Rebecca Books

I often find that I have to weed out over half of the ideas I find in a resource book before using plans in my classroom. This book actually INSPIRED me to create extra lessons for each unit to keep the fun going. The only thing that would improve this book is if it were a few thousand pages longer.

These teachers are geniuses! They should be awarded some sort of literary award for this collaboration of exciting ideas!

The creativity and inspiration found in this early education book would be an asset to any teacher's bookshelf. As a reference for "how to entertain while teaching" it is unsurpassed. Kudos to the authors and I look forward to more of their work.

Received in A-1 condition. I liked it so much that I ordered a 2nd for a friend that is dealing with a dieing parent. She had a difficult time sleeping at night,she reads one story a night and is finding peace with her pending loss.

I have always been somewhat of a "night owl," often reading into the early morning hours. The first time I picked this book up, I could not put it down... I loved all the stories, but especially the ones by Nancy B. Gibbs

I love this book! I sometimes get lonely and scared at nights and this book was a sign from God, I keep it near my Bed and when I need a sign or some answers I close my eyes and pick a page I always feel better after reading it!

This book is a wonderful resource for parents of twins. I would recommend this to anyone having a multiples. It is very complete and has something for all ages.

(...) this book covers EVERYTHING FOR EVERYBODY! It will take you from pregnancy through the college years and beyond, and has information for the stay-at-home parent as well as the working parent, for those dealing with special needs to those coping with multiple loss. The information/advice is sensible because it is based upon the experiences of mothers of multiple birth children who belong to the National Organization of Mothers of Twins Clubs. This group definitely knows what parenting twins, triplets, quads and more is all about! The highlighted quotes included in the book show that this is a book written about real-life situations, with real-life solutions.

I just read this book and my twins are 8 months old, but I wish I knew about it when I was pregnant. This book covers everything from feelings you may experience when you first find out your expecting twins to how close adult twins are to each other. It draws much of its information from surveys filled out by members of twins and multiples clubs throughout the nation so the info is first-hand, down-in-the-trenches info! Throughout the book there are interesting and helpful stories from moms of multiples. This is good, useful info. Also, the book has lots of interesting statistics about twins such as the fact that the Yoruba tribe in Africa has a twinning rate of 1 in 22 births! Wow!

The book is not for audience who read personal accounts just to feel sorry for the unfortunate people and afterwards feel a little bit more comfortable with their own life.

It is written by a journalist in a matter-of-factly style, without the author's subjective feelings. Therefore it can not be dismissed as just another victim's personal "emotional striptease", as Therapy Culture's critic Frank Furedi calls them).

It is rather for the active, not passive, audience who is doing something about it, making small changes that can transform the world into a better place, making here-and-now the world a better place for those who managed to survive all sorts of unfortunate events, because they can learn that although sometimes it just does never happen at all, nevertheless when it does it is beautiful that it does happen at all, miraculously beautiful.

Carefully researched and beautifully written, UnspeakableTruths and Happy Endings is perhaps the most understandable andconvincing coverage of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to appear to date. Author Rebecca Coffey transcribes vividly and in depth, and with compassion and balance, several troubling, heartrending tales of human cruelty, analyzing their consequences, placing them in context in view of the heated debate that surrounds PTSD. She has done us all a great service with her thoughtful and restrained analysis of the diverse attitudes surrounding this complex issue. With the crush of increasing population upon us, violence induced unresolved stress is rapidly becoming a "need to know" subject for all of us. It won't go away in our lifetime. I heartily recommend this book as more than an introduction. It should be required reading for survival in today's world.

In Unspeakable Truths And Happy Endings: Human Cruelty And The New Trauma Therapy, author Rebecca Coffey offers a spirited, comprehensive discussion of the role of mental health professionals who, in an effort to help men and women traumatized by horrific circumstances and events, sometimes destroy their clients families. Yet the value of reviewing past traumatic events such as incest, physical abuse, emotional neglect, adultery, alcoholism, substance addiction, abandonment, etc., in order to make peace with the past is clearly beneficial and a proper aspect of psychological treatment. Unspeakable Truths And Happy Endings takes a nicely balanced view of the roles and limitations of telling, listening, psychotherapy, and psychotherapists in the healing process. Coffey offers a new and more enlightened understanding for psychologists, counselors, and clients that will help to insure a successful outcome to dealing with the unspeakable and be ultimately assured of improved mental health and psychological well-being.

I have been using this book as a major source of information/ideas for my undergraduate senior thesis which focuses on weight bias in the University setting. It can be read from beginning to end or on a chapter-to-chapter basis. It contains great summaries and information about the most pertinent studies in the field, related studies and recommendations for new directions. About half of the book deals with the social consequences and taking the perspective of the obese person while the other half deals primarily with research regarding the development and propensity of weight bias. I highly recommend this source for social researchers, interested students and curious readers alike!

This is a collection of essays and research reports about bias against the overweight. I think the primary intended readership is professionals involved in helping people with weight problems, although it is clearly written and deserves a wider audience.
Victims of obesity suffer in many ways. As adults they often have an increased liability to physical illness. Their major cause of suffering, especially at younger ages, is the effect of the condition on physical appearance, and the discrimination they endure on account of this. The commonest obesity-related related cause of death amongst teenagers is suicide. Suffering is often increased by efforts to force them to become thin, and complicated by the fact that most of them would like to be thinner.
To a large extent, what the book does is to document the severity and extent and sources of this discrimination. This may sound unnecessary but the discrimination is often so subtle and pervasive that that "consciousness-raising" is necessary.
While I hope not to sound as if saying anything that legitimizes bias, there are certain aspects to overweight that complicate crusading against bias and that none of the authors fully grapple with. Being short or dark-skinned or paraplegic are always completely outside the victim's control, whereas the possibility always exists, however faint, of losing weight. This possibility is used by the anti-fat bigot to justify making life more difficult for overweight people. (See, for example, California's SB 78)..

This book sheds light on the stigma of obesity. It is so prevelant in our society. The editors have done a marvelous job of bringing it to our attention.

I thought this book contained a wealth of information applicable to all types of relationships. Rebecca Cutter did an outstanding job of presenting her research and experiences in a very readable format. Definitely "food for thought" material.

I have read many, many books on relationships and how to make them work. I think the No. 1 problem in relationships is the basic differences between men and women. And that difference is the Right/Left Brain theory in action. This is the only book out there that says it like it really is, and also attributes the problems to the left brain/right brain difference. It's also very well written and easy to understand, with lots of practical suggestions for dealing with these differences. Also, she makes the point that it's not always the man with the left brain, and the woman with the right brain. It can be the other way around. And that's a point I've never seen made anywhere else. This book has probably saved countless relationships, including my own!

I've only read the first two chapters and already it's like someone's been eavesdropping on me and my girlfriend since we met 9 months ago. Our oppositional attitudes caused every crisis in the book, but we still wanted to find a way 'in'; quote: '...true-love relationships are too precious too neglect or just drop all together'. So we tried to understand each other, asked friends and family for advice. Then, I consulted the stars for more enlightenment. I (RB) am Pisces - she (LB) is Aries... The book "Sexual Astrology: A Sign-by-Sign Guide to Your Sensual Stars" helped me understand her better, but not "how" I could cope with the situation. Now this book is somewhat my last resort. So let me finish the next chapters and keep your fingers crossed that the encouragement to not give up will gain momentum; or I'll be a no-brainer (NB).
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Chapter 7 and still going strong. This author really knows how to put such a delicate subject as the relationship of two opposites into a clear perspective. The examples are concrete, comprehensible, and contextually sound. I'm still flabbergasted as to the degree of correlation with my personal relationship. Almost every paragraph makes me stop and reflect on my own experience. Reading this book gives me more suspense than any mystery book on the shelves. Stay tuned...
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I gave my girlfriend her own copy to read. We discussed chapter by chapter, reflecting on things that were mentionable. And mentionable insights there were many. This is exactly what the author had intended, namely to use it as a working manual. And therefore it was not just "me" striking a discussion on some theory, but it was mutual - and that helped to ease the discussion atmosphere substantially.
Of course I was anxiously awaiting a part at the end of the book that would resolve the whole myth, saying something like: take a little bit of this, a whole lot of that, stir and presto: you'll be happy together and profit from one another. Well think twice: you won't find it.

Some things that I think could be worth mentioning, though, are:
- There were only a few places that touched on the pros/cons of couples having a lot in common. Some more description and comparison would have helped my comprehending process.
- The book did not touch in any way on things that opposite couples have in common and how that would/could have a (positive) impact on the relationship. Is it because the couples interviewed didn't have anything in common or is it because it is not relevant or because it is self-evident? How many opposing attributes can a relationship take vs. what really needs to be in common?
- It surely helped us understand "why" the other partner acts/reacts the way he/she does. That allowed us to circumvent - to a certain extent - possible conflict situations. And it illustrated that the majority of conflicts and misunderstandings we had were -- typical.
- It would perhaps be a good idea to annex a translational section (LB-RB, RB-LB), i.e. if LB says this, they mean that and visa versa.
- The author made clear that it not the intention of the book to explain "why" opposites come together in the first place. Thus, it of course does not state "why" opposites should stay together either. It just shows some common pitfalls and ways to cope with opposite characteristics.

This brings me to my final point: you'll look for the term "love" in vain. What's love got to do with this? It's surely the prerequisite to any enduring relationship. But with us being so "opposite" I was of course frequently asking myself: do I really "love" her and if, why can't I just take her the way she is? This vicious query then brought me back to basics, namely that it's all about (quote) "commitment, respect, earning trust and accepting imperfections".
So I put the book aside together with all of my manuscripts, mind maps, and metaphoric models and started to look inside of my heart. And the personal outcome for us: we decided to (*CENSORED*) :)

Conclusion: A "must read" for all that are confronted with decision making in an "opposites attract" relationship or just want to understand their current relationship better. At least a half a dozen friends and family members I gave this book to agree.

One of Hazell's talents is to sit you right down with the women she writes about as they live some telling moment. This book doesn't just outline facts about each person but gives the reader a feel of the time, the culture, the conflicts and private reasons each writer had for writing what she did. Sections with titles like "Love's Different Faces" help the reader contextualize each writer's main focus, and how each woman writer spoke for her time. Hazell's beautiful illustrations and margin graphics capture the inner landscape as well as pensive portraits of each writer; the faces are caught in moments of reflection, discovery, or some secret delight. This will inspire young writers to persevere despite obstacles, as the women in this book did; these women writers were/are real heroines. The author never talks down to the reader; adults can get a good read from this very informative and insightful book.

After reading this book, I was so impressed that I sent a copy to my daughter and my neice. After receiving great reviews from them, I decided to write my first review... ever. The author tells the truth about these women's lives. Some had happy lives. Some had difficulties. Some lived happily every after and some didn't. The book inspires girls and women of all ages and interests. It especially encourages those who wish to write. The pictures are beautiful. The bibliography points the reader to additional material. BUY THIS BOOK AS A GIFT. IT WILL BE APPRECIATED! IT CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE WHEN FACED WITH LIFE'S UPS AND DOWNS.

After reading this book, I was so impressed that I sent a copy to my daughter and my neice. After receiving great reviews from them, I decided to write my first review... ever. The author tells the truth about these women's lives. Some had happy lives. Some had difficulties. Some lived happily every after and some didn't. The book inspires girls and women of all ages and interests. It especially encourages those who wish to write. The pictures are beautiful. The bibliography points the reader to additional material. BUY THIS BOOK AS A GIFT. IT WILL BE APPRECIATED! IT CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE WHEN FACED WITH LIFE'S UPS AND DOWNS.

This book provides you with a wonderful holiday devotional. It also includes family activities and planning guides to help you through the holiday. I wish that I had had this book years ago! A great gift for Christmas.

My mother gave me this book when my kids were little. They are teenagers now and still love to hear the stories each year. It is a treasured family tradition that reminds us daily of the real reason to celebrate Christmas. I am ordering it now for my staff as gifts this year.

I got this book after a co-worker suggested it as inspiration for an adorable Mother's Day project for my First Grade students. The book outlines 31 of those great things that make moms invaluable. Kids can easily relate to the simple language and colorful illustrations. After reading the book, I had the kids think of their own "Things That Make My Mom Wonderful" and put them into a keepsake gift book to bring home to mom. I got lots of great compliments from mom's on this one! Very cute book.

I'm a grown woman and I bought this book for my mother as one of her gifts for a day that celebrates her and what she has done for her children. This book truly does remind us what kind of a woman she is and her impact on how she affects us. She is a truly wonderful woman who deserves to have a day of celebration. My mother thanked me for it and in return, I thank her for always being there.

This is a real "hit home" type devotional for today's youth... It challenges us to seriously spend 40 days forming an important habit of devotional time in God's Word and prayer, with immediate application to our everyday lives. With awesome insight from a very trustworthy role-model we can relate with.

This truly is a great book. I've only had it since Christmas and have one done TWO chapters. It has something that make the words make sence and it's so wonderful for youth. Cause we can unter stand it. Rebecca uses word that I know.