Mauro: 609 books

On the day their son was born Rich and Cindy Reisenauer were advised to institutionalize him. Alex had been diagnosed with frightening and unpredictable condition with the indecipherable name of Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum. Simply put, Alex was missing an integral portion of his brain—the band...

Humor is a basic tone of affection, and as such is a constant feature of the personality traits of durability and relative independence from the situations and by environmental stimuli, is a mood that varies for the same person from moment to time depending on the thoughts and life situations from...

Reviews the Los Angeles Fire Department’s hiring practices as of June 2014 and outlines a recommended new firefighter hiring process that is intended to increase efficiency of the hiring process, bolster the evidence supporting the validity of it, and make it more transparent and inclusive.

We Once Met by Chance: Four Life Stories During the American Civil War follows four peoples lives during the American Civil WarJohn S. Mosby, Charles Russell Lowell, Laura Ratcliffe, and James Robinson. Col. John S. Mosby was a Confederate officer from Virginia, assigned to lead guerrilla activities...

Australian architect Robin Boyd (1919–1971) advocated tirelessly for the voice of Australian architects so that there could be an architecture that might speak to Australian conditions and sensibilities.His legacy continues in the work of contemporary Australian architects yet also prompts a way...

Soil degradation is real and global, even if the evidence is not so easy to glean. Degradation poses comparable risks to greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation, and nonhuman animal extinctions. Few have noticed soil degradation as the problem it has become, except most indigenous peoples in their struggles for survival.

This book is the first to establish the relevance of same-sex desires, pleasures and anxieties in the cinema of post-war Italy. It explores cinematic representations of homosexuality and their significance in a wider cultural struggle in Italy involving society, cinema, and sexuality between the 1940s...

Exploring the dynamics between victim and offender is paramount to answering important issues of character and vital for forensic research. This involves examining the role of the victim during and after victimization; this process is especially important for spousal violence because of the interactive...

Archbishop Romero and Spiritual Leadership in the Modern World presents a contemporary and integrated understanding of one of the most remarkable pastoral leaders of our time. This bishop, Oscar Romero of El Salvador, experienced deeply the overwhelming sufferings of the Salvadoran people, as well...

Tiene por objetivo que los participantes se compenetren de la importancia del liderazgo para los individuos y las sociedades, aprendan teorías y técnicas modernas al respecto y desarrollen las cualidades de carácter y las actitudes más adecuadas para ejercer con éxito esta función social

Enzo Baiamonte, cinquantenne radiotecnico che per arrotondare aiuta un avvocato a trovare oggetti e persone, si trova alle prese con uno strano incarico: il recupero di cinque libri che un defunto professore bibliofilo ha dato in prestito. La candida investigazione si complica però in un giallo sulla cosiddetta zona grigia.

L’approccio è multidisciplinare sul tema Welfare Aziendale e Fringe Benefit: unisce competenze di psicologia della gestione del personale, management, amministrazione, fiscalità ed aspetti legali, con un occhio alle ultime novità normative. Il libro è rivolto a imprenditori di PMI, di grandi...

Il volume presenta il fenomeno doping con un taglio originale, illustrando aspetti inediti e tecniche d’intervento salutari e legali. Basandosi sulla psicologia sperimentale, vengono proposte valide alternative al doping, in grado di ottimizzare la prestazione nel rispetto della salute e dell’etica sportiva. Uno strumento pratico per operatori sportivi, atleti e psicologi.

An investigation of the working of the human mind, this book sets out to show that the brain is not only a reactive mechanism, but rather proactive, allowing people to make hypotheses, anticipate consequences, and formulate expectations. The book discusses how the evolution of motor modes of behavior,...