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The Happy Little Garbage Truck is the first in a series of social skills and literacy-based picture books. This story follows the adventure of a scrappy little garbage truck that finds that doing a good job is always important! However, when the little community grows into a large city, he is out-sized by the larger trucks that are able to carry larger loads. When the little truck is placed in a garage, he faces a challenge that has an unexpected resolution! This story not only teaches the importance of having a good self concept (self esteem), it also allows the child to make comparisons to the challenge of isolation (quarantine) and the hope that allows one to look forward to greater rewards! Product details Format Paperback | 44 pages ...

The "science of religion" is an important element in the interpretation of William James's work and in the methodology of the study of religion. An authority on pragmatism and the philosophy of religion, Wayne Proudfoot and a stellar group of contributors from a variety of disciplines including religion, philosophy, psychology, and history, bring innovative perspectives to James's work. Each contributor focuses on a specific theme in The Varieties of Religious Experience and suggests how James's treatment of that theme can fruitfully be brought to bear, sometimes with revisions or extensions, on current debate about religious experience. Product details Format Hardback | 152 pages ...

A definitive contribution to scholarship on Adorno, bringing together the foremost experts in the field As one of the leading continental philosophers of the last century, and one of the pioneering members of the Frankfurt School, Theodor W. Adorno is the author of numerous influential--and at times quite radical--works on diverse topics in aesthetics, social theory, moral philosophy, and the history of modern philosophy, all of which concern the contradictions of modern society and its relation to human suffering and the human condition. Having authored substantial contributions to critical theory which contain searching critiques of the 'culture industry' and the 'identity thinking' of modern Western society, Adorno helped establish an interdisciplinary but philosophically rigorous study of culture and provided some of the most startling and revolutionary critiques of Western society to date. The Blackwell Companion to Adorno is the largest collection of essays by ...

This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. Product details Format Hardback | 38 pages Dimensions 216 ...

From two-time RITA Award-winning author Carla Laureano comes a story of romance, transformation, and the beauty of belonging. Los Angeles interior designer and former foster kid Kendall Green is in high demand, both for her impeccable eye and for her uncanny ability to uncover the provenance of any piece. But for all her success, skyrocketing costs have put her California home and her business in jeopardy. Then an unexpected inheritance provides a timely solution: a grandmother she never knew has left her a group of historic properties in a tiny Colorado town on the edge of ruin. To young, untried mayor Gabriel Brandt, Jasper Lake is more than another small town--it's the place that saved his life. Now, seeing the town slowly wither and die, he's desperate to restore it to its former glory. Unfortunately, his vision is at odds with a local developer who wants to see the town razed and rebuilt as a summer resort. He's sure that he can enlist the granddaughter of one of it...

Das etwas andere Hörbuch: Ca. 60 Minuten Know-How + Training + Selbstcoaching: Memory für Ihre Ohren. In praktischen Übungen erleben Sie, wie Sie ohne erhöhten Zeitaufwand eine unendliche Fülle von Informationen und Inhalten speichern und nach Belieben aus dem besten Computer der Welt, Ihrem Gehirn, abrufen können. Lernen Sie von und mit Markus Hofmann, sich gezielt mentalen Herausforderungen zu stellen. So wird Erinnerung zum Vermögen. Product details Format CD-Audio Dimensions 125 x 142 x 10mm | 56g ...

For an up-and-coming court musician of the early 18th century, as is also the case with Handel, it would have been obvious to turn to Italy. Contact with a French-influenced court musician would also have recommended a stay in Paris; in the German-speaking area, stays in Dresden, Wolfenbuttel or Vienna would also have been conceivable. A trip to London, on the other hand, was not completely isolated, but unusual enough. It was the aim of last year's Handel Symposium to further narrow down and sharpen these music-specific requirements. The new volume contains all contributions as well as the lecture and, as always, is supplemented by the bibliography on Handel's literature and the communications of the Goettingen Handel Society. Product details Format Hardback | 144 pa...

Originally published in 1986 by the Naval Historical Center, United States Department of the Navy. 608 pages. maps. ill. Product details Format Paperback | 608 pages Dimensions 178 x 254 x 31mm | 1,040g Publication date 01 Dec 2010 Publisher ...

Wie oft haben Sie sich schon gewünscht, Ihr Partner würde mehr mit Ihnen reden? Oder sich mehr um ein wirklich gemeinsames Leben bemühen? Selbst wenn Sie glauben, schon alles versucht zu haben: probieren Sie es mal mit Dog-Training. Michele Weiner-Davis hat die Regeln des klassischen Dog-Trainings für Sie neu interpretiert, damit sie auch bei Männern wirken. Eine raffinierte Methode! Fangen Sie gleich an und freuen Sie sich an Ihren Erfolgen. Übrigens: auch Ihr Partner wird Dog-Training mögen. Product details Format Paperback | 271 pages Dimensions 120 x 189 ...

Your story is just beginning. In The Stronger than BPD Journal, influential BPD blogger, advocate, and peer educator Debbie Corso and psychotherapist Kathryn C. Holt offer guided writing activities to help you work through strong emotions, strengthen emotional resiliency, and build lasting relationships. If you have borderline personality disorder (BPD), you may have trouble managing your intense emotions, navigating day-to-day life, and maintaining healthy relationships. You may also have trouble seeing yourself clearly beyond your diagnosis. But you should know that-while BPD is a part of your life's story-BPD isn't the whole story. This unique journal offers gentle guided exercises based in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to help you balance your emotions, take time for self-care and exploration, and put a stop to overly critical self-judgment. You'll also learn to reduce stress, upsets, and triggers; gain resiliency; and improve communication with others. Writing c...

Die Sprachwissenschaft ist eine schwierige Wissenschaft- bei Wolf Schneider jedoch ist sie in einer Übersicht von höchster Lesbarkeit dargeboten, von Platon über Humboldt und Friedrich Engels bis zu Noam Chomsky. Darüber hinaus untersucht das Buch Bereiche, die von der Sprachwissenschaft vernachlässigt werden: die politische Sprengkraft der Wörter; ihre erstaunliche Rolle als Tröster in der Not und Einsamkeit; und das traurige Spiel, das viele Zeitungen und Fernsehsendungen, amtliche Bekanntmachungen und Lexika mit der Verständlichkeit von Texten treiben. Dies alles prall von Beispielen aus dem Alltag und Belegen aus Geschichte und Literatur, wobei Christian Morgenstern und Heinrich Böll so wenig fehlen wie Hitler und die Psalmen. Ein Lexikon der Sprachwissenschaften ergänzt den Text und liefert das systematische Handbuch als Dreingabe zur fesselnden Lektüre. Product details ...

This work is the outcome of a learned author's untiring labour of many years, research and experience of treating diseases with homeopathic mother tinctures. It offers advice on applying physiological doses of the remedies therapeutically. Product details Format Paperback | 126 pages Dimensions 175 x 120 x 7.11mm | 120g Publication date ...