One morning, prolific and bestselling crime novelist Howard Engel awoke to discover he had lost the ability to read. He had experienced a stroke that left him with the rare condition known as alexia sine agraphiahe could write, but as soon as he committed his thoughts to the page, he no longer knew what they were. Other effects of the stroke emerged over time, but none were as dramatic and devastating as this one for a man who made his living working with words.
 The Man Who Forgot How to Read is the warm, insightful and fascinating story of Engel’s fight to overcome a condition that threatened to end his career. Engel’s remarkable triumph over his afflictionhe was finally able to write again and produced another bestselling Benny Cooperman detective novel, Memory Bookwill inspire his fans and fascinate anyone interested in the mysteries of the human brain.

Man Who Forgot How To Read

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Engel, Howard.

Psychology & Counseling

HarperCollins, Publishers-

Margaret Visser is an original, one of the first writers to establish the art of narrative non-fiction in Canada. Her bestselling books, including The Rituals of Dinner and The Geometry of Love, masterfully explore the anthropology of everyday life, opening up the interconnected world that we otherwise might not see. In The Gift of Thanks, Visser turns her keen eye and far-ranging scholarship to the act of gratitude, embodied in the deceptively simple phrase “thank you.” Those two words become a springboard for a fascinating inquiry into all aspects of gratitude, from how and why children are taught to give thanks, to the difference between speaking the words and feeling them. She examines the ways in which being grateful is understood in different cultures and how acts of reciprocation or rejection are treated in folklore, mythology and fiction. Thankfulness, when properly understood, is a choice and a source of happiness that can be cultivated. In Margaret Visser’s hands, gratitude becomes a key to understanding the assumptions, hopes, preferences and fears that underlie everyday behaviour. She demonstrates that the North American habit of offering thanks to virtually anyone in almost any situation can be bafflingand even offensiveto someone with different cultural expectations. Reflecting on North American customs, she argues that our own notions of gratitude influence a wide range of traditions, such as the wrapping of gifts, the ritual of Remembrance Day ceremonies and even the exchange of compliments. With every page, The Gift of Thanks reveals a new and unexpected truth to ponder. Visser’s extraordinary insights into gratefulness will leave you both thankful and newly aware of the power of those two important words.

The Gift Of Thanks

VISSER, MARGARET

Britain's greatest religious historian chronicles the rise and rise of fundamentalism. One of the most potent forces bedevilling the modern world is religious extremism, and the need to understand it has never been greater. Focusing in detail on Protestant fundamentalism in the United States, Jewish fundamentalism from sixteenth century Spain onwards and Muslim fundamentalism over the last four hundred years, Armstrong examines the patterns that underlie fundamentalism. These evolve from the clash between the conservative pre-modern mind that is governed by a love of myth, and the progressive rational society that relishes change. Fundamentalists view the contemporary world with horror, rejecting its claims to truth, and a state of war now exists over the future of our culture. They are not terrorists, rather, they are innovative, existing in a symbiotic relationship with an aggressive modernity, each urging the other on to greater excess. The Battle for God is original in its thesis and in its understanding; as a history of religious ideas it is fascinating, and as an explanation of one of the most destabilizing forces at large in the world today it is extraordinary.

The Battle for God

Religion & Spirituality

ARMSTRONG, KAREN

Islam

KNOPF.

A study of how families are being torn apart and adult children turned against their parents by mesmerizing but deluded analysts and social workers. Using real life cases, the book examines the phenomenon of Repressed Memory Syndrome.

Victims of Memory Incest Accusations and S

Medical Books

Pendergrast, Mark.

Psychology

Harpercollins Publisher

An Introduction to Child Development has established itself as the most popular and useful text available on child development. In a comprehensive coverage of the subject, the book explores all areas of child development, from the theories of Piaget and Freud to a discussion of the nature of intelligence and the effects of the media on aggression in children. This book features: • background readings illustrating key points • examination style questions • summary boxes • end of topic reviews • marginal comments, questions and activities • a user-friendly, no nonsense approach An Introduction to Child Development is widely used by students of GCSE Psychology, and as an introductory text to child development, nursery nursing, and some BTEC and vocational A level courses. It is also valuable to people working with children and interested parents.

Introduction to Child Development

Davenport, G.C.

HarperCollins, UK

Highly praised by students themselves for its clarity, accessibility, ease of use and attractive format, this title is now the leading textbook for A-level Psychology. The book is divided into nine substantive sections, each broken down into subsections to provide complete coverage of the AQA's specification. The nine major sections are: 1. Social Psychology 2. Comparative Psychology 3. Physiological Psychology 4. Individual Differences 5. Cognitive Psychology 6. Developmental Psychology 7. Issues and Debates in Psychology (Perspectives) 8. Research Methods 9. Coursework

Psychology for A Level

Education & Teaching

Clark, Liz

Meldrum, Claire

Cardwell,Mike

Schools & Teaching

Collins Educational

Introduction to Psychology / with Infotrac - James W. Kalat - Hardcover

Abnormal Psychology (Outline)

Costello, Timothy W.

Costello, Joseph

Holmes, D.A.

Longman Higher Education

This up-to-date survey of contemporary behaviour therapy synthesises the clinical, research, theoretical and ethical facets of behaviour therapy.Part I: BASIC PRINCIPLES. 1. What is Behavior Therapy? 2. Antecedents of Contemporary Behavior Therapy. 3. The Behavioral Model. 4. The Process of Behavior Therapy. 5. Behavioral Assessment. Part II: BEHAVIOR THERAPY. 6. Stimulus Control and Reinforcement Therapy. 7. Deceleration Behavior Therapy. 8. Token Economy, Contingency Contract, and Behavioral Child Management Training. 9. Brief/Graduated Exposure Therapy. 10. Prolonged/Intense Exposure Therapy. 11. Modeling Therapy and Skills Training. 12. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: Cognitive Restructuring. 13. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: Coping Skills. Part III: BROADER APPLICATIONS AND ISSUES. 14. Applications to Behavioral Medicine. 15. Applications to Psychological Disorders with Primary Physical Characteristics. 16. Contemporary Behavior Therapy in Perspective: Strengths, Challenges, and Controversies. Appendix. Glossary of Behavior Therapy Terms. Glossary of Disorders and Psychological Problems. Name Index. Subject Index.This respected up-to-date survey of contemporary behavior therapy synthesizes the clinical, research, theoretical, and ethical facets of behavior therapy. It is simultaneously an introduction for beginning students and a scholarly review and resource for advanced students. The book is comprehensive, covering all the major behavior therapies. The wealth of case studies illustrate the application of behavior therapy techniques to a wide array of problems and clinical populations. The text's multidisciplinary approach includes applications to diverse fields, including psychology, education, social work, nursing, and rehabilitation.

Contemporary Behavior Therapy - Textbook Only

Science & Math

Spiegler, Michael

Behavioral Sciences

Thomson/Wadsworth

Book DescriptionLAHEY IS LEARNING. Ben Lahey, respected researcher and author, helps students succeed in mastering the basics of psychology through engaging writing and a proven learning system. Lahey's Psychology incorporates multiple features that psychological research shows increases learning while improving memory.Each part begins with a visual outline of the information in that part of the book. Every chapter begins with an advance organizer that tells students what the chapter will cover in general terms. Each chapter's main section ends with a review for cognitive enhancement, a self-quiz to check the learning of facts, and critical thinking questions to encourage deep processing to improve memory. Chapters end with a hierarchical outline to remind students of the conceptual organization of the information. In short, the advance organizerstell students what they are going to learn, the text teaches them, and the reviews remind them of what they have learned and allow students to check on their learning. This is an approach you can trust your students will learn from effectively!--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Psychology: An Introduction (8th Edition) w/CD

Benjamin B., Lahey

Studying & Workbooks

McGraw=Hill

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