Powerful Voices

The first scholarly account of the music and culture of collegiate a cappella

A fundamental and well-illustrated reference collection for anyone interested in the role of women in North American religious life.

Women, queer and trans-spectrum throughout the world are still economically, politically and socially marginalized. This books seeks to understand gender in the 21st century. It explains in depth the background of gender according to different traditional perspective roles, challenges faced by gender and an understanding of Gender in the current generation of 21st Century. This book makes essential reading for all those interested in the intersections of class, education, social work in the 21st century. Students and researchers of sociology, women studies and education will find this book invaluable.

A crime baffles the Australian police a young woman washed ashore with unexplainable injuries as a cause for death. Her birth certificate lists Rollo, Kansas a town that no longer exists as her place of origin. Well? the head of security asks. What do you think we should do? Only one conclusion to draw, Han commented after they reviewed the report. Dont you agree? Master Li feared Hans overwhelming logical conclusion, one that threatens to bring down the newly formed World Psychic Organization a rogue. and not just any rogue, Han continued when Li did not respond, a serial killer with advanced psychic ability. Since he has evaded Master Lis detection, who knows where or when he will strike next? Li took in a deep breath and pushed his plate of Running Elks delicacies away. He lost his appetite. Hes ruthless, Han commented. You wont be able to stop him as you did the others. I know, I know, Master Li said as he rose and walked to the window. A dark cloud has descended over us, Han. This rogue represents the kind of threat weve always dreaded, he said as he gazed out at the cold February landscape. Psychic pitted against psychic in a duel to the death Please visit: www.williamstolley.com for additional plot information and links to William L Stolleys other works in this series, Books I, II, and III in The Voices Saga, published by iUniverse Press.

Practical help for managing distressing voice hearing experiences Have you ever heard someone talking to you, but when you turned around no one was there? Voice hearing is more common than might be expected. Many of those who experience this phenomenon won't find it distressing, while some may find it extremely upsetting and even debilitating. Although the causes of voice hearing are many and varied, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) has been found to be a highly effective treatment for distressing voices. CBT can provide a powerful and positive way of coping with distressing voices, helping people to live well, even though the voice hearing may continue. Written by experts, this accessible self-help manual takes those affected by distressing voices on a journey of recovery and healing, based on the latest psychological research. Includes: · Clear explanations of what distressing voices are and what causes them · Techniques to explore and re-evaluate the links between self-esteem, beliefs about voices and feelings · Practical steps to reduce the distress that hearing voices causes · Consideration of the impact on friends and family, and advice for how they can help Overcoming self-help guides use clinically-proven techniques to treat long-standing and disabling conditions, both psychological and physical. Many guides in the Overcoming series are recommended under the Reading Well Books on Prescription scheme. Series Editor: Professor Peter Cooper