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The practice of recovered memory therapy (RMT) and the resulting accusations of childhood sexual abuse have polarized the psychotherapy community and crowded the courts. This book depicts the human toll exacted by the practice of RMT. Combining first person stories of families devastated by RMT-inspired memories with a critical cultural analysis, this book provides a unique glimpse into a catastrophically misguided therapy.

This book explores the essentials of achievement in sports: having fun, developing athletic and social skills, and nurturing a healthy, positive sense of self-esteem.

Using excellent, clear, full-color photographs, diagrams, and maps, (TORNADO) present(s) concise and understandable discussions of the formation, power, and destructive capabilities of tornadoes".--SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL. ". . . a feast for the eyes of young and old alike".--BULLETIN of the American Meteorological Society.

Doug discovers that though being Harry's best friend in Miss Mackle's second grade class isn't always easy, as Harry likes to do horrible things, it is often a lot of fun.

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In this prophetic and inspiring call to justice, peace, and economic democracy, Alan Geyer proposes strategies for mainline churches and ecumenical institutions to counter the assault of damaging conservative ideologies. With passion and trademark clarity, he urges all people of goodwill to renew their commitment to the poor and the disadvantaged.

Exploring how the concept of the imagination is figured in some principal texts of English Romanticism, this book convincingly argues that this figuring is a deeply ideological activity which reveals important social and political investments. By attending to the textual figures of the imagination, the book sheds critical light not only on Romanticism but on the very workings of ideology.

William Barclay testifies to the Bible's unique value as an inspired book and gives clear advice on the best way to read it. He tells how the biblical writings came into being and finally gained acceptance as Scripture. And he explains the significance and the status of the Apocrypha. Most important of all, William Barclay presents the Bible as a book to be read and enjoyed today - a light in the darkness of a world that has lost its way.Barcl...

This vibrant collection brings together an array of voices addressing the question of how one might approach the search for God. 224-page paperback - 5 1/2 x 8 1/4

Growing up in a small New England town, 14 year-old Donna Milewski had all she needed: a grandmother, Babci, whose fragrant cooking filled their home...her mother, Helen, who lovingly stitched outfits...and Adam, the most wonderful father a daughter could imagine, who dreamed she could one day lead an all-girl polka band. Then came Betty, a tiny and adorable five-year-old, sent from Poland by Adam's destitute brother. Bringing with her only a...

Here, the author writes with clarity, perception, and humor about a subject of importance to many Americans-reconciling their contemporary identity with a heritage from another country.

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Revered by many fundamentalist Shiites and reviled by the West, Hezbollah is considered to be a paradigm for other militant groups wishing to make the promise of Islamic Revolution a reality. Journalist Hala Jaber was granted exclusive and unparalleled access to the inner circle of this organization, and she exposes not only its tactics, but also its history, ideology, and culture.

Max Christensen brings to life heroes and saints from the past and present who have inspired human beings to reach higher and live more fruitful lives. These highly entertaining biographical sketches of people such as Joan of Arc, John Calvin, and Marian Anderson pay tribute to individuals who found the grace and strength to change our world for the better, forever.

A FIRST-HAND ACCOUNT OF THE STRUGGLE FOR POWER IN TODAY'S MIDDLE EASTGod Has Ninety-Nine Names is a gripping, authoritative account of the epic battle between modernity and militant Islam that is is reshaping the Middle East.Judith Miller, a reporter who has covered the Middle east for twenty years, takes us inside the militant Islamic movements in ten countries: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Algeria, Libya, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Isreal and Ir...

Written in the Glasgow vernacular, this work is compiled from new Auld Testament stories woven into "Auld Testament Tales", as well as a complete re-edited version of "Glasgow Gospel". The author has also written the popular "A Scots Gospel".

Its story of passion and despair is based on Dostoevsky's own experience as a compulsive gambler-but Dostoevsky was able to break away, whereas Alexei vows to quit as soon as he breaks even-an event, it is clear, that will never happen. Like so many other characters in Dostoeveky's novels, Alexei is trying to break through the wall of the established order and the human condition itself. But instead he is drawn into the roulette wheel's vortex.

From Sacred Song to Ritual Music is a guide to changes in Roman Catholic worship music theory and practice in the twentieth century. Nine papal, conciliar, curial, bishops' conference, and scholars' documents treat: 1) What is Roman Catholic worship music? 2) What is its purpose? 3) What are its qualities? 4) Who sings it? 5) Who plays it?

Once she had filled the concert halls of Europe with beautiful music. Once her name had been in headlines, her performances heralded in newspapers around the world. Now she lay dead on the cold floor of a cold apartment on the coldest night of the year: a little old woman with a shattered bottle of cheap liquor by her body and two fatal gunshot wounds to her chest. Svetlana Dyalovich, found dead at midnight, was one more homicide in one more e...

Documents the fact that in the nineteenth century, Frenchmen dominated the fur trade in the United States. This book contains twenty-two biographies collected from the ten-volume "The Mountain Men and the Fur Trade in the Far West", which represent a variety of origins and social classes, types of work, and trading areas.