Over Our Heads is a novel that weaves together the histories of two very different half-sisters who return home to deal with the aftermath that occurs when the grandmother who raised them dies. Emma, a punk band singer and poet turned pet psychic, and Rachel, an actuary with an interest in astronomy, both carry the remnants of childhoods overshadowed by issues of bullying, abandonment, alienation and fear. In the raw terrain of profound loss, the two sisters struggle through the stages of grief - each in their own way. The past merges with the present, as through the process of emptying the family home, each woman is taken back to their childhoods in 1970s Toronto and Vancouver, where they navigated a social climate rife with racism, homophobia and marginalization of the mentally ill and cognitively disabled. Over Our Heads is a story about kindness, compassion - and the lack of it, on both a societal and individual level. It's about growing up wounded, and the generational legacy of suffering such wounds can create. It unearths the painful family dynamics that can arise from our perception of memory, and how these dynamics colour both who we are, and who we believe others to be. It's a story of acceptance, forgiveness, redemption, and the beauty that can be found in the imperfection inherent in being human.

Poetry. Literary Nonfiction. Art. African American Studies. Asian American Studies. Native American Studies. This anthology of poetry, spoken word, fiction, creative nonfiction, spoken word texts, as well as black and white artwork and photography, explores the question of how mixed-race women in North America identify in the twenty-first century. Contributions engage, document, and/or explore the experiences of being mixed-race, by placing interraciality as the center, rather than periphery, of analysis.

The complete eleventh season of the popular US drama following detectives including Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) and Bobby Simone (Jimmy Smits) as they police the streets of the Big Apple. The episodes comprise: 'Frickin' Fraker', 'Your Bus, Ted', 'Shear Stupidity', 'Porn Free', 'Keeping Abreast', 'Andy Appleseed', 'It's to Die For', 'And the Wenner Is', 'Only Schmucks Pay Income Tax', 'You Da Bomb', 'Passing the Stone', 'Chatty Chatty Bang Bang', 'Take My Wife, Please', 'Colonel Knowledge', 'Old Yeller', 'On the Fence', 'In Goddess We Trussed', 'The Brothers Grim', 'Peeler? I Hardly Knew Her', 'Traylor Trash', 'What's Your Poison?' and 'Whose Your Daddy?'.

Do you remember the answer you used to give when you were asked what you wanted to do when you grew up?

This is a book for grown-ups who want to rekindle their childhood dreams with a midlife career change. This is also a book for people who have found fulfilling work lives but have no idea what they will do with themselves in retirement.

We've all been given advice about financial planning and the importance of exercise and eating right. We've been sensible, we have lived in the Real World. No one has asked us: What have you learned about yourself on the job? What has made you happy? Satisfied? Proud? Have you neglected a talent that you nurtured as a youth? What would you be happy never doing again and what would you like to do that you have never done? In other words, for you, what is the Good Life?

Until now. In What Do You Want to Do When You Grow Up? Dorothy Cantor shows that everyone is different when it comes to deciding what it takes to keep growing and learning during one's work life and after. Through questions and reflections concerning your past ambitions and your present realities, through the work stories of people in the midst of transition, Cantor provides the simple tools that can broaden your horizons. With this book and a bit of spirit, you have all you need to make a plan for your next adventure...your future.

The complete twelfth season of the popular US drama following detectives including Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) and Bobby Simone (Jimmy Smits) as they police the streets of the Big Apple. The episodes comprise: 'Dress for Success', 'Fish Out of Water', 'Great Balls of Ire', 'Divorce, Detective Style', 'You're Buggin' Me', 'The Vision Thing', 'My Dinner With Andy', 'I Like Ike', 'The 3-H Club', 'The Dead Donald', 'Bale Out', 'I Love My Wives, But Oh You Kid', 'Stoli With a Twist', 'Stratis Fear', 'La Bomba', 'Old Man Quiver', 'Sergeant Sipowicz' Lonely Hearts Club Band', 'Lenny Scissorhands', 'Bale to the Chief' and 'Moving Day'.

The complete tenth season of the popular US drama following detectives including Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) and Bobby Simone (Jimmy Smits) as they police the streets of the Big Apple. The episodes comprise: 'Ho Down', 'You've Got Mail', 'One in the Nuts', 'Meat Me in the Park', 'Death By Cycle', 'Maya Con Dios', 'Das Boots', 'Below the Belt', 'Half-Ashed', 'Healthy McDowell Movement', 'I Kid You Not', 'Arrested Development', 'Bottoms Up', 'Laughlin All the Way to the Clink', 'Tranny Get Your Gun', 'Nude Awakening', 'Off the Wall', 'Marine Life', 'Meet the Grandparents', 'Maybe Baby', 'Yo, Adrian' and '22 Skidoo'.

The complete eighth season of the popular US drama following detectives Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) and Bobby Simone (Jimmy Smits) as they help police the streets of the Big Apple. The episodes comprise: 'Daveless in New York', 'Waking Up Is Hard to Do', 'Franco, My Dear, I Don't Give a Damn', 'Family Ties', 'Fools Russian', 'Writing Wrongs', 'In-Laws, Outlaws', 'Russellmania', 'Oh Golly Goth', 'In the Still of Night', 'Peeping Tommy', 'Thumb Enchanted Evening', 'Flight of Fancy', 'Nariz a Nariz', 'Love Hurts', 'Everyone Into the Pool', 'Dying to Testify', 'Lost Time', 'Under Covers' and 'In the Wind'.

Forgiven but not forgotten: Mabel's Journey Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay," says the Lord. (Romans 12:19) Is it possible to forgive and forget when others intentionally hurt us? The author posits that it's possible to forgive and forget if God is at the center of the rebuilding process ....and the following steps are practiced.... Praying for the ability to recognize perpetrators' motives. Acknowledging that perpetrators have issues with jealousy, envy, sense of entitlement, or whatever in your God-given wisdom you determined their problem to be. Asking God to renew a right spirit within perpetrators, as well as ensuring that you do not possess similar characteristic. Dialoguing with offenders to increase awareness of the painfulness of their actions. In praying, through God you are able to forgive.....realizing that the battle is not yours...but the Lord's. Accepting apologies, and praying with perpetrators immediately thereafter to remove the yoke of unforgiveness. Mabel is a young girl, whose parents' reckless decisions dealt her a cruel blow in life. She embarked on a journey, trying desperately to escape a dysfunctional and abusive home, but the journey took her through ill-treatment and neglect. It was only through others that she learned to bask in droplets of mercies and at times showers of blessings. Mabel practiced the art of forgiving, so as to lessen the crippling weight and burden of unforgiveness, but just as she thought she would triumph and master the art of forgiving and forgetting, disaster struck.

A fresh, honest, and practical guide to living with bipolar disorder.
Paul Jones, a stand-up comedian and workshop leader who suffers from bipolar disorder, uses humor, honesty, and hard-won practical advice to dispel the stigma surrounding mental illnesses and shed light on the challenges of living with bipolar disorder.
Offering an intimate view of life with bipolar disorder?including the most common mistakes bipolar individuals make and how to avoid them? and covering every aspect from diagnosis, social life, home life, and career, this is an accessible and engaging guide from someone who's been there and can help readers cope and thrive.

Stress Management for Teachers: Increasing Dialogue presents a comprehensive view of the impact that teacher stress has on student achievement. Eastland Middle plunged into a second year of school improvement mainly because teacher stress was not addressed. During the first school improvement year, Principal Smith incorporated a targeted intervention program without first acknowledging and addressing the stressors that resided within the school environment. The school paid a price because stressed teachers were unable to properly implement new strategies. Join Eastland's teachers as they participate in stress management training from a holistic standpoint: A holistic approach in which active problem-solving is used to address stress entails reducing isolation by bringing teachers together for sharing and strategizing; restoring perspective and balance; increasing self-awareness; and identifying the next step(Sparks, 1983).