The completely revised and updated edition of the companion volume to the "New York Times" bestseller, "Motherless Daughters"--a collection of letters from the "unsought sorority" sharing their experiences and hard-won wisdom.[...]
Ask any woman whose mother has died, and she will tell you that she is irrevocably altered, as deeply changed by her mother's death as she was by her mother's life. Although a mother's mortality is inevitable, no book had discussed the profound, lasting, and far-reaching effects of this loss--until [...]
Throwing down the theoretical gauntlet, Lee Edelman outlines a radically uncompromising new ethics of queer theory. His searing polemic takes aim at the figure of the child, whom he contends is the lynchpin of an entire rhetoric and politics of "reproductive futurity." Edelman argues that in the pop[...]
Tremendous growth in the credit industry has spurred the need for Credit Scoring and Its Applications, the only book that details the mathematical models that help creditors make intelligent credit risk decisions. Creditors of all types make risk decisions every day, often haphazardly. This book add[...]
Taking a themed look at cultures around the world is a classic National Geographic approach, and it is offered here in a tender parent/child reading experience that offers children a glimpse of the world beyond their own scope. Ways to help disadvantaged children are outlined in this title. A map sh[...]
When the zombie apocalypse comes, it's not just those crusty old folks who will struggle against the undead, it's the young people. What happens when you come of age during the zombie apocalypse? "Z: Zombie Stories" has the answer to that question. "Z: Zombie Stories" gathers together some of the ho[...]
Practicing psychologist Sarah Edelman clearly lays out how to use CBT to develop rational thought patterns in response to upsetting emotions and situations. By following the practical, easy-to-follow exercises and examples, you can take control of your thoughts, emotions, and feelings, and find mor[...]
This first volume in a six volume series within the BibleWorld series forms an introduction, setting out the background information about the contents, creation, dating and audience of the Pentateuch, including a section on the Samaritan Pentateuch, a sketch of Jewish areas in the Persian period and[...]
Given that a representational system's phenomenal experience must be intrinsic to it and must therefore arise from its own temporal dynamics, consciousness is best understood - indeed, can only be understood - as being in time. Despite that, it is still acceptable for theories of consciousness to be[...]
"Entreprenörens aviseringsplikt" lämnar handfasta råd till entreprenören om hur dagliga entreprenadrättsliga frågor ska hanteras. Byggbranschens standardavtal innehåller en mängd formaliaregler. Boken är praktiskt orienterad och syftar till att entreprenören skall bli medveten om att det i[...]