Packed with useful clinical tools, this state-of-the-art manual presents an empirically supported treatment solidly grounded in current scientific knowledge. Integrative cognitive-affective therapy for bulimia nervosa (ICAT-BN) has a unique emphasis on emotion. Interventions focus on helping clients understand the links between emotional states and BN as they work to improve their eating behaviors, defuse the triggers of bulimic episodes, and build crucial emotion regulation skills. In a l...

The first release in the Insignia Drabbles Series, this anthology features 79 drabbles (100-word stories) inspired by Japanese folklore and yokai tales, as well as original fantasy and science fiction pieces.CONTRIBUTORS:Amy Clare Fontaine – A.S. Charly – Bayveen O'Connell – Beth W. PattersonCarmen Indalecio – Charles Reis – Charles Venable – Christine Richmond – D.J. TyrerEisuke Aikawa – Emma K. Leadley – Heather Ewings – Jacek Wilkos...

What does it mean to be “temporally deactivated?”Experience a historical moment through the intervention of a time travel agency. Be trapped inside a time bubble—willingly—so that you can save the universe from Darkness over and over again. Step outside of time at the order of your queen in order to stop a traitor…or to keep an assassin from destroying the future. Or travel forward into the future in order to kill off timelines to save your son…or backwards to halt an accident to s...

The NASA Kepler and K2 missions have made fundamental, paradigm-changing advances in essentially every area of astrophysics and planetary science. While known for their breakthrough discoveries in exoplanets – especially small rocky worlds orbiting in the habitable zone of their host suns – these missions have also continued to make numerous scientific advances in solar system science, stellar astrophysics and extragalactic astronomy. This book is devoted to the Kepler and K2 missions and ...

In 'UNCHAINED - Powerful & Unflinching Narratives Of Former Slaves: 28 True Life Stories in One Volume,' readers are transported through the harrowing and inspiring journeys of former slaves as recounted in their own words. The anthology masterfully intertwines themes of resilience, freedom, and the relentless pursuit of dignity, offering an indispensable glimpse into one of the darkest yet most transformative periods of history. Featuring an array of narrative styles—from stark, unadorned...

Can sex survive monogamy?Yes, once you understand how sexual emotions really work.This acclaimed, paradigm-shifting guide turns traditional sex therapy inside-out to reveal the hidden rules for great sex.Gentle, compassionate, and filled with compelling stories from Dr. Stephen Snyder’s thirty years as a sex therapist working with over 1,500 individuals and couples, Love Worth Making is essential reading for anyone hoping to keep sexual inspiration ...

How to live confidently for Jesus in a culture that sees Christians as the bad guys.The church used to be recognised as a force for good, but this is changing rapidly. Christians are now often seen as the bad guys, losing both respect and influence.In our post-Christian culture, how do we offer the gospel to those around us who view it as not only wrong but possibly dangerous? And how do we ensure that the secular worldview does not entice us away with its ...

Criminal psychologist Patricia Holmes is now a detective paired with Detective Sergeant Rick McCoy. Together they hunt The Biblical Killer, so named for the quotes left on walls written in the victim's blood. To lure the murderer out they join the Tender Nights internet dating site, openly making themselves targets. Rick and Pat have fought their desire for each other for months. Can they now survive their lust and an insane murderer intent on vengeance?

When you're sitting in a tree surrounded by hungry dinosaurs, the last thing you need is for an even bigger dino to show up.Tara Swordsong's mission: sneak into enemy territory and rescue an infant kidnapped by the Saurians. The task is incredibly dangerous, but the baby is vital to the survival of Tara's tribe. All that stands between the jungle girl and her goal is a hoard of hungry dinosaurs and their evil, goblin-like masters. Tara's sister, Ymira, and the rogue pteranodon ride...

How can we speak about God without assuming that God is nothing but our own speaking, nothing but our culture's effort to name what cannot be named? How can we deny that our speaking of God is always culturally located? To answer these questions, we need to pay close attention to what we mean by culture, and how we use this very complex term both in our everyday language and especially in the language of faith. Culture is an exceedingly complex term that nearly everyone uses, but no one is...

For practitioners, this text provides an easy-to-understand approach to strategic planning and execution.The general recipe for achieving an intended outcome is equal parts of the following: clear vision and mission, a practical strategic plan, daily activities linked to the mission, and unified commitment to the plan. However, orchestrating the details of these necessary components is somewhat more complicated.Crash Course in Strategic Planning us...

An essential book for any student of Lincoln and American history, Abraham Lincoln: The Man behind the Myths is acclaimed Lincoln biographer Stephen B. Oates’s unique exploration of America’s sixteenth president in reality and memory.In this multifaceted portrait, Oates, “the most popular historical interpreter of Lincoln” (Gabor S. Boritt, New York Times Book Review), exposes the human side of the great and tragic president—including his depressi...