Having lived part time in Brooklyn for the past several years, Jacob Scheier’s new poems are solidly rooted in Jewish New York life and examine love, loss, history, identity, protest, and popular cult
Research on drug use has produced a range of theories and models to describe the factors that lead people to use drugs. In this massive volume, Scheier (Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Washington Univ
By the mid-1980s researchers from artificial intelligence, computer science, brainand cognitive science, and psychology realized that the idea of computers as intelligent machineswas inappropriate. Th
Inquisitive and observant, Dora dreams of escaping her aristocratic country life to solve mysteries alongside Sherlock Holmes. So when she learns that the legendary detective might be her biological f
Liz Scheier’s darkly funny and touching memoir―with shades of Jeannette Walls’s The Glass Castle and Mira Bartók’s The Memory Palace―of growing up in ’90s Manhattan with a brilliant, mendacious single
For courses in Personality Psychology An overview of personality psychology that brings various perspectives to lifePerspectives on Personality describes a range of viewpoints that are used by p
Sixteen-year-old Dora travels to London to meet Sherlock Holmes, who might be her biological father, and request his help for her cousin who is being blackmailed over some stolen letters, but although
The various perspectives of the field of personality provide the organizing framework for this text.? Each perspective is presented in two chapters and is introduced by a prologue that describes the a
Countless New Yorkers, as well as visitors from all parts of the world, have experienced an oasis just a few feet off Fifth Avenue in the heart of Manhattan. Since the 1860s, Central Park has been the
How far would you go to protect the ones you love?Rain has taken care of Ethan all of their lives. Before she even knew what autism meant, she was her twin brother's connection to the world around him
Collects two graphic novels about the super-intelligent supervillain Megamind and his ever-ending battles with Metro Man in his plots to take over Metro City.
All the Bright Places meets If I Stay in this heart-wrenching, romantic novel about a tight-knit group of teen girls coping with a devastating loss and what happens when your best friend is also your
A veritable cookbook for individuals or corporations seeking funding from the federal government, The Complete Writing Guide to NIH Behavioral Science Grants contains the latest in technical informati
Situated within the five boroughs of New York City are five zoos and one aquarium. New York City Zoos and Aquarium chronicles the establishment of the Central Park Zoo, the Bronx Zoo, the Prospect Par
"I was the one he trusted. I was the one he loved, the only one who believed him, even when his own mother had locked him up and thrown away the key. And now, I was going to pass down the whi
An original approach to trend discovery and trade entryInitial forays into day trading stock index futures reveal a starkly different decision environment. There is no time to dwell on technical condi
Museum of Stones looks at the various ways artists from across the world, and from different civilizations and cultures, have used rock and stone in their work. This engrossing new volume is also an i
Teen drug use is a critical and timely health issue that deeply affects adolescent development in a number of important areas, including social, cognitive, and affective functioning, as well as long-t
