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1) Changing the Course of AIDS: Peer Education in South Africa and Its Lessons for the Global Crisis
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Changing the Course of AIDS is an in-depth evaluation of a new and exciting way to create the kind of much-needed behavioral change that could affect the course of the global health crisis of HIV/AIDS. This case study from the South African HIV/AIDS epidemic demonstrates that regular workers serving as peer educators can be as-or even more-effective agents of behavioral change than experts who lecture about the facts and so-called appropriate health...
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"Hell is other people." ––Jean-Paul Sartre Adult star Sheba Darling, the Marilyn look-alike, addicted to coke, pills and booze is spinning out of control and making life for Soupy, the mail-order smut company owner (as well as her handlers there at the warehouse) a living hell, just as they themselves have a tendency to do to others, namely our intrepid shipping clerk Chance "Cash" Register,...
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A riveting memoir, Millions Like Me, tells the stunningly brave and powerful true account of one man's descent into major depressive and manic episodes and how he found lifesaving therapy and medication to overcome and triumph. When thirty-five-year-old John Medl is involuntarily admitted to a psychiatric hospital, he is sure it is a mistake. A graduate from the University of Dayton with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, John's life appears ideal....
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Paycheck to Paycheck –– Chance "Cash" Register Working Stiff Series –– Vol. 1 My favorite books to read have usually been "novels" without plot, classic tomes like Tom Kromer's Waiting for Nothing, Jack Black's You Can't Win, Hamsun's Hunger, Bukowski's Post Office, Sa Franko's God Bless America, et al. I could go on. You get it. These tales are not plot-driven, instead they are about things that actually matter (and, frankly, should matter...
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A riveting memoir, Bipolar Rising, tells the stunningly brave and powerful true account of one man's descent into major depressive and manic episodes and how he found lifesaving therapy and medication to overcome and triumph.When thirty-five-year-old John Medl is involuntarily admitted to a psychiatric hospital, he is sure it is a mistake. A graduate from the University of Dayton with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, John's life appears ideal. How...
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There are so many fun options, but we can't do it all! Learning how to balance all we want to do helps us be the best at all of the things we choose to do. Bright, cheerful illustrations paired with engaging photos and lively text make learning about balance fun, while hands-on activities put this early life skill into practice. Explore how life works when we find the balance.
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The Complete Works of Zacharias Tanee Fomum on Leadership (Volume 3) contains the following books:Revolutionary Thoughts on Leadership (Volume 1)The Character and Personality of the LeaderBasic Christian LeadershipThe Overcomer as a Servant of ManMaking Spiritual Progress (Volume 1)This volume undertakes a study of the leadership substance and style of Joshua and other servant leaders in the Scriptures lased with live examples from the author and...
8) The Entropy of Bipolar Disorder: A Collection of Journal Entries Related to Mental Illness and Bipol
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A riveting memoir, The Entropy of Bipolar Disorder, tells the stunningly brave and powerful true account of one man's descent into major depressive and manic episodes and how he found lifesaving therapy and medication to overcome and triumph.When thirty-five-year-old John Medl is involuntarily admitted to a psychiatric hospital, he is sure it is a mistake. A graduate from the University of Dayton with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, John's life...
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I'm me and that's an amazing thing to be. Learning to express all that we are lets us see the world differently and show others who we are, too. Bright, cheerful illustrations paired with engaging photos and lively text help us know how to harness creativity, while hands-on activities put this early life skill into practice. Explore how life works when we express ourselves.
10) Feeling Great
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There's power in positivity! When we approach the world with a positive attitude, so much is possible. Bright, cheerful illustrations paired with engaging photos and lively text help us know how to embrace positivity, while hands-on activities put this early life skill into practice. Explore how life works when we're feeling great!
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A riveting memoir, The Last Day of July, tells the stunningly brave and powerful true account of one man's descent into major depressive and manic episodes and how he found lifesaving therapy and medication to overcome and triumph.When thirty-five-year-old John Medl is involuntarily admitted to a psychiatric hospital, he is sure it is a mistake. A graduate from the University of Dayton with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, John's life appears ideal....
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A riveting memoir, Making Bipolar Lemonade, tells the stunningly brave and powerful true account of one man's descent into major depressive and manic episodes and how he found lifesaving therapy and medication to overcome and triumph.When thirty-five-year-old John Medl is involuntarily admitted to a psychiatric hospital, he is sure it is a mistake. A graduate from the University of Dayton with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, John's life appears...
13) Mental Illness Is an Actual Illness: Thoughts, Stories, and Philosophy of Life From Someone Livin
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A riveting memoir, Mental Illness is an Actual Illness, tells the stunningly brave and powerful true account of one man's descent into major depressive and manic episodes and how he found lifesaving therapy and medication to overcome and triumph.When thirty-five-year-old John Medl is involuntarily admitted to a psychiatric hospital, he is sure it is a mistake. A graduate from the University of Dayton with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, John's life...
14) My Body Is Mine
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I get a say about what happens to me. Learning how to give and receive consent helps us stay safe and happy. Bright, cheerful illustrations paired with engaging photos and lively text make learning about consent clear and fun, while hands-on activities put this early life skill into practice. Explore how life works when our bodies are our own.
15) Poems From a Bipolar Mind: A Collection of Journal Entries Related to Mental Illness and Bipolar
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Excellent poetry with excellent commentary on each poem. A look into someone's mind with mental illness with obvious creativity and talent. - Sue M.A riveting book of poetry, Poems from a Bipolar Mind, tells the stunningly brave and powerful true account of one man's descent into major depressive and manic episodes and how he found lifesaving therapy and medication to overcome and triumph.When thirty-five-year-old John Medl is involuntarily admitted...
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One parent is a superhero. One parent is a supervillain. Aqua Marine is a work in progress.
Despite Aqua Marine's super lineage, the wannabe superhero can only control a cup of water at a time-which is not very effective as far as superpowers go. She has no chance at stopping the new nefarious villain, the Overlord of the Dance, from taking over part of the city. That is until she accidentally discovers there is a cup of water in the human heart...
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What does it mean to risk all for your beliefs? How do you fight an enemy in your midst? We Go Where They Go recounts the thrilling story of a massive forgotten youth movement that set the stage for today's anti-fascist organizing in North America. When skinheads and punks in the late 1980s found their communities invaded by white supremacists and neo-nazis, they fought back. Influenced by anarchism, feminism, Black liberation, and Indigenous sovereignty,...
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A riveting memoir, Workings of a Bipolar Mind, tells the stunningly brave and powerful true account of one man's descent into major depressive and manic episodes and how he found lifesaving therapy and medication to overcome and triumph.When thirty-five-year-old John Medl is involuntarily admitted to a psychiatric hospital, he is sure it is a mistake. A graduate from the University of Dayton with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, John's life appears...
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A riveting memoir, Workings of a Bipolar Mind, tells the stunningly brave and powerful true account of one man's descent into major depressive and manic episodes and how he found lifesaving therapy and medication to overcome and triumph.When thirty-five-year-old John Medl is involuntarily admitted to a psychiatric hospital, he is sure it is a mistake. A graduate from the University of Dayton with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, John's life appears...
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The emergence, dominance, and alarmingly rapid retreat of modernist industrial capitalism on Cape Breton Island during the "long twentieth century" offers a particularly captivating window on the lasting and varied effects of deindustrialization. Now, at the tail end of the industrial moment in North American history, the story of Cape Breton Island presents an opportunity to reflect on how industrialization and deindustrialization have shaped human...
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