Free Press: 1051 books
by Stanley Coren
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 1997
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 1997
An eye-opening and engrossing exploration into the science and mysteries of sleep and sleeplessness from the bestselling author of The Intelligence of Dogs.
Is there some way to determine if you are getting enough sleep?
Do dogs and cats dream?
What are the ways to help children...
The Pawprints of History
Dogs in the Course of Human Events
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2002
The Pawprints of History shines a new light on a favorite subject -- the relationship between humans and their four-legged best friends. Stanley Coren, a renowned expert on dog-human interactions, has combed the annals of history and found captivating stories of how dogs have lent a helping paw and...
by Dr. Mike Moreno
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
Cada año, cada mes, cada día, cada hora, cada minuto que estás vivo, estás envejeciendo. No importa la edad que tengas, tu cuerpo está pasando por cambios que tienen que ver con el envejecimiento y que pueden llevarte a sentir menos energía, dolor en las articulaciones, tener piel flácida,...
Born On A Blue Day
Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2007
A journey into one of the most fascinating minds alive today—guided by the owner himself.
Bestselling author Daniel Tammet (Thinking in Numbers) is virtually unique among people who have severe autistic disorders in that he is capable of living a fully independent life and able to explain...
by Robert Wuthnow
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1998
Drawing on a new survey of more than two thousand working Americans, the author of Christianity in the 21st Century explores the relationship between religious faith and attitudes toward work and money to examine Americans' ambivalence toward materialism and consumerism.
Sharing the Journey
Support Groups and the Quest for a New Community
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 1996
A look at how support groups have affected American society argues that, although support groups provide a warmth and security that holds society together, they can lead to an unhealthy self-absorption and a trivialized sense of what is sacred.
Management Lessons from the E.R.
Prescriptions for Success in Your Business
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2002
Life in the emergency room is often like that in the business world. Both are places of activity and excitement, unexpected developments, highs and lows, crises, and great intensity. On the treatment table and in the boardroom, problems must be diagnosed correctly and dealt with as effectively and...
by Jacob Joshua Ross
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
Since the sexual revolution, the traditional family’s moral authority has been the subject of an increasingly politicized debate. The family’s detractors have viewed it as an arbitrary social arrangement which perpetuates injustice and legitimates violations of individual rights. Those who defend...
Unfaithful Angels
How Social Work Has Abandoned its Mission
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 1995
In this provocative examination of the fall of the profession of social work from its original mission to aid and serve the underprivileged, Harry Specht and Mark Courtney show how America's excessive trust in individualistic solutions to social problems have led to the abandonment of the poor in...
by Howard S. Becker
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
One of the most groundbreaking sociology texts of the mid-20th century, Howard S. Becker’s Outsiders is a thorough exploration of social deviance and how it can be addressed in an understanding and helpful manner.
A compulsively readable and thoroughly researched exploration of social deviance...
by Ronnie Janoff-Bulman
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
This book investigates the psychology of victimization. It shows how fundamental assumptions about the world's meaningfulness and benevolence are shattered by traumatic events, and how victims become subject to self-blame in an attempt to accommodate brutality. The book is aimed at all those who for...
by Albert S. Alissi
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
Not simply another "how-to" book, this provocative collection of readings does not advance a single viewpoint or approach to group work. Instead, the 25 selections present the full spectrum of classic and current perspectives, providing student and practitioner alike with a sound basis for evaluating...
Witness to an Extreme Century
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2011
On a fateful day in the spring of 1954 Robert Jay Lifton, a young American psychiatrist just discharged from service in the Korean War, decided to stay in Hong Kong rather than return home—changing his life plans entirely—so that he could continue work that had enthralled him, interviewing people...
The Great Penguin Rescue
40,000 Penguins, a Devastating Oil Spill, and the Inspiring Story of the World's Largest Animal Rescue
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2010
ON JUNE 23, 2000, the iron-ore carrier MV Treasure, en route from Brazil to China, foundered off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa, spilling 1,300 tons of oil into the ocean and contaminating the habitat of 75,000 penguins. Realizing thJuneat 41 percent of the world’s population of African penguins...