Munro’s Statistical Methods for Health Care Research Sixth, Revised Reprint Edition
Author: Stacey Plichta Kellar ScD CPH ID: 1451187947
Paperback: 576 pagesPublisher: LWW; Sixth, Revised Reprint edition (September 6, 2012)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1451187947ISBN-13: 978-1451187946 Product Dimensions: 1.5 x 7.2 x 9 inches Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Best Sellers Rank: #161,665 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #73 in Books > Textbooks > Medicine & Health Sciences > Nursing > Research & Theory #96 in Books > Medical Books > Nursing > Research & Theory #110 in Books > Medical Books > Research
For thirty years I have struggled with math and I finally passed my algebra classes then I had to take a statistics course in order for me to move forward in pursuit of achieving my goal to go to a four year university and thanks to this book and a wonderful instructor, I m FINALLY going to CSUN!!!!!! It’s interesting when I try to share with my friends and family they don’t want to approach the subject, but my boyfriend gets an idea of what I am talking about when I discuss with him some of the things I share with him. I wish my family wouldn’t run and hide and not panic and just relax and listen without panicking. Believe me, it was a challenge and I managed to get a "B" in my class!!!!!! Who would have thought, me getting a "B" in statistics?!!!!!!!
Have an open mind when you read and listen to what is being taught to you, don’t panic, relax and listen very carefully and don’t say I can’t do it; If I can do it (someone who’s struggle with math for years and now made it) you can do it! Oh one more thing, take good notes from your instructor!
I requested this book as it was required for my doctoral work towards the Doctor of Nurse Practice completion. It will prepare me well for the quantitative and qualitave review of statistical significance necessary for evidence-based medicine literature reviewed and personally written. I also believe that this text will weave into clinical practice a better understanding of the scientific data found in today’s literature. It will give the reader the conceptual anaysis and skills to accurately choose those articles of inclusion and exclusion for today’s valuable literature searches. The final otcome of my coursework will be the completed Capstone project containing such valuable researched literature.
I bought this book because I required it for doing my PhD. For the most part I found it easy to understand and it helped me in interpreting some of the questions posed in my homework and exams. It is fairy comprehensive and covers most of the subject area I require for the next four years. Download Munro’s Statistical Methods for Health Care Research Sixth, Revised Reprint Edition Pdf Download
The Essentials of Real Estate Law for Paralegals (Book Only) 2nd Edition
Author: Visit ‘s Lynn T. Slossberg Page ID: 1111319219
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I am very familiar with the reviewed work, as it is one of the finest pieces on the subject. It is used in many undergraduate associate programs. I have found the text to be light in weight but meaty in content. The author has an excellent writing style. It is quite readable.
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Lynn T. Slossberg, J.D., is a licensed attorney in the state of Florida and in Washington D.C., as well as a Florida-licensed real estate broker.
Paperback: 685 pagesPublisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; 2 edition (July 10, 2007)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1111319219ISBN-13: 978-1111319212 Product Dimensions: 1.2 x 8.5 x 10.8 inches Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds Best Sellers Rank: #1,488,517 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #413 in Books > Law > Law Practice > Paralegals & Paralegalism #452 in Books > Business & Money > Real Estate > Law #755 in Books > Law > Legal Education > Legal Profession
Not only is this an ideal textbook for a course on real estate law for paralegals, but also much of the training that is required of real estate paralegals can be advantageous to the notary signing agent as well. There is much overlap in the two fields.
What I find most useful about this textbook is that you are not just reading theory. It’s all applicable knowledge. Each chapter has clearly defined objectives that outline what you will be able to do upon completion of it. You will immediately be able to apply what you have learned in real life situations. Every aspect of real estate law is covered.
Notary signing agents will find Part II of the book extremely useful. It is entitled: The Closing: Residential, Commercial, and Construction Loan Closings.
One of the main reasons I bought this book is because it is the textbook that is used in a real estate paralegal course at a school that I am unable to attend at this time. I wanted a book that would be ideal for self study. There is also a workbook that accompanies it. I have compared several textbooks on real estate law for paralegals, and find this one to be the best. I highly recommend it.
For the seller, they sent it real quickly, and I was able to use it for class. Thank you!
For the product, I felt it was a good Real Estate law book because it covered the basics. Of course, our teacher had to explain what did apply and what was different in our jurisdiction. As you would expect, it’s just a general practices of Real Estate law, and it was just as described.
I think this is an interesting book to learn the basic of real estate. Basically you acquire knowledge of the rights and the duties when buying or selling a property. Download The Essentials of Real Estate Law for Paralegals 2nd Edition Free PDF
“The untold story of golf’s greatest money match, featuring Hogan and Nelson at Cypress Point, come to life in Mark Frost’s gripping new book, The Match.”Golf Magazine
“It’s difficult to beat a good golf book, be it a good yarn or a picture book . . . The golf is spectacular, the course more so, the descriptions luminous.”USA Today
“Frost weaves an exceptional narrative . . . It’s a gripping tale–as good as James Patterson, John Grisham, or any other contemporary novelist could create. And all true. The match comes down to the 18th hole, and you’ll be the winner once you turn the last page.”Met Golfer
“Frost masterfully puts the reader not just on the scene, but in the time, too, with terrific storytelling.”The State (South Carolina)
“Frost captures an elusive magic in this improbable matchup and what it meant for those who played and witnessed it.”Publishers Weekly
“The Match was a dream I never thought would come true. If I hadn’t been there I wouldn’t believe it myself, and if you know anything about sports or the game of golf, once you pick up this book you won’t put it down. No one will ever see an event like this again. Fiction can’t touch it.”Ken Venturi
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Hardcover: 272 pagesPublisher: Hachette Books; First Edition edition (November 6, 2007)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1401302785ISBN-13: 978-1401302788 Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 1 x 9.1 inches Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Best Sellers Rank: #68,345 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #80 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Golf #109 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Miscellaneous > History of Sports #615 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Individual Sports
I just finished Mark Frost’s new book, The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever, and while I was excited to read the latest from the author of the amazing and invaluable true golf tale, The Greatest Game Ever Played, this new book exceeded my expectations. I was moved to tears several times and another, perhaps even more important, slice of golf history was illuminated.
I also looked forward to this read because I had heard that "The Match" takes place at Cypress Point and I’ve always dreamed of playing that course, so it was a treat to walk and play it with some of the greatest golfers of all time. In case you haven’t heard, the center piece of this story is a casual best ball match play round between Ben Hogan and Bryron Nelson (representing the pros) and Ken Venturi and Harvie Ward (representing the amateurs). The time is 1956 and Venturi and Ward are the last of the gentleman amateurs playing at the highest levels of the game. The event is precipitated by a bet instigated by none other than Eddie Lowery, the pint-sized ten-year old caddie from "Greatest Game" who has (believe it or not) become a millionaire California car dealer. This connection to the earlier book is more than a coincidence and Lowery becomes more important to the story than one might expect.
I’m going to go so far as to say that this book is required reading for any serious golfer. On one level learning more about the life story and personality of these great players as well as that of Cypress Point and the Crosby Clambake are quintessential elements of the glory of golf in America. As before, Mark Frost does an amazing job illuminating this background (including the best recounting of the famous Hogan comeback after his accident that I’ve ever read.
With the publication of THE MATCH: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever, Mark Frost cements his credentials as one of the country’s finest chroniclers of the rich and celebrated history of golf in America. In two previous efforts, he painted remarkable portraits of significant events in the annals of the game that travelled to America from Scotland. THE GREATEST GAME EVER PLAYED is his account of the 1913 United States Open and the victory by Frances Ouimet, an unknown American amateur. THE GRAND SLAM is his narrative of Bobby Jones’s victory in the four major golf championships of his era. The chronological saga continues as THE MATCH takes readers back to 1956, the era of golf preceding television and legends Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus.
At the outset, readers should accept the fact that Frost’s title for his third golf book is hyperbole. Indeed, one can search its pages in great detail and never find an answer to how the game of golf changed as a result of the 18-hole practice-round match pitting professionals Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson against amateurs Harvie Ward and Ken Venturi. While substantial money may have changed hands as a result of the contest, very few sports fans were even aware that it had occurred. Contemporary professional golfers probably pass out more in tips than the four players battled for on this day.
Setting that aside, Frost describes far more than a competition involving four men. Through his words readers gain a portrait of the status of professional and amateur golf in the 1950s, as the beloved and respected amateur golfer would now take a backseat to a new era of professional golfers and their fans.
The money men behind the contest were Eddie Lowery and George Coleman, wealthy businessmen who loved golf and betting on it.
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The Paris Wife: A Novel Audible – Unabridged ridged
Author: Paula McLain ID: B004OWZ6QI
A deeply evocative story of ambition and betrayal, The Paris Wife captures a remarkable period of time and a love affair between two unforgettable people: Ernest Hemingway and his wife, Hadley. Chicago, 1920: Hadley Richardson is a quiet 28-year-old who has all but given up on love and happiness-until she meets Ernest Hemingway and her life changes forever. Following a whirlwind courtship and wedding, the pair set sail for Paris, where they become the golden couple in a lively and volatile group-the fabled “Lost Generation”-that includes Gertrude Stein, Ezra Pound, and F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald. Though deeply in love, the Hemingways are ill prepared for the hard-drinking and fast-living life of Jazz Age Paris, which hardly values traditional notions of family and monogamy. Surrounded by beautiful women and competing egos, Ernest struggles to find the voice that will earn him a place in history, pouring all the richness and intensity of his life with Hadley and their circle of friends into the novel that will become The Sun Also Rises. Hadley, meanwhile, strives to hold onto her sense of self as the demands of life with Ernest grow costly and her roles as wife, friend, and muse become more challenging. Despite their extraordinary bond, they eventually find themselves facing the ultimate crisis of their marriage-a deception that will lead to the unraveling of everything they’ve fought so hard for. A heartbreaking portrayal of love and torn loyalty, The Paris Wife is all the more poignant because we know that, in the end, Hemingway wrote that he would rather have died than fallen in love with anyone but Hadley.
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At the end of Ernest Hemingway’s memoir, A Moveable Feast , he writes of his first wife, Hadley Richardson, "I wish I had died before I loved anyone but her." After their divorce, Hemingway marries three more times, each one prompt to follow, like serial wives. This is the story of the woman that loved him before he was famous.
Paula McLain researched their biographies, letters, and Hemingway’s novels, culling the material to imagine a story of their charmed and battered marriage in Paris, from 1921-1926. The tortured life and tragically foreshadowed suicide of Ernest Hemingway is public knowledge, as was his legendary womanizing. McLain’s novel dodges the palaver, blending the facts that are known together with credible inference, creating a plausible, informed depiction of Hemingway and Hadley’s marriage–the quotidian, the famed, the halcyon, the harsh.
The author writes from Hadley’s point of view, inviting the reader inside their most tender and demolishing moments. A few choice sections belong to Hemingway’s perspective, urgent and telling. The narrative deftly folds in their histories–the years before they met–artfully revealing early and private woes, which ripple and sometimes hiss beneath the ardor. We get the back stories without muddled exposition; by the time it arrives at the failure of their union, readers have acquired a fluency of Hadley’s nature and Hemingway’s core.
Hadley sustained several painful childhood experiences that eerily parallel Hemingway’s, and was a recluse and "spinster" at twenty-eight, when she met and was courted by the twenty-one-year-old Hemingway.
Ernest Hemingway, 21, marries Hadley Richardson eight years his senior and promptly moves with her to Paris to be among the upstarts, the in crowd, the expatriates that worshipped Paris as their city of creativity. Ezra Pound, Gertrude Stein, F. Scott Fitzgerald not to mention famous actors, musicians and painters were their companions though they often lived hand to mouth. Content to live in Ernest’s shadow, providing him with much needed stability and a shoulder, Hadley embraces his love of of the outdoors, spontaneous moves to various Euorpean locals, bull fighting, horse racing and for a time, drinking. But soon the lure and glamour began to fade. The eccentricities of open marriages, mistresses and provocative lifestyles leaves Hadley at loss especially after the birth of their son. Hemingway’s constant moodiness, carousing, heavy drinking, lack of decorum and superior attitude begin to unravel his wife’s resolve. His resentment of her few friendships also speak to his possessiveness and selfish nature. When "fame" arrives it shatters all handrails that Hadley has clung to. The intense love she feels for Ernest drives her to fight for their marriage and for Ernest’s life, but to what avail?
I adored the book, "Loving Frank" by Nancy Horner all about Frank Lloyd Wright and his mistress; it as well as "The Paris Wife," demonstrate the incredible sacrifices a companion must make to cajole an artist’s tender ego. Not surprisingly I see Nancy Horan endorsed this book and rightfully she should. The writing is so beautifully strong as it exposes lifestyles of creative geniuses. Paula MClain does an amazing job of keeping the reader glued to the perils of this complex couple.
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Chat Pack: Fun Questions to Spark Conversations Cards – March 1, 2007
Author: Visit ‘s Question Guys Page ID: 0975580167
Never before has it been so much fun to start a conversation and learn more about those around you! Chat Pack contains 156 cards, each one featuring a creative question that will, in a matter of seconds, get people interacting and having a great time together. Simply pull out any card from the plastic box and let the conversing begin.
Cards: 156 pagesPublisher: Questmarc Pub; 1 Gmc Crds edition (March 1, 2007)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0975580167ISBN-13: 978-0975580165 Product Dimensions: 2.8 x 3.7 x 1.3 inches Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Best Sellers Rank: #9,055 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #85 in Books > Self-Help > Creativity #389 in Books > Self-Help > Personal Transformation
My sister received this as a gift from a co-worker and she brought it to one of our family’s Christmas gatherings. I don’t know if it is marketed as a game, but we treated it as one, with everybody taking turns drawing the cards and allowing everyone to answers. It was a blast!! We had a really wide age range and everybody got into it and enjoyed it. There were questions like: What is your all time favorite scene in a movie? If you could have 50 pounds of something (not money) what would it be? If you could be the apprentice to someone, living or dead, who would it be?
I got to learn a lot about my relatives, even my own siblings, and it got everyone to join in on conversation together. I would totally recommend for your next gathering, small or large, to keep the conversations fun and exciting:)
I purchased this little box of cards at a Christmas sale. My 11 y.o. son started reading the questions after Christmas dinner. A whole new world opened up to our family. Once you start on these cards you will realize how little you knew about your famiy, friends and others in your life. This was one of the most meaningful purchases of my life.
Pick any card and use it as a starting point for everything from a smart one-liner comeback to an all-night in-depth conversation that will let you learn about your family and friends from new and different perspectives. For example:
* "If you could have any object or place to yourself for one day, what would you choose?"
* "You’ve been given the chance to travel into the future to see how the world will change over the next 50 years. What in particular are you most interested in?
* "If you could enter a race horse in the Kentucky Derby, what would you name him?"
I promise you that once you get the party started, nobody will want to go home!
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55 Successful Harvard Law School Application Essays: With Analysis by the Staff of The Harvard Crimson Kindle Edition
Author: Visit ‘s The Staff of the Harvard Crimson Page ID: B00HY0197C
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The Cultural Nature of Human Development Kindle Edition
Author: Visit ‘s Barbara Rogoff Page ID: B004YVV59G
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File Size: 3274 KBPrint Length: 449 pagesPage Numbers Source ISBN: 0195131339Publisher: Oxford University Press; Reprint edition (January 15, 2003)Publication Date: January 15, 2003 Sold by: Digital Services, Inc. Language: EnglishID: B004YVV59GText-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Word Wise: EnabledLending: Enabled Enhanced Typesetting: Not Enabled Best Sellers Rank: #78,335 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store) #24 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Counseling & Psychology > Developmental Psychology #39 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Politics & Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Anthropology > Cultural #45 in Books > Medical Books > Psychology > Developmental Psychology
I used this book during my graduate program and still use this book today! I found it VERY helpful in the study of human development and would recommend this book to anyone studying child development!
We cannot understand the structure and organization of an adult human brain if we cannot account for how it developed. This beautifully written summary of a vast amount of developmental ethnography demonstrates the great diversity of human development, embedded as it is in specific cultural practices. This book should be the springboard for a host of human cognitive and neuroanthropological studies.
Great book! Very interesting and full of rich information. We read this for homework every week and it has always kept me interested. The author has rich descriptive example of what she is talking about which is extremely helpful! It is also easy to read and understand. Download The Cultural Nature of Human Development Kindle Edition Pdf Download
The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? MP3 CD – Audiobook, MP3 Audio, Unabridged
Author: Rick Warren D.Min. ID: 1491511427
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Rick Warren is often called “America’s most influential spiritual leader.” He and his wife, Kay, founded Saddleback Church in Orange County, California, which is now one of the largest and best-known churches in the world. He also wrote the #1 all-time bestselling hardcover book, The Purpose Driven Life.
Series: The Purpose Driven LifeMP3 CDPublisher: Zondervan on Brilliance Audio; MP3 Una Ex edition (April 1, 2014)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1491511427ISBN-13: 978-1491511428 Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.5 x 6.8 inches Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Best Sellers Rank: #70,624 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #664 in Books > Christian Books & Bibles > Christian Living > Personal Growth #1356 in Books > Christian Books & Bibles > Christian Living > Spiritual Growth #17729 in Books > Religion & Spirituality
It has been 10 years since the publication of The Purpose-Driven LIfe, the book that topped best-seller lists for months and sold more than 32 million copies.
Rick Warren’s simple formula linking each person’s purpose to five classic functions of the church–worship, fellowship, discipleship, ministry, and mission–has helped countless people re-examine their lives and deepen their faith.
When the book originally released in 2002, I was editorial director at a Christian publishing house and had previously served as a pastor for several years. As a "professional Christian," I was skeptical that Warren’s seemingly simplistic approach had much to offer.
But when the church I attended did a Purpose-Driven campaign, I dutifully agreed to read a chapter a day. I was immediately hooked by Warren’s unassuming voice and clear, biblical message. I read the entire book in two days and was highly motivated to re-engage in the practice of spiritual disciplines and ministry.
Since then I’ve used the book as the basis of a small-goup study on two occasions. This material continues to connect with basic questions people have about how to live a meaningful life.
Now Zondervan has released an anniversary edition in an attempt to reach a new generation of readers.
The expanded edition includes two additional chapters, plus online supplemental resources: a one-minute video introduction of each chapter, and a roughly 60-minute audio recording of a Sunday sermon by Warren to accompany each of the 42 chapters.
The bonus materials don’t add much value to the book, however.
What on Earth am I here for?
The purpose Driven Life
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A 42- Day spiritual guide, with the three answers of life’s most important questions….
The question of existence….. Why am I alive?
The question of significance…..Does my life matter?
The question of purpose……What on earth am I here for?
Five benefits of knowing your purpose…..
It will explain the meaning of your life.
It will simplify your life.
It will focus your life.
It will increase your motivation.
It will prepare you for eternity.
First I’d like to say that I am a lover of daily books. Anything that is uplifting, clear and meaningful that can help me increase my knowledge of the living word is something that I will instantly pick up and start reading the first entry.
Life has been trial after trial after trial for me and my family as well. Once one thing fits in place the other falls apart. I find myself constantly questioning everything and wishing that things could just change. When I saw this book on the book sneeze website I knew I had to give it a go. Because that should be our focus what does God want our lives to turn out to be. He is the one who put all the work and effort into creating us. Surely there is more to it than just building a world and it just goes from year to year. He did it for a reason and we are here to find out what that is and figure out what we need to do next.
After reading these entries, The Purpose Driven Life. Has opened my eyes to see that God created us out of LOVE to share his LOVE and for us to share his LOVE….Growing up I honestly thought that he was a big guy up in the sky who just made us to play with… Like when we were kids and had our blocks and dolls and toys etc.
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Behavior Modification: What It Is and How To Do It, Tenth Edition 10th Edition
Author: Garry Martin ID: 0205992102
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Garry Martin, a native Manitoban, attended Colorado College on a hockey scholarship, where he received the BA degree. He then attended Arizona State University for the MA and PhD degrees. Garry returned to Manitoba in 1966 and taught in the Department of Psychology at the University of Manitoba until his retirement at the end of 2008. He is currently a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the U of M, and he continues to supervise graduate students, teach part-time, and write and publish. He has co-authored or co-edited 8 books and over 150 journal articles on various areas in behavioral psychology. His book, Behavior Modification: What It Is and How to Do It, with Dr. Joseph Pear, first published in 1978, is used as a primary text at many universities in 14 countries and various editions have been translated into Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, and Korean. His research on behavioral training technologies for improving the quality of life of people with developmental disabilities and children with autism has been supported continuously by the Medical Research Council of Canada, and now the Canadian Institutes of Health Research for the past 32 years. He has been an invited speaker at numerous national and international conferences around the world. He has supervised 38 Masters theses, and 32 PhD theses at the University of Manitoba, and has received numerous honors and awards, including induction into the Royal Society of Canada. At the 2010 Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Garry received the CPA Education and Training Award, the most prestigious education and training award the discipline confers in Canada.
Dr. Joseph J. Pear, Professor of Psychology at the University of Manitoba, received the B.S. degree from the University of Maryland and the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from The Ohio State University. A fellow of Division 6 (Behavioral Neuroscience and Comparative Psychology) and Division 25 (Behavior Analysis) of the American Psychological Association, Dr. Pear has done both basic and applied research. His early applied work was with children with developmental disabilities at the St. Amant Centre, where he founded the Behaviour Modification Unit (now the Psychology Department) in the early 1970s. More recently, he developed Computer-Aided Personal System of Instruction (CAPSI), an instructional program based on the Keller Plan. CAPSI is an award winning program that is being used to teach a number of courses at University of Manitoba and at several other universities in Canada and the United States. It is also a research tool that Dr. Pear and his graduate students use to research the teaching and learning dimensions of university education. Dr. Pear has also done basic research with pigeons and fish using a tracking system that he developed. In addition to Behavior Modification: What It Is and How to Do It with Dr. Garry Martin, Dr. Pear has written two other books: The Science of Learning and A Historical and Contemporary Look at Psychological Systems. He has also written numerous research articles and two encyclopedia articles: “Psychological Systems” in The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology (Fourth Edition) and “Physiological Homeostasis and Learning” in Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning. He has received awards for Outstanding Contribution to Behaviour Analysis in Manitoba and for Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Technology. He also received the Fred S. Keller Behavioral Education Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education.
Paperback: 384 pagesPublisher: Psychology Press; 10 edition (June 14, 2014)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0205992102ISBN-13: 978-0205992102 Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 0.7 x 10.6 inches Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Best Sellers Rank: #164,183 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #86 in Books > Medical Books > Psychology > Movements > Behaviorism #125 in Books > Science & Math > Behavioral Sciences > Behavioral Psychology #425 in Books > Medical Books > Psychology > Social Psychology & Interactions
Martin and Pear’s handbook is in its tenth edition. I have purchased 3 previous editions and in the process saw how their approach to behaviour modification evolved. The book should be useful for anyone who deals with behaviour that may need modification (e.g. teachers, coaches and clinicians); it is not only about behaviour therapy (although the book should supply clinicians with a firm theoretical foundation for the latter.
I found that, like previous editions, the 10th edition describes behaviour modification well. Martin and Pear clarifies the theory behind behaviour modification in a way I find easy to read and comprehend. They do it so well that one may think you know more about the topic than you actually do. A set of questions at the end of each chapter will reveal the extent to which one has grasped the material covered in that chapter. The questions are not followed by answers – the answers must be sought in the text.
Topics are neatly arranged into easily managed ("bite size") chapters. The authors often use practical examples to demonstrate theory and practice. I have used previous editions (and this one) as source book for self-teaching as well as for teaching and training students. Although behavioural approaches do not sit well with all clinicians (and theorists) the empirical evidence for the efficacy of behaviour modification (and behaviour therapy) cannot be ignored.
Too much info between chapters overlaps. Although this was nice for quizzes, I don’t think it was necessary.
Great information. Used it for a class.
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Victimology: Legal, Psychological, and Social Perspectives (4th Edition) [Print Replica] Kindle Edition
Author: Visit ‘s Harvey Wallace Page ID: B00HR7MO94
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This is a very basic book that sounds like it was written by someone in high school. It also has many errors. I would recommend this book for a layperson who wants a nice basic overview but definitely not for the serious psychology or criminalogy major.
Excellent textbook, I received an "A" in my course however none of the credit can be directed at my nonexistent professor. Which says a lot about the information I gained from the book itself.
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File Size: 23188 KBPrint Length: 320 pagesPublisher: Delacorte Press (September 1, 2015)Publication Date: September 1, 2015Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0553496646ISBN-13: 978-0553496642ID: B00QP3M0UOText-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Word Wise: EnabledLending: Not Enabled Enhanced Typesetting: Not Enabled Best Sellers Rank: #12,263 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store) #6 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Children’s eBooks > Growing Up & Facts of Life > Family Life > New Experiences #11 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Children’s eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Imagination & Play #16 in Books > Children’s Books > Growing Up & Facts of Life > Health > Diseases
Nicola Yoon’s “Everything, Everything” is a wonderful novel that will make you laugh, but one that, as the story develops, may also make you cry. It is about loss, love, holding on, and letting go; it is about growing up and it is about acknowledging that our children do grow up.
Maddie Whittier has grown up believing she is allergic to everything. Living in a sterile home protected by an airlock that prevents outside contaminants from entering, Maddie’s world is limited to books, the internet, and two women. Her widowed physician mother and her nurse, Carla are the only individuals with whom she has physical contact. Maddie watches the outside world through her bedroom window. Fascinated by Olly, the teen-aged son of new neighbors, Maddie eventually strikes up an online friendship with him that evolves into something more. As Maddie struggles to gain her independence and to experience real life, conflict with her mother creates the basis for and resolution of the mystery surrounding Maddie’s illness.
“Everything, Everything” provides a lesson for parents who seek to control the lives of their children and its effect on a child’s dreams. “…I try not to want things I can’t have …” In denying them the opportunity to experience the triumphs and tragedies inherent in growing up, parents limit the child’s life to a sterile, safe existence. Maddie expresses the frustration this creates in a child. “…For the first time …I want more than I have …” She also recognizes the effect this has on her. “…Wanting leads to more wanting. There’s no end …” She realizes that, based on past events, her mother’s love is founded on the desperate desire to protect her. Because of this, Maddie – like many teens – is determined to live her own life differently.
I suspect my main problems with "Everything, Everything" aren’t especially fair to the book. A lot of fiction-reading has to do with accepting the premise of a book, or accepting the world in which a book takes place, or accepting the dramatic developments a book might have (as unrealistic as they may be). Fiction frequently deals with questions of extremes, and readers need to be capable of dealing with them. I struggled with Nicola Yoon’s debut for a few reasons on this front (an aspect of the premise which ultimately made a later portion of the novel problematic for me), but I can hardly deny that it’s an innovative entry in the YA field, and not an especially bad one overall.
I’ll start with what I liked: I really enjoyed the creativity Yoon applied to her writing. Rather than straight text (or even straight text plus fairly believable chat-speak), Yoon incorporates a lot of imagery and art into the story. Snippets from Maddy’s life fill these pages, in such a way that they truly don’t feel like fillers. It’s a tiny touch, really, and not something inherently original, but it works within the context of a story about a girl leading an extraordinarily and uniquely sheltered life.
The characterizations are a bit iffier. I found Maddy curious – aspects of her are remarkably familiar (a YA contemporary heroine who lives through literature???), but there’s also a selfishness and naivety which makes her feel a bit more believable. Maddy’s relationship with her mother was fascinating, and though aspects of the relationship ultimately angered me, I liked that Yoon did not simply ignore its existence. Olly meanwhile felt like a cardboard cutout of a YA hero-opposite-sheltered-girl. I wasn’t entirely sure what I was supposed to like in him, and just… didn’t.
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Emperor of Thorns (The Broken Empire) Paperback – June 20, 2014
Author: Visit ‘s Mark Lawrence Page ID: 0007503989
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Praise for Prince of Thorns: ‘Dark and relentless, Prince of Thorns will pull you under and drown you in story. A two-in-the-morning page turner. Absolutely stunning… jaw-dropping’ ROBIN HOBB ‘Excellent – on a par with George R.R. Martin’ CONN IGGULDEN ‘[A] morbidly gripping, gritty fantasy tale.’ Publishers Weekly ‘Lawrence’s poetic prose is amazing, far and away the best of the modern fantasy authors’ PETER V. BRETT
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Mark Lawrence is married with four children, one of whom is severely disabled. His day job is as a research scientist focused on various rather intractable problems in the field of artificial intelligence. He has held secret level clearance with both US and UK governments. At one point he was qualified to say ‘this isn’t rocket science … oh wait, it actually is’. Between work and caring for his disabled child, Mark spends his time writing, playing computer games, tending an allotment, brewing beer, and avoiding DIY.
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PaperbackPublisher: HarperVoyager (June 20, 2014)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0007503989ISBN-13: 978-0007503988 Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 1.5 x 7.8 inches Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces Best Sellers Rank: #738,595 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
There’s a certain type of magic that some authors possess which sucks me deep down into their novels and makes me never want to leave the pages. I become so utterly invested in the characters and story that I almost can’t bear reaching the end, particularly when it comes to final book of a series. It makes my heart ache – but in an entirely good way. Mark Lawrence is definitely one of those writers, and with Emperor of Thorns he has cemented himself as one of the best, and one of my favourite, authors period. Emperor of Thorns, and the Broken Empire Trilogy that it concludes, is superb!
Jorg is one of the most unique characters I’ve read and watching the way he has developed and changed over the course of this trilogy has been perhaps the best thing about the series. He breaks all of the rules of a conventional protagonist and you will never be able to predict what he will do next. In Emperor of Thorns I found myself thinking I knew his character after two books but Mark Lawrence continually found ways to defy my expectations. There is a scene in this book involving one of Jorg’s companions in the badlands that made my mouth fall stupidly open, whilst I floundered about in shock and reminded myself that I shouldn’t have grown complacent with how I thought Jorg should and would act. He is a ruthless, vicious and compelling character that bears some of the qualities that would make some people identify him as a villain. This is far from a bad thing, however. It is refreshing to question the choices of the main character of a novel and to sometimes contemplate whether you should actually be rooting for him or not.
If you are a fan of fantasy, you must read "Emperor of Thorns" and the two books that precede it in this amazing trilogy. It is, quite simply, one of the best fantasy books of the last twenty years. It should make almost every fantasy fan’s top 10 list. It is just that good.
Superlatives aside for a brief moment, in "Emperor of Thorns" Mark Lawrence concludes the tale of Jorg of Ancrath. The boy who lost his brother and mother–saw them assassinated before his eyes–two novels ago is now nearing the end of his quest to sit atop the throne of the Broken Empire. He is also nearing the end of his journey to understand himself, and his journey to understand the world that he lives in. The fallen world that has been inherited from the Builders: men who walked the Earth a thousand years before, achieved incredible feats, and then destroyed it all with fire and light, leaving nothing but scattered remnants of their technology and lives to puzzle their descendents.
All three of these quests are tightly interwoven, and take place across two timelines in the novel–the present where Jorg journeys to Vyene to claim the throne, and 5 years past, where he journeys the broken Earth to unravel what has happened, how the Builders broke the Earth, and how how to save it.
Throughout it is clear that Jorg is damned. Damned like no other "hero" in contemporary fantasy writing; for he is an anti-hero, a near villain, to his core. He is more damned than Elric, more damned than the Bloody Nine, and he gleefully walks the dark and bloody path to his goals. He burns to achieve his heart’s desire, and slaughters any and all who stand in his with a psycopathic intensity of desire.
`Dark times call for dark choices. Choose me.’
For all you Jorg haters out there, that one line, that simple declaration, sums up The Broken Empire better than anything I might be able to coax from my tired brain. Yes, for the second night in a row, a book has gotten its hooks into me and demanded I stay up far too late reading the final 200 pages. Fortunately, Emperor of Thorns delivered in almost every respect, defiantly answering my every conflicting emotion resulting from its predecessor, King of Thorns.
Mark Lawrence has taken the successful formula of the first two books, tweaked it, twisted it, and triumphed over the most problematic – and predictable – portions. Once again we find ourselves on a journey, but it’s rediscovered some of the novelty and macabre sense of wonder that made the first book so fun. As was the case with the first two books, we have two interwoven stories, but whereas I found the flashback portion of the second book a bit weak, here it’s strong enough to carry a tale all on its own. As for my concerns about the artifacts of Builder technology playing such a crucial role in the climax of the first two books, I am very pleased to say that they’ve proven to be completely unfounded. In fact, what Lawrence does to bring that aspect of the tale to the forefront here is one of the novel’s most pleasant surprises.
Another pleasant surprise is the continuing growth of Jorg. Yes, he’s a right royal bastard, and about as far from a knight in shining armor as you can get, but he’s human. We saw some growth in the second book as he matured and grew into his role as king, but here we see him grow into the role of expectant father as well. Download Emperor of Thorns – June 20, 2014 PDF
Clinician’s Thesaurus, 7th Edition [Print Replica] Kindle Edition
Author: Visit ‘s Edward L. Zuckerman Page ID: B00F9E9GKM
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File Size: 5855 KBPrint Length: 395 pagesPublisher: The Guilford Press; 7 edition (March 12, 2012)Publication Date: March 12, 2012 Sold by: Digital Services, Inc. Language: EnglishID: B00F9E9GKMText-to-Speech: Not enabled X-Ray for Textbooks: Enabled Word Wise: Not EnabledLending: Not Enabled Enhanced Typesetting: Not Enabled Best Sellers Rank: #287,547 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store) #6 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Law > Family & Health Law > Mental Health #15 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Counseling & Psychology > Practice Management #19 in Books > Law > Health & Medical Law > Mental Health
This book was once a must-have! Unfortunately, it is no longer as beneficial as it once was. With the release of the ICD-10 and the impending release of the DSM-5, the diagnostic coding section of this reference is all but worthless. I strongly suggest that potential buyers wait for the 8th edition. The Interview portion may still have a bit of useful information; however, it will most certainly be updated in the revision. Give this one a pass unless you really want to shell out another $50 within the year on the update.
So far, so good. This book seems to contain every permutation for almost any question or situation that could come up in a clinical interview or during treatment. Needless to say, it’s too much to memorize. But it’s an excellent reference in case you got stuck and needed to check something so as to refine your technique. Sometimes it’s all about semantics, and this book helps you put just about everything in a more tactful way to allow you to glean more information.
this is a must for any clinician or school psychologist or social worker who wants to write quality and comprehensive reports. I strongly encourage all my interns and grad students to purchase it as a career investment.
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The Dance of Intimacy: A Woman’s Guide to Courageous Acts of Change in Key Relationships Hardcover – April, 1989
Author: Visit ‘s Harriet Lerner Page ID: 0060160675
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This sensible self-help book draws on family-systems therapy in recommending thoughtful “self-focus” for women stuck in difficult relationships with either mates or families. Emphasizing that “a truly intimate relationship is one in which we can be who we are, which means being open about ourselves,” Lerner ( The Dance of Anger ; Women in Therapy ) highlights the importance of women defining themselves, their needs and limits, rather than reacting to anxiety unthinkingly–either by emotionally distancing themselves from problems or by overreacting. A staff psychologist and psychotherapist at the Menninger Clinic, Lerner illustrates her points with case studies from her family as well as her practice. To explore what unhelpful patterns of behavior may be passed down from past generations, she advises creating a genogram, or family diagram, going back to a person’s grandparents or earlier. Lerner’s book presumes at least an acquaintance with professional jargon but should be accessible to most readers of pop psychology.
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“Subtle and literate, “The Dance of Intimacy” is like a long, revealing conversation with a wise and compassionate friend.” — Maggie Scarf”Dr. Lerner has a truly remarkable ability to analyze our problems with intimacy. She has written a hopeful, respectful, and transforming book.” — Carol C. Nadelson, M.D., former president of the American Psychiatric Association”A wise and compassionate book that will teach the reader much about the complex emotions our family and love relationships engender.” — Lillian B. Rubin, Ph.D., author of “Intimate Strangers”
–This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Hardcover: 255 pagesPublisher: Harpercollins; 1st edition (April 1989)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0060160675ISBN-13: 978-0060160678 Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 1.1 x 11.1 inches Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces Best Sellers Rank: #422,291 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2312 in Books > Self-Help > Relationships > Interpersonal Relations #16568 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Psychology & Counseling #25850 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Social Sciences
After reading the Dance of Anger I was very eager to read this book. It is amazingly helpful. I especially appreciated the chapters on distancing, "overfunctioning" and how to bring up very hot issues with difficult people. I liked the author’s realism, that she tells us that it’s OK to move "at glacial speed" and that it’s the direction and not the speed of travel that matters. She has so much wisdom and gives so much concrete advice without oversimplifying things. I also loved the chapter on "defining a bottom line" because it helped me make an important change in a relationship where I was complaining, but not really taking a bottom line position. Plus, Lerner is a great feminist in the best sense of the word.
I like how this book easily classifies people into distancers, and pursuers. It is fairly easy to see where someone falls in terms of being a distancer and a pursuer. From knowing this, determines how you should better communicate with your partner. Now while this book does not suggest dramatic change over night, it does suggest making small changes that can make large results.
I also like that she doesn’t set the reader up to expect dramatic changes from the other person. She suggests in how to better communicate with the other person, whether it is your partner, parent, or child. Then she also teaches you to set some boundaries, and make sure you take good care of yourself first.
I like this realistic approach to relationships. The knowledge in this book can apply to many different types of relationships, do you don’t have to have a significant other to benefit from this book. Its well worth the read.
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, however, I feel the comments from the UK couldn’t be further from what Dr. Lerner is trying to say. First of all, she does not prescribe solutions but rather offers examples of struggles others have faced and how they have dealt with them. She is careful to state that it is possible for none of her examples to be useful in one’s situation. Second, she addresses all relationships–mother, father, sibling, friend, lover, spouse–not just mother-daughter. What I see as a key theme is the fact that every individual is unique and carries with them a background and outlook that shapes their reactions to the world. There is a saying in Spanish: every person is a world. We must understand this background and outlook (their world) before we can ever hope to understand an individual. Most importantly, we must understand ourselves and how, when and why we react the way we do (our world) before we can ever hope to understand anyone else. Intimacy is challenging and change takes time and small steps. Intimate communication in strained situations can often initially create more conflict than resolution. Trying to find the humor in a situation and to express oneself in a non-threatening and non-judgmental manner often goes a long way towards opening the doors for better communication. I believe all advice is worth listening to. But, as with any advice, you take from it what you find useful and leave the rest alone. It is a book written by a woman, for women, so men may not find it as inspiring; being a woman, I really enjoyed it. I also found it to be a great read, a great challenge, and full of food for thought.
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Author: Margaret Atwood ID: B008X6SZ0K
Audie Award, Fiction, 2013 Margaret Atwood’s popular dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale explores a broad range of issues relating to power, gender and religious politics. Multiple Golden Globe award-winner Claire Danes (Romeo and Juliet, The Hours) gives a stirring performance of this classic in speculative fiction, one of the most powerful and widely read novels of our time.After a staged terrorist attack kills the President and most of Congress, the government is deposed and taken over by the oppressive and all controlling Republic of Gilead. Offred, now a Handmaid serving in the household of the enigmatic Commander and his bitter wife, can remember a time when she lived with her husband and daughter and had a job, before she lost even her own name. Despite the danger, Offred learns to navigate the intimate secrets of those who control her every move, risking her life in breaking the rules in hopes of ending this oppression.
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I have read "The Handmaid’s Tale" a number of times, both in English original and in Croatian translation (a pretty good one). First time I read it, it was because I have found it in a library of a Women’s Study Centre in Zagreb, Croatia, so I expected it to be "feminist literature", and was therefore a bit cautious about it, thinking it would be some kind of pamphlet for women’s liberation. Of course, I did not know anything about Margaret Atwood back then. First thing this book taught me is that M. Atwood is, above all, a great author, and that "The Handmaid’s Tale" is a piece of plain good literature.
The somewhat circular narrative centres around and is being told from the perspective of Offred, a woman living in Republic of Gilead, the dystopian, future theocracy established on the teritory of today’s United States of America. Gilead’s government is organized by a group of very specific religious fanatics, bIDg their theology on a couple of chapters from the Old Testament, specifically the story about Sarah, Abraham’s wife, who could not bear children, and therefore had given Abraham her handmaid, Hagar, to concieve children with her. Also written in that chapter is God’s command to Hagar to completely submit to her mistress, and Abraham’s observation that Sarah is to do whatever she pleases with her handmaid.
That is the point from which the treatment of handmaids is derived in the Republic of Gilead. As the increIDgly polluted land caused infertility withing majority of women, the fertile ones, especially those who have been either married to divorced men (theocracy of Gilead does not recognize divorce), or single, but not virgins, are taken as "handmaids" to be awarded to high ranking families without children.
"I wish this story were different. I wish it were more civilized. I wish it showed me in a better light, if not happiness, then at least more active." So says master writer Margaret Atwood regarding her tour de force, The Handmaid’s Tale. Set in the present-day Massachusetts of the future, Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale is the chilling portrayal of a totalitarian society as told through the eyes of a Handmaid named Offred. Offred, who can remember the time when she had a home, a husband and a daughter, now serves as a "birth vessel" and is valued only for her powers of reproduction.
Offred (her name was derived from "of" and the name of her own Commander, "Fred") is forced to live her life in a new dictatorship called the Republic of Gilead. Offred is allowed to leave her Commander’s home only once each day; her freedom, like that of other ordinary civilians, has been stripped from her and she exists at the mercy of the heads of state who are known as the Commanders.
The Republic of Gilead, however, is a society in the midst of crisis. Its land and atmosphere have been polluted by nuclear waste and all but a handful of the population has been rendered barren. Those infertile women, women who will never, or never again, reproduce, are known as "Unwomen," and are sent to the Colonies where they must toil as laborers with no privileges, working to clean up the nuclear waste. The only exceptions are the infertile Wives of the Commanders. Women lucky enough to still retain their fertility, like Offred, are considered a treasured "object" of society and one whose role is to bear children for the Wives of the Commanders who cannot.
The Handmaid’s Tale – by Margaret Atwood
THE HANDMAID’S TALE is a frightening look at a not too distant future where sterility is the norm, and fertile woman are treated as cattle, to produce children for the upper class who cannot have any. The narrator Offred, as she is called in her new life, is the Handmaid for a top Commander in the new government. Once a month she is tested by a gynecologist to ensure that she is healthy, and then is taken to the Commander and his wife in the hopes of becoming pregnant.
Offred, along with the other handmaid’s, are not allowed to look directly at anyone else. They all wear the same outfits; red long dresses and headgear that cover their bodies. They live together, spend most of their time together, and are taken care of, in the hopes that they will produce children for this barren society. In this society, most women are not allowed to read, and are treated as if they have no minds. The government dictates their role in society. If they disobey, they are punished severely.
Offred’s memories often go back to a time when she was happily married to Luke, and with their daughter they were looking forward to a long and happy life together. Things changed when a military group took over the government, and immediately their lives as they knew it were over. Women lost all rights to ownership; bank accounts were frozen, land was taken away; fertile women were taken away from their husbands and families. A handful of older women were made into `Aunts’, and their duties were to instruct and guide the handmaids, reminding them of their role on this earth, which is to procreate.
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