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Mental illness can have devastating effects on a life. The author of this memoir details his life of diagnoses of autism, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, and hypochondria. This is an account of what you may call an exceptional psychiatry case. The author takes you on a journey through his tumultuous childhood and into his troubled adulthood in this provocatively honest psychological autobiography.

We are nation of laws, civil and criminal. In this work, I focus on criminal law. I offer up theories and examples to help us regain our bearings on crime, because quite frankly, we have lost sight of why we even have laws. We get bogged down by tradition and misguided morals, and we think these somehow justify our misapplications of law. It is time to regain our senses.

In this Evolution of Psychotherapy: Historical Context, Dustin Hartley, master of science in psychology, takes a breathtaking look from the ancient magicians and witches who would cast out demons and evil spirits, to the alienists and asylums, to Freud, Jung, Skinner, Pavlov, and to Maslow and Carl Rogers and beyond. Get a breakneck speed look at the history of psychology and psychiatry as they relate to psychotherapy, including the main thoughts from several schools of philosophy.

For an autistic little girl, the world can be hard to navigate. Her behavior wasn't always understood by the world, and she didn't always understand the behavior of the world. But like a touch of cayenne pepper, Kyan brings a special spice to life!

Atheism Made Easy is a guide to losing your faith! This contribution to the philosophy of religion is a scathing attack on irrational belief in a god or gods.

From the author of Atheism Made Easy comes Con Man Christ: Was Jesus A Fraud? This is a skeptical look at the life and "miracles" of the historical Jesus.

Dustin Hartley argues a strong case for liberalism. Are we bogged down by ideology? Or is having a political leaning perhaps a good thing? The thesis of this book is that there are very good reasons -- moral, economic, and sociological -- for being a liberal.

We love animals! Maybe not so much feeder rats that are meant to be fed to snakes anyways, but we definitely love cats and dogs! This book, which contains some previously published material, has two parts. In Part One, Dustin offers up notes on pets he's had throughout his life. Kyan follows with her short biographies of her cats in Part Two. As Temple Grandin says in the title of one of her books, "Animals Make Us Human"!

Understanding Us is a podcast about understanding us, the inhabitants of the Earth and the Universe. We'll discuss ideas, big and small, including daily life and grand philosophical, religious, and scientific ideas.

From the authors of "Out Of My Mind: A Mental Health Memoir" by Dustin Hartley and "With A Touch Of Spice: The Kyan Wise Story" comes the unforgettable and entertaining tale of two young people with Asperger's syndrome, a diagnosis on the autism spectrum, who get their first piece of real estate when they go through the difficult process of becoming first-time homeowners in rural Iowa. About the authors: Dustin Hartley has a master's of science degree in psychology, as well as a bachelor's of arts in psychology and a bachelor's of science in sociology. He has written a number of books, ...

Are people inherently selfish or altruistic? Do people have good reasons for being ethical? If so, do reason, free will, and consciousness figure into morality? What about ethics in business, government, and personal life? This philosophy book looks at altruism, selfishness, and other philosophical issues, incorporating some psychology, in a set of essays that are sure to provoke thought.

America Without Limits explores history, science, and religion in order to find a way to break away from the constraints upon the United States in order for it to truly reach its fully potential as a nation and as a world leader.

They called it Country Haven. Venture inside a residential care facility in Iowa in this nonfiction account. I was meant to stay in the care facility for just a short while. I suppose it wasn't too long, though it was over a year, if I remember correctly. I was there to get my medications adjusted. I met some semi-normal people, and I met some very disturbed and disabled persons. These are my notes of what happened at Country Haven.