Birders can memorise hundreds of details and still not be able to identify birds if they don't really understand what's in front of them. Today birders have access to almost too much information, and their attempts to identify birds can be drowned out by excess detail. The all-new "Kaufman Field Gui[...]
Updated and expanded from the Kaufman Focus Guide to the Birds of North America, this birder's guide features dozens of name changes by the American Ornithologists' Union, as well as the addition of new species, updated range maps, and more than two thousand digitally enhanced photographs. 50,000 fi[...]
Completely revised in response to the new format of the ABPN certifying exam, "Kaufman's Clinical Neurology for Psychiatrists" is the ideal reference to enhance your mastery of the neurology knowledge needed for the Psychiatry Board exam. Nearly 2,000 multiple-choice practice questions, in print and[...]
The Psychology of Creative Writing takes a scholarly, psychological look at multiple aspects of creative writing, including the creative writer as a person, the text itself, the creative process, the writer's development, the link between creative writing and mental illness, the personality traits o[...]
A magical short novel from the author of All My Friends are Superheroes. A robber charges into a bank with a loaded gun, but instead of taking any money he steals an item of sentimental value from each person. Once he has made his escape, strange things start to happen to the victims. A tattoo comes[...]
ALLISON JAMES Globalization seems to be the word on everyone's lips, with politicians as much as academics extolling its benefits as well as its contradictions. For some, globali- tion means, in practice, that whether in Bangkok or Boston, in London or Rio, as travelers from wealthy countries they c[...]
Alex just has to convince his mom to let him have an iguana, so he puts his arguments in writing. He promises that she won't have to feed it or clean its cage or even see it if she doesn't want to. Of course Mom imagines life with a six-foot-long iguana eating them out of house and home. Alex's reas[...]
In Ungifted, cognitive psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman--who was relegated to special education as a child--offers a new way of looking at intelligence. He explores the latest research in genetics, neuroscience, and psychology to challenge the conventional wisdom about the childhood predictors of ad[...]
Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidently administer, score, and interpret the PAI® The Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI®) provides critical information for psychologists about a clients psychopathology and constructs for effective treatment. To use this test [...]
The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity is a comprehensive scholarly handbook on creativity from the most respected psychologists, researchers and educators. This handbook serves both as a thorough introduction to the field of creativity and as an invaluable reference and current source of important in[...]
Features full-color photos and descriptions of some 175 alien species--both terrestrial and aquaticDetailed species accounts include information on identifying characteristics, effects on the ecosystem, and effective management techniquesSecond edition includes 23 additional species and updates thro[...]
Jubilee Chase and Flynn Cormac should never have met.
Lee is captain of the forces sent to Avon to crush the terraformed planet's rebellious colonists, but she has her own reasons for hating the insurgents.
Rebellion is in Flynn's blood. His sister died in the original uprising against the p[...]
It's a night like any other on board the Icarus. Then, catastrophe strikes: the massive luxury spaceliner is yanked out of hyperspace and plummets into the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen survive. And they seem to be alone.
Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the univer[...]
Following up on Hubble, National Geographic Space Atlas, and Buzz Aldrin's Mission to Mars, National Geographic presents the only book that reveals all the behind-the-scenes stories of the famous Curiosity project. Renowned science journalist Marc Kaufman has spent two years embedded with the engine[...]
As a boy, Raun Kaufman was diagnosed by multiple experts as severely autistic, with an IQ below 30, and destined to spend his life in an institution. Years later, Raun graduated with a degree in Biomedical Ethics from Brown University and has become a passionate and articulate autism expert and educ[...]
As a boy, Raun Kaufman was diagnosed by multiple experts as severely autistic, with an IQ below 30, and destined to spend his life in an institution. Years later, Raun graduated with a degree in Biomedical Ethics from Brown University and has become a passionate and articulate autism expert and educ[...]
One of the most talked about scripts of the year, Adaptation is the story of an orchid collector (Chris Cooper), a journalist (Meryl Streep, as author Susan Orlean), and the screenwriter (Charlie Kaufman, played by Nicolas Cage) who, in adapting Orlean's bestselling book The Orchid Thief, writes him[...]
First time in the Newmarket Shooting Script(R) series, the Oscar(R)-nominated classic from 1999, starring John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener, and the inimitable John Malkovich, and directed by Spike Jonze.Ever wanted to be someone else? Well, now you can explore this fantasy in Charlie Kauf[...]
"Challenging Gender Norms" not only renders women visible through the fog of war, it also offers a powerful framework for a fuller understanding of conflicts and political violence. Women s decisions to turn to belligerent action rather than seek peaceful resolutions represent their conscious effort[...]
"Challenging Gender Norms" not only renders women visible through the fog of war, it also offers a powerful framework for a fuller understanding of conflicts and political violence. Women s decisions to turn to belligerent action rather than seek peaceful resolutions represent their conscious effort[...]
A magical short novel from the author of All My Friends are Superheroes. A robber charges into a bank with a loaded gun, but instead of taking any money he steals an item of sentimental value from each person. Once he has made his escape, strange things start to happen to the victims. A tattoo comes[...]
A family drama unlike any other from the internationally acclaimed author of All My Friends are Superheroes. The Weirds have always been a little peculiar, but not one of them suspected that they'd been cursed by their grandmother. At the moment of their birth Annie Weird gave each of her five grand[...]