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"This book harkens a new era of intimate partner violence intervention, one in which we are free to experiment with alternative ways to end intimate partner abuse." -Julia C. Babcock, PhD Professor, University of Houston, TX (From the Foreword) "The book you hold in your hands offers a variety of approaches intended to help abusive men change by utilizing the strengths and assets they already possess." -Chris Huffine, PsyD Clinical Director Allies in Change Counseling Center Portland, OR (From the Foreword) Strengths-based batterer intervention programs serve as a unique approach to intimate partner violence (IPV), building on individual strengths-not deficits-to help IPV offenders end their...
"Revealing the many steps people take to protect their private lives, A Fine Daughter is a provocative look at equivocating realities, at passion and appearance, and at love and regret on one sensual, magical, life-affirming day - a day that will change the town of Little Cypress forever."--BOOK JACKET.
Born an obscure German princess who suffered under the control of a domineering, narcissistic mother, the fourteen-year-old Princess Sophie von Anhalt-Zerbst seemed to be destined for a minor marriage and a forgettable career. Destiny had other plans for her: summoned to Russia, then considered by most Europeans to be a vast, primitive wasteland, devoid of culture or sophistication, she became the Grand Duchess Ekaterina, wife of the future emperor Peter III. What followed her short, unhappy marriage was a legendary rise to supreme power. At the age of 33, the Grand Duchess Catherine became the Empress Catherine II, ruler in her own right of the largest empire on earth. In this book, you wil...
Shows how global ratings and rankings shape political agendas and influence states' behavior, reframing how we think about power.
Discusses mathematical exposure models which may assist industrial hygienists in determining acceptable exposure limits in the workplace.
Here is the official screenplay book tie-in to the true story drama of a couple from the United Kingdom who share a large age gap. Just You & I introduces audiences to one of the most endearing Taboos to ever hit our screens. Age Gap Relationships are still to this day 2022 frowned upon by society but now are becoming widely accepted. However, when Marilyn met william the year was 2005, and Age gap relationships were NOT ACCEPTED, NOT ONE BIT. From Writers/Directors (william smith & Marilyn Buttigieg) comes Just you & I an Award-winning film about one age gap couples’ epic true story of love, sacrifice, and struggle. After being given some devastating news (Marilyn Cooper) literally bumps ...
Bestselling author of Odd Girl Out, Rachel Simmons exposes the myth of the Good Girl, freeing girls from its impossible standards and encouraging them to embrace their real selves In The Curse of the Good Girl, bestselling author Rachel Simmons argues that in lionizing the Good Girl we are teaching girls to embrace a version of selfhood that sharply curtails their power and potential. Unerringly nice, polite, modest, and selfless, the Good Girl is a paradigm so narrowly defined that it's unachievable. When girls inevitably fail to live up-experiencing conflicts with peers, making mistakes in the classroom or on the playing field-they are paralyzed by self-criticism, stunting the growth of vi...
“A shining story of a young girl who struggles to come of age and find her place in a world fraught with danger.” —Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Newbery Honor-winning author of Hitler Youth * Winner of the Youth Prize at the Angoulême International Comics Festival (voted by readers) * Winner of the Artémisia Prize for Historical Fiction * Winner of the Andersen Premio Prize * A magnificent narrative inspired by a true survival story that asks universal questions about a young girl’s coming of age story, her identity, her passions, and her first loves. At the Sèvres Children’s Home outside Paris, Rachel Cohen has discovered her passion—photography. Although she hasn’t heard from...