An Unplanned Encounter
An Unplanned Encounter

Author: Jonathan R. Husband

Publisher: LULU

Published: 2014-03

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 1483408078

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In England in 1943, a young woman's life and trust are forever shattered by a brutal act of violence. Sexually assaulted by Jock, her parents' lodger and the respected manager at the nearby airfield, twenty-year-old Mary Louise struggles for self-respect and safety in the aftermath of the attack. When she learns that she is pregnant, she must find the courage for another battle. She fights to keep the child and raise him alone, as the father refuses to acknowledge, support, or participate in his son's life in any way. For thirty years, the aftershocks of that terrifying night continue to shake her world and those of her family, friends, and son. With ordinary lives thrown into chaos, complex human emotions run rampant. In her fierce determination to survive and thrive, Mary Louise will discover just how strong she really is. Inspired by one girl's real-life tragedy, An Unplanned Encounter reveals the secrets of a life torn apart by violence and rebuilt by courage and love.

Unplanned
Unplanned

Author: Abby Johnson

Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

Published: 2019-03-05

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 1414396546

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The author shares her journey from Planned Parenthood director to anti-abortion activist.

The Therapeutic Frame in the Clinical Context
The Therapeutic Frame in the Clinical Context

Author: Maria Luca

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-11-12

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1135443882

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How does the therapeutic frame help therapists in their practice? The Therapeutic Frame in the Clinical Context examines some of the key issues inherent in the intimate and very often intense therapeutic relationship. It addresses and clarifies perspectives on the creation of a therapeutic environment that is conducive to therapy. The book addresses specific aspects of the therapeutic frame. How does a client feel about unexpectedly meeting her psychotherapist's son or daughter? How does a psychotherapist or counsellor practice within a 'frameless', often intrusive environment, in acute hospital wards? How does a counsellor manage the frame in the face of a life-threatening illness? Using a wealth of examples from clinical practice, The Therapeutic Frame in the Clinical Context examines these issues and more, in a range of settings including the NHS, private practice, and the workplace, and provides valuable guidelines from a range of theoretical perspectives, including Jungian and psychoanalytic.

Shared Encounters
Shared Encounters

Author: Katharine S. Willis

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2009-11-28

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 184882727X

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Every day we share encounters with others as we inhabit the space around us. In offering insights and knowledge on this increasingly important topic, this book introduces a range of empirical and theoretical approaches to the study of shared encounters. It highlights the multifaceted nature of collective experience and provides a deeper understanding of the nature and value of shared encounters in everyday life. Divided into four sections, each section comprises a set of chapters on a different topic and is introduced by a key author in the field who provides an overview of the content. The book itself is introduced by Paul Dourish, who sets the theme of shared encounters in the context of technological and social change over the last fifteen years. The four sections that follow consider the characteristics of shared encounters and describe how they can be supported in different settings: the first section, introduced by Barry Brown, looks at shared experiences. George Roussos, in the second section, presents playful encounters. Malcolm McCulloch introduces the section on spatial settings and – last but not least – Elizabeth Churchill previews the topic of social glue. The individual chapters that accompany each part offer particular perspectives on the main topic and provide detailed insights from the author’s own research background. A valuable reference for anyone designing ubiquitous media, mobile social software and LBS applications, this volume will also be useful to researchers, students and practitioners in fields ranging from computer science to urban studies.

Providing Health Care in the Context of Language Barriers
Providing Health Care in the Context of Language Barriers

Author: Elizabeth A. Jacobs

Publisher: Multilingual Matters

Published: 2017-04-21

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 1783097787

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Global migration continues to increase, and with it comes increasing linguistic diversity. This presents obvious challenges for both healthcare provider and patient, and the chapters in this volume represent a range of international perspectives on language barriers in health care. A variety of factors influence the best ways of approaching and overcoming these language barriers, including cultural, geographical, political and practical considerations, and as a result a range of approaches and solutions are suggested and discussed. The authors in this volume discuss a wide range of countries and languages, and cover issues that will be familiar to all healthcare practitioners, including the role of informal interpreters, interpreting in a clinical setting, bilingual healthcare practitioners and working with languages with comparatively small numbers of speakers.

Prepare to Be Favoured
Prepare to Be Favoured

Author: Christina Obeng

Publisher: Xulon Press

Published: 2012-03

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 1619966948

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"A seriously dangerous book in the hands of a determined person, which will challenge you to go after God and your dreams. If you want to move ahead in life, submitting to God's direction in preparation, in order to accomplish your assignment, destiny and dream, then this book is for you!" Caution: Do Not Read, if you do not want to Change!! - Prepare to Be Favoured is a book that will challenge every believer to wake up to the fact that their God given assignments can never die. I believe this book is for every Christian who desires to take action and position themselves for favour to achieve their dreams. Reading this book and following the message contained in it will ensure your dream come to pass. Your dream must not die! Pastor Yemisi Ashimolowo - Resident Pastor, KICC London - "Prepare To Be Favoured is very Inspirational" Cardinal Peter Turkson - Rome - "I recommend that you read this book, Pastor Christina is a wonderful woman of God and has a strong message to convey." Stuart Freeman - Chairman TMH Outdoor Ltd (Faith TV) - "This great book - "Prepare to be favoured", provides an insight into the fundamental truth of life and the countless opportunities that God provides to all. It cuts across the secular providing precision to the truth of life". Dr. Lynne Horan - Ohio State University - I endorse this book - a thought provoking fine piece of Christian literature - Highly recommended! Dr Lawrence Tetteh - Executive Director LT Economic & Development Consultancy & Worldwide Miracle Outreach

Planning for the Unplanned
Planning for the Unplanned

Author: Aseem Inam

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-11-26

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 1317972538

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How do cities plan for the unplanned? Do cities plan for recovery from every possible sudden shock? How does one prepare a plan for the recovery after a tragedy, like the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York? The book discovers the systematic features that contribute to the success of planning institutions. In cities filled with uncertainty and complexity, planning institutions effectively tackle unexpected and sudden change by relying on the old and the familiar, rather than the new and the innovative. The author argues that planning programs institutions were successful because they were bureaucratic, and relied on standardized routines, rigorous sets of established regimes, familiar programs, and institutionalized hierarchies. Also contrary to popular perception, neither the leaders at the top of the institutions nor those workers at the grassroots level were the most important in the implementation of such routines. The key actors were middle managers, because they knew the institutional structures inside out, what the routines were and how to use them, and were successful go-betweens between national governments and grassroots community groups. Case studies from Mexico City, Los Angeles and New York provide a deeper understanding of urban planning processes. The case studies reveal that systematic institutional analysis helps us understand what works in planning, and why. They also demonstrate the manner in which institutional routines serve as powerful and effective tools for addressing novel situations.

China and America: Destined for Conflict?
China and America: Destined for Conflict?

Author: Wenzhao Tao

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-09-25

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 9811934525

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This book explores the possibility and feasibility of building a new model of major-country relations between China and the United States, which is of great significance to the sound interaction between the two countries and the preservation of peace and stability of the world. In early June 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama reached a consensus on building a new model of major-country relations at the historical Sunny lands meeting in California. In the years that followed, the two leaders were committed to that goal despite the different interpretations in its substance. How is the new model of major-country relations conceptualized and developed? What renders it possible? Is the major-country conflict inevitable? These are the basic issues addressed in this book. Now, China-US relations are at a critical juncture. The international community is watching the world’s two largest economies and is quite concerned about the future of one of the world’s most complicated bilateral relationships. This timely publication of Professor Tao Wenzhao provides us with a realistic approach to managing this vital relationship in a candid and balanced way.

The International Law of the Sea
The International Law of the Sea

Author: Donald R Rothwell

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2023-08-10

Total Pages: 864

ISBN-13: 1509958398

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Praise for the previous edition: “A complete overview of the subject which does not intimidate the reader but rather spurns interest and understanding in the subject.” European Energy and Environmental Law Review “...(the book is) scholarly yet accessible and very readable; thoroughly recommended.” Law Institute Journal Description The law of the sea provides for the regulation, management and governance of the ocean spaces that cover over two-thirds of the Earth's surface. This book provides a comprehensive assessment of the foundational principles of the law of the sea, a critical overview of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and an analysis of subsequent developments including many bilateral, regional, and global agreements that supplement the Convention. The third edition of this acclaimed text has been thoroughly revised and updated, and now incorporates a dedicated chapter on natural and artificial islands. All of the main areas of the law of the sea are addressed including the foundations and sources of the law, the nature and extent of the maritime zones, the delimitation of overlapping maritime boundaries, the place of archipelagic and other special states in the law of the sea, navigational rights and freedoms, military activities at sea, marine scientific research, and marine resource and conservation issues such as fisheries, marine environmental protection and dispute settlement. The book also takes stock of contemporary oceans governance issues not adequately addressed by the Convention. Overarching challenges facing the law of the sea are considered, including how new maritime security initiatives can be reconciled with traditional navigational rights and freedoms, the need for stronger legal and policy responses to protect the global ocean environment from climate change and ocean acidification, and work on a new agreement for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction.

Difficult Empathy and Rhetorical Encounters
Difficult Empathy and Rhetorical Encounters

Author: Eric Leake

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-08-04

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 1000923886

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Difficult Empathy takes up the question of empathy as fundamentally a rhetorical concern, focusing on the ways we encounter and understand one another in what we read and write, hear and say. The book centres around the argument that empathy as a rhetorical event occurs not simply in the minds of individuals but as a product of the rhetorical situations, practices, cultures, and values in which we engage. Rather than identifying empathy as a cure-all, or jettisoning the concept altogether, the author acknowledges empathy’s potential as well as its limitations by focusing on what makes empathy a hard and ultimately worthwhile practice. This nuanced and original study will interest scholars working at the intersection of rhetoric and composition with empathy, as well as those studying empathy in fields such as critical and cultural theory, politics, media analysis, social psychology, and the cognitive humanities.