The Part of Me That Isn't Broken Inside

The Part of Me That Isn't Broken Inside
Author: Kazufumi Shiraishi
Publisher: Deep Vellum Publishing
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2017-08-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1628972610

Naoto Matsubara works in a Tokyo publishing house, though the work doesn’t particularly interest him. What does interest him, we soon discover, is the purpose of life. Naoto ponders the powers of love, attachment, and mutual care by examining closely his own friends and lovers, searching out how exactly his connection to them confers meaning on his life. Along the way, Naoto also draws on the thought of many writers and philosophers, including Tolstoy, Fromm, and Mishima.

Hope Isn't Stupid

Hope Isn't Stupid
Author: Sean Austin Grattan
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2017-10-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1609385225

Hope Isn’t Stupid is the first study to interrogate the neglected connections between affect and the practice of utopia in contemporary American literature. Although these concepts are rarely theorized together, it is difficult to fully articulate utopia without understanding how affects circulate within utopian texts. Moving away from science fiction—the genre in which utopian visions are often located—author Sean Grattan resuscitates the importance of utopianism in recent American literary history. Doing so enables him to assert the pivotal role contemporary American literature has to play in allowing us to envision alternatives to global neoliberal capitalism. Novelists William S. Burroughs, Dennis Cooper, John Darnielle, Toni Morrison, Thomas Pynchon, and Colson Whitehead are deeply invested in the creation of utopian possibilities. A return to reading the utopian wager in literature from the postmodern to the contemporary period reinvigorates critical forms that imagine reading as an act of communication, friendship, solace, and succor. These forms also model richer modes of belonging than the diluted and impoverished ones on display in the neoliberal present. Simultaneously, by linking utopian studies and affect studies, Grattan’s work resists the tendency for affect studies to codify around the negative, instead reorienting the field around the messy, rich, vibrant, and ambivalent affective possibilities of the world. Hope Isn’t Stupid insists on the centrality of utopia not only in American literature, but in American life as well.

Sometimes I Lie

Sometimes I Lie
Author: Alice Feeney
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2018-03-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1250144833

ALICE FEENEYS NEW YORK TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER “Boldly plotted, tightly knotted—a provocative true-or-false thriller that deepens and darkens to its ink-black finale. Marvelous.” —AJ Finn, author of The Woman in the Window My name is Amber Reynolds. There are three things you should know about me: 1. I’m in a coma. 2. My husband doesn’t love me anymore. 3. Sometimes I lie. Amber wakes up in a hospital. She can’t move. She can’t speak. She can’t open her eyes. She can hear everyone around her, but they have no idea. Amber doesn’t remember what happened, but she has a suspicion her husband had something to do with it. Alternating between her paralyzed present, the week before her accident, and a series of childhood diaries from twenty years ago, this brilliant psychological thriller asks: Is something really a lie if you believe it's the truth?

Beauty of the Broken

Beauty of the Broken
Author: Tawni Waters
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2014-09-30
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1481407090

As if her parents' heavy drinking and her father's abuse--which nearly killed her half-brother, Iggy--were not enough, fifteen-year-old Mara is caught kissing her girlfriend, Xylia, by the preacher's son and becomes terrified that her own life is at risk.

A Part of Me, You & Us

A Part of Me, You & Us
Author: Renzie
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 159
Release: 2021-05-09
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1664170103

After many years of researching, studying and learning about simple everyday life situations we go through and listening to others, I finally made it to the point where I’m able to share a more personal look inside of my life and the lives of everyday normal people. As you read, “A Part Of Me, You & Us”, you’ll see life is not always a bed of roses as some would have You to believe, but it is a blessing. As I open up and expose a part of who I really am; a part I’ve kept hidden or at least I thought it was hidden; a part of Me that now wants to speak on its own terms. I realized my blessing isn’t just for Me, it’s also for those who God has brought and will bring into my life to assist Me in their own unique way and share their own stories. You’re going to read about some of the events that have helped Us get to this point in our lives. This is a look inside the minds of a few people who are willing to share their stories with the intent of helping others who may be on similar journeys. These are stories about Me, You and things we did together. That’s how Me and You became US and how our stories came into existence. So, here’s the next step to finding out who we really are and the journeys that got Us here. I hope when You read my book it enlightens your journey. Enjoy!

The Life Model of Social Work Practice

The Life Model of Social Work Practice
Author: Alex Gitterman
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 630
Release: 2008
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0231139985

Originally published in 1980, this seminal work was the first to introduce an ecological perspective into social work practice. The third edition expands and deepens this perspective, further developing the basic premise that, by being situated within the people:environment interface, the social work profession is distinct from other service professions. The book presents the "what" (theories and concepts) and the "how" (practice methods) to help people with their life stressors and, simultaneously, to influence communities, organizations, and policymakers to be more responsive to them. In this edition, Gitterman and Germain examine major changes to our socioeconomic and political landscape. They restore a chapter on the history of social work practice, offering a view of the limited services for African Americans provided by settlements and charity organization societies. Building on the African American self-help and mutual aid traditions, this chapter traces the replication of a parallel social service system by African American leaders for their own communities. The chapter also addresses the impact of contemporary societal trends, including the global economy, immigration, cultural changes, and the technology revolution. In addition, it discusses current professional contexts of managed mental health care, evidence-based practice, and the professional uses of technology. A new chapter explores issues and processes embedded in assessment, practice monitoring, and practice evaluation. The volume continues to feature innovative schema for assessment and intervention with respect to stressful life transitions and traumatic events, environmental pressures, and dysfunctional interpersonal processes. Practice illustrations offer reflections of today's major social issues, such as AIDS, homelessness, and modern forms of violence.

No Bad Parts

No Bad Parts
Author: Richard Schwartz, Ph.D.
Publisher: Sounds True
Total Pages: 127
Release: 2021-07-06
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 168364669X

Discover an empowering new way of understanding your multifaceted mind—and healing the many parts that make you who you are. Is there just one “you”? We’ve been taught to believe we have a single identity, and to feel fear or shame when we can’t control the inner voices that don’t match the ideal of who we think we should be. Yet Dr. Richard Schwartz’s research now challenges this “mono-mind” theory. “All of us are born with many sub-minds—or parts,” says Dr. Schwartz. “These parts are not imaginary or symbolic. They are individuals who exist as an internal family within us—and the key to health and happiness is to honor, understand, and love every part.” Dr. Schwartz’s Internal Family Systems (IFS) model has been transforming psychology for decades. With No Bad Parts, you’ll learn why IFS has been so effective in areas such as trauma recovery, addiction therapy, and depression treatment—and how this new understanding of consciousness has the potential to radically change our lives. Here you’ll explore: • The IFS revolution—how honoring and communicating with our parts changes our approach to mental wellness • Overturning the cultural, scientific, and spiritual assumptions that reinforce an outdated mono-mind model • The ego, the inner critic, the saboteur—making these often-maligned parts into powerful allies • Burdens—why our parts become distorted and stuck in childhood traumas and cultural beliefs • How IFS demonstrates human goodness by revealing that there are no bad parts • The Self—discover your wise, compassionate essence of goodness that is the source of healing and harmony • Exercises for mapping your parts, accessing the Self, working with a challenging protector, identifying each part’s triggers, and more IFS is a paradigm-changing model because it gives us a powerful approach for healing ourselves, our culture, and our planet. As Dr. Schwartz teaches, “Our parts can sometimes be disruptive or harmful, but once they’re unburdened, they return to their essential goodness. When we learn to love all our parts, we can learn to love all people—and that will contribute to healing the world.”

Always the Hero

Always the Hero
Author: Anna J. Stewart
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2018-03-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 148808498X

He never relied on anyone but himself… But he needs her now! Butterfly Harbor deputy Matt Knight wants two things: to date Lori Bradley and the chance to adopt Kyle, a troubled teen. Wounded in Afghanistan, Matt knows he can’t move forward anchored to the past. But once he regains the guarded hotel manager’s trust, will his need to protect those he loves cost him a future with this extraordinary woman?

Don’t Mess With the Princess

Don’t Mess With the Princess
Author: Lisa Jimenez
Publisher: AudioInk
Total Pages: 105
Release: 2012-05-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1613392621

Every Woman is a Princess..... It is the Princess who attracts limitless possibility in business, in relationships, and in life. And inside every woman lives a Princess. That’s the good news.... The bad news is there is something that is keeping the Princess secret, silent, and small. There is a power that is constantly nagging the Princess to manipulate instead of manage, react instead of respond, and force instead of attract. The startling fact is this power is not society, business, culture, or men. This power that keeps the Princess secret, silent, and small is women themselves! In other words, the only thing that keeps women from all they want in business, relationships, and life is THEMSELVES – and the ingrained beliefs that they hold about being a woman. Have you ever wondered why women make less than they’re worth? Why women back-bite and suppress other women? Why women get offended when a man holds the door for her? And, most importantly.... Why women act small when they hold the most powerful force in the universe? This book is about unlocking that force. It’s about reclaiming your power as a women and celebrating your femininity. It’s about changing the beliefs you hold about being a women in business, in relationships, and in life. “Don’t Mess With the Princess” will help you” Gain more confidence by powerfully embracing your femininity Create an extraordinary quality of life by cultivating empowering beliefs Realize your purpose ad become fiercely committee to it Learn how to manage worry, doubt, and fear and demolish them forever Create clarity and focus to stay motivated every day and Attract all you need to make your life work and prosper! From boardroom to the bedroom, when you embrace who you were designed to be as a woman, you will create the most successful businesses, attract loving relationships, enjoy a sense of peace within yourself, and give balance and harmony to the planet. Are you ready to discover the Princess in you?

Loving You from My Grave: A Wholesome Inspirational Romance Novel

Loving You from My Grave: A Wholesome Inspirational Romance Novel
Author: Chris Bliersbach
Publisher: Chris Bliersbach
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2020-08-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1005692696

He ran from his past. She's held captive by hers. Could love set them free, bridge their differences in age and race, and survive death? Ezekial gave up on love when his fiance and unborn child died in a tragic accident. For twenty years, he buried himself in the family business, determined to avoid love and the heartbreak that comes with it. Until a layover in Charlotte when a young beauty caught his eye and turned his life on its head. The last thing Aliyah Sway, a young black woman, was looking for was a middle-aged white guy from Texas. But his kindness and attention as she waited on him for lunch had a way of softening her well-defended heart. When he left to catch his flight, she wrote it off as a one-time flirtation, until a few days later when he returned. Is Ezekial having a mid-life crisis? Can Aliyah conquer the demons of her past? And will they cultivate a relationship that can stand the tests of age, race, and time? Loving Your From My Grave is a clean, wholesome, and inspirational romance novel about the power of love in the face of tragic pasts, generational and racial differences, and death. If you like love stories with messages of hope, healing, and harmony, this book is for you.