When Sally Thibault's son was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, it changed the family forever. Sally documented the challenges which David and the family faced. This book will prove inspirational.
Marie Adrien Persac (1823-1873) was a French-born Louisiana artist who worked in a range of mediums to produce a unique view of the lower Mississippi Valley at midcentury. In the first catalogued exhibition devoted solely to this multifaceted but overlooked talent, paintings, drawings, maps, and photographs from numerous holdings have been brought together to present fresh insights and reevaluate this artist's place in the annals of American history and material culture. Due in part to his broad talents artist, cartographer, architect, civil engineer, photographer, and art teacher Persac's work is of major importance to Southern history researchers and art historians. His paintings of south Louisiana plantation houses have captured that now-varnished lifestyle in minute detail, approximating the exactitude of architectural drafting. Today this series is invaluable to scholars of the period, as is Persac's painting of a steamboat interior -- the only one known to exist -- and another French Opera House, which burned to the ground in 1919.
Electronic Inspection Copy available for instructors here The SAGE Library in Social and Personality Psychology Methods provides students and researchers with an understanding of the methods and techniques essential to conducting cutting-edge research. Each volume within the Library explains a specific topic and has been written by an active scholar (or scholars) with expertise in that particular methodological domain. Assuming no prior knowledge of the topic, the volumes are clear and accessible for all readers. In each volume, a topic is introduced, applications are discussed, and readers are led step by step through worked examples. In addition, advice about how to interpret and prepare results for publication are presented. Social Psychophysiology for Social and Personality Psychology provides methodological and technical information to help social psychologists make valid and valuable use of peripheral neurophysiological and endocrine measures of psychological constructs.
This book explores partisan dealignment in France between 1978 and 2012, with a particular focus on the blue-collar electorate and its relationship with the political parties of the established left (the Socialist Party, or Parti socialiste, and the Communist Party, or Parti communiste français). It highlights the distinctiveness of blue-collar partisanship in a context of significant political, social and economic change and compares it with patterns of partisanship in the wider electorate. The voter-party relationship is self-evidently a bilateral one which can be modified both on the demand side, because voters change, and on the supply side, because parties change. Four factors are identified as playing a key role in partisan dealignment: value change, policy convergence, political sophistication and political trust. There is compelling evidence that while each of these makes a contribution, it is changes in the behaviour of the parties that are driving partisan dealignment among blue-collar workers in France.
This book relocates Bearden's Caribbean experience to the center of the work he did during the most productive period of his life. Produced in full color, it includes 130 Bearden paintings, almost all Caribbean watercolors and collages, few of which have ever been published.
In 1972, the first Report for the Club of Rome - The Limits to Growth - famously spelled out the unsustainable consequences of an economic system that demands infinite growth in a finite world. Just as The Limits to Growth exposed the catastrophic flaws in our economic system, this new Report from the Club of Rome exposes the systemic flaws in our money system and the wrong thinking that underpins it. It describes the ongoing currency and banking crises we must expect if we continue with the current monopoly system - and the vicious impact of these crises on our communities, our society as a whole and our environment. Our money system is outdated, brittle and unfit for purpose. It is responsible for the endless cycle of boom and bust, it systematically widens the gap between rich and poor, it creates unemployment and multiplies other extremely adverse social effects of any financial/economic crisis, it undermines sustainability initiatives, it disables vitally-needed national and international action to limit multiple threats to the environment and the biosphere. It is the single structural cause common to all financial and monetary instability. Money and Sustainability: The Missing Link - Report from the Club of Rome proposes an alternative: a monetary 'ecosystem' with complementary currencies working alongside the conventional one. This is more flexible, resilient, fair and sustainable. Societies worked like this in the past. So can we. The book first explains these systemic problems in detail. It's written in a way that's clearly accessible to the general public (although it references at length a wide range of technical topics: economics theory, the history and institutions of banking, the physics of complex flow networks, the science of sustainability, and population trends and climate change). This gives a framework for understanding the present money system. The authors then describe their proposal for an alternative money ecosystem which systematically addresses and resolves the problems created by the present system. Finally, this practical proposal is illustrated by nine case studies of different complementary currencies which are either running now, in development or could be implemented at short notice in individual cities and regions around the world.
For nearly one hundred years, House Beautiful Magazine has helped to make the holidays a special time. This is a collection of decorating, celebrating, & entertaining ideas for the festive season.
Abundant information, advice, and examples from designers, architects, and homeowners who've used color to advantage in the decor of every room of the house. Illustrated with color photos. No references. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
When Author Sally Thibault's son David was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, an Autism Spectrum disorder, in 1997, it was the beginning of a long, painful struggle. Now in her new book David's Gift, Asperger's Syndrome, Life & Love - One Family's Inspirational Journey from Diagnosis to Graduation, Sally tells the story of how her son went from being a sad, lonely, bullied 15 year old boy who dropped out of school in Grade 10 to now living life as a confident, articulate University graduate, who has traveled extensively and now in a living in a loving relationship."If somebody had told me a decade ago that this is where our life would be now... I would never have believed them!" said Sally. "There was a time when I truly believed that we had no options. Now I can look back on that time and see exactly how the strategies we put into place created the success".Eloquently written with raw truth and honesty this real life story confronts the truth about understanding non-judgment and a child with a difference. Sally's exploration of the day to day struggles faced by parents of a child with Asperger's Syndrome is insightful and candid.Its a story about a special boy and his extraordinary parents, who move from wishing to make their son 'normal' to recognizing his unique difference and personality. It's a love story about a son and a family and a very special mother who helped David take his first steps towards a less fearful, more connected life. Already being touted as a must read for all parents, teachers and health care professionals, the book helps others understand the pain and emotions parents deal with as they navigate the challenges of parenting a child living with Asperger's Syndrome."If teachers and health care professionals can understand how painful and emotional this journey is for parents, I think we would go a long way to making great in roads for creating successful outcomes for these children. Our story is the example" she said. David's Gift, Asperger's Syndrome, Life & Love - One Family's Inspirational Journey from Diagnosis to Graduation offers relevant lessons including: • How to handle children's challenging behaviors at home and at school.• Why children with autistic spectrum disorder are often unfairly misjudged as difficult or naughty.• How to help ASD children cope with their emotions, school, bullying and relationships.• Other people's judgments; how to deal with them and how to overcome them• What all children need in order to navigate their lives effectively, and• Why having a child of difference is a gift that enables parents to be far greater parents than they thought possible.As Sally says “When Asperger's Syndrome first came into our lives it presented us with a challenge that, at the time, seemed sad, unfair and overwhelming. It is only now I can see that it was in fact an incredible gift. As parents, we had to become the people we wanted David to be. What we learned about ourselves and who we became as people, was David's gift to us.
When Sally Thibault's son was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, it changed the family forever. Sally documented the challenges which David and the family faced. This book will prove inspirational.
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