Part of a series of books that are not just another set of test-yourself books. They are highly readable, and are written by professional and provide expert guidance to help you to evaluate yourself, and enrich and fortify your life.
Ernest Hemingway: Man of Courage, originally published in 1963, recounts the life and adventures of Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), considered one of the most significant American authors of the Twentieth Century. His novels and short stories remain influential, and his economical, understated style has been a large influence on modern literary style. Hemingway is also known for his personal image as heroic, daring and “manly.” While in part true, Hemingway battled personal demons of depression, alcoholism and poor health, which led to his suicide in 1961. He was renowned for novels like The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls, and The Old Man and the Sea, which won the 1953 Pulitzer Prize. In 1954, Hemingway won the Nobel Prize in Literature. Included this edition are photographs and a new Preface by Steve W. Chadde.
Over the past two decades, virtually all areas of family law have undergone major doctrinal and theoretical changes - from the definition of marriage, to the financial and parenting consequences of divorce, to the legal construction of parenthood. An equally important set of changes has transformed the resolution of family disputes. This 'paradigm shift' in family conflict resolution has reshaped the practice of family law and has fundamentally altered the way in which disputing families interact with the legal system. Moreover, the changes have important implications for the way that family law is understood and taught. This volume examines the contours of this paradigm shift in family conflict resolution and explores its implications for family law scholarship and practice. The interdisciplinary compilation includes contributions from lawyers, legal academics, social scientists and mental health professionals. As the articles in the volume demonstrate, the transformation in family conflict resolution holds considerable promise for disputing families, but it also raises a number of challenges. These challenges include concerns about the institutional competence of courts, the surrender of fact-finding and decision-making to individuals without legal training, the loss of autonomy and privacy for family members subject to continuing court oversight and the disjunction between problem-solving justice and authoritative legal norms. By exploring both the promise of the new paradigm and its potential pitfalls, this volume engages family law scholars and offers insights to judges, practitioners and policy makers responsible for serving families in conflict.
Are you a quick-wit? Are you logical? Would you be a good detective? How well do you judge people? How creative are you? Do you use your brain power? Here's a series of books that are not just another set of test-yourself books. Highly readable, these books are written by professionals and provide expert guidance to help you to evaluate yourself and enrich and fortify your life.
Using a process approach, this in-depth introduction to parenting children from birth through adolescence includes the theories and practical strategies for how parents and caregivers can establish secure and close emotional relationships with their children. The book focuses on two basic tasks of parenting: creating close emotional relationships with children and establishing effective limits for children. It shows how parents carry out these tasks with children of different ages and with changing life circumstances (i.e. working parents, divorce). Each chapter includes a section on the joys of parenting, reinforcing the positive aspects of being a parent.
McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
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1559340134
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9781559340137
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