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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days "Toward an Anthropology of Nation Building and Unbuilding in Israel" presents twenty-two original essays offering a critical survey of the anthropology of Israel inspired by Alex Weingrod, emeritus professor and pioneering scholar of Israeli anthropology. In the late 1950s Weingrod's groundbreaking ethnographic research of Israel's underpopulated south complicated the dominant social science discourse and government policy of the day by focusing on the ironies inherent in the project of Israeli nation building and on the process of migration prompted by social change. Drawing from Weingrod's perspective, this collection considers the gaps, ruptures, and juxtapositions in Israeli society and the cultural categories undergirding and subverting these divisions. Organized into four parts, the volume examines our understanding of Israel as a place of difference, the disruptions and integrations of diaspora, the various permutations of Judaism, and the role of symbol in the national landscape and in Middle Eastern studies considered from a comparative perspective. These essays illuminate the key issues pervading, motivating, and frustrating Israel's complex ethnoscape. Features Summary Toward an Anthropology of Nation Building and Unbuilding in Israel presents twenty-two original essays offering a critical survey of the anthropology of Israel inspired by Alex Weingrod... Author Fran Markowitz (Editor), Stephen Sharot (Editor), Moshe Shokeid (Editor), Alex Weingrod (Afterword by) Publisher University of Nebraska Press Release date 20150101 Pages 352 ISBN 0-8032-7194-8 ISBN 13 978-0-8032-7194-4

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Amanda Eyre Ward's debut novel is an intimate portrait of three women whose lives collide during a brutal Texas summer. In Gatestown, Texas, twenty-nine-year-old Karen Lowens awaits her execution with a host of convicted serial killers on death row. In Manhattan, Dr. Franny Wren, also twenty-nine, tends to a young cancer patient, and resists the urge to run from her fiance and her carefully crafted life. In Austin, Texas, brassy Celia Mills, a once-vibrant librarian, mourns her murdered husband. Over the course of the summer, fate pushes these eerily recognizable women together, culminating in a revelation of the possibility of faith, the responsibility of friendship, and the value of life. Sleep Toward Heaven is a luminous story of murder and desire, solitude and grace -- a rare literary page-turner where redemption seems perpetually within arm's reach. Features Summary The lives of three women--Karen, a twenty-nine-year-old death row inmate; Franny Wren, a young New York physician; and Celia, and a young librarian widowed by the murder of her husband--converge in a small Texas town... Author Amanda Eyre Ward Publisher HarperPerennial Release date 20040217 Pages 294 ISBN 0-06-058229-4 ISBN 13 978-0-06-058229-6

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About the product Heavy Book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed and edge worn. There is a small chipped piece on the front free endpaper. The text within the book is clear and bright. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Mokubung Nkomo: Pedagogy of Domination: Toward a Democratic Education in South Africa

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Features Author Nick Cunningham (Author), Trevor Miller (Author) Publisher Abingdon Press Release date 20160517 Pages 192 ISBN 1-5018-1645-4 ISBN 13 978-1-5018-1645-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 13 working days Judith Butler elucidates the dynamics of public assembly under prevailing economic and political conditions. Understanding assemblies as plural forms of performative action, she extends her theory of performativity to show why precarity-destruction of the conditions of livability-is a galvanizing force and theme in today's highly visible protests. Features Summary Judith Butler elucidates the dynamics of public assembly under prevailing economic and political conditions. Understanding assemblies as plural forms of performative action... Author Judith Butler Publisher Harvard University Press Release date 20151114 Pages 248 ISBN 0-674-96775-5 ISBN 13 978-0-674-96775-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 13 working days Soon after the American Revolution, ?certain of the founders began to recognize the strategic significance of Asia and the Pacific and the vast material and cultural resources at stake there. Over the coming generations, the United States continued to ask how best to expand trade with the region and whether to partner with China, at the center of the continent, or Japan, looking toward the Pacific. Where should the United States draw its defensive line, and how should it export democratic principles? In a history that spans the eighteenth century to the present, Michael J. Green follows the development of U.S. strategic thinking toward East Asia, identifying recurring themes in American statecraft that reflect the nation's political philosophy and material realities.Drawing on archives, interviews, and his own experience in the Pentagon and White House, Green finds one overarching concern driving U.S. policy toward East Asia: a fear that a rival power might use the Pacific to isolate and threaten the United States and prevent the ocean from becoming a conduit for the westward free flow of trade, values, and forward defense. By More Than Providence works through these problems from the perspective of history's major strategists and statesmen, from Thomas Jefferson to Alfred Thayer Mahan and Henry Kissinger. It records the fate of their ideas as they collided with the realities of the Far East and adds clarity to America's stakes in the region, especially when compared with those of Europe and the Middle East. Features Summary In a history that spans the eighteenth century to the present, Michael J. Green follows the development of U.S. strategic thinking toward East Asia, identifying recurring themes in American statecraft that reflect the nation's political philosophy and material realities... Author Michael J. Green Publisher Columbia University Press Release date 20170401 Pages 760 ISBN 0-231-18042-X ISBN 13 978-0-231-18042-9

Winston Churchill, The Second World War Complete in all Six Volumes, First or Revised Editions Title: The Second World War - Six Volumes Publisher: Publisher: Cassell & Co. Ltd., London, 1948-54 Publication Date: 1948-54 Binding: Hardcover Book Condition: Very Good, No Dust Jacket Editions: 1st Edition First edition (hardcover) in six volumes The Gathering Storm (1948) Their Finest Hour (1950) - New edition, revised, published 1950 The Grand Alliance (1950) The Hinge of Fate (1951) Closing the Ring (1952) Triumph and Tragedy (1954) Black cloth covers, spines lettered in gilt, with WINSTON | CHURCHILL, main title, roman numeral I-VI at head and CASSELL at foot. Top page edges of Volumes 3, 5 & 6 are stained dark red. 8vo.  All volumes are variously illustrated with many foldout maps and diagrams. Churchill's complete six volume classic memoirs on WWII, the period from the end of the First World War to July 1945. Churchill labelled the "moral of the work" as follows: "In War: Resolution, In Defeat: Defiance, In Victory: Magnanimity, In Peace: Goodwill".  The titles of the volumes are  The Gathering Storm; Their Finest Hour; The Grand Alliance; The Hinge of Fate; Closing the Ring; and Triumph and Tragedy. Volume I with author's paper slip note tipped-in after his preface. 6 volumes. Some illustrated with plates of facsimiles and maps (many of which are folding); charts and tables. The first volume of Winston Churchills six-volume memoirs as a statesman and leader during World War II, The Gathering Storm begins with his thoughts on World War I - and how its ending laid the foundations for the next global conflict. The second volume of Winston Churchills six-volume autobiographical account of World War II, Their Finest Hour picks up where The Gathering Storm left off - with the fall of France to Hitlers forces and Britains stand as the lone defender against the Nazi war machine. In this third volume of a six-volume series, Their Finest Hour, Winston Churchill draws upon thousands of personal memoranda, war correspondence, and internal government memos to describe the full entry of the US into World War II - adding considerable strength to British military operations and morale. At the onset of the fourth volume of Churchills eyewitness account of World War II,  The Grand Alliance, prospects are bleak for the Allies. The Japanese have captured Singapore and Burma in a series of bold offensives; meanwhile, aggressive U-boat attacks in the Atlantic were preventing American, British, and Dutch shipping vessels from supplying the war effort. Rommel was turning the tide toward Axis forces in North Africa. Meanwhile, Hitler was pushing inexorably toward Stalingrad. Churchill faced challenges in the field--and considerable criticism at home. The fifth in Winston Churchills six-volume account of World War II,  Closing the Ring, picks up at the dawn of a more optimistic time for the Allied forces. After considerable struggle, the balance has finally shifted toward the Allies - and in this volume Churchill documents the drive toward victory. In the final volume of the six-volume series The Second World War, titled  Triumph and Tragedy, the tide of war has turned in the Allies favor and Japan's surrender is imminent. Even so, the Allies find themselves powerless to halt the advance of Russia and lay the groundwork for lasting peace.  Churchill himself is seeing his time of leadership come to a close. All of Churchill’s revisions and “overtake corrections” were scrupulously entered by Cassell which, combined with two- and three-color textual maps and many finely printed folding maps, makes this English Edition aesthetically pleasing.  Condition:  The books are in very good condition, tightly bound, with foxing throughout. Specific photos available on request.  

Even a cursory glance at the news is enough to convince us that the world is falling into chaos. But we haven't seen anything that compares to what will happen in the final events leading to the second coming of Jesus Christ. For anyone who longs to know what the future holds--and especially for those who look for a glimmer of hope in our broken world--highly respected pastor and Bible teacher Bryant Wright offers a book that shows God has not lost control over his creation. In fact, he has a sovereign plan that includes ultimate victory for the church and the salvation of his people, Israel. God's timeless promises offer hope to believers who are grieved at the state of the world. Wright carefully illuminates the signs of the times that point toward his glorious appearing and millennial reign, and answers common questions, such as: - What does the Bible say about the antichrist? - What will be the future of Israel? - Where is Armageddon, what will happen there, and why? From the Back Cover "The future is bright because Jesus is coming again. This work will get you ready for that glorious day."--Daniel L. Akin, president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Even a cursory glance at the news is enough to convince us that the world is falling into chaos. But God is still in control of his creation--and he keeps his promises. In fact, he has a sovereign plan that includes ultimate victory for the church and the salvation of his people, Israel. The Stage Is Set carefully illuminates the signs of the times that point toward Christ's glorious appearing and millennial reign, answering questions you have about the identity of the antichrist, the future of Israel, the location of Armageddon, and more. He is coming. Soon. And his people must be ready. Are you? "Bryant Wright has done a remarkable job jolting faithful believers into the realization that The Stage Is Set for the end times. Don't just read this book. 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His teaching is broadcast on six major radio stations in Georgia and nearly sixty in Florida. His TV spots air on major networks, including NBC, CNN, ESPN, Headline News, MSNBC, and Fox News. Learn more at www.rightfromtheheart.org. Read more Paperback: 240 pages Language: English Publisher: Baker Books (January 17, 2017) "The future is bright because Jesus is coming again. This work will get you ready for that glorious day."--Daniel L. Akin, president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Even a cursory glance at the news is enough to convince us that the world is falling into chaos. But God is still in control of his creation--and he keeps his promises. In fact, he has a sovereign plan that includes ultimate victory for the church and the salvation of his people, Israel. The Stage Is Set carefully illuminates the signs of the times that point toward Christ's glorious appearing and millennial reign, answering questions you have about the identity of the antichrist, the future of Israel, the location of Armageddon, and more. He is coming. Soon. And his people must be ready. Are you? "Bryant Wright has done a remarkable job jolting faithful believers into the realization that The Stage Is Set for the end times. Don't just read this book. Pass it on!"--Michael Youssef, PhD, author of Jesus, Jihad, and Peace "Insightful. Hopeful. Needed. In a world that seems to be crumbling around us, The Stage Is Set reminds us that God paints on a canvas bigger than we can see or imagine. If you have ever questioned what will happen when Jesus returns, this book is for you!"--Louie Giglio, director of the Passion Movement; author of The Comeback Bryant Wright is pastor of the 8,500-member Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Marietta, Georgia, and past president of the Southern Baptist Convention. His teaching is broadcast on six major radio stations in Georgia and nearly sixty in Florida. His TV spots air on major networks, including NBC, CNN, ESPN, Headline News, MSNBC, and Fox News. Learn more at www.rightfromtheheart.org. Bryant Wright is pastor of the 8,500-member Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Marietta, Georgia, and past president of the Southern Baptist Convention. His teaching is broadcast on six major radio stations in Georgia and nearly sixty in Florida. His TV spots air on major networks, including NBC, CNN, ESPN, Headline News, MSNBC, and Fox News. Learn more at www.rightfromtheheart.org.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days The Sunday Times Bestseller Go beyond the film with a novelization featuring new scenes and expanded material. As the shadows of the Empire loom ever larger across the galaxy, so do deeply troubling rumors. The Rebellion has learned of a sinister Imperial plot to bring entire worlds to their knees. Deep in Empire-dominated space, a machine of unimaginable destructive power is nearing completion. A weapon too terrifying to contemplate... and a threat that may be too great to overcome. If the worlds at the Empire's mercy stand any chance, it lies with an unlikely band of allies: Jyn Erso, a resourceful young woman seeking vengeance; Cassian Andor, a war-weary rebel commander; Bodhi Rook, a defector from the Empire's military; Chirrut Imwe, a blind holy man and his crack-shot companion, Baze Malbus; and K-2SO, a deadly Imperial droid turned against its former masters. In their hands rests the new hope that could turn the tide toward a crucial Rebellion victory-if only they can capture the plans to the Empire's new weapon. But even as they race toward their dangerous goal, the specter of their ultimate enemy-a monstrous world unto itself-darkens the skies. Waiting to herald the Empire's brutal reign with a burst of annihilation worthy of its dreaded name: Death Star. Features Summary In their hands rests the new hope that could turn the tide toward a crucial Rebellion victory-if only they can capture the plans to the Empire's new weapon... Author Alexander Freed Publisher Arrow Books Ltd Release date 20170420 Pages 453 ISBN 1-78475-292-4 ISBN 13 978-1-78475-292-7

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days The popular five-step format of The Living Gospel prayer books invites Catholics to pray, embrace the living Word of God, and take small steps toward spiritual growth each day. Daily Devotions for Lent 2016 is the seventh book in the series and fourth Lenten seasonal by popular Catholic preachers, speakers, and homilists. Charles Paolino brings the challenges and lessons of the Lenten Gospel readings to everyday life with his thoughtful commentaries, calls to growth, and simple, elegantly focused prayers. These accessible and affordable devotionals invite Catholics to pray deeply and be converted during Lent. Features Summary The popular five-step format of The Living Gospel prayer books invites Catholics to pray, embrace the living Word of God, and take small steps toward spiritual growth each day... Author Charles Paolino Publisher Ave Maria Press Release date 20151127 Pages 96 ISBN 1-59471-644-7 ISBN 13 978-1-59471-644-7

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Written by a noted expert on logic and set theory, this study of basic number systems explores natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, and complex numbers. Geared toward undergraduate and beginning graduate students, it requires minimal mathematical training. Several helpful appendixes supplement the text. The author is Professor of Mathematics at Queens College in New York. Features Summary Geared toward undergraduate and beginning graduate students, this study explores natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, and complex numbers... Author Elliott Mendelson Publisher Dover Publications Inc. Release date 20070525 Pages 368 ISBN 0-486-45792-3 ISBN 13 978-0-486-45792-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Coming to grips with southern history by examining the un-South, the many Souths, and the other Souths One reason that the South attracts so much interest is that its history inevitably involves big questions--continuity versus change, slavery and freedom, the meaning of "race, " the formation of national identity. Because these issues are central to human experience, southern history properly conceived is of more than regional interest. In A Sphinx on the American Land, Peter Kolchin explores three comparative frameworks for the study of the nineteenth-century South in an effort to nudge the subject away from provincialism and toward the kind of global concerns that are already transforming it into one of the most innovative fields of historical research. The volume opens with a comparison between the South and the North, or what Kolchin terms the "un-South." Turning to the cohesion and variations among what he calls the "many Souths, " Kolchin reminds us that there Coming to grips with southern history by examining the un-South, the many Souths, and the other SouthsOne reason that the South attracts so much interest is that its history inevitably involves big questions--continuity versus change, slavery and freedom, the meaning of "race, " the formation of national identity. Because these issues are central to human experience, southern history properly conceived is of more than regional interest. In A Sphinx on the American Land, Peter Kolchin explores three comparative frameworks for the study of the nineteenth-century South in an effort to nudge the subject away from provincialism and toward the kind of global concerns that are already transforming it into one of the most innovativefields of historical research. The volume opens with a comparison between the South and the North, or what Kolchin terms the "un-South." Turning to the cohesion and variations among what he calls the "many Souths, " Kolchin reminds us that there has never been one South or archetypal southerner. Finally, he explores parallels between the South and regions outside the United States--the "other Souths--Russia most notably. Kolchin examines how scholars have approached each of his comparative frameworks and how they might do so in the future, making his book at once a work of history and of historiography. Illustrating the ways in which southern history is also American history and world history, this elegant, profound volume proves Kolchin to be one of the stellar southern historians of his generation. Features Summary One reason that the South attracts so much interest is that its history inevitably involves big questions -- continuity versus change, slavery and freedom... Author Peter Kolchin Publisher Louisiana State University Press Release date 20030430 Pages 136 ISBN 0-8071-2866-X ISBN 13 978-0-8071-2866-4

(This title is available on demand: expected date of dispatch will be 4-7 working days once ordered) Definitions are often the first step toward granting or denying a person's rights. The Guide's aim is to provide precise meaning and content for terms such as "terrorism," "refugee," "genocide," and "intervention"-terms that the media have introduced into everyday conversation, yet whose legal and political meanings are often obscure. The Practical Guide to Humanitarian Law explains the terms, concepts, and rules of humanitarian law in accessible and reader-friendly alphabetical entries. Written from the perspective of victims and those who bring them assistance, the Guide outlines the dangers, spells out the law, and points the way toward dealing with violators and violations of the law. Entries in the Guide are complemented by detailed bibliographic references; addresses, phone numbers, and internet addresses of the organizations presented; a thematic index; and an up-to-date list of the status of ratification of the more than twenty international conventions and treaties concerning humanitarian law, human rights, refugees, and international criminal law. Published in cooperation with Doctors Without Borders/Medecins sans Frontiers. Format:Paperback Pages:672

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days The Sunday Times Bestseller. Go beyond the film with a novelization featuring new scenes and expanded material. As the shadows of the Empire loom ever larger across the galaxy, so do deeply troubling rumors. The Rebellion has learned of a sinister Imperial plot to bring entire worlds to their knees. Deep in Empire-dominated space, a machine of unimaginable destructive power is nearing completion. A weapon too terrifying to contemplate...And a threat that may be too great to overcome. If the worlds at the Empire's mercy stand any chance, it lies with an unlikely band of allies: Jyn Erso, a resourceful young woman seeking vengeance; Cassian Andor, a war-weary rebel commander; Bodhi Rook, a defector from the Empire's military; Chirrut Imwe, a blind holy man and his crack-shot companion, Baze Malbus; and K-2SO, a deadly Imperial droid turned against its former masters. In their hands rests the new hope that could turn the tide toward a crucial Rebellion victory-if only they can capture the plans to the Empire's new weapon. But even as they race toward their dangerous goal, the specter of their ultimate enemy-a monstrous world unto itself-darkens the skies. Waiting to herald the Empire's brutal reign with a burst of annihilation worthy of its dreaded name: Death Star. Features Summary As the shadows of the Empire loom ever larger across the galaxy, so do deeply troubling rumors. The Rebellion has learned of a sinister Imperial plot to bring entire worlds to their knees... Author Alexander Freed Publisher Arrow Books Ltd Release date 20170420 Pages 464 ISBN 1-78475-292-4 ISBN 13 978-1-78475-292-7

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days "Klein's excellent survey of these realities and dynamics will remain an important brief for decision-makers in the future."--"The Journal of Israeli History" "A book of considerable weight and an important contribution to the growing genre of political studies in Jerusalem." -- Michael Dumper," Journal of Palestine Studies" Jerusalem, which means "city of peace," is one of the most bitterly contested territories on earth. Claimed by two peoples and sacred to three faiths, for the last three decades the city has been associated with violent struggle and civil unrest. As the peace negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis reach their conclusion, the final, and most difficult issue is the status of Jerusalem. How and to what extent will these two nations share this city? How will Christians, Muslims and Jews in Jerusalem and around the world redefine their relationship to Jerusalem when the dust settles on the final agreement? Will the Israelis and Palestinians even be able to reach an agreement at all? Menachem Klein, one of the leading experts on the history and politics of Jerusalem, cuts through the rhetoric on all sides to explain the actual policies of the Israelis and Palestinians toward the city. He describes the "facts on the ground" that make their competing claims so fraught with tension and difficult to reconcile. He shows how Palestinian national institutions have operated clandestinely since the Israelis occupied the eastern half of the city, and how the Israelis have tried to suppress them. Ultimately, he points the way toward a compromise solution but insists that the struggle for power and cultural recognition will likely continue to be apermanent feature of life in this complicated, multi-cultural city. Features Summary Jerusalem, which means "city of peace", is one of the most bitterly contested territories on earth. Claimed by two peoples and sacred to three faiths, for the last three decades the city has been associated with violent struggle and civil unrest... Author Menachem Klein (Author), Haim Watzmanv (As told to) Publisher New York University Press Release date 20001130 Pages 272 ISBN 0-8147-4754-X ISBN 13 978-0-8147-4754-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days The love of the Sacred Heart for men was revealed to St. Margaret Mary three hundred years ago, and now He has again made known that today His Heart awaits only a confident turning toward Him in order that He may pour out fresh treasures on the world. The young Spanish sister to whom these revelations were made died after a short religious life of great suffering and great fidelity. This book was written by one who has the best right to record what happened, as she was the guide and support of Sr. Josefa in the experiences which were almost too great for human nature to bear. Yet this book is something more than an account of extraordinary graces granted to a humble soul: It is the Message which Our Lord Himself desired to be made known to the world. It is in His own words. "Tell them... My Heart is not only an abyss of Love; it is also an abyss of Mercy." Features Summary The love of the Sacred Heart for men was revealed to St. Margaret Mary three hundred years ago, and now He has again made known that today His Heart awaits only a confident turning toward Him in order that He may pour out fresh treasures on the world... Author Josefa Menendez Publisher Tan Books & Publishers Release date 19530101 Pages 532 ISBN 0-89555-030-X ISBN 13 978-0-89555-030-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Does living in a globally networked society mean that we are moving toward a single, homogenous world culture? Or, are we headed for clashes between center and periphery, imperial and subaltern, Western and non-Western, First and Third World? The interdisciplinary essays in Beyond Globalization present us with another possibility-that new media will lead to new kinds of "worldmaking." This provocative volume brings together the best new work of scholars within such diverse fields as history, sociology, anthropology, film, media studies, and art. Whether examining the inauguration of a virtual community on the website Second Life or investigating the appropriation of biotechnology for transgenic art, this collection highlights how mediated practices have become integral to global culture; how social practices have emerged out of computer-related industries; how contemporary apocalyptic narratives reflect the anxieties of a U.S. culture facing global challenges; and how design, play, and technology help us understand the histories and ideals behind the digital architectures that mediate our everyday actions. Features Summary Does living in a globally networked society mean that we are moving toward a single, homogenous world culture? Or, are we headed for clashes between center and periphery... Author A Aneesh (Editor), Lane Hall (Editor), Patrice Petro (Editor) Publisher Rutgers University Press Release date 20111106 Pages 240 ISBN 0-8135-5153-6 ISBN 13 978-0-8135-5153-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Toward the end of the twentieth century, the solution to mental illness seemed to be found. It lay in biological solutions, focusing on mental illness as a problem of the brain, to be managed or improved through drugs. We entered the "Prozac Age" and believed we had moved far beyond the time of frontal lobotomies to an age of good and successful mental healthcare. Biological psychiatry had triumphed. Except maybe it hadn't. Starting with surprising evidence from the World Health Organization that suggests that people recover better from mental illness in a developing country than in the first world, Doctoring the Mind asks the question: how good are our mental healthcare services, really? Richard P. Bentall picks apart the science that underlies our current psychiatric practice. He puts the patient back at the heart of treatment for mental illness, making the case that a good relationship between patients and their doctors is the most important indicator of whether someone will recover. Arguing passionately for a future of mental health treatment that focuses as much on patients as individuals as on the brain itself, this is a book set to redefine our understanding of the treatment of madness in the twenty-first century. Features Summary Toward the end of the twentieth century, the solution to mental illness seemed to be found. It lay in biological solutions, focusing on mental illness as a problem of the brain... Author Richard P. Bentall Publisher New York University Press Release date 20090930 Pages 388 ISBN 0-8147-9148-4 ISBN 13 978-0-8147-9148-6

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Celebrate life's greatest treasures-faith and family-with this inspiring new guided journal. Bless This Home is designed to lead you toward a more loving and spiritual life, with thoughtful questions that stimulate reflective thinking and writing. Gifted artist Robin Pickens provides beautiful colour illustrations throughout the book, based on uplifting thoughts and Scripture passages. Attractively designed and made of the highest quality materials, this finely crafted journal offers plenty of lined space to write, as you seek God's blessing for your hearth and home. Features Summary Celebrate life's greatest treasures-faith and family-with this inspiring new guided journal. Bless This Home is designed to lead you toward a more loving and spiritual life... Author Robin Pickens Publisher Quiet Fox Designs Release date 20180227 Pages 128 ISBN 1-64178-000-2 ISBN 13 978-1-64178-000-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days More than a century of research has sought to identify the causes of stuttering, describe its nature, and enhance its clinical treatment. By contrast, studies directly focused upon public and professional attitudes toward stuttering began in the 1970s. Recent work has taken this research to new levels, including the development of standard attitude measures; ad-dressing the widely reported phenomena of teasing, bullying, and discrimination against people who stutter; and attempting to change public opinion toward stuttering to more accepting and sensitive levels. Stuttering Meets Stereotype, Stigma, and Discrimination: An Overview of Attitude Research is the only reference work to date devoted entirely to the topic of stuttering attitudes. It features comprehensive review chapters by St. Louis, Boyle and Blood, Gabel, Langevin, and Abdalla; an annotated bibliography by Hughes; and experimental studies by other seasoned and new researchers. The book leads the reader through a maze of research efforts, emerging with a clear understanding of the important issues involved and ideas of where to go next. Importantly, the evidence base for stuttering attitude research extends beyond research in this fluency disorder to such areas as mental illness, obesity, and race. Thus, although of interest primarily to those who work, interact, or oth-erwise deal with stuttering, the book has potential for increasing under-standing, ameliorating negative attitudes, and informing research on any of a host of other stigmatized conditions. Features Summary The only reference work to date devoted entirely to the topic of stuttering attitudes. The book leads the reader through a maze of research efforts, emerging with a clear understanding of the important issues involved and ideas of where to go next... Author Kenneth O. St. Louis (Author), Glen Tellis (Foreword by) Publisher West Virginia University Press Release date 20150330 Pages 421 ISBN 1-940425-39-5 ISBN 13 978-1-940425-39-9

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days...a message to the Black Youth. This is a compilation of individual essays written during the summer-fall of 1992. The essays are designed to inspire thought within the Black Mind. These writings are primarily targeted toward the Black Youth of this day, of which I am a part of. I am not a "Master" of these teachings, but these teachings I wish to "Master." "They" say that my generation is not intelligent enough to read a book. I say that "They" are wrong. It is just that "They" are not writing about anything of interest that is relevant to our lives! And when "They" do write something, they have to write in the perfect "King's English" to impress their Harvard Professors! Here we are with a book in one hand, and a dictionary in the other, trying to understand what in the hell the author is talking about! If you have got something to say, just say it! We are not impressed by your 27-letter words, or your Shakespearian style of writing. The Black Youth of today don't give a damn about Shakespeare!!! This ain't no damn poetry contest! Wear are dealing with the life, blood, and salvation of our entire Black Nation! If you want to reach the People, you have to embrace us where we are, and then take us where we need to go. So, these writings are from my generation and for my generation with respect and love. If no one will teach, love and guide us, then we will teach love and guide ourselves. Peace. Features Summary This is a compilation of individual essays written during the summer-fall of 1992.The essays are designed to inspire thought within the Black Mind.These writings are primarily targeted toward the Black Youth of this day... Author Akil (Author), Andre Akil (Author), J. Clopton (Illustrator) Publisher Lushena Books Release date 19931201 Pages 248 ISBN 1-56411-064-8 ISBN 13 978-1-56411-064-0