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A Death in the Sanchez Family
by Oscar LewisA Death in the Sanchez family is a short and poignant account of how the poor die—of the death of Aunt Guadalupe, and of her funeral, to which the members of the Sanchez family come as mourners. Jhe Children of Sanchez by Professor Lewis has become an anthropological classic, which is read and studied throughout the world. In this short book Professor Lewis revisits the members of the family, now a few years older, on the occasion of the death of their old aunt. As in his previous books, Professor Lewis allows the members of the family to tell their own stories: their reactions to the funeral and their memories of the impoverished but often heroic life of their deceased aunt. As Professor Lewis writes: "For the poor, death is almost as great a hardship as life itself.” The struggle to get Aunt Guadalupe decently into the earth is one of the themes of this book. But Professor Lewis’ main subject is how her death illuminated her life, and how her life and death reflected the culture of poverty in which she lived.
Developing Healthy Relationships: A Guide for Singles
by Jeff ParzialeWhat is holding you back from a healthy deeply fulfilling relationship?
101 Ways To Get And Keep His Attention
by Michelle Mckinney-HammondScripture offers women guidance for winning the heart of the man she loves. This book is based both on Scripture and interviews with men of all ages, races, and backgrounds. The author reveals 101 powerful tips for attracting the right man for you, a man of quality, integrity, and who appeals to your senses too.
Broken Vows
by Eric FrancisFred Newlander, founder of a popular Jewish congregation in New Jersey, arrives home from synagogue to find his wife lying dead on the living room floor. Her blood is everywhere. Was it murder or suicide?
Adult Psychopathology and Diagnosis (5th ed.)
by Michel Hersen Samuel Epes Turner Deborah C. BeidelAdult Psychopathology and Diagnosis, Fifth Edition offers comprehensive coverage of the major psychological disorders and presents a balanced integration of empirical data and diagnostic criteria to demonstrate the basis for individual diagnoses.
DSM-IV Made Easy: The Clinician's Guide to Diagnosis
by James MorrisonThis book takes the reader through a step-by-step diagnostic process for every DSM-IV category, and explains how to derive a complete five-axis diagnosis. Each set of criteria is discussed in detail, illustrated by vivid clinical vignettes and interpreted in lucid terms.
Psychosynthesis: A Manual of Principles and Techniques
by Roberto AssagioliA practical working method of psychology that includes many approaches to personal growth, unified around the idea of a self directing the harmonious development of all aspects of personality.
Naked Lunch
by William S. BurroughsDelirious, nonlinear ravings of a junkie in hell. Also includes excerpts from the Boston trial where it was declared not obscene in 1966.
Songs from the Black Chair: A Memoir of Mental Interiors
by Charles BarberDay after day, night after night, the desperate men come and sit in the black chair next to Charles Barber's desk in a basement office at Bellevue and tell of their travails, of prison and aids and heroin, of crack and methadone and sexual abuse, and the voices that plague them. In the silence between the stories, amid the peeling paint, musty odor, and flickering fluorescent light, Barber observes that this isn't really where he is supposed to be. How this child of privilege, product of Andover and Harvard and Columbia, came to find himself at home among the homeless of New York City is just one story Barber tells in Songs from the Black Chair. Interlaced with his memoir, and illuminating the nightmare of mental illness that gripped him after his friend's suicide, are the stories of his confidants at Bellevue and the "mental health" shelters of Manhattan-men so traumatized by the distortions of their lives and minds that only in the chaotic aftermath of 9/11 do they feel in sync with their world. In the intertwined narrative of these troubled lives and his own, Charles Barber brings to shimmering light some of the most disturbing and enduring truths of human nature. Charles Barber is an associate of the Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health, Yale University School of Medicine.
Self Hypnosis for a Better Life
by William W. HewittFrom the book: WE HAVE the ability to solve most, if not all, of our problems in life if we know how. Self-hypnosis is one tool that can help us solve our problems and create better lives for ourselves. This book gives actual word-for-word self-hypnosis scripts for twenty three major problem-solving situations. Most of them will most likely apply to you at some point in your life. ... This book also includes very understandable explanations of what hypnosis is and how it works.
Becoming: Basic Considerations for a Psychology of Personality
by Gordon W. AllportAllport outlines the need for a psychology of becoming, of growth and development of personality, one that can best be discovered by looking within ourselves.
Love You, Mean It: A True Story of Love, Loss, and Friendship
by Eve Charles Julia Collins Claudia Gerbasi Ann Haynes Patricia CarringtonWhen their husbands went to work on September 11, 2001, these four women never thought they would never see them again. After the horrific events of this one day, they had to re-build their lives again and learn to live and love with out "the boys". they form the Widdows Club, (WC) and with each others help, they are able to move on, and learn to live and love again.
The Varieties of Religious Experience
by William JamesHarvard philosopher William James's compiled lectures on religion, considered to be among the most brilliant studies of mankind's relation to the divine <P><P> William James's Varieties of Religious Experience brings together twenty lectures on the nature of religion, delivered at the University of Edinburgh between 1901 and 1902. Renowned at the time for their practical and even-handed approach to the human experience of religion, the lectures form a sympathetic and analytical portrait not of the church, but of the personalized experiences of religious life. James examines the words of writers and philosophers from Immanuel Kant to Plato to Ralph Waldo Emerson to Marcus Aurelius in his investigations of faith, the soul, and systems of belief. Praised by philosopher Charles Pierce for its "penetration into the hearts of people" and by the New York Times for its ability to stir the sympathies of readers, The Varieties of Religious Experience is a lucid and thought-provoking examination of man's encounters with God.<P> Chosen for Mark Zuckerberg's "A Year of Books"
Lifespan Development: A Psychological Perspective
by Martha Lally and Suzanne Valentine-FrenchDevelopmental psychology allows for ease of modularity, and this text uses a chronological lifespan format. The book was organized in the typical developmental psycology chronological format and then further broken down within each chapter by developmental domain: physical, cognitive, social.
Coercion and its Fallout
by Murray SidmanThis book explores coercion, what it is, and how it rules our everyday lives in today's society. Coercion is in our actions, our bosses actions towards us, nature towards human beings, and in the teachers to their students and vice versa. Ways people deal with coercion are also discussed including escaping, dropping out, avoidance, and countercoercion also known as fighting back. The authors also present information and research on how effective positive reinforcement can be in changing how we react to coercion. Valuable book for anyone wanting to understand positive reinforcement and punishment.
Dying to Be Free: A Healing Guide for Families After a Suicide
by Beverly Cobain Jean LarchFrom the book: When I met with Bev Cobain and Jean Larch to discuss their forthcoming book, I knew that it was badly needed. As one who has lost a loved one to suicide, I saw that it could be an important healing tool for people like me. Dying to Be Free is everything I hoped it would be and more, its insights cutting though the silence and stigma associated with this topic. Stories throughout the book leap from the pages to touch the soul. It speaks not only to "survivors of suicide" like me, but also to anyone who may have suicidal thoughts themselves, or who have attempted it, have lived through it, and are still battling agonizing pain. We "survivors" need all the help we can get. Suicide changes the course of our lives forever. We need understanding and compassion, and if we are to survive and live well, we need education. We need to comprehend what could possibly have led to this devastating act. I learned firsthand that suicide is a death with repercussions unlike any other. ... This book will answer a great many of your questions about suicide and explain the process that clouds the mind of the suicidal person. It will help you make some sense of what you thought was a totally senseless act. I pray you will let the authors of this book take you by the hand, help you avoid the swamp of misinformation on this subject, and lead you to the truths that enlighten and make healing possible. If you have lost a loved one to suicide, or if you or someone you love has ever considered it, perhaps an angel or some Higher Power has placed this book in your hands. Please, take it home now and read it. [And if you are a teen, please involve a trusted adult in your reading of this book.]
Character and Social Structure: The Psychology of Social Institutions
by Hans Gerth C. Wright MillsThis book is a fully rounded synthesis which incorporates all the major conceptions of psychology and sociology that bear upon the formation of character and personality in the context of social structure.
How To Get Along With Almost Anyone
by H. Norman WrightThe book is packed with inspiration and practical ideas to dramatically improve the quality of your relationships with your friends, co-workers, your spouse, and even your mother-in-law. Mr. Wright draws on a wealth of Scripture to show us how to heal broken hearts and shattered relationships.
Psychology Applied to Work
by Paul M. MuchinskyA textbook on industrial and organizational psychology.
Our Mothers' Spirits
by Bob Blauneran anthology of pieces by great writers on the death of mothers and the grief of men.
Is It Me or My Meds: Living with Antidepressants
by David A. KarpThis book gives voice to those who are depressed and to those who use medications so that they are not depressed. Full of useful information.
The Couple
by Alfred Palca Monte GhertlerA husband and wife's utterly frank account of their experience in the Masters & Johnson sex clinic.
Genetics of Mental Disorders: What Practitioners and Students Need to Know
by Stephen V. Faraone Ming T. Tsuang Debby W. TangIntroduces ideas about inherited genetically based mental disorders and how they combine with environmental factors. thinks about mental disorders with insight.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Amazing Sex
by Sari LockerAn extensive manual for maintaining and magnifying mutual erotic pleasures.