Michael Janis: 8 books
Africa after Modernism
Transitions in Literature, Media, and Philosophy
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Africa after Modernism traces shifts in perspectives on African culture, arts, and philosophy from the conflict with European modernist interventions in the climate of colonialist aggression to present identitarian positions in the climate of globalism, multiculturalism, and mass media. By focusing...
Life with Pop
Lessons on Caring for an Aging Parent
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2009
From bestselling author and clinical psychologist Janis Abrahms Spring comes a refreshingly honest and tender portrait of a devoted daughter caring for her father through his final years of life
After her mother died, Janis Abrahms Spring "inherited" her father-Pop- and set off on...
Our Prince of Scribes
Writers Remember Pat Conroy
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2018
New York Times best-selling writer Pat Conroy (1945–2016) inspired a worldwide legion of devoted fans numbering in the millions, but none are more loyal to him and more committed to sustaining his literary legacy than the many writers he nurtured over the course of his fifty-year writing life. In...
How to Engage, Involve, and Motivate Employees
Building a Culture of Lean Leadership and Two-Way Communication
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2017
This book, which takes the employees' perspective, illustrates what works and what doesn't work to engage, involve, and motivate a workforce. Through examples, it shows how the "engage" methodology links to the Lean Process. While focusing on the softer/"people" part of Lean, it...
Willa Cather and Material Culture
Real-World Writing, Writing the Real World
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2009
A compilation of essays focusing on the significance of material culture to Cather’s work and Cather scholarship.
Willa Cather and Material Culture is a collection of 11 new essays that tap into a recent and resurgent interest among Cather scholars in addressing her work and her career through...
by Larry Davidson, Michael Rowe, Janis Tondora
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2008
This book takes a lofty vision of "recovery" and of "a life in the community" for every adult with a serious mental illness promised by the U.S. President's 2003 New Freedom Commission on Mental Health and shows the reader what is entailed in making this vision a reality. Beginning with the historical...
Ready? Set? Engage!
A Field Guide for Employees to Create Their Own Culture of Participation and Implement Innovative Ideas
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2017
All employees want themselves and their colleagues to be better engaged at work, but most just can’t get past the talking stage to actually developing an effective plan. This book is a step-by-step "how-to" guide for those who develop and complete projects – not just supervisors and...
Spirituality and Art Therapy
Living the Connection
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2001
Reflecting the increasing recognition of the importance of the spiritual in healing, Spirituality and Art Therapy is an exciting exploration of the different ways in which the spiritual forms an essential, life-enhancing component of a well-rounded therapeutic approach. The contributors are leading...