Susan David: 132 books
True Green
Executive Effectiveness in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2012
Drawing on the careers of senior executives of the US Environmental Protection Agency, True Green identifies the concrete actions that work in protecting our nation’s environment. By examining the exquisitely difficult tasks of executive leadership in environmental protection, one of the most conflicted...
Waiting at the Gate
Creativity and Hope in the Nursing Home
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
Here is the result of over ten years of hands-on clinical experience by two experts wha have worked with the elderly. The authors explore the contributions of the creative arts therapies, specifically movement and drama therapy, to the individual and communal welfare of residents in nursing homes.
Waiting...
Cognitive Behavioural Interviewing for Adult Disorders
A Practical Handbook
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2018
Originally published in 1989, the primary aim of this text was to provide a guide to the interview assessment of a wide range of common adult psychological problems. Emphasis is placed on the kinds of problems that were frequently encountered in outpatient centres at the time. The authors provide...
Congress and Harry S. Truma
A Conflicted Legacy
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This collection of essays examines President Truman’s somewhat contentious relationships with Congress. Authors evaluate Truman’s successes and defeats and measure him against later presidents of the United States. While the Truman era has been perceived as a stalemate between the executive and...
by David Isenberg, Susan Manzi
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2008
Lupus is a disorder in which the body's immune system attacks itself, culminating in disease which can affect multiple organs, including the skin, joints, heart, lungs, kidneys, and central nervous system. Lupus currently affects about 30,000 patients in the UK, 500,000 in the United States and tens...
Immigrant Children
Change, Adaptation, and Cultural Transformation
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2011
Over the past several decades, the demographic populations of many countries such as Canada as well as the United States have greatly transformed. Most striking is the influx of recent immigrant families into North America. As children lead the way for a 'new' North America, this group of children...
The Search for the Legacy of the USPHS Syphilis Study at Tuskegee
Reflective Essays Based upon Findings from the Tuskegee Legacy Project
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2011
The Search for the Legacy of the USPHS Syphilis Study at Tuskegee is a collection of essays that seeks to redefine the "legacy" of the infamous Tuskegee Syphilis Study in light of recent findings from other scientific studies that challenge the long-standing, widely-held understanding of...
by Susan Van Kirk, David Kubicek
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2000
The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background.
In CliffsNotes on My Antonia, you follow the story of Jim, an orphaned boy who travels to Nebraska to live with his grandparents. Upon arriving, Jim...
American Constitutionalism, Marriage, and the Family
Obergefell v. Hodges and U.S. v. Windsor in Context
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2016
This edited volume in American constitutionalism places the Supreme Court’s declaration of same-sex marriage rights in U.S. v. Windsor (2013) and Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) within the context of the Court’s developing understanding of the legal and social status of marriage and the family. Leading...
Intellectual Disability and Dementia
Research into Practice
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2014
Presenting the most up-to-date information available about dementia and intellectual disabilities, this book brings together the latest international research and evidence-based practice, and describes clearly the relevance and implications for support and services
Internationally renowned...
by David A. Frederick, Erica Berg, Susan Carnell
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2011
You’ve read the books. You’ve seen the films. Now get inside the heads of your favorite Twilight characters (just like Edward can!) in The Psychology of Twilight.Explore the minds and motives of Bella, Edward, Jacob, and more with a deeper look at the series that’s captured the hearts—and psyches—of...
The Engaged University
International Perspectives on Civic Engagement
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2011
The Engaged University is a comprehensive empirical account of the global civic engagement movement in higher education. In universities around the world, something extraordinary is underway. Mobilizing their human and intellectual resources, institutions of higher education are directly tackling...
Blinded by science
The social implications of epigenetics and neuroscience
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2017
In recent years, new areas of biology, especially epigenetics and neuroscience, have enthralled the public imagination. They have been used as powerful arguments for developing social policy in a particular direction, from early intervention in the lives of disadvantaged children to seeking 'biomarkers'...
by Orlik, Susan, Woods
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
The aim of school inspection is to identify strengths and weaknesses in order that schools may improve educational quality and raise standards. This text examines the role of school inspectors and advises teachers and heads on methodologies for internal review and improvement.