Sweet Home Alabama.Have a slice of Alabama Literature. This collection brings you over 20 authors from the Gulf Coast in Alabama, including USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHORS Carolyn Haines and Craig A. Price Jr., Award Winning author Jodie Cain Smith and several others, including some first time publications.This is a fantastic anthology with many types of short stories and poems incl...

"BPD = Misunderstood" by Maddie is a comprehensive and compassionate guide aimed at demystifying Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), a condition often shrouded in stigma and misconceptions. Drawing on evidence-based insights, the author provides a nuanced exploration of BPD as a deeply ingrained pattern of traits affecting emotional regulation, interpersonal relationships, self-image, and impulse control. Rather than offering simplistic solutions, this book emphasizes the lifelong natur...

In "From Surviving to Thriving: Reclaiming Your Life After Trauma," renowned psychologist and trauma expert Maddie Dalby offers a compassionate, evidence-based guide to transforming the lingering shadows of trauma into a foundation for a vibrant, empowered life. Drawing from decades of clinical experience, this book demystifies the profound impacts of developmental, emotional, and relational trauma—often overlooked forms that manifest as chronic anxiety, strained relationships, self-sabota...

ADHD: A Practical Guide for Adults is an evidence-based resource designed to support individuals navigating Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in adulthood. Authored by Maddie, an Australian psychologist with extensive experience in neurodevelopmental conditions, this comprehensive volume demystifies ADHD by addressing its persistent manifestations beyond childhood, including inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. The text emphasizes a positive, empowering approach, refr...

SHRUNK: Crime and Disorders of the Mind is a collection of powerful stories by Canadian and international forensic psychologists and psychiatrists who write about the many complex mental health issues they face and the care involved in dealing with them.Unlike any other book within the genre of True Crime, Shrunk forms a unique bridge between mental health and law. Chapters focus on cases where judges and juries call upon the opinions of forensic experts when dealing with the menta...

For millions of years, cannabis had one simple job: grow.Then humans arrived.Patch Notes: Cannabis – The Director's Cut is a humorous, philosophical, and thought-provoking journey told from the perspective of a plant that never asked to become one of humanity's longest-running debates.Through twelve interconnected chapters, the book explores history, perception, science, culture, bureaucracy, identity, and curiosity—not by arguing for or ag...

Orin Valen has walked a thousand paths across a thousand worlds.He has seen empires rise and fall, witnessed the birth of stars, and held the weight of choices that shaped the fate of realities.But none of it prepared him for the quiet moment when everything ends… and something else begins.Aboard the Asterion, between the space of what was and what could be, Orin stands at the threshold of a new truth.This is not the end of the jour...

PATCH NOTES: CANNABISFor centuries, humanity has argued over one of nature's most controversial plants.Feared, celebrated, banned, studied, and rediscovered — cannabis has constantly challenged the way we think about science, society, and ourselves.This is not a story of good or bad.It is a story of perception, change, and humanity updating its understanding.Sometimes the bug was the feature.

Patch Notes: Human ConnectionThe Agent Belly EffectWhat if the things humans think make connection difficult… are actually the things that make it meaningful?For thousands of years, the Universal Development Centre studied humanity.They measured behaviour.Analysed emotions.Searched for patterns.They believed humans were imperfect systems waiting to be repaired.They were wrong.Because hum...

What if superheroes were real?Humanity always imagined the hard part would be discovering impossible abilities.It was wrong.When the mysterious Hero Patch appears, ordinary people begin receiving extraordinary powers.Daniel Reed can fly and move impossible weight — but saving the world is easier than dealing with the expectations that follow.Sarah can heal the impossible — until everyone needs a miracle.Thomas can detect every lie — and disco...

What if humanity's greatest flaws were never flaws at all?For thousands of years, humans improved everything around them.Tools became smarter.Machines became faster.Technology became almost limitless.Eventually there was only one thing left to upgrade.Us.When humanity finally gains the ability to create instantly, remember perfectly, live unlimited lives, and redesign personality itself, the future looks perfect.No more fear.

The universe had systems.It had rules.It had answers.Then it lost a kitten.The Universal Development Centre has spent eternity monitoring reality, correcting errors, and maintaining the balance of existence. Everything can be measured. Everything can be explained.Until Agent Belly.A curious kitten accidentally crosses the boundaries between realities and begins triggering impossible updates the universe was never prepared for.As advance...