Never Alone shares Cassidy B.s story of addiction and salvation written in verse form. Her poetry explores the challenges that many addicts face.Most reach a turning point at which only they can answer the question of whether or not they suffer from the disease of addiction. It may take months or even years to come to this self-realization, and during that time the tumultuous disease of addiction can destroy families, loved ones, and individuals, affecting many more people who live...

Teaching is an essential skill in becoming a faculty member in any institution of higher education. Yet how is that skill actually acquired by graduate students? Teaching as if Learning Matters collects first-person narratives from graduate students and new PhDs that explore how the skills required to teach at a college level are developed. It examines the key issues that graduate students face as they learn to teach effectively when in fact they are still learning and being taugh...

Who says that the future is always bright? The prospect of better things yet to come is most certainly an attractive thought, one that propels scientific, creative, and social advancement. It is an endeavor that drives humanity forward. But the future is vague and difficult to predict. Not everything turns out the way it is expected. In fact, it is oftentimes not always for the better. In this collection of futuristic tales, the highs and lows of humanity's struggle to break the boundaries...

In "Rocky Mountain Life," Rufus B. Sage presents a vivid and immersive chronicle that captures the essence of frontier life in the mid-19th century American West. Sage's prose combines rich descriptive passages with an engaging narrative style, reflecting the rugged beauty and harsh realities of the Rocky Mountains. Through personal anecdotes and detailed observations, he transports readers to a transformative era marked by exploration, adventure, and the relentless pursuit of prosperity a...

A Dark Mafia romance.They gave her to another. Now I'm taking her back...StoneMy very existence was created on a lie. The man I believed I was doesn't exist.The only thing real in my life is her.My sister.When my obsession is about to be discovered, she's taken from me and gifted to another.I question my family's loyalty and find it shrouded in secrets and lies.What if they're...

The Grimacing Goblin Inn is not a place to enter lightly. Frequented mostly by lowly rogues and cutthroats, it is best to keep one hand on your weapon's hilt and your back against a wall. The ale is cheap, which suits the Goblin's clientele well as the patrons drink and swap yarns. Come in, sit back and eavesdrop on these stories told by the adventurers themselves, but keep an eye on your coin pouch. Things have a tendency to go missing in this gloomy inn.This is a collection of her...

In "The Life and Times of Gen. John Graves Simcoe," D. B. Read deftly intertwines biography with historical narrative, crafting a vivid portrayal of one of Canada's most pivotal figures. The book employs a meticulous chronological structure, allowing readers to traverse Simcoe's life from his military exploits during the American Revolution to his tenure as the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada. Read's literary style is characterized by eloquent prose, well-researched anecdotes, an...

I wake up surrounded by death and my memories are gone.A man in a beige hazmat suit reaches his hand through the carnage. “Come with me if you want to live.” I know I’m supposed to know that from somewhere, but I don’t. I know the world outside me is not right. People either die or they are Rage Heads. Somehow, a virus got out that has turned people into red eyed freaks who eat flesh. They are fast, their flesh is rotting off their bodies and they have one goal—kill.I don’t know my ...

Did you ever witness something that was so far from normal that you didn't dare to tell anyone about it? This is a collection of short stories in that vein. Tales of cryptids and the paranormal that are so outlandish they can't possibly be true. Or so your mind would have you believe. From hair-raising encounters to bizarre life forms, these tales will surely chill you to the bones. So if you ever saw something out of the corner of your eye only to have it disappear when you looked that wa...

Drawing on the experience of authors who conduct work in psychiatric and medical clinics for geriatric patients, in both inpatient and outpatient and private practice settings, Tuning In: The Art and Science of Psychotherapy in Older Adults is an expert guide on addressing common real-world scenarios that present themselves for treatment in this population. Without discounting the value of evidence-based treatments for specific pathologies, it emphasizes the importance of advanced clinical...

The experienced editors of Practical Strategies in Geriatric Mental Health: Cases and Approaches recognize that older patients can pose unique challenges to general practitioners working outside this specialty, and that the shortage of geriatric mental health specialists makes the creation of trustworthy, user-friendly resources more critical than ever. In response, they produced this book to be accessible not only to physicians and mental health practitioners, but also to a broader audien...

It’s the apocalypse, and apparently, I can’t trust anyone.Aeron had every opportunity to explain the horses that were haunting my drawings. I asked him several times about his crazy zombie-killing horse. He omitted to tell me he was the Horseman of Death until Leif let it slip he was the Horseman of Pestilence when he introduced himself to me. I don’t know who I’m madder at—Aeron for lying to me or me for just ignoring all the clues and telling myself there was no way it was possibl...