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Georgetown U. Press, 2006. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. In this pocket-size (5x7") guide, Geaves (religious studies, University of Chester) defines and succinctly explains terms used in religious studies and theology. Many terms are drawn from the disciplines of sociology, anthropology, psychology, and philosophy, reflecting the intersection of these disciplines with religious studies. (©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) ... more information

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JIST Publishing, 2009. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. In this guide, Bright (career development, Australian Catholic U., Sydney) and Earl (organizational psychology, U. of New South Wales, Australia) explain how to create an effective resume, with advice on presenting skills and qualities positively, finding the right employer-applicant fit, reading a job ad and description, and formatting. They also cover the use of competency statements, storytelling techniques (a new chapter in this edition), career ob... more information

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Capital Books, 2007. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Aimed at families, this volume provides advice on the college search and admissions process and discusses how the process can improve family bonding. It examines the psychology of teenagers in general, factors that affect parents, and family dynamics. The authors address problematic situations, peer and social pressure, objectively assessing the child and establishing realistic expectations, fear of failure, communication, family responsibilities, and as... more information

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Kogan Page, 2007. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Taking a self-coaching approach, Palmer (director, Center for Stress Management, UK) and Cooper (organizational psychology and health, Lancaster University) guide readers through identifying and managing the causes and effects of stress in and out of the workplace. After two introductory chapters on the nature of stress and a model of stress, the rest of the book can be read in any order, with chapters on noticing and replacing stress-inducing thoughts and ... more information

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Prometheus Books, 2006. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Journalist Eberle explores the phenomenon of road rage in the United States. He surveys types of road rage behavior and examines the psychological and social evidence for why people engage in such behavior. He also discusses how to recognize potential road rage drivers and how to avoid becoming a victim of them, along with proposals on how to change American traffic systems to reduce incidents of road rage. (©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) ... more information

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Handbooks in Health Care, 2004. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Acute myocardial infarction occurs in more than 1 million Americans each year. The increasing success of current therapies means that an increasing number of patients--now more than 600,000 annually--become survivors of acute MI, at increased risk for recurrences of cardiac events. Cardiologists Amsterdam (U. of California, Davis) and Liebson (Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago) provide guidance for physicians with post-M... more information

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Haworth Press, 2006. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. The editors (both of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine) present 12 papers from the Ninth Doris Siegel Memorial Fund Colloquium, examining connections between social work and international health issues. Topics include extended outpatient civil commitment and treatment utilization, social work's advocacy for the rights of donor conceived people to genetic origins information in the UK, caregiving stressors and psychological distress among veteran res... more information

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Haworth Press, 2006. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. The editors (both of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine) present 12 papers from the Ninth Doris Siegel Memorial Fund Colloquium, examining connections between social work and international health issues. Topics include extended outpatient civil commitment and treatment utilization, social work's advocacy for the rights of donor conceived people to genetic origins information in the UK, caregiving stressors and psychological distress among veteran res... more information

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Career Press, 2009. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. ... more information

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John Wiley & Sons, 2008. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. This accessible work for general readers and history buffs explores some of history's intriguing, unsolved cases and follows their investigative trails to unearth new layers of mystery. The book explains the scientific findings, theories, and controversies for each mystery, and shows how investigators have used historical research, psychological analysis, and forensic technology to come to their conclusions. Haugen, a university lecturer and ... more information

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The Lyons Press, 2008. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Veteran adventure writers collect 20 true stories that depict more reality about survival in extreme situations than so-called "reality shows." The introductory chapter includes an expert's survivor personality quiz to see if you have what it takes psychologically to take on such challenges. After that it's every (heroic or reckless?) man and woman on their own in these accounts of battling the elements and predators in Alaska and els... more information

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Newmarket Press, 2009. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. This guide for people who must find assisted living services for a loved one has been updated with new information on appropriate settings, long-term care insurance, financial issues and caregiver stress. Bornstein (psychology, Adelphi U.) and Languirand, a noted author and health care expert, cover strategies for choosing the right facilities, evaluating care providers, communicating with staff to ensure high-quality care and dealing with late-life he... more information

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Lawrence Erlbaum, 2005. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. ... more information

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Kogan Page, 2009. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. This volume, a reprint from 2007, details how to develop the skills to be a creative thinker. Adair describes the creative activity of the unconscious mind, its analyzing, synthesizing, and valuing functions, and how to understand the creative process, overcome barriers to new ideas, widen the range of vision, build on and criticize new ideas, tolerate uncertainty and doubt, listen, look, and read with a creative attitude, and make time to think. He does no... more information

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Sage Publications, 2009. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Recognizing that the vast majority of caregivers for dementia sufferers in India are family members, Emmaty (a licensed social worker in New York State) focuses her discussion on the implications of such a fact for dementia care. She describes the scope of the problem, the progression of the disease, types of dementia, and causative factors and then discusses caregiving practices and related issues of psychological distress, coping, and social suppor... more information

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Harvard Bus. School Press, 2006. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. For decades, management psychologist Harry Levinson (emeritus, Harvard Medical School) has been exploring difficult questions related to work-life issues. This volume contains reprints of ten articles by Levinson, which were originally published in the Harvard Business Review. Topics include (for example) executive burn out, the abrasive personality, conflicts that plague family businesses, and the psychology of the middle aged manager. (&cop... more information

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AldineTransaction, 2008. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. This is a paperback reprint of a text originally published in 1971 by Aldine Pub. Co. (Chicago). Heine has taught at the Illinois Institute of Technology and U. of Michigan, and written on social psychology theory. In this text, she provides psychology and sociology students and scholars with an examination of the relation of the individual to the group through social definitions of person and personality. Coverage includes the development and specif... more information

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Int'l. Debate Educ. Assn. Pr., 2007. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. The US Centers for Disease Control estimate that 90,000 people in central Asia are living with HIV/AIDS. All groups at risk are experiencing stigmatization, leading to reduced access to health care and social services. These nine articles define the psychological impact of AIDS and stigma, describe discrimination against men who have sex with men in China, and analyze health behaviors and psychological adjustment among HIV-positive me... more information

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Harper Collins Publishers, 2007. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Taubman is founder of Taubman Centers, Inc., one of the nation's leading real estate developers and operators of regional shopping centers in the U.S. He traces the ups and downs, gains and losses, victories and defeats in his life and career--including his conviction in an international price fixing scandal involving Christie's and Sotheby's--and describes how he has applied an understanding of the threshold resistance--the physi... more information

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AldineTransaction, 2007. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. This volume contains nine essays examining different perspectives on theories of what attitudes are and how they change, written by psychologists from the US. They consider consistency theories (cognitive dissonance and critiques of it, and congruity theory) and learning, perception, and utility models, including self-persuasion, functional, and uncertainty theories. Most of the chapters have been reprinted from journals; they were first published fr... more information

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