Adventures in Bipolarland
Adventures in Bipolarland

Author: Reni Seidman

Publisher: Reni Seidman

Published: 2004-03-22

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 1442175249

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The newest drug on the antidepressant shelf sends 35 year-old Laurel into a twilight zone of biochemically altered thoughts. Handcuffed, detained, and drugged against her will, she is not aware of her illness. She is fully aware of the inhumane treatment shown to her. Forced to live a different life with a "different" brain, innate strength and manic optimism overcome fear and vulnerability. Police, schizophrenics, doctors, drug addicts, judges, and homeless vets become the people of Laurel's world. A tidal wave of depression hits just as she begins to sort through the chaos. When life hurts so much that it's difficult to keep breathing--when suicide is not an option--the only reasonable response is to move forward as far and as fast as possible. Laurel discovers that the magic of synchronicity exists apart from mania, and she is able to honor the spiritual component of her strange experience. The result is a tale that ends well, for "living well is the best revenge."

Funny, You Don't Look Autistic
Funny, You Don't Look Autistic

Author: Michael McCreary

Publisher: Annick Press

Published: 2019-03-12

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 1773212605

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Like many others on the autism spectrum, 20-something stand-up comic Michael McCreary has been told by more than a few well-meaning folks that he doesn’t “look” autistic. But, as he’s quick to point out in this memoir, autism “looks” different for just about everyone with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Diagnosed with ASD at age five, McCreary got hit with the performance bug not much later. During a difficult time in junior high, he started journaling, eventually turning his pain e into something empowering—and funny. He scored his first stand-up gig at age 14, and hasn't looked back. This unique and hilarious #OwnVoices memoir breaks down what it’s like to live with autism for readers on and off the spectrum. Candid scenes from McCreary's life are broken up with funny visuals and factual asides. Funny, You Don’t Look Autistic is an invaluable and compelling read for young readers with ASD looking for voices to relate to, as well as for readers hoping to broaden their understanding of ASD.

Narcissistic and Emotional Abuse
Narcissistic and Emotional Abuse

Author: Anne McCrea

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-11-22

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 9781979532839

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Have you ever felt that you can never do anything right? When things go wrong, is it always your fault? Do you ever find yourself being met with a wall of silence and you have no idea why? If so, you need answers. You could be the target of a toxic person or a narcissist. Unless one has been subjected to abuse from these individuals, it is difficult to understand or comprehend the trauma and damage these people cause. There are no bruises or visible scars, but the pain goes much deeper than the eye can see or most hearts can fathom. Narcissistic and emotional abuse is extremely destructive and long lasting, and sadly, may leave scars that last a lifetime. Many targets of abuse will blame themselves believing that they are at fault. Learning about narcissism and emotional abuse will show you that you are not responsible for another person's despicable behaviour. The only thing that you can take responsibility for is the way you react to their behaviour. This book will explain the behaviour of the narcissistic spouse or partner, narcissists within the family or the workplace, friendship with a narcissistic personality and recovery from narcissistic abuse. This knowledge should help your understanding of this disorder and assist in the recovery process.

Wind Power Integration
Wind Power Integration

Author: Brendan Fox

Publisher: IET

Published: 2007-06-20

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0863414494

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This essential book examines the main problems of wind power integration and guides the reader through a number of the most recent solutions based on current research and operational experience of wind power integration.

Methods in Paleoecology
Methods in Paleoecology

Author: Darin A. Croft

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-10-27

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 3319942654

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This volume focuses on the reconstruction of past ecosystems and provides a comprehensive review of current techniques and their application in exemplar studies. The 18 chapters address a wide variety of topics that span vertebrate paleobiology and paleoecology (body mass, postcranial functional morphology, evolutionary dental morphology, microwear and mesowear, ecomorphology, mammal community structure analysis), contextual paleoenvironmental studies (paleosols and sedimentology, ichnofossils, pollen, phytoliths, plant macrofossils), and special techniques (bone microstructure, biomineral isotopes, inorganic isotopes, 3-D morphometrics, and ecometric modeling). A final chapter discusses how to integrate results of these studies with taphonomic data in order to more accurately characterize an ancient ecosystem. Current investigators, advanced undergraduates, and graduate students interested in the field of paleoecology will find this book immensely useful. The length and structure of the volume also makes it suitable for teaching a college-level course on reconstructing Cenozoic ecosystems.

State and Countryside
State and Countryside

Author: Merilee Serrill Grindle

Publisher:

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13:

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What is responsible for the persistence of underdevelopment in rural Latin America? Merilee S. Grindle analyzes the role of public policies in stimulating agrarian change in Latin America from 1940 to 1980.

Wind-Diesel Systems
Wind-Diesel Systems

Author: Ray Hunter

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1994-03-03

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 0521434408

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This book provides for the first time in a single volume the collective knowledge of many leading researchers on state-of-the-art wind-diesel technology. It contains the results and advice of nineteen experts from ten different countries, and has been carefully edited to provide a coherent reference volume. This book is the result of a five-year study by a group of experts working on the development of wind-diesel technology under the auspices of the International Energy Agency. The formal, technical aims of this project were as follows: to define cost-effective models and techniques for obtaining wind and load data necessary for planning; to specify decentralised wind-energy conversion system installations; to apply and further develop models suitable for analysing the performance of wind-diesel systems; and to obtain a sound analytical basis for planning and designing wind-diesel systems.