An “ominous and persuasive” study of when violence starts in child development—and the preventive measures to stop it (The New York Times Book Review).
 
This new, revised edition incorporates significant advances in neurobiological research and includes a new introduction by Dr. Vincent J. Felitti, a leading researcher in the field. When Ghosts from the Nursery: Tracing the Roots of...

Self-possession seems the simplest gift, yet one which most people struggle to find. It is the inner security that makes it possible to live without fear of surrendering too much. It is that which allows a lucky few to actually thrive within social constraints--families, career, marriages--while remaining true to themselves. Learning to Be Human is a guide to finding this balanced sense of self through all the critical "touchpoints" of life: establishing...

This book is about being alone in our heads. It gives a rare glimpse of what other people feel like, to read it is to reflect on our own experience of being. People hide behind their appearance in order to get by in the world. In this, book men and women alike of all ages reach beneath their skin to reveal their inner self. Am I the same person day to day, year to year? Is there an essential core as the layers of life are, peeled away? And, to what...

Revisits the Traditional Yaraldi 'Miwi (Soul) Healing. The concerns regarding the Sociological issues cover the Two-Way Cultural effect on her great-grandads forced assimilation story. The human development stages of the two cultures are, compared with highlights on a court case and Royal Commission in South Australia 1995, involving Hindmarsh Island. Traditional Women's Healing and dreaming were, demeaned and not recognized.

Becoming Supergenius has grown on the scorched earth that is the current state of learning, teaching, and education. This is no small matter. I asked thirty-five people, with over 1,600 years of accumulated experience, how and why they learned. From their answers, I resolved 328 learning secrets that are part of any person's journey to find their full potential. Learning requires us to explore where our thinking comes from. Thinking is a complicated...

Dancing with the Muse in Old Age uses current science to present old age as a potentially happy, creative, and productive time. Numerous models-including many elders active in the arts-illustrate the possibilities.

Introduction dans l'oeuvre de Piaget, pour comprendre ses théories et thèmes de prédilection. L'œuvre de Jean Piaget — une des figures les plus marquantes de la psychologie et de la théorie de la connaissance du XXe siècle — est foisonnante de concepts, de thèses originales et d'analyses de conduites psychologiques. Elle se compose d'une soixantaine d'ouvrages et de centaines d'articles. Ce livre vise à faciliter l'accès à l'œuvre...

Este libro busca ser un aporte al estudio del envejecimiento como proceso que abarca la vida entera y en el que se conjugan múltiples y disímiles influencias. Desde un enfoque contextual dialéctico, centrado en las ciencias sociales, sus 26 categorías y 285 conceptos invitan al debate, a la deconstrucción y construcción de nuevos conocimientos orientadores de prácticas y políticas para lograr sociedades inclusivas: para todas las edades.

A professional behavioral witness to more than a hundred capital trials explores the making of a murderer. CSI shows us where a crime is committed. Forensic detectives show us how. But what really goes on in the mind of killer? What is it in each potential victim that sparks in them the urge to take a life? What are the reasons behind a quick thrill kill, or slow torture? Between choosing someone they know, or a stranger? As they stand before a jury,...

Markets for capital, products, and managerial talent are expanding rapidly across national borders, yet domestic laws and practices have never had greater impact on corporate structures and cross-border deals. Investors pursuing high returns and diversification, entrepreneurs seeking capital, and managers endeavoring to restructure troubled enterprises now routinely face transaction counter-parties who operate within different legal and political...