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Meet the social, emotional, and educational needs of gifted students with the fifth edition of this classic bestseller.Support the social, emotional, and educational needs of gifted students with the fifth edition of The Gifted Teen Survival Guide, a one-of-a-kind book full of sage advice to help teens understand themselves, relate well with others, and reach their potential in life. The fifth edition continues to be the ultimate teen guide to...

Help kids understand and manage anxiety to boost their mental health and well-being.Anxiety in kids is on the rise: 4.4 million children between the ages of 3 and 17 have diagnosed anxiety disorders, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And even more kids experience some level of anxiety in their daily lives. In kid-friendly language, award-winning Name and Tame Your Anxiety explains what anxiety is, how it works, and h...

In his Sonata, Peter Wolf puts his style well-known from the character pieces of his previous piano series (Wolf-temperiertes Klavier, Jazz preludes) in the service of a demanding form. We can recognize the style that can be traced back to jazz and Bartok, the characters that tap like a toccata or swirl like perpetual motion, the singing lyrical melodies or even such playful turns as the baroque musette-like episode of the slow movement. Like ...

Help teens make informed decisions about their health and wellness with judgment-free information about addictions. From drugs and alcohol to pervasive use of electronic devices, more teens are exhibiting addictive behaviors. What's the Big Deal About Addictions? provides teens with lecture-free, reliable, and factual information about a range of addictions, from drugs and alcohol to electronic devices, social media, and other addictive activi...

Von der Vergewaltigung Lucretias bis hin zu den emanzipierten Frauen Roms wie der sexsüchtigen Messalina, die als Kaiserin und Prostituierte ein Doppelleben führte.

Is the Rapture a Pre-Tribulation event, Mid-Tribulation or Post-Tribulation event? There are few prophesies in the Bible that have sparked as much debate as the timing of the rapture. It is amazing that there are so many views on this matter when presumably we all read from the same book. There are three fundamental beliefs on this matter, and they are. 1. The Pre-tribulation Rapture. The understanding here is that God's elect will be taken up...

Wade and Lizzie Adams are adjusting to married life at the Paradise Creek Inn. Sheriff Adams and the Wilbarger County Sheriff's department investigate the disappearance of Deputy Clifton's husband and the murder of an unidentified woman. The evidence suggests that the cases are related, creating a possible conflict of interest. The team races to solve the crimes before the department's credibility can be questioned.

Bias seems to be everywhere, in the media, in public policy, in our personal interactions. But what is it, exactly, for a person or thing to be biased? Thomas Kelly offers a way of thinking about this question, and argues provocatively that both morality and rationality sometimes require us to be biased.

In The Ideology of Democratism, Emily B. Finley argues that history's most vocal champions of democracy from Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Thomas Jefferson to John Rawls put forth an interpretation of democracy that effectively transforms the meaning of "rule by the people" into nearly its opposite. Making use of democratic language and claiming to speak for the people, elites of one sort or another-politicians, philosophers, academics, religious,...

This book is about bioethical dilemmas in a large public children's ward. It goes beyond the usual work in secular bioethics by turning to the classic texts of Jewish thought. The book constructs a discussion between and among several disciplines, clinical medicine, Jewish philosophy, and feminist thought.

Tremor is the most common movement disorder. The breadth of work remaining in tremorpathophysiology, etiology and treatment development does not render the area intractable, on thecontrary, this is a dynamic, rich research area sure to continue its rapid growth. In Tremors, experts inthe field come together to discuss the underpinnings of neurological tremors and recent clinicalfindings in treatment models.

In More Parties or No Parties, Jack Santucci traces the origins and performance of proportional representation in US cities, the reasons for repeal in all but one case, and discusses the implications of this history for current reform movements in US cities and states, as well as at the national level. Santucci also introduces a new shifting-coalitions theory, which argues that electoral reform is likely in periods of party-system instability....

Wisdom within Words is the first complete bilingual edition and annotated translation of the poetry collection entitled Kuchugen, which features 150 Chinese-style verses (kanshi) written by Dogen Zenji (1200-1253), founder of the Soto Zen sect in early medieval Japan and compiled by Menzan.

Part of the What Do I Do Now? Psychiatry series, Geriatric Psychiatry provides clear answers to some of the most complex clinical situations in geriatric psychiatric care.

This revisionist work challenges the assumption that deep time was "discovered" during the Enlightenment by showing that the possibility of an old or even eternal Earth circulated freely in medieval and early modern Europe, even in popular works intended for a large public, and that it was common to deny any geological role to the biblical Flood.

Widely praised for its comprehensive coverage and exceptionally clear writing style, this best-selling text explores how the anatomy, physiology, ecology, and behavior of animals interact to produce organisms that function effectively in their environments and how lineages of organisms change through evolutionary time.

The Shared Bear is a free verse picture book for ages 3-12 that shows you the life of young Sherina as she plans her birthday and wants to invite her best friends. When her mother points out that Sherina could make people feel left out, she decides to invite her whole class. In this heartwarming true story of compassion, when her classmates show up to her party, young Sherina gets a surprise gift that changes many lives.

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Public Administration uniquely addresses public administration as a sprawling, diverse field that contains some elements of political science, economics, law, sociology, ethics and many other disciplines, while also comprising issues and approaches that are distinctive to public administration itself.

What you get with a Jean Grainger book is warm, authentic writing that welcomes you into the heart of Ireland' Kate Kerrigan, New York Times bestselling author of the Ellis Island trilogy. A tranquil Irish vacation, music, scenery, food... but someone on this tour has a secret he's desperate to keep concealed. Sequel to the #1 Bestseller, The Tour. When a shadowy couple turn up on Conor O'Shea's grand tour of Ireland, the tranquility of Irela...

What you get with a Jean Grainger book is warm, authentic writing that welcomes you into the heart of Ireland' Kate Kerrigan, New York Times bestselling author of the Ellis Island trilogy. Handsome, charming Conor O'Shea has had enough of driving and guiding tours of Ireland. So when an opportunity to renovate and run the magnificent but rundown Castle Dysert as a five-star resort presents itself, he grabs it with both hands. But problems ...