Murray Bowen (1913–1990) was the first to study the family in alive-in setting and describe specific details about how familiesfunction as systems. His theories dominated family therapy fordecades. Th
These fifteen short stories by a writer the New York Times Book Reviewhas called “one of the grand masters of young adult fiction” capture our fears, yearnings, loneliness, self-doubts, and universal
Though to Brenda Belle Blossom's mother he is just "that boy . . . tying those beer cans to the Christmas tree," sixteen-year-old Adam is really the son of a famous movie star who hobnobs with royalty
M. E. Kerr’s first novel—hailed by the New York Times as a “timely, compelling,” and “brilliantly funny” look at adolescence and friendshipIt was bad enough that they had to move to Brooklyn—Brooklyn
Sixteen-year-old Buddy Boyle makes a shattering discovery about his family in this powerful and poignant novel by award-winning author M. E. KerrBuddy Boyle lives with his parents and younger brother
M.E. Kerr’s beloved young adult novel tells the story of two very different teenagers, both struggling to stand up to their parents. Whether it’s going to college instead of taking over the family fun
Shame has been called the most unendurable of sentiments. Shame hurts so much that we do everything we can to stop the pain and to keep other people from realizing that we have it. The cover-ups we us
La verguenza esta considerada como el sentimiento mas insoportable de todos. La verguenza duele tanto que hacemos todo lo posible por quitar de nuestro interior el dolor que produce y para asegurarnos
Alan, a popular senior high school student, faces painful changes after a new student, Duncan "Doomed" Stein, comes to town and starts an influential underground newspaper.
"Does heroin give you pimples?" Tucker asked. "All junk does. Junkies love sweets," Dinky said authoritatively. "I never met a junkie who didn't verge on bulbous acne." "How can you eat and talk a
An ill-fated romance between a girl from the wrong side of the tracks and a boy from the richest family in a small upstate New York town has dire consequences for three generations. A gold ring, inscr
Buddy Boyle lives year-round with his family in unfashionable Seaville, New York, in a cramped little house on the bay. Skye Pennington spends the summers nearby on lavish estate complete with ocean v
The concepts of Murray Bowen, one of the founders of family therapy andthe originator of family systems theory, are brought together here inan integrative fashion. Michael Kerr (who worked with Bowen
A cockroach wakes up one morning and discovers that he has turned into a boy. Shoebag likes his life as a cockroach. Like the others in his "tribe", he was named for the place of his birth - in his ca
"This book brings together the most recent research and current issues facing medical professionals and patients in intensive cardiovascular care to provide the necessary tools and resources for impro
From 1570 to 1640, Protestantism became the leading moral and intellectual force in England. During these seven decades of rapid social change, the English Protestants were challenged to make "mo
Worship even more than theology may be the key to a true understanding of the Church's history, for through it people express their interpretation of theology and religion. In this third volume (chron
Volume IV (bound as two volumes) provides a critical and descriptive bibliography of religion in American life that is unequalled in any other source. Arranged topically, so that books and articles on
The results of the process of modernization which started in Japan in the 19th century and continues today are remarkable in history. This volume contains essays by leading scholars on Japan, includin
The experimental family planning program begun in 1963 in Taichung, the provincial capital of Taiwan, was the largest intensive program of its kind ever to be carried out for a sizable concentrated po
Volume IV (bound as two volumes) provides a critical and descriptive bibliography of religion in American life that is unequalled in any other source. Arranged topically, so that books and articles on
In a rich survey encompassing music, art, literature, and architecture, Professor Davies studies the revolution in religious thought and worship in England during the Victorian era. One main trend, th
Biographies of A. Alexander, C. Hodge, S. Schmucker, J. W. Nevin, S. Jackson, A. G. Simonton, S. Colwell, H. Van Dyke, F. J. Grimke, W. Lowrie, T. Kagawa, and J. Hromadka.Originally published in 1963.