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The final booklet in the series of five by Robert Hickle. His theme throughout all five works has been to make sure the means, the tools, and the attitudes needed to have a healthy and happy recovery are available and understandable in a down-to-earth, plain-speaking, jargon-free manner. Throughout all of Bob's writings, his care, concern, and insight are clear. With this as the final booklet he wrote, you'll find the remaining four at Amazon. It is our hope you will purchase all of them and write a review for each.

Bob presents what he has learned from alcoholics, addicts, and their families over his 40-plus-year career. Straight talk, jargon-free, and down-to-earth are the hallmarks of his writing style as he tries to flesh out the complicated problems of alcoholism and addiction into practical, everyday terms and concepts any alcoholic, addict, their family, and counseling professional can use to supplement their path to recovery. 

Drawing on 40 years of experience where he developed employee assistance programs (in both the railroad and manufacturing industries), counseling hundreds of alcoholics and addicts, Bob developed his own way of seeing the alcoholic/addict, their families, the addictions profession, and society’s view of alcohol. This booklet contains his words of wisdom in short chapters and with pithy titles like “Dealing with the Tensions of Sobriety” and “Sober and in Trouble”, as he relates his observations, experiences, and perspectives on working mostly with alcoholics. 

This is the compilation of all five booklets written by Robert C. Hickle, written between 1976 to 1980. He reflects on his 40-plus years of experience counseling alcoholics, addicts, and their families; on the profession of addiction counseling, and on societal attitudes about alcoholism and addiction in general. Each booklet is divided into short chapters with titles such as "Alcoholic Lie a Lot" and "Sober and in Trouble" - all in a jargon-free, plain-speaking, down-to-earth style that reflects Bob's statement "I write like I talk."

The author continues his dual quest of better understanding the alcoholic and alcoholism. Again with his standout chapter titles, you'll hear: "Spiritual Insight or Despair?", "Comes The Dawn", and "Dry For 15 Years, Happy For Three Months." Listen to what he has learned, how precious recovery and sobriety is, and how that motivates the recovering person to spread the word about the price they paid to get to where they are with their recovery.

Sobriety isn't just not drinking or using. Rather, it is a number of pieces that come together that make sense, creating a coherent whole which we can call life. In this audiobook, Hickle offers such pieces to consider as: "The Professionals See Them First", "I Never Got Anybody Drunk", and so much more! Like his other works, this audiobook is in Hickle's straight-forward, plain-speaking, down-to-earth, jargon-free style. Listen to enjoy, while learning at the same time. 

In this second part of a five book series, the author recounts in his down-to-earth, jargon-free manner what he learned from alcoholics about alcoholism. With chapter titles like "A Word to the Professionals" and "When You're Ready, You're Ready" and "Quality Sobriety", he continues to explain what he has learned - an effort to help us all to understand the alcoholic/addict and their family and loved ones. 

The ultimate guide to DeFi and CeFi. Everything you need to know about decentralized finance and smart contracts. DeFi, smart contracts, and blockchain are the building blocks of the new economy. But what do these concepts really mean? In this audiobook, author Addison Bell clearly explains why blockchain is so much more than just Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. This audiobook will teach you how technology is changing finance and why decentralized finance (DeFi) has the power to solve some of the biggest problems in modern economics.

Your brain is always working in the background, solving problems and guiding all of your actions. But your brain is deceptive. It plays tricks on you. Some of these tricks are harmless and help you to function better. However, some of the tricks your brain pulls force you into mistakes allow you to miss opportunities. Metacognition is the study of how your thoughts are formed and operate. Once you understand some of the limitations and errors in your thinking, you can change your life. 

Recovery from Alcoholism & Addiction, Volume 1 is a compilation of the first three of five book written by Robert C. Hickle, MA, between 1976 and 1980. Drawing on 40 years of experience where he developed employee assistance programs in both the railroad and manufacturing industries. Counseling hundreds of alcoholics and addicts, Bob developed his own way of seeing the alcoholic/addict, their families, the addictions profession, and society’s view of alcohol.

The excitement of becoming an entrepreneur and starting a new business has faded. Your first dollar of revenue has been earned and quickly reinvested. Now, you are in the thick of the battle. This is where winning means making payroll for the month and losing means the bank foreclosing on your house. Maybe a professor talked you into running your own business. Or maybe you grew tired of serving in corporate America and working for underwhelming talent. 

As one of the best-known honky tonkers to appear in the wake of Hank Williams’ death, Faron Young was a popular presence on Nashville’s music scene for more than four decades. The Singing Sheriff produced a string of top 10 hits, placed over eighty songs on the country music charts, and founded the long-running country music periodical Music City News in 1963.

Riley and Wiley helped their father build dams for a week. It’s finally time for a break! While Riley is resting on the shore, sneaky Wiley scares him and makes him fall in the water! Riley starts chasing him, but Wiley keeps running and laughing. He was just kidding! Wiley apologizes and means it. He gives Riley the juiciest water plant ever to show his sincerity and suggests an afternoon swim. Can anything make a beaver relax more than a swim?

Riley and Wiley are natural-born lumberjacks that love to have fun. They like to go into the woods often to put down trees, and this time, they’re searching for black cherry trees, their absolute favorite! They walk carefully through the forest, looking for mushrooms, leaves, and ferns to bring back home. Meanwhile, they keep an eye out for black cherry trees. Suddenly, Riley hears a strange noise.

Riley and Wiley are sleeping in after a long day of swimming and fun. While Riley is snoring and Wiley is drooling, they have no idea what’s going on outside. The two beavers wake up to loud thumps on the roof. What is happening? Riley opens his eyes, and Wiley stretches his arms. “Oh no.... The dam must be falling apart!” He cries out. Scared out of their wits, the two beavers shiver and hurry to the door. When they manage to get out, they realize the place is completely silent.... Something fishy is going on!

It’s Friday night, and my parents are taking me to the theme park! My dad brings his camera to capture every moment, and when we decide to ride the roller coaster together, he hands it over to mom. I am really afraid of heights, but I love roller coasters just as much, so I overcome my fear. My dad and I scream so loudly during the ride that the operator names me the park’s loudest screamer!

Fred is really excited. His teacher gave him the best grade in the whole class, and he can’t wait to tell his brother, Seth! When he gets home from school, though, Seth is nowhere to be found. Fred searches the whole house room by room and tries not to worry. Before long, he finds his brother sleeping in his bed.

It is a nice, sunny day, and the weather is perfect for Wiley and Riley to try the new raft they got as a birthday present! The two brothers pack up their gear and plenty of snacks and load the raft. They board and soon begin to drift further down the pond than they have gone ever before.

Unlike other fitness books that focus solely on your body, your muscles, and your diet, this game-changing book focuses on the key that unlocks your full potential; your mindset. Your mind is the force that makes change possible - it's like a supercar, and you are the driver. Do you want to keep it parked in a dark garage? Or do you want to drive it at its top speed down the highway?

Americans are watching more video content than ever, nearly six hours a day on average. A closer look at how audiences are consuming content reveals that video is a broad category including streaming, digital, and linear TV and that these alternatives are much more integrated than many acknowledge.