It Matters To Me

Here is a humorous, reflective, and evocative collection of stories of fatherhood, written from the perspective of a young father. These entertaining and tender tales recall a family's journey together, delving into pursuits that drew them close, even as the growing independence those activities fostered in the children eventually eased them apart. Both parents heeded a wise adage about raising children: hug them close, then let them go. The first part was easy; the latter somewhat more difficult. The author, a grandfather now, recalls those bygone years with a mixture of appreciation and nostalgia---appreciation, arising from the joy and love his daughters provided for their parents; and nostalgia, knowing those days are gone forever, living on only in shared remembrances of times past. If you have a son who is, himself, a father, you must get him to read this book! www.jbradleyburt.webs.com

DECKLERS CHRONICLES Trying to do the right things can get you killed. Detective Deckler finds his purpose as he and Michele fights to save city and country from terror and crime, in their unique way of removing the evil minded bad guys from the streets of Plainville USA. The authors ability to transcend the norms of writing and discovery, is displayed in each story and verse. Truly an interesting art. The author writes with clarity about the differences of man to man to world. Charlies relationship to himself and his world is displayed by the authors unique dialogue and conversation, as Charles wanders through his compressed reality POETIC THOUGHTS, is a resonance of verse and perspective of the rights and wrongs of a world going nowhere, the author uses his knowledge to show this distinctive reality

Launched in 1971, Adolescent Psychiatry promised "to explore adolescence as a process . . . to enter challenging and exciting areas that may have profound effects on our basic concepts." Further, they promised "a series that will provide a forum for the expression of ideas and problems that plague and excite so many of us working in this enigmatic but fascinating field." The repository of a wealth of original studies by preeminent clinicians, developmental researchers, and social scientists specializing in this stage of life, the series has become an essential resource for all mental health practitioners working with youth. Volume 24 of The Annals surveys four broad areas of adolescent psychiatry that speak to the challenges and opportunities now before the field. Part I offers three important reassessments of adolescent development; they focus, respectively, on separation-individuation theory, the interpersonal matrix of adolescence, and the psychology of belonging. Part II explores the future of child and adolescent psychiatry in the context of school-based mental health services. Several assessments of ongoing school-based mental health clinics provide the context for reflection on the future of school-based delivery systems. Part III examines forensic issues in adolescent psychiatry and includes an overview of forensic psychiatry for adolescent psychiatrists, an update on juvenile justice, and a review of the issue of competence in adolescents. Finally, Part IV offers a series of current perspectives on psychopharmacology in relation to adolescence. Contributors review the current status of pharmacological treatment of different adolescent populations, including adolescents with behavior disorders, affective disorders, anxiety disorders, pervasive developmental disorders, and psychosis. The volume concludes with a timely examination of the role of psychiatric consultation on an adolescent medical service.

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Fates collide and the light shines anew in the epic conclusion to the first SOULS’ ABYSS trilogy. The world is shrouded in darkness… The end is near. Souls and kingdoms fall into darkness. Three heroes must fight off the shadows and restore light to the world. Within the walls of Zapomniane prison, Kaoldan schemes to escape. He has a promise to fulfil, and nothing will stop him. Meanwhile, Romina battles to survive against Otan forces. When a stranger offers her a way out, she must decide whether to save herself or stand against the evil that threatens the world. Zahara has left her loved ones behind. She bears a secret that might destroy her – and the realm. The enemy relentlessly hunts her, determined to take back what she stole. If they succeed, all is lost.

Some philosophers have thought that life could only be meaningful if there is no God. For Sartre and Nagel, for example, a God of the traditional classical theistic sort would constrain our powers of self-creative autonomy in ways that would severely detract from the meaning of our lives, possibly even evacuate our lives of all meaning. Some philosophers, by contrast, have thought that life could only be meaningful if there is a God. God and the Meanings of Life is interested in exploring the truth in both these schools of thought, seeking to discover what God could and couldn't do to make life meaningful (as well as what he would and wouldn't do). Mawson espouses a version of the 'amalgam' or 'pluralism' thesis about the issue of life's meaning – in essence, that there are a number of different legitimate meanings of 'meaning' (and indeed 'life') in the question of life's meaning. According to Mawson, God, were he to exist, would help make life meaningful in some of these senses and hinder in some others. He argues that whilst there could be meaning in a Godless universe, there could be other sorts of meaning in a Godly one and that these would be deeper.

Buoyed by Grace is a book to encourage those going through struggles. It has vivid word pictures and thought provoking rhymes, and other poetic forms, to inspire the reader. Trusting the Lord amidst difficult times is a main theme in the book.

My name is Heath Germaine. As the starting cornerback for the Southeast San Antonio University football team, all eyes are on me. Under such crushing pressure, there’s no room for error in my bid to reach the NFL and help support my large family. With stakes this high, who can afford distractions? Not me, which is how I ended up in a fake relationship with the most irritating woman I know – Lauren Bagley. As a competitive gymnast, her only focus is securing a spot at the college nationals competition. If being her pretend boyfriend helps keep the idiot guys on her team off her back and the cleat chasers off mine, it’s a price I’m willing to pay. Nothing is real. We’re only pretending. Everything’s a game. So why does she suddenly matter to me? Matters to Me is the fourth book in the bestselling Hart series but can easily be read as a standalone. The series order is: Change of Hart Hart to Heart Matters of the Hart Matters to Me Topics: contemporary romance, football romance, sports romance, football series, modern romance, hot romance, emotional romance, college sports romance, HEA, strong heroine, college football player, college gymnast, anxiety, heart-warming, happy ending, alpha, romance, pro football, family, love, enemies to lovers, fake relationship, M.E. Carter, M.E. Carter football, single woman, interracial relationship, alpha hero, Hart series, new adult romance