Bøker av Rob Watts

Will Your Heart Ever Heal Again?In the very beginning, it feels like your heart is breaking into a thousand little pieces. You''ll find it difficult to breathe, as if someone had punched you in the chest and squeezed every last drop of air from your lungs.Grief isn''t just psychological, it can have profound effects on your health, your cognitive abilities and even your desire to live.When you lose a loved one the world stops making sense.Chances are that you find it difficult to maintain a sense of normalcy, to keep on going when you feel like crawling in bed, curling up in a little ball and spending the next year under your blanket.While loss is a normal part of our human existence, we are never fully prepared for its impact. If only we had one more day, a few more hours to tell that special someone how much we love and appreciate them.Unfortunately, reality doesn''t work this way.On top of that, societal notions of grief are tremendously skewed. You''re anticipated to be tough, you''re often being told that you have to get over it.That''s not how grief works. It''s not a switch you can flick on and off. Grief will be with you for the rest of your life. Time doesn''t heal such wounds. But you can learn to live with the loss, find purpose, meaning and joy in life again.In On Grief and Bereavement, you will discover:Why it''s ok to feel that the world has gone mad and it''s not making sense anymore (and no, you''re not going crazy)The reasons why assurance and spiritual advice could make you hate people after a loved one has passedWhy numbness is normal and you''re not broken if you don''t feel anythingWhat to do when sorrow is substituted by confusion, anger and eventually apathyThe 5 stages of grief and reasons why the model is so wrongBiggest and most detrimental myths about grieving debunkedA step-by-step strategy for recovery and finding a new reason to liveWhen has the time come to go back to work and be a productive member of societyReasons to seek professional assistance, especially if the pain doesn''t subsideThe length of the grieving process: How long will it take to stop feeling that intense painAnd a lot more.Right now, you feel like you''re alone in this world. Nobody has gone through what you experience, nobody has been in your shoes.However, the truth is, millions of others have had to face a devastating loss. It has turned their lives upside down and some haven''t been capable of recovering.You will get better. Right now, however, you have to gain a better understanding of what grief is doing to you, how it''s affecting your family and what it takes to heal.One day, you will remember your dear departed fondly and the pain will subside. Get this book now if you want to discover new meaning and continue the legacy of that special person.

In this seductive and chillingly vengeful collection of short fiction, Rob Watts, award-winning author of Americana, depicts four morally bankrupt men and the scathing and contemptuous women who take out their revenge in the most outrageous methods. Their terrifying descent into madness and their lust for revenge makes for a truly mesmerizing thrill-rideRecently Separated - An online match gone wrong. From their first date, there's an instant attraction between Jerry and Ruby. They seem like a match made in heaven, until Jerry gets caught in a lie and sends Ruby into a psychotic rage. Carman - A late-night drive turns troublesome when Bill decides to pick up a seemingly harmless young girl stranded on a deserted country road. When his passenger informs him of her sinister intentions, Bill must make a quick decision that will save his marriage or cost hime everything. Nantasket Beach - Jenna and Pete have a happy marriage, a successful business and a beautiful beach house. Secrets, however, tear it all down and their cheerful and sunny lifestyle quickly turns into a dark and depressing mess. Americana - Dennis, a down on his luck short-order cook, encounters a stunning young female who immediately adds excitement to his mundane daily life, but their growing romance opens up old wounds for Dennis. While his new girlfriend seems too good to be true, he eventually discovers that she has ominous intentions.

ethical) judgements which the perpetrators of these crimes against humanity constructed for themselves to make sense of what they were doing. At once challenging and highly accessible, the book reveals the policy-making processes that produce state crime as well as showing how ordinary people do the state's dirty work.