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A vivid love letter to the 1980s and one woman's struggle to overcome the challenges of immigration. It's 1986, and Muna Heddad is in a bind. She and her son have moved to Montréal, leaving behind a civil war filled with bad memories in Lebanon. She had plans to find work as a French teacher, but no one in Quebec trusts her to teach the language. She needs to start making money, and fast. The only work Muna can find is at a weight-loss center as...
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This latest edition of the classic Managers as Mentors is a rapid-fire read that guides leaders in helping associates grow in today's tumultuous organizations. Thoroughly revised throughout with twelve new chapters, this edition places increased emphasis on the mentor acting as a learning catalyst with the protégé rather than simply handing down knowledge. As with previous editions, a fictional case study of a mentor-protégé relationship runs...
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Money was invented about 5000 years ago and has proved essential to civilization. It has also become so charged with emotions that it dominates events throughout life and looms large in all interpersonal transactions. This book looks at all aspects of the money/mind relationship from the viewpoint of a psychiatrist who has dealt with the problems that money produces and the problems that it supposedly resolves. There are chapters dealing with important...
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Karen Littles desire for more of God led to these events. Her main focus was on signs, wonders, and miracles. She followed the wrong crowd, which led her into a deep depression, causing stress. I thought she was taking us in the right direction. She was not. We were subjected to mind control, brain washing, and extortion. Strange things happened at our church. They became disgusting. We were influenced by bad suggestions, emotions and witchcraft....
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Awaken to the freedom of needs. Without knowing and expressing our needs, relationship with God and others suffers. As a complement to The Voice of the Heart, Chip Dodd invites readers to explore the needs we are created to have so that we can live fully. In 2001, The Voice of the Heart began a steady journey into the lives of those looking for more. Since its initial release, The Voice of the Heart has been handed from one friend to another; it has...
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Join Alison Hall as she shares the story of her battle with major depression. Read about four strategies the adversary uses to disarm and defeat the physically depressed Christian. Pulling from personal experiences, Alison explains why the lies of the enemy are so effective. Hall challenges the Church to reevaluate their opinions and to reconsider how many are seemingly positioned against those who struggle with this debilitating illness. Find truth...
11) Beguiled by Brothers: A Healing Methodology for Pastors Who Deal with Betrayal from Church Members
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There are many books and published articles on the subject of problem people in churches. They define and diagnose the issue, but information on how to deal with it seems miniscule. In this book you will find a remedial approach that offers not only practical ways to deal with betrayal from church people but emotional healing from its sting as well.
12) L'intervention psychosociale par la nature et l'aventure: Fondements, processus et pistes d'action
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Le recours à la nature et à l'aventure comme modalité d'intervention pour faciliter le développement individuel et de groupe connaît un essor important au Québec. Portés par cet élan, les auteurs présentent ici le premier collectif québécois ayant pour objet l'intervention psychosociale par la nature et l'aventure (IPNA), une approche s'éloignant des cadres traditionnels. Elle s'inscrit dans une vision globale d'intervention expérientielle...
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Libro especializado que se ajusta al desarrollo de la cualificación profesional y adquisición de certificados de profesionalidad. Manual imprescindible para la formación y la capacitación, que se basa en los principios de la cualificación y dinamización del conocimiento, como premisas para la mejora de la empleabilidad y eficacia para el desempeño del trabajo.
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Embrace the golden years with a renewed sense of vigor and understanding in this enlightening exploration of seniority. This book delves deep into the intricate relationship between optimism, health, and aging, drawing from both personal experiences and broad statistical insights. Learn how factors such as one's cultural background, specifically the rise of immigrant seniors in the U.S., shape the aging experience, contrasting them with the socio-politico-economic...
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Are you fed up with thinking about drinking?
Have you ever wondered if you can change your relationship with alcohol?
Has your drinking spiraled out of control?
If you answered 'yes', to any of these questions, this is the book for you.
In this personal, enquiring and provocative book, Lesley and Cate attempt to remove the shame and stigma around 'liking a drink', perhaps a bit too much. These two ex-primary schoolteachers share with you their own...
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A short guide to the mysteries of time, space, and the nature of existence as expressed in various media.
The author records his own views on time and space mysteries with accompanying food, art, and music recommendations, all in a tongue-in-cheek fashion.
It contains passages from Shakespeare, Goethe, Brooke, Nietzsche, Housman, Tennyson, T.S. Eliot, Milton, Shelley, Yeats, Sassoon, Blake, Hardy, Kipling, the Bible, and other sources.
Some aspects...
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In seven chapters, the author discusses the central movements of Naomi's experiences in returning to her homeland with the assistance of Ruth, God's gift to Naomi. Naomi's return home is necessary because of three significant family losses-the deaths of her husband, Elimelech, and both her children, Chilion and Mahlon. More than just her physical return, insight is, given into Naomi's psychological transition from states of pleasantness to that of...
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Fear is the greatest motivator that exists outside of loveand yet these two seemingly opposing forces are in fact inseparably related to each other. As a Christian psychotherapist with twenty-five years of experience, I have come to the conclusion that nearly all emotional and psychological struggles share the same root condition I call disordered fear. Fear must be understood to be both accepted and overcome. It is not our heavenly Fathers will or...
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A non-fiction reflection of my life growing up in the south during segregation and the Civil Rights Movement. This book covers the current political climate, a brief history lesson, why the Second Amendment does not prevent sensible gun control, and the major focus is on issues faced by today's youth, especially our males (future men.)
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