An effective treatment to help those with addictions Victims of drug addiction, chronic illness, and mental illness all too often are overwhelmed with the affliction called hopelessness. Oxford Houses succeed because their substance abuse treatment approach instills the most powerful medicine-hope for recovery. Rescued Lives: The Oxford House Approach to Substance Abuse provides a comprehensive thought-provoking look at just how the innovative Oxford House model inspires positive action on one of our country's most serious problems-substance abuse. This powerful book presents the success stories of the people living in these community homes and explains just how it has worked for them. Rescued Lives: The Oxford House Approach to Substance Abuse gives an insightful review of Oxford House's history and the development of the approach. Residents' stories reveal the treatment process on the road to recovery, allowing readers to glimpse the path each individual must travel to gain entrance and assimilate into the House community. As the residents gain more control over themselves living substance free, the reader discovers the importance of relationships and reframing of self in the recovery process. This powerful book can provide hope to those individuals who feel they have lost themselves in alcohol, drugs, and mental illness. Foreword by substance abuse scholar Bill White. Topics in Rescued Lives: The Oxford House Approach to Substance Abuse include: * an overview of substance abuse in today's society * a history of Oxford House to the present * substance abuse treatment approaches * the process of a resident's entrance and assimilation * providing hope and living substance free * the nationwide expansion of Oxford Houses * recovery, and what it means to women, children, and families * criminal offenders in Oxford House * how the Oxford House model is constructed in order to help disenfranchised individuals from society * the nine Oxford House Traditions * a review of the strong evidence that Oxford House works -and why * and more! Rescued Lives: The Oxford House Approach to Substance Abuse is enlightening reading for educators and students of psychology, sociology, urban studies, education, and other courses designed to prepare students for careers in the helping professions. This book is also essential for practicing clinicians, anyone concerned with society's problems and those impacted by substance abuse and mental illness.

Adobe's Lightroom has emerged as a must-have software due to its powerful editing tools and time saving organizational capabilities but how you establish a personalized, creative workflow that optimizes this technology, your time, and your art eludes most photographers. Jason Bradley, award-winning photographer and Lightroom pro, shares the answers to these questions in this practical and easy to follow guide that taps into the "how" and the "why" of a professional photographer's creative workflow in Lightroom. Bradley will show you how all workflows can be simplified into three steps: establishing, managing, and rendering the file, alongside stunning photographs and explanations from his own experiences. This book will not only teach you how to work within Lightroom but, ultimately, how to make Lightroom work for you.

Adobe's Lightroom has emerged as a must-have software due to its powerful editing tools and time saving organizational capabilities but how you establish a personalized, creative workflow that optimizes this technology, your time, and your art eludes most photographers. Jason Bradley, award-winning photographer and Lightroom pro, shares the answers to these questions in this practical and easy to follow guide that taps into the "how" and the "why" of a professional photographer's creative workflow in Lightroom. Bradley will show you how all workflows can be simplified into three steps: establishing, managing, and rendering the file, alongside stunning photographs and explanations from his own experiences. This book will not only teach you how to work within Lightroom but, ultimately, how to make Lightroom work for you.

Eleanor Bouchard- a theater professor and acclaimed Shakespearean actress- desperately mourns the loss of her boyfriend, and on the anniversary of his death is summoned by a frightening apparition that propels her on a profound journey beyond anything she could imagine. As she begins to experience harrowing visions of a missing woman and unravels the mystery surrounding her disappearance, Eleanor discovers she possesses otherworldly powers that have been lying dormant within her, waiting for her to awaken. While Eleanor struggles against her transformation, Daniel Archer, her former love, has troubles of his own. His wife has died tragically and now the famous actor, along with his precocious step-daughter, Amelia, finds sanctuary in Eleanor's alluring home in River Mist, California. As their lives intertwine, Eleanor discovers a fateful connection to Daniel and Amelia, and begins to suspect that the haunting events that brought them together were quite possibly destined to be.

As opposed to memorizing Spanish phrases or forcing yourself to get through another dry Spanish grammar or verb manual, this Dual Language Reader ("DLR") will keep you excited to get to the next page This compilation (500] pages) features Robert Louis Stevenson's classic masterpiece: "Treasure Island" coupled with the superb Spanish translation by Manuel Caballero. Experience the swashbuckling story of cut-throat buccaneers, treasure maps, and pirate ships with Jim Hawkins, Long John Silver, Captain Smollett and a gang of pirates onboard 'The Hispaniola' as they set sail for Treasure Island Formatted in Spanish & English Stories compiled into our DLR format serve as an excellent tool to aid you in developing the ability to "think" in Spanish. With the English text coupled with the corresponding Spanish translation, you're able to comprehend, precisely, the ideas being conveyed. The key to mastering any foreign language is to develop the ability to "think" in the new language. A Dual Language Reader is an excellent tool for helping you to do exactly that

"A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens in Dual Language Reader format by Study Pubs. Perfect for students of French or English! Learning a second (or third...) language can be far less difficult when you understand the ideas being conveyed. That's where our Dual Language Reader format comes in. Adapted from the original French translation by P. Lorain. Each page of the story in English corresponds to the French translation on the page next to it.Supplement your language studies by reading one of the World's most famous stories in a Dual Language Reader by Study Pubs.

As opposed to memorizing Italian phrases or forcing yourself to get through another dry Italian grammar or verb manual, this Dual Language Reader ("DLR") keeps you eager and excited to turn each page Short stories in DLR format serve as an excellent tool to aid you in developing the ability to "think" in Italian. This compilation features Carroll's classic masterpiece: "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" coupled with the superb Italian translation by Teodorico Pietroc la-Rossetti. The key to mastering any foreign language is developing the ability to "Think" in that language. With the English text on the left (even pages) and the Italian translation on the right (odd pages), you're able to comprehend, precisely, the ideas being conveyed without turning a page For those students who wish to test their ability to read the Italian text, simply fold the left page back to easily hold & read each page (or the entire book) in Italian; if you have difficulty understanding exactly what the Italian text is trying to convey, you can quickly look at the English text to help make the concepts clear and get yourself back on track. Another useful technique (for beginners, especially) is to read the English translation first and then, once the concepts are clear, move on to reading and comprehending the Italian text. Your goal, other than enjoying the process of learning, is (again): to develop the ability to "think" in the new language. A Dual Language Reader is an excellent tool for helping you to do exactly that

As opposed to memorizing German phrases or forcing yourself to get through another dry German grammar or verb manual, this Dual Language Reader ("DLR") is the type of learning aid that keeps you excited as you turn to the next page This compilation features Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's masterful Sherlock Holmes adventure: "The Hound of the Baskervilles" coupled with the exceptional German translation created by Robert Lutz. Stories compiled into our DLR format serve as an excellent tool to aid you in developing the ability to "think" in German. With the English text coupled with the corresponding German translation, you're able to comprehend, precisely, the ideas being conveyed. The key to mastering any foreign language is not only developing the ability to understand the mechanics of that language, but also developing the ability to "think" in that new language. A Dual Language Reader is an excellent tool for helping you to do exactly that

As opposed to memorizing Spanish phrases or forcing yourself to get through another dry Spanish grammar or verb manual, this Dual Language Reader ("DLR") will keep you excited to get to the next page This compilation (500+ pages) features Robert Louis Stevenson's classic masterpiece: "Treasure Island" coupled with the superb Spanish translation by Manuel Caballero. Experience the swashbuckling story of cut-throat buccaneers, treasure maps, and pirate ships with Jim Hawkins, Long John Silver, Captain Smollett and a gang of pirates onboard 'The Hispaniola' as they set sail for Treasure Island Formatted in Spanish & English Stories compiled into our DLR format serve as an excellent tool to aid you in developing the ability to "think" in Spanish. With the English text coupled with the corresponding Spanish translation, you're able to comprehend, precisely, the ideas being conveyed. The key to mastering any foreign language is to develop the ability to "think" in the new language. A Dual Language Reader is an excellent tool for helping you to do exactly that

As opposed to memorizing French phrases or forcing yourself to get through another dry French grammar or verb manual, this Dual Language Reader ("DLR") keeps you eager and excited to turn each page Short stories in DLR format serve as an excellent tool to aid you in developing the ability to "think" in French.This compilation features Carroll's classic masterpiece: "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" coupled with the superb French translation by Henri Bu .Language Formatting (English & French): French: Translation by Henri Bu English: The story's language of origin.Using this Dual Language Reader: The key to mastering any foreign language is developing the ability to "Think" in that language. With the English text on the left (even pages) and the French translation on the right (odd pages), you're able to comprehend, precisely, the ideas being conveyed without turning a page For those students who wish to test their ability to read the French text, simply fold the left page back to easily hold & read each page (or the entire book) in French; if you have difficulty understanding exactly what the French text is trying to convey, you can quickly look at the English text to help make the concepts clear and get yourself back on track. Another useful technique (for beginners, especially) is to read the English translation first and then, once the concepts are clear, move on to reading and comprehending the French text. Your goal, other than enjoying the process of learning, is (again): to develop the ability to "think" in the new language. A Dual Language Reader is an excellent tool for helping you to do exactly that

"A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens in Dual Language Reader format by Study Pubs. Perfect for students of German or English! Learning a second (or third...) language can be far less difficult when you understand the ideas being conveyed. That's where our Dual Language Reader format comes in. Adapted from the original German translation by Julius Seybt. Each page of the story in English corresponds to the German translation on the page next to it.Supplement your language studies by reading one of the world's most famous stories in a Dual Language Reader by Study Pubs.

An effective treatment to help those with addictions Victims of drug addiction, chronic illness, and mental illness all too often are overwhelmed with the affliction called hopelessness. Oxford Houses succeed because their substance abuse treatment approach instills the most powerful medicine-hope for recovery. Rescued Lives: The Oxford House Approach to Substance Abuse provides a comprehensive thought-provoking look at just how the innovative Oxford House model inspires positive action on one of our country's most serious problems-substance abuse. This powerful book presents the success stories of the people living in these community homes and explains just how it has worked for them. Rescued Lives: The Oxford House Approach to Substance Abuse gives an insightful review of Oxford House's history and the development of the approach. Residents' stories reveal the treatment process on the road to recovery, allowing readers to glimpse the path each individual must travel to gain entrance and assimilate into the House community. As the residents gain more control over themselves living substance free, the reader discovers the importance of relationships and reframing of self in the recovery process. This powerful book can provide hope to those individuals who feel they have lost themselves in alcohol, drugs, and mental illness. Foreword by substance abuse scholar Bill White. Topics in Rescued Lives: The Oxford House Approach to Substance Abuse include: * an overview of substance abuse in today's society * a history of Oxford House to the present * substance abuse treatment approaches * the process of a resident's entrance and assimilation * providing hope and living substance free * the nationwide expansion of Oxford Houses * recovery, and what it means to women, children, and families * criminal offenders in Oxford House * how the Oxford House model is constructed in order to help disenfranchised individuals from society * the nine Oxford House Traditions * a review of the strong evidence that Oxford House works -and why * and more! Rescued Lives: The Oxford House Approach to Substance Abuse is enlightening reading for educators and students of psychology, sociology, urban studies, education, and other courses designed to prepare students for careers in the helping professions. This book is also essential for practicing clinicians, anyone concerned with society's problems and those impacted by substance abuse and mental illness.