Salter: 183 books

Author Patricia Salter was born into a lively and creative family. The second of five children, her father was a professor and her mother a published poet. Although she was born in Philadelphia, she has lived the greater part of her life in Madison, Wisconsin. Hers was a peripatetic family, giving...

“Simultaneously painful and hilarious . . . Captures the awkwardness of adolescence while driving home a message about self-acceptance” (Publishers Weekly).   It’s the end of junior year, and the Summer of Passion is about to begin. At least that’s Jory Michaels’s plan, as she starts...

Over six million people have Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) across the world. Each year, more people are diagnosed, many between the ages of 4 and 17. ADHD is a condition that is characterized by a number of recognizable features that allow physicians to make a diagnosis. Although...

Het leven van het echtpaar Nedra en Viri bestaat uit luxueuze etentjes met hun benijdenswaardige vrienden, ingenieuze spelletjes met hun kinderen en tot in de puntjes georganiseerde dagen die ze doorbrengen met schaatsen of zonnen op het strand. Maar er zitten barstjes in het ogenschijnlijk perfecte...

A lot of people think that becoming a body guard would be a lot of fun. They believe that bodyguards lead exciting lives and that the job is one that anyone who is tough, strong or intimidating looking could do well at. The truth is that becoming a successful bodyguard requires more than martial arts...

Obsessive compulsive disorder is no longer an untreatable ailment. With the progress made in treatment protocols OCD is becoming a manageable condition. For most, this is simply a case of learning to identify, shift toward, and process various management strategies. Once an individual has learned...

Although not a major player during the course of the First World War, Southeast Asia was in fact altered by the war in multiple and profound ways. Ranging across British Malaya, the Dutch East Indies, and French Indochina, Heather Streets-Salter reveals how the war shaped the region's political, economic,...

Debating has been around since the Ancient Greeks first discovered that fighting with words, logic and persuasion led to more of them living more healthily and for longer than they did when fighting physically. There are certain things you can keep in mind and even develop as habits that will...

Kapitein Cleve Connell arriveert in Korea met als enige doel 'ace' te worden, lid van het eliteclubje straaljagerpiloten dat minstens vijf Russische migs heeft neergeschoten. Terwijl zijn collega-vliegeniers succes na succes op het bord weten te schrijven, zelfs onder twijfelachtige omstandigheden,...

A celebrity biography about the singer Rebecca Black, who shot to fame in 2011 with her song 'Friday'. The book examines Rebecca's childhood interest in performance and gives a detailed insight into 2011, a rollercoaster year of success and notoriety for the 14 year old. The book aims to give a balanced...

Practitioners helping adult survivors of child sexual abuse need to be aware of the thought processes of offenders. The premise of Anna Salter's major book is that those who do not recognize an internalized perpetrator when they hear one will often be frustrated by the tenacity of the survivor's self...

Today's postmodern world prefers mystery over logic, impression over rationale, aesthetic beauty over practicality, and symbolism over obvious answers. We live in an art-enriched, art-minded world.For ministers, this rebirth of creativity and imagination opens the door for exciting possibilities. Scripture...

Ethological attachment theory is a landmark of 20th century social and behavioral sciences theory and research. This new paradigm for understanding primary relationships across the lifespan evolved from John Bowlby’s critique of psychoanalytic drive theory and his own clinical observations, supplemented...

Forensic psychologist Michael Stone injected a fierce intensity into Anna Salter's riveting novels Shiny Water and Fault Lines. Now, embroiled in an explosive sexual-harassment case, this unforgettable heroine is thrust into the murky waters of long-buried memories, where shocking accusations can...