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Still sealed in Plastic Wrap. Never opened. Cover, corners and pages in excellent condition. No shelf wear. Will ship using USPS TRACKING system, in a covered protective package within one day. ... Read more

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USA Today's weekly insert magazine / periodical. 3 Alternate Covers. See comment area of individual sellers for which cover they are selling. ((Contains Exclusive Poster inside!))Some contents: 6 Ways to Reduce Heart Attack Risk, Wit & Wisdom (Stickdoku & Frame Games). ... Read more

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GQ Magazine, February 2007 Issue.The cover is Jake Gyllenhaal (10 pages).Also inside: Sarah Silverman (4 pages), Terrence Howard (8 pages), Ciara, Ryan Reynolds (6 pages), Haley Bennett, Shawne Merriman, Tom Coburn, George Clinton, etc... ... Read more

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NOVEMBER 2005 ISSUE OF MAXIM MAGAZINE. THE COVER FEATURES NICOLLETTE SHERIDAN. ARTICLES INCLUDE SARAH SILVERMAN, PLUS "THE WAR COMES HOME: THE ENDLESS AGONY OF OUR RETURNING VETS". ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Winnipeg Free Press, published by Thomson Gale on March 1, 2007. The length of the article is 631 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: A good offence; The Sarah Silverman Program doesn't shy away from crude, appalling, inspired humour.(TV - Articles)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: Winnipeg Free Press (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
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SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT TO NEW YORK POST NEWSPAPER. THE FASHION ISSUE FEATURES INCLUDE: LOVE AT FIRST BITE - SARAH SILVERMAN ON BREAKING UP WITH JIMMY KIMMEL AND FALLING HARD FOR A HILARIOUS NEW FLAME, VF UNWRAPPED - DIAN VON FURSTENBERG SPEAKS OUT ABOUT HER FAMILY SEX SCANDAL, DANGEROUS CURVES AHEAD - HOW A SUPERMODEL GAINED 30 POUNDS AND LOST HER FASHION CAREER, THE FABULOUS BAKER BOYS - THE PLAYBOY PASTRY KINGS WHETTING MANHATTAN WOMEN'S APPETITESPLUS HOTTEST IT GIRLS OF 2010. DIMENSIONS 10.5" x 8" + 68 PAGES. ... Read more

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OCTOBER 2008 ISSUE OF BUST MAGAZINE. THE COVER FEATURES SARAH SILVERMAN. OTHER ARTICLES FEATURE MICHELLE OBAMA, MARGARET CHO, KRISTEN SCHAAL, "OUR GUIDE TO GREEN ENTERTAINING", AND MORE. ... Read more

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Enthusiastically recommended reading for students, educators, and professionals in the field of substance abuse treatment.
Edited by psychiatry professors Stephen T. Higgins, Kenneth Silverman, and Sarah H. Heil, Contingency Management in Substance Abuse Treatment is an anthology of essays by learned contributors concerning the contingency management (CM) approach to substance abuse treatment. CM applies a system of incentives and disincentives to help people meet their goals on the road to recovery; a simple yet practical and strongly needed precept especially when the natural benefits of stopping drug use are slow to materialize while the harsh consequences of stopping use (especially withdrawal symptoms) manifest immediately. The essays are organized around a core, comprehensive theme. Issues in treating addiction to different substances (cocaine, opioids, marijuana, tobacco, & alcohol) are covered, as are the unique challenges involved in treating the homeless, pregnant and postpartum women, people with mental illness, and adolescents. The final section discusses a more varied range of issues, such as "Lowering Costs in Drug Abuse Treatment Clinics", "Employment-Based Reinforcement in the Treatment of Drug Addiction", and "Contingency Management in Adult Criminal Drug Courts", and more. Above all, Contingency Management in Substance Abuse Treatment explores how CM can be and is used with an astonishing degree of success, scrutinizing lessons learned from practical implication in community treatment clinics and offering suggestions for maximizing resources and foster positive innovations. Enthusiastically recommended reading for students, educators, and professionals in the field of substance abuse treatment.
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We are not alone
As the parent of two special needs students it is refreshing to not feel alone.In very different styles the authors talk about what it is like to be on our side.We are not saints, we are not lazy bums (though I often feel that I am being treated as either).Being part of the special needs community requires lots of support and this book reminds us of that.

Tells the truth without the sugar-coating
I was looking for a book to help me deal with...myself as a "differently abled" person (handicapped, dude) and with a grandmother who now has Alzheimer's and is showing her age more. Then I ran into this book. "Maybe?" I thought. "Yes," I decided. Wow, what a great read so far.

The book tells parents' *honest* experiences with their special needs kids; the good, the bad, the ugly, the "don't you dare dis my kid's abilities." It reminds me of what my mom and dad had said when I'd ask them questions. It reminds me very much of...my own experiences growing up.

I'm the other side of this book's coin: I'm an adult who grew up handicapped / differently abled / special needs. (Legally blind / low vision / vision impaired: "But... you can see...?") I grew up with the nonsense and the wonderfulness and the crap that any handicapped kid does and with parents who were doing their best, and usually doing great, and sometimes making mistakes. The effects of all that stay with you into adulthood. Plus, even as an adult, some people simply don't "get it," while a few seem to understand without ever even having to think about it, and most have honest questions. That last part is fine, by the way.

So this book has had extra meaning for me. It has helped to see how my parents probably felt and never really said. As an adult, I occasionally talked to them about it, voicing my frustrations, my praise and once in a while, venting. As an adult, I came to see how tough it has to be, for an inexperienced, caring, smart parent to raise a child who is at the same time, very much like them and a unique new person, yet fundamentally different in ways that they have difficulty reaching and dealing with. There is no manual for raising a special needs kid, even less so than raising a "typical" kid.

If you are a parent or a child who's old enough, or if you want to understand, then get this book. This says far more of what it is really like than all the dry stats out there. If you are an educator or counselor or clergy or health care pro, anyone who works with kids and parents, do yourself a big favor. This says more about these folks' real lives (and what is like for *us*, we who are "special / different") than most of what else I have ever seen on the subject.

Read the book.

Thanks to the moms, dads -- and the cool kids! -- who contributed their lives to the stories (essays) in the book. Thanks also to all the folks out there who care enough to help, who "get it" without thinking.

Be different -- Make a difference. -- You can be more.

a rad dad review

I enjoy learning things from a book, those moments when you are stunned at what you just read, or shocked at some statistic, some point, some example. Those are the books I cherish. My Baby Rides the Short Bus was just such an experience.

From reading the introduction and on through the essays, I learned that some parents of special needs kids are radical prior to becoming parents and some become radicalized through parenting. I learned that they struggle, make mistakes, come to realizations about things they did, realizations that cause them pain, that inform choices they will make in the future, that serve as a catalyst for standing up and fighting for change.

I learned that, like parents everywhere, "they learn how their kids function and they make it happen as well as they can." Just like me; just like you.

But I also learned about the complexity of parenting, how it is something we learn to do, how we discover the depth of our militancy, awareness and patience, strengths sometimes we didn't know we even had. Until we needed them.

I learned that the medical profession and schools and court systems, which can be difficult to navigate in general, can be downright ruthless when dealing with a special needs child and family.

I learned how encounters with these institutions can belittle, can terrify, can cut deeply.

I also learned that encounters with other parents sometimes hurt the most.

I learned a little humility.

I learned new words: neurotypical, authentic activism, and scores of acronyms I never knew existed.

I was reminded how sometimes the simplest things are the most effective, like playing with your child. Down on the ground rolling around.

I was reminded of the intensity of love. How sometimes the best thing to do is pick up your child off the floor and walk away, leave the office, ignore the advice. And yet, sometimes the most difficult act of love is to let go, to trust.

Reading My Baby Rides the Short Bus, I was reminded of the ferocity with which we love, the depths of our feelings, the need for community.

I was reminded of the power of sharing stories.

These are the stories I want to hear. The stories of pain and fear, stories of surprising strength, of learning, and then of doing. As Sharis Ingram writes, "at some point you will give up trying so hard, and come to trust yourself, trust your child, trust what *is.*"

Trust me, and go get the book.

So well written
A fascinating and honest look at many different families.You'll be provoked, stimulated, and engaged while reading this incredibly well-written book.Kudos to all the writers and editors.No easy answers here; rather, heart-felt windows into the daily lives and thoughts of parents who are struggling, laughing, and living like, well, all parents!But their struggles have uniqueness and each piece deserves to be read.Enjoy!

Alternately Awesome
This collection of unabashed honest stories from parents of special needs kids is fantastic. Often painfully pure with bits of comic relief as seen from a parent or caregivers eyes. Sometimes dramatic, and heart wrenching, always delightful.
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One of the most recent and most complicated federal laws affecting employers is the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Not only has the FMLA itself proven very difficult to apply in today's workplace, but its substantial entanglement with numerous other federal and state labor and employment laws has wrought significant havoc amongst employers in their compliance efforts. Moreover, the clear potential for personal liability for FMLA violations has created an even greater sense of urgency for management professionals attempting to ensure full compliance with FMLA's legal requirements. ... Read more

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The full-color origin of Scud's zippered sidekick. No plot summary sells this book; better you experience it on your own. It's Schrab's fourth solo book, and without it, no Drywall fan is complete. Nor is any self-respecting Scud fan that gives two hoots about the Schrab universe. It's the ultimate companion for "figuring out" the insane Scud storyline. Get it or burn in hell. FIRST APPEARANCE: Drywall's older brother Mess. Also: Although his actual debut is in Scud 13, Drywall's younger brother, System, is fully revealed in this amazing book. ... Read more

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The final chapter of the HORSE pentology. Scud and Sussudio teleport to heaven and meet their maker. Someone's got answers and a question of their own. We find that Sussudio has a very famous father. When all is said and done, S & S will have to shoot their way out of heaven. There's just 1 issue left of Scud: The Disposable Assassin. Buy your back issues, buy this issue, and hang on tight. 15 pages of this book contain a mini Schrab one-shot called Black Octopus. Witness the violent, sexual antics of a sixteen year old female cat burglar- years before Scud existed. ... Read more

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This collection of essays, originally written as blogs on her own site, details Ashton's insight and mishaps on her journey to thirty. She questions everything from love to singledom, friends and family, even Neanderthals and religion, as she searches for love and spiritual enlightenment in all the wrong places.

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My life is an open book. Literally, considering you’re reading this. I write blogs. This doesn’t make me special or cool. Everyone writes blogs nowadays. But several years ago, 2004 to be exact, it was the wave of the future for all of us quick-flapping jibber jabberers who longed to have a voice in this world, even if no one was listening. Luckily, people’s ears perked up when I started spewing my personal relationship sagas and conducting random informal inquests into life, love and the pursuit of men, who more often than not, turned out to be losers. And so I wrote. You responded, and I wrote some more. Hey, someone’s gotta make an ass of themselves in order to be a martyr for the betterment of mankind. Might as well be me.

On my journey to turning thirty, I had a lot of questions and I longed for something more. I was seemingly lost, like most of us are in our late twenties. The sheen of youth begins to fade, our bar-hopping party days come to a screeching halt (mostly because responsibility kicks in, and partly because all of our trusted party companions begin committing and spawning) and if we find ourselves single, we begin to look within for both wisdom and critique.Mostly critique, but who’s counting?

I, personally, am on a constant learning curve. My life is a work in progress, to say the least. This book begins with my divorce and introduces you to The Life of Jen through brief essays, commentary and contemplative thoughts written during the next three years as I balanced motherhood, men, ego and coming to terms with the ridiculous world around me. You will journey through my pain, cynicism, insecurities, humor and heart as I attempt to grow into a woman; reluctantly, if I may add, as I have always possessed a bit of penis envy.

My opinions are not always popular, my outlook on life is not always positive, and there is nothing orthodox about the way I travel my path. However, I do vow to learn from my mistakes, love those dear to me, and...

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4 EMOTIONS IN ONE DAY
I don't advise this book before bed !!!!Normally I can read a book before bed and fall asleep after a few pages BUT not this book... I was literally captivated by the collections of blogs and short stories about Jen Ashton's life.I couldn't put it down and yes finished it in one sitting.. well laying down.So needless to say it was a late night.

This collection is very well written, it's entertaining and funny and had me giggling - reminding me of some of my experiences of the journey to 30.

I found it inspirational and have already decided that one day very soon I am going to go and buy some balloons, attach some affirmations to them and set them into the atmosphere. You will understand after reading it :)

I cried when she wrote about her relationship with her ex husband and family. This book had me laughing one minute and sniffling the next.I am already anticipating the next book of her adventures.

This book is a great read !Two thumbs up!There is something that everyone can relate to in this book male or female.

Clever, Witty, and Inspiring
Okay, I just spent the last two hours completely absorbed in this wonderfully written, observant, and hilarious book. Very, very entertaining. You are a lot of writer, Ms. Ashton.
--J.R. Rain

Keep Writing Jen

Jen Ashton takes us through a years' long journey of growth and turmoil plus some clever musings on such topics as men, tattoos and pushing 30.

She is refreshingly open and candid, bringing her popular blogs of the past to us in one collection.
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