Bøger af Julie Harris

Reject the common beliefs around disability to cultivate self-acceptance, regain control, and navigate the path to genuine belonging. In Boldly Belong: The Power of Being You in a Disabling Society, dedicated disability inclusion advocate and process improvement specialist Julie Harris delivers an actionable guide for those navigating life with disabilities. It is a practical roadmap to belonging that challenges the unjust societal shame and stigmas that shape our beliefs of disability and ourselves. The book includes reflective exercises and practical strategies to incorporate the mindset of acceptance into everyday life. The author accepts the idea of limitations caused by disability as a neutral fact, rather than as a negative or positive, and shows us how to use limitations as parameters to accept and work within, rather than resist or reframe. In the book, you'll learn why self-acceptance, rather than trying to fit in or unrealistic, positive reframing, is the key to belonging. You'll also discover: How accepting your limitations, needs, and true self can lead to profound growth and possibility New insights that help you to question and deconstruct the harmful beliefs you've always been told to be true about you and your disability How to identify who you are and finally believe that you are enough Strategies for self-advocacy that effectively further your interests in a wide variety of settings and circumstances Perfect for people from all over the world who have a body or brain that works differently, Boldly Belong is also an essential read for business, academic, military, and athletic leaders who want to understand more about disability and cultivate disability inclusive environments that promote belonging.

First published as "Anna's Gold" by Arrow Books. "A love story that won't disappoint." Australia, 1867 With baby in arms, Anna follows her husband into their new beginning-a hot, dusty gold mining camp called Bitter Creek. Always dreaming of the hat shop she will have one day, Anna finds new friends in this no-man's land: a Chinese girl, an old American prospector whose son, Sam, often visits. There's a spark, but she is married and Sam's a wanted man with just cause to hate the district's sergeant. When the murderous greed of the local police unleashes a torrent of violence upon the unsuspecting miners, the only survivors, Anna and her baby, are rescued by the outlaw, who soon discovers he has been accused of yet another crime he did not commit.

Loire Valley, France, 1212. Adelina de Polignac is forced into a marriage of convenience to a man she detests. Her true love she cannot have - Geoffrey, her orphaned cousin, now a Benedictine monk whose heart doesn't belong with the church. When Adelina's father is murdered, she tries to escape her fate by joining the Children's Crusade, but Gabriel of Lyon thwarts her plan. Gabriel, her father's most merciless knight, will stop at nothing to acquire the Polignac estate. Can a young woman, who once dreamed of being a warrior, go unarmed into battle against a violent, avaricious mercenary? "Exceptional... Terrific story-telling... Abundance of author talent..."

Gray's a country kid who finds Boo, a magical critter that came out of the farm's bore. He's cute, he talks, he's great company, but the best thing about Boo is his poo. Boo is a little diamond factory, and he's been on the surface too long and needs to go home to his family. But home is deep underground. Can Gray help Boo find his way home?

Ex-undercover cop Kerry Staines wants a fresh start in a small country town. But what he finds in Mallen is The Site: cursed for 10,000 years, a place where black legends and white spirits unite. The Site: of a maximum security prison near a swamp where a missing teen lies dead, her soul restless because her murderers go unpunished. Until now.

In 1911, a young John Shaw from South Carolina had his first taste of flying. In 1926, two years after the plane crash death of his best friend, he attempted a solo flight record in a refitted 1923 Curtiss Jenny. Then, with half the journey completed, his plane was caught in a storm, went down, and for seventeen years he was listed as missing, presumed dead. 'The Longest Winter' is a work of fiction, the tale of one man's life. His story is one of despair and courage, tragedy and triumph-stranded on an uncharted rocky island, his body broken by the crash, John is adopted into a tribe of Aleuts, until the evacuation of the Aleutian Islands in May 1943. This is John's story.

Sometimes knowing the future can be deadly. Rebecca Miller is a gifted clairvoyant who knows what's ahead for everyone but herself. When a psychic reading for a US senator's wife reveals the assassination of the next President, she is taken into the protective custody of the US government. Even though her bodyguard is a former Navy SEAL, Rebecca soon discovers that helping to keep a future President alive is actually a battle for her own survival.