This book is a true account of what should have been the simplest of operations but turned out to be a disastrous result for Jim, the author.-----------At the age of four, because of the Easter bombings in May 1941, my family was bombed out of our beautiful home and evacuated to a farm thirty miles north of Belfast, Northern Ireland. A year or so later, we returned and lived in a very deprived area in the city. My father, an old soldier, was an alcoholic and a heavy smoker,...

My story takes place in the United Kingdom, the main characters are, my wife Jeannine, myself and not forgetting our six children. We all had to deal with the daily events and, or traumas that sometimes arose. The central topic of course is Fostering and the problems that may arise for you, or your family while doing this sort of work. It highlights the need to recognise that when you become Foster Carers, you, and your children, can be exposed to whatever comes along; they are a also a la...

At the age of four, because of the Easter bombings in May 1941, wewere bombed out of our beautiful home and evacuated to a farm thirtymiles north of Belfast, Northern Ireland. A year or so later, we returnedand lived in a very deprived area in the city. My father, an old soldier,was an alcoholic who smoked in the region of a thousand cigarettes aweek, so, the cupboards were bare and family life broke down. Mymother had little or no money for ...

The Professional Humanitarian speaks to the core of all human services professionals from teacher’s assistants, to police officers, to nurses, and so on. Individuals that choose this profession encounter challenge unique to this industry. The challenges that organizations face are maintaining competent personnel. This book very clearly defines the nature of behavior (both challenging and otherwise) as well as methods of intervention that will support the caregiver remaining calm and focuse...

Allendale on the Savannah - Revisited is based on an earlier work and is a historical account of the settlement and development of Allendale County, SC from the days of early Spanish explorers through 1970.It is based on the work of my Great Aunt, Alexania Easterling Lawton and Mrs. Minnie Reeves Wilson which was published in 1970. This work attempts to correct some of the mistakes in the original work and will be followed with another updated, and more in-depth sequel "Allendale C...

Perfectionism: The Essential Guide On How to Overcome Perfectionism, Learn The Effective Ways on How to Stop Being a Perfectionist And Help Your Business Achieve Success QuickerIf you are a natural perfectionist and you want to start your own business, you might want to rethink this attitude. Perfectionism can be an entrepreneur's worst enemy. In fact, psychologists consider perfectionism a disorder. Prominent business thinkers like Steve Jobs also strongly discourage entrepreneurs...

Accepting Imperfections Bundle, 3 in 1 Bundle: Perfectionism, Gifts of Imperfection, and Love for Imperfect ThingsToo many people are trying to be something they're not, and this grinds them down. Too many of us try to pretend to be somebody that we're not. Maybe we're trying to impress people. Maybe we're trying to fool ourselves into thinking that we are completely different people. The sad part? Too many of us are not aware that this is happening. It's just something that happen...

Most people will tell you that they want to improve themselves and grow emotionally. This process of introspection and self-reflection is never easy. It requires the ability to understand and handle your emotions in a healthy manner, and this always takes time and patience. That is why this book, "Emotional Intelligence: Exploring the Most Powerful Intelligence Ever Discovered," has been written just for you. This book is meant to help make the process of emotional development cle...

Decades after this celebrated work of narrative nonfiction won the National Book Award and changed the American conversation about race, Slaves in the Family is reissued by FSG Classics, with a new preface by the author.The Ball family hails from South Carolina—Charleston and thereabouts. Their plantations were among the oldest and longest-standing plantations in the South. Between 1698 and 1865, close to four thousand black people were born into slavery u...

If you have attention deficit disorder (ADD), you may act impulsively, daydream, and have trouble focusing, but clinical studies suggest that these same symptoms may make you exceptionally creative, intuitive, and energetic. In fact, many people with ADD claim to have become successful because of their ADD, not in spite of it.In The Gift of Adult ADD, Lara Honos-Webb adapts the revolutionary approach first introduced in the parenting book The Gift of ADHD

Are women ruining medicine? Nah.Real life in the emergency lane, zeroing on body parts and chicks in scrubs.Just like Grey’s Anatomy, medicine with a little bit of sex.And, like Fifty Shades of Grey, a tiny bit of torture.

Finally a book for survivors written by a survivor!Got Parts? was written by a survivor of DID in association with her therapist and therapy group. This book is filled with successful coping techniques and strategies to enhance the day-to-day functioning of adult survivors of DID in relationships, work, parenting, self-confidence, and self-care. Got Parts will help you introduce yourself to your internal family and improve its communication, integr...