John Curran
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English
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Attachment Disability: Misunderstood, misdiagnosed, and mismanaged. Until now.
To be human is to cultivate attachments: to endeavor to form stable and trusting relationships. Attachment Disability results when stability and trust are broken, as a result, of separation, loss, abuse, or abandonment. People who undergo these traumas can react with lasting mistrust and paralyzing anxiety. But, there is hope for sufferers from Attachment Disability: an...
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English
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Trauma's lasting aftershock: misunderstood emotional disability
No one is immune from the pain of loss and abandonment. A beloved figure's death, a betrayal of trust, or abuse can inflict a degree of pain that is seriously traumatic. Those suffering such trauma may react with mistrust and depression, becoming unwilling or unable to reach out to others or accept attention and love. Their learning potential and life performance are impaired and their...
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English
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A fascinating exploration of the contents of Agatha Christie's seventy-three private notebooks, including illustrations and two unpublished Poirot stories
When Agatha Christie died in 1976, at age eighty-five, she had become the world's most popular author. With sales of more than two billion copies worldwide, in more than one hundred countries, she had achieved the impossible-more than one book every year since the 1920s, every one a bestseller.
So...
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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Agatha Christie’s Secret Notebooks is the fascinating exploration of the contents of Agatha Christie’s long hidden notebooks, including illustrations, analyses, and two previously unpublished Hercule Poirot short stories. Not only will Christie’s legions of ardent fans find a treasure chest of new material from the author of such classics as And Then There Were None, Murder on the Orient Express, and Death on...
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English
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Congratulations! is an absurdist crime-thriller-comedy about Detective Dan Skok of the Missing Persons Bureau and the unusual case of Paul Ryan Gray, a boy who goes missing in his own house. Best Feature Film at the Atlanta Film Festival The official selection at the Nashville Film Festival and the SF Indie Fest.
6) Peekskill
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Series
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English
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Peekskill portrays the history of a small Dutch-style village that grew into a prosperous factory city, with scenic vistas that have always been a particular delight for photographers. Using many of the resulting photographs, Peekskill displays this delightful place, nestled into three surrounding hills where the Hudson River spreads into Peekskill Bay, approaching the Bear Mountain highlands. Peekskill also presents the prominent people of this community,...
7) Tracks
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Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
Description
In 1977, Robyn Davidson travels from Alice Springs across 2,700 kilometres (1,700 miles) of Australian deserts to the Indian Ocean with her dog and four camels. National Geographic photographer Rick Smolan documents her journey.
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Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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Based on historical events, this suspenseful thriller examines the infamous 1969 death of Mary Jo Kopechne, who drowned after Senator Ted Kennedy drove off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island, and the moral and legal complexities that play out over the following week.
10) Mercy Road
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English
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While searching for his daughter, a father (Luke Bracey) receives chilling calls from a man claiming to know her location. As he follows the increasingly unhinged instructions, he learns exactly how far he's willing to go to save his child.
11) The Dark Red
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English
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When a young woman is committed to a psychiatric hospital claiming that her newborn has been stolen by a dark cult in order to harvest its supernatural blood, her doctor must determine if she is dangerous before she can be released.
13) Tracks
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English
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From the producers of The King's Speech comes this remarkable true story of Robyn Davidson, a young woman who leaves her urban life to trek through the sprawling Australian desert.