Christy: 616 books

The Psychic Life of Racism in Gay Men’s Communities engages in the necessarily complex task of mapping out the operations of racialized desire as it circulates among gay men. In exploring such desire, the contributors to this collection consider the intersections of privilege and marginalization...

It happened many years ago, in 1968, to be exact. I’d just turned eighteen and Bobby and I were so in love. Or, so I’d thought. I was the good girl. The one who always followed the rules and obeyed Momma and Daddy. My sister, on the other hand, was a different story. While she certainly wasn’t...

This groundbreaking book gives clinicians a new set of tools for helping people overcome binge-eating disorder and bulimia. It presents an adaptation of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) developed expressly for this population. The treatment is unique in approaching disordered eating as a problem...

An introductory text for students entering the field, or professionals seeking continued professional development in the area of psychological stress and critical incidents. Includes cases studies and suggested checklists. This text is appropriate for criminal justice, criminal investigation, and...

This book is designed to help busy teachers meet the challenge of creating an effective learning environment for very young children. It includes ideas for planning, using, and evaluating learning spaces that will captivate infants and toddlers and encourage the developmental process. With detailed...

Pattern recognition and other chemometrical techniques are important tools in interpreting environmental data. This volume presents authoritatively state-of-the-art applications of measuring and handling environmental data. The chapters are written by leading experts.

Using Educational Criticism and Connoisseurship for Qualitative Research develops the practical elements of educational criticism, a form of qualitative inquiry that takes its lead from the work that critics have done in fields such as the visual arts, music, literature, drama and dance. Written by...

The world is changing; culture is shifting. Never has safety and security been more desired. What shakes also spills. Pressure spills to the surface. And when struggles become visible, safety becomes more invaluable. We only encounter true freedom and wholeness when we know we can speak and hear truth...

Gifts from Guidance is an anthology of prayers and affirmations written over a ten year period. It was written using an intuitive writing process that invokes communication with the author’s spirit guides and guardian angels. Each prayer unfolds a devotional vision of a life guided by love, compassion,...

A collection of vignettes written to offer hope in the form of a Bible verse, a brief devotional thought, and a prayer - a promise of encouragement to give you strength for each new day. A perfect give for those dealing with a long-term illness, either as a patient or a caregiver.

Two ancient cultures meet. Two nations clash. The recent updating of Egyptian chronology puts a new slant on the history of Egypt and Israel. Moses and Hatshipsut are raised as brother and sister and then grow up to become leaders of these two nations. From palace privilege to desert deprivation,...

The topic of sexuality and gender within the South Asian context is timely and widely discussed across a variety of academic disciplines. Since the end of the last century, there have been debates in the cultural sphere in India on issues concerning Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender people’s rights,...

"English crafts a lively battle-of-wills romance."—RT Book Reviews on How to Tame a Willful Wife How to Avoid an Unwanted Marriage: Track down his first love Slap his face when he propositions you to become his mistress Flee the countryside with aforementioned scoundrel Join a traveling...

This book offers a high-level treatise of evidence-based decisions in drug development. Because of the inseparable relationship between designs and decisions, a good portion of this book is devoted to the design of clinical trials. The book begins with an overview of product development and regulatory...