Dealing with uptight, high-stress people in your workplace, family, or home can be an enormous challenge, but this book provides invaluable insight and practical advice enabling readers to handle these "problem" personality types successfully. It is often stated that communication is the most important aspect of creating an effective relationship or achieving goals when working with another individual or within a team. But how does one communicate with someone who is too intense, anxious, or self-absorbed to hear anything you're trying to say? In Uptight and In Your Face: Coping with an Anxious Boss, Parent, Spouse, or Lover the author presents an invaluable tutorial to successfully interact with the most frustrating and taxing people in your life. This text examines the five most common types of uptight people to illustrate how the underlying patterns of intensity, anxiety, and self-absorption are displayed. Considerable attention is given to help readers understand how they may be contributing to their own distress. The final chapters present numerous coping and self-development strategies that will help reduce or eliminate many of the detrimental effects of interacting with high-stress people. Descriptions of complex psychological concepts are explained in everyday language.

Provides advice on ways to relate to uptight and anxious people in the workplace and family, describes the negative effect these people can have on one's life, and offers strategies to cope with these challenges.

Opposites: Life is Speaking by psychotherapist Dr. Lyn Levine is a thrilling dive into how life communicates through the dance of opposites. This captivating book pulls you into a series of dynamic dialogues between contrasting forces, offering eye-opening insights into the dualities that shape our world. Get ready for engaging conversations between pairs like Alcohol and Alcoholic, Dominance and Cooperation, and Passion and Caution. Each dialogue reveals unique perspectives and the inherent conflicts within these relationships, shedding light on the challenges and opportunities they bring into our lives. Imagine the electrifying exchange between Alcohol and Alcoholic, where the seductive allure and destructive potential of alcohol are laid bare, emphasizing the razor-thin line between enjoyment and addiction. Or the riveting discussion between Dominance and Cooperation, highlighting the tension between power and collaboration, and the crucial balance between assertiveness and teamwork. Lyn’s exploration doesn’t stop there. She delves into the dynamic between Tradition and Innovation, showing how the old and the new can coexist harmoniously to enrich our lives. The conversation between Logic and Intuition further exemplifies this theme, demonstrating how rational thinking and gut feelings can join forces to guide us toward better decision-making. The book also tackles personal and societal issues with gusto, such as the impact of physical problems on life, discussed in the conversation between Life and Physical Problems. This dialogue underscores the resilience and growth that can come from overcoming physical challenges, highlighting the importance of support systems and inner strength. Opposites: Life is Speaking is more than just a collection of dialogues; it’s a profound reflection on the interconnectedness of our experiences. It invites readers to tune into the subtle messages within their struggles and triumphs, fostering a deeper understanding of themselves and the world around them. Through its innovative narrative style, the book offers a fresh perspective on the opposites that define our lives, making it a compelling read for anyone seeking wisdom and insight into the human condition.

A New York Times Bestseller! This is a book for new believers, lifelong followers, and the merely curious. Jesus is ____. How would you finish that sentence? The subject is there, and so is the verb, but what comes next? Your answer could shed light on the path to becoming who you were made to be. In these pages, Judah Smith fills out that sentence again and again, each time further revealing the character of Jesus. He writes as if to a friend, revealing the Jesus that somber paintings and hymns fail to capture. With passion, humor, and conviction, he shows that Jesus is life. Jesus is grace. Jesus is your friend. Jesus is a new and better way to be human.

This “trimmed-to-the-bone medical cliff-hanger” by the New York Times–bestselling author is “as good as the best of Robin Cook” (James Patterson). Any student should consider themselves lucky to receive an invitation to apply to the Ingraham College of Medicine. About an hour outside of Washington, DC, it’s one of the most respected and prestigious institutions of its kind in the United States. With the school completely subsidized by the Kleederman Foundation, students receive a full-ride scholarship for all four years, including room and board. That’s a hard deal for Quinn Cleary to pass up. But after she and her new friend, Tim Brown, gain entrance into this dream school, everything soon becomes a waking nightmare as student after student begins behaving as if they were brainwashed. Now Quinn and Tim must hurry to uncover the dark truth before it’s too late . . .

Mara has come to a decision: it’s time to break up with her boyfriend, Jake. In truth, they’ve been as good as broken up since he left for New York without a thought for her. But almost as soon as Mara gets on the plane, things start to take an unexpected turn. It’s almost as though fate is driving Mara into Brian’s arms. At the start of the flight he offers her his seat and, by the end, they are sharing neighboring hotel rooms while they wait for a storm to pass and their diverted flight to continue on its way. But when the bad weather continues to block their flight, an impatient Brian rents a car and invites Mara to drive to New York with him. Things quickly heat up and Mara does something that’s both wild and wonderful, but when she receives a shocking phone call, her world spins out of control! Has Mara made the worst mistake of her life?

It was a night filled with scandal, but pop princess Izzy Jackson really took the crown! Royal and VIP guests were reportedly horrified at the singer and reality-TV star's impromptu performance at her sister's royal engagement party. It was left to Prince Matteo, second in line to the throne, to whisk tipsy starlet Izzy offstage, into his limo and straight to his luxury palazzo…from which the pair haven't emerged.… Rumor has it the proud prince and the footballer's daughter are working on a charity concert. Will they make sweet music together or split, citing irreconcilable artistic differences?

Many children and young people in our schools are in need of someone to talk to. They have problems at home, difficulties with school work, or find that, for whatever reason, they just don’t ‘fit in’. A sympathetic listener who can offer some support can make all the difference. There isn’t a school in the land that wouldn’t benefit from a well-run peer listening scheme – here is the ‘how to do it’ guidance that will help busy practitioners to put in place something that really works.

An ancient Norwegian curse, hidden secrets, cruel deception, truth, redemption and everlasting, eternal loveaTreacherous Love has all this and more. Small-town veterinarian Skyler Kingston has a secret. A secret that killsaone she cannot share with the world around her. Tall, dark and mysterious Dr. Nathaniel Brady discovers her appalling curse, loves her in spite of it, and is determined to cure her. Together they embark on a quest to discover the origins of the Wolf Curse, and in the process, discover each other and witness wondrous miracles the power of love can accomplish. Along for their adventurous ride are their companions in fate: Damien, Skyleras telepathic wolf-brother; Cassandra, a six-year-old imp with stars in her eyes and matchmaking in her heart; and the wild timber wolves of Honor Mountain, Skyleras preordained destiny.

Follow the lives of the Simpson family, their lives torn apart by abuse and neglect. Get the full series! Ruby, Between the Cracks Ruby, Between the Cracks, was awarded a place in the Top Ten Books for Teens 2015. Winner of Top Ten Books for Teens award by In the Margins Committee, 2015. If you asked Ruby, she’d tell you she’s happy with her life. She’s tough and independent and doesn’t depend on anyone else. But things aren’t as rosy as she would have everyone believe, and the road ahead of her is filled not only with gangs, drugs, and depression, but other challenges that Ruby hasn’t even imagined. June & Justin Justin already failed June once. He wasn’t there when she needed him, and because of him, their lives will never be the same. Justin must protect June at all costs. But it seems they are always falling behind, barely keeping one step ahead of the nightmares. Michelle When Michelle asked to be taken away from her abusive mother, she never expected to lose everyone she loved in the process. They said they would keep her and Kenny together. Her daddy said he would be back, but he wasn’t. All too soon, they are forced to reunite her with their mother, and Michelle is forced to take to the streets, seeking safety in the gang life. Chloe Chloe had known for a long time that she was two people. The Chloe who watched and the Chloe who experienced. She had been watching for so long, she wasn’t sure she could feel anything anymore. But if she can’t overcome her past and start living in the real world, she knows she will lose herself forever. Ronnie Ronnie was the one child in the Simpson family to escape from the abuse and grow up in a normal home without being bounced from place to place or ending up on the street. That was what the others all thought. That was what Ronnie told herself. When Ronnie could remember. June Into the Light Getting clean is just the first of June’s challenges, and as difficult as it is, may be the easiest part. The path ahead is filled with so many obstacles she can’t see her way through to the other side. Facing her children and convincing them that she has really changed and is capable of a healthy relationship with them seems like an insurmountable task.