"Psychological Therapies for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities" brings together contributions from leading proponents of psychological therapies for people with intellectual disabilities, which offer key information on the nature and prevalence of psychological and mental health problems, the de[...]
The second edition of "Children's Testimony" is a fully up-to-date resource for practitioners and researchers working in forensic contexts and concerned with children's ability to provide reliable testimony about abuse. - Written for both practitioners and researchers working in forensic contexts, i[...]
The second edition of "Children's Testimony" is a fully up-to-date resource for practitioners and researchers working in forensic contexts and concerned with children's ability to provide reliable testimony about abuse.Written for both practitioners and researchers working in forensic contexts, incl[...]
This book offers a succinct model of recovery from serious mental illness, synthesizing stories of lived experience to provide a framework for clinical work and research in the field of recovery.- Places the process of recovery within the context of normal human growth and development- Compares and [...]
This book offers a succinct model of recovery from serious mental illness, synthesizing stories of lived experience to provide a framework for clinical work and research in the field of recovery.- Places the process of recovery within the context of normal human growth and development- Compares and [...]
Each book covers all the necessary information a beginner needs to know about a particular topic, providing an index for easy reference and using the series' signature set of symbols to clue the reader in to key topics, categorized under such titles as Tip, Remember, Warning!, Technical Stuff and Tr[...]
A senior fellow in Foreign Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution traces the evolution of George Bush's world view, and the subsequent revolution in foreign policy it sparked in the wake of 9/11--a complete re-alignment of old treaties and alliances that is nevertheless in line with the preside[...]
Considered by the Irish Times as "one of the most brilliant flights of pure fancy ever recorded," this amazing story explores the beauty and untamed nature of a faraway world, where wild creatures crowd the fantastic landscape and demented torturers dominate victims with their bizarre mental powers.[...]
Language endangerment has been the focus of much attention and as a result, a wide range of people are working to revitalize and maintain local languages. This book serves as a general reference guide to language revitalization, written not only for linguists and anthropologists, but also for langua[...]
Somatotyping is a method of description and assessment of the body on three shape and composition scales: endomorphy (relative fatness), mesomorphy (relative musculoskeletal robustness), and ectomorphy (relative linearity). This book (the first major account of the field for thirty years) presents a[...]
Why do animals play? Play has been described in animals as diverse as reptiles, birds and mammals, so what benefits does it provide and how did it evolve? Careful, quantitative studies of social, locomotor and object play behaviour are now beginning to answer these questions and to shed light on man[...]
This book provides an overview of the issues surrounding language loss. It brings together work by theoretical linguists, field linguists, and non-linguist members of minority communities to provide an integrated view of how language is lost, from sociological and economic as well as from linguistic[...]
Feminist theology is a significant movement within contemporary theology. The aim of this Companion is to give an outline of feminist theology through an analysis of its overall shape and its major themes, so that both its place in and its contributions to the present changing theological landscape [...]
face2face is a six level general English course for adults and young adults. It goes from Starter level through to Advanced. The Teacher's Book offers comprehensive support including teaching notes, answer keys, photocopiable activities, extra teaching ideas plus useful classroom techniques and act[...]
Scientists are rarely given formal training in presentation skills and yet are often called upon to present the results of their research. This book provides a practical guide to the creation and delivery of scientific presentations, whatever the topic. Its practical 'how-to' style leaves discussion[...]
The new edition of this definitive market leader and authoritative educational reference continues to provide unmatched coverage and insightful comparisons that guide your students through the intricacies of quality management today. Built upon the strength and proven experience of well-known author[...]
Based on the New York Times bestseller by Cornelia Funke
Twelve-year-old Meggie Folchart has often wondered what happened to her mother who mysteriously disappeared when Meggie was a young girl. As she learns about her father's ability to read characters out of books, and read and people into th[...]