Books published by Ulysses Press

GET D!RTYNext time you're traveling or just chattin' in Japanese with your friends, drop the textbook formality and bust out with expressions they never teach you in school, including: -Cool slang-Funny insults-Explicit sex terms-Raw swear words "Dirty Japanese" teaches the casual expressions heard every day on the streets of Japan: What's up?Ossu? How's it hanging?Choshi doyo? I'm smashed.Beron beron ni nattekita. I love ginormous tits.Kyo'nyu daiskui. Wanna try a threesome?Yatte miyo ka sanpi? I gotta take a leak.Shonben shite. He's such an asshole.Aitsu wa kanji warui kara.

"DEMYSTIFIES THE DAY-TO-DAY CHALLENGES OF A SON OR DAUGHTER WITH AUTISM BY CREATING ORDER AND LEARNING IN THEIR DAILY ACTIVITIES. IN SO DOING, IT CREATES HOPE."--AMI KLIN, PH.D., YALE CHILD STUDY CENTER As the parent of a child with autism, you know how difficult it can be to simply get through the day. From getting dressed in the morning to brushing teeth before bed, raising a special needs child can turn ordinary events into extraordinary challenges. This book focuses on those kinds of everyday events.YOUR WORKBOOKDiscover the methods for breaking through to your child and reaching into his or her world while supporting his or her learning style. Designed specifically for parents, this section introduces you to the exercises and activities you will be doing with your child. Everything is carefully explained, using lay terminology and simple illustration, including:•Visual strategies•User-friendly schedules•Excursion plansYOUR CHILD'S WORKBOOKHands-on activities in this section of the work-book will teach your child basic skills, using humor and time—tested educational techniques. On handy tear-out pages, these engaging games and exercises help your child learn how to:•Recognize emotions•Get dressed•Read the clock•Understand safety sights.•Visit doctors, dentists, friends and family comfortablyAnd much more. . .

With Writing Open the Mind you can inject a sense of playfulness and possibility into your writing!Powerful writing comes naturally when your mind is energized and experimental, when it can take risks and follow the unexpected. Use the techniques in this book to jump-start your creativity, learn new tricks and expand your writing repertoire.• Use the surrealist technique of "automatic writing;"• Play with archetypal imagery from the Tarot;• Learn from the resonances of the body;• Write in diverse voices and styles;• Connect with the luminous natural world;• Scramble word sequences to break the habit of making "sense" in a linear way.This rollicking guide opens dozens of gateways to the subconscious world. Whether you are writing for publication or for personal pleasure, the practical tools and liberating philosophy found in this book will release the genius of the intuitive mind.