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Presents advice, backed with studies and the author's own experience as a family counselor, for parents navigating the difficult waters of adolescence.
9-12 yrs.
The Rapids is an exploration of manic depression (also known as bipolar disorder). With reflections on artists such as Carrie Fisher, Kanye West, Saul Bellow, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Spalding Gray, Sam Twyford-Moore takes readers on a literary and cultural tour of mania and what it means to live with a diagnosis of "bipolarity" in contemporary society. He also looks at the condition in our digital world, where someone’s manic episode can unfold live in real time, watched by millions. His own story, told unflinchingly, is shocking and sometimes darkly comic. It gives the book an edge that is not always comfortable but full of insight and empathy. Smart, lively, and well-researched, The Rapids manages to be both a wild ride and introspective at once, exploring a condition that touches thousands of people, directly or indirectly.
The Rapids is a cultural history of manic depression twinned with a personal narrative told through an innovative approach to writing memoir.
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Four teenage friends find the unexpected when they canoe down the channel toward the mouth of Lake Hubbi. Risk and mystery seem to follow them like a stalking shadow which puts them in experiences of possibility and uncertainty. Ella, Selah, Kip, and Aiden find their strengths and have their fears revealed along the banks of the waters edge. “Aiden,” she whispered. “Did you see anything go behind the willow tree? I mean, did you notice anything? I think someone is watching us from up there.” Aiden caught the anxiousness in Ella’s voice and leaned over the side of the boat shading his eyes to see the willow tree. Her tone made Aiden’s hair stand up on the back of his neck and fear gathered in his throat. Did Ella imagine the shadow-like figure? What or who was watching them? Why did Ella feel so uncomfortable and scared? Did anyone else see the shadow-man? Follow the day’s challenges, scares and plights with this ambitious group of teens. This descriptive story will keep you guessing and on the edge of your seat, clenching your teeth, and this book!
The leader will benefit by having Dr. Leman's personal insights into key principles and applications along with tips for motivating participants to think for themselves, then share with the group. Using this handy guide, the leader can lead Running the Rapids with complete confidence.
A memoir of a dysfunctional, grieving family reuniting for a turbulent rafting trip, from an author with a “captivating talent for wonder and marvel.” —Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love After the sudden death of Irene O’Garden’s older brother, she and her family decide to seek closure together by taking a journey through the remotest spot in Montana. The story of their harrowing trip on the river is intertwined here with the author’s account of growing up with her six siblings in a clashing Catholic family under the shadow of alcoholism. O’Garden’s father, a local TV personality in Minnesota, leaves his cheery public persona behind when he comes home and starts drinking martinis with his undemonstrative, icy-hearted wife. The children vary in their responses to profound anxiety sown in an atmosphere of neglect, psychological abuse, and rigid religiosity: One brother bites his fingers to gangrene. One relentlessly bullies the author, who begins overeating compulsively. One severs all ties with the family. Meanwhile, in the present, danger mounts as well on the raft trip, when unusual river conditions swell and speed the waters. Both stories build with escalating intensity to excruciating climaxes. Some memoirs shock. Some entertain. Some take us places we’re afraid to go. A rare few move us. Once in a blue moon, a book does it all. This is Risking the Rapids. “Enthralling.” —Malachy McCourt, author of A Monk Swimming “A deep and powerful memoir.” —Martha Beck, author of Finding Your Own North Star “Breathtaking . . . O’Garden adds a thoroughly welcome voice to the rich vein of American literature on the singular healing powers of wilderness.” —Florence Williams, award-winning author of The Nature Fix