No It Is Not In My Head

Diagnosed with a neurological and chronic pain disorder and written off by mainstream medicine as being untreatable and incurable, Hemmenway fought her way back to health. Here, she outlines her nine-year journey through the medical system.

After being diagnosed with terminal cancer, a professor shares the lessons he's learned—about living in the present, building a legacy, and taking full advantage of the time you have—in this life-changing classic. "We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand." —Randy Pausch A lot of professors give talks titled "The Last Lecture." Professors are asked to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them. And while they speak, audiences can't help but mull over the same question: What wisdom would we impart to the world if we knew it was our last chance? If we had to vanish tomorrow, what would we want as our legacy? When Randy Pausch, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon, was asked to give such a lecture, he didn't have to imagine it as his last, since he had recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer. But the lecture he gave—"Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams"—wasn't about dying. It was about the importance of overcoming obstacles, of enabling the dreams of others, of seizing every moment (because "time is all you have . . . and you may find one day that you have less than you think"). It was a summation of everything Randy had come to believe. It was about living. In this book, Randy Pausch has combined the humor, inspiration and intelligence that made his lecture such a phenomenon and given it an indelible form. It is a book that will be shared for generations to come.

Originally published: The Buddhist Society, 1961.

"Knowledge is power! We can't all be doctors, but we can all understand our hormone health. This is a practical and inspirational book dedicated to helping women be their mental and physical best at any age." Jeanette Winterson What if you're not actually going crazy? What if you don't need antidepressants after all? What if it's not your head, but your hormones? When your hormones are out of control, you lose control, and it can feel like you've turned into someone else entirely. Women's hormonal issues are routinely misdiagnosed and misunderstood by their doctors, but the lucky ones find their way to Dr Marion Gluck's clinic where she empowers them with her unique knowledge on how to take back control of their bodies and minds. With her expert advice from puberty to post-menopause, let Dr Gluck show you how hormones can become your allies in optimising your mental health and physical wellbeing. It's time to feel like yourself again. Dr Marion Gluck is world-renowned as a pioneer in the use of bio-identical hormones for women. She has over 30 years' experience working as a medical doctor with women all around the world. Based in London, she now trains doctors internationally on this life-changing treatment.

This book is a dedication to the loving memory of my mother, Doris, a woman who never stepped into a classroom for knowledge and education but was blessed with knowledge and intellect to soar high above her own circumstances and care for her nine beautiful children, her extended family, and her community. This is an everlasting dedication to the eternal memory of this beautiful woman, my mother, who exuded love through every pore of her skin and taught us to love each other unconditionally.

The cleverly constructed narrative consists of three points of view: of Gary, constantly victimised by the school bully in a nasty, name-calling and vindictive way; the bully's friend, David and a new girl to the school, Zoë. All viewpoints are revealing. Gary reveals the painful and often unsuccessful attempts by a young man to control his anger under great provocation - and his inability to communicate. David is someone who is uncomfortable with the bullying but doesn't dare to do anything about it - until the end. Zoë is a young woman who can see Gary through different eyes and is independent, freethinking and brave. Also featured are rampaging tractors, shotguns and cheese puffs.

Josh Saunders knew his troubles weren’t over. He just never thought that everything would blow up as hard and fast as it has. Sure, he’s got a mountain lion living under his skin, but he still thought he could keep his head down and get a few days of respite. But life is still complicated in the once-quiet beach town of Santa Feliz. While Josh and the other teens-turned-Wildlings would love nothing more than to keep their identities hidden, others have different ideas. The FBI still have questions for Josh—and a bully is out to make sure that he doesn’t even think about trying to return to normal life, let alone keep his public façade up at school. In the meantime, several Wildling Elders view Josh as their prospective leader and ambassador between the human and Wildling communities … but unbeknownst to almost everyone, including Josh, another formidable Wildling Elder is determined to have him secretly murdered—by the hand of one of Josh’s friends. In this riveting coming-of-age novel, Josh faces powerful Wildling clashes, angry street gangs, a hateful bully, FBI investigators and perhaps even the loss of his very best friend and confidante, Marina. A compelling story, Over My Headis a page-turner told in classic de Lint fashion.

We live immersed in thought. But do we actually know what a thought is? To answer this question, psychology professor Charles Fernyhough draws on everything from neuroscience to literary history to grasp the true nature of this most inscrutable of acts: thinking. Whether a medieval saint who hears voices or a writer absorbed in an imagined world, a daydreamer riding the subway or a captivated reader, we experience thought as a creative inner dialogue featuring multiple voices. Fernyhough uses this conception to demystify mental illness, showing that imagining voices is intimately linked to the feeling of artistic production. Drawing on literature, film, and psychology, as well as cognitive science, The Voices Within is a poetic venture into the depths of our mind. It will revolutionize the way we hear and understand the voices in our heads.