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Western Disease Contesting Autism in the Somali Diaspora
ISBN: PB: 9780226772257, ISBN: HB: 9780226545752, University of Chicago Press, May 2021
272 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 8 halftones
Because autism is an increasingly common diagnosis, North Americans are familiar with its symptoms and treatments. But what we know and think about autism is shaped by our social relationship to health, disease, and the medical system. In The Western...
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£26,00
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£78,00
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With the Wind and the Waves A Guide to Mental Health Practices in Alaska Native Communities
ISBN: PB: 9781602234161, University of Chicago Press, University of Alaska Press, October 2020
150 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm
In With the Wind and the Waves, psychologist Ray M. Droby tells a story of treatment and learning, drawing on experiences ranging from an ocean journey he took on the Bering Sea while serving in a Alaska Native community to his clinical work as a psy...
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£16,00
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Well-Grounded The Neurobiology of Rational Decisions
ISBN: HB: 9780300207309, Yale University Press, September 2018
312 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm, 21 black&white illus.
Contingency calculations – the ability to predict the outcomes of decisions and actions – are critical for survival and success. Our amazing brains continually process past and current experiences to enable us to make the most adaptive choices. But w...
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£20,00
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Why We Fight
ISBN: HB: 9781849048897, Hurst Publishers, May 2018
328 pp., 21.6x13.8 cm
For sale in CIS only! Why are we willing to die for our countries? How can ideology persuade someone to blow themselves up? When we go to war, morality, religion and ideology often take the blame. But Mike Martin boldly argues that the opposite is...
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£20,00
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Where's My F**king Unicorn? An Alternative Guide to Happiness
ISBN: HB: 9781781453087, GMC Group, Ammonite Press, September 2017
80 pp., 23x8.5 cm, colour illus.
Are your bookshelves filled with self-help books, and yet your life feels empty? Do you keep following paths to enlightenment that lead to the same dead ends? Have your mythical, magical hopes and dreams remained in sight but out of reach? You've rea...
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£7,99
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When the Sun Bursts The Enigma of Schizophrenia
ISBN: PB: 9780300223651, Yale University Press, February 2017
240 pp., 20.3x13 cm
A leading psychoanalyst shares his experiences working with schizophrenic patients to show how effective talk therapy can be as a treatment Many schizophrenics experience their condition as one of radical incarceration, mind-altering medications, iso...
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£12,99
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Wandering Mind What the Brain Does When You're Not Looking
ISBN: PB: 9780226418919, ISBN: HB: 9780226238616, University of Chicago Press, October 2016
184 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 1 halftone
If we've done our job well – and, let's be honest, if we're lucky – you'll read to the end of this description. Most likely, however, you won't. Somewhere in the middle of the next paragraph, your mind will wander off. Minds wander. That's just how i...
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£12,00
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£16,00
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When Your Child Hurts Effective Strategies to Increase Comfort, Reduce Stress, and Break the Cycle of Chronic Pain
ISBN: PB: 9780300204650, Yale University Press, December 2015
352 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm, 4 black&white illus.
Parents of a child in pain want nothing more than to offer immediate comfort. But a child with chronic or recurring pain requires much more. His or her parents need skills and strategies not only for increasing comfort but also for helping their chil...
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£16,99
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What Intelligence Tests Miss The Psychology of Rational Thought
ISBN: PB: 9780300164626, Yale University Press, February 2010
328 pp., 23.4x15.6 cm, 8 black&white illus.
Critics of intelligence tests – writers such as Robert Sternberg, Howard Gardner, and Daniel Goleman – have argued in recent years that these tests neglect important qualities such as emotion, empathy, and interpersonal skills. However, such critique...
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£19,00
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