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Hey…Hey…Think Out Loud! Jared Tinlin
Kid Adventure Pack Publishing (2009)
ISBN 9780984224715
Nonfiction, Children, Early Reader, Music
Reviewed by Cayden Aures (age 5 ½) and Mom for Reader
Views (02/10)
Synopsis: After watching the film “Walking the Line,” Jared Tinlin was inspired to try writing a Johnny Cash style song, so his parents bought him a guitar and taught him some chords. Soon Jared was asking Mom for help with spelling words for the lyrics and he had written down verses about a train and the yellow sun along with simple guitar chords over some words. When his mother, Sandra Tinlin, suggested they compile his words into a book, Jared was excited to begin the process.
As Jared wrote, he talked out loud to come up with ideas. The musical rhythm he created and his brainstorming writing process are reflected in the book’s title Hey…Hey…Think Out Loud! Expanding upon the Fundations process he learned in kindergarten and first grade, Jared ran through the alphabet to create fun rhyming words. “I wanted to write about things outside,” said Jared in a recent interview. The subjects explored in the book include the sun, a flower, a cloud, a train and a race car. A farmer and a dog are the next animals questioned. Other subjects examined in the book are a standup bass, guitar and a drum set. The book is concluded with a t-shirt, socks and all the subjects of the day. Read review of Hey...Hey...Think Out Loud! Read interview with Jared Tinlin & Mom Listen to interview on Inside Scoop Live Watch interview on TV Visit author's website
The Book About Tony Chestnut (with CD) Laurie Monopoli
Hug-A-Chug Books (2010)
ISBN 9780615311395
Fiction, Children, Pre K,
Reviewed by Cayden (age 5 ½) and Max (age 3 ½) Aures and Mom for Reader Views (02/10)
Synopsis: Join the kids on an encouraging childhood adventure in friendship and quest towards playground unity. Laugh along with the hysterical antics of Tony Chestnut as he anxiously tries to resolve his little sister's true-to-life, social dilemma. The story's compassionate message of friendship, kindness and sympathy speaks to children in a language they can understand, and conveys just the right blend of entertaining, gentle humor with a meaningful, true-to-heart message.
To create the ultimate literary experience, The Book About Tony Chestnut, by author Laurie Monopoli, invites children to actively join-in, participate and connect with the storybook's characters. This comprehensive and multisensory approach to early literacy will help develop youngster's reading skills while simultaneously immersing them in a joyful, memorable and socially meaningful experience. Combine story time with a song that enhances the total experience and watch your children blossom with a joy of reading! Read review of The Book About Tony Chestnut Visit author's website
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Dr. Niall McLaren, who is only ever known as Jock, is an Australian psychiatrist living in Darwin, in the remote north of the country. He was born in a tiny country town in Western Australia and trained in medicine at the University of WA, in Perth. He began to train as a surgeon but a chance placement in psychiatry convinced him that this was the field he had always wanted. He graduated in psychiatry in 1977 and first worked in prisons, then taught in Thailand for a year. On returning to Australia, he commenced a PhD jointly in psychiatry and philosophy before moving to the far north of WA to work with the Aboriginal people. He has now completed two monographs on the scientific status of psychiatry, developing a rational mentalist theory which is totally opposed to the biological model which dominates modern psychiatry. He lives in the bush outside Darwin with his family and makes occasional trips to the US to lecture on his work.
Synopsis: Does psychiatry have a future?
Assailed from many directions, under constant attack for its reliance on "a drug for all problems" and increasingly unable to attract bright new trainees, the specialty is showing every sign of terminal decline. The reason is simple: modern psychiatry has no formal model of mental disorder to guide its daily practice, teaching and research. Unfortunately, the orthodox psychiatrists who control this most conservative profession are utterly antagonistic to criticism. Despite the evidence, they maintain a blind faith that "science will deliver the goods" by a biological examination of the brain.
Humanizing Psychiatry: The Biocognitive Model argues that their faith is entirely misplaced and is contributing to the destruction of an essential part of civilized life, the fair and equitable treatment of people with mental disorders. The author offers a rational model of mental disorder within the framework of a molecular resolution of the mind-body problem. Fully developed, this model will have revolutionary consequences for psychiatry--and the mentally-afflicted.
Topics of conversation:
Fascinating criticism of the current biological model of Psychiatry, and McLaren's new "Biocognitive Model."
Societal repercussions of the over-prescription of psychiatric drugs as the only method of treatment - how a holitstic treatment protocol is necessary for real change and healing.
McLaren's thoughts on mass population diagnoses such as ADD, ADHD, Bio-polar disorder, Autism spectrum disorder, etc....
What really drives the psychiatric field?
McLaren speaks candidly about his personal expereince with industry backlash due to his critisim of the psychiatric establishment.
Experts share their secrets Authors Access is a joint project of Loving Healing Press and Reader Views. Each week we bring insightful interviews from people around the world who can help you get your work published, and if already published, noticed! The forum is geared for writers, both published and unpublished. Your hosts are Victor R. Volkman, owner/publisher of Loving Healing Press and Irene Watson, Managing Editor of Reader Views. See the lineup for future presentations and listen to previous podcasts.
On February 19th, 2010 Irene Watson and Victor R. Volkman spoke with fulltime freelance writer, proofreader, and editor Ernest Dempsey. He shared encouraging information on how you can get started in the fun and profitable art of freelance writing. In addition to having written 4 books, he is now the editor-in-chief of the literary magazine Recovering the Self: A Journal of Hope and Healing and also works as the country editor for Pakistan on the celebrated Internet news channel Instablogs.com. He shared with us on the following points:
Where are some places that I can go to look for freelance web writing?
Is it “ghost writing” or does sometimes my name get shown?
What about being a Foreign Correspondent for a news organization in another country?
How does getting paid work?
How do you manage personal time, schedules, and deadlines?
What types of writing projects are available: interviews, reviews, tutorials and how well does each pay relative to the others
How have you improved your knowledge of English by writing over time?
How does freelan
Karim Khan, pen named Ernest Dempsey, hails from Hangu, a small town in Pakistan. As a child, he enjoyed two things: The joyful company of his brother and Khan’s best friend, Shais; and making airy castles with lots of characters in his mind. At twelve, he started writing detective stories, horror, thrillers, and humor. He has a Masters degree in Geology and one in English Literature.He has authored four books including his latest The Blue Fairy and other Tales of Transcendence and, in just the last few years, seen the publication of his poems, essays, short stories, and literary reviews worldwide. Khan is now looking forward to completing his first novel.
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