Experienced psychologists Dan Kindlon and Michael Thompson posit that in American culture, boys "are systematically steered away from their emotional lives toward silence, solitude, and distrust." Their exploration of how this occurs and the painful consequences that can follow covers extensive ground, including chapters on education, discipline, ...
The Update Edition forNutrition: An Applied Approach contains the most current information on the recently-released MyPyramid system (which replaced the Food Guide Pyramid) and the new 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. As in the First Edition, the Update presents introductory nutrition information to non-majors in an applied format that ...
Intended for personality courses, this text integrates traditional personality theories with current research by personality psychologists. Each theory chapter is followed by a relevant research chapter where the author covers three or four topics of current personality research in some detail. Each of seven major personality theories/approaches, ...
The greatest name in foreign language dictionaries is Cassell, the preeminent publisher of dictionaries for over 120 years. For fast, easy reference and comprehensive coverage, Cassell's is unbeatable. With entries covering daily conversation as well as technical and professional terms, this handy pocket-sized dictionary is the only reference you ...
This study explores the role that friendship plays in children's lives. Topics covered include the differences between friendship and popularity, why cliques form, and the difference in the ways boys and girls deal with intimacy and commitment.
Nutrition for Life capitalizes on students' natural interest in nutrition by demonstrating how nutrition relates to their health. A unique aspect of the text is its presentation of nutrients based on function, not on chemical classification. The book offers a chapter on vitamins and one on minerals, but within these chapters micronutrients are ...
In this 10th-anniversary edition of a classic spirituality guide, Marjorie Thompson provides guidance and help to those who wish to explore the riches of Christian spirituality. She offers a framework for understanding the spiritual disciplines, as well as instruction in developing and nurturing those practices. This book is ideal for both the ...
In this follow-up to the bestselling "Built to Last," leading thinkers in organizational development discover what successful people have in common, distill this information into a set of simple practices, and show readers how they can transform their career and life.
Introducing the New Testament is an outstanding new guide to the literature and theology of the New Testament. Wonderfully readable, eminently teachable, and well supplied with maps, sidebars, photographs, and bibliographies, Introducing the New Testament makes an ideal textbook for seminary and college courses, regardless of their theological ...
The Science of Nutrition offers a rigorous, science-based approach to nutrition that capitalizes on students' natural interest in nutrition by demonstrating how nutrition relates to their own health. The text is uniquely organized using an applied approach which organizes vitamins and minerals based on their functions and effects on the body. This ...
"Mosbys Handbook of Diseases, second edition" provides an up-to-date profile of 231 adult and pediatric diseases and conditions. A user-friendly organization lists all diseases in alphabetical order from Abruptio Placentae to Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome. In addition, diseases and conditions are organized in a consistent format so the reader can ...
This book presents a brief, lucid account of Russian and Soviet history from ancient Kievan Rus through the first five years of the new, democratic Russias existence. Thompsons balanced treatment pays equal attention to the early and modern periods of Russian history. This new, thoroughly revised edition reassesses the legacy of the Brezhnev ...
The swath of difficulties children face in social situations, from bullying and name-calling to rejection and socialization is the focus of this primer for parents, with specific tips on how to deal with these issues.
This commemorative edition contains for the first time Seton's drawings of American Indian motifs, a selection of photographs illustrating his life, information about his role as founder of the Boys Scouts of America.
Comic book enthusiasts of all interests will find the updated 12th edition of this price guide has more of the details they need and special options they seek. The 2006 Comic Book Checklist and Price Guide contains listings and updated prices (in US dollars) for more than 125,000 comics, including 5,000 new comics. An easy-to-follow checklist ...
Based on the "Bird Watcher's Digest" column of the same name, this book examines groupings of bird species that are commonly encountered but difficult to identify. The text goes into far more detail than is possible in the traditional field guide format, giving beginning and intermediate bird watchers a helping hand.
This cookbook's 100-plus recipes, created by British food celebrity Antony Worrall Thompson, emphasize satisfaction, not deprivation. His culinary ingenuity--and his devotion to preparing food that's as tasty as it is healthy--has transformed this formerly "medical" diet into one that everyone will find irresistible.
"Modern Thai Food is a collection of 100 favorite recipes from the acclaimed Martin Boetz, head chef of the Longrain restaurants in Australia. Recreated and streamlined for the home cook, this is a sumptuous collection of Thai-inspired recipes for the modern kitchen. Revel in the flavors found in recipes such as Grilled Scallops with Peanut Nahm ...
The raw reality of life is that people hurt us. From unintentional slips of the tongue to razor-sharp barbs intended to cut to the bone, the words we speak and the ways we act often cause deep suffering. But Forgive and Love Again demonstrates a startling truth: Forgivers are free people--free from guilt, pent-up anger, anxiety and worry; and ...
As the demand for new and vintage comic books soars, Standard Catalog of' Comic Books delivers an unparalleled volume of comic book history and up-to-date prices (in US dollars). Now in its 4th edition, this reference features more than 5,000 new issues and over 50,000 new facts about comic books published in North America in the last 70 years. ...
When asked by his barber and good friend Peter Beskendorf for some practical advice on how to prepare oneself for prayer, Martin Luther responded by writing this brief treatise, first published in the spring of 1535. Nearly 500 years later, his instruction continues to offer spiritually nourishing comfort.
Unlike most Soviet-centered histories, A Vision Unfulfilled begins with a chapter summarizing late nineteenth-century Russian history, allowing instructors to begin their course with 1894, 1905, 1914, or 1917. The book also gives fuller attention to the history of the non-Russian populations in the tsarist and Soviet empires than other texts of ...
We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.
