Mastering the Monthly Madness

Mastering the Monthly Madness
Author: Nadine Evans
Publisher: FriesenPress
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2024-07-24
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1038302617

You’ve probably been told, “It’s just PMS.” Or heard, “You’re just being dramatic!” Or perhaps even, “Take two aspirin and calm down.” You’ve likely been told, “This is normal.” But here’s the thing: it might not be. Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) often goes unnoticed and misunderstood—especially by the millions of people who have it around the globe. Nadine Evans spent decades being told all those things every 28 days or so while her premenstrual symptoms did their best to bring her world crashing down. A diagnosis of PMDD changed her life, and she’s decided to spend the rest of it helping other people who are suffering and may not know why. If the lead-up to your period sees you hit an emotional rock bottom, month after month after month, you may have PMDD. If you think—or know—you have PMDD, this book is for you. Mastering the Monthly Madness is a workbook that helps you develop the coping skills you need—not to just survive your cycle, but to thrive.

Reefer Movie Madness

Reefer Movie Madness
Author: Shirley Halperin
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 548
Release: 2011-02-04
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1613120168

The ultimate guide for bong-hitting movie buffs, with over 420 entries—plus contributions from Snoop Dogg, Cheech & Chong, Margaret Cho, and more. From the authors of Pot Culture, Reefer Movie Madness is the most extensive guide ever to movies for and about stoners, going well beyond Harold and Kumar and Pineapple Express. In addition to entries on more than 420 films, there are contributions and Q&As from actors, movie directors, musicians, and celebrities, including Jason Mraz, comedian Andy Milonakis, Snoop Dogg, Doug Benson, and Cheech & Chong. Reefer Movie Madness covers it all, from pot-fueled comedies and druggy dramas to sci-fi flicks and 1960s artifacts to documentaries, musicals, and blockbusters—including lots of photos, sidebars, and lists.

Zibuyu, “What The Master Would Not Discuss”, according to Yuan Mei (1716 - 1798): A Collection of Supernatural Stories (2 vols)

Zibuyu, “What The Master Would Not Discuss”, according to Yuan Mei (1716 - 1798): A Collection of Supernatural Stories (2 vols)
Author: Paolo Santangelo
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 1312
Release: 2013-07-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 9004216286

Although the preface says that the tales in this collection of supernatural stories should not be taken seriously and just aim to dispel boredom, Zibuyu is a work with different reading levels, which allows to uncover several deep trends, taboos and fantasies of late imperial intellectual circles. Disgust, surprise and laughter are constantly evoked, by continually attracting and repulsing the reader. Yuan Mei’s approach guides the reader to an adventure in the dangerous recesses of the self. It is a sort of allegoric fantastic reflection on the relative and polyphonic essence of human beings, the multiplicity of selves from psychological perception, and a challenge to the traditional biographical and historical perspective for the unreliability of destiny. Dreams, madness, delusions and other extreme cognitive and affective conditions, abnormal events, gods and spirits, and the dark world of death lead to a reversal of perspective and destroy the Apollonian vision of the social-centered Confucian orthodoxy. With introduction, translation and comments.

Mad Honey

Mad Honey
Author: Jodi Picoult
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Total Pages: 497
Release: 2023-09-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1984818406

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Alternatingly heart-pounding and heartbreaking. This collaboration between two best-selling authors seamlessly weaves together Olivia and Lily’s journeys, creating a provocative exploration of the strength that love and acceptance require.”—The Washington Post Look for Jodi Picoult’s new novel, By Any Other Name, available now! GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • PEOPLE’S BOOK OF THE WEEK • A POPSUGAR BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR Olivia McAfee knows what it feels like to start over. Her picture-perfect life—living in Boston, married to a brilliant cardiothoracic surgeon, raising their beautiful son, Asher—was upended when her husband revealed a darker side. She never imagined that she would end up back in her sleepy New Hampshire hometown, living in the house she grew up in and taking over her father’s beekeeping business. Lily Campanello is familiar with do-overs, too. When she and her mom relocate to Adams, New Hampshire, for her final year of high school, they both hope it will be a fresh start. And for just a short while, these new beginnings are exactly what Olivia and Lily need. Their paths cross when Asher falls for the new girl in school, and Lily can’t help but fall for him, too. With Ash, she feels happy for the first time. Yet she wonders if she can trust him completely. . . . Then one day, Olivia receives a phone call: Lily is dead, and Asher is being questioned by the police. Olivia is adamant that her son is innocent. But she would be lying if she didn’t acknowledge the flashes of his father’s temper in Ash, and as the case against him unfolds, she realizes he’s hidden more than he’s shared with her. Mad Honey is a riveting novel of suspense, an unforgettable love story, and a moving and powerful exploration of the secrets we keep and the risks we take in order to become ourselves.