The womb remembers--long before our first breath, our stories begin. Blending psychological insight with spiritual depth, The Womb Remembers explores how experiences in the womb--especially unwantedness, rejection, or maternal stress--can shape our sense of belonging, identity, and emotional life. Drawing from her groundbreaking doctoral research, clinical practice, and personal journey, Barbara Sharp gives voice to those born under the shadow of rejection. Through poignant client stories,...

Highlights feminist rhetorical practices that disrupt and surpass boundaries of time and spaceIn 1917, Alice Paul and other suffragists famously picketed in front of the White House while holding banners with short, pithy sayings such as “Mr. President: How long must women wait for Liberty?” Their juxtaposition of this short phrase with the image of the White House (a symbol of liberty and justice) relies on the same rhetorical tactics as memes, a genre contemporar...

In 1970, Kenneth Gibson was elected as Newark, New Jersey’s first African-American mayor, a position he held for an impressive sixteen years. Yet even as Gibson served as a trailblazer for black politicians, he presided over a troubled time in the city’s history, as Newark’s industries declined and its crime and unemployment rates soared.This book offers a balanced assessment of Gibson’s leadership and his legacy, from the perspectives of the people most deeply immersed in 1970s an...

Hawaii is such a peaceful, romantic place to live.It's hard to believe in this paradise, that one littleindiscretion could lead the Lahaina sleuths into a lifeof crime. What set it off? . . . The whack to Ben'shead? The monkey? Nacho's skills at breaking andentering?Fortunately for Ben, Helen, Nacho and Justin, theyhave some really diversified friends. Two of these,considered to be specialists, come to their aid, andbefore long...

After reading an amazing spy story that took place in December 1941, the Lahaina sleuths meet the author, James French. This foxy spy (or con man, hard to tell,) leads Helen, Ben, Nacho and Justin on a quest to find the third spy. Using sting operations, cons and deductive reasoning they infiltrate the Byrdes, a family of respectable doves who unfortunately harbor a few vultures.

Using logs, journals, depositions and personal letters from 1844, four diverse friends who live in Maui begin to solve their first Lahaina Mystery. Their methods are often bumbling and unorthodox, but nevertheless quite successful - the amateur sleuths hunt down a multiple murderer. In the process, they discover the amazing story of the Smythe family's ties to Hawaii and their well kept secret.

The Hawaiian islands are north of the equator in the middle of the Pacific Ocean thousands of miles from anywhere. North to Alaska is 3,000 miles- east to California, 2,400 miles - south to Australia, 5,000 miles andwest to Japan 4,000. Maui sits midway in the chain of eight islands.On the leeward side is the historical town of Lahaina, home to a group offour amateur sleuths: Ben, Helen, Justin and Nacho. They appear to beordinary people leading ordinary...

Helen, Ben and the cats have been cruising on their new boat for two months. Then one morning a rifle shot shatters the serenity, a beginning to the chaos that lies ahead. Extreme vandalism, fire and explosions turn their lives into a nightmare. Friends, a loopy undercover agent, cops, firemen and a large dog rally to protect them.

Solve a mermaid's problem…Step off the edge of a roof…Dig up a grave at midnight…Take advice from a fortune cookie…Visit the last library…Meet a bridge troll…And more…In one instant, like a bolt of lightning, a single impossible event changes a person's life. And like the trace of lighting in the sky, each is unique and interesting.These wildly different flash stories delight, astonish, scare, and inspire. Enjoy 64 delightfully ecle...

After thirty years a box is found. In it are clues to a grizzly murder and to the theft of an artifact. When Helen's office and home are burglarized the sleuthing begins. Meanwhile, a wedding reception is planned, one not easily forgotten, thanks to Mambo and Windy. On Halloween night a friend suddenly dies, a ransom note is found and an unorthodox plan unfolds.

Die Konsiliar-/Liaisonpsychiatrie und -psychosomatik (KL) ist ein klinischer Versorgungsbereich und bildet eine Subspezialität innerhalb der Psychiatrie und Psychosomatischen Medizin, die an der Schnittstelle von somatischer und psychosozialer Medizin tätig ist. KL-Dienste erfüllen sowohl in der klinischen Versorgung als auch in der Forschung eine wichtige Rolle, da psychosoziale Faktoren einen signifikanten Einfluss auf die Entwicklung und den Verlauf von somatischen Erkrankungen haben, a...

A Kona storm moves up the island chain heading to Maui. It batters Helen's house, forces Ben's flight from Fiji to make an unscheduled landing, and covers the sounds of a murder. Danger escalates when a gang of thugs arrive. Soon the sleuths will have to make the right decisions, for riding on the outcome is the life of a dear friend.