This book will give you insights that will help process a multitude of issues you might experience through your life. The hope is that at the end of this book you will understand more about yourself and why you do what you do. You will have Clarity. Clarity will allow you to think before you react, change what may be dysfunctional, repetitive patterns, take responsibility for your actions and have more productive relationships with others at work and in your personal friend and love relati...

There's a fine line between "normal" and "crazy". Most of us try our best to seem "normal" to the outside world. Why? So that we'll be accepted. But in my experience it's the ones who choose to defy the norms, and challenge the status quo, who end up leaving a footprint of their lives on the world.In this book I will show myself. Share embarrassing and vulnerable moments, thoughts, and actions. Demonstrating there is very little difference between normal and crazy… as to be human is to be ...

Who are the women who walk the beat in Dublin's red-light districts? How did they get there? Why do they stay? What happens when they try to leave? What are their lives really like? The Beat: Life on the Streets in a fascinating, disturbing account of the lives of sixteen women and their struggle for surival in Dublin's underworld. Haunted by the drug-related death of his lover Seema, herself a 'working girl', David Fine decided to confront his grief head-on -- journeying to the heart of a...

There’s a fine line between “normal” and “crazy”. Most of us try our best to seem “normal” to the outside world. Why? So that we’ll be accepted. But in my experience it’s the ones who choose to defy the norms, and challenge the status quo, who end up leaving a footprint of their lives on the world.In this book I will show myself. Share embarrassing and vulnerable moments, thoughts, and actions. Demonstrating there is very little difference between normal and crazy… as to be human i...

"Who am I?"is the question keeping Aggie Boyle up at night. On the surface, she's a seventh grader from a town near Salem where her family has lived for centuries. At school, she's an outcast because of her unconventional appearance, and has difficulties making new friends since her best friend disappeared three years prior. At home, her mother treats her with icy disregard for reasons Aggie doesn't understand, while all she has left of her father is his ring emblazoned with a stra...

The literary image of Los Angeles has evolved since the 1880s from promotional literature that hyped the region as a New Eden to contemporary visions of the city as a perplexing, sometimes corrupt, even apocalyptic place that reflects all that is wrong with America. In Imagining Los Angeles, the first literary history of the city in more than fifty years, critic David Fine traces the history and mood of the place through the work of writers as diverse as Helen Hunt Jackson, Mary A...

Comprehensive historical study of policy planning and implementation during the crucial formative years of the Israeli government system.Although Israel was not the only country that emerged during the postcolonial era following World War II, it was very different than others in the British Empire such as India, Iraq, Egypt, Kenya, and Nigeria. In A State Is Born, Jonathan David Fine uses newly discovered archival materials to reveal the complex challenges...

My new book called “Understanding Clarity” is available in paperback and e-book. The book will give you insights that help you process a multitude of issues you experience through your life. The hope is that at the end of this book you will understand more about yourself and understand why you do what you do. You will have Clarity. Clarity will help you think before you react, change what may be dysfunctional, repetitive patterns, take responsibility for your actions and have more loving, ...

A writer in Victorian London turns detective to clear his own name in this historical mystery series debut by a New York Times –bestselling author.Winner of the Macavity and Nero AwardsALA Reading List Award for Best Mystery"A masterpiece . . .a fantastic historical thriller, beautifully written, intricately plotted, and populated with unforgettable characters… . ....

Per chi è questo libro? Per tutti coloro che in un modo o nell’altro hanno avuto la vita segnata dalla sofferenza psichica; il più delle volte, per non dire sempre, senza capire con che cosa avevano a che fare. Senza riuscire a trovare un aiuto, un valido aiuto per non affondare nelle sabbie mobili della depressione. Ma ancora di più del disturbo bipolare, che in modo catastrofico non viene riconosciuto se non dopo anni interminabili e sofferenze di ogni tipo. Questo è assurdo e va cambiat...

Tongue-in-cheek yet thoroughly practical, Pretty Sure You're Fine is a hilariously helpful, trusting-your-gut guide to reassuring yourself that things aren't quite as dire as you might fear.From David Vienna, author of Calm the F*ck Down, comes this fun counter-argument to every wellness fad and lifestyle expectation, assuring readers that they're doing just fine as is! Packed with amusing yet comforting advice on topics from physical fitness and ...

La vita a volte arriva a un punto che sembra segnare la fine, ma in realtà può essere solo l'inizio di un nuovo capitolo. C'è sempre una scintilla che può accendere la consapevolezza di trovarsi su una strada diversa, ed è fondamentale riconoscere questo momento e lasciarsi guidare verso una nuova direzione, un nuovo inizio.Così, il protagonista, ormai avanti con gli anni, si trova a vivere un grande cambiamento nella sua vita, ma non lo affronta da solo: è guidato e sostenuto dall...