![]() Once we recognize the roots of addiction and the lack it strives (in vain) to fill, we can develop a compassionate approach toward the addict, one that stands the best chance of restoring him or her to wholeness and health. Helping the addicted individual requires that we appreciate the function of the addiction in his or her life. Stress, both then and later in life, creates the predisposition for addictions, whether to drugs, alcohol, nicotine or to behavioral addictions such as shopping or sex. Gabor Maté, MD, is a physician, author, seminar leader, and acclaimed public speaker. Contrary to what is often claimed, the source of addictions is not to be found in genes, but in the early childhood environment where the neurobiology of the brain’s reward pathways develops and where the emotional patterns that lead to addiction are wired into the unconscious. Title: In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction) From street-dwelling drug addicts to high-functioning workaholics, the continuum of addiction cuts a wide and painful swath through our culture. ![]() In his recent bestselling book In The Realm Of Hungry Ghosts, he draws on cutting-edge science to illuminate where and how addictions originate and what they have in common. Gabor Mat In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts Hungry Ghosts (U.S. Maté was the staff physician at a clinic for drug-addicted people in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, where he worked with patients challenged by hard-core drug addiction, mental illness, and HIV, including at Vancouver Supervised Injection Site. ![]()
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And everyone knows a male shifter has to mate with a female of his own kind to keep his humanity. Zev is the son of the pack Alpha, regarded as the strongest wolf in generations, born to lead. Zev Hassick is surprised and confused when he finds himself attracted to his best friend. Amazon | Barnes & Noble | The Ripped Bodice | Google Play Books ![]() ![]() ![]() And the Band Played On exposes why AIDS was allowed to spread while the medical and political authorities ignored and even denied the threat. He was perfectly placed to understand the cultural, medical and political impact of the disease on the gay community and United States society as a whole. Shilts interviewed over 1,000 people, weaving together extensive research in the form of personal stories and political reportage. In 1981, the year when AIDS came to international attention, he quickly devoted himself to reporting on the developing epidemic, one which devastated his community and eventually took his life as well. An impressively researched and richly detailed narrative.' TIME Randy Shilts was the first openly gay journalist dealing with gay issues for the San Francisco Chronicle. An international bestseller and winner of the Stonewall Book Award, which inspired an award-winning film 'A heroic work of journalism on what must rank as one of the foremost catastrophes of modern history.' The New York Times 'Stunning. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Our personal vibrations are determined by our thoughts and feelings. Introduction to The SecretĮnergy vibrates at specific frequencies our thoughts are magnetic with their frequencies too. When examined under a microscope, we are masses of energy, within larger masses of energy. In this free version of The Secret summary, you’ll learn some of the key ideas behind The Secret. Do also check out our book summary bundle in pdf/mp3 infographic, text and audio formats!Įverything in the universe is made of vibrating atoms and energy, including us. In this book, Rhonda Byrne explains The Secret–including stories, quotes and perspectives from New Age and self-help gurus and famous personalities like Einstein, Jung and Emerson)–and outlines how to apply it to achieve what we want in our lives. The Secret is the Law of Attraction, which says that “like attracts like”, and our thoughts create our lives. ![]() ![]() ![]() But the writer’s name surfaced in the news earlier this summer when an organization of children’s librarians, educators, and authors addressed reader concerns about Wilder’s depictions of Native and black characters, particularly in the third novel, Little House on the Prairie. The past few years have seen the release of an annotated version of Wilder’s memoir, a new book of the author’s letters, and a Pulitzer Prize–winning biography. Though Wilder and her Little House series have been immensely popular with generations of American readers, only in recent decades has her work received serious critical attention from scholars. The first book, Little House in the Big Woods, was published in 1932 when the author was 65 years old. ![]() At first, publishers passed it over, so Wilder reworked her story into a series. It took several years before she heeded her daughter’s advice and began recording her childhood experiences in a manuscript titled Pioneer Girl. At the time, Wilder was living in Missouri and writing columns for a regional farm magazine. ![]() Just over a century ago, Rose Wilder Lane wrote to her mother, Laura Ingalls Wilder, and suggested that she write about her memories growing up on the American frontier. ![]() |