Author: Grace Ann Carlson
Publisher: BalboaPress
ISBN: 1452569916
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Leaving Crazy Town is written for: Family members or friends who know someone who suffers mental illness. People suffering any form of mental anguish - from mild to severe. Community Service People, Paramedics, Police, Rescue, etc. Teachers in the educational system; all grades and levels. Mental Health Professionals, Volunteers and Staff. Counselors both professional & volunteer. Care Givers of any age. Leaving Crazy Town will: Tug at your heart strings & provoke thought. Help you understand the logic behind the insanity. Inspire you with the courage & determination it took to become well. Provide glimpses into real psychotic episodes; ranging from mild to severe. Teach you specific mental exercises & physical activities to restore mental health. Show you how prayer helps when you lose the ability to trust your own mind. Teach you coping skills and offer guidance to strengthen healthy thinking. Deepen your compassion towards bizarre or eccentric behaviour. Provide guidance to master your own mind. Nothing is impossible when we realize the potential that awaits us, deep within. Its as easy as changing your mind and allowing love to grow you. G. Ann Carlson
Leaving Crazy Town
Author: Grace Ann Carlson
Publisher: BalboaPress
ISBN: 1452569916
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Leaving Crazy Town is written for: Family members or friends who know someone who suffers mental illness. People suffering any form of mental anguish - from mild to severe. Community Service People, Paramedics, Police, Rescue, etc. Teachers in the educational system; all grades and levels. Mental Health Professionals, Volunteers and Staff. Counselors both professional & volunteer. Care Givers of any age. Leaving Crazy Town will: Tug at your heart strings & provoke thought. Help you understand the logic behind the insanity. Inspire you with the courage & determination it took to become well. Provide glimpses into real psychotic episodes; ranging from mild to severe. Teach you specific mental exercises & physical activities to restore mental health. Show you how prayer helps when you lose the ability to trust your own mind. Teach you coping skills and offer guidance to strengthen healthy thinking. Deepen your compassion towards bizarre or eccentric behaviour. Provide guidance to master your own mind. Nothing is impossible when we realize the potential that awaits us, deep within. Its as easy as changing your mind and allowing love to grow you. G. Ann Carlson
Publisher: BalboaPress
ISBN: 1452569916
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Leaving Crazy Town is written for: Family members or friends who know someone who suffers mental illness. People suffering any form of mental anguish - from mild to severe. Community Service People, Paramedics, Police, Rescue, etc. Teachers in the educational system; all grades and levels. Mental Health Professionals, Volunteers and Staff. Counselors both professional & volunteer. Care Givers of any age. Leaving Crazy Town will: Tug at your heart strings & provoke thought. Help you understand the logic behind the insanity. Inspire you with the courage & determination it took to become well. Provide glimpses into real psychotic episodes; ranging from mild to severe. Teach you specific mental exercises & physical activities to restore mental health. Show you how prayer helps when you lose the ability to trust your own mind. Teach you coping skills and offer guidance to strengthen healthy thinking. Deepen your compassion towards bizarre or eccentric behaviour. Provide guidance to master your own mind. Nothing is impossible when we realize the potential that awaits us, deep within. Its as easy as changing your mind and allowing love to grow you. G. Ann Carlson
Crazy Town
Author: Sterling R. Braswell
Publisher: Kallisti Publishing
ISBN: 0967851467
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Sterling Braswell has two tickets to crazy town: one is his riveting personal account and the other is a thorough global history.Sterling Braswell was a millionaire—palatial ranch, stock options, and money in the bank. Then he met his high school sweetheart after not seeing her for over ten years. With their love rekindled, they were married. Life was beautiful. They had no real worries, a lovely son, and a bright future.Then she started using meth.The craziness of the next few years would leave Sterling almost completely broke—financially, emotionally, and spiritually—and nearly murdered.
Publisher: Kallisti Publishing
ISBN: 0967851467
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Sterling Braswell has two tickets to crazy town: one is his riveting personal account and the other is a thorough global history.Sterling Braswell was a millionaire—palatial ranch, stock options, and money in the bank. Then he met his high school sweetheart after not seeing her for over ten years. With their love rekindled, they were married. Life was beautiful. They had no real worries, a lovely son, and a bright future.Then she started using meth.The craziness of the next few years would leave Sterling almost completely broke—financially, emotionally, and spiritually—and nearly murdered.
Crazy Town
Author: Robyn Doolittle
Publisher: Penguin Canada
ISBN: 0143191349
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
His drug and alcohol-fuelled antics made world headlines and engulfed a city in unprecedented controversy. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s personal and political troubles have occupied centre stage in North America’s fourth largest city since news broke that men involved in the drug trade were selling a videotape of Ford appearing to smoke crack cocaine. Toronto Star reporter Robyn Doolittle was one of three journalists to view the video and report on its contents in May 2013. Her dogged pursuit of the story has uncovered disturbing details about the mayor’s past and embroiled the Toronto police, city councilors, and ordinary citizens in a raucous debate about the future of the city. Even before those explosive events, Ford was a divisive figure. A populist and successful city councillor, he was an underdog to become mayor in 2010. His politics and mercurial nature have split the amalgamated city in two. But there is far more to the story. The Fords have a long, unhappy history of substance abuse and criminal behavior. Despite their troubles, they are also one of the most ambitious families in Canada. Those close to the Fords say they often compare themselves to the Kennedys and believe they were born to lead. Regardless of whether the mayor survives the scandal, the Ford name is on the ballot in the mayoralty election of 2014. Fast-paced and insightful, Crazy Town is a page-turning portrait of a troubled man, a formidable family and a city caught in an jaw-dropping scandal.
Publisher: Penguin Canada
ISBN: 0143191349
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
His drug and alcohol-fuelled antics made world headlines and engulfed a city in unprecedented controversy. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s personal and political troubles have occupied centre stage in North America’s fourth largest city since news broke that men involved in the drug trade were selling a videotape of Ford appearing to smoke crack cocaine. Toronto Star reporter Robyn Doolittle was one of three journalists to view the video and report on its contents in May 2013. Her dogged pursuit of the story has uncovered disturbing details about the mayor’s past and embroiled the Toronto police, city councilors, and ordinary citizens in a raucous debate about the future of the city. Even before those explosive events, Ford was a divisive figure. A populist and successful city councillor, he was an underdog to become mayor in 2010. His politics and mercurial nature have split the amalgamated city in two. But there is far more to the story. The Fords have a long, unhappy history of substance abuse and criminal behavior. Despite their troubles, they are also one of the most ambitious families in Canada. Those close to the Fords say they often compare themselves to the Kennedys and believe they were born to lead. Regardless of whether the mayor survives the scandal, the Ford name is on the ballot in the mayoralty election of 2014. Fast-paced and insightful, Crazy Town is a page-turning portrait of a troubled man, a formidable family and a city caught in an jaw-dropping scandal.
The Leaving
Author: Tara Altebrando
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1619638045
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Six were taken. Eleven years later, five come back--with no idea of where they've been. A riveting mystery for fans of We Were Liars. Eleven years ago, six kindergartners went missing without a trace. After all that time, the people left behind moved on, or tried to. Until today. Today five of those kids return. They're sixteen, and they are . . . fine. Scarlett comes home and finds a mom she barely recognizes, and doesn't really recognize the person she's supposed to be, either. But she thinks she remembers Lucas. Lucas remembers Scarlett, too, except they're entirely unable to recall where they've been or what happened to them. Neither of them remember the sixth victim, Max--the only one who hasn't come back. Which leaves Max's sister, Avery, wanting answers. She wants to find her brother--dead or alive--and isn't buying this whole memory-loss story. But as details of the disappearance begin to unfold, no one is prepared for the truth. This unforgettable novel--with its rich characters, high stakes, and plot twists--will leave readers breathless.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1619638045
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Six were taken. Eleven years later, five come back--with no idea of where they've been. A riveting mystery for fans of We Were Liars. Eleven years ago, six kindergartners went missing without a trace. After all that time, the people left behind moved on, or tried to. Until today. Today five of those kids return. They're sixteen, and they are . . . fine. Scarlett comes home and finds a mom she barely recognizes, and doesn't really recognize the person she's supposed to be, either. But she thinks she remembers Lucas. Lucas remembers Scarlett, too, except they're entirely unable to recall where they've been or what happened to them. Neither of them remember the sixth victim, Max--the only one who hasn't come back. Which leaves Max's sister, Avery, wanting answers. She wants to find her brother--dead or alive--and isn't buying this whole memory-loss story. But as details of the disappearance begin to unfold, no one is prepared for the truth. This unforgettable novel--with its rich characters, high stakes, and plot twists--will leave readers breathless.
Day of Epiphany
Author: Jerome J Bourgault
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1038322480
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
Inspired by True Events At the stroke of a pen, Sister Cassandra Lalonde has gone from being a teacher in an orphanage to a nurse in a psychiatric hospital, and her beloved students have been “reclassified” as mental patients. Set against the backdrop of Québec’s Grande Noirceur (Great Darkness) of the 1940s and ’50s, Day of Epiphany tells a haunting, riveting story inspired by the true events of the Duplessis orphans scandal, a much overlooked national tragedy. Invisible to society, and with no rights under the law, the children of Sainte-Madeleine Institute are subjected to horrific experimental treatments and unspeakable abuse. Alone against the combined powers of the Catholic Church, the autocratic government of Maurice Duplessis, and the province’s medical authorities, Cassandra must resort to increasingly drastic measures to protect those under her care. Ghostly hymns and desperate prayers build to a crescendo. When Cassandra’s plans to save one of her best and brightest students fall apart, she renounces her vows, and is left to pick up the threads of a shocking criminal scandal with roots stretching far beyond the walls of Sainte-Madeleine. This is a story of faith and betrayal, irreconcilable loyalties, and one courageous woman’s dauntless humanity in the face of institutionalized oppression. Part historical fiction and part mystery, with the atmosphere of a noir thriller, Day of Epiphany underscores a transformative moment in Canadian history.
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1038322480
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
Inspired by True Events At the stroke of a pen, Sister Cassandra Lalonde has gone from being a teacher in an orphanage to a nurse in a psychiatric hospital, and her beloved students have been “reclassified” as mental patients. Set against the backdrop of Québec’s Grande Noirceur (Great Darkness) of the 1940s and ’50s, Day of Epiphany tells a haunting, riveting story inspired by the true events of the Duplessis orphans scandal, a much overlooked national tragedy. Invisible to society, and with no rights under the law, the children of Sainte-Madeleine Institute are subjected to horrific experimental treatments and unspeakable abuse. Alone against the combined powers of the Catholic Church, the autocratic government of Maurice Duplessis, and the province’s medical authorities, Cassandra must resort to increasingly drastic measures to protect those under her care. Ghostly hymns and desperate prayers build to a crescendo. When Cassandra’s plans to save one of her best and brightest students fall apart, she renounces her vows, and is left to pick up the threads of a shocking criminal scandal with roots stretching far beyond the walls of Sainte-Madeleine. This is a story of faith and betrayal, irreconcilable loyalties, and one courageous woman’s dauntless humanity in the face of institutionalized oppression. Part historical fiction and part mystery, with the atmosphere of a noir thriller, Day of Epiphany underscores a transformative moment in Canadian history.
To Dream of the Light
Author: Elladan Vale
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1480960705
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
To Dream of the Light By: Elladan Vale Natasha lived with abuse for years and now she has had enough. Her boss sends her south to work on her writing assignments. This inadvertently gives her an opportunity to get away and think about her life and what she wants, which is to get away from her abuser and live a normal peaceful life.
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1480960705
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
To Dream of the Light By: Elladan Vale Natasha lived with abuse for years and now she has had enough. Her boss sends her south to work on her writing assignments. This inadvertently gives her an opportunity to get away and think about her life and what she wants, which is to get away from her abuser and live a normal peaceful life.
Leaving
Author: Karen Kingsbury
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 031041198X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
A small-town girl finally has her chance at becoming an actress on Broadway--but can she really give up everything she's ever known? Bailey Flanigan is finally leaving her small-town home of Bloomington, Indiana, for the adventure of a lifetime: she has gotten a part in a Broadway musical in New York City. She's determined to take advantage of this unbelievable opportunity, but is she really ready to leave family and friends for the loneliness of the big city? And what about Cody, her former boyfriend? His disappearance has her worried about their future and praying that their love can survive. Cody has been struggling with his own problems. In order to be closer to his mother, who's in prison for a drug charge, Cody takes a coaching job in a small community outside Indianapolis. New friends, distance, and circumstances expose cracks in his relationship with Bailey. Love, loneliness, big opportunities, and even bigger decisions put these two young people to the test in the first book in the Bailey Flanigan series. Features members of the popular Baxter family from New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury's beloved Redemption series, now streaming online Sweet, contemporary Christian romance The first installment of The Baxters--Bailey Flanigan series Book 1: Leaving Book 2: Learning Book 3: Longing Book 4: Loving Includes discussion questions for book clubs
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 031041198X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
A small-town girl finally has her chance at becoming an actress on Broadway--but can she really give up everything she's ever known? Bailey Flanigan is finally leaving her small-town home of Bloomington, Indiana, for the adventure of a lifetime: she has gotten a part in a Broadway musical in New York City. She's determined to take advantage of this unbelievable opportunity, but is she really ready to leave family and friends for the loneliness of the big city? And what about Cody, her former boyfriend? His disappearance has her worried about their future and praying that their love can survive. Cody has been struggling with his own problems. In order to be closer to his mother, who's in prison for a drug charge, Cody takes a coaching job in a small community outside Indianapolis. New friends, distance, and circumstances expose cracks in his relationship with Bailey. Love, loneliness, big opportunities, and even bigger decisions put these two young people to the test in the first book in the Bailey Flanigan series. Features members of the popular Baxter family from New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury's beloved Redemption series, now streaming online Sweet, contemporary Christian romance The first installment of The Baxters--Bailey Flanigan series Book 1: Leaving Book 2: Learning Book 3: Longing Book 4: Loving Includes discussion questions for book clubs
Crazy Town Roswell
Author: Jose Jimenez
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781095015964
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
The sounds of gunfire, sirens howling in the darkness, families crying due to random acts of violence are all part of cities like Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, but they also belong to the small Southwestern community of Roswell, New Mexico. Crazy Town Roswell is a city filled with senior citizens looking for a quiet place to live out the remaining days of life filled with endless days of gardening, golf, and quiet visits with friends. However, there is also the other side of this community where the thread of inevitability runs rampant among young and old alike. Crazy Town Roswell, or just CTR, is a dark place where gang members are initiated into the deadly, and often fatal lifestyle where few, if any escape. Families are torn apart by the cruelty of drugs, drinking, and violence which often accompany those found at the heart of this life. Too often funerals are paid for by GoFundMe pages on Facebook, a car wash held on Main Street next to the Burger King, or empty bottles decorated with the face of CTR's latest victim find their way to a counter at the local Alsup's convenience store. Mimo Horton, a Probation and Parole officer for the State of New Mexico has a good heart and looks to help several of his clients escape their own destiny as he looks to a brighter future to his own life. Vickie Antunez, a mother who has lost her children to the state due to drugs does what she has to in order to reunite her family. Meanwhile, the Professor Rudy Prudencio, takes on the guise of a reformed convict in order to further his own schemes of success. Finally, the young gangbanger Charlie Archuleta seeks redemption and escape from the CTR gang he joined to survive New Mexico's harsh prison existence where the only rule for joining and leaving is "Blood in and Blood Out." Follow each of their stories as they, and their Parole Officer work to break the inevitable future which comes from being a citizen of Crazy Town Roswell.
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781095015964
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
The sounds of gunfire, sirens howling in the darkness, families crying due to random acts of violence are all part of cities like Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, but they also belong to the small Southwestern community of Roswell, New Mexico. Crazy Town Roswell is a city filled with senior citizens looking for a quiet place to live out the remaining days of life filled with endless days of gardening, golf, and quiet visits with friends. However, there is also the other side of this community where the thread of inevitability runs rampant among young and old alike. Crazy Town Roswell, or just CTR, is a dark place where gang members are initiated into the deadly, and often fatal lifestyle where few, if any escape. Families are torn apart by the cruelty of drugs, drinking, and violence which often accompany those found at the heart of this life. Too often funerals are paid for by GoFundMe pages on Facebook, a car wash held on Main Street next to the Burger King, or empty bottles decorated with the face of CTR's latest victim find their way to a counter at the local Alsup's convenience store. Mimo Horton, a Probation and Parole officer for the State of New Mexico has a good heart and looks to help several of his clients escape their own destiny as he looks to a brighter future to his own life. Vickie Antunez, a mother who has lost her children to the state due to drugs does what she has to in order to reunite her family. Meanwhile, the Professor Rudy Prudencio, takes on the guise of a reformed convict in order to further his own schemes of success. Finally, the young gangbanger Charlie Archuleta seeks redemption and escape from the CTR gang he joined to survive New Mexico's harsh prison existence where the only rule for joining and leaving is "Blood in and Blood Out." Follow each of their stories as they, and their Parole Officer work to break the inevitable future which comes from being a citizen of Crazy Town Roswell.
Dream Boy
Author: Madelyn Rosenberg
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402295847
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
"a mysterious adventure where romances, friendships and even the power of dreams are tested. You don't want to miss out on this exciting and totally unique adventure."—Girls' Life.com A thrilling, romantic young adult novel that, like a dream, will have you questioning what is real. Martin is the boy of Annabelle's dreams. Literally. When he suddenly appears at her high school, Annabelle is giddy with excitement...until she realizes if dreams can come true, then so can nightmares. Annabelle's dreams have started coming to life. Which is great when you're dreaming about a gorgeous guy whose purpose in life is to win the Best Boyfriend Ever Award. And then Dream Boy walks into your science class. Talk about the perfect date to homecoming. But not all of Annabelle's dreams are so...friendly. And when the dream stops, the nightmare begins... It was all just brain waves, I thought—disconnected, like the notebook my friend Talon keeps. She draws a line down the middle; on the right she writes everything she remembers about a dream, and on the left notes about what's happening in real life. Reality on one side, dreams on the other, a clear line between the two. But it turns out there are no clear lines—just a jumble of what is and what might be. And all of it is real. "The authors expertly weave the real world and the mysterious world of dreams—where we access our deepest desires—in a perfect blend."—Eric Orloff, author of In Dreams
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402295847
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
"a mysterious adventure where romances, friendships and even the power of dreams are tested. You don't want to miss out on this exciting and totally unique adventure."—Girls' Life.com A thrilling, romantic young adult novel that, like a dream, will have you questioning what is real. Martin is the boy of Annabelle's dreams. Literally. When he suddenly appears at her high school, Annabelle is giddy with excitement...until she realizes if dreams can come true, then so can nightmares. Annabelle's dreams have started coming to life. Which is great when you're dreaming about a gorgeous guy whose purpose in life is to win the Best Boyfriend Ever Award. And then Dream Boy walks into your science class. Talk about the perfect date to homecoming. But not all of Annabelle's dreams are so...friendly. And when the dream stops, the nightmare begins... It was all just brain waves, I thought—disconnected, like the notebook my friend Talon keeps. She draws a line down the middle; on the right she writes everything she remembers about a dream, and on the left notes about what's happening in real life. Reality on one side, dreams on the other, a clear line between the two. But it turns out there are no clear lines—just a jumble of what is and what might be. And all of it is real. "The authors expertly weave the real world and the mysterious world of dreams—where we access our deepest desires—in a perfect blend."—Eric Orloff, author of In Dreams
Disorderly Conduct on a Flyer
Author: Tiera Newhouse
Publisher: Tiera Newhouse
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
This is a story of a single mother falsely incarcerated and accused of disorderly conduct over punching a flyer. Read it and weep as the story narrates how easy it is to get a false charge slapped onto you if you fail to comply with whatever the police ask you to do - weather you break the law or not. Allow Tiera to share her story on behalf of many who did not get to share theirs.
Publisher: Tiera Newhouse
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
This is a story of a single mother falsely incarcerated and accused of disorderly conduct over punching a flyer. Read it and weep as the story narrates how easy it is to get a false charge slapped onto you if you fail to comply with whatever the police ask you to do - weather you break the law or not. Allow Tiera to share her story on behalf of many who did not get to share theirs.