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Some Stories are Better than Others

Doing What Works in Brief Therapy and Managed Care

By: Michael F. Hoyt

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Some Stories are Better than Others

Doing What Works in Brief Therapy and Managed Care

By: Michael F. Hoyt

There are stories that we use to explain what happened to us twenty years ago or last wee, those we use to explain why the world works the way it does, and those that we sue to "fix" the world when it doesn't work the way other stories said it should. And as the author points out in this collection of essays and interviews, some of these stories are better than others. This book is an investigation into which might be the better stories and how they can help clients reach their goals in therapy. This book contains fifteen essays and interviews written or co-written by Michael Hoyt. The collection represents Dr. Hoyt's recent thinking on helping clients with the brief, future-orientated therapeutic approaches.

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1134943180

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The Problem of the State

By: Michael Mair

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The Problem of the State

By: Michael Mair

The Problem of the State provides a new perspective on what the social and political sciences can contribute to understandings of the state and the ambivalent place it occupies in our collective affairs. Distinguishing two broad conceptual and methodological approaches to addressing the problem of how to study the state empirically rather than theoretically - the constitutionalist and constructionist positions – the author reviews the grounds and limits of both to reveal their common assumption: that it is up to the social and political sciences to define what the problem of the state is. Building on insights from Marx, Wittgenstein and Ethnomethodology, this book frees the study of the state from the limiting assumptions of common approaches and advocates a return of the problem to its proper environment, in social and political practice.

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0429875312

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Interviews With Brief Therapy Experts

By: Michael F. Hoyt

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Interviews With Brief Therapy Experts

By: Michael F. Hoyt

This book is a compilation of twelve interviews with brief therapy experts and some of the field's most influential innovators (O'Hanlon, de Shazer, White, and Meichenbaum to name a few). The interviews, conducted to explore technical, theoretical, and ethical aspects of the theory and practice of brief therapy, offer the give-and-take spontaneity that can only be found in an interview style. The selection of the content is based on both the expertise of the interviewees as well as those issues of most concern to the field: managed care and economics, ethics, and being solution-focused.

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1134946821

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Family Therapy

An Introduction to Process, Practice, and Theory

By: Michael D. Reiter

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Family Therapy

An Introduction to Process, Practice, and Theory

By: Michael D. Reiter

Family Therapy, second edition, is a fully updated and essential textbook that provides students and practitioners with foundational concepts, theory, vocabulary, and skills to excel as a family therapist. This book is a primer of how family therapists conceptualize the problems that people bring to therapy, utilize basic therapeutic skills to engage clients in the therapeutic process, and navigate the predominant models of family therapy. The text walks readers through the process of thinking like a family therapist, and each chapter utilizes various learning tools to help the reader further understand and apply the concepts. Chapters explore the history, context, and dominant theories of family therapy, as well as diversity, ethics, empathy, structuring sessions, and assessment. Written in a comprehensive and approachable style, this text provides readers with the foundational skills and tools essential for being a family therapist, and allows students and practitioners to work relationally and systemically with clients. The second edition widens its scope of the family therapy field with updated research and four brand-new chapters. This is an essential text for introductory family therapy courses and a comprehensive resource for postgraduate students and the next generation of family therapists.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040251722

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Insiders' Guide® to Phoenix & Scottsdale

By: Michael Ferraresi

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Insiders' Guide® to Phoenix & Scottsdale

By: Michael Ferraresi

Your Travel Destination. Your Home. Your Home-To-Be. Phoenix & Scottsdale Explore the history of the vast metropolitan area known as the Valley of the Sun. Discover where to find the best Southwestern cuisine. Experience a thriving art and cultural scene. • A personal, practical perspective for travelers and residents alike • Comprehensive listings of attractions, restaurants, and accommodations • How to live & thrive in the area—from recreation to relocation • Countless details on shopping, arts & entertainment, and children’s activities

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0762775688

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9780762775682

Indiana Conference United Methodist Church 2009 Journal

By: Bishop Michael J. Coyner

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Indiana Conference United Methodist Church 2009 Journal

By: Bishop Michael J. Coyner

This is the official journal of proceedings of the 2009 session of the Indiana Conference meeting in Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.

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Conspiracy

Why the Rational Believe the Irrational

By: Michael Shermer

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Conspiracy

Why the Rational Believe the Irrational

By: Michael Shermer

The author discusses how we should think about conspiracy theories, who believes them and why, which conspiracy theories are likely to be true or false and what criteria we can use to assess them, and what we should do to combat dangerous conspiracism and reestablish trust in our democratic institutions, in the media, and in one another"--

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JHU Press

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1421444453

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Case Studies in US Trade Negotiation: Resolving disputes

By: Charan Devereaux,Robert Z. Lawrence,Michael Watkins

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Case Studies in US Trade Negotiation: Resolving disputes

By: Charan Devereaux,Robert Z. Lawrence,Michael Watkins

Between 1992 and 2000, US exports rose by 55 percent. By the year 2000, trade summed to 26 percent of US GDP, and the United States imported almost two-thirds of its oil and was the world's largest host country for foreign investors. America's interest in a more open and prosperous foreign market is now squarely economic. These case studies in multilateral trade policymaking and dispute settlement explore the changing substance of trade agreements and also delve into the negotiation process--the who, how, and why of decision making. These books present a coherent description of the facts that will allow for discussion and independent conclusions about policies, politics, and processes. Volume 2 presents five cases on trade negotiations that have had important effects on trade policy rulemaking, as well as an analytic framework for evaluating these negotiations.

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Peterson Institute

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0881323632

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Golf's Finest Par Threes

The Art and Science of the One-Shot Hole

By: Michael Bartlett,Tony Roberts

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Golf's Finest Par Threes

The Art and Science of the One-Shot Hole

By: Michael Bartlett,Tony Roberts

Orwell Brennan, Chief of Police in Dockerty, Newry County, can't resist digging into the death of a man found in a tree with two arrows in his stomach.

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1554909732

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The Wolcott Circus

By: Michael Snarr

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The Wolcott Circus

By: Michael Snarr

The author didn’t know what awaited him when he joined a college fraternity in the fall of 1965. He didn’t know one of his brothers was plotting the greatest sneak in fraternity history. He didn’t know about the Mudigas, or Peaches, or the famous party called The Bowery. Or a thousand other crazy goings-on. Nor did his frat brothers know, or think, he would ever write about it…

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Gatekeeper Press

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1662907729

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PPI FE Other Disciplines Practice Problems eText - 1 Year

By: Michael R. Lindeburg

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PPI FE Other Disciplines Practice Problems eText - 1 Year

By: Michael R. Lindeburg

FE Other Disciplines Practice Problems offers comprehensive practice for the NCEES Other Disciplines FE exam. This book is part of a comprehensive learning management system designed to help you pass the FE exam the first time. Exam Topics Covered Chemistry Dynamics Electricity, Power, and Magnetism Engineering Economics Ethics and Professional Practice Fluid Mechanics and Dynamics of Gases and Liquids Heat, Mass, and Energy Transfer Instrumentation and Data Acquisition Materials Science Mathematics and Advanced Engineering Mathematics Statics Strength of Materials Probability and Statistics Safety, Health, and Environment Key Features: Over 320 three-minute, multiple-choice, exam-like practice problems to illustrate the type of problems you’ll encounter during the exam. Clear, complete, and easy-to-follow solutions to deepen your understanding of all knowledge areas covered in the exam. Step-by-step calculations using equations and nomenclature from the NCEES FE Reference Handbook to familiarize you with the reference you’ll have on exam day. Binding: Paperback Publisher: PPI, A Kaplan Company

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Simon and Schuster

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1591266009

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By More Than Providence

Grand Strategy and American Power in the Asia Pacific Since 1783

By: Michael J. Green

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By More Than Providence

Grand Strategy and American Power in the Asia Pacific Since 1783

By: Michael J. Green

Soon after the American Revolution, ?certain of the founders began to recognize the strategic significance of Asia and the Pacific and the vast material and cultural resources at stake there. Over the coming generations, the United States continued to ask how best to expand trade with the region and whether to partner with China, at the center of the continent, or Japan, looking toward the Pacific. Where should the United States draw its defensive line, and how should it export democratic principles? In a history that spans the eighteenth century to the present, Michael J. Green follows the development of U.S. strategic thinking toward East Asia, identifying recurring themes in American statecraft that reflect the nation's political philosophy and material realities. Drawing on archives, interviews, and his own experience in the Pentagon and White House, Green finds one overarching concern driving U.S. policy toward East Asia: a fear that a rival power might use the Pacific to isolate and threaten the United States and prevent the ocean from becoming a conduit for the westward free flow of trade, values, and forward defense. By More Than Providence works through these problems from the perspective of history's major strategists and statesmen, from Thomas Jefferson to Alfred Thayer Mahan and Henry Kissinger. It records the fate of their ideas as they collided with the realities of the Far East and adds clarity to America's stakes in the region, especially when compared with those of Europe and the Middle East.

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0231542720

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The Leasing of Guantanamo Bay

By: Michael J. Strauss

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The Leasing of Guantanamo Bay

By: Michael J. Strauss

Post-2002 events at the U.S. naval facility at Guantanamo Bay have generated a spate of books on its use as a detention center in the U.S. fight against terrorism. Yet the crucial enabling factor-the lease that gave the U.S. control over the territory in Cuba-has till now escaped any but cursory consideration. The Leasing of Guantanamo Bay explains just how Guantanamo Bay came to be a leased territory where the U.S. has no sovereignty and Cuba has no jurisdiction. This is the first definitive account of the details and workings of the unusual and problematic state-to-state leasing arrangement that is the essential but murky foundation for all the ongoing controversies about Guantanamo Bay's role in U.S. anti-terrorism efforts, charges of U.S. human rights violations, and U.S.-Cuban relations. The Leasing of Guantanamo Bay provides an overview of territorial leasing between states and shows how it challenges, compromises, and complicates established notions of sovereignty and jurisdiction. Strauss unfolds the history of the Guantanamo Bay, recounting how the U.S. has deviated widely from the original terms of the lease yet never been legally challenged by Cuba, owing to the strong state-weak state dynamics. The lease is a hodge-podge of three U.S.-Cuba agreements full of discrepancies and uncorrected errors. Cuba's failure to cash the annual rent checks of the U.S. has legal implications not only for the future of Guantanamo Bay but of the Westphalian system of states. Compiled for the first time in one place are the verbatim texts of all the key documents relevant to the Guantanamo Bay lease-including treaties and other agreements, a previously unpublished U.N. legal assessment, and once-classified government correspondence.

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0313377839

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The British Stake In Japanese Modernity

Readings in Liberal Tradition and Native Modernism

By: Michael Gardiner

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The British Stake In Japanese Modernity

Readings in Liberal Tradition and Native Modernism

By: Michael Gardiner

This book describes firstly a Japanese modernity which is readable not only as a modernising, but also as a Britishing, and secondly modernist attempts to overhaul this British universalism in some well-known and some less-known Japanese texts. From the mid-nineteenth century, and particularly as hastened by the spectre of China in the First Opium War, Japan’s modernity was bound up with a convergence with British Newtonian cosmology, something underscored by the British presence in Meiji Japan and the British education of key Meiji state-makers. Moreover the thinking behind Britain’s own unification in the long eighteenth century, particularly the Scottish Enlightenment, is echoed strikingly faithfully in the 1860s-70s work of Fukuzawa Yukichi, Nakamura Masanao, and other writers in the ‘Japanese Enlightenment’. However, from around the end of the Meiji era, we can see a concerted and pointed response to this British universalism, its historiography, its basis in the sovereign individual subject, and its spatial mapping of the world. Elements of this response can be read in texts including Natsume Sōseki’s Kokoro, Watsuji Tetsurō’s Fūdo (Climate and Culture), Tanizaki Jun’ichirō’s In’ei Raisan (In Praise of Shadows), Kawabata Yasunari’s Yukiguni (Snow Country), and various work of the mid-period Kyoto School. Rarely understood in terms of its British specificity, this response should have something to say to modernist studies more generally, since it aimed at a pluralism and de-universalisation that was difficult for mainstream British modernism itself. Indeed the strength of this de-universalisation may be precisely why these ‘native’ Japanese modernist tendencies have not much been accepted as modernism within the Anglophone academy, despite this field’s apparent widening of its ground in the twenty-first century.

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1351757466

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The Unwanted

America, Auschwitz, and a Village Caught in Between

By: Michael Dobbs

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The Unwanted

America, Auschwitz, and a Village Caught in Between

By: Michael Dobbs

Published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, a riveting story of Jewish families seeking to escape Nazi Germany. In 1938, on the eve of World War II, the American journalist Dorothy Thompson wrote that "a piece of paper with a stamp on it" was "the difference between life and death." The Unwanted is the intimate account of a small village on the edge of the Black Forest whose Jewish families desperately pursued American visas to flee the Nazis. Battling formidable bureaucratic obstacles, some make it to the United States while others are unable to obtain the necessary documents. Some are murdered in Auschwitz, their applications for American visas still "pending." Drawing on previously unpublished letters, diaries, interviews, and visa records, Michael Dobbs provides an illuminating account of America's response to the refugee crisis of the 1930s and 1940s. He describes the deportation of German Jews to France in October 1940, along with their continuing quest for American visas. And he re-creates the heated debates among U.S. officials over whether or not to admit refugees amid growing concerns about "fifth columnists," at a time when the American public was deeply isolationist, xenophobic, and antisemitic. A Holocaust story that is both German and American, The Unwanted vividly captures the experiences of a small community struggling to survive amid tumultuous world events.

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Vintage

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0525434836

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Returning Home

Diné Creative Works from the Intermountain Indian School

By: Farina King,Michael P. Taylor,James R. Swensen,Terence Wride

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Returning Home

Diné Creative Works from the Intermountain Indian School

By: Farina King,Michael P. Taylor,James R. Swensen,Terence Wride

Returning Home features and contextualizes the creative works of Diné (Navajo) boarding school students at the Intermountain Indian School, which was the largest federal Indian boarding school between 1950 and 1984. Diné student art and poetry reveal ways that boarding school students sustained and contributed to Indigenous cultures and communities despite assimilationist agendas and pressures. This book works to recover the lived experiences of Native American boarding school students through creative works, student interviews, and scholarly collaboration. It shows the complex agency and ability of Indigenous youth to maintain their Diné culture within the colonial spaces that were designed to alienate them from their communities and customs. Returning Home provides a view into the students’ experiences and their connections to Diné community and land. Despite the initial Intermountain Indian School agenda to send Diné students away and permanently relocate them elsewhere, Diné student artists and writers returned home through their creative works by evoking senses of Diné Bikéyah and the kinship that defined home for them. Returning Home uses archival materials housed at Utah State University, as well as material donated by surviving Intermountain Indian School students and teachers throughout Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. Artwork, poems, and other creative materials show a longing for cultural connection and demonstrate cultural resilience. This work was shared with surviving Intermountain Indian School students and their communities in and around the Navajo Nation in the form of a traveling museum exhibit, and now it is available in this thoughtfully crafted volume. By bringing together the archived student arts and writings with the voices of living communities, Returning Home traces, recontextualizes, reconnects, and returns the embodiment and perpetuation of Intermountain Indian School students’ everyday acts of resurgence.

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University of Arizona Press

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0816540926

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9780816540921

The Jewish Choice: Unity or Anti-Semitism

Historical facts on anti-Semitism as a reflection of Jewish social discord

By: Michael Laitman

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The Jewish Choice: Unity or Anti-Semitism

Historical facts on anti-Semitism as a reflection of Jewish social discord

By: Michael Laitman

The Jewish Choice: Unity or Anti-Semitism is like no other book you have ever read about Jews, about history, or about anti-Semitism. As its title suggests, it draws a direct link between Jewish unity and a rise in anti-Semitism, including the current wave. Assuming such a correlation is so extraordinary, you could easily brush it off as a provocation were it not documented in hundreds of books, essays, and letters throughout history. Beginning in ancient Babylon and ending in America, Babylon’s modern counterpart, the author masterfully draws parallels and connects the dots of history like none have done before. By the end of the book, you will know the reason for the oldest hatred, how it can be dissolved, and how Jews and non-Jews alike will benefit as a result.

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Laitman Kabbalah Publishers

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1671872207

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Historical Dictionary of Romantic Music

By: John Michael Cooper

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Historical Dictionary of Romantic Music

By: John Michael Cooper

Library Journal praises the book as "an excellent one-volume ready reference resource for students, researchers, and others interested in music history." Historical Dictionary of Romantic Music, Second Edition covers the persons, ideas, practices, and works that made up the worlds of Western music during the long 19th century (ca. 1780–1918). It’s the first book to recognize that Romantic music was very nearly a global phenomenon. It includes more women, more Black musicians and other musicians of color, and more exponents of musical Romanticism from Central and South America as well as Central and Eastern Europe than any other single-volume study of Romantic music—thus challenging the conventional hegemony of musical Romanticisms by men and by Western European nations. This book includes entries on topics including anti-Semitism, sexism, and racism that were pervasive and defining to the worlds of musical Romanticism but are rarely addressed in general studies of that subject. It includes Romantic musicians who were not primarily composers, as well as topics such as the Haitian Revolution, spirituals, and ragtime that were more important for music in the long 19th century than is generally acknowledged. The result is an expansive, inclusive, diverse, and more richly textured portrayal of Romantic music than is elsewhere available. Historical Dictionary of Romantic Music, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, an extensive bibliography, and a dictionary section with more than 600 cross-referenced entries on traditions, famous pieces, persons, places, technical terms, and institutions of Romantic music. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Romantic music.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538157527

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Jewish Self-Hatred: The Enemy Within

By: Michael Laitman

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Jewish Self-Hatred: The Enemy Within

By: Michael Laitman

Jewish Self-Hatred: The Enemy Within is a groundbreaking exploration of a rarely discussed yet widely felt phenomenon: self-hatred among Jews. From the depths of our history to the present day, this book delves into the complex reasons behind this pervasive phenomenon and its impact on Jewish identity. With a keen eye for detail and a deep understanding of Jewish history and culture, bestselling author Dr. Michael Laitman investigates the roots of self-hatred, explains its prevalence among Jews, and how it is inexorably linked to the antisemitism that has plagued our people throughout history. Drawing on a range of sources and personal experiences, this book offers a compelling new perspective on a subject that has long been shrouded in silence. It verbalizes what we all feel, but few dare to voice. Michael Laitman is the author of over 40 books, translated into dozens of languages. Once a promising young scientist, his life took a sharp turn in 1974 when he immigrated to Israel and began his studies under the Kabbalist, Rav Baruch Shalom Halevi Ashlag (RABASH). Dr. Laitman became RABASH’s successor and continues his legacy to this day. He is a sought-after speaker and has written for or was interviewed by The Jerusalem Post, Huffington Post, The Chicago Tribune, The Miami Herald, and Bloomberg TV, among others.

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New Antisemitism

Mutation of a Long-lived Hatred

By: Michael Laitman

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New Antisemitism

Mutation of a Long-lived Hatred

By: Michael Laitman

From the bestselling author of The Jewish Choice and A Very Narrow Bridge, a penetrating and provocative analysis of the rise and threat of the hate that never dies - focusing on an end-game solution that is both ancient and cutting-edge. Why does antisemitism endure and transcend national borders, cultures, and epochs - regardless of how Jews behave or strive to combat it? Whether religious or secular, living in Israel or abroad, living quietly or innovating the world’s great technologies and companies, regardless of what Jews do antisemitism keeps rearing its head - most virulently in times of global crisis as the world is in today. Solutions like improving how Jews are portrayed in the media, policy changes, rallies, and monitoring antisemitic events have all run parallel to the recent meteoric rise in the very hatred they aim to curb. What if the solution lay elsewhere entirely, hiding in plain sight for over two thousand years? A dazzling kaleidoscopic interplay of history, science, and ancient wisdom, New Antisemitism: Mutation of a Long-Lived Hatred is must-reading for anyone who seeks to understand the indefatigable nature of this social virus, and its long-overlooked, practically free solution that lives in the heart of every Jew.

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Ethnic Culinary Herbs

A Guide to Identification and Cultivation in Hawaii

By: George W. Staples,Michael S. Kristiansen

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Ethnic Culinary Herbs

A Guide to Identification and Cultivation in Hawaii

By: George W. Staples,Michael S. Kristiansen

Cilantro, lemon grass, and ginger root provide the distinctive flavor of many Asian and Pacific Rim dishes. In Hawai'i these herbs are used in everyday cooking as well as in the elaborate cuisine created by some of the Island's most innovative chefs. Yet even in Hawai'i, people find it difficult to identify these common herbs in the market or garden. Ethnic Culinary Herbs is a fully illustrated guidebook that describes more than thirty herbs grown, sold, and used in Hawai'i. (Many can also be found in ethnic produce markets throughout North America.) Unlike most herb books, which cover the same limited range of species (largely those of European and Mediterranean origin), this volume brings together information about herbs from other parts of the world and not only identifies the plants but also explains their use and cultivation. Each species is identified by its scientific name, and common names are listed for several languages spoken in Hawai'i. (For example, the Chinese or garlic chive is also identified by its Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Thai, and Vietnamese names.) A brief, nontechnical description of each herb is accompanied by a full-page line drawing and one or more color photographs. Entries on culinary use are followed by specific instructions for the herb's cultivation and best methods of propagation. Pests and diseases are discussed as well as their control and treatment. An index of common and scientific names permits access to main entries using any name available to the reader. For those interested in observing growing plants, an appendix provides the location of all Honolulu Community Garden sites, where many of the herbs can be found. Herb fanciers, chefs, gardeners, and botanists will be delighted with this thoroughly reliable and useful guide.

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0824820940

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Rabbi Leo Baeck

Living a Religious Imperative in Troubled Times

By: Michael A. Meyer

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Rabbi Leo Baeck

Living a Religious Imperative in Troubled Times

By: Michael A. Meyer

Rabbi, educator, intellectual, and community leader, Leo Baeck (1873-1956) was one of the most important Jewish figures of prewar Germany. The publication of his 1905 Das Wesen des Judentums (The Essence of Judaism) established him as a major voice for liberal Judaism. He served as a chaplain to the German army during the First World War and in the years following, resisting the call of political Zionism, he expressed his commitment to the belief in a vibrant place for Jews in a new Germany. This hope was dashed with the rise of Nazism, and from 1933 on, and continuing even after his deportation to Theresienstadt, he worked tirelessly in his capacity as a leader of the German Jewish community to offer his coreligionists whatever practical, intellectual, and spiritual support remained possible. While others after the war worked to rebuild German Jewish life from the ashes, a disillusioned Baeck pronounced the effort misguided and spent the rest of his life in England. Yet his name is perhaps best-known today from the Leo Baeck Institutes in New York, London, Berlin, and Jerusalem dedicated to the preservation of the cultural heritage of German-speaking Jewry. Michael A. Meyer has written a biography that gives equal consideration to Leo Baeck's place as a courageous community leader and as one of the most significant Jewish religious thinkers of the twentieth century, comparable to such better-known figures as Martin Buber, Franz Rosenzweig, and Abraham Joshua Heschel. According to Meyer, to understand Baeck fully, one must probe not only his thought and public activity but also his personality. Generally described as gentle and kind, he could also be combative when necessary, and a streak of puritanism and an outsized veneration for martyrdom ran through his psychological makeup. Drawing on a broad variety of sources, some coming to light only in recent years, but especially turning to Baeck's own writings, Meyer presents a complex and nuanced image of one of the most noteworthy personalities in the Jewish history of our age.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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081225256X

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The Social Construction of Mental Illness and Its Implications for Neuroplasticity

By: Michael T. Walker

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The Social Construction of Mental Illness and Its Implications for Neuroplasticity

By: Michael T. Walker

The Social Construction of Mental Illness and Its Implications for Neuroplasticity examines how the current concept of mental illness in society informs the dialogic skills and perspectives of psychotherapists. The common interpretation of unconventional behavior as a symptom of illness has marginalized the creative class and deterred mental health professionals from developing the skills and perspectives needed to empower their clients. Too often the neuroplasticity of the human brain is ignored in favor of the organizing metaphor of chemical imbalance which often results in the relegation of clients’ needs to the pharmaceutical industry. Michael T. Walker encourages psychotherapists to evolve their practice by considering the new information available in neuroscience, psychotherapy outcome studies, and postmodern psychotherapies.

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Lexington Books

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1498524842

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Single Session Therapy

A Clinical Introduction to Principles and Practices

By: Michael F. Hoyt

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Single Session Therapy

A Clinical Introduction to Principles and Practices

By: Michael F. Hoyt

Single Session Therapy: A Clinical Introduction to Principles and Practices explores the best ways to use a Single Session Therapy (SST) mindset to better achieve therapeutic goals. This text presents comprehensive ideas and methods on how to make a single session of therapy efficient and effective with individuals, couples, and families, including those of various cultural backgrounds. It emphasizes productive mindsets and includes the following topics: concepts and methods, multi-theoretical approaches, training, various clinical problems and multicultural populations, the latest research findings, access, and implementation. Numerous clinical examples from different expert SST practitioners are presented and discussed throughout. This book is an essential reference for professionals involved in brief therapy practice, research, and teaching.

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1040050581

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Innovation for the 21st Century

By: Michael A. Carrier

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Innovation for the 21st Century

By: Michael A. Carrier

Innovation For The 21st Century' contends that intellectual property and antitrust, the two most important laws fostering innovation, are not being used most effectively to achieve this goal and offers various proposals that individually and collectively remedy this deficiency.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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Brief Therapy Conversations

Exploring Efficient Intervention in Psychotherapy

By: Michael F. Hoyt,Flavio Cannistrà

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Brief Therapy Conversations

Exploring Efficient Intervention in Psychotherapy

By: Michael F. Hoyt,Flavio Cannistrà

Brief Therapy Conversations features stimulating discussions between two international experts about essential topics, including the importance of the therapeutic relationship, the role of diagnosis, the therapist’s mindset, specific techniques and guiding logics, therapist development, and likely future trends. It explores a wide range of literature and ideas on brief therapy and single-session therapy. For those interested in time-sensitive treatment, several expanded journal articles are included that provide additional insights into ways to improve therapeutic efficiency. Reader friendly and conversational in format, this book is essential reading for professionals involved in brief therapy research, teaching, and practice. .

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Cisco Unified Presence Fundamentals

By: Brian Morgan,Jeremy Shane Lisenbea,Michael Popovich

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Cisco Unified Presence Fundamentals

By: Brian Morgan,Jeremy Shane Lisenbea,Michael Popovich

Cisco® Unified Presence offers companies powerful opportunities to improve productivity. Building on the migration to IP telephony and the deployment of Cisco Unified Communications environments, it helps people find each other faster, solve problems more quickly, pursue opportunities with more agility, and increase customer satisfaction. Written by three leading Cisco experts, Cisco Unified Presence Fundamentals explains the concepts behind Unified Presence, the technologies involved, their interdependencies, and how to troubleshoot them. The authors support their discussions of concepts and techniques with many sample applications, guiding network professionals to real-world mastery even if they have never used presence technologies. This book will be an indispensable resource for all Cisco partners and system integrators who need to understand Unified Presence and build solutions, and for all IT and networking professionals who must work with or support those solutions. This is the only book that Walks readers step by step through configuring Cisco Unified Presence Presents practical sample applications that encourage readers to explore and innovate in their own organizations Thoroughly covers the technical aspects of deploying Presence and explains how it can be used within key vertical markets Presents troubleshooting techniques from both server- and client-side perspectives Plan, install, configure, support, and profit from Cisco Unified Presence Understand the components of a Cisco Unified Presence solution and how they fit together Gain valuable insight into how Cisco Unified Presence can increase productivity, scheduling capabilities, and interactivity for evolving industries Understand crucial interdependencies that impact Cisco Unified Presence design, functionality, and behavior Configure Cisco Unified Presence for Federation Understand how to resolve Unified Presence issues with built-in tools and diagnostic utilities This book is part of the Cisco Press® Fundamentals Series. Books in this series introduce networking professionals to new networking technologies, covering network topologies, sample deployment concepts, passwords, and management techniques.

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Pearson Education

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Ghosts of Jim Crow

Ending Racism in Post-Racial America

By: F. Michael Higginbotham

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Ghosts of Jim Crow

Ending Racism in Post-Racial America

By: F. Michael Higginbotham

Higginbotham provides a thoughtful and perceptive discussion on the role of race in America today. His keen legal analysis and compelling narrative has resulted in a fascinating examination of how far we have come as a nation, but more importantly, of how far we have to go." —Barbara A. Mikulski, U.S. Senator for Maryland When America inaugurated its first African American president, in 2009, many wondered if the country had finally become a "post-racial" society. Was this the dawning of a new era, in which America, a nation nearly severed in half by slavery, and whose racial fault lines are arguably among its most enduring traits, would at last move beyond race with the election of Barack Hussein Obama? In Ghosts of Jim Crow, F. Michael Higginbotham convincingly argues that America remains far away from that imagined utopia. Indeed, the shadows of Jim Crow era laws and attitudes continue to perpetuate insidious, systemic prejudice and racism in the 21st century. Higginbotham’s extensive research demonstrates how laws and actions have been used to maintain a racial paradigm of hierarchy and separation—both historically, in the era of lynch mobs and segregation, and today—legally, economically, educationally and socially. Using history as a roadmap, Higginbotham arrives at a provocative solution for ridding the nation of Jim Crow’s ghost, suggesting that legal and political reform can successfully create a post-racial America, but only if it inspires whites and blacks to significantly alter behaviors and attitudes of race-based superiority and victimization. He argues that America will never achieve its full potential unless it truly enters a post-racial era, and believes that time is of the essence as competition increases globally. F. Michael Higginbotham is the Wilson H. Elkins Professor of Law at the University of Baltimore School of Law. He is the author of Race Law: Cases, Commentary, and Questions.

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NYU Press

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0814737471

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Shale Gas and Fracking

The Science Behind the Controversy

By: Michael Stephenson

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Shale Gas and Fracking

The Science Behind the Controversy

By: Michael Stephenson

Shale Gas and Fracking: The Science Behind the Controversy explains the relevant geological principles before examining the peer-reviewed evidence and presenting it through a simple and compelling illustrated narrative. Each chapter focuses on a particular controversy, such contamination of well water with gas from fracking, and follows a similar format: starting with the principles; then detailing peer-reviewed case studies for earthquakes, radioactivity, and climate change; and concluding with a judgment of the general risks involved. Shale Gas and Fracking: The Science Behind the Controversy provides readers with the unbiased information they need to make informed decisions on the controversial issue of fracking. - Presents a clear and unbiased view of the pros and cons of fracking in Europe and the US, through a simple and compelling narrative from an informed publicly-funded scientist - Includes full-colour diagrams, photographs, and maps to present information clearly and simply - Focuses on peer-reviewed, documented examples, particularly of earthquakes and groundwater contamination due to fracking

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Elsevier

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0128017627

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Case Studies in US Trade Negotiation: Making the rules

By: Charan Devereaux,Robert Z. Lawrence,Michael Watkins

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Case Studies in US Trade Negotiation: Making the rules

By: Charan Devereaux,Robert Z. Lawrence,Michael Watkins

Volume 1 of this series presents five cases on trade negotiations that have had important effects on trade policy rulemaking, and an analytic framework for evaluating these negotiations."--BOOK JACKET.

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Peterson Institute

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0881323624

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NPR

The Trials and Triumphs of National Public Radio

By: Michael P. McCauley

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NPR

The Trials and Triumphs of National Public Radio

By: Michael P. McCauley

The people who shaped America's public broadcasting system thought it should be "a civilized voice in a civilized community"—a clear alternative to commercial broadcasting. This book tells the story of how NPR has tried to embody this idea. Michael P. McCauley describes NPR's evolution from virtual obscurity in the early 1970s, when it was riddled with difficulties—political battles, unseasoned leadership, funding problems—to a first-rate broadcast organization. The book draws on a wealth of primary evidence, including fifty-seven interviews with people who have been central to the NPR story, and it places the network within the historical context of the wider U.S. radio industry. Since the late 1970s, NPR has worked hard to understand the characteristics of its audience. Because of this, its content is now targeted toward its most loyal listeners—highly educated baby-boomers, for the most part—who help support their local stations through pledges and fund drives.

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Columbia University Press

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0231509952

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Military History for the Modern Strategist

America's Major Wars Since 1861

By: Michael O'Hanlon

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Military History for the Modern Strategist

America's Major Wars Since 1861

By: Michael O'Hanlon

The recent conclusion to the war in Afghanistan — America’s longest and one of its most frustrating — serves as a vivid reminder of the unpredictability and tragedy of war. In this timely book, esteemed military expert Michael O’Hanlon examines America’s major conflicts since the mid-1800s: the Civil War, the two World Wars, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Now updated with a new preface that addresses the Revolutionary War and brief observations on three other conflicts in U. S. History, O’Hanlon’s unique book — combining brevity and clarity with a broad conceptual approach —serves as an important treatment of America’s military history at the strategic and theater of operations levels. It should appeal to students of security studies and military history at universities and war colleges as well as generalists. He addresses profound questions. How successful has the United States been when it waged these wars? Were the wars avoidable? Did America’s leaders know what they were getting into when they committed to war? And what lessons does history offer for future leaders contemplating war? O’Hanlon looks for overarching trends and themes, along with the lessons for the military strategists and political leaders of today and tomorrow, including the observation that war is usually far more difficult than expected, and that its outcomes are rarely predictable.

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Brookings Institution Press

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Routine Outcome Monitoring and Feedback in Psychological Therapies

By: Kim de Jong,Jaime Delgadillo,Michael Barkham

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Routine Outcome Monitoring and Feedback in Psychological Therapies

By: Kim de Jong,Jaime Delgadillo,Michael Barkham

“This book is clear, well-written, evidence-based, and timely. Combined with the authors’ decades of practice-based research and clinical experience, it describes a way helping professionals of all stripes can improve the results of psychological care.” Scott D. Miller, Ph.D., International Center for Clinical Excellence, USA “A must-read for every therapist, supervisor, researcher, manager – and client – in the field of mental health.” Helene A. Nissen-Lie, Professor in Clinical Psychology and Therapist, University of Oslo, Norway “The depth and breadth of these authors’ knowledge about progress monitoring shine through on every page.” Jacqueline B. Persons, Director, Oakland Cognitive Behavior Therapy Center and Clinical Professor, Department of Psychology, University of California at Berkeley, USA “I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to work with a routine outcome monitoring (ROM) and feedback system in psychological therapies.” Professor Mike Lucock, Centre for Applied Research in Health, University of Huddersfield, UK. Based on the authors’ own varied and extensive experiences as practitioners, this clear and practical guide shows therapists and trainees how feedback can best be used to inform treatment decisions and, ultimately, improve patient outcomes. Key features include: • An up-to-date analysis of the current evidence base about the effectiveness of progress feedback • Advice on how to effectively implement Routine Outcome Monitoring in teams, services, and healthcare systems • Instructive clinical vignettes and examples of therapist-patient dialogue • Advice on how to deal with negative feedback • Clinical guidelines for therapists and guidance on translating theory into practice. Routine Outcome Monitoring and Feedback in Psychological Therapies brings together the collective wisdom of research leaders in the field and experienced therapists and patients to provide the go-to guide on how to integrate Routine Outcome Monitoring and feedback into psychological therapies. Kim de Jong, Ph.D. is Senior Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology at Leiden University, the Netherlands and a cognitive behavioural therapist. She is one of the leading researchers on ROM and feedback and has implemented ROM in a wide variety of settings. Jaime Delgadillo, Ph.D. is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Sheffield, UK, and is trained as a psychoanalyst and cognitive behavioural therapist. He is known for the development and evaluation of feedback systems, digital health and AI technologies in the field of mental health. Michael Barkham, Ph.D., FBPsS is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Sheffield, UK and was previously Professor of Counselling and Clinical Psychology at the University of Leeds, UK. He is a well-known developer of outcome measures and has encouraged their use in routine practice over the past 35 years.

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0335249701

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Hand-Me-Down Blues

How To Stop Depression From Spreading In Families

By: Michael D. Yapko

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Hand-Me-Down Blues

How To Stop Depression From Spreading In Families

By: Michael D. Yapko

Depression often runs in families. Often the behaviours and copies skills learned in families do not prepare us for challenges which life presents. The author demonstrates practical methods for dealing with depression and improving your outlook to create healthy relationships.

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Macmillan

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0312263325

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Rutgers Football

A Gridiron Tradition in Scarlet

By: Michael Pellowski

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Rutgers Football

A Gridiron Tradition in Scarlet

By: Michael Pellowski

Rutgers Football: A Gridiron Tradition in Scarlet is a richly illustrated history of one of the most storied programs in all of college football. From the first intercollegiate contest against Princeton in 1869, which started college football as we know it, through the years that Paul Robeson suited up for the team, the famous undefeated season of 1976, and right up to the Schiano era, former Scarlet Knight Michael Pellowski takes you on a fascinating journey that chronicles the highlights of the first 137 years of Rutgers football. He makes special mention of the Scarlet Knights who have gone on to successful careers in the NFL-Brian Leonard, Mike McMahon, L.J. Smith, Gary Brackett, Ray Lucas, Deron Cherry, among others-and includes a complete listing of letter winners.

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Musculoskeletal Interventions 3/E

By: Barbara J. Hoogenboom,Michael L. Voight,William E. Prentice

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Musculoskeletal Interventions 3/E

By: Barbara J. Hoogenboom,Michael L. Voight,William E. Prentice

The definitive guide to designing and implementing evidence-based rehabilitation programs using therapeutic exercise -- updated in full color Musculoskeletal Interventions, 3rd Edition, is a comprehensive guide to the system considerations, design, implementation, and progression of rehabilitation programs for musculoskeletal injuries and dysfunction. Encompassing many aspects of musculoskeletal rehabilitation, with contributions from many renowned authors, it focuses on the practical application of theory in a clinical setting, making it valuable to both students and experienced physical therapists. Musculoskeletal Interventions features an easy-to-follow body region and functional approach to intervention strategies and is logically divided into five sections: Foundations of the Rehabilitation Process Addresses the important considerations in designing a rehabilitation program for the patient with a musculoskeletal injury Provides a guide-based overview of the rehabilitation process as well as an introduction to Clinical Reasoning and Algorithmic Thinking in rehabilitation Treating Physiologic Impairments During Rehabilitation Presents information on various physical impairments that may need to be addressed as part of the rehabilitation process The Tools of Rehabilitation Provides an overview of important rehabilitation tools and strategies Delivers detailed coverage of how these interventions should be incorporated into a rehabilitation program to achieve the individualized treatment goals for patients with musculoskeletal pathologies Intervention Strategies for Specific Injuries Covers specific rehabilitation techniques and interventions applied to the treatment of a wide variety of regional musculoskeletal injuries, dysfunctions, and post-operative conditions Special Consideration for Specific Patient Populations Discusses treatment considerations for specific patient populations, such as the geriatric patient, pediatric patient, and physically active female This edition is enhanced by a new full-color presentation, as well as the inclusion of valuable learning aids, such as clinical pearls, protocol grids, algorithms, learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter, and end-of-chapter treatment guidelines and references.

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0071793704

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