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In the wake of her son’s sudden death, Margaret Dobrescu struggles to keep it together in the face of her grief…and her guilt. She can’t help but blame herself for Kyle’s own lifelong struggles—namely, the alcoholism that plagued him. But within mere days of his funeral, secrets and suspicions begin to surface, and Margaret’s husband admits that Kyle once confessed to having a daughter. Clinging to the hope that some part of her son is still out there, Margaret embarks on a search to find her rumored granddaughter.

Talking Cure is a timely and enticing excursion into the art of good conversation. Paula Marantz Cohen reveals how conversation connects us in ways that social media never can and explains why simply talking to each other freely and without guile may be the cure to what ails our troubled society. Drawing on her lifelong immersion in literature and culture and her decades of experience as a teacher and critic, Cohen argues that we learn to converse in our families and then carry that knowledge into a broader world where we encounter diverse opinions and sensibilities.

Agent Miriam Randle works for LifeTime, a private law enforcement agency that undertakes short-term time travel to erase crimes before they occur. Haunted by the memory of her twin brother’s unsolved murder at the age of six, Miriam thinks of herself as Myriad—an incarnation of the many lives she’s lived in her journeys to rearrange the past. When a routine assignment goes wrong and Miriam commits a murder she was meant to avert, she is thrown into the midst of a conspiracy that reaches to the highest levels of LifeTime.

For mental health professionals who must regularly guard against compassion fatigue and secondary traumatization, intentional self-care isn't just essential; it's a survival tool. If therapists don't take proper care of themselves, they can't do their work effectively.

People are dying in Dr. Joshua Salvador's ER. His medical assistant, only weeks from delivering her baby, hangs on to life by a thread. The symptoms seem horrifyingly familiar, and he begins to suspect the deaths are targeted at him. But before he can figure things out, top TV investigator Rachel Wright is standing in the middle of his ER, convinced an outbreak, an epidemic, or even a botched flu vaccine could be the cause, and she's going to tell the world.

TV news reporter Samantha Steele is one panic attack away from losing her job. Future on the line and cameraman in tow, she follows her mentor on an exhilarating adventure vacation. When he dies while skydiving, her investigative instincts scream "murdered," and lead her to gorgeous thrill-seeker Zack Hunter. Zack is an undercover police officer investigating his uncle's death through the same adventure vacation company. Samantha is a thorn in his side the moment they meet. 

When their beloved godmother, Letty, dies suddenly, the Concordia sisters converge on the beach town of Sarasota, Florida, to mourn the passing of the woman who raised them. While there, they must scatter her ashes as instructed and decide what to do with her consignment shop, One Woman's Junk.

Ava Harper's resume keeps getting updated. It started with witch, then necromancer, author, bookstore clerk, vampire wrangler, and medium. Yes, you heard that right, she can talk to ghosts. New powers bring more responsibilities and things to add to the list of magic she needs to learn. Especially when Ava finds out her mother isn't in a happy place.

Let's face it: Life gives you plenty of reasons to get angry, sad, scared, and frustrated - and those feelings are okay. But sometimes it can feel like your emotions are taking over, spinning out of control with a mind of their own. To make matters worse, these overwhelming emotions might be interfering with school, causing trouble in your relationships, and preventing you from living a happier life.

Widow and empty nester Ava Harper never dreamed of turning 40 without the love of her life. Nor did she know she would bury her favorite aunt, who raised her after the death of her mother, a few years later. Then again, she doesn't have the power of foresight. No, her powers are much darker. With her only son off to college and her life savings depleted, Ava returns home to Shipton Harbor, Maine. When an old friend of the family turns up dead, Ava must delve deep into the powers she's repressed all her adult life to find the killer. Now she must open up to her own wells of dark magic.

Florapedia is an eclectic A-Z compendium of botanical lore. With more than 100 enticing entries - on topics ranging from achlorophyllous plants that use a fungus as an intermediary to obtain nutrients from other plants to zygomorphic flowers that admit only the most select pollinators - this collection is a captivating journey into the realm of botany. Writing in her incomparably engaging style, Carol Gracie discusses remarkable plants from around the globe, botanical art and artists, early botanical explorers, ethnobotanical uses of plants, botanical classification, and more.

The Happy Stepcouple is a comprehensive, practical self-help book designed to help couples with children from prior relationships thrive despite the complexity of stepfamily life. More than two thirds of stepcouple relationships break up within the first few years of committing to each other. With these terrible odds, every stepcouple needs an arsenal of tools necessary to sustain a loving relationship. The Happy Stepcouple gives them everything they need to navigate complex stepfamily dynamics with confidence and kindness, allowing them to build a happy, fulfilling life.

Parents whose adult children have cut off contact wonder: How did this happen? Where did I go wrong? What happened to my loving child? Over time, holidays, birthdays, and even the birth of grandchildren may pass in silence. Anguish may turn into anger. While time, in and of itself, does not necessarily heal, actions do, and while every estrangement includes situation-specific variables, there are practical, effective, and universal techniques for understanding and healing these not-uncommon breaches. 

The Complete ACOA Sourcebook is a compilation of three of Dr. Woititz's classic books, addressing head-on the symptoms of The Adult Children of Alcoholics syndrome and providing strategies for living a normal life as an adult. Listeners will find help for themselves: at home, in intimate relationships, and on the job. They will discover the reasons for the way they think, believe, and feel about themselves; ACOAs often feel isolated, have difficulty in relationships, in the workplace, and in feeling good about themselves.

This book provides up-to-date information on language, etiquette, and appropriate communication and conduct in treating TGNC clients, and discusses the history, cultural context, and ethical and legal issues that can arise in working with gender-diverse individuals in a clinical setting. You'll also find information about informed consent approaches that call for a shift in the role of the mental health provider in the position of assessment and referral for the purposes of gender-affirming medical care (such as hormones, surgery, and other procedures). 

"Hemen kafamı o yöne çevirdim ve oturma odasının ana penceresinde duran ve gözlerini dikmiş bana bakan o kadına baktım. Çok geçmeden yanıma geldi. Üstünde hâlâ flamingolu kimonosu vardı. Bana bir bardak buzlu su ikram etti. Bardağı dudaklarıma götürürken onun çıplak vücudunu hayal ettim." Henry, Kuzey Denizi’nde bir sondaj kulesinde çalışmaktadır. 14 gün boyunca her gün, günde aralıksız 12 saat mesaisi vardır. İki hafta çalıştıktan sonra izne çıkar ana karaya gider. Burada kendisi gibi bekar arkadaşlarıyla zaman geçirir.

""Beş adam, üzerlerindeki kürklü pantolonlarla etrafımda zıplıyor, tuhaf hayvan maskeleri takıyorlardı. Maskeler, büyük köpeklerin ısırmalarını önlemek için takılan ağızlıklara benziyordu. İblis kostümü olarak kullanmak için mükemmel bir seçimdi. Sonunda peri fantezimi yaşıyordum. Sonunda hayalim gerçek olmuştu. Beş küçük iblis, onlara baktığımı görünce dansa başlamaları gerektiğini anlamışlardı. Adımlarının giderek daha da yaklaştığını duyabiliyordum." Bu kısa öykü, İsveçli film yapımcısı Erika Lust işbirliğiyle yayınlanmıştır.

"O sırada telefonuma bir mesaj geldi. Aslında hiç bakmamam gerekirdi. Toplantıda çalmaması için kapatmak üzere telefonu elime aldım, ama tabii ki mesajı okumaktan kendimi alamadım: "Hiçbir kadın senin gibi ıslak ve senin gibi daracık olamaz. Vücudunu öyle özlüyorum ki, içim acıyor. P." Patronuyla önemli bir toplantıya girmeden hemen önce böyle bir mesaj almayı kim ister ki? Gülümseyerek eski patronunuzla yaşadığınız vahşi orgazmları hatırlamaktan kendinizi alamadığınızı, ama bir yandan da maaşınıza zam istemeniz gerektiğini düşünün...

Self-improvement is a lifelong quest. We all have things we’d like to change about ourselves, which is why many people make New Year’s resolutions. Yet, research shows that only about 8 percent of resolution makers achieve their goals. Changing personal habits is both hugely difficult and hugely rewarding. Here, Scientific American offers this guide on breaking bad habits and the ultimate satisfaction of making difficult life changes.

Jenny, Malezya’daki antropoloji araştırmasının masraflarını karşılamak için, istemeden de olsa yüzen evini satmaya karar verir. Başlarda potansiyel bir alıcı bulamaz, ama bir gün tekneyi boyarken şık giyimli bir adam görünür ve tekneye bakmak ister. Fakat göz koyduğu tek şey tekne değildir... Benzer şekilde Jenny de, ilgisini onun parasından çok vücudunun cezbettiğini kısa sürede anlayacaktır.