Best Selling Books by Mary Lee

"Settle has done a remarkable job of capturing the culture that is, in a sense, the most important character in her book". -- New York Times Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

This report details characteristics of 50 family care programs that provide comprehensive, individualized services to families struggling with various problems, as well as services that allow parents and children to continue living together in supervised living arrangements for extended periods. Data were collected through in-depth telephone interviews with staff supplemented with site visits. The report, intended as a resource for practitioners and policymakers, describes family care programs'' daily operations and the elements differentiating them from other social services. The report explores the origins of family care, those whom the program serves, types of living arrangements, lengths of stay, the services offered, and aftercare approaches, illustrating each discussion with examples and quotes from program staff. The report highlights program elements found to make family care programs effective, including comprehensive services, longer treatment timelines and aftercare procedures, priority given to children''s safety, an accepting yet demanding treatment environment, staff quality, and active peer support among residents. Also noted are the significant challenges in evaluating the effectiveness of family care programs, and evidence of women''s enhanced participation in education and employment, decreased homelessness, increased self-esteem, and decreased depression and stress. Highlighting evidence of the positive impact of family care on children involved in such programs, the report concludes with recommendations for enlarging the impact of family care. Five appendices include a description of the study''s methodology, one-page program summaries for all the programs surveyed, and a selective annotated bibliography on family care and related issues. Contains approximately 50 references. (KB)

Christian Pilgrimage in Modern Western Europe is a commanding exploration of the importance of religious shrines in modern Roman Catholicism. By analyzing more than 6,000 active shrines and contemporary patterns of pilgrimage to them, the authors establish the cultural significance of a religious tradition that today touches the lives of millions of people. Roman Catholic pilgrimage sites in Western Europe range from obscure chapels and holy wells that draw visitors only from their immediate vicinity to the world-famous, often-thronged shrines at Rome, Lourdes, and Fátima. These shrines generate at least 70 million religiously motivated visits each year, with total annual visitation exceeding 100 million. Substantial numbers of pilgrims at major shrines come from the Americas and other areas outside Western Europe. Mary Lee Nolan and Sidney Nolan describe and interpret the dimensions of Western European pilgrimage in time and space, a cultural-geographic approach that reveals regional variations in types of shrines and pilgrimages in the sixteen countries of Western Europe. They examine numerous legends and historical accounts associated with cult images and shrines, showing how these reflect ideas about humanity, divinity, and environment. The Nolans demonstrate that the dynamic fluctuations in Christian pilgrimage activities over the past 2,000 years reflect socioeconomic changes and technological transformations as well as shifting intellectual orientations. Increases and decreases in the number of shrines established coincide with major turning points in European history, for pilgrimage, no less than wars, revolutions, and the advent of urban-industrial society, is an integral part of that history. Pilgrimage traditions have been influenced by — and have influenced — science, literature, philosophy, and the arts. Christian Pilgrimage in Modern Western Europe is based on ten years of research. The Nolans collected information on 6,150 shrines from published material, correspondence with bishops and shrine administrators, and interviews. They visited 852 Western European shrines in person. Their book will be of interest to many general readers and of special value to historians, cultural geographers, students of comparative religion, anthropologists, social psychologists, and shrine administrators.

My prayer for all who read my true life testimonies in this book is that you grow in grace even the more, and as the Love of God grow and develop. So that it will flow out of you and it will "cover the multitude of sins and faults of your lives and others"! We are to draw others to Christ through by the same love the Father drew us with! Having no respect of person.... Perfect Love cast out fear...John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son; that "whosoever" believe in him shall not Perish, but shall have Eternal Life!!!

Emotionally disturbing yet cathartic, this groundbreaking book by two leading experts in the field of community intervention, anger and addiction, provides a compelling expose on all aspects of bullying. Using in-depth case studies of bullies and those they bullied, Middelton-Moz and Zawadski provide a true look at the problem and what can be done to stop it. Focusing on environments where bullying occurs most frequently—in schools, homes, relationships, workplaces and cyberspace—the authors identify six bullying strategies that encourage bullying behavior and provide concrete ways to defuse tense or potentially hazardous situations. Equally important, Middleton-Moz and Zawadski explain how to reach out to bullies with the appropriate guidance and support, without which bullies will only continue to create fear and anxiety in others. No matter how hard they try, it is virtually impossible for parents to keep up with all the apps and technological changes that enable bullying to remain anonymous. To help them, the authors have included a chapter just for parents on how to monitor their children''s behavior and online interactions to keep them grounded. For both parents and educators, Middleton-Moz and Zawadski also explore innovative anti-bullying programs and offer advice about which ones are really working.

A reference for experienced teachers for incorporate the changing guidelines of curriculum.

Weavers of Tradition and Beauty presents new information on contemporary Native American basketry of the Great Basin, largely from the viewpoint of the weavers themselves. In collecting their stories, Kathleen Curtis and Mary Lee Fulkerson traveled throughout Nevada, never dreaming their odyssey over back-roads and to reservations would stretch into years. Finding a deep connection to the people of the sage, the authors accompanied the weavers as they gathered and prepared their special willow, dyed the bracken fern root, and wove their baskets. Baskets-and the people who weave them-have always been revered and honored by Native Americans. Fulkerson and Curtis depict, in text and full color and black and white photographs, how their art prevails-even over adverse environmental, social, and economic conditions. Today, contemporary weavers continue their work by creating baskets in the manner of their ancestors. Teaching their children and grandchildren how to weave baskets, these artisans carry on a long and strong tradition. By documenting the basketry of Nevada''s native people, the authors make a significant contribution in preserving this ancient and beautiful craft. Foreword by Catherine S. Fowler.

Set in the decades preceding the Civil War, Know Nothing tells the tragic tale of Peregrine Catlett and his second son, Johnny. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.