There are no simple families. All families are enshrined in layers of traditions, ideas, values, and emotions. There is conflict between transparency and secrecy on some obvious or obscure level. Forty-year old Liz Baker Harper, youngest member of the Baker clan, understands this all too well, and lives her life on the principal of discretion, sprinkled with a bit of recklessness. Liz's mind is always working on ways to take her family to the next level. When she thinks her parent's legacy may be in jeopardy she swings into action. This entertaining generational story of her family's rise to power, is told from Liz's perspective of affection and humor. It's a quick read and contains no profanity or violence. Suggested audience: ages 18 to 80+

This book sets out to restore the concept of healing to its place within and beyond pain medicine, in chapters authored by keynote speakers to the British Pain Society's Philosophy and Ethics Special Interest Group. Exploring psychological, spiritual and creative approaches, contributors reflect on therapeutic avenues ranging from the deliberate use of the placebo response and the importance of a caring relationship between patient and practitioner, to the use of knitting as a therapeutic tool. Barriers to the flow of healing such as practitioners' careless use of language and cultural attitudes are identified and contrasted with the need to understand the first-person perspectives of people who are suffering. This book will provide hope and inspiration both to people who have become disillusioned with conventional medical approaches to the relief of their pain, and to health professionals sadly aware of the frequent inadequacy of their efforts to help them.

Why use this particular book to beat stress? Simple. This guide presents a usable and accessible programme of exercises that offer long-term stress solutions. It identifies and explains the most empowering, enjoyable and effective stress-relieving techniques, including: hypnosis cognitive strategy visualisation time management relaxation exercise positive mental rehearsal. Accessibility is the aim of this book, matching a clear layout with amusing cartoon illustrations and a reader-friendly tone. But, as well as being fun, it offers a serious message and comes with the weighty assurance of the author's twenty-five years experience in helping people handle anxiety and manage stress Previously published as Still - In The Storm: How to Manage Your Stress and Achieve Balance in Life (ISBN 978-189983641-3) - resized and reformatted.

Joy Ann Williamson charts the evolution of black consciousness on predominately white American campuses during the critical period between the mid-1960s and mid-1970s, with the Black student movement at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign serving as an illuminating microcosm of similar movements across the country. Drawing on student publications of the late 1960s and early 1970s, as well as interviews with student activists, former administrators, and faculty, Williamson discusses the emergence of Black Power ideology, what constituted "blackness," and notions of self-advancement versus racial solidarity. Promoting an understanding of the role of black youth in protest movements, Black Power on Campus is an important contribution to the literature on African American liberation movements and the reform of American higher education.