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Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Love defines us. It shapes the individual, ensures the preservation of the species, and is the principal subject we--as a culture--choose to examine in our art forms. The experience of being in love is powerful and it inevitably changes how we feel and how we behave. Even when love is normal it is so intense that for thousands of years doctors and poets have described love as a kind of madness; however, love can also go wrong. When this happens the...
Author
Publisher
John Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"At some point in our lives, we all engage in behaviors that are risky, irrational, or unwise. We might find it exciting and temporarily rewarding to gamble on the lottery or impulsively buy an expensive gadget. But just as substances like alcohol and narcotics have the potential to become addictive, so do certain behaviors. A person addicted to gambling, shopping, the internet, food, or picking at their skin may suffer shame in the shadows while...
Author
Publisher
Plume, published by the Penguin Group
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
" Paul Williams is an alcoholic. Tracey Jackson is not. But together, these two close friends have written Gratitude and Trust, a book designed to apply the principles of the recovery movement to the countless people who are not addicts but nevertheless need effective help with their difficulties and pain. Williams, the award-winning songwriter, actor, and performer, has embraced a traditional alcoholism recovery plan for more than two decades of...
Author
Publisher
Darjeeling Press
Pub. Date
2017
Language
Español
Description
Millones de personas se ven acosadas por la adicción. Ya sean drogas, alcohol o adicciones del comportamiento, como los juegos de azar y la pornografía, el costo humano es enorme, tanto para las víctimas como para sus familias. Muchos anhelan la libertad, pero no la encuentran mediante los programas de tratamiento actuales, en los que la tasa de recaída es, con frecuencia, alta. Un ingrediente ausente puede ser un conocimiento de las fuerzas invisibles...
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