An invaluable guide to the history, descriptions of practice strategies, and applications of SFBT! The Handbook of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy is a unique, comprehensive guide that assists clinicia
Directive family therapy pioneer Jay Haley and Madeleine Richeport-Haley explain their innovative techniques for solving problems Directive Family Therapy is the final work of a widely recognized gian
The Bilingualism Reader is the definitive reader for the study of bilingualism. Designed as an integrated and structured student resource it provides invaluable editorial material that guides the read
Taking the form of a sourcebook, this guide to Hopkins’ poetry presents:extensive introductory comments on the contexts, critical history and interpretations of his work, from composition to the prese
The second edition of this important biographical reference presents over 300 succinct narrative biographies of some of the most important, influential and powerful people in the world. Covering some
This book examines the representation of English working-class children — the youthful inhabitants of the poor urban neighborhoods that a number of writers dubbed "darkest England" — in Victorian and
This work examines the counseling approaches and techniques used by Yoruba traditional healers of Nigeria. It also describes the functions performed by Yoruba traditional healers when they work within
This new volume of the Language Family Series presents an overview of the Oceanic subgroup of the Austronesian languages, spread across a region embracing eastern Indonesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and
Answer patients’questions about botanical supplements quickly and easily!This informative book is a compendium of detailed scientific research on 34 of the most popular dietary supplements used
A behind-the-scenes story with more than a touch of theatrical magic about it, A Year with The Producers is a book for actors and theater fans everywhere.
French Feminists on Religion: A Reader offers the first representative selection of important writings by French feminist thinkers on the topic of religion, including the most influential and provocat
French Feminists on Religion: A Reader offers the first representative selection of important writings by French feminist thinkers on the topic of religion, including the most influential and provocat
It is becoming clear to educational managers that successful schools are schools which take pastoral care seriously and train their managers in pastoral leadership. Improving Your Management Skills is
Drawing as much as possible on interviews with directors, actors, designers, and other directly involved in productions, Allen (drama, U. of Wolverhampton) explores a number of specific productions he
Over the past few decades, research on metaphor has focused almost exclusively on its verbal and cognitive dimensions. In Pictorial Metaphor in Advertising, Charles Forceville argues that metaphor can
A Macroeconomics Reader brings together a collection of key readings in modern macroeconomics. Each article has been carefully chosen to provide the reader with accessible, non-technical, and reflecti
Instructional design theory and practice has evolved over the past 30 years from an initial narrow focus on programmed instruction to a multidimensional field of study integrating psychology, technolo
Surveys the development of early mechanical and later electronic means of television, from its theoretical inception in the late 1800s through market experiments prior to WWII. Chapters are organized
Here is an exciting collection of favorite and successful family therapy interventions from therapists which inspire more creative therapy methods in your own practice. 101 Interventions in Family The
Includes discussions and Web resources that examine financial planning as well as investment tools to aid readers in identifying the most promising strategies. This explains the basics of capital accu
Addresses the principles of marketing as applied to the heritage sector. This book looks at the marketing issues that arise from the particular management, educational and cultural aspects of heritage
Developed in close collaboration with P. G. O'Neill, this book contains a wide and substantial cross-section of writings, thematically structured around essays in the special areas of Japanese languag
This definitive guide to facilities management draws on the latest industry practice and academic research to provide a thorough introduction to this topical subject. Compliant wit
This definitive guide to facilities management draws on the latest industry practice and academic research to provide a thorough introduction to this topical subject. Compliant wit
Post-9/11 US Cultural Diplomacy: The Impossibility of Cosmopolitanism offers a new and critical IR approach to US cultural diplomacy in the 21st century. Escaping the discipline’s problematic preoccup
Despite increasing interest in the use of human enhancement drugs (HEDs), our understanding of this phenomenon and the regulatory framework used to address it has lagged behind. Encompassing public he
Reading Literary Animals takes a broad chronological sweep, from medieval times to present day, to explore the literary status and the representation of animals in literature, Editors, Jane Spencer, D
Reading Literary Animals takes a broad chronological sweep, from medieval times to present day, to explore the literary status and the representation of animals in literature, Editors, Jane Spencer, D
Not satisfied with the assertion that museums have taken great strides in becoming representative, relevant and open in their preoccupations, A Museum in Public contends that the supposedly public nat
World Music Pedagogy, Volume V: Choral Music Education explores specific applications to choral music education in elementary, middle, and high school, as well as within community settings. The text p
This book is about three complementary ideas: 1) learning is a practice of freedom; 2) liberating learning in public education requires widespread cultural change in classrooms, schools, and entire ed
Elite athletes lead a particular way of life, which creates significant learning and shapes their selves. This is the first sociological-pedagogical text to conceptualise athlete learning in elite spo
The Australian aid program faces a fundamental dilemma: how, in the absence of deep popular support, should it generate the political legitimacy required to safeguard its budget and administering
While biodiversity loss is an ecological phenomenon, it also has further dimensions – political, social and, last but not least, economic. From the economic perspective, the rapid loss of biological d
This volume brings together case studies from around the globe (including China, Latin America, the Philippines, Namibia, India and Europe) to explore the history of nature conservation in the twentie
Airline business models continue to be shaped by powerful forces relating to customers, complexities and regulators. However, at the same time, there are emerging technologies that can help airlines c
Knowing Objects explores how objects and their vocabularies mediated between different cultures of knowledge in the Low Countries, which was a key trading zone due to its connections with transnationa
How to Read Ethnography is an essential guide to approaching anthropological texts. It helps students to cultivate the skills they need to critically examine and understand how ethnographies are built
This comprehensive study of the phonetic properties of the sounds of Chinese dialects is based on instrumental data on the articulatory, acoustic, and physiological properties of these sounds. It cove
Since its inception, Teach For America has both received accolades and critiques its methods of preparing future teachers. InTeach For Whose America, Beth Sondel provides a textured description of how
