Keeper

Keeper
Author: Kim Chance
Publisher: North Star Editions, Inc.
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2018-01-30
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1635830133

When Lainey Styles, an SAT whiz and bookworm, discovers she’s a Keeper—a witch with the exclusive ability to wield a powerful spell book that has been stolen by a malevolent wizard—she is forced to leave her life of college prep and studying behind to prepare for the biggest test of all: stealing back the book.

Scripted

Scripted
Author: Maya Rock
Publisher: Speak
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2016-02
Genre: Interpersonal relations
ISBN: 0147518016

Reality is deadly when you go off script. Bliss Island seems like an idyllic place to live - especially to the people suffering on the war-torn mainland. What's not so idyllic about Bliss is the fact that the Island is a set, and everyone's life is a performance; they're all stars of a hit reality TV show, Blissful Days. Characters on the show think they're better off on Bliss than the mainland, but they're always in danger of being cut if their ratings dip too low. And no one really knows what happens to cut characters. Nettie Starling has never had great ratings, so it seems lucky when a producer offers suggestions to help her improve. But she'll soon have to decide how far she'll go to preserve her ratings ... especially when she learns what could happen to her if she doesn't.

Mag World

Mag World
Author: Emilia Ferrara
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 406
Release: 2017-06-13
Genre:
ISBN: 9781547277506

"Not every woman can be a beauty, but every woman can behave like a beauty," wrote Mrs. Walter Sohier in Vogue's February issue, 1950. These words may seem ancient to the iPhone-tapping, degree-earning, Oprah-celebrating women of our day, but has the message behind these words really left us? Magazines first started earning million dollar revenues in the 1970s and yet, 40 years later, media remains a chilly, disciplined and sometimes even painful world for women - most especially, for girls. Emilia Ferrara was a captive magazine reader, pouring through every page of every issue, month after month, in her teens through to college. However, as her passion for journalism grew, her inclination to serve the female reader through female titles waned. She repelled from their frivolous narratives and unhealthy standards. As she studied at Columbia's Journalism School and began researching how the beauty, fashion and magazine industries impact young girls, she began to write her first book: Mag World. Mag World is an non-fiction text that threads together voices such as Virginia Woolf, Walter Lippman and Tina Fey. Ferrara speculates over the future of girls as readers, much like Woolf imagined the future of women writers. She challenges intricate details of modern journalistic practices, adjacent to Lippmann's review on his day. And her hopeful (and sometimes humorous) tone echoes Fey's ability to deliver a positive critique. Written with both vision and forgiveness, Mag World is a melodic call for reform, a handshake to editors and an inspiration to today's girls who stand to inherit the future.

Essential Psychiatry for the Aesthetic Practitioner

Essential Psychiatry for the Aesthetic Practitioner
Author: Evan A. Rieder
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2021-06-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1119680123

ESSENTIAL PSYCHIATRY FOR THE AESTHETIC PRACTITIONER Aesthetic practice requires an understanding of human psychology, yet professionals across cosmetic medicine and related fields receive no formal training in identifying and managing psychological conditions. Essential Psychiatry for the Aesthetic Practitioner provides concise yet comprehensive guidance on approaching patient assessment, identifying common psychiatric diseases, and managing challenging situations in cosmetic practice. This much-needed guide brings together contributions by dermatologists, plastic surgeons, psychiatrists, psychologists, and other experts to help practitioners understand the role of psychology in cosmetic practice and improve interpersonal relations with their patients. Assuming no previous background knowledge in psychiatry, the text provides cosmetic practitioners of all training and experience levels with clear guidance, real-world advice, and effective psychological tools to assist their practice. Through common clinical scenarios, readers learn to determine if a patient is a good candidate for a cosmetic procedure, enhance the patient experience, deal with difficult personalities in the cosmetic clinic, recognize obsessive compulsive and body dysmorphic disorders, and more. Describes how to use psychologically informed approaches and treatments for aesthetic patients Features easy-to-use psychological tools such as motivational interviewing, progressive muscle relaxation, guided imagery, and acceptance and commitment therapy Includes extensive references and practical tips for understanding the psychological implications of cosmetic treatments Covers cosmetic consultations for female, male, and transgender patients Discusses the history and psychology of beauty as well as the role of cosmetics and cosmeceuticals Emphasizes the importance of screening for common psychological comorbidities Addresses the impact of social media on self-image and its role in a growing crisis in beauty and appearance Highlights the need to develop new guidelines to treat rapidly evolving patient populations Explores how gender fluidity and variations in ethnicity are changing the approaches to aesthetic patients Essential Psychiatry for the Aesthetic Practitioner is required reading for dermatologists, plastic surgeons, cosmetic doctors, dentists, nurses, and physician assistants and all other professionals working in aesthetic medicine.

If You Really Knew Me

If You Really Knew Me
Author: Mary Purdie
Publisher:
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2021-05-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9781737207511

Mary and DeAndre's dreams of having a child were halted when they discovered Mary couldn't carry a pregnancy beyond seven weeks, suffering multiple miscarriages in a devastatingly short amount of time. All hope was not lost, as their doctors pinpointed the cause and cure for Mary's recurrent miscarriages. Mary and DeAndre tenderly stepped back on the path toward parenthood, celebrating every unfamiliar milestone that brought them closer to meeting their child. Misfortune ripped apart their dreams again, leaving Mary and her doctors shocked and without answers. Through embracing spiritual support and leaning on her art to help heal her immense grief, Mary emerged from the grips of control-trying to plan every chapter of her life-into the warm embrace of surrender. Just as a new seed of hope began to bud and blossom, Mary found herself confronted with a devastating diagnosis: cancer at the age of 35. Stumbling forward into her new reality, she sought to find meaning among the sharp, glistening shards of her broken heart. "If You Really Knew Me" is a journey of heartbreak and healing, hope and resilience. Mary's story shows us that healing is not linear and that motherhood cannot be defined in simple terms.

The Disturbed Girl's Dictionary

The Disturbed Girl's Dictionary
Author: NoNieqa Ramos
Publisher: Carolrhoda Lab& 8482
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2019-08-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1541577612

Told with laugh-out-loud humor and take-no-prisoners frankness, this is a story of incredible resilience amid the dangers and chaos of poverty, prejudice, and personal demons.

Busy Toddler's Guide to Actual Parenting

Busy Toddler's Guide to Actual Parenting
Author: Susie Allison
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-09-22
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9781943147854

"Susie Allison gives the achievable advice she's known around the world for on her million-follower Instagram account, Busy Toddler. From daily life to 'being two is fine' to tantrums and tattling and teaching the ABCs, let Susie give you the stress-free parenting advice you've been looking for. Susie shares real moments from raising her three kids as well as professional knowledge from her years as a kindergarten and first grade teacher. Her simple and doable approach to parenting is both uplifting and empowering ... includes over 50 of Susie's famous kid activities that have helped hundreds of thousands of parents make it to nap time and beyond. This isn't about perfect parenting. This is about actual parenting"--

The Proudest Color

The Proudest Color
Author: Sheila Modir and Jeffrey Kashou
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2021-09-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1641706112

For me, brown is more than feeling proud. It’s the color I see when I see me. Zahra sees the world in vivid color. When she’s happy, she feels a razzle-dazzle pink in her hands. When she’s sad, she feels a deep blue behind her eyes. But she isn’t quite sure how to feel about the color of her skin. Kids at school tell her she is different, but her mother tells her to be proud! From a diverse team and based on extensive research, The Proudest Color is a timely, sensitive introduction to race, racism, and racial pride.

The Mountain Baker: 100 High-Altitude Recipes for Every Occasion

The Mountain Baker: 100 High-Altitude Recipes for Every Occasion
Author: Mimi Council
Publisher: The Countryman Press
Total Pages: 457
Release: 2020-10-13
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1682684164

From sweet and savory to fluffy and flaky—tried-and-tested recipes made for the 21st-century outdoor adventurer. Most recipes are developed and employed at or close to sea level, so what is a baker to do if they live 5,000 feet higher? In The Mountain Baker, longtime mountain dwellers Mimi Council and Kimmy Fasani share their recipes for successful cakes, cookies, muffins, breads, and beyond. With their firsthand experience, Council and Fasani are just the women to talk about the science behind high-altitude baking and cooking. From hearty eats and après snacks to decadent desserts, these recipes include conversions for sea-level kitchens, so home bakers can enjoy these treats wherever they cook: Double Black Diamond Brownies, Honey Graham Pancakes, Rosemary Parmesan Biscotti, Pizza Bread, Snow Day Cake, and more. With tips on why your alpine cakes are sinking or why your cookies are burning, this is the go-to resource to help readers fearlessly face their high-altitude kitchen or simply get in the outdoor spirit.

In Sight of Stars

In Sight of Stars
Author: Gae Polisner
Publisher: Wednesday Books
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2018-03-13
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1250143837

An emotional, full-hearted teen novel about love, loss, and mental health from the award-winning author of "The Memory of Things." "An achingly fierce exploration of the way the world wounds us and heals us."--Jeff Zentner, William C. Morris award-winning author of "The Serpent King."