Author: Maryna Gaidar
Publisher: Maryna Gaidar
ISBN: 1999058410
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
People have been disappearing from around the Northumbrian coast for almost three decades. Thirty-six missing women. Locals say, it is a curse stirred by the digging of an ancient Viking burial mound. After being estranged from her kin for many years, Cassandra Ayers returns to her family mansion on the Northumbrian coast to find out if her home is really haunted and uncover the mystery of the thirty-six missing women.
The Voices behind the Walls
Author: Maryna Gaidar
Publisher: Maryna Gaidar
ISBN: 1999058410
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
People have been disappearing from around the Northumbrian coast for almost three decades. Thirty-six missing women. Locals say, it is a curse stirred by the digging of an ancient Viking burial mound. After being estranged from her kin for many years, Cassandra Ayers returns to her family mansion on the Northumbrian coast to find out if her home is really haunted and uncover the mystery of the thirty-six missing women.
Publisher: Maryna Gaidar
ISBN: 1999058410
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
People have been disappearing from around the Northumbrian coast for almost three decades. Thirty-six missing women. Locals say, it is a curse stirred by the digging of an ancient Viking burial mound. After being estranged from her kin for many years, Cassandra Ayers returns to her family mansion on the Northumbrian coast to find out if her home is really haunted and uncover the mystery of the thirty-six missing women.
Voices Behind the Wall
Author: John Patrick Farrell
Publisher: Henry Holt
ISBN: 9780805000528
Category : Imprisonment
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Prisoners discuss their psychological problems, jail life, violence, murder, robbery, survival, and self-image
Publisher: Henry Holt
ISBN: 9780805000528
Category : Imprisonment
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Prisoners discuss their psychological problems, jail life, violence, murder, robbery, survival, and self-image
Women of the Asylum
Author: Jeffrey L. Geller
Publisher: Doubleday
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Geller and Harris's accompanying history of both societal and psychiatric standards for women reveals that often even the prevailing conventions reinforced the perception that these women were "mad.".
Publisher: Doubleday
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Geller and Harris's accompanying history of both societal and psychiatric standards for women reveals that often even the prevailing conventions reinforced the perception that these women were "mad.".
Behind the Walls
Author: Merry Jones
Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd
ISBN: 178010202X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
A Harper Jennings mystery - When Harper Jennings’ staunchest rival at Cornell’s archaeology department turns up on her doorstep, babbling about seeing a Pre-Columbian shape-shifter, Harper doesn’t know what to think. But she can spot a great opportunity – Zina won a coveted post cataloguing a priceless collection of Pre-Columbian artifacts, and if Harper humours Zina, she’ll be able to see them for herself. But then Zina is killed – and the more contact Harper has with the relics, the more her life starts going wrong. The artifacts can’t really be cursed . . . can they?
Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd
ISBN: 178010202X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
A Harper Jennings mystery - When Harper Jennings’ staunchest rival at Cornell’s archaeology department turns up on her doorstep, babbling about seeing a Pre-Columbian shape-shifter, Harper doesn’t know what to think. But she can spot a great opportunity – Zina won a coveted post cataloguing a priceless collection of Pre-Columbian artifacts, and if Harper humours Zina, she’ll be able to see them for herself. But then Zina is killed – and the more contact Harper has with the relics, the more her life starts going wrong. The artifacts can’t really be cursed . . . can they?
Burning Down the House
Author: Nell Bernstein
Publisher: New Press, The
ISBN: 1595589562
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
When teenagers scuffle during a basketball game, they are typically benched. But when Will got into it on the court, he and his rival were sprayed in the face at close range by a chemical similar to Mace, denied a shower for twenty-four hours, and then locked in solitary confinement for a month. One in three American children will be arrested by the time they are twenty-three, and many will spend time locked inside horrific detention centers that defy everything we know about how to rehabilitate young offenders. In a clear-eyed indictment of the juvenile justice system run amok, award-winning journalist Nell Bernstein shows that there is no right way to lock up a child. The very act of isolation denies delinquent children the thing that is most essential to their growth and rehabilitation: positive relationships with caring adults. Bernstein introduces us to youth across the nation who have suffered violence and psychological torture at the hands of the state. She presents these youths all as fully realized people, not victims. As they describe in their own voices their fight to maintain their humanity and protect their individuality in environments that would deny both, these young people offer a hopeful alternative to the doomed effort to reform a system that should only be dismantled. Burning Down the House is a clarion call to shut down our nation’s brutal and counterproductive juvenile prisons and bring our children home.
Publisher: New Press, The
ISBN: 1595589562
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
When teenagers scuffle during a basketball game, they are typically benched. But when Will got into it on the court, he and his rival were sprayed in the face at close range by a chemical similar to Mace, denied a shower for twenty-four hours, and then locked in solitary confinement for a month. One in three American children will be arrested by the time they are twenty-three, and many will spend time locked inside horrific detention centers that defy everything we know about how to rehabilitate young offenders. In a clear-eyed indictment of the juvenile justice system run amok, award-winning journalist Nell Bernstein shows that there is no right way to lock up a child. The very act of isolation denies delinquent children the thing that is most essential to their growth and rehabilitation: positive relationships with caring adults. Bernstein introduces us to youth across the nation who have suffered violence and psychological torture at the hands of the state. She presents these youths all as fully realized people, not victims. As they describe in their own voices their fight to maintain their humanity and protect their individuality in environments that would deny both, these young people offer a hopeful alternative to the doomed effort to reform a system that should only be dismantled. Burning Down the House is a clarion call to shut down our nation’s brutal and counterproductive juvenile prisons and bring our children home.
Behind the Wall
Author: Mary Widdifield
Publisher: Hillcrest Publishing Group
ISBN: 1634132041
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
Mental illness profoundly impacts family and loved ones. These seven true stories told by nine parents were selected from interviews conducted by sisters, Mary and Elin Widdifield, and interwoven with one sisters own experiences. Told with remarkable candor, these stories offer more insight than any single story or academic analysis. Behind the Wall provides a shared voice for millions of people who advocate for a child or loved one who lives with mental illness, fosters a better understanding for society at-large, and delivers a compelling and ultimately hopeful read for anyone fascinated by the human condition. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, nearly twenty million Americans ages eighteen and older suffer from a serious mental illness. Sixty million - about one in four adults - suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. Factor in the family members profoundly affected by a loved one's disorder and mental illness touches virtually all of us. Yet it remains a subject that is often misunderstood, rarely talked about, and frequently stigmatizing. When mental illness enters the national discussion, it typically comes in the wake of a violent tragedy, attracting temporary attention and further misunderstanding. Behind the Wall posits that while mental health professionals and policy makers provide invaluable perspectives, the true story of mental Illness can be told most accurately by the people in the trenches: the parents who watched it all unfold with their child in harrowing and heartfelt detail. Book jacket.
Publisher: Hillcrest Publishing Group
ISBN: 1634132041
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
Mental illness profoundly impacts family and loved ones. These seven true stories told by nine parents were selected from interviews conducted by sisters, Mary and Elin Widdifield, and interwoven with one sisters own experiences. Told with remarkable candor, these stories offer more insight than any single story or academic analysis. Behind the Wall provides a shared voice for millions of people who advocate for a child or loved one who lives with mental illness, fosters a better understanding for society at-large, and delivers a compelling and ultimately hopeful read for anyone fascinated by the human condition. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, nearly twenty million Americans ages eighteen and older suffer from a serious mental illness. Sixty million - about one in four adults - suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. Factor in the family members profoundly affected by a loved one's disorder and mental illness touches virtually all of us. Yet it remains a subject that is often misunderstood, rarely talked about, and frequently stigmatizing. When mental illness enters the national discussion, it typically comes in the wake of a violent tragedy, attracting temporary attention and further misunderstanding. Behind the Wall posits that while mental health professionals and policy makers provide invaluable perspectives, the true story of mental Illness can be told most accurately by the people in the trenches: the parents who watched it all unfold with their child in harrowing and heartfelt detail. Book jacket.
Behind the Attic Wall
Author: Sylvia Cassedy
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0380698439
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
In the bleak, forbidding house of her great-aunts, neglected twelve-year-old orphan Maggie hears ghostly voices and finds magic that awakens in her the capacity to love and be loved.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0380698439
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
In the bleak, forbidding house of her great-aunts, neglected twelve-year-old orphan Maggie hears ghostly voices and finds magic that awakens in her the capacity to love and be loved.
Education Behind the Wall
Author: Mneesha Gellman
Publisher: Brandeis University Press
ISBN: 1684581060
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
"This edited volume seeks to address some of the major issues for faculty teaching college classes to incarcerated students. It is composed of a series of case studies showcasing the strengths and challenges of teaching in prison as well as honest reflection on the reality of education in a constrained environment"--
Publisher: Brandeis University Press
ISBN: 1684581060
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
"This edited volume seeks to address some of the major issues for faculty teaching college classes to incarcerated students. It is composed of a series of case studies showcasing the strengths and challenges of teaching in prison as well as honest reflection on the reality of education in a constrained environment"--
Behind the Walls
Author: Elaine Orr
Publisher: Elaine Orr
ISBN: 0985115874
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
There’s something hidden behind the walls of the hurricane damaged house Jolie bought in her New Jersey beach town. Something someone seems willing to kill for. After Jolie and Scoobie find a small sack of jewelry as they do a mold attack on her bungalow, Jolie is pursued by a purse thief and a burglar. But the guy she’s most worried about is the one who left an elderly auctioneer dead on her porch swing. In between appraising houses and planning a fundraiser for the food pantry (can you say liquid string contest?), Jolie tries to figure out if there is more stolen bounty around town. Is the feared killer the same person who burned some vacant houses, or the as-yet unmasked Peeping Tom? And are they willing to kill again to get to the hidden riches? Her friends and local police warn her to butt out, but that’s just encouragement for a woman who likes to get to the bottom of things. Jolie tries to get her cat, Jazz, to feel at home in the new house. Maybe an unexpected visitor can be a substitute for Aunt Madge’s golden retrievers. And then there’s her love life. Jolie also needs to decide if she really wants to get back with her former boyfriend, Ocean Alley Press reporter George Winters. Or are feelings for someone else trying to get her attention?
Publisher: Elaine Orr
ISBN: 0985115874
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
There’s something hidden behind the walls of the hurricane damaged house Jolie bought in her New Jersey beach town. Something someone seems willing to kill for. After Jolie and Scoobie find a small sack of jewelry as they do a mold attack on her bungalow, Jolie is pursued by a purse thief and a burglar. But the guy she’s most worried about is the one who left an elderly auctioneer dead on her porch swing. In between appraising houses and planning a fundraiser for the food pantry (can you say liquid string contest?), Jolie tries to figure out if there is more stolen bounty around town. Is the feared killer the same person who burned some vacant houses, or the as-yet unmasked Peeping Tom? And are they willing to kill again to get to the hidden riches? Her friends and local police warn her to butt out, but that’s just encouragement for a woman who likes to get to the bottom of things. Jolie tries to get her cat, Jazz, to feel at home in the new house. Maybe an unexpected visitor can be a substitute for Aunt Madge’s golden retrievers. And then there’s her love life. Jolie also needs to decide if she really wants to get back with her former boyfriend, Ocean Alley Press reporter George Winters. Or are feelings for someone else trying to get her attention?
Behind the Wall
Author: Rich Wiles
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1597974390
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
Of the approximately seven million Palestinian refugees around the world, more than 650,000 are living in camps along the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Having been forced from their homes, either through violence or the threat of it, those living in these camps, Rich Wiles asserts, suffer greatly from Israeli Army incursions, violence, poverty, and desperation—often even more severely than in the surrounding cities or villages. Although much media attention has been drawn to the area's political climate, the stories of its dispossessed people have gone largely underreported. Having spent much of his time in Palestine since 2003, Wiles offers a glimpse inside the West Bank's refugee camps between 2006 and 2007 through a collection of oral histories, vignettes, and photographic portraits. In these pieces, Wiles recounts conversations with Palestinians of all ages, including survivors of al-Nakba, released child and female prisoners, parents trying to rear their children amid the violence of military occupation, and exiles struggling for the right of return to their original villages. These intimate portrayals not only offer clues to understanding the physical and psychological effects of exile, colonization, and occupation, they also reveal the true Palestinian psyche, one that is at once full of life, love, and strength. Through both written word and photographic image, Behind the Wall allows Palestinians to speak for themselves.
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1597974390
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
Of the approximately seven million Palestinian refugees around the world, more than 650,000 are living in camps along the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Having been forced from their homes, either through violence or the threat of it, those living in these camps, Rich Wiles asserts, suffer greatly from Israeli Army incursions, violence, poverty, and desperation—often even more severely than in the surrounding cities or villages. Although much media attention has been drawn to the area's political climate, the stories of its dispossessed people have gone largely underreported. Having spent much of his time in Palestine since 2003, Wiles offers a glimpse inside the West Bank's refugee camps between 2006 and 2007 through a collection of oral histories, vignettes, and photographic portraits. In these pieces, Wiles recounts conversations with Palestinians of all ages, including survivors of al-Nakba, released child and female prisoners, parents trying to rear their children amid the violence of military occupation, and exiles struggling for the right of return to their original villages. These intimate portrayals not only offer clues to understanding the physical and psychological effects of exile, colonization, and occupation, they also reveal the true Palestinian psyche, one that is at once full of life, love, and strength. Through both written word and photographic image, Behind the Wall allows Palestinians to speak for themselves.