Whether their parents are going through an acrimonious divorce or they just need to know what to expect when their parents break up, teens will find this volume a useful resource about the legal side of divorce. The narrative begins with an explanation of marriage, and why legal divorce is even necessary, before examining the steps in the process of divorce. Readers will learn about custody and visitation and other issues that will affect them personally. Anyone who is frightened that he o...

One of the most important issues that divorcing couples must agree on is custody, a concept that baffles children who are used to living with both parents full time. This resource explains the custody process, how custody decisions are made, and how these decisions will affect the lives of the children. It provides practical advice on dealing with parents, the court system, and the difficult and confusing emotions that accompany divorce. In the end, readers will understand that divorce isn...

Why doesn't our child return our love? What are we failing to understand? What are we failing to do? These questions can fill the minds of adoptive parents caring for wounded, traumatized children. Families often enter into this experience with high expectations for their child and for themselves but are broadsided by shattered assumptions. This book addresses the reality of those unmet expectations and offers validation and solutions for the challenges of parenting deeply traumat...

In the first half of the twentieth century, the rationalist tide had reached its high mark in the arts, politics, and work. But the Holocaust, the Gulag, and other failures have dimmed the popularity of rationalism. However, the evidence of those practical failures would not have been as convincing as it was if not for the existence of a theoretical diagnosis of the malady. This book compares and contrasts the ideas of some of the leading twentieth-century critics of rationalism: Hans-Geor...

A wide-ranging survey offers "entertainment as well as wisdom for everyone who's ever wondered what's behind so many conspiracy theories and paranormal phenomena" ( Publishers Weekly).UFOs. Aliens. Strange crop circles. Giant figures scratched in the desert surface along the coast of Peru. The amazing alignment of the pyramids. Strange lines of clouds in the sky. The paranormal is alive and well in the American cultural landscape. In UFOs, Chemtrails, ...

Sheed & Ward, in partnership with Commonweal magazine, presents the second of two volumes in the groundbreaking series, American Catholics in the Public Square, a project funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Essays by scholars, journalists, lawyers, business and labor leaders, church administrators and lobbyists, novelists, activists, policy makers and politicians address the most critical issues facing the Catholic Church in the United States. Volume 2, American Catholics, American Cultur...

Introducing "The Arwen Book One: Defender," a thrilling series of interconnected novellas that will immerse you in a universe shaped by the enigmatic Gyssyc, an otherworldly race whose actions bind the destinies of three distinct worlds."The Arwen: Regal" sets the stage with a gripping tale of redemption and danger. Captain Marjorie Cook, commanding the renowned starship Arwen, seizes an opportunity to right the wrongs of her past. Assigned to destroy a colossal comet hurtling towa...

John Engler, former Governor of Michigan, once claimed that redistricting is one of the purest actions a legislative body can take. Academicians and political leaders alike, however, have regularly debated the ideal way by to redistrict national and state legislatures. Rather than being the pure process that Governor Engler envisioned, redistricting has led to repeated court battles waged on such traditional democratic values as one person, one vote, and minority rights. Instead of being a...

Embark on a gripping odyssey through the cosmos in "The Handlers," a race of formidable centipede-like aliens whose relentless ambition is nothing short of eradicating all intelligent life across the universe. Each Handler boasts a lifespan surpassing that of most suns, residing within countless trillions of their kind nestled within Dyson Spheres strewn across the vastness of the galaxy.Amidst this cosmic tapestry of danger, the valiant crew of the Arwen, under the stalwart leader...

Embark on a thrilling journey with Scrapper, a tarnished former United Corp Captain, as he leads a daring salvage crew towards an irresistible fortune orbiting a gas giant. Their target—an enigmatic science vessel—beckons with promises of untold wealth and redemption.However, upon breaching the ship's confines, they're met with a harrowing sight: a massacre has left only two survivors. Naomi, a skilled computer programmer, and Professor Litchen, the vessel's esteemed scientist, pre...

Haven, Pennsylvania is a place brimming with strangeness and wonder, a city under the constant threat of destruction from its own fantastically powered inhabitants and threats from the world outside its borders. Dagger and Shadow Ninja are brothers, and former Protectors, who have gone into business for themselves. They'll deliver your packages and save your behind, if the price is right. When Lancaster Jones, a time traveler from the future, arrives asking for help it sets off an adventur...

Poet Against Israel contains almost four years of weekly poetry postings at TimothyJCallahan.Blogspot.com. The poetry employs rhythm and rhyme and other devices seen in poetry of an earlier time. The poems are short, understandable, (sometimes with the aid of a dictionary), and fun to read. They cover diverse subjects such as Israel, the Palestinians, nature (especially trees), death, existence, science, politics, civil rights, religion, women, muses, goddesses, and patriotism. Many of the...