They thought the portal was their biggest threat. But the curse—real or imagined—might tear their family apart.MILLS: I never imagined raising a baby in 1646. But here we are: surrounded by clan allies and enemies, protective charms, and a brooch that glows when danger's near. Just when I start to believe we've carved out a life here, a dangerous rival threatens the fragile peace we've built.Now we're racing across the Highlands with hounds, swords, and kick-ars boots, tryi...

In this hilarious sequel to Strangely, Incredibly Good, Cat Glamour struggles to help her sister, who's a bit of a texting addict, her twenty-year-old daughter, who has fallen in with the wrong crowd, and her ninety-four-year-old grandmother, who's a feisty ex-reality-television-star with the Twitter handle @BadAssGram. Will Cat be able to help her wacky family out without neglecting her own needs?

What is a child to do? These eight parables, or tales in rhyme, deliver serious social messages in a fun and creative way. We visualize the positive actions to be taken on the following themes: "be a friend to have a friend", "selfishness is silliness", "fear is forgotten", "life can be good", "it is what we can do that matter", "we are all able", "confidence is catchy", and finally, "differences are delightful". Despite positive examples at home and school, children tend to lose sight of the...

In 2012, Paradigms Lost critically examined the key paradigms used in programs aiming to prevent or reduce the stigma attached to mental illness. Today, many programs addressing stigma have been successfully developed or improved using the notions and recommendations presented in that volume. Paradigms Lost, Paradigms Found builds on the lessons of the first edition and adds new approaches to reducing the stigma related to mental illness. It brings together the latest the...

When Sam meets fellow Terry Fox University student Lauren in an off-campus basement bar, sparks fly, but when he tries her number the next day, he learns she's given him the wrong digits. Instead of feeling slighted, he has faith it's an honest mistake and worries she'll think he's "that guy" if he doesn't call. Without her last name or residence floor, he tries the university's email system and mass-emails all 246 women named Lauren in hopes of finding the right one. The women bond in sam...

Is life a game of chance, or what you choose to make it? The small-town romantic comedy with lots of laughs, tears, steam, and a HEA, from the author of the Amazon bestselling romcom The Ticket.Dylan Douglas considers herself unlucky. She lost her job at Edwin Cove's Starry Night Café, she's accident prone, can't land an audition, her roommate's a pyromaniac, and her rent's long overdue.Driving to an audition for a movie role on Sunset Ridge, a piglet leaps off a t...

The twentieth century and the first years of the twenty-first century witnessed economic and social upheaval perhaps unprecedented in history. Against this backdrop of drought and depression, Texas Girl reviews these changes from the perspective of a woman who has experienced them, revealing her hopes, frustrations, joys and despairs as she relates the day-to-day occurrences that are a part of family life.

Stigma is one of the major barriers to care for people with mental health and related disorders. Stigma includes negative beliefs about and hostile perceptions towards others, shame and self-stigma, discriminatory practices in hiring, promotion and recognition of people who suffer from mental health challenges, and structural and organizational policies and processes that result in inequalities for people who have mental health challenges. Stigma has been recognized as a significant factor...

This book describes clearly how legislation can be used to advance the rights and entitlements of people with mental health problems. Straightforward and practical, it provides useful information on how to address disabilities so these people may enjoy full citizenship. It presents the key issues succinctly and illustrates these with legislative examples from around the world. This book documents the role that law can play, at all levels, in combating such discrimination and abuse.

Best book on grief ever. Why? Because it’s real. Because it tells you you’re not crazy. Because even though you’re in the midst of grieving and there’s all this noise and confusion in your head screaming at you, this book is the sweet whisper from Heather and Stu saying, “I get you. You’re not crazy. It’s gonna be ok.”When Heather Wallace lost her father, all she really wanted was a book that could make her laugh, feel less alone in her grief, and would help her feel a little less ...

They say you always want what you can't have...And in my tiny, upper-class town, everyone wants the Savage Six. Whether it’s to be them, beat them, or f*ck them depends on who you ask.But for me… it’s Cole Callahan that I want.The Savage Society’s unofficial leader—and my dad’s best friend.He pretends I don’t exist… at least until my eighteenth birthday.That’s when everything changes, and this dangerous, ruthless man decides that I’m...

Written with insight and humor, College Sex - Philosophy for Everyone investigates a broad array of philosophical issues relating to student sex.Examines the ethical issues of dating, cheating, courtship, homosexual experimentation, and drug and alcohol useConsiders student-teacher relationships, sexual experimentation, the meaning of sex in a college setting and includes two essays based on influential research projects on ‘friends with benefits’...