No Safe Haven

A young widow and her physically challenged daughter survive a plane crash in the Alaskan mountains but must puzzle together how it relates to the recent death of their husband and father.

What is a safe haven? What role should they play in an investment portfolio? Do we use them only to seek shelter until the passing of financial storms? Or are they something more? Contrary to everything we know from modern financial theory, can higher returns actually come as a result of lowering risk? In Safe Haven, hedge fund manager Mark Spitznagel—one of the top practitioners of safe haven investing and portfolio risk mitigation in the world—answers these questions and more. Investors who heed the message in this book will never look at risk mitigation the same way again.

"No Safe Haven" provides a comprehensive look at the pervasive nature of violence against women. It reviews current psychological research on the prevalence, causes, and effects of forms of violence against adult women and describes existing and recommended interventions, legal changes, and policy initiatives to address the problem. [The book] focuses on 3 common types of abuse against adult women: physical assault by male partners, sexual harassment in work and educational settings, and rape and other forms of sexual violence. The final section of the book highlights the common themes that emerge from these 3 types of violence and presents recommendations for effective intervention, treatment, and public policy initiatives.

A cure to save the world or a war to end it.

They thought they'd found their safe haven, but trouble found them instead After their treacherous trip from Utah to California, Matt, Jessica and their friends can finally take a breath. The Miller’s farm in the San Joaquin Valley seems like the perfect place to create a new home. That is, until they find out what the Emperors are up to. Not wanting to start a war with the ruthless gang, they decide to stay out of it, but when they come face to face with Emperor Randy, they may not have a choice.

"Children of Substance-Abusing Parents: Dynamics and Treatment" is a necessary reference for all mental health professionals and students who need to understand and treat this population. It offers an invaluable look attreatment options and programmatic interventions across the life span and fills an important gap in the current literature. The contributors include a wide range of experts who provide up-to-date evidence-based clinical and programmatic strategies for working with children of alcohol and other substance-abusing parents of any age and in almost any practice setting. This highly recommended book is a valuable resource for all practitioners and students concerned about this very large, but often hidden group of individuals and families." From the Foreword by Sis Wenger President/CEO National Association for Children of Alcoholics Parental drug abuse and alcoholism have an enormously detrimental impact on children and adolescents. Children whose parents suffer from drug abuse or alcoholism often face multiple physical, mental, and behavioral issues. They are at a greater risk for depression, anxiety, low self esteem, and addiction, and also are known to have poor school attendance, difficulty concentrating, and lower IQ scores. This book offers health care practitioners proactive programs and innovative strategies to use with this vulnerable population. Taking a comprehensive, life course approach, the authors discuss the implications and interventions at the prenatal stage, through childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, and adulthood. With this book, social workers and health care practitioners can help assess and intervene with children of substance abusing parents. Key topics: Dynamics in families with substance abusing parents and treatment implications Issues across the life span of children of substance abusing parents Prevention and early intervention programs for pregnant women who abuse substances Programs for young children, adolescents, college students, and children with incarcerated parents

TRIGGER WARNINGs: Sex, drugs, rock and roll, guns, nudity, child murder, violence, touching of a minor by persons in authority, rude language. This is an adult novel… intended for mature audiences. Parental discretion is advised. Bug off kid… this ain’t Misty of Chincoteague. Buckle up buttercup. Predators, everywhere. In school halls. On county roads. In your house. Dana Sixx does not run away from predators. She hunts them. She’s not your average cowgirl-next-door. Dana can handle herself. Is she a guy in a girl suit? Not even close. But Dana has a secret. If word gets out, predators will come calling, she knows. Trapped under the roof of her Machiavellian Step-father, Victor, Dana yearns for emancipation. His constant threat is juvie hall. It’s a hell of a threat, because Dana’s greatest terror is going to prison. She’ll commit suicide before that happens. Once she turns 18, she’ll be free … if only she can avoid killing someone. Seems simple enough… except for reasons which hit too close to home, predators are trying to kill her. Unfortunately for the predators, and for Dana, they f***** with the wrong cowgirl.