New Release Books by David Levin

Mild-mannered English teacher Brian Smith has a big secret: he used to be a rock star. Kind of. But what happens when the rock & roll ghosts of the past come back to haunt you? This retired rock star is about to find out.

Mary Lawrence is a nerdy high school senior recently orphaned and tormented by the cool kids. She believes her life will make no positive difference. Marys joy comes from the music of the worlds most famous rock band, Promise. She meets a mysterious newcomer to the school, Matthew Blair, who also becomes a pariah because he upstages the in group. The two form a friendship that involves Promise, leading to incredible social change.

When humanity's finest scientists spotted it, they checked and rechecked their calculations-then checked them again. Appallingly, unthinkably, they were right-a mysterious anomaly was systematically devouring the universe. Moving faster than the speed of light, it would reach earth's solar system in well under a year, maybe sooner. Should they alert the world's people? No, better to let them live out their last months in peace instead of enduring the social breakdown that would surely result if they knew. Scientists predicted the stars would blink out ominously as the phase transition swept toward them like a cosmic forest fire, followed by . . . nothingness.Then, a single ray of hope appears. The imposing Dr. Ayana, one of the world's foremost mathematicians, has just discovered the secrets of the initial state of the universe, and his discovery might be a way to reverse the phase transition. It is humanity's only chance. But it will require travel to the farthest reaches of the universe using unproven technology and will almost certainly mean the death of the astronaut from intense radiation. Where will they find a pilot with the skills for such a journey, and who is also willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for the survival of humanity? Just when earth's final shot at survival seems to be fading away, an unlikely candidate is found in the last place the scientists would think to look.

Suitable for use by students preparing to take the Certified Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) exams, this text provides and introduction to alcoholism and drug addiction.

Levin examines what therapists can do to help the victims of narcissistic wounds to integrate, mourn, and heal them. He shows the nature of the injuries to each party and considers ways to minimize them, since treatment itself can seem an injury to both patient and therapist.

Beginning with the chemical and pharmacological aspects of alcoholism, this book goes on to examine the medical, social, anthropological and psychological foundations of the problem. This second edition features discussion on new treatment

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After years of acting training you're ready to audition, but you don't have an agent. Or you do have an agent but he isn't sending you out as much as you'd like. Roughly 90% of actors find work without an agent. Even if you do have an agent, don't sit back and wait for him to get you work. You have to hustle. In "Where Do I Find Auditions?" working NYC actor David Neal Levin passes on the knowledge of years of experience on how to find auditions in a clear, concise guide. Inside you will also find 9 interviews with agents and casting directors offering their insights on the audition process in addition on where to find them. Don't miss another opportunity because you didn't know where to look.

"Dads living in Jacksonville, finally a resource specifically for you! WonderDads Jacksonville features the best Dad and child activities, restaurants, stores, sporting events, outdoor recreation, and unique adventures specifically geared to Jacksonville Dads. With over 400 inspiring ideas and itineraries, covering every part of Jacksonville, you'll now always have an exciting idea for something to do together! Plan a memorable activity, take your child on an impromptu dinner, visit a hidden spot in Jacksonville, take a road trip together, or countless other possibilities...go ahead, be a hero! * Updated annually, WonderDads Jacksonville provides the most accurate and up-to-date ideas for Dad/Child activities. * WonderDads Jacksonville includes over 400 entries, broken out by Best Dad/Child Activities, Best Dad/Child Parks & Outdoor Recreation, Best Dad/Child Restaurants, Best Dad/Child Stores, Best Dad/Child Sporting Events, and Best Dad/Child Unique Adventures. * WonderDads Jacksonville also includes special ideas for ""Best Things to do On a Rainy Day,"" ""When You Have the Kids for a Full Day,"" ""The Best Splurges,"" ""The Best Road Trips Under 1 Hour Away,"" and ""The Most Memorable Dad/Child Events."" * WonderDads Jacksonville provides only the best ideas and activities for Dads. We've specifically selected ones that are Dad-friendly and will be fun for your child as well as for you! * Special deals and discounts for WonderDads in Jacksonville - kids eat free nights, specific days to get in free to fun activities, and much, much more. * Free mobile access to the most up-to-date content from the book on your iPhone, Blackberry or Smartphone. Best suited for dads with kids ages 0-10, however most content is suitable for older ages as well. Visit WonderDads.com for more ideas for Dad/child activities, sample travel itineraries, reviews and for other inspiring ideas that will make you a hero! Praise for WonderDads..... ""...a win-win for quality time with the kids."" - Regina Lewis, AOL Consumer Advisor & TV Contributor ""It's fun AND informative..."" - Deborah Benke, Publisher, Washington Parent Magazine ""Easy to follow and a great way to spend time with your children."" - Peter Steinberg, Dad and Founder, Daddy's Home Inc."

This is a comprehensive clinical resource for addiction counselors who want to learn about the psychological components of the problem, for individual therapists--dynamic, cognitive, and behavioral--who want to understand systems approaches in order to draw on a broader repertoire of useful interventions, and for couple and family therapists who want to learn more about the intrapsychic, biological, and pharmacological aspects of addiction. Dr. Jerome D. Levin takes the reader down the parallel paths of addiction treatment and individual and family therapy until they meet on the bridge of actual clinical practice. Practitioner, professor, prolific author, and respected authority in the field, Dr. Levin uses approaches to the treatment of alcoholism as a model for illustrating how theory, research, technique, and flying by the seat of the professional pants can integrate into a therapeutic style to help substance abusers and their partners and families.

A book about drinking and about sobriety. It is about drinking too much and what to do about it. The author is a psychoanalyst who has been working with heavy drinkers, alcoholics and their families for 20 years.

Understanding addiction, demonstrating its dynamics, and developing and conveying treatment approaches, require multiple perspectives. The chapters in this book communicate the theme of the journey in different forms.

Dr. Levin outlines the treatment of chemical and other addictions such as compulsive gambling, compulsive sexuality, and codependency.

This book is about our understanding of the self and of narcissism, healthy and unhealthy, over the course of history. It focuses on modern developments from the philosophical debates of the 17th century to the 1990s and presents a combination of the philosophical, psychological and psychoanalytic traditions of understanding the self.

Even before the release of The Starr Report (ISBN 0-7615-1960-2), people across America were asking why President Clinton would engage in such risky behavior. In The Clinton Syndrome, Dr. Jerome D. Levin, a highly respected addiction therapist, explores Clinton's past and finds a pattern of destructive relationships consistent with classic sexual addiction.

A model is presented of a Markov process whose state is unknown except when an inspection is performed. The evolution of the process is governed by fixed transition probability matrices P and Q under non-inspection and inspection, respectively. The costs of inspection and non-inspection depend on the current state. The objective is to characterize inspection policies which minimize expected total discounted cost. The following specific models are presented. Model I is a process which starts in state 0 and is terminated when, on inspection, the state is found to exceed some fixed value M. In Model II the process is repaired (reverts to state 0) when the state at inspection exceeds M. Simple conditions are given which imply that the optimal inspection interval is a non-increasing function of the last observed state. Model III is an inventory process with uncertain supply as well as demand. Given order size n, the number received is Binomial (n;p). Costs of ordering, storage, and shortage are incorporated. In the single period case, conditions are given which imply that the optimal order size is non-increasing in current inventory. This result extends to the undiscounted multiperiod case provided the holding cost is zero. A counterexample is given for a two period case with linear, non-zero holding, shortage, and ordering costs. (Author).

For 17 food and beverage categories, IRI retail store data in 2008-12 are used to describe the rates of product entries and exits in the marketplace, as well as product turnover (sum of entry rate and exit rate). The nutrient contents of entering food products are compared with those of exiting food products.

The Demons of San Antonio is a contemporary science fiction/fantasy novel about an army of bandito demons raised by Satan through hell's portal in west Texas. The hate-filled force is the vanguard of a plan to destroy mankind and rupture God's heart in the process. The demons' pistols are loaded with brimstone, resulting in destruction humans cannot resist. As the demons sweep across Texas, incinerating structures and people alike, a small band of heroes waits in the Alamo, preparing to fight the sons of darkness with the power of God's courage in their hearts.This book is the third of a trilogy, Demon Dust and Meatball Heaven being the others. Common characters include FBI agent Mike Hardiss, Scruffy the angel dog, child angel Adam Lane, Senator Abaddon (Satan) and God.