of intimacy, and finding common ground.Coping with infidelity and a lack of peace teaches couples strategies and techniques for solving any issues, whether they are linked to sex, money, a career, a family, or anything else.This book is also jam-packed ...

See, Point, and Say: Common Phrase Word and Picture Communication Guide for Hard-of-Hearing and Speech-Impaired Persons will help hearing- and speech-impaired people to be better understood. This self-help guide is an important tool of all ages. See, Point, and Say: Common Phrase Word and Picture Communication Guide for Hard-of-Hearing and Speech-Impaired Persons is also designed to be used by those who have problems of hearing or cannot speak clearly and those who have to write their mess...