That glass of wine you start with after work to "take the edge off" has escalated into its own mystifying problem: one drink becomes more. Mornings are their own cocktail of remorse and shame. You swear you're done, but evening comes and never again becomes yet again. Again.Ladies, if you suspect drinking isn't working for you anymore, you've found the right book. If you're "sober curious" but worried sobriety sounds boring, executive coach and entrepreneur

This essential collection on maternal and child health focuses on the rites of giving birth from a cross-cultural perspective. The distinguished list of contributors describe the many customs surrounding birth through infancy, highlighting a wide range of variation in practices across cultures. They discuss attitudes and techniques in childbirth, the interaction between human evolutionary form and birthing procedures, the influence of societal factors that differentiate Western from non-We...

The bestselling guide to nonprofit planning, with proven, practical adviceStrategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations describes a proven method for creating an effective, organized, actionable strategy, tailored to the unique needs of the nonprofit organization. Now in its third edition, this bestselling manual contains new information about the value of plans, specific guidance toward business planning, and additional information about the strategic pl...

He never expected the girl whose heart he stole would get him put behind bars…Everyone has secrets. Mine should have come with a warning label: May cause heartache and emotional trauma.I’ve only ever been in love once. She ripped my heart out when she dumped me and married another player in the league.After a perfect night with Charlotte and an incredible first date, my disastrous ex-girlfriend shows up on my doorstep in the middle of the night.I shouldn’t l...

This collection of enlightening and stimulating articles, written by some of the most important figures in school librarianship, demonstrates how teacher-librarians, classroom teachers, and administrators can work together to create a 21st century school library media program. With topics that emphasize student success, leadership, partnerships, curriculum design, collaborative planning and teaching, literacy, 21st century skills, emerging technologies, and so much more, this compendium br...

Sarah and Karen love to read mysteries. But Sarah is eager to start solving REAL mysteries in her own neighborhood, and there's no better place to start than Whistlethorn Manor, the creepiest place in town.Everyone at Red Creek Public School knows that Whistlethorn Manor is haunted. And the kids at the school have long been suspicious of their classmate Tracy, who lives in Whistlethorn Manor with her ancient grandmother, whom the kids have declared "the witch of Whistlethorn." Stra...

In an age where antimicrobial resistance amongst pathogens grows more prevalent, particularly in the hospital setting, antimicrobial stewardship is an evidence-based, proven measure in the battle against resistance and infection. This single comprehensive, definitive reference work is written by an international team of acknowledged experts in the field. The authors explore the effective use of coordinated antimicrobial interventions to change prescribing practice and help slow the emergen...

Illness affects us all; we are called on to support and care for loved ones who face health challenges, and in turn, we encounter our own physical and emotional frailties when our health declines. Body & Soul features inspiring and award-winning fiction, essays, memoirs, poetry, photography, and visual art on the universal themes of wellness, treatment, and healing.Told from the points of view of patients, practitioners, caregivers, families, and friends, Body & Soul

Professor of psychiatry Kay Redfield Jamison describes the power of intense emotions and temperaments in "The Benefits of Restlessness and Jagged Edges", her contribution to NPR’s This I Believe series.This I Believe is a National Public Radio program that features Americans, from the famous to the unknown, completing the thought that begins with the series title. The pieces that make up the program compel listeners to re-think not only what and h...

A subtle and intimate accounting of a daughter's final days with her mother, set amid the rush of Tokyo's red-light district.Drawing on her own experiences as a hostess and adult film actor, Gifted—Suzumi Suzuki's first novel to be translated into English—offers a nuanced, frank, and intimate portrayal of the lives of a mother and daughter getting by (or not) in an industry rarely depicted authentically in literary fiction.In the last days of her m...

Bestselling and beloved Japanese author Hiromi Kawakami (The Nakano Thrift Shop) tells the story of an enigmatic man through the voices of ten remarkable women who have loved him.Each woman has succumbed, even if only for an hour, to that seductive, imprudent, and furtively feline man who drifted so naturally into their lives. Still clinging to the vivid memory of his warm breath and his indecipherable sentences, ten women tell their stories as they attemp...