“…The guide outlines the structure, skills and techniques of IPT-A, utilizing real-life encounters in the therapy room, which reflect the diverse nature of adolescents and young adults who present for therapy. It provides the reader with a birds-eye-view of how IPT-A works. …”

“…This textbook provides a concise introduction to optimal experimental design and efficiently prepares the reader for research in the area. It presents the common concepts and techniques for linear and nonlinear models as well as Bayesian optimal designs. …”

“…A Brief History of Ancient China adapts a traditional Chinese historical format to present a multi-faceted account of the first two millennia of China's earliest history: from the time of the legendary rulers Yao and Shun (c. 2000 BCE) down to the end of the Qin dynasty (221-207 BCE).Organised into five major sections, it examines the political shifts of the major dynasties, the histories of local states, and the lives of key individuals. …”

“…Circle of Stars offers a rich appraisal of Europe's troubled past and turbulent present--focusing on the people who built the EU as we know it today. -- Proporcionado por el editor…”

“…Jonathan Holslag navigates through the calm seas and rip tides of global politics from the Cold War to the present. He tells a story of faltering momentum and squandered opportunities that explains how the West's sources of strength were lost to rising consumerism, unbalanced trade, and half-hearted diplomatic engagement. …”

“…Drawing on personal experiences of burnout, as well as research in wellbeing literacy, self-care and positive psychology, Narelle Lemon presents a new framework for self-care. Designed especially for teachers, the framework is based on five key dimensions: self-compassion, mindful awareness, habits, time, and empowerment. …”

“…"This book presents a novel interpretation of Aristotle's account of how shame instils virtue, and defends its philosophical import. …”

“…The first section delves into the theoretical approaches to boredom, presenting methods for its measurement, explaining when and why boredom occurs, and scrutinizing the impact it has on our behaviour. …”

“…The contributors to this volume analyse the causes and consequences of economic crises from the Great Depression to the present day, incorporating post-World War II reconstruction, the oil crisis of the 1970s and the "lost" Latin American decade of the 1980s, among others. …”

“…C'est-à-dire à la périphérie des zones de pouvoir, avec un regard enraciné dans le présent. Revenant sur son parcours intellectuel au sein duquel s'entremêlent enseignements, projets éditoriaux, séminaires, mobilisations et combats, elle rend compte de sa trajectoire singulière et nous invite à une véritable traversée féminine du XXe siècle." -- Contracubierta…”

“…Tout en retraçant son parcours entre littérature, anthropologie et histoire, ainsi que les étapes de son questionnement sur les manières d'articuler passé, présent et futur – de l'Antiquité au présentisme contemporain, en passant par le règne du temps chrétien en Occident –, François Hartog met en lumière les défis inédits mis en jeu par le basculement dans une nouvelle époque du temps --…”

“…During the period understudy, more than one hundred remarkably diverse utopian narratives writtenby women were published on both sides of the Atlantic: feminist and antifeminist,socialist and capitalist; placed in Kentucky, in London, at the North Pole,or on Mars; set in the past, present, future, or outside of time altogether.The value of these narratives is incalculable, for they provide insightinto how a homogeneous group of women (sharing an Anglo-Saxon heritageand middle-class status) at a particular historical moment imagined whatmen and women might be like if freed from the tyranny of custom and contemporaryvalues. …”

“…It introduces a broad array of approaches to qualitative coding, presenting the advantages and disadvantages of each to empower you to make an informed decision when choosing the appropriate option for your research project. …”

“…Yet for all that, no philosophers have devoted more than a few short passages to discerning what makes achievements valuable, or even what makes something an achievement to begin with. Gwen Bradford presents the first systematic account of what achievements are, and what it is about them that makes them worth doing. …”

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“…This book is now available in English thanks to esteemed translator Boris Jakim, along with an introduction to Bulgakov and his theological context.For readers new to Russian religious thought, The Bride of the Lamb presents a fresh approach to Christian doctrine. Bulgakov examines issues of ecclesiology and eschatology from a sophiological perspective. …”

“…Examining questions of why people kill and torture and how mass atrocities can be explained, Smeulers presents a typology of perpetrators, with different ranks, roles and motives. …”

“…Several metaphysical, epistemological, and cosmological conversations -Timaeus, Cratylus, Parmenides, Theaetetus, and Phaedo- demonstrate that eros lies at the root of the human condition and that properly guided eros is the essence of a life well lived. This book presents a holistic vision of eros, beginning with the presence of eros at the origin of the cosmos and the human soul, surveying four types of human self-cultivation aimed at good guidance of eros, and concluding with human death as a return to our origins. …”

“…In addition to the 40 editions of airs de cour printed between 1559 and 1589, Brooks draws on memoirs, literary works, and iconographic evidence to present a rounded vision of French Renaissance culture.The first book-length examination of the history of air de cour, this work also sheds important new light on a formative moment in French history…”
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