Deirdre Collins has a driving passion: to be a published writer. When she is unable to publish her first novel, depression lands her on suicide watch in a psych hospital. There she meets Max Fletcher, a handsome young man with drive and genius who is battling demons of his own.After discharge, they move to different parts of the country and lose track of each other. Max becomes a successful entertainment producer in New York City. Deirdre teaches behaviorally challenged children in...

Deirdre Collins has a driving passion: to be a published writer. When she is unable to publish her first novel, depression lands her on suicide watch in a psych hospital. There she meets Max Fletcher, a handsome young man with drive and genius who is battling demons of his own.After discharge, they move to different parts of the country and lose track of each other. Max becomes a successful entertainment producer in New York City. Deirdre teaches behaviorally challenged children in...

"Maestra" is the fifth High Frequency Light Speed volume in a series: High Frequency Light Speed Story F.I.V.E. (Foxtrot India Victor Echo) by Eileen T. Lynch, author of "Splenditude." Please visit www.highfrequencypress.com and https://www.eileenlynch.com.

On Saturday night 22 April 1916, a tense meeting in Dublin went on into the small hours to decide whether or not the Easter Rising would go ahead. Present at that meeting were Pádraig Pearse, Tomás MacDonagh, Joseph Plunkett and Seán MacDiarmada. The fifth man present at the all-night session, Diarmuid Lynch, was the only one still alive a month later. It is difficult to understand how Lynch, a member of the Supreme Council of the IRB, has been forgotten so completely. Lynch was at the hea...

Financial Abuse Recovery: Financial Healing and Empowerment after Surviving an Abusive Relationship offers survivors of abusive relationships tools, information, and encouragement to move toward financial freedom. This book takes a holistic approach to promoting financial well-being for survivors who faced direct financial abuse, as well as those who faced other types of abuse—such as physical or emotional abuse—and who are facing economic challenges as a result.With a com...

This compilation of research and stories from the field about multilingual family-school partnerships explores where systemic inequities exist at the school, district, or community level, and consider strategies that disrupt normative ways in which multilingual families are included in educational decisions. The authors present family-school partnerships in educational and non-educational settings across the United States, and identify frameworks, models, and practices for engaging multili...

EVERYONE HAS BEEN ABUSED ONE WAY OR ANOTHER IN THEIR LIFE. THIS BOOK GOES THROUGH SHAKEN BABY, ALL CHILDHOOD ABUSES AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. MANY ARE UNAWARE OR THE MENTAL DAMAGE THAT DEVELOPS FROM ABUSE AND HOW TO OVERCOME THE MENTAL DAMAGES.SIGNS OF ABUSE ARE NOT JUST PHYSICAL, BUT ARE ALSO EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL. MEN DON'T REALIZE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN ABUSED AS I CHILD, THIS IS WHERE ISSUES ARISE AND MOST TIMES REFUSE TO TALK ABOUT IT OR THE MIND HIDES IT TIL THE MIND CAN COPE. BUT NO...

434 pages, 70 images, 35 contributorsHealth care professionals, including physicians, nurses, and clinical social workers, are required by law and professional codes of conduct to report suspected child abuse. These so called “mandated reporters” need current and practical information to recognize the signs and symptoms of child maltreatment. The fourth edition of Recognition of Child Abuse for the Mandated Reporter has been revised and updated to include contempora...

DEATH MAGIC opens with Special Agent Lily Yu in Washington, D.C. with her fiancE—lupi prince Rule Turner—to testify before a Senate subcommittee about her role in the magical collapse of a mountain last month. She is not there to tell them about the strange legacy she carries from that event—or about the arcane bond between her and Rule--or what her boss in Unit Twelve of the FBI's Magical Crimes Division is really up to. She sure won't tell them that the lupi are at war with an Old One wh...

A bold new world where the magical and mundane co-exist in an uneasy alliance--and a cop balanced on her own knife-edged struggle is their only hope against a cold-blooded killer.Lily Yu is a San Diego police detective investigating a series of grisly murders that appear to be the work of a werewolf. To hunt down the killer, she must infiltrate the clans. Only one man can help her--a were named Rule Turner, a prince of the lupi, whose charismatic presence disturbs Lily. Rule has his...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The stories in this work describe depth psychological experiences of persons who often ended up in psychiatric hospitals. Beyond suffering and pain, these person's stories show a spirit and courage which led them to become advocates or artists. Many of the authors are well known and part of a national and international movement, advocating for rights of those in the psychiatric system. This work also includes a handful of professionals ...

The impact of child maltreatment on victims, families, and society—from immediate medical care and legal services to long-term mental health care and law enforcement—cannot be understated. And it remains a severe problem in spite of increasing public awareness and stricter laws. To keep up with growing body of professionals staying informed on this subject, the third edition of A Practical Guide to the Evaluation of Child Physical Abuse and Neglect assists the reader in recognizin...