Laura Smith: 86 books

Book cover of Overcoming Anxiety For Dummies, UK Edition
by Elaine Iljon Foreman, Charles H. Elliott, Laura L. Smith
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2011

There are many forms of anxiety disorder, including General Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Panic Attacks, Phobias (including social anxiety), Obsessive Compulsive Disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Acute Stress Disorder. Even in their most mild forms, these disorders can be troubling and exhausting...
Book cover of Studies in Urbanormativity

Studies in Urbanormativity

Rural Community in Urban Society

by Alexander R. Thomas, Brian Lowe, Polly Smith
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013

The world has been witnessing a long unfolding process of urbanization that not only has altered the structural basis of society in terms of political economy, but has also symbolically relegated rural people and life to a secondary or deviant status through an ideology of urbanormativity. Both structural...
Book cover of Jayne Cortez, Adrienne Rich, and the Feminist Superhero

Jayne Cortez, Adrienne Rich, and the Feminist Superhero

Voice, Vision, Politics, and Performance in U.S. Contemporary Women's Poetics

by Laura Hinton, Renee M. Kingan, Linda Kinnahan
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2016

One a lyric "confessional" poet and essayist, the other a jazz "spoken-word" performance artist, Adrienne Rich and Jayne Cortez were American feminist superheroes who produced extensive bodies of poetic work that reveal strangely overlapping visions, but in radically different...
Book cover of Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota

Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota

Volume 4, Ecosystem-Based Management

by Hector Alafita Vásquez, Mr. William W. Arzapalo, Donald M. Baltz
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2013

The fourth volume in the Harte Research Institute’s landmark scientific series on the Gulf of Mexico provides a comprehensive study of ecosystem-based management, analyzing key coastal ecosystems in eleven Gulf Coast states from Florida to Quintana Roo and presenting case studies in which this integrated...
Book cover of Same-Sex Marriage in the Americas

Same-Sex Marriage in the Americas

Policy Innovation for Same-Sex Relationships

by Ahmed Khanani, Genaro Lozano, Nancy Nicol
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2010

This book examines the proliferation of policy making concerning the recognition and protection of same-sex relationships in the countries of North and South America, adding to the knowledge of developments in the United States and Canada, but, mostly notable, exploring more recent developments in...
Book cover of Communication and Conflict Transformation through Local, Regional, and Global Engagement
by Ali Askerov, Benjamin J. Broome, Luke Brenneman
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2016

Central to a transformational approach to conflict is the idea that conflicts must be viewed as embedded within broader relational patterns, and social and discursive structures—and must be addressed as such. This implies the need for systemic change at generative levels, in order to create genuine...
Book cover of Appalachia in Regional Context
by Barbara Ellen Smith, John Pickles, John Gaventa
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018

In an increasingly globalized world, place matters more than ever. Nowhere is that more true than in Appalachian studies -- a field which brings scholars, activists, artists, and citizens together around a region to contest misappropriations of resources and power and combat stereotypes of isolation...
Book cover of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder For Dummies
by Charles H. Elliott, Laura L. Smith
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2008

Arguably one of the most complex emotional disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is surprisingly common. Furthermore, most people at some time in their lives exhibit a smattering of OCD-like symptoms. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder For Dummies sorts out the otherwise curious and confusing...
Book cover of Anger Management For Dummies
by Charles H. Elliott, W. Doyle Gentry, Laura L. Smith
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2015

Your one-stop guide to anger management Anger is a completely normal, healthy human emotion. But when it gets out of control and turns destructive, it can lead to problems—at work, in personal relationships, and in the overall quality of life. Anger Management For Dummies provides trusted...
Book cover of Growing in Grace

Growing in Grace

Devotional

by Laura Harris Smith
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2015

All that God creates flourishes and multiplies. Growth is God's idea and He is your source of grace for all your heart encounters each day. Experience God's unfailing love as you grow in sixty-four life-giving themes. God is able to make all grace abound to you so that you can thrive in every good work.
Book cover of Pathways, Potholes, and the Persistence of Women in Science
by Sharla Alegria, Mindy Anderson-Knott, Catherine White Berheide
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2016

Training for and pursuing a career in science can be treacherous for women; many more begin than ultimately complete at every stage. Characterizing this as a pipeline problem, however, leads to a focus on individual women instead of structural conditions. The goal of the book is to offer an alternative...
Book cover of Dementia, Culture and Ethnicity
by Omar Khan, Ajit Shah, Sofia Laura Zarate Escudero
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2015

With contributions from experienced dementia practitioners and care researchers, this book examines the impact of culture and ethnicity on the experience of dementia and on the provision of support and services, both in general terms and in relation to specific minority ethnic communities. Drawing...
Book cover of Nurturing Young Innovators

Nurturing Young Innovators

Cultivating Creativity in the Classroom, Home and Community

by Laura McLaughlin, Stephanie Smith Budhai
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2017

Today’s students need broad skills to help them think creatively, work collaboratively and implement innovations in our complex and global society. These skills must be taught early to ensure success. In Nurturing Young Innovators, PK-5 teachers will learn how to engage families and communities...
Book cover of Path to Love
by Cynthia Hickey, Gina Welborn, Carrie Fancett Pagels
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2015

All Leesa Ellis has to do is manage her younger sister's multi-million inheritance until she's old enough to handle it herself. But, with a sister like Andie, nothing is ever as easy as it seems.  Like youth pastor Johah McKnight. Leesa isn't sure which is more upsetting—Andie's attempt to chase after...
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