Predator in the Pews is the story of Coras three year journey of faith after being manipulated by a pseudo Man of God who robbed Cora of her dignity and money. After a twenty-year marriage that ended in divorce, Cora found herself alone, caring for three children, and searching for her lifes purpose and destiny. While on this journey, she met a man who, in the beginning, helped her to jump-start a total life change but, in the end, manipulated her into believing that he loved her, all the ...

This volume comprehensively explores the life trajectories of nine child/adolescent Holocaust concentration camp survivors as recollected when the subjects were elders. Based on extensive face to face interview material, enduring psychological and symptomatic effects were evident. Survivors retained vivid recollections of the horror of internment and expressed ongoing grief for the multiple losses they had experienced. Unresolved grief contributed to a sense of existential loneliness, part...

Fragments of Trauma and the Social Production of Suffering: Trauma, History, and Memory offers a kaleidoscope of perspectives that highlight the problem of traumatic memory. Because trauma fragments memory, storytelling is impeded by what is unknowable and what is unspeakable. Each of the contributors tackles the problem of narrativizing memory that is constructed from fragments that have been passed along the generations. When trauma is cultural as well as personal, it becomes ev...

**In this landmark work, a preeminent scholar establishes a revolutionary model for understanding and treating trauma survivors“One of the most important psychiatric works to be published since Freud.” ―New York Times**Trauma and Recovery is the foundational text on understanding trauma survivors. By placing individual experience in a political frame, psychiatrist Judith L. Herman argues that psychological trauma is inseparable from its social and politica...

She never expected to be a minister's wife. And the life she discovered was more challenging—and more beautiful—than she could have anticipated.We all wrestle with tough questions about life and faith, and Karen Stiller has learned that answers don't come any easier when you're married to the minister. What does it mean to live faithfully in our complicated world? Is there a place here for me—the real me? What does everyone expect of me, and what if I fail?...

What are you agreeing to when you say “I do”?When a couple promises “I do,” they agree to more than just a shared last name, a joint bank account, and no more dateless nights. This husband and wife duo forms a new team. “Life together” becomes their mantra. Nothing can come between them. At least, that’s the plan.But then real life sets in, bringing with it disappointments and frustrations. If the couple isn’t intentional in their day-to-day interactions, t...

This e-book is about how I was robbed of my money and my mental stability by the auto mechanic industry. My self esteem and quality of life was robbed by a few mechanics who really were only out for profits. In this ebook I share my experience and give good sound advice on what I think you as a consumer should do before choosing a mechanic this book is enlightening.By reading my story if my help you gain a better understand of what not to do when it comes to letting folks work on y...

In Zero Degrees of Empathy: A New Theory of Human Cruelty and Kindness Simon Baron-Cohen takes fascinating and challenging new look at what exactly makes our behaviour uniquely human.How can we ever explain human cruelty?We have always struggled to understand why some people behave in the most evil way imaginable, while others are completely self-sacrificing. Is it possible that - rather than thinking in terms of 'good' and 'evil' - all of us inste...

A boy takes a dangerous journey with his father. During the journey they go through a war zone and the boy sees many things he does not understad.

Finally: A proven system for generating tax-free income with zero startup capital, no special skills, and unlimited earning potential.Forget everything you've learned about traditional employment. The 9-to-5 grind, the office politics, the soul-crushing commute—none of it is necessary. What if the path to financial freedom was simpler than anyone told you?How to Make Easy Money By Pretending to Be Homeless reveals a revolutionary business model hid...

The great Russian psychologist L. S. Vygotsky has long been recognized as a pioneer in developmental psychology. But his theory of development has never been well understood in the West. Mind in Society corrects much of this misunderstanding. Carefully edited by a group of outstanding Vygotsky scholars, the book presents a unique selection of Vygotsky's important essays.

We all experience emotional pain. Whether it's from ongoing relational wounds or past hurts, this pain can threaten to destroy your marriage, family, and your life. But what if there was a way to reach past that pain and experience total healing and restoration for you and those you love? In From Pain to Paradise, Karen Evans takes you on an autobiographical journey through the hurts of her past. Through her vulnerable testimony, she'll show you how to restore relationships, heal broken ma...