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Making Sense of Change Management

A Complete Guide to the Models, Tools and Techniques of Organizational Change

By: Esther Cameron,Mike Green

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Making Sense of Change Management

A Complete Guide to the Models, Tools and Techniques of Organizational Change

By: Esther Cameron,Mike Green

This definitive, bestselling text in the field of change management provides comprehensive guidance of everything needed to successfully navigate times of change. Making Sense of Change Management provides a thorough and accessible overview for students and practitioners alike. Without relying on assumed knowledge, it comprehensively covers the theories and models of change management and connects them to workable approaches and techniques that organizations of all types and sizes can use to adapt to tough market conditions and succeed by changing their strategies, structures, mindsets, leadership behaviours and expectations of staff and managers. This completely revised and updated fifth edition contains new chapters on digital transformation and becoming a sustainable business, new material on resilience, well-being and effective leadership, and new examples from organizations including Google, Burberry and Volvo. Supported by "food for thought" and "stop and think" features to aid critical thinking and understanding, as well as checklists, tips and helpful summaries, Making Sense of Change Management remains essential reading for anyone who is currently part of, or leading, a change initiative. New and updated accompanying online resources include international case study question packs for lecturers and lecture slides with reflective questions.

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Kogan Page Publishers

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0749496983

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Sexual Politics in the Biblical Narrative

Reading the Hebrew Bible as a Woman

By: Esther Fuchs

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Sexual Politics in the Biblical Narrative

Reading the Hebrew Bible as a Woman

By: Esther Fuchs

This book is for anyone interested in religious studies and women's studies, as well as for biblical scholars. It offers a feminist oppositional reading of the biblical text. The main argument is that the Bible constructs a fictional universe in which women are shown to be intent on promoting male interests, and, for the most part, appear as secondary characters whose voice and point of view are often suppressed. In their limited roles as mothers, wives, daughters and sisters, women are constructed as male-dependent pawns intent on securing the status of their male counterparts. The Biblical narrative highlights the contribution of women as reproductive agents and protectors of sons. In this challenging collection of essays, Fuchs focuses on type-scenes as a way of demonstrating the mechanisms by which the texts validates male power and superiority. She also deconstructs the Biblical sexual politics by asking whose interest is being served by the 'good' women of the Bible.Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement series, Volume 310.

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A&C Black

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0567042871

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Mercy and Grace

Victory Through Hardships

By: Esther Amariah

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Mercy and Grace

Victory Through Hardships

By: Esther Amariah

Esther Amariah always knew she was different. At 6 years old she accepted Christ into her life and so followed a series of painful years in public school with bullying after she was horrifically bitten by a dog the same day her dad was hit by a drunk driver. After learning to accept herself for who she was in Christ, she moved on with her life getting married and having children after moving out of her home state. 12 years of marriage ended up leaving her homeless with two toddlers, moving back in with her parents to start all over with nothing while her husband cheated. Soon after, Esther's father had a widow maker heart attack, leaving the whole family to survive on small child support payments, no jobs, no vehicles...no hope. See how God provided!!

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WestBow Press

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1449715370

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Dilemmas of Democracy in Latin America

Crises and Opportunity

By: Howard J. Wiarda,Esther M. Skelley

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Dilemmas of Democracy in Latin America

Crises and Opportunity

By: Howard J. Wiarda,Esther M. Skelley

Ultimately it is only with a renewed approach to U.S. policy - one that includes respectfully engaging with the myriad histories and cultures of the region - that we can hope to encourage strong and effective democratic traditions."--Jacket.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0742530329

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9780742530324

Innovation and Social Process

A National Experiment in Implementing Social Technology

By: Louis G. Tornatzky,Esther O. Fergus,Joseph W. Avellar

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Innovation and Social Process

A National Experiment in Implementing Social Technology

By: Louis G. Tornatzky,Esther O. Fergus,Joseph W. Avellar

Innovation and Social Process: A National Experiment in Implementing Social Technology discusses concerns, design, and methodologies of an experiment that deals with society's perception of innovation. Comprised of 11 chapters, the book first provides an overview of innovation, change, and problems of implementation; social process; and social innovation. The third chapter covers the methods of designing an experiment in organizational innovation, while the fourth chapter tackles participative decision making and innovation, and the fifth chapter tackles organization development and the implementation of an innovation. Chapter 6 deals with indigenous introduction and innovation; Chapter 7 on the other hand discusses promoting innovation communication through print. Chapter 8 talks about a case study of bureaucratic entrepreneurship, while Chapter 9 tackles site visits and innovation processes. The tenth chapter discusses perils of change agent training, and the last chapter provides an overview of the previous chapters. The book will be of great interest to researchers in the fields of psychology and sociology, since it provides a behavioral overview of society's reaction to innovation.

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Elsevier

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148314982X

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Psychic Energy

Its Source and Its Transformation

By: Mary Esther Harding

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Psychic Energy

Its Source and Its Transformation

By: Mary Esther Harding

A study of the primitive and unconscious aspects of man's nature and the processes by which their energies may contribute to the integration of personality. New edition, comprehensively revised and enlarged, with many new illustrations.

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Princeton University Press

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0691233713

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The Essential Law of Attraction Collection

By: Esther Hicks,Jerry Hicks

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The Essential Law of Attraction Collection

By: Esther Hicks,Jerry Hicks

A LIFE-CHANGING COLLECTION OF THE TEACHINGS OF ABRAHAM AND THE LAW OF ATTRACTION FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHORS OF ASK AND IT IS GIVEN THIS MUST-READ COLLECTION BY ESTHER AND JERRY HICKS FEATURES THREE BEST SELLING HAPPINESS AND SUCCESS BOOKS IN ONE SPECIAL EDITION TO HELP YOU MANIFEST YOUR DREAM LIFE The Essential Law of Attraction Collection is the perfect read for those who want to deepen their understanding of the Teachings of Abraham, and includes: The Law of Attraction presents the powerful basics of the original Teachings of Abraham®. You’ve most likely heard the saying "Like attracts like," and although the Law of Attraction has been alluded to by some of the greatest teachers in history, it has never been explained in as clear and practical terms as it is in these pages. Money, and the Law of Attraction shines a spotlight on two subjects troubling many people today: money and physical health. This book was written to deliberately align you with the most powerful law in the universe—the Law of Attraction—so that you can make it work specifically for you, no matter what your life experience may be. The Vortex will help you understand every relationship you are currently involved in or have ever experienced. It uncovers a myriad of false premises that are at the heart of every uncomfortable relationship issue, and guides you to a clear understanding of the creative Vortex that has already assembled the relationships that you have desired. Book Sections Include: BOOK 1: The Law of Attraction: The Basics of the Teachings of Abraham forward by Neale Donald Walsch Part I: Our Path to the Abraham Experience Part II: The Law of Attraction Part III: The Science of Deliberate Creation Part IV: The Art of Allowing Part V: Segment Intending BOOK 2: Money, and the Law of Attraction: Learning to Attract Wealth, Health, and Happiness Preface by Jerry Hicks Part I: Pivoting and the Book of Positive Aspects Part II: Attracting Money and Manifesting Abundance Part III: Maintaining My Physical Well-Being Part IV: Perspectives of Health, Weight, and Mind Part V: Careers, as Profitable Sources of Pleasure Book 3: The Vortex: Where the Law of Attraction Assembles All Cooperative Relationships Part I: Your Vortex, and the Law of Attraction: Learning to Attract Joyous Co-creators Part II: Mating, and the Law of Attraction: The Perfect Mate— Getting One, Being One, Attracting One Part III: Sexuality, and the Law of Attraction: Sexuality, Sensuality, and the Opinions of Others. Part IV: Parenting, and the Law of Attraction: Creating Positive Parent/Child Relationships in a World of Contrast Part V: Self-Appreciation, and the Law of Attraction: Appreciation, the “Magical” Key to Your Vortex Flawed Premises This comprehensive volume on the Law of Attraction will help you feel more joy, success, and love!

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Hay House, Inc

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1401950043

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Making Sense of Leadership

Exploring the Five Key Roles Used by Effective Leaders

By: Esther Cameron,Mike Green

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Making Sense of Leadership

Exploring the Five Key Roles Used by Effective Leaders

By: Esther Cameron,Mike Green

Making Sense of Leadership identifies the five key roles used by effective leaders. A practical, accessible and solution-focused book, it helps entrepreneurs, managers and leaders develop their leadership skills. The authors examine successful leaders to determine the type of leadership roles which succeed. This allows them to present five distinct roles of leadership, which are used to promote positive change and innovation. The authors encourage the reader to play with these, recognizing and taking on those elements which most appropriately suit their situation. Discovering these roles offers an important guide to the new leader, in order for them to shape their own leadership approach. It also provides interesting challenges to the existing leader who wants to refresh their stance in order to tackle a new situation. The book is supported by exercises for both individuals and groups, so that the text can also be used as a learning and development resource and for team facilitation and one-to-one coaching.

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0749455586

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If Only I Had Told

By: Esther W.

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If Only I Had Told

By: Esther W.

‘The satanic sex ring takes place around a quarry, near your friend’s house. As well as your family there are four others, so far that we know of, involved.’ When her dad was arrested and imprisoned for violently abusing his 15 children, Esther thought her life could begin at last. She couldn't have been more wrong. Another man was ready to take advantage of this vulnerable girl. Social services stepped in again, but this time they made things much, much worse . . . If Only I Had Told is Esther’s personal and very brave memoir that tells the truth about Orkney’s 1991 satanic sex scandal. It is a shocking account of how two evil men and a flawed system let down not just a young girl but a whole community.

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1448147727

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Chronic Illness and Disability

Principles for Nursing Practice

By: Esther Chang,Amanda Johnson

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Chronic Illness and Disability

Principles for Nursing Practice

By: Esther Chang,Amanda Johnson

An updated edition of the essential nursing guide to a 21st-century ‘epidemic’. Chronic diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide and, increasingly, nurses in Australia and New Zealand are caring for people with chronic disease and disability across a range of care settings. This new edition of Chronic Illness and Disability: Principles for Nursing Practice is an indispensible tool, helping nursing students and health professionals acquire the knowledge and skills for competent quality care. This highly regarded nursing text remains the only Australia/New Zealand nursing text to provide the holistic framework, principles of practice and models of care essential for nurses caring for individuals and families experiencing chronic illness and disability. Chronic Illness and Disability: Principles for Nursing Practice 2e features new and updated content, including fully revised evidence-based practice and statistics aligned to core learning objectives. Reflective questions in each chapter challenge nurses’ understanding of key nursing principles and practices, and new nursing case studies relate context to practice. This Elsevier nursing book is written by a multidisciplinary team of over 50 expert clinicians and academics. It provides diverse, supportive evidence in the areas of major and common chronic illness and disability, including heart disease, stroke, cancer, asthma, diabetes, obesity, dementia, mental illness and palliative care. - A new chapter promoting discussion of models of care - New focus on chronic illness and disability self-management - New focus on issues faced by families and carers in the adjustment and adaptation to living with chronic illness or disability - Increased focus on the nurses’ role within the multidisciplinary team

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0729581616

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Clinical Applications of Psychoanalytic Theory

By: Esther Fine

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Clinical Applications of Psychoanalytic Theory

By: Esther Fine

Clinical Applications of Psychoanalytic Theory provides a description of a psychoanalytic approach to a wide range of mental disorders affecting both adults and children. Clinical examples are provided.

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Jason Aronson, Incorporated

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0765709503

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9780765709509

Russia's Impact on EU Policy Transfer to the Post-Soviet Space

The Contested Neighborhood

By: Esther Ademmer

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Russia's Impact on EU Policy Transfer to the Post-Soviet Space

The Contested Neighborhood

By: Esther Ademmer

Russia's impact on EU policy transfer to the post-Soviet space has not been as negative as often perceived. EU policies have traveled to countries and issue areas, in which the dependence on Russia is high and Russian foreign policy is increasingly assertive. This book explores Russia's impact on the transfer of EU policies in the area of Justice, Liberty, and Security and energy policy - two policy areas in which countries in the EU's Eastern neighborhood are traditionally strongly bound to Russia. Focusing especially on Armenia and Georgia, it examines whether it is the structural condition of interdependence, the various institutional ties and similarities of neighboring countries with the EU and Russia, or their concrete foreign policy actions that have the greatest impact on domestic policy change in the region. The book also investigates how important these factors are in relation to domestic ones. It identifies conditions under which different degrees of EU policy transfer occur and the circumstances under which Russia exerts either supportive or constraining effects on this process. This book will be of key interest to students and scholars of EU and European politics, international relations and comparative politics.

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Routledge

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1317371852

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Awareness Is

By: Yael Esther

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Awareness Is

By: Yael Esther

Awareness Is is an exploration into what it is to be a conscious being on a journey to realize the truth. It examines the nature of the relative physical world, the role and purpose of a conscious being alive in this world, and the questions that may arise during one’s spiritual awakening. This book explores such topics as the physical body, purpose, the ego, forgiveness, spirituality and the realization of truth. The insights offered are presented in the way they originally came to light: through conversations. At its very best, Awareness Is may be a trusted companion during one’s spiritual exploration of self, allowing for clarity, comprehension and relief.

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Truth Ever-Present Publishing

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Field Notes from a Hidden City

An Urban Nature Diary

By: Esther Woolfson

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Field Notes from a Hidden City

An Urban Nature Diary

By: Esther Woolfson

Field Notes From a Hidden City is set against the background of the austere, grey and beautiful northeast Scottish city of Aberdeen. In it, Esther Woolfson examines the elements—geographic, atmospheric and environmental—which bring diverse life forms to live in close proximity in cities. Using the circumstances of her own life, house, garden and city, she writes of the animals who live among us: the birds—gulls, starlings, pigeons, sparrows and others—the rats and squirrels, the cetaceans, the spiders and the insects. In beautiful, absorbing prose, Woolfson describes the seasons, the streets and the quiet places of her city over the course of a year, which begins with the exceptional cold and snow of 2010. Influenced by her own long experience of corvids, she considers prevailing attitudes towards the natural world, urban and non–urban wildlife, the values we place on the lives of individual species and the ways in which man and creature live together in cities.

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Catapult

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1619023490

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Professional Training for Feminist Therapists

Personal Memoirs

By: Ellen Cole,Esther D Rothblum

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Professional Training for Feminist Therapists

Personal Memoirs

By: Ellen Cole,Esther D Rothblum

Here is a unique collection of personal memoirs from feminist therapists which provides a revealing look at their professional training experiences. This superb volume offers a rare glimpse at the struggles of these women, both as therapists and feminists, as they continue to develop professionally while maintaining their own identities. These candid accounts clearly recount the realities of professional training for the feminist therapist as a combination of painful memories, active struggle, impromptu friendship, and humor. The stories comprising this extraordinary volume cover several decades, ranging from the experiences of therapists trained in the 1930s to those of women currently undergoing therapy training. Share the trials and triumphs of these seventeen women who faced professional, personal, and ethical challenges during their professional therapy training. Read about the variety of experiences in the heterogeneous group of feminist therapists who describe the circumstances of their training including the account of mother and daughter therapists who compare their training of the 1930s and the 1970s; that of one woman who entered graduate school in the 1950s and was prohibited from specializing solely in research; one woman whose teaching was sabotaged by the “old boy” network; one woman’s experience of coming out as a lesbian in medical school during a psychiatric residency program; one therapist’s double minority status as female and Japanese-American; a Black student’s confrontation with the alienation and invisibility of her presence in an all-white classroom; and a first-year graduate student who describes her transition from a women’s studies undergraduate focus to a traditional male-dominated research institution. Students and instructors in clinical psychology, counseling, and social work will find the accounts in Professional Training for Feminist Therapists: Personal Memoirs a valuable resource for exploring the experiences of women in professional training for feminist therapy. Established therapists will value this work for the clarity and insight that comes from reflection, as will women who undergo professional training in future generations.

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Routledge

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1317739728

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The Power from the Top

An Empirical Assessment of Corrupt Decisions in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Sector

By: Esther Pieterse

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The Power from the Top

An Empirical Assessment of Corrupt Decisions in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Sector

By: Esther Pieterse

Anti-Corruption and Compliance programmes in multinational companies have become a common standard. In order for these programmes to be effective, international guidelines and best practice provide that Top Management needs to demonstrate Tone from the Top. However, it remains unresolved what Tone from the Top implies in practice and how it influences the effectiveness of anti-corruption. This book explores theoretically and empirically, what Tone from the Top means and how it can influence decision making with respect to corruption. Data was obtained from Nigerian managers within the oil and gas industry when facing corruption in an experimental environment. An innovative research design, the Drill Bit Business Simulation, was applied which imitates the realities and corruption opportunities of the Nigerian oil and gas sector. Results show how Tone from the Top influences moral and social motivations, which in turn steer the decision of managers whether to engage in corruption. On the basis of these new insights on corrupt decision-making in companies and the influence of Tone from the Top, this book provides practical recommendations on how anti-corruption programmes can be designed to become more effective.

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Cuvillier Verlag

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3736949383

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From Donuts...To Potatoes

My 366 Day Journey on a Plant-Based Diet

By: Esther Lebeck Loveridge

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From Donuts...To Potatoes

My 366 Day Journey on a Plant-Based Diet

By: Esther Lebeck Loveridge

Esther has written this book in response to requests from her Facebook followers but her daily words will offer encouragement to any reader who has tried everything to lose weight and has almost given up hope. She will take you on her personal journey for a whole year. These daily posts will give you new insights on how you can be your best both physically and spiritually as you navigate your own journey. These posts can be read on a daily basis to inspire you. You are not alone. Help is on the way.

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Balboa Press

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198224416X

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9781982244163

Living with Chronic Illness and Disability - eBook

Principles for nursing practice

By: Esther Chang,Amanda Johnson

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Living with Chronic Illness and Disability - eBook

Principles for nursing practice

By: Esther Chang,Amanda Johnson

- A reinforced focus on person- and family-centred care - Chapter 2 Partnerships in collaborative care includes new sections on the role of the pharmacist, paramedic and exercise physiologist - Principles for nursing practice are embedded throughout Section 2 - Evolve Resources for students and instructors provide additional multimedia resources and reflective questions to assist learning and promote self-inquiry

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0729586235

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9780729586238

The Balance Within

The Science Connecting Health and Emotions

By: Esther M. Sternberg

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The Balance Within

The Science Connecting Health and Emotions

By: Esther M. Sternberg

An account of how the mind-body connection was uncovered, this book explains the experiments that revealed the physical mechanisms--the nerves, cells, and hormones--used by the brain and immune system to communicate with each other, and how these connections help in the treatment of physical and emotional ailments. Illustrations.

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Macmillan

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0716744457

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9780716744450

Israeli Mythogynies

Women in Contemporary Hebrew Fiction

By: Esther Fuchs

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Israeli Mythogynies

Women in Contemporary Hebrew Fiction

By: Esther Fuchs

This book is the first to systematically examine the representation of women by mainstream Hebrew authors from the Palmah Generation to the New Wave. Fuchs' unique analytical method exposes the male-centered bias which often inspires the works of such prominent and widely translated authors as S. Yizhar, Moshe Shamir, A. B. Yehoshua and Amos Oz. She exposes both the continuities and the transformations in the literary representations of women and explains them in innovative ways, grounded in aesthetic, social, political, and cultural conditions and ideologies. The bold and unexpected discoveries offered by this book illuminate the complex ways in which Israel's political predicaments, for example, affect the representation of women, as well as the various ways in which Israeli literature uses female images to express the anxiety and frustration arising from these predicaments. This pioneering study will be invaluable to feminist literary critics, scholars, and teachers and students of modern Hebrew literature.

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State University of New York Press

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1438403461

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A Compendium of Neuropsychological Tests

Administration, Norms, and Commentary

By: Esther Strauss,Elisabeth M. S. Sherman,Otfried Spreen

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A Compendium of Neuropsychological Tests

Administration, Norms, and Commentary

By: Esther Strauss,Elisabeth M. S. Sherman,Otfried Spreen

This compendium gives an overview of the essential aspects of neuropsychological assessment practice. It is also a source of critical reviews of major neuropsychological assessment tools for the use of the practicing clinician.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195159578

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Menopause, Me and You

The Sound of Women Pausing

By: Ellen Cole,Esther D Rothblum,Ann M Voda

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Menopause, Me and You

The Sound of Women Pausing

By: Ellen Cole,Esther D Rothblum,Ann M Voda

Menopause, Me and You will help you put menopause in proper perspective--as a normal and natural developmental process in the lives of women, not as a disorder or state that causes disease. This informative book gives you self-monitoring tools for collecting information and monitoring changes in your body during menopause. These tools will also help you understand the dynamics of the change process. A guideline as to how to best use this information when interacting with care providers--especially those who view menopause as a disorder to be treated--is also included. Menopause, Me and You is filled with information-gathering tools, scientific facts, and stories from the true “experts” on menopause--the women themselves who have experienced or are experiencing menopause. In chapter after chapter, you’ll gain valuable information for viewing menopause from a woman-centered perspective. Specifically, the book includes: detailed information on conception and fertilization, reconceptualizing these events from a woman-centered, feminist perspective a description and reconceptualization of the menstrual cycle and menstruation, providing the knowledge base--the physiological, endrocrinological, and biochemical mechanisms that regulate the menstrual cycle and menstruation--to understand menopause as the closure of menstrual life and not the end of life a journey into the steroid hormone target cell--shows, at a scientific level, that women were genetically programmed to end the production of reproductive hormones a description and clarification of some of the terms used to describe menopause common menopausal changes and diseases attributed to being estrogen-deficient tools for gathering information, for “discovering knowledge,” about yourself--a menstrual calendar card, hot flash body diagrams, a basal body temperature record, a body composition record, a menstrual bleeding scale, and factors to consider when choosing a care provider The women who share their experiences in Menopause, Me and You represent women at various stages of menopause. They describe for you what they are feeling as well as what it means to be a mid-life woman at the closure of reproductive life; they celebrate the end of menstruation but curse the changes--including mood swings, hot flashes, and vaginal/bleeding changes--they are experiencing. These changes are normal and expected, however, and need to be understood in that context. They are not symptoms of disease or an excuse for care providers to instantly prescribe hormones or drugs. With the information in Menopause, Me and You, women nearing or experiencing menopause, health care providers, such as nurses, health educators, and physicians, and counselors will better understand how women view this transition and come to accept it as another normal, necessary, and beautiful process in the lives of women.

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Routledge

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1317765958

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Errant Modernism

The Ethos of Photography in Mexico and Brazil

By: Esther Gabara

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Errant Modernism

The Ethos of Photography in Mexico and Brazil

By: Esther Gabara

Making a vital contribution to the understanding of Latin American modernism, Esther Gabara rethinks the role of photography in the Brazilian and Mexican avant-garde movements of the 1920s and 1930s. During these decades, intellectuals in Mexico and Brazil were deeply engaged with photography. Authors who are now canonical figures in the two countries’ literary traditions looked at modern life through the camera in a variety of ways. Mário de Andrade, known as the “pope” of Brazilian modernism, took and collected hundreds of photographs. Salvador Novo, a major Mexican writer, meditated on the medium’s aesthetic potential as “the prodigal daughter of the fine arts.” Intellectuals acted as tourists and ethnographers, and their images and texts circulated in popular mass media, sharing the page with photographs of the New Woman. In this richly illustrated study, Gabara introduces the concept of a modernist “ethos” to illuminate the intertwining of aesthetic innovation and ethical concerns in the work of leading Brazilian and Mexican literary figures, who were also photographers, art critics, and contributors to illustrated magazines during the 1920s and 1930s. Gabara argues that Brazilian and Mexican modernists deliberately made photography err: they made this privileged medium of modern representation simultaneously wander and work against its apparent perfection. They flouted the conventions of mainstream modernism so that their aesthetics registered an ethical dimension. Their photographic modernism strayed, dragging along the baggage of modernity lived in a postcolonial site. Through their “errant modernism,” avant-garde writers and photographers critiqued the colonial history of Latin America and its twentieth-century formations.

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Duke University Press

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0822389398

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9780822389392

Economic Growth

Theory and Numerical Solution Methods

By: Alfonso Novales,Esther Fernández,Jesús Ruíz

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Economic Growth

Theory and Numerical Solution Methods

By: Alfonso Novales,Esther Fernández,Jesús Ruíz

This is a book on deterministic and stochastic Growth Theory and the computational methods needed to produce numerical solutions. Exogenous and endogenous growth models are thoroughly reviewed. Special attention is paid to the use of these models for fiscal and monetary policy analysis. Modern Business Cycle Theory, the New Keynesian Macroeconomics, the class of Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium models, can be all considered as special cases of models of economic growth, and they can be analyzed by the theoretical and numerical procedures provided in the textbook. Analytical discussions are presented in full detail. The book is self contained and it is designed so that the student advances in the theoretical and the computational issues in parallel. EXCEL and Matlab files are provided on an accompanying website to illustrate theoretical results as well as to simulate the effects of economic policy interventions.

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3540686657

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Online Games, Social Narratives

By: Esther MacCallum-Stewart

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Online Games, Social Narratives

By: Esther MacCallum-Stewart

The study of online gaming is changing. It is no longer enough to analyse one type of online community in order to understand the plethora of players who take part in online worlds and the behaviours they exhibit. MacCallum-Stewart studies the different ways in which online games create social environments and how players choose to interpret these. These games vary from the immensely popular social networking games on Facebook such as Farmville to Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Games to "Free to Play" online gaming and console communities such as players of Xbox Live and PS3 games. Each chapter deals with a different aspect of social gaming online, breaking down when games are social and what narrative devices make them so. This cross-disciplinary study will appeal to those interested in cyberculture, the evolution of gaming technology, and sociologies of media.

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Routledge

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1317652223

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The King's English

Everyday Language from the Bible

By: Esther Thomas Jones

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The King's English

Everyday Language from the Bible

By: Esther Thomas Jones

Finally, a book about the English language that everyone can understand and enjoy. Get ready for a deeper understanding of the influence of the Bible on historical and modern-day life. Learn how since our country was founded, Scripture has impacted the language of poets, playwrights, musicians, philosophers, statesmen, you, and me. Come explore God’s Word and discover: • Over 1,100 expressions, figures of speech, and quotations that make up our everyday language • Biblical origin and citations along with present-day meanings • Definitions and explanations of biblical and literary references

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WestBow Press

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1973646897

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9781973646891

Family Secrets and the Psychoanalysis of Narrative

By: Esther Rashkin

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Family Secrets and the Psychoanalysis of Narrative

By: Esther Rashkin

Family Secrets and the Psychoanalysis of Narrative is the first book to explore the implications of the psychoanalytic theory of the phantom for the study of narrative literature. A phantom is formed when a shameful, unspeakable secret is unwittingly transmitted, through cryptic language and behavior, transgenerationally from one family member to another. The "haunted" individual to whom the "encrypted" secret is communicated becomes the unwitting medium for someone else's voice--and the result is speech and conduct that appear incongruous or obsessive in a variety of ways. Through close readings of texts by Conrad, Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, Balzac, James, and Poe, Esther Rashkin reveals how shameful secrets, concealed within the unspoken family histories of fictive characters, can be reconstructed from their linguistic traces and can be shown not only to drive the characters' speech and behavior but also to generate their narratives. First articulated by the French psychoanalysts Nicolas Abraham and Maria Torok, the theory of the phantom here represents a radical departure from Freudian, Lacanian, and other psychoanalytic approaches to literary interpretation. In Rashkin's hands, it also provides a response to structuralist and poststructuralist critiques of character analysis, an alternative to deconstructive strategies of reading, and a new vantage point from which to consider problems of intertextuality, "authorship," and the formation and origins of narrative. Originally published in 1992. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Princeton University Press

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1400863031

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9781400863037

A Dynamic Systems Approach to the Development of Cognition and Action

By: Esther Thelen,Linda B. Smith

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A Dynamic Systems Approach to the Development of Cognition and Action

By: Esther Thelen,Linda B. Smith

A Dynamic Systems Approach to the Development of Cognition and Action presents a comprehensive and detailed theory of early human development based on the principles of dynamic systems theory. Beginning with their own research in motor, perceptual, and cognitive development, Thelen and Smith raise fundamental questions about prevailing assumptions in the field. They propose a new theory of the development of cognition and action, unifying recent advances in dynamic systems theory with current research in neuroscience and neural development. In particular, they show how by processes of exploration and selection, multimodal experiences form the bases for self-organizing perception-action categories. Thelen and Smith offer a radical alternative to current cognitive theory, both in their emphasis on dynamic representation and in their focus on processes of change. Among the first attempt to apply complexity theory to psychology, they suggest reinterpretations of several classic issues in early cognitive development. The book is divided into three sections. The first discusses the nature of developmental processes in general terms, the second covers dynamic principles in process and mechanism, and the third looks at how a dynamic theory can be applied to enduring puzzles of development. Cognitive Psychology series

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MIT Press

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026270059X

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9780262700597

Hidden in Thunder

Perspectives on Faith, Halachah and Leadership During the Holocaust

By: Esther Farbstein

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Hidden in Thunder

Perspectives on Faith, Halachah and Leadership During the Holocaust

By: Esther Farbstein

Based on documentation from various archives, discusses religious and halakhic issues which affected the lives of observant Jews during the Holocaust. Includes chapters on the reactions of rabbis in various towns to reports on the extermination of Jews; the persecution and suffering of rabbis and the rescue of some hasidic rabbis; halakhic rulings in ghettos and camps, e.g. concerning the desire of individual Jews to sacrifice themselves for others; rulings on problems involved in posing as a non-Jew; marriage, prayers, and the sanctification of God's name during the Holocaust; responsa of Rabbi Yehoshua Moshe Aronzon, a rabbi in Sanniki, Poland, who survived Nazi camps; sermons delivered by Rabbi Kalonimus Kalmish Shapira in the Warsaw ghetto; diaries, memoirs, and letters of survivors.

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Feldheim Publishers

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9657265053

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9789657265055

Teaching Computers To Teach

By: Esther R. Steinberg

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Teaching Computers To Teach

By: Esther R. Steinberg

Like the original version of Teaching Computers to Teach, this updated edition presents procedures and principles for designing computer-presented instruction. It was written as a result of recent developments in three domains that have significant implications for computer-assisted instruction (CAI) and computer-based training (CBT). These areas are audio and videodisc technology, CAI and CBT experience, and research in the processes of learning. This practical book is written specifically for people who want to learn to design CAI. The book presents a CAI-specific design procedure by integrating knowledge about unique aspects of human-machine interaction with theories of learning and instruction as well as practical experience with CAI. The reader is guided through the entire design process, from initial planning to final evaluation, by clearcut principles and concrete examples.

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Psychology Press

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1317717406

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9781317717409

The Law of Attraction

The Basics of the Teachings of Abraham

By: Esther Hicks,Jerry Hicks

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The Law of Attraction

The Basics of the Teachings of Abraham

By: Esther Hicks,Jerry Hicks

THE ESSSENTIAL TEACHINGS OF ABRAHAM THAT INSPIRED MILLIONS – FROM #1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHORS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SENSATION, ASK AND IT IS GIVEN A POWERFUL PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION BOOK THAT EXPLAINS HOW TO USE THE LAW OF ATTRACTION TO MANIFEST YOUR DREAM LIFE Within these pages, you'll learn how to be happier, and how all things, wanted and unwanted, are brought to you by this most powerful law of the universe, the Law of Attraction. (That which is like unto itself is drawn). You've most likely heard the saying "Birds of a feather flock together," aka the Law of Attraction. This has been alluded to by some of the greatest teachers in history, it has never before been explained in as clear and easy to understand terms as in this inspirational law of attraction basics book. Learn here about the omnipresent Laws that govern this Universe and how to make them work to your advantage. The understanding and consciousness shifts that you'll achieve by reading this book will take all the guesswork out of daily living. Sections Include: · Part I - Our Path to the Abraham Experience · The Universal Laws: Defined · Part II - The Law of Attraction · Part III: The Science of Deliberate Creation™ · Part IV: The Art of Allowing · Part V: Segment Intending You’ll find many positive quotes for living with more peace and joy like: "Rather than trying to monitor your thoughts, we encourage you to simply pay attention to how you are feeling." "The greatest gift that you could ever give another is the gift of your expectation of their success." “I know that reading this book will produce a turning point in your life. Here is not only a description of the most important law of the universe (the only one you’ll ever need to know about, really), but an easy-to-understand explanation of the mechanics of life. This is breathtaking information.” –Neale Donald Walsch, best-selling author of The Conversations with God series “Since originally receiving this material, Esther and I have done our best to apply to our own lives what we have learned about these Laws, and the marvelous progression of our joyous lives is astounding. We took Abraham at their word because everything they told us made so much sense to us, but the application of these teachings has now been proven in our day-to-day experience. And it is with extraordinary joy that we can tell you—from our own personal experience: This works!” – Jerry Hicks These Abraham teachings will help you to joyously be, do, or have anything that you desire with love and gratitude.

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