“…Rich in both meaning and symbolism, Compulsive Acts is a journey of personal growth and hope that illuminates a fascinating yet troubling dimension of human experience as it explores a group of potentially disabling conditions that are too often suffered in silence and isolation…”

“…Drawing upon the latest juvenile firesetting research and utilising child development theory to underpin its safety messages, the book explores why young people might set fires in the first place and contextualises firesetting in terms of communication and gaining the attention of carers and other adults. …”

“…Drawing on a range of examples from silent films such as What Price Glory and Wings to sound era works like The Deer Hunter, Platoon, Three Kings, and Pearl Harbor , he shows how close readings of war films, particularly in relation to their cultural contexts, demonstrate that depictions of heterosexual love, including those in romantic triangles, actually help to define and clarify the nonsexual nature of male love. The book also explores the problematic aspects of masculinity and sexuality when threatened by wounds, as in The Best Years of Our Lives, and considers the complex and persistent analogy between weapons and the male body, as in Full Metal Jacket and Saving Private Ryan …”

“…The field of body psychotherapy has been exploring this embodied dialogue since the 1930s. The book "Touching the Relational Edge" delves into the history of body-psychotherapy, offering theoretical and clinical conceptualisations and insights and is rich with clinical vignettes and applicable exercise, all aimed to provide the reader with a theoretical and experiential understanding of the place of the body in psychotherapy - allowing the reader a dynamic, curious and affective engagement. …”

“…By analyzing these cognitive and discursive processes, Bietti explores practices of individual and collective remembering in institutional and private settings in relation to periods of political violence in Argentina. …”

“…By tracing the life of an actual research project–an exploration of a school district's effort over 40 years to address racial equality–as a consistent example threaded across the volume, Anne Galletta shows in concrete terms how readers can approach the planning and execution of their own new research endeavor, and illuminates unexpected real-life challenges they may confront and how to address them. …”

“…Firstly, psychoanalytical understanding of initial interviews to evaluate the patient's suitability for a psychoanalytically based treatment, discussing the dynamics, aims and technique of the interview. Three areas to be explored in the interview are considered: psychopathological data; biographical data, and data arising from the interaction of the patient with the therapist in the interview itself. …”

“…This first-of-its-kind work explores both socially sanctioned and disenfranchised grief, highlighting similarities and differences. …”

“…You will acquire a comprehensive understanding of how AI works, uncover tools that can enhance your AI interactions, learn how to extract maximum potential from AI-produced content, and experiment with methods for assessing, refining, and boosting the content to transform your creative projects. You'll also explore how creative professionals from varied disciplines are employing generative AI in their workflows to produce distinctive contributions to the world. …”

“…The entire value chain is explored in detail, including usage of APIs and runtime control. …”

“…Explore Meta Spark Studio, a program used for augmented reality (AR) effect creation and deployment across multiple social media channels. …”

“…The final four chapters explore the roles for virtues within various political and public realms. …”

“…Through a comparative ethnographic analysis of three communities, Hennen explores the surprising ways that conventional masculinity is being collectively challenged, subverted, or perpetuated in contemporary gay male culture. …”

“…The book also investigates intelligence and counterterror methods to garner information on Al Qaeda and steps that are being taken to counter the continuing threat.The author explores recent developments related to the Arab spring, and addresses how the Al-Qaeda network continues to expand especially in Egypt, Yemen, Somalia, Mali, and Syria. …”

“…Three approaches engage with each other: a power-focused approach emphasising the role of China as an emerging actor; an institutionalist perspective exploring how less powerful states, particularly the elected members of the Security Council, exert influence and may strengthen rule-of-law standards; a regionalist perspective investigating how the Security Council as the central actor can cooperate with regional organisations towards maintaining international peace and security. …”

“…This volume presents a new perspective on nuclear history and politics by focusing on four interconnected themes - violence and survival; control and containment; normalizing through denial and presumptions; memories and futures - and exploring their relationships and consequences. It proposes an original reflection on nuclear technology from a long-term, comparative, and transnational perspective. …”

“…Gleichzeitig soll offen nach ganz neuen und oftmals radikalen Innovationen gesucht werden (Exploration). Ein Kapitel zeigt, wie KMU ihr Innovationsmanagement auf das Thema Nachhaltigkeit ausrichten können. …”

“…Pour souligner cette différence des temps, ce livre, qui fait varier les focales, associant explorations singulières et considérations générales, examine deux temporalités. …”

“…Tantôt figure du « sauvage » beau et anthropophage, ou du chef tacticien et insoumis, tantôt figure du révolutionnaire libérateur d'un peuple assujetti ou du pacificateur d'une colonie de peuplements, les interprétations passées et actuelles du Kanak Ataï offrent de multiples visages à explorer. Elles sont aussi indissociables de l'histoire plus générale des collections anthropologiques constituées de restes humains, héritage complexe aujourd'hui sensible. …”

“…Leurs films attestent de leur exigence artistique, combinant la volonté de s'approprier le cinéma hollywoodien et d'explorer l'art cinématographique à la nécessité de dénoncer les problèmes du pays. …”