A sad true story of a small town girl growing up in an abusive life. First by an alcoholic father, then an abusive uncle, and mentally by her first husband. Then there were the bouts of depression that were brought on by these situations. Especially when her son got cancer and died at a young age. And the long haul to try to get herself back to a normal life. It is very hard but she keeps on trying.

Eve on Top takes an in-depth look at the position of women in senior positions in the public sector using a case-study approach, based on ten 'successful' women and their background, upbringing, career progression, successes and failures, challenges and experiences. Each case study includes a 'lessons learned' response in the form of advice both to other women, and the organisations in which they work. Surrounding and supporting the case studies are short essays charting the main themes th...

Television Studies: The Key Concepts is the definitive reference guide to an area of rapidly expanding academic interest. Among those aspects of television studies covered in this comprehensive and up-to-date guide are:theoretical perspectives which have shaped the study of television - Marxism; semiology; feminismconcepts which have shaped the study of television - narrative; representation; biastelevision genres - soap opera; news; science ficti...

Bernadette Soubirous was born in Lourdes, France in 1844. Between February 11 and July 16, 1858, the Virgin Mary appeared to Bernadette eighteen times at the grotto of Massabielle. Bernadette was 14 years old at the time. When Bernadette was twenty-two years old, she entered the Sisters of Charity Religious Order in Nevers, France. She passed her remaining years in prayer and seclusion despite almost constant sickness and pain. To this day, Lourdes remains one of the greatest healing cente...

Right-wing governments all over the globe seek to define enemies for their citizens, often singling out the most vulnerable among them. Before his re-election at the close of 2024, Donald Trump in the United States declared that his political critics, many of whom belong to marginalized groups, are his enemies, disturbingly calling them "The Enemy Within." Rainy Weather Days embraces this title for its third volume in the spirit of resistance.Part 1 of volume 3 comprises pieces acc...

Tea Medicine is an exploration of health and healing through shared Tea sessions. In this seminal work, we come calling like students at the master’s door. And Tea responds. The aim of this book was to recreate what it’s like to be a Tea apprentice, as far as the written word can capture. In each session, the reader arrives to share some Tea and another lesson.