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Transcending taboos Transcending taboos Garry Young "Cyberspace is composed of a multitude of different spaces, where users can represent themselves in many divergent ways. Why, in a video game, is it more acceptable to murder or maim than rape? After… OL16126619W
American Indian and Alaska native children and mental health American Indian and Alaska native children and mental health Michelle C. Sarche "This unique book examines the physical, psychological, social, and environmental factors that support or undermine healthy development in American Indian children, including economics, biology, and … OL16134474W
Eating disorders in women and children Eating disorders in women and children Jacalyn J. Robert-McComb,Kristin L. Goodheart,James R. Clopton "Our understanding of eating disorders has improved markedly over the past 10 years since the publication of the previous edition of this volume. Early intervention is the key, as body dissatisfactio… OL16142623W
Teaching contested narratives Teaching contested narratives Zvi Bekerman "In troubled societies narratives about the past tend to be partial and explain a conflict from narrow perspectives that justify the national self and condemn, exclude and devalue the 'enemy' and the… OL16215368W
Womanism against socially-constructed matriarchal images Womanism against socially-constructed matriarchal images MarKeva Gwendolyn Hill "This book stems from a concern to assist pastoral counselors in developing a therapeutic alliance with African-American women. It focuses on the social construct of the African-American matriarch, w… OL16283301W
Emotional chaos to clarity Emotional chaos to clarity Phillip Moffitt "No matter how hard we try, life is often difficult, disappointing, and stressful. Consequently, we are often in the turmoil of emotional chaos resulting from a reactive mind that is grasping and fea… OL16308177W
The other side of normal The other side of normal Jordan W. Smoller "Brilliant Harvard psychiatrist Jordan Smoller reveals the hidden side of our everyday behaviors and addresses one of society's most enduring questions: What do we mean by "normal?" And what does thi… OL16318205W
APA style simplified APA style simplified Bernard Beins "This is a compact but comprehensive guide to writing clearly and effectively in APA style. Demonstrates how to write objective scientific research papers using interesting prose Incorporates guidel… OL16343058W
Behavioral business ethics Behavioral business ethics Ann E. Tenbrunsel,David De Cremer "This book takes a look at how and why individuals display unethical behavior. It emphasizes the actual behavior of individuals rather than the specific business practices. It draws from work on psyc… OL16450871W
Clinical neuropsychological foundations of schizophrenia Clinical neuropsychological foundations of schizophrenia Bernice A. Marcopulos,Matthew M. Kurtz "This volume is the first practitioner-oriented source of information on the neuropsychology of schizophrenia that conveys the growth in the field in terms of what is known about cognition in schizop… OL16451174W
Critical thinking for psychology Critical thinking for psychology Mark Forshaw "Critical thinking is taught at all universities, often put forward by lecturers as the key skill that can most dramatically improve a student's understanding of a course and transform their writing.… OL16499633W
Games, learning, and society Games, learning, and society Kurt Squire,Constance Steinkuehler,Sasha A. Barab "This volume is the first reader on video games and learning of its kind. Covering game design, game culture and games as twenty-first-century pedagogy, it demonstrates the depth and breadth of schol… OL16592088W
Language and action in cognitive neuroscience Language and action in cognitive neuroscience Yann Coello,Angela Bartolo "This book collates the most up to date evidence from behavioural, brain imagery and stroke-patient studies, to discuss the ways in which cognitive and neural processes are responsible for language p… OL16617681W
Identity, community, and learning lives in the digital age Identity, community, and learning lives in the digital age Julian Sefton-Green,Ola Erstad "Recent work on education, identity and community has expanded the intellectual boundaries of learning research. From home-based studies examining youth experiences with technology, to forms of entre… OL16654225W
The rise of superman The rise of superman Steven Kotler "An exploration of how extreme athletes are able to break the limits of ultimate human performance and what we can learn from their mastery of the state of consciousness known as "flow." "-- OL19975927W
Animal madness Animal madness Laurel Braitman "For the first time, a historian of science draws evidence from across the world to show how humans and other animals are astonishingly similar when it comes to their feelings and the ways in which t… OL19983421W
The village effect The village effect Susan Pinker "Resonating with our most profound life experiences, this book explains why we trust other people and form lifelong bonds, and why we ignore these connections at our peril. Pinker answers crucial que… OL19989968W
The evil hours The evil hours David J. Morris "In the tradition of The Emperor of All Maladies and The Noonday Demon, a moving, eye-opening exploration of PTSD. Just as polio loomed over the 1950s, and AIDS stalked the 1980s and '90s, posttrauma… OL19997067W
What we think about when we try not to think about global warming What we think about when we try not to think about global warming Per Espen Stoknes Today, about 98 percent of scientists affirm that climate change is human made, and about 2 percent still question it. Despite that overwhelming majority, though, about half the population of rich co… OL20002806W
The transformational self The transformational self Harold K. Bendicsen When does adolescence end? This book is an attempt to add to the theoretical discussion regarding the nature of the intrapsychic and interpersonal transformational changes associated with the transit… OL20547783W
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