Bøger af Barbara Howe

As we became more aware of the risks associated with excessive drinking, this practical, straightforward guide, first published in 1989, would have been essential reading for health and welfare workers who were keen to develop the alcohol education aspect of their work and enable their clients and patients to use alcohol in a harm-free way.

Go Look in the Mirror is a collection of poems, reflections, and letters. It is about life, love and sorrow and the challenges life throws at us at any given moment. We cant predict when they come we; we just have to figure out how to deal with them when they do. As a mother, nanny, wife and friend. I have witnessed first hand the struggles my children, husband and friends have gone through. I have seen them unhappy in the relationships, feeling ignored by their significant other' or keeping themselves so busy they forget to look up and see the people next to them. I have listened to their struggles and have seen the sadness they carry around with them on the daily. From depression, daunting physical challenges and suicidal thoughts. This book is about accepting ourselves just they way we are, about accepting our way of being in the world. young old . big or small, making time for us, finding balance, and not accepting being treated poorly. It also also includes little tidbits of how important it is to have friends and people in our lives, to live a balanced life with responsibilities and boundaries as well as finding time to relax and have fun. Most of all this book is to offer encouragement to you the reader and be the voice for all the things we might want to say to some one but don't. sort of the the unspoken word. life is made up of moments big and small. At times these moments can be so hard and get us so down that we might not be able to look in the mirror and see our true reflections. Good news is we can change the narrative. Walk with me through my writings let me show you that life is worth living, that you are enough. All you have to do is look in the mirror and see what I see. Together lets change the reflection you see when you look at it.

The warlock never promised Lucinda a happily ever after, but she is still dismayed by how quickly reality intruded on her fairy tale. Her honeymoon is disturbed by assassination attempts and lightning strikes, and her return home brings her no peace of mind. When she discovers a magical conspiracy, Lucinda's faith is shaken in everything she trusts, and she vows to expose the Fire Warlock's most shameful secret and see that justice is served. As the hot summer draws towards a violent end, Lucinda teeters between terror and rage. She would be less angry about risking her life if she didn't suspect that her husband--her hero!--may intend to step aside and let her die.

This volume in the Nearby History series helps the reader document the history of a home. The reader will learn to examine written records, oral testimonies, visual sources, and the house's surroundings. The author covers American housing patterns, the individual characteristics of houses in different regions, construction techniques and materials, household technology, and family life styles.Houses and Homes is Volume 2 in The Nearby History Series.