Ronald D : 168 books
Loosing Control
Becoming a Pastor Leader with Influence
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2015
Leaders of congregations want to foster change but how is rarely obvious. Some pursue top-down approaches while others think bottom-up. Either approach assumes some control by the leader, but effective leadership of change needs more than control; it requires influencing the ongoing change that is...
Der Graue Star
Etablierte Operationsverfahren und neue Lasertechnik
Language: German
Release Date: December 2, 2015
Der Graue Star, die meist altersgetrübte Linse, kann durch eine Operation bei den meisten Patienten erfolgreich behandelt werden. Ursachen und Therapie der Erkrankung werden in diesem Buch anschaulich und gut verständlich beschrieben. Seit einigen Jahren kann als neues Verfahren bei der Operation...
Genetic Influences on Addiction
An Intermediate Phenotype Approach
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2013
A comprehensive review of research examining intermediary mechanisms to understand the link between genetic variation and addiction liability.
Although there is scientific consensus that genetic factors play a substantial role in an individual's vulnerability to drug or alcohol addiction, specific...
by The Detection Club, Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2019
It’s “great fun” when a baker’s dozen of Golden Age authors collaborate on a whodunit—including Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and G. K. Chesterton (The Guardian).
Originally published in 1931, The Floating Admiral is a classic literary collaboration by members of the Detection...
by Ronald S. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2012
The key to mental fitness is through commitment to a process of consciously making small and manageable changes that encompass a variety of healthy behaviors – including physical health and fitness, interpersonal relationships, intellectual growth, habit control, and the development of outside interests...
Processing Inaccurate Information
Theoretical and Applied Perspectives from Cognitive Science and the Educational Sciences
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2014
Interdisciplinary approaches to identifying, understanding, and remediating people's reliance on inaccurate information that they should know to be wrong.
Our lives revolve around the acquisition of information. Sometimes the information we acquire—from other people, from books, or from the...
by Ronald S. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2011
Synopsis
This is a manual to help the reader lead life to its fullest in a proactive and positive manner. Psychologist Ron Kaiser shares insights and techniques that have heretofore only been available to his own private patients.
Drawing upon the principles of positive psychology and cognitive-behavioral...
Peixe-elétrico #06
Arcadio
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: December 3, 2016
No ensaio "Sobre os princípios", ARCADIO DÍAZ-QUIÑONES pensa a respeito das relações dos escritores e intelectuais com a tradição, ou seja, como a imaginaram e como falam dela. Os editores da Peixe-elétrico e Pedro Meira Monteiro também entrevistam o intelectual porto-riquenho....
10 Steps to Mastering Stress
A Lifestyle Approach, Updated Edition
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2014
We know that stress is bad for us. We see evidence of this in the news, we hear it from our doctors, and we feel it at the end of a hectic week. Health professionals have learned that stress interferes with our lives-it increases missed work days, can lead to relationship difficulties, and can increase...
FLAMING BESS, Band 2: DER MONOLITH
Fünf Romane in einem Band!
Language: German
Release Date: July 21, 2019
30.000 n. Chr. – Auf der Suche nach der Erde wird das Sternenschiff NOVA STAR unter Flaming Bess von einem Wurmloch angesaugt und im System einer roten Riesensonne wieder ausgespuckt. Bevor sie Kontakt mit den Bewohnern des einzigen Planeten aufnehmen kann, werden sie und ihre Leute in eine Stasis-Kammer...
by George Alecusan, John E. Alvis, Donald R. Brand
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2019
Revised and updated, this long-awaited second edition provides a comprehensive introduction to what the most thoughtful Americans have said about the American experience from the colonial period to the present. The book examines the political thought of the most important American statesmen, activists,...
Ethics for the Real World
Creating a Personal Code to Guide Decisions in Work and Life
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2008
We often make small ethical compromises for "good" reasons: We lie to a customer because our boss asked us to. We exaggerate our accomplishments on our résumé to get an interview. Temptation blindsides us. And we make snap decisions we regret.
Minor ethical lapses can seem harmless,...
Input-Output Analysis
Foundations and Extensions
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2009
This edition of Ronald Miller and Peter Blair's classic textbook is an essential reference for students and scholars in the input-output research and applications community. The book has been fully revised and updated to reflect important developments in the field since its original publication. New...
Intoxication
The Universal Drive for Mind-Altering Substances
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2005
A scientific and cultural exploration of the pursuit of altered states of consciousness in both humans and animals
• Contains myriad studies and examples from the author's 20 years of research
• By the foremost authority on the social and psychological effects of drug use
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