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by John E. Douglas, Ann W. Burgess, Robert K. Ressler
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
Who are the men committing the rising number of serial homicides in the U.S. -- and why do they kill? The increase in these violent crimes over the past decade has created an urgent need for more and better information about these men: their crime scene patterns, violent acts, and above all, their...
10 Minutes/10 Years
Your Definitive Guide to a Beautiful and Youthful Appearance
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2007
If you find yourself lost and alone in the skin-care aisle; if you're thinking of going under the knife, but hoping you won't have to; if you need specific, detailed information about how to get rid of the bags under your eyes or those ever-deepening furrows in your brow; if you've gone to your girlfriends,...
The Whole Life Prostate Book
Everything That Every Man-at Every Age-Needs to Know About Maintaining Optimal Prostate Health
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2012
MEN TODAY face a growing health crisis. More than twenty million nationwide are affected by a prostate health issue, and more than two hundred thousand are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year. Many of these problems are preventable because they are related to the chronic diseases of age associated...
Psychotherapist'S Guide To Psychopharmacology
Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
The last twenty-five years have witnessed an explosion of knowledge about the influence of brain biochemistry on mood and behavior and about pharmacological approaches to treating mental and emotional disorders. A substantial portion of patients seen in clinical practice are taking some medication...
by Cheryl Richardson
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2005
"Every event we experience and every person we meet has intentionally been put in our path to help us lead more conscious and fulfilled lives," says Cheryl Richardson, the New York Times bestselling author of Take Time for Your Life, Life Makeovers, and Stand Up for Your Life. In her new book -- her...
by Kenneth Blum
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
An understanding of the nature and progression of alcohol addiction has emerged: alcoholism as the result of an imbalance in the brain's natural production of neurotransmitters critical to our sense of wellbeing. This imbalance, which an increasing amount of evidence is demonstrating to be genetically...
Shouldn't I Be Happy
Emotional Problems of Pregnant and Postpartum Women
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
A guide for expectant and new mothers on emotional issues associated with parenthood, including post-partum depression.
Pregnancy and childbirth are a happy and joyous time for some women, but for others the experience can be one of anxiety, fear, and confusion. Because our society cherishes...
by Barry Reisberg
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
An excellent and intelligent book for the families of patients with Alzheimer's disease.
Written by long-time researcher Dr. Barry Reisberg, this guide is filled with information for the families, loved ones, spouses, and friends of people living with Alzheimer's disease.
Lost Boys
Why our Sons Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 1999
In the first book to help parents truly understand youth violence and stop it before it explodes, national expert Dr. James Garbarino reveals how to identify children who are at risk and offers proven methods to prevent aggressive behavior.
After more than a decade of relentless increase in the urban...
Adoption Life Cycle
The Children and Their Families Through the Years
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
Adoption remains a subject of intense controversy. Some groups call for the abolition of adoption altogether as an outmoded social institution that fails to meet the needs of any of the members involved, while others propose major changes in our social and legal systems. Yet few reformers have been...
Adult Psychopathology, Second Edition
A Social Work Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 1999
The most comprehensive textbook for students in advanced social work and mental health courses is now completely revised and updated for a new generation
When Adult Psychopathology: A Social Work Perspective was first published in 1984, this pioneering text was the first to conceptualize and organize...
by Francis J. Turner
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
The demographic shift to a much older population is having a large impact on social work professionals who have traditionally been the primary caretakers of the elderly. As more people are living into advanced old age, it is becoming increasingly important to understand and treat the wide range of...
From Poor Law to Welfare State, 6th Edition
A History of Social Welfare in America
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2007
Over twenty-five years and through five editions, Walter I. Trattner's From Poor Law to Welfare State has served as the standard text on the history of welfare policy in the United States. The only comprehensive account of American social welfare history from the colonial era to the present, the new...
Civilizations
Culture, Ambition, and the Transformation of Nature
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2001
In Civilizations, Felipe Fernández-Armesto once again proves himself a brilliantly original historian, capable of large-minded and comprehensive works; here he redefines the subject that has fascinated historians from Thucydides to Gibbon to Spengler to Fernand Braudel: the nature of civilization.
To...