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  • Ability Ability
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    Ability

    Originally published in 1926, the first part of this book attempted to formulate a theory of ability in the light of recent experimental results of the time. It discusses the nature of intelligence...
    $137.00

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  • How Sadness Survived How Sadness Survived
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    How Sadness Survived

    What I am offering is a critical overview of ideas about depression, some new, some old, which fall under the discipline of 'evolutionary psychology'(EP)
    $63.00

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  • Culture and Self-Harm Culture and Self-Harm
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    Culture and Self-Harm

    Attempted suicide is a matter of serious public health concern. Culture and Self-Harm considers the factors that may contribute to this increased rate of self-harm and suicide among south Asians in...
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  • The Person in Social Psychology The Person in Social Psychology
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    The Person in Social Psychology

    Traditional social psychology assumes that the person has an already-existing nature that then becomes subject to the influence of the social environment. The Person in Social Psychology challenges...
    $121.00

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  • Married to Italy Married to Italy
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    Married to Italy

    This book is not just a story - it's a brutally honest, sometimes hilarious, and often maddening account of everything going wrong, a legal system stuck in the Dark Ages, and the ways women are...
    $46.00

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  • Andre Green at the Squiggle Foundation Andre Green at the Squiggle Foundation
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    Andre Green at the Squiggle Foundation

    Despite being one of the foremost psychoanalysts working today, much of Andre Green's work has until recently been unavailable in English. This work aims to rectify this, by collecting together five...
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  • Sex and Nothing Sex and Nothing
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    Sex and Nothing

    From its etymological roots, sex is related to a scission, Latin for sectus, secare, meaning "to divide or cut." Therefore, regardless of the various studies applied to defining sex as inscribed by...
    $95.00

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  • The Economics of Libido The Economics of Libido
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    The Economics of Libido

    This book outlines three shibboleths of psychoanalysis: psychic bisexuality, the Oedipus complex, and social ontology. It affirms the centrality of the Oedipus complex and illustrates the...
    $87.00

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  • The Revolting Self The Revolting Self
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    The Revolting Self

    This book looks at the phenomenon of self-directed disgust and examines the role of self-disgust in relation to psychological experiences and potential ensuing psychopathology and to physical...
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  • The Creation of the Self and Language The Creation of the Self and Language
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    The Creation of the Self and Language

    This book develops models and hypotheses about the mechanisms of the origin of language and the self. It offers a highly original discussion of language acquisition in relation to Freud's paper on...
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  • Coaching in Education Coaching in Education
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    Coaching in Education

    Coaching in Education: Getting Better Results for Students, Educators and Parents will support educational organisations in learning more about the current interest in coaching approaches within...
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  • Racist States of Mind Racist States of Mind
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    Racist States of Mind

    This book explores some of the unconscious mechanisms and processes that underpin the racist phenomenon by looking at racism as a state of mind, inferred from the clinical situation and racist...
    $77.00

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  • Ode to Billy Buck Ode to Billy Buck
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    Ode to Billy Buck

    Bilingual EditionOde to Billy Buck/Ode til Billy Buck is a bilingual English/Norwegian Bokmal (facing pages of English on the left, Norwegian Bokmal on the right) story about the friendship between...
    $67.00

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  • Bandwidth Recovery For Schools Bandwidth Recovery For Schools
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    Bandwidth Recovery For Schools

    This book makes the case that societal realities--such as poverty, racism, and social marginalization--result in depleted cognitive resources for students and for those who are trying to help them...
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  • Mixed Methods in Ethnographic Research Mixed Methods in Ethnographic Research
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    Mixed Methods in Ethnographic Research

    Mixed Methods in Ethnographic Research: Historical Perspectives captures the dynamic history and development of mixed methods research in a narrative of personal discovery, growth, and experience...
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  • Crafting Collectivity Crafting Collectivity
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    Crafting Collectivity

    Every summer, thousands of people assemble to live together to celebrate the Annual Gathering of the Rainbow Family. Participants establish temporary systems of water distribution and filtration,...
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  • Story Bridges Story Bridges
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    Story Bridges

    Angela Zusman offers an informative guidebook with step-by-step directions for planning and implementing intergenerational oral history projects.
    $373.00

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  • Contemporary Psychodrama Contemporary Psychodrama
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    Contemporary Psychodrama

    Are psychodrama and psychoanalysis compatible theories? Contemporary Psychodrama presents the original concepts of a leading light of the Brazilian psychodrama movement.
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  • How Will They Know If I'm Dead? How Will They Know If I'm Dead?
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    How Will They Know If I'm Dead?

    Most books on terminal illness focus on death and dying. This book is about neither. It doesn't deal with statistics or the medical aspects of a crippling disease, and it isn't written by a celebrity...
    $79.00

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  • The Future of American Banking The Future of American Banking
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    The Future of American Banking

    The future of American banking is in doubt and the industry and the federal insurance fund that helps support it are in turmoil. The ingredients of the turmoil have been simmering in public view...
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  • Ethnicity and Dementias Ethnicity and Dementias
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    Ethnicity and Dementias

    A practical approach for professionals working with people suffering from dementias, this book focuses on dementias, including Alzheimer's disease, from a multi-cultural perspective.
    $347.00

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  • Jack Nichols, Gay Pioneer Jack Nichols, Gay Pioneer
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    Jack Nichols, Gay Pioneer

    Jack Nichols, Gay Pioneer: "Have You Heard My Message?" weaves the story of a man and a movement into this powerful biography that captures the wisdom and passion of Jack Nichols. A compelling look...
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  • Sexual Abuse of Males Sexual Abuse of Males
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    Sexual Abuse of Males

    Based on the life histories of more than one thousand sexually abused boys and adult males with histories of childhood sexual abuse, Sexual Abuse of Males examines the myriad biological,...
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  • Walking the Old Ways Walking the Old Ways
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    Walking the Old Ways

    Early British Trackways marks the beginning of Alfred Watkins' groundbreaking exploration into the theory of ley lines, the ancient pathways linking prehistoric monuments and...

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  • Paths of the Ancients Paths of the Ancients
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    Paths of the Ancients

    Discover the original theory of ley lines, the ancient straight trackways proposed by Alfred Watkins to connect prehistoric sites, ancient monuments, and sacred landscapes across Britain...

    $53.00

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  • The Ley Line Legacy The Ley Line Legacy
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    The Ley Line Legacy

    The Ley Line Legacy brings together Alfred Watkins' two groundbreaking works, Early British Trackways and The Old Straight Track, in a single volume charting the...

    $55.00

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  • The Folk-Lore of Plants The Folk-Lore of Plants
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    The Folk-Lore of Plants

    A grimoire of green magic, The Folklore of Plants explores the traditional beliefs and magical associations tied to flowers, herbs, and trees across many centuries and cultures...

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  • Business Theft and Fraud Business Theft and Fraud
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    Business Theft and Fraud

    Business Theft and Fraud: Detection and Prevention offers a broad perspective on business-related theft, providing a detailed discussion of numerous avenues of theft, including internal and external...
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  • Face Detection and Recognition Face Detection and Recognition
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    Face Detection and Recognition

    This book discusses the major approaches, algorithms, and technologies used in automated face detection and recognition. Explaining the theory and practice of systems currently in vogue, the text...
    $321.00

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  • Gender and Sexuality in Muslim Cultures Gender and Sexuality in Muslim Cultures
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    Gender and Sexuality in Muslim Cultures

    A must-read for anyone interested in Muslim cultures, this volume not only explores Muslim identities through the lens of sexuality and gender - their historical and contemporary transformations and...
    $373.00

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  • Climate Management Issues Climate Management Issues
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    Climate Management Issues

    Despite all the controversy and hype that climate change has generated, there now exists an overwhelming body of scientific evidence that the problem is real and that its effects are already being...
    $410.00

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  • The Future of Policing The Future of Policing
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    The Future of Policing

    As communities continue to undergo rapid demographic shifts that modify their composition, culture, and collective values, police departments serving those communities must evolve accordingly in...
    $243.00

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  • Managing Security Overseas Managing Security Overseas
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    Managing Security Overseas

    Written by a Certified Protection Professional (CPP), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and FBI-recognized subject matter expert, this text details the recommended protocol for protecting people and...
    $338.00

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