Download or read book Too Good to Leave Too Bad to Stay written by Mira Kirshenbaum and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1997-07-01 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are many books that promise to help you fix a bad relationship. This groundbreaking bestseller is the first one to help you choose whether you should even try—or if you need to go. Psychotherapist Mira Kirshenbaum draws on years of research and her work with real-life couples to help you make the right decision. She shows you how to diagnose your unique situation with self-analysis and questions like these, which get to the very heart of your problems: • What sins are forgivable and which ones are unpardonable? • Is your partner questioning your opinions to the point where you doubt yourself? • What is your sex life really like, and how important is it? • Is there real love left between you, and how does it stack up against all that you find unlovable? Mira Kirshenbaum provides expert guidelines that are the key to making all your choices, concrete steps that you can implement right now, and the ultimate way to determine your personal bottom line—what you need to be happy. This remarkably insightful and probing guide offers advice that lets you see the truth about your relationship—and with wisdom and compassion, it helps you act with the confidence of knowing that whether you decide to go or stay, you are doing the very best thing.
Download or read book Leaving or Staying written by James Riggins and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-09-26 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work "Leaving or Staying", concentrates on the issue of commitment. Commitment first and foremost to God and His Purpose and Plan for every Christian. Followed by commitment to family, friends, and employer.
Download or read book Leaving a Violent Relationship written by Adele Jones and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2021-05-06 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intimate partner violence (IPV), defined as physical, sexual, emotional, and economic abuse and controlling behaviors inflicted within intimate partner relationships, is a global crisis that extends beyond national and sociocultural boundaries, affecting people of all ages, religions, ethnicities, and economic backgrounds. Though studies exist that seek to explain how people become trapped within violent relationships and what factors facilitate survival, escape and safety, this book provides fresh insights into this complex and multifaceted issue. People often ask of women in abusive relationships “why does she stay?” Critics suggest that this question carries implicit notions of victim blame and fails to hold to account the perpetrators of abuse. The studies described in this book, however, explore the question from the perspectives of survivors and represent a shift away from individual pathology to an approach based on the recognition of structural oppression, agency and resilience. Comprising eight chapters, new theoretical frameworks for the analysis of IPV are provided to guide practitioners and policy makers in improving services for vulnerable people in abusive relationships, and a range of studies into the experiences of a diverse range of survivors, including mothers in Portugal, women who experienced child marriage in Uganda, and refugees in the United States of America, generate findings which elucidate perspectives from marginalised and under-researched groups.
Download or read book Leaving the Shadows to Walk in the Sunshine written by Maryann Morton and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through insightful stories, "Leaving the Shadows to Walk in the Sunshine" will guide you to understand: There are three things which will make your relationships much stronger and life have less stress. The quality of your life is largely determined by your decision-making ability and your communication skills. There is a way to handle the person in your life that you just can't seem to please. There are two choices you make every single day, whether you realize it or not. These basic truths and skills are not an inborn talent or ability. They are skills and habits that are learned and developed through observation, influence and deliberate intent. "Leaving the Shadows to Walk in the Sunshine" contains specific, direct, and life-changing insight and guidelines. If applied, this counsel will enable you to live with less stress and improved relationships, thereby resulting in a better quality of life.
Download or read book Why Are First Term Soldiers Leaving the Us Army Reserve written by Vaine Caldwell, PhD and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-12-07 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The information presented takes a look at what some military observers see as an emerging issue that the United States Army Reserve will have to address more thoroughly."
Download or read book Everything is always leaving written by Lagnajita Mukhopadhyay and published by Bestread Publications. This book was released on 2023-04-07 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cross over the ocean and a blended identity find itself assimilating into these words. They prove that poetry, in its essence, is above boundaries, it has no country. It doesn’t exist solely in America or India, it doesn’t exist in a vacuum. There is no singular language: poetry is even above that. Instead these words can translate from one language to another, one mother tongue to an acquired one. Much like this poetry, prose can inhabit a middle space that blurs the boundaries. of genre or thought. Prose and poetry may be the flip sides of the same coin: words assembled to make sense of time and place. Time, being a byproduct of memory, reminds of the past, of nostalgic homes, of scattered and various movements. This book is an account of such arrivals and such departures, to our shelters, to our selves, to our places, to our people, all translating, all longing for the same coexistence within time.
Download or read book The Struggle to Stay written by Katie Gaddini and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2022-03-08 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evangelical Christianity is often thought of as oppressive to women. The #MeToo era, when many women hit a breaking point with rampant sexism, has also reached evangelical communities. Yet more than thirty million women in the United States still identify as evangelical. Why do so many women remain in male-dominated churches that marginalize them, and why do others leave? In each case, what does this cost them? The Struggle to Stay is an intimate and insightful portrait of single women’s experiences in evangelical churches. Drawing on unprecedented access to churches in the United States and the United Kingdom, Katie Gaddini relates the struggles of four women, interwoven with her own story of leaving behind a devout faith. She connects these personal narratives with rigorous analysis of Christianity and politics in both countries, and contextualizes them through interviews with more than fifty other evangelical women. Gaddini grapples with the complexities of obedience and resistance for women within a patriarchal religion against the backdrop of a culture war. Her exploration of how women choose to leave or remain in environments that constrain them is nuanced and personal, telling powerful stories of faith, community, isolation, and loss. Bringing together meticulous research and deep empathy, The Struggle to Stay provides a revelatory account of the private burdens that evangelical women bear.
Download or read book Leaving the Bench written by David N. Atkinson and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 1998-12-31 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suffering from a bad heart, emphysema, glaucoma, and deafness, Thurgood Marshall finally retired from the Supreme Court at the age of 82 in spite of having always claimed "I was appointed to a life term, and I intend to serve it." Many observers felt he should have left much earlier. Life appointments make Supreme Court justices among the most powerful officials in government and allow even dysfunctional judges to stay on long after they should have departed. For that reason, when a justice leaves the bench is often as controversial as when he's appointed. This first comprehensive historical treatment of their deaths, resignations, and retirements explains when and why justices do step down. It considers the diverse circumstances under which they leave office and clarifies why they often are reluctant to, showing how factors like pensions, party loyalty, or personal pride come into play. It also relates physical ailments to mental faculties, offering examples of how a justice's disability sometimes affects Court decisions. David Atkinson examines each of the nearly 100 men who have left the bench and provides anecdotal glimpses into the lives of famous and obscure justices alike. He reveals how men like Salmon Chase and William O. Douglas determinedly continued to serve after suffering strokes, how Joseph McKenna persevered despite knowing he was professionally unqualified, and how, long before Thurgood Marshall, the ailing octogenarian Gabriel Duvall finally retired after struggling to protect another ideological position on the Court. Ultimately, Atkinson shows just how human these people are and enhances our understanding of how the Court conducts its business. He also suggests specific ways to improve the present situation, weighing the pros and cons of mandatory retirement and calling for reform in the delegation of duties to law clerks-who in recent years have dominated the actual writing of many justices' decisions. As the current Court ages, how long might we expect justices to remain on the bench? Because our next president will likely make several appointments, now is the time to consider what shape the Supreme Court will take in the next century. Offering a wealth of information never before collected, Leaving the Bench provides substantial grist for that debate and will serve as an unimpeachable reference on the Court.
Download or read book Leaving Lymon written by Lesa Cline-Ransome and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A companion novel to Finding Langston, recipient of a Coretta Scott King Writing Honor and winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction. Behind every bad boy is a story worth hearing and at least one chance for redemption. It's 1946 and Lymon, uprooted from his life in the Deep South and moved up North, needs that chance. Lymon's father is, for the time being, at Parchman Farm--the Mississippi State Penitentiary--and his mother, whom he doesn't remember all that much, has moved North. Fortunately, Lymon is being raised by his loving grandparents. Together, Lymon and his grandpops share a love of music, spending late summer nights playing the guitar. But Lymon's world as he knows it is about to dissolve. He will be sent on a journey to two Northern cities far from the country life he loves--and the version of himself he knows. In this companion novel to the Coretta Scott King Honor wining Finding Langston, readers will see a new side of the bully Lymon in this story of an angry boy whose raw talent, resilience, and devotion to music help point him in a new direction. A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year A Junior Library Guild Selection! Named a Best Multicultural Children's Book by the Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year! A Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon Book Praise for Finding Langston, a Coretta Scott King Honor Book and winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction "There aren't any explosions in this spare story. Nor is there a happy ending. Instead, Langston discovers something more enduring: solace."--The New York Times * "this crisply paced book is full of historical details of the Great Migration and the role a historic branch library played in preserving African American literary culture."--The Horn Book, Starred Review * "This is a story that will stay with readers long after they've finished it."--School Library Journal, Starred Review * "The impact on the reader could not be more powerful. A memorable debut novel."--Booklist, Starred Review * "A fascinating work of historical fiction . . . Cline-Ransome at her best."--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review * "Finding Langston is about cultural heritage and personal growth and, at its heart, about finding home wherever you land."--Shelf Awareness, Starred Review
Download or read book Leaving Panheywa written by Desiree Briscoe and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-06-13 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a tale of a young woman who has just started making her own life. Her happy life is cut short when a group of strangers come across her people and force them into slavery. How she must choose to forever live her life in slavery or to take the chance and be free. Which one will she choose?
Download or read book Living Sober After Leaving A A written by X. Bob Wilson and published by New Think Press. This book was released on 2005-08 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most people who join AA leave within a few years, but when they do, few resources exist to guide them on their new path. The key to successful transition to life after AA is to have a conscious process for making the change to post-AA life. You need to know where you want to go, not just where you've been. This book offers a conscious process for getting yourself to that goal.
Download or read book Leaving Brooklyn written by Lynne Sharon Schwartz and published by Hawthorne Books. This book was released on 2011-10-05 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An injury at birth left Audrey with a wandering eye. Though flawed, the bad eye functions well enough to permit her an idiosyncratic view of the world, one she welcomes in the stifling postwar Brooklyn of the 1950s. During a journey to Manhattan to see a doctor about her sight, she begins to explore the sexual rites of adulthood. But can her romance last? In this beautifully observed novel, Lynne Sharon Schwartz raises themes of innocence and escape while illuminating the rich inner life of a singular girl.
Download or read book Leaving Prostitution written by Sharon S. Oselin and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2014-04-25 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While street prostitutes comprise only a small minority of sex workers, they have the highest rates of physical and sexual abuse, arrest and incarceration, drug addiction, and stigmatization, which stem from both their public visibility and their dangerous work settings. Exiting the trade can be a daunting task for street prostitutes; despite this, many do try at some point to leave sex work behind. Focusing on four different organizations based in Chicago, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, and Hartford that help prostitutes get off the streets, Sharon S. Oselin’s Leaving Prostitution explores the difficulties, rewards, and public responses to female street prostitutes’ transition out of sex work. Through in-depth interviews and field research with street-level sex workers, Oselin illuminates their pathways into the trade and their experiences while in it, and the host of organizational, social, and individual factors that influence whether they are able to stop working as prostitutes altogether. She also speaks to staff at organizations that aid street prostitutes, and assesses the techniques they use to help these women develop self-esteem, healthy relationships with family and community, and workplace skills. Oselin paints a full picture of the difficulties these women face in moving away from sex work and the approaches that do and do not work to help them transform their lives. Further, she offers recommendations to help improve the quality of life for these women. A powerful ethnographic account, Leaving Prostitution provides an essential understanding of getting out and staying out of sex work.
Download or read book Leaving Home to Find Home written by Michael Ross and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009-04-30 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leaving Home to Find Home is an autobiographical story of a one Marine’s journey from not passing high school to becoming a successful professional in the United States military. Raised by a single mother, two brothers leave home and enlist in to the United States Marine Corps. After a rough start, the brothers go on to excel above their peers. One is sent to Iraq twice and is injured in combat while the other goes on to guard U.S. Embassies abroad. With both of her children gone for over four years, their mother is forced into her own enlistment of worry and anxiety. When both brothers leave the Marine Corps, the failing economy in their home state forces them to move and one brother ends up in Iraq as a contractor. This is their story of success, humor, tragedy, adventure and love.
Download or read book Leaving the field written by Robin James Smith and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2023-07-04 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leaving the field gathers various accounts of ethnographers leaving their field sites. In doing so, the book offers original insights into an often-overlooked aspect of the research process; the ethnographic exit. The chapters variously consider situations in which the researcher must extricate themselves from field relations, deal with unexpected or imperfect ends to projects, or manage situations in which ‘the field’ becomes hard to leave. Whilst the chapters are firmly focussed on ethnographic exits, they also provide more general methodological insights into the conduct of fieldwork and the writing of ethnography, as well as questioning established notions of ‘the field’ as a bounded setting the researcher straightforwardly visits and then leaves. The book highlights the importance of recognising ethnographic exits as an essential part of the research process.
Download or read book Tiny Beautiful Things written by Cheryl Strayed and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2012-07-10 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Soon to be a Hulu Original series • The internationally acclaimed author of Wild collects the best of The Rumpus's Dear Sugar advice columns plus never-before-published pieces. Rich with humor and insight—and absolute honesty—this "wise and compassionate" (New York Times Book Review) book is a balm for everything life throws our way. Life can be hard: your lover cheats on you; you lose a family member; you can’t pay the bills—and it can be great: you’ve had the hottest sex of your life; you get that plum job; you muster the courage to write your novel. Sugar—the once-anonymous online columnist at The Rumpus, now revealed as Cheryl Strayed, author of the bestselling memoir Wild—is the person thousands turn to for advice.
Download or read book Leaving Science written by Anne E. Preston and published by Russell Sage Foundation. This book was released on 2004-04-29 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The past thirty years have witnessed a dramatic decline in the number of U.S. students pursuing advanced degrees in science and an equally dramatic increase in the number of professionals leaving scientific careers. Leaving Science provides the first significant examination of this worrisome new trend. Economist Anne E. Preston examines a wide range of important questions: Why do professionals who have invested extensive time and money on a rigorous scientific education leave the field? Where do these scientists go and what do they do? What policies might aid in retaining and improving the quality of life for science personnel? Based on data from a large national survey of nearly 1,700 people who received university degrees in the natural sciences or engineering between 1965 and 1990 and a subsequent in-depth follow-up survey, Leaving Science provides a comprehensive portrait of the career trajectories of men and women who have earned science degrees. Alarmingly, by the end of the follow-up survey, only 51 percent of the original respondents were still working in science. During this time, federal funding for scientific research decreased dramatically relative to private funding. Consequently, the direction of scientific research has increasingly been dictated by market forces, and many scientists have left academic research for income and opportunity in business and industry. Preston identifies the main reasons for people leaving scientific careers as dissatisfaction with compensation and career advancement, difficulties balancing family and career responsibilities, and changing professional interests. Highlighting the difference between male and female exit patterns, Preston shows that most men left because they found scientific salaries low relative to perceived alternatives in other fields, while most women left scientific careers in response to feelings of alienation due to lack of career guidance, difficulty relating to their work, and insufficient time for their family obligations. Leaving Science contains a unique blend of rigorous statistical analysis with voices of individual scientists, ensuring a rich and detailed understanding of an issue with profound consequences for the nation's future. A better understanding of why professionals leave science can help lead to changes in scientific education and occupations and make the scientific workplace more attractive and hospitable to career men and women.
