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The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why
: :It lurks in the corner of our imagination, almost beyond our ability to see it: the possibility that a tear in the fabric of life could open up without warning, upending a house, a skyscraper, or a civilization. Today, nine out of ten Americans live in places at significant risk of earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, terrorism, or other disasters. Tomorrow, some of us will have to make split-second choices to save ourselves and our families. How will we react? ...
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Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life
: :Known as the father of the new science of positive psychology, Martin E.P. Seligman draws on more than twenty years of clinical research to demonstrate how optimism enchances the quality of life, and how anyone can learn to practice it. Offering many simple techniques, Dr. Seligman explains how to break an “I—give-up” habit, develop a more constructive explanatory style for interpreting your behavior, and experience the benefits of a more positive interior dialogue. These skills can help break ...
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Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men
: :'He doesn't mean to hurt me-he just loses control.' 'He can be sweet and gentle.' 'He's scared me a few times, but he never hurts the children-he's a great father.' 'He's had a really hard life...' Women in abusive relationships tell themselves these things every day. Now they can see inside the minds of angry and controlling men-and change their own lives. In this groundbreaking book, a counselor shows how to improve, survive, or leave an abusive relationship, ...
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Essentials of Understanding Psychology
: :Students First. Essentials of Understanding Psychology is written around the philosophy that an effective textbook must be oriented to students: informing them, engaging them, exciting them about the field, and expanding their intellectual capabilities because when students understand psychology, they learn psychology. No matter what brings students into the introductory course and regardless of their initial motivation, Essentials of Understanding Psychology, Seventh Edition, draws students into the field and stimulates their thinking. This revision integrates a variety of ...
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What Every BODY is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People
: : He says that's his best offer. Is it? She says she agrees. Does she? The interview went great—or did it? He said he'd never do it again. But he did. Read this book and send your nonverbal intelligence soaring. Joe Navarro, a former FBI counterintelligence officer and a recognized expert on nonverbal behavior, explains how to 'speed-read' people: decode sentiments and behaviors, avoid hidden pitfalls, and look for deceptive behaviors. You'll also learn how your body language ...
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The Personality Puzzle, Fourth Edition
: :Widely applauded for its balance of classic and contemporary theories of personality psychology, The Personality Puzzle returns in a Fourth Edition. Preserving the features that have set The Personality Puzzle apart—a sophisticated yet accessible approach, lively prose, and transparent analysis—the new edition has been meticulously updated in light of current studies, including evolutionary and cultural theory and behavioral genetics. Written by one of the most important scholars working in the discipline today, and priced significantly lower than its ...
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Please Understand Me II: Temperament, Character, Intelligence
: :Widely applauded for its balance of classic and contemporary theories of personality psychology, The Personality Puzzle returns in a Fourth Edition. Preserving the features that have set The Personality Puzzle apart—a sophisticated yet accessible approach, lively prose, and transparent analysis—the new edition has been meticulously updated in light of current studies, including evolutionary and cultural theory and behavioral genetics. Written by one of the most important scholars working in the discipline today, and priced significantly lower than its ...
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Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder
: : Medication? Maybe. Marry the right person and find the right job? A must if you are an adult suffering from ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder). So say psychiatrists Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey, authors of the influential Driven to Distraction, published in 1994. In their new book, Delivered from Distraction, Hallowell and Ratey survey the current medical landscape concerning ADD, combining their own clinical observations with the latest research to paint a much more complex and, in ...
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Skills Training Manual for Treating Borderline Personality Disorder
: :A vital component in Linehan's comprehensive treatment program, this manual details precisely how to implement DBT behavioral skills training procedures. Included are over three dozen invaluable patient handouts and homework sheets. Clinicians may recommend this book for client purchase or can photocopy patient materials and distribute them as needed.
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The Female Brain
: :Why are women more verbal than men? Why do women remember details of fights that men can’t remember at all? Why do women tend to form deeper bonds with their female friends than men do with their male counterparts? These and other questions have stumped both sexes throughout the ages. Now, pioneering neuropsychiatrist Louann Brizendine, M.D., brings together the latest findings to show how the unique structure of the female brain determines how women think, what they value, ...
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