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Books > Health, Home & Family > Self-help & practical interests > Popular psychology > General
Sermons of Soul brings you the best-loved opening segments from Iman Rappetti’s award-winning radio show, POWER Talk. With each daily sermon, Iman sought to reach out to her listeners and give them something special before the day’s tough subjects unfolded on the programme. She wanted to create a moment for them to feel appreciated, thought of, challenged or cared for.
Some days the sermon was a motivational letter, encouraging listeners to stay strong and confident, to have hope for themselves and the country. On other days it was different – a call to action, a sociopolitical critique, a powerfully moving assessment of how we were doing as a society. These few minutes became one of the most-listened-to segments in radio, so popular that people frequently called in to comment on the impact of the messages or stopped Iman in the street to talk about them. More than once, the sermons have been called life-changing.
Reading Iman’s labour of love will remind you of important issues at the same time as it will encourage and inspire you.
"Animals in Translation" is the culmination of Temple Grandin's
extraordinary life's work, drawing upon the latest research, her
distinguished career as an animal scientist and her own experience
of being autistic. With co-author Catherine Johnson, Grandin argues
that while 'normal people' convert experience into words and
abstractions, animals and autistics process the world as sensory
information - specific pictures, sights and sounds. This difference
is the key to understanding how animals see, think and feel. As
much a revelation about life with autism as it is about life with
animals, "Animals in Translation" explores pain, fear, aggression,
love, friendship, communication and learning in a startling book
that will change the way you think about animals.
Sibling relationships are special in many ways, not least because
often siblings are the family members who go through their whole
lives together But those relationships can be fraught with strife
or tension, bouts of happiness or strain and stress. They can
predict and affect other relationships in our lives, and they can
offer solace or sadness over the years. Here, Suzanne Degges-White
looks at the variety of sibling relationships with an eye to
improving both the good and the bad. Using real stories throughout,
the author illustrates the broad spectrum of problems (and rewards)
that can come from having a sibling. Examining such factors as the
early family constellation, birth order, cultural diversity, and
family communication patterns, Degges-White illustrates how these
relationships can affect so many other areas of our lives, and
considers how adult sibling conflict, rivalry, abuse, and loss
influence our lives. She offers suggestions for effective responses
to adult sibling conflict as well as enhancing family communication
and deepening the sibling connection in adulthood. No matter what
the sibling relationship is or has become, this work will help
readers consider how situations might be improved or addressed,
even if it means letting go of unhealthy sibling relationships.
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