Known as "Captain Fiction," Gordon Lish (b. 1934) is among the most influential--and controversial--figures in modern American letters. As an editor at Esquire (1969-1977), Alfred A. Knopf (1977-1994), and The Quarterly (1987-1995) and as a teacher both in and outside the university system, he has worked closely with many of the most pioneering writers of recent times, including Raymond Carver, Don DeLillo, Barry Hannah, Amy Hempel, Sam Lipsyte, and Ben Marcus. A prolific...

SHIPPING CONTAINER HOMESThis book aims to educate you on shipping container homes, and how to begin designing and building your own!Inside this book, you will learn about the different types of containers, how to source them, what the building process entails, and much more.At the completion of this book you will have a good understanding of container homes and have an idea as to whether this type of home is feasible for you.As you will soon d...

SHIPPING CONTAINER HOMESThis book aims to educate you on shipping container homes, and how to begin designing and building your own!Inside this book, you will learn about the different types of containers, how to source them, what the building process entails, and much more.At the completion of this book you will have a good understanding of container homes and have an idea as to whether this type of home is feasible for you.As you will soon d...

Revolutionize Your Art Journey Through Full-Color IllustrationsImmerse yourself in a world where tradition meets technology in a symphony of creativity. "Brushstrokes to Bytes: Exploring the Digital Transition" offers profound insights into the fusion of art and technology, guiding artists through an ever-evolving digital landscape.Discover the Mind Power of Creativity: Unveil the mysteries of how your mindset can be both a formidable foe and a cherished ally. This book beg...

This amusing cartoon/humor book, with its 60 rich and inventive illustrations, is based on the secret "C" or "Canine Text" ( 'Calev' in Hebrew) of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Da Vinci Canine Code. It will appeal to Dog Lovers, Bible Lovers, Children, and to anyone with a basic sense of humor "...We are not the 'Chosen' Species."

The World Library of Mental Health celebrates the important contributions to mental health made by leading experts in their individual fields. Each author has compiled a career-long collection of what they consider to be their finest pieces: extracts from books, journals, articles, major theoretical and practical contributions, and salient research findings.Miller Mair, clinical psychologist and psychotherapist, devoted his life to developing a psychology that provided a radical al...

This book marks an important watershed in the development of psychotherapy. It provides examples of how psychotherapeutic research and the abilities to carry it out can help the practising psychotherapist. A lack of relative knowledge of research in psychotherapy, a history of apparent defensiveness is being evaluated, and a reluctance to work with universities has developed in psychotherapy. The papers represent a cross-section of current research thinking from within the UKCP, North Amer...

This book, based upon a series of psychological research studies, examines Sierra Leone as a case study of a constructivist and narrative perspective on psychological responses to warfare, telling the stories of a range of survivors of the civil war. The authors explore previous research on psychological responses to warfare while providing background information on the Sierra Leone civil war and its context.Chapters consider particular groups of survivors, including former child s...

The only book offering a comprehensive guide to using the internet to develop your career, providing an overview of both the online tools needed for profile building as well as online job searching and the recruitment processes.Written for a digital twenty-first century audience, this book explicitly addresses the impact of new technologies on the world of work and recruitment.

This memoir takes the form of a liberatory narrative describing the traumatic lives of children isolated by abusive parents and kept from speaking of the events affecting them throughout their childhood into adulthood. In response to this, it suggests that a critical context needs to be established for adult survivors of child abuse so that for this generation a clear articulation of these horrific events can be documented so their lessons are learned and future generations of children and...

There are only two things that are certain to happen in any life. One is birth. The other is death. Can we know anything for sure about life beyond the grave? What is heaven like? Will there be a judgement? This book explores the Bible's answers to questions of life and death.

Concierge medicine represents a relatively novel health care delivery model that is becoming more appealing both to providers and patients because of its potential to improve quality and value in health care. A gap exists in the current literature regarding the benefits and challenges associated with concierge medicine as well as best practices for developing and sustaining a successful, patient-centered concierge practice. This book aims to close the gap by discussing the role of concierg...