**'An engrossing and inspiring story of loss, love and hope, set against a backdrop of art, activism and addiction.' – ObserverMoving from the Tompkins Square Riots and attempts by activists to galvanize a response to the AIDS epidemic, to the New York City of the future, Tim Murphy's Christodora recounts the heartbreak wrought by AIDS, illustrates the allure and destructive power of hard drugs, and brings to life the ever-changing city itself.**The Christ...

Correspondents by Tim Murphy is a powerful story about the legacy of immigration, the present-day world of refugeehood, the violence that America causes both abroad and at home, and the power of the individual and the family to bring good into a world that is often brutal.Spanning the breadth of the twentieth century and into the post-9/11 wars and their legacy, Correspondents is a powerful novel that centres on Rita Khoury, an Irish-Lebanese woma...

What separates organizations that scale successfully from those that slowly break down from the inside?According to CEO, operator, and turnaround executive Tim Murphy, the answer is not luck, talent, or strategy alone.It is culture, accountability, operational discipline, and the core values that drive how people lead, communicate, execute, and perform under pressure.Over the course of his thirty-year career, Tim Murphy has helped businesses stabili...

"7 Secret Pillars of Sobriety: What To Do When AA and 12 Steps Aren't For You" by Tim Murphy is a groundbreaking guide that redefines the path to recovery. If traditional programs like AA or the 12 Steps don't resonate with you, this book offers a fresh, personalized approach to sobriety. Forget the one-size-fits-all model-Murphy introduces seven key pillars that empower you to design a recovery plan that fits your unique needs, lifestyle, and goals.Drawing from hi...

The ultimate aim of every business is to maximize profits. In order to get the most out of the market, a business is expected to offer quality products and services to the consumers it serves. The secret for satisfying the utility of consumers is creating a deep connection with them to understand their interests and how you can enhance your business. Also, you must present your products/services in the market in a way that is appealing. This entails the use of various marketing concepts an...

A critical look at the development of the phenomenological approach to the study of religion, revealing its evaluative and metaphysical concepts.A penetrating critique of the dominant approach to the study of religion, The Politics of Spirit explores the historical and philosophical scaffolding of the phenomenology of religion. Although this approach purports to give a value-free, neutral description of religious data, it actually imposes a set of metaphysical and ...

If religion is continually in a state of flux how can the study of religion critically examine contemporary religious beliefs and values? 'Representing Religion' critically examines this "crisis of representation". The volume traces the history of religious studies, critiquing the concept that "experience" is central to understanding religion. The views of influential semioticians and philosophers - notably Nietzsche, Saussure, Foucault, Barthes, and Bakhtin - are used to construct a new m...

One Man Crime Spree is the unfiltered life story of Tim "Murph the Surf" Murphy-a man shaped by the streets, hardened by prison, and driven by a code that never came from any law book.From the steel bars of Attica to the backroom shadows of Erie, Pennsylvania, Murphy recounts a world of loyalty, betrayal, survival, and consequences. This isn't a polished redemption tale or a sanitized memoir. It's a firsthand recko...

**Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 in Nutrition**Ketogenic: The Science of Therapeutic Carbohydrate Restriction in Human Health presents the most up-to-date and evidence-based science and research available in the field of TCR, with the purpose of training medical and allied healthcare professionals on the effective therapeutic use of low-carbohydrate and ketogenic nutrition in clinical practice. This book explores the appropriate, safe, and effective use of TCR to improve patient ou...

This book is the result of years of research into the history of the Spear of Destiny and the struggle between good and evil in the Western world. For 2,000 years, the Spear of Destiny, purported to have pierced the side of Christ whilehe was on the cross, has been sought by rulers of the Western world, who have tried to harness the Spear's absolute power. This book explores the odyssey of the Spear and its potential role in the Apocalypse. Illustrated.

It looks like the world is in shambles. It looks like our cruelty is unchecked by reason and logic. It looks like we can’t overcome and look past our differences. It looks like, whatever we do, we somehow can’t reduce and ultimately eliminate suffering. It looks like doom is approaching for the planet and its life forms. It looks like mass extinction is coming our way fast, and it’s unavoidable.Yes, it might look that way, yet all the suffering that we see, the hate, violence and mu...

In Overcoming Passive-Aggression, Dr. Tim Murphy and Loriann Hoff Oberlin provide an in-depth look at a topic we've all faced but haven't always recognized: Hidden anger. When people don't express their views and feel compelled to conceal their true beliefs and emotions, behaving in ways that don't match what they honestly think, there can be serious physical and psychological results for everyone involved. For the first time, Murphy and Oberlin offer a clear definition of passive...