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Bonus chapter! Already a classic, the 2017 updated edition of "Smartphone Love affair" contains a new chapter on our Commander-in-Chief's Twitter habits. Is president Donald J. Trump addicted to Twitter? Are you addicted to Twitter? Read this exciting "Bonus Chapter" to find out.
With his current effort, Dr. Roberts asks readers if they may be getting "Too Much of a Good Thing" regarding their smartphone use. This is no hoity-toity treatise but a...
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El Síndrome de Asperger, es un trastorno tanto de niños como de adultos, que cada vez se hace más conocido; sobre todo gracias a los personajes famosos que con valentía han reconocido que padecen de este problema.En este libro encontrarás todo lo que debes saber sobre el Síndrome de Asperger, a fin de entender por qué las personas que lo padecen dicen haber experimentado tantas dificultades durante la niñez, y algunos grandes desafíos en...
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Life Cycles - Coincidences is the fourth book in Neil Killions' series on the ground-breaking new theory of life in 12-year cycles based on detailed biographical analysis and not related to the occult.If you have ever thought about coincidences and were just a bit curious about them, then Neil welcomes you to 'The Third Way' to look at the subject.This is unlike any other book written on the subject of coincidences instead it takes a unique approach...
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What if there were a magic pill that could make you happier, turn you into a better parent, solve a number of your teenager's behavior problems, reduce racial prejudice, and close the achievement gap in education? There is no such pill, but story editing - the scientifically-based approach described in REDIRECT - can accomplish all of this.
The world-renowned psychologist Timothy Wilson shows us how to redirect the stories we tell about ourselves...
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Die Vielzahl von und Vielfalt an möglichen Orientierungshilfen für sozialpädagogisches Handeln scheint auf den ersten Blick nicht oder kaum überschaubar. Welche Orientierungshilfen von den in der Sozialen Arbeit Tätigen individuell als bedeutsam empfunden werden, hängt in besonderem Maße von subjektiv getroffenen Entscheidungen ab. Ausgangspunkt des vorliegenden Bandes ist die Vorstellung, dass Sozialpädagogen/innen nicht ausschließlich,...
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People are capable of the most generous and unselfish acts, and also the most destructive and terrible.
Is there such a thing as the real human nature? Read and understand amazing insights and opportunities for the future. Explore possibilities that have never before been considered, and discover a completely new way to approach life and reclaim our birthright. Analyzing decades of psychological research, this book delves deeply into human psychology...
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"In this book, Claire Horisk argues that the real problem with so-called offensive jokes-such as racist, sexist, and ethnic jokes-is not that they are offensive but that they are harmful, because they transmit and reinforce stereotypes and ideas that contribute to a network of unjust disadvantage for the derogated group. She distinguishes between belittling jokes, which shore up unjust disadvantage for social groups, and disparaging jokes, which derogate...
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Our inner worlds are unique to us, complex, rich, and vast. This workbook is designed for the individual, group, or class to step behind self-image and behold the many psychological facets and dimensions that make up his or her human being. These workshops are for the true explorers of human nature, for those who seek to understand the underpinnings of who they are deep within, beyond social programming. This book can also be used as a resource for...
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Michael Tomoff präsentiert einen Überblick über die Möglichkeiten, die der neue Wissenschaftszweig der Positiven Psychologie Unternehmen bietet. Der Autor unterstützt auch in der zweiten Auflage dieses mittlerweile zum Bestseller gewordenen Buches Führungskräfte dabei, ihre Arbeit sinnvoll zu bereichern, indem sie sowohl eigene als auch fremde Potenziale entdecken und entfalten. Damit können sie einen Mehrwert für sich, ihre Mitarbeiter und...
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On voudrait nous faire croire que la poésie n'est que douceur inutile et bonté impossible, beautés incompréhensibles et ruineuses, aspirations prétentieuses, charabia, gaspillage, enfantillages, rimes quétaines, littérature. Mais notre vie serait-elle pas plus intelligible, plus lumineuse, plus habitable si nous ménagions un peu d'espace pour accueillir une certaine magie de l'existence? Véronique Cté entreprend le fragile inventaire des...
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Bereits jetzt hat die COVID-19 Pandemie tiefe Spuren auf allen Ebenen menschlichen Handelns und Empfindens hinterlassen. Was die bestmögliche Bewältigung der Situation betrifft, liegt es nicht nur an den Regierungen, Expert*innen und Mitarbeiter*innen in Gesundheitssystemen, sondern letztlich an jedem einzelnen, richtig zu handeln. Das Verständnis für die psychologischen Hintergründe und die gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhänge ist dabei von wesentlichem...
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Ceci est un livre sur notre rapport à notre époque-mais aussi à la jeunesse qui incarne, dans notre esprit, ses carences et ses excès. Une époque que nous détestons, de manière générale. Pas toujours sans raison, bien entendu, mais avec une paresse intellectuelle qu'on réserve habituellement à la condamnation des frasques des chanteuses populaires. Constitué d'une série d'observations ayant Miley Cyrus comme pivot, cet essai n'a pas pour...
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¿Qué nos hace humanos? ¿Qué características han permitido ser quien somos? ¿Cómo es la naturaleza humana? Describir la manera exacta de cómo es el ser humano, es algo que nos quedaría muy grande a todos. A pesar de que hoy en día contamos con recursos que favorezcan la investigación, estamos igual o peor de pobres en cuanto a conocimiento.Tratando de contestar estas preguntas y mucho más de una manera reflexiva y desde diferentes puntos...
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Este libro es una introducción al fenómeno de la manipulación mental o "lavado de cerebro", como se conoce a nivel popular. Para ello, se toman diferentes aportaciones hechas por especialistas, sistematizando los conocimientos existentes en la materia.El autor muestra cómo una secta puede llegar a lograr obtener el control total de la persona de forma que la lleva de su condición de sujeto a un mero objeto, para uso y abuso del líder y del grupo...
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Advance Praise for:The Amazon is burning - The flames of 21st-century resistance inspired by indigenous women. True tales from 25 years of Vigilante activities in defense of native peoples of Amazonia by the Caribbean's most radical indigenous rights activist."Damon Corrie tells the world a story of courage, determination, love for the land and the quest for Justice from Indigenous peoples' perspective. A story that has been intentionally ignored...
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What is the difference between choking and panicking? Why are there dozens of varieties of mustard-but only one variety of ketchup? What do football players teach us about how to hire teachers? What does hair dye tell us about the history of the 20th century?
In the past decade, Malcolm Gladwell has written three books that have radically changed how we understand our world and ourselves: The Tipping Point; Blink; and Outliers. Now, in What the Dog...
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Trauma can feel like a labyrinth, twisting on itself like a maze of despair, without end or exit. This seems particularly true in today's chaotic world of pandemics, climate change, social conflict, and systemic violence. Increasingly, the conditions of the larger world aggravate, if not cause, the traumas in our individual lives. However, as Laura K. Kerr, PhD explores in this wide-ranging collection of essays, not only can we heal from trauma,...
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Identify false information. Avoid getting tricked. Be quick-witted and insightful. Would you like to ask the right questions, come up with strong arguments, detect biases and irrational or illogical reasoning? But you don't know where to start learning these? The Art of Thinking Critically will help you with that!Using the brightest ideas and best practices of some of the greatest thinkers, you can become a self-thought critical thinker who doesn't...
19) Stadt und Gesellschaft im Fokus aktueller Stadtforschung: Konzepte-Herausforderungen-Perspektiven
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Im vorliegenden Buch befassen sich Stadtforscherinnen und Stadtforscher aus den Bereichen Geschichte, Geografie, Soziologie, Stadtplanung, Ökologie, Psychologie und Medienwissenschaft mit Fragen zur Stadt. Durch die unterschiedlichen fachlichen Perspektiven entsteht ein ganzheitlicher Blick auf die Stadt mitsamt ihren aktuellen Problemen und Herausforderungen. Städte sind Lebensräume des Menschen, von ihm selbst geschaffene gebaute Umwelten, die...
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What does it really take to be a leader in your own setting?Discover the secrets to success and the road to failure in this analysis of the behaviours shared by those in positions of power. Author Aris Petasis examines the lives of strong figures throughout history to consider which character traits make someone a great leader and which are more likely to undo a leader.Through a series of illuminating essays exploring the subject of leadership, this...
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