![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Gildiner's account of her journeys with them is moving, insightful, and sometimes very funny. As in such recent classics as The Glass Castle and Educated, each patient embodies self-reflection, stoicism, perseverance, and forgiveness as they work unflinchingly to face the truth. They seek Gildiner's help to overcome an immediate challenge in their lives, but discover that the source of their suffering has been long buried. Among them: a successful, first generation Chinese immigrant musician suffering sexual dysfunction a young woman whose father abandoned her at age nine with her younger siblings in an isolated cottage in the depth of winter and a glamorous workaholic whose narcissistic, negligent mother greeted her each morning of her childhood with "Good morning, Monster." Each patient presents a mystery, one that will only be unpacked over years. In these pages, she has gorgeously captured both the privilege of being given access to the inner chambers of people's lives, and the meaning that comes from watching them grow into the selves they were meant to be." -Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone In this fascinating narrative, therapist Catherine Gildiner’s presents five of what she calls her most heroic and memorable patients. "Catherine Gildiner is nothing short of masterful-as both a therapist and writer. ![]()
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![]() ![]() There is much evidence that dried seaweed was a major staple in the diet of humans back in the 13 th century and was especially given to replenish the body after long journeys. Taking seaweed use beyond the global sushi roll, this book is promoted as ‘a must have for all who want to eat clean, sustainable wholefoods that taste sensational and have maximum health benefits.’ ![]() ![]() ![]() The book, The Coastal Chef, features close to 50 recipes using 28 different types of seaweed and algae from 20 innovative Australian chefs and magic South Coast Australia scenery. Just recently a unique cookbook, with educational information on the health benefits of habitual consumption of seaweed and algae, was launched at the annual Congress of the International Society for Applied Phycology. In a world unduly fixated on nutrient-poor processed foods, the rising incidence of serious chronic diseases such as obesity and Type 2 diabetes means it has never been more important for us to make responsible and principled food choices. ![]() ![]() ![]() Much of Villa's army left after his defeat on the battlefield and because of his lack of resources to buy arms and pay soldiers' salaries. aided Carranza directly against Villa in the Second Battle of Agua Prieta in November 1915. Villa was decisively defeated by Constitutionalist General Álvaro Obregón in summer 1915, and the U.S. Ĭivil war broke out when Carranza challenged Villa. ![]() considered recognizing Villa as Mexico's legitimate authority. At the height of his power and popularity in late 1914 and early 1915, the U.S. Like Zapata, Villa was strongly in favor of land reform, but didn't implement it when he had power. Emiliano Zapata and Villa became formal allies in this period. ![]() Villa dominated the meeting of revolutionary generals that excluded Carranza and helped create a coalition government. After the defeat and exile of Huerta in July 1914, Villa broke with Carranza. When Madero was ousted by a coup led by General Victoriano Huerta in February 1913, he joined the anti-Huerta forces in the Constitutionalist Army led by Venustiano Carranza. He was a key figure in the revolutionary movement that forced out President Porfirio Díaz and brought Francisco I. Francisco "Pancho" Villa ( UK: / ˈ v iː ə/, also US: / ˈ v iː j ɑː/ Spanish: born José Doroteo Arango Arámbula, 5 June 1878 – 20 July 1923) was a general in the Mexican Revolution. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Recognizing the extraordinary strength and uniqueness of this kitten, Vicki received approval from the library board to adopt him as Spencer’s resident library cat. Her solution came in the unlikeliest of places when Vicki found a tiny, bedraggled kitten almost frozen to death in the library’s night drop box. As the director of the Spencer (Iowa) Public Library, her biggest challenge was to raise the spirits of her beloved library’s patrons, the residents of an out-of-the way town deeply mired in the farm crisis of the 1980s. Vicki Myron was a single mom who, after surviving the loss of her family farm and an abusive husband, went back to school and became a librarian (and her family’s first college graduate!). ![]() Dewey, as the townspeople named the kitten, grew into a strutting, affable library cat whose antics kept patrons in stitches and whose sixth sense about those in need created hundreds of deep and loving friendships.ĭEWEY is the heartwarming, true story of an abandoned kitten who went on to live an extraordinary life, inspiring a struggling single mother, transforming a sleepy library and the inhabitants of its depressed Iowa farm town, and ultimately capturing the hearts of animal lovers around the world. ![]() ![]() ![]() She feels the walls closing in on her as her wedding to Tamlin grows closer - until Rhysand arrives to make good on her deal to join him at the Night Court for a week every month. And even though she and Tamlin have been reunited, Feyre feels more distant from him than ever. Sure, she may be a powerful fae, but her soul feels shattered after she inadvertently caused the death of two innocents. ![]() If you read "A Court of Thorns and Roses" and somehow didn't know it was a multi-book series, you'll definitely want to follow up the first installment with "A Court of Mist and Fury."Īfter her time under the mountain, Feyre is completely transformed, and she isn't sure it's for the better. ![]() Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]() |