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In a world where people have 24/7 access to the Internet, social media, and other digital technologies, developing healthy habits around how we interact with our screens can have an enormous impact on our physical, mental, and social well-being.Part of...

The Adventure Illusion dismantles one of contemporary culture's most seductive myths: that life itself should be an epic journey of trials, transformation, and triumph.The call to adventure saturates domains ranging from media to marketing, politics to...

This book offers a key point of reference for reflective and thoughtful examinations of the rule of law in tax and related disciplines. It features a stellar cast of established and early-career researchers from a variety of jurisdictions who have...

In this major new contribution to Heidegger studies, Christopher Fynsk provides an original account of Heidegger's reflections on art, and in particular the poetic work of art, to explore the central yet overlooked Heideggerian idea that all art...

Now in its third edition, this popular textbook equips health care professionals with the tools to navigate legal and ethical challenges effectively. Grounded in the four principles of biomedical ethics - autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence and...

Choice 2025 Outstanding Academic TitleThis collection offers a detailed assessment of the varied ways in which President Barack Obama was received by audiences beyond America's borders and assesses what effect this had on his foreign policy initiatives...

Is philosophy a playful pursuit?This book's central argument is that playfulness is an essential quality of philosophical practice, and that there is something essentially philosophical about play. Ways of doing philosophy well invariably require the...

This open access book is the first of its kind to address a question of both theoretical and practical significance: how do countries or entities approach economic cooperation in the face of vexing political concerns and overlapping sovereignty claims?...

This book explores how the history of postcolonial Sri Lanka suggests a new paradigm for understanding state-formation as an ever-shifting and evolving process.The Sri Lankan state has formed under the pressure of multiple conflicts: around capitalist...

Jana S. Rosker presents a novel dialectical method to our comprehension of diverse philosophical ideas. Analyzing philosophical discourses that have emerged in China and the Sinophone region, Rosker applies the method to examples from across the history...

This open access introduction to the major Mexican philosopher and activist Luis Villoro shows how his ideas can reshape contemporary thought.Carlos Montemayor tells the story, through a philosophical lens, of this leading Mexican thinker and his quest...

Title 43 presents regulations relating to public lands (Bureau of Reclamation), land resource management, minerals management, range management, forest management, recreation programs, technical service (Bureau of Land Management), and administration of...

This book offers a groundbreaking account of the role of media technologies in Indian nationalism and democracy. From the Brexit referendum in 2016 to the phenomenon of 'Trumpism', there has been much speculation about the role played by new media in an...

British Masculinity in Transatlantic Cinema explores the Hollywood careers and stardom of British male actors who had fought in the first World War.In an apparently incongruous development in the years after the armistice, some of the men who fought in...

Do our political systems and democracies really reflect the complex reality of the 21st century? Or does politics seem to be legislating about yesterday's world? In his latest book, Daniel Innerarity warns of the gap between the political concepts that...

This book explores the relationship between the English law of unjust enrichment and legal obligations arising from other branches of the law. It examines the question, primarily, by considering how English courts resolve conflicts between restitution...

With the rise of populist governments and corresponding popular protests, this book turns renewed focus on Baruch Spinoza's idea of the political multitude. Acting at once as a body with a single mind and a state with its own political-institutional...

Consciousness has been a central theme of Indian philosophy for more than 2500 years. Returning to the theories that originated in the Classical age, Matthew MacKenzie presents the first comprehensive overview of Indian views about the nature and...

In this volume, leading scholars explore aspects of Renaissance Aristotelianism in the overlooked region of Southeast Europe. Uncovering forgotten texts, neglected topics, and little-known authors, ten chapters examine the philosophies and scholarly...

Attachment Film, Emotion, and Cognition is a bold intervention that seeks to center the bodily and affective dimensions of film traditionally regarded as "feminine".The author uses attachment theory in an interdisciplinary framework with an emphasis on...

This book examines 25 well-known and well-studied options for combating anxiety. These include first-line treatments such as benzodiazepines, SSRIs, and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), as well as complementary modalities such as animal therapy,...

Against the background of selected themes in contemporary philosophy, this book argues that Richard Shusterman's somaesthetics is not only an aesthetics but, first of all, it is a philosophy.The book schematically outlines the philosophical background of...

Is philosophy a playful pursuit?This book's central argument is that playfulness is an essential quality of philosophical practice, and that there is something essentially philosophical about play. Ways of doing philosophy well invariably require the...

Struggling with unwanted intrusive thoughts or repetitive compulsions? This definitive guide offers a compassionate and practical roadmap for Christians seeking healing from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Discover the nuts and bolts of...

Inspection is one of the oldest forms of governmental influence and control. Yet the process had been largely neglected in studies of British government. Originally published in 1981, this study examines two of its major, long-standing aims: to enforce...

In an era where battles are fought not only with code but also with culture, this book explores the evolving landscape of cyber conflict through the lens of psychology, cognition, and information warfare. It delves into the hidden war waged across...

Now in its fifth edition, the highly commended Overcoming Depression and Low Mood uses the tried-and-tested Five Areas (R) educational life skills model of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) to help people work out why they feel as they do, and then plan...

In this thrilling and utterly unique work of narrative non-fiction, Katherine Dunn explores the acute vulnerability of the GPS satellite system - in a book that lifts the lid on the invisible connections of the globe, from the space race to...

This is the first edited volume on the work of essential critical legal theorist Costas Douzinas. It brings together his collaborators, students and contemporaries in legal critique to reflect on different aspects of his oeuvre and to celebrate his...

Reconceptualizes virtual exchange as a vehicle for humanizing education, expanding global perspectives and fostering values of inclusion and non-discrimination. This book brings a justice-oriented focus to virtual exchange, highlighting how equity,...

Competing visions of the future are at the heart of debates on climate change. The daunting scale and characteristics of climate risks have led to terrifying prophesies of societal breakdown and escalating geopolitical flashpoints. Although these cannot...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593852675Author Delano SquiresFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Bantam PressPublisher Random House USA Inc

This new edition provides a straightforward guide to evidence-based practice, helping you to increase your understanding of the processes involved in accessing, appraising, synthesising, and implementing good quality research.Providing a basic...

This book is the only scientific biography of the Nobel Prize-winning Indian American chemist, Har Gobind Khorana. It begins with the story of Khorana's origins in poverty in rural India and how he manages to emerge from that to be trained in chemistry...

Originally published in 1932, Youth and Sex was a book for those who wished to keep abreast of modern thought. A short review of the psychology of childhood and adolescence from a modern standpoint forms the core of the book. A preliminary section deals...

In this innovative open-access study, Joerg Schaub demonstrates that the aesthetic is essential to democratic societies' aspiration to realize a life of equal freedom for all.Revisiting seminal eighteenth-century aesthetic treatises, Schaub advances a...

For decades, trans studies and queer theory have treated the trans body as a theoretical construct - a site for identity, dysphoria, and gender politics - leaving erotic realities largely unexamined. Desire, pleasure, and real sex has been pushed to the...

This volume, the first of its kind, brings together current research, protocols, and methods within embodied art therapy, from theoretical, clinical, and practical perspectives, for use by clinicians, educators, and students alike. Bringing together the...

In this second edition of How to Run Reflective Practice Groups: The Heads and Hearts Model for Healthcare Professionals Arabella Kurtz provides a comprehensive guide to the facilitation of reflective practice groups with the aim of demystifying...

Women’s Impact on Environmental Governance: Reclaiming the Commons through Knowledge, Care, and Culture assembles geographically diverse analyses of case studies from around the world to demonstrate how women interact with global drivers of change to...