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Book SynopsisThinking Systematics (TSS) is conceived as a ?toolkit for the mind? ? designed to improve how we think about the world, analyze information and pursue our goals. Smith and Hayslip make a compelling argument that individual thinking and collective decision making are being systematically constrained within limits imposed by outmoded forms of cognition and the determination of privileged elites to perpetuate an unsustainable status quo. The dialectical reasoning advocated in this wide-ranging book aims to overcome those limits and to allow a much more profound understanding of the human condition in the 21st century.Mainstream problem-solving focuses almost exclusively on scientific/technological fixes on one side and moral/cultural remedies on the other. But to comprehend our world adequately far more serious attention must be given to the specifically social, economic and political arrangements shaping our lives. Once embraced by growing numbers of people, TSS strategies, methods and habits of thought can contribute significantly to a ?new common sense? ? one adequate to meeting the immense challenges facing humanity in our era.

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Book SynopsisPrague 22: A Philosopher Takes a Tram through a City is a work of joyful wonder inspired by the encounter between the philosopher of the title and one of the world's most beautiful cities. The memoir is anchored in the enchanting 22 tram journey linking the author's flat in Prague with the Castle. The city is unpacked in a torrent of sharp-eyed observations, reflections, and speculations, seasoned with mischievous humour. An attempt to encompass the magic, history, culture, and tragedy of Prague is interwoven with reflections on the enigmas of the human mind, of memory and forgetfulness, of knowledge and ignorance, and our strange nature as embodied subjects. The story of the meeting of a mind and a city widens and deepens into a celebration of the mystery of the world and of the human creatures who have constructed it.

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Book SynopsisThe Times Biography of the YearWinner of the Hawthornden Prize 2019Shortlisted for the HWA Non-Fiction Prize 2019Longlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize 2019Longlisted for the Cundhill History Prize 2019Outstanding.' The Sunday Times A revelation.' Guardian Wonderful.' The Times Riveting.' New StatesmanFriedrich Nietzsche's work rocked the foundation of Western thinking and continues to permeate our culture, high and low yet he is one of history's most misunderstood philosophers. Sue Prideaux's myth-shattering book brings readers into the world of a brilliant, eccentric and deeply troubled man, illuminating the events and people that shaped his life and work. I Am Dynamite! is the essential biography for anyone seeking to understand Nietzsche, the philosopher who foresaw and sought solutions to our own troubled times.

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Book SynopsisThe astonishing drama of Cold War nuclear poker that divided humanity - reissued with a new Postscript to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the fall of the wall. During the night of 12–13 August 1961, a barbed-wire entanglement was hastily constructed through the heart of Berlin. It metamorphosed into a structure that would come to symbolise the insanity of the Cold War: the Berlin Wall. Frederick Taylor tells the story of the post-war political conflict that led to a divided Berlin and unleashed an East–West crisis, which lasted until the very people the Wall had been built to imprison breached it on 9 November 1989. Weaving together history, original archive research and personal stories, The Berlin Wall, now published in fifteen languages, is the definitive account of a divided city and its people in a time when humanity seemed to stand permanently on the edge of destruction.Trade ReviewA gripping, impassioned history of the Cold War’s most malevolent symbol * New York Times *Superb, fast-paced and readable history * Evening Standard *Masterful * Guardian *Compulsive reading -- London Review of Books

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Book SynopsisThis essential guide to doing social research in this fast-evolving digital age explains how the digital revolution is transforming the way social scientists observe behavior, ask questions, run experiments, and engage in mass collaborations.Trade Review"Winner of the 2019 PROSE Award in Textbook / Social Sciences, Association of American Publishers""Winner of the AAPOR Book Award, American Association for Public Opinion Research"

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Book SynopsisThe changing role of women in warfare, a neglected aspect of military history, is the subject of this collection of perceptive, thought-provoking essays. By looking at the wide range of ways in which women have become involved in all the aspects of war, the authors open up this fascinating topic to wider understanding and debate. The discuss how, particularly in the two world wars, women have been increasingly mobilized in all the armed services, originally as support staff, then in defensive combat roles. They also consider the tragic story of women as victims of male violence, and how women have often put up a heroic resistance, and examine how women have been drawn into direct combat roles on an unprecedented level, a trend that is still controversial in the present day. The collection brings together the work of noted academics and historians with the wartime experiences of women who have remarkable personal stories to tell. The book will be a milestone in the study of the recent history of the parts women have played in the history of warfare. Authors Dr Juliette Pattinson, Professor Mark Connelly, Georgina Natzio, Christine Halsall, Jonathan Walker, Major Imogen Corrigan, Dr. Halik Kochanski, Dr T.A. Heathcote, Elspeth Johnstone, Mike Ryan, Grace Filby, Dr George Bailey, Tatiana Roshupkina, Leicester Chilton, Paul Edward Strong, Celia Lee, John Lee

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Book SynopsisRory Sutherland is the Vice Chairman of Ogilvy UK and the founder of the behavioural science practice. He writes the Spectator's Wiki Man' column, presents series for BBC Radio 4, serves on the advisory board of The Evolution Institute, and is former President of the IPA (Institute of Practitioners in Advertising). The IDM (Institute of Direct and Digital Marketing) awarded Sutherland an Honorary Life Fellowship. His TED talks have over 6.5 million views. He authored a collection of blog posts, interviews, tweets and reference materials, The Wiki-Man, in 2011, and his first book Alchemy was published in 2019.Trade ReviewThis is a breakthrough book: Mother Reality makes sense in her own way. She yields her secrets to practitioners, almost never to academics - something psychologists, economists and non-skin in the game people, no matter what they say, are functionally unable to grasp. And the book is funny as hell: I smiled and laughed at every paragraph. Furthermore, this is the first such treatise written by someone who had true contact with reality via something called a P/L.And this is wonderfully applicable to about everything in life, from how to announce airplane delays to how to handle unsold opera tickets.Buy two copies of this book in case one is stolen. * Nassim Nicholas Taleb, scholar and former trader; author of the Incerto. *Revelatory and entertaining * The Sunday Times *Reading Alchemy was, as its title promised, the process of turning paper and print into gold. Veins of wisdom regarding human functioning emerge regularly and brilliantly from the pages. Don't miss this book. * Robert Cialdini, bestselling author of Influence, Yes!, The Small BIG and Pre-suasion *Deeply original * Robert Trivers, evolutionary biologist and author of Deceit and Self-Deception *Sutherland’s book touches on many facets of life, but all come down to the importance of “psycho-logic”, or non-rational factors, in how we make decisions and how problems can be solved * CAMPAIGN magazine *

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Book SynopsisAI has unparalleled transformative potential to reshape society but without legal scrutiny, international oversight and public debate, we are sleepwalking into a future written by algorithms which encode regressive biases into our daily lives. As governments and corporations worldwide embrace AI technologies in pursuit of efficiency and profit, we are at risk of losing our common humanity: an attack that is as insidious as it is pervasive. Leading privacy expert Ivana Bartoletti exposes the reality behind the AI revolution, from the low-paid workers who train algorithms to recognise cancerous polyps, to the rise of data violence and the symbiotic relationship between AI and right-wing populism. Impassioned and timely, An Artificial Revolution is an essential primer to understand the intersection of technology and geopolitical forces shaping the future of civilisation, and the political response that will be required to ensure the protection of democracy and human rights.Trade ReviewReview: An Artificial Revolution ‘This is a great read, giving you enough information to perhaps inspire you to look into this further, or to just consider where your data is held and what it is being used for.’ http://independentbookreviews.co.uk/book/an-artificial-revolution/ -- Fiona Sharp * Independent Book Reviews *‘Books of the Year 2020’ ‘A great book for those interested in AI and power-dynamics.’ https://burleyfisherbooks.com/blogs/news/books-of-the-year-2020 -- Enya Nolan * Burley Fisher Books *‘An Interview with Ivana Bertoletti, Technical Director at Deloitte.’ ‘We cannot leave AI and its future to the technologists. AI is about power, and this is the time to ensure that power benefits us all. I wrote An Artificial Revolution because I wanted people to talk about AI at the kitchen table.’ https://www.trustinsoda.com/blog/an-interview-with-ivana-bartoletti-technical-director-at-deloitte--253495/ -- Alfie Rice * SODA *‘Modern democracy: Data, surveillance creep and more authoritarian regimes?’ ‘What are governments and corporations doing with the data they are collecting, and what is the ultimate end goal? As Ivana Bartoletti states in her recent book An Artificial Revolution On Power, Politics and AI, “Data is not neutral, and the fact that we collect a huge amount of it brings many challenges – not just from the standpoint of privacy but also from the standpoint of power dynamics”.’ https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/modern-democracy-data-surveillance-creep-and-more-authoritarian-regimes/ -- Oriana Medicott * Observer Research Foundation *

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface xi 1 The Reality of Groups 1 Definition 1 The Individual–Group Relationship 2 The Interpersonal-Group Continuum 4 Three Unifying Themes: Social Identity, Social Context and Social Action 6 Summary 11 Further Reading 12 References 12 2 Group Formation and Other Elementary Group Processes 15 Interdependence 15 All in the Same Boat: Interdependence of Fate 16 Working with Others: Task Interdependence 17 Social Categorisation 19 From Individuals to a Group: Entitativity 19 Us and Them: Intergroup Differentiation and Intragroup Assimilation 22 When ‘We’ Deserve More than ‘Them’: Minimal Conditions for Intergroup Discrimination 23 Why Do They (and We) Look all the Same? Perceived Intragroup Assimilation (Homogeneity) 26 On being Similar or Different but still a Group: Individuality, Interaction, and Entitativity 28 Not Only in Our Heads: The Pragmatic and Rhetorical Use of Categories 30 Joining and Interacting in Groups: Some Elementary Group Processes 31 Joining Groups 31 From Getting Together to Sticking Together: Group Cohesion 36 What Goes on in Groups? Achieving the Task and Maintaining Relationships 41 Summary 42 Further Reading 43 References 43 3 Reaching Agreement in Groups 51 The Acquisition and Development of Group Norms 51 The Acquisition of Group Norms 52 Why People need Norms: Individual Functions of Group Norms 53 Why Groups need Norms: Social Functions of Norms 55 Stability and Change 56 The Power of the Majority 58 The Pervasiveness of Conformity 59 Why do People Conform? 61 Standing Out from the Crowd: On being a Deviate 65 Going to Extremes: Reaching Decisions in Groups 70 Explanations of Group Polarisation 71 Concluding Remarks on Group Polarisation 76 Summary 77 Further Reading 78 References 78 4 Innovation and Change in Groups 85 Minority Influence 85 Majority–Minority Influence is a Dynamic Process 88 Social Categorisation and Minority Influence: Which Group does the Minority Belong to? 91 Two Influence Processes or One? 91 Concluding Comments 99 Leadership 100 Coercion and Reward 100 Charisma 102 Leadership Styles 105 Interaction of Leader Style and Situation 106 Leaders as Committed Group Members 109 Leader Prototypicality 110 Serving Group Interests 112 ‘Entrepreneurs’ and ‘Embedders’ of Identity 113 Authority 115 Summary 116 Further Reading 117 References 117 5 The Effectiveness of Groups 124 Group Productivity 125 Does the Presence of Others Help or Hinder Performance? 125 Are Two Heads (or Bodies) better than One? 126 Potential and Actual Productivity: Theories of Group Deficit 128 Two Heads (or Bodies) really can be better than One: The Benefits of Working in Groups 133 Group Decision-Making 140 Modeling Group Decisions: Social Decision Schemes Theory 140 The Quality of Decision-Making Process 142 Groups can be Good for You 146 Resilience 146 Health and Well-being 150 Summary 152 Further Reading 153 Group Productivity 153 Group Decision-Making 153 Health and Well-being Benefits of Groups 153 References 154 6 The Morality of Groups 161 Are Groups really more Aggressive than Individuals? Collective Aggression and Violence 161 Deindividuation 162 Experimental Evidence concerning Groups and Antisocial Behaviour 163 The Stanford Prison Experiment 166 How Group Norms shape the Nature of Crowd Violence 169 Identity Transformation and Emergence of Conflict in Crowds 171 Online Aggression 172 Groups and Helping Behaviour 174 The Bystander Effect and its Limits 174 Solidarity within the Group 176 Helping the Outgroup 182 Summary 184 Further Reading 185 References 186 7 Conflict and Inequality 191 Intergroup Relations and Real Group Interests 192 The Development of an Intergroup Perspective 192 The Summer Camp Studies 194 Lessons from the Summer Camps 196 Extending the Realistic Conflict Approach 197 ‘Real World’ Evidence 197 Stereotypes and Intergroup Relations 198 Fear, Anger, Disgust, and Other Emotions 201 The Outgroup as Sub-human 203 Hierarchy and Oppression 206 Divide and Rule 206 Consensual Discrimination 207 Ambivalent Sexism 208 Outgroup Favoritism and System Justification 210 Social Dominance Theory 212 Social Dominance Orientation 213 Evaluating Social Dominance Theory 216 Integrating SDO and RWA 218 Summary 219 Further Reading 220 References 220 8 Rebellion and Social Change 227 Angry Rejection of the Status Quo 228 Anger 230 Social Identity Theory 235 Individual Mobility 236 Social Creativity 239 Changing the Dimension of Comparison 240 Downward Social Comparison 242 Redefining the Meaning of the Devalued Attribute 242 Social Competition 243 Winning the Solidarity of the Advantaged 243 Resentment and Backlash 244 Experiencing Illegitimate Privilege 246 Intergroup Contact and Collective Action 248 Consequences of Collective Action 250 Summary 252 Further Reading 253 References 253 9 Bringing Groups Together 261 Getting to Know You: Intergroup Contact and Prejudice Reduction 262 Elaborating the Contact Hypothesis 263 How to make Contact Work Better: Decategorisation, Categorisation, or Recategorisation? 263 Understanding how Contact Works: The Role of Emotion 268 Indirect Forms of Contact: Extended, Vicarious and Imagined 270 Intergroup Contact and its Critics 275 “From Both Sides Now”: The Importance of both Victim and Perpetrator Emotions 279 Group-Based Emotions: Guilt, Shame, Victimhood, and Forgiveness 283 Living Together or Living Apart: The Challenges of Diversity and Multi-culturalism 287 Acculturation and Well-Being in Minority Groups 288 Acculturation and Intergroup Relations 291 Summary 294 Further Reading 295 References 295 Name Index 309 Subject Index 325

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Book SynopsisWhat guides us when our world is changing? Discover the path to deeper meaning and purpose through depth psychology. What makes the challenges of our time so unique and daunting in human history? Technology? Resource depletion? In Living Between Worlds, Dr. James Hollis challenges us to look within for the real cause. “Few of our ancestors, if any, became enemies of themselves as we do; few split themselves off from their internal forms of guidance,” he explains. “We can serve the drives for power, wealth, status, whatever, but we cannot create meaning. Meaning is a by-product of being in right relationship to our soul.” Dr. Hollis’s readers know him as a penetrating thinker who brings profound insight and sophistication to the inner journey. In Living Between Worlds, he broadens his lens to encompass the relationship between our inner struggles and the rapidly shifting realities of modern human existence. This is not a journey that will yield easy answers or pat reassurances. Yet by invoking the guidance of depth psychology, classical literature, philosophy, and myth, you will gain access to resources of purpose, courage, and hope that transcend time and circumstance. “We will always live in in-between times,” Hollis teaches. “Perhaps we may drop our plumb line into those same guiding currents which ran through the souls of the ancients . . . and run through ours as well.”

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Book SynopsisWinner, 2021 Gloria E. Anzaldúa Book Prize, given by the National Women''s Studies AssociationWinner, 2021 Harry Levin Prize, given by the American Comparative Literature AssociationWinner, 2021 Lambda Literary Award in LGBTQ StudiesArgues that Blackness disrupts our essential ideas of race, gender, and, ultimately, the humanRewriting the pernicious, enduring relationship between Blackness and animality in the history of Western science and philosophy, Becoming Human: Matter and Meaning in an Antiblack World breaks open the rancorous debate between Black critical theory and posthumanism. Through the cultural terrain of literature by Toni Morrison, Nalo Hopkinson, Audre Lorde, and Octavia Butler, the art of Wangechi Mutu and Ezrom Legae, and the oratory of Frederick Douglass, Zakiyyah Iman Jackson both critiques and displaces the racial logic that has dominated scientific thought since the EnlighteTrade ReviewThis is a demanding, complex, and highly significant contribution to the literature on the nature of the moral and philosophical distinctions between human and nonhuman creatures...The implications for theological anthropology are, undoubtedly, shattering. * Literature and Theology *Within Western philosophy, Zakiyyah Iman Jackson shows, Black people historically have been 'animalized.' In examining these limitations of Western philosophy, Becoming Human shows that the fundamental idea of 'humanity' that has gained widespread credence in the West is flawed … Jackson makes an intervention by firmly placing Black literary and visual culture into philosophy. * Public Books *Jackson’s scholarship has been critical to my recent curatorial work. This groundbreaking book considers how Blackness can coincide with notions of the nonhuman and animality through imaginative and emancipatory modes of being, invoking a future that breaches contemporary ideas of humanism through thoughtful research and cultural references that center Black women as a site of origin. * Artforum, "Best of 2021" *Rewriting the pernicious, enduring relationship between Blackness and animality in the history of Western science and philosophy, Becoming Human: Matter and Meaning in an Antiblack World breaks open the rancorous debate between Black critical theory and posthumanism [...] What emerges is a radically unruly sense of a being, knowing, feeling existence: one that necessarily ruptures the foundations of 'the human. * Black Perspectives *Jackson states that real change will require “revolutionizing” the human body, and her prescription for freeing oneself from the limitations of gender and species requires the same “plasticity" by which Blackness and anti-Blackness continue to be defined. * CHOICE *The book presents a compelling argument and offers worthwhile suggestions. I will certainly have my undergraduates wrestle with some of this material in upcoming semesters. * Religions Journal *The sheer beauty, force, and ingenuity of Zakiyyah Iman Jackson's aesthetic strategies and gestures are on display as she performs the very risks and rewards she conjures. Offering a brilliant intervention into questions of the human, each of Jackson’s readings profoundly unsettle our presumed relations and prevailing ontologies. She reads western philosophy and science through African diasporic literatures, theories, and visual art to open us up to what is made—what might be made—in excess of the matrix of antiblackness and its constitutive forms of the human, animal, gender, and matter. In the book’s range of knowledges, reach, and scope, no field nor discipline would not benefit from a real and sustained engagement with the work that Jackson undertakes here. -- Christina Sharpe, author of In the WakeBrilliantly reframes the relation between blackened life and the category of the human, by shifting the terms of the debate. She maintains that neither dehumanization nor exclusion are sufficient to explain antiblackness and its descending scale of life. In so doing, Jackson's ‘ontological plasticity’ reveals the controlled depletion that produces the liquidity of life and fleshly existence, and enables blackened life to be anything, which is also to say nothing at all. Jackson’s rigorous and sustained meditation is relentless in exploring the possibilities for a generative disordering of being, inhabiting other senses of the world, and imagining the field of relation in ceaseless flux and directionless becoming. -- Saidiya Hartman, author of Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments

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Book SynopsisDrawing on years of unprecedented access to the best and most influential culinary R&D teams in the world, Vaughn Tan reveals how they exemplify what he calls the uncertainty mindset. A revelatory look at the R&D kitchen, The Uncertainty Mindset upends conventional wisdom about how to organize for innovation and offers practical insights.Trade ReviewChefs are responsible for some of today's most novel innovations. Vaughn Tan goes behind the scenes to show how R&D is organized inside the world's most famous kitchens, uncovering surprising lessons that have wide application. This is a provocative contribution to studies of culture and R&D. -- Woody Powell, Stanford University This is one of the best books to appear in the last several decades about how to design organizations for continual innovation in high-pressure environments. It offers explanations for why some companies work and others don't, and made me embrace a new, more subtle way of thinking about hiring, managing, and trusting innovators in leading-edge technology companies. -- Jerry Neumann, founder of Neu Venture Capital The Uncertainty Mindset takes a close look at the secret inner workings of some of the most innovative food R&D teams worldwide. It shows organizations in other industries how to redesign themselves to become more resilient, innovative, and adaptable-by simply changing how they think about the future. -- Amy C. Edmondson, author of The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth Vaughn Tan spent long periods observing some of the world's most famous chefs at work in their prize-winning restaurants and tells his readers what they do and how they do it. A real contribution to our understanding of how experts combine artistic creation and business success. -- Howard S. Becker, author of Art Worlds Whether you're new to the culinary world or have dined in some of the world's top restaurants, you'd be hard pressed not to find The Uncertainty Mindset fascinating. Vaughn Tan has written an intriguing, well-researched account of how some of the world's top chefs and their teams approach culinary innovation-this book is full of valuable insights for forward-thinking, innovation-minded organizations and teams in any sector. -- Nathan Myhrvold, coauthor of Modernist Bread, Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking and Modernist Cuisine at Home, author of The Photography of Modernist CuisineTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Part I. A Partial History of New Ideas in Food 1. From the Margins to the Center 2. The Undercurrents of the New Part II. What Is Innovation in Food? 3. Well-Known, Barely Understood 4. Four Types of New Ideas in Food Part III. Innovation Is Uncertainty 5. A Nondelusional Worldview 6. The Uncertainty Mindset Part IV. Building the Ever-Changing Team 7. Innovation Implies Change 8. Building Innovation Dream Teams Part V. Creating the New Familiar 9. The Power of Familiar Novelty 10. Learning House Style Part VI. Staying in the Discomfort Zone 11. The Motivation Paradox 12. Desperation by Design Part VII. Insights from the Frontiers of Food 13. All Change 14. A Mindset for an Uncertain World Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIn their brave search for depth in American high schools, scholars Jal Mehta and Sarah Fine suffered many disappointments… Undeterred, they spent 750 hours observing classes, interviewed more than 300 people, and produced the best book on high school dynamics I have ever read. -- Jay Mathews * Washington Post *A hopeful, easy-to-read narrative on what the best teachers do and what deep, engaging learning looks like for students. Grab this text if you’re looking for a celebration of what’s possible in American schools. -- Marissa King * Edutopia *Lucid and engaging… The authors offer lively vignettes, a framework grounded in history and research, and a powerful, precise, and organized critical analysis. Mehta and Fine’s account of a holistic model for cultivating ‘learners ready to meet the challenges of the modern world’ will be as accessible to an intelligent parent as to a school board administrator. * Publishers Weekly *This vision of teaching offers some hope for the future…This work will challenge educators to rethink how adolescents should learn…For those who are ready to transform schools. * Library Journal *Not since The Good High School and Horace’s Compromise in the 1980s has there been a book which so comprehensively examines the American high school. In Search of Deeper Learning offers vivid examples of joyful and engaging classrooms along with keen insights about what it will take to make these kinds of classrooms the norm rather than the exception in our schools. A must-read for anyone interested in the fate of the American high school. -- Linda Darling-Hammond, President and CEO, Learning Policy InstituteIn Search of Deeper Learning is both theoretically sophisticated and deeply accessible. This is the first and only book to depict not just the constraints on good teaching, but also how good teachers transcend them. A superb book in every way: timely, lively, and entertaining. -- Jonathan Zimmerman, University of PennsylvaniaThis book is a remarkably fresh, balanced, research-based look at American high schools. It is a powerful provocation for discussing what a good high school is, and what good teaching looks like. Every high school faculty should use it as a common read: it will open minds and shatter stereotypes. -- Ron Berger, Chief Academic Officer, EL EducationIn Search of Deeper Learning is a dazzling book that takes us on a fantastic journey into what the depths of learning look like, and why they are so tantalizingly beyond our current collective grasp. Read every page of this stunning portrayal of what would be required to save society through deep learning, while recognizing the sandbags of inertia that laden the status quo. -- Michael Fullan, Global Leadership Director, New Pedagogies for Deep LearningHaving discovered how the best environments promote deeper learning, Mehta and Fine suggest ways teachers and schools can apply some of these principles to their classrooms and hallways. -- Linda Flanagan * MindShift *Compellingly argued, thoroughly researched, and accessibly written…Offers a clear set of ideas for moving forward if we make the goal of deeper learning a priority in American education. -- Lisa M. Nunn * Contemporary Sociology *

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Book SynopsisThe first book to define and explore the intergenerational impact of systemic racism on the health of Black people?and how to combat its pernicious effects.Black people, young and old, are fatigued, says award-winning diversity and inclusion leader Mary-Frances Winters. It is physically, mentally, and emotionally draining to continue to experience inequities and even atrocities, day after day, when justice is a God-given and legislated right. And it is exhausting to have to constantly explain this to white people, even?and especially?well-meaning white people, who fall prey to white fragility and too often are unwittingly complicit in upholding the very systems they say they want dismantled.This book, designed to illuminate the myriad dire consequences of ?living while Black,? came at the urging of Winters?s Black friends and colleagues. Winters describes how in every aspect of life?from economics to education, work, criminal justice, and, very importantly, health outcomes?for the most part, the trajectory for Black people is not improving. It is paradoxical that, with all the attention focused over the last fifty years on social justice and diversity and inclusion, little progress has been made in actualizing the vision of an equitable society.Black people are quite literally sick and tired of being sick and tired.?Winters?s work as a diversity and inclusion leader informs this exploration of the toll that systemic racism takes on Black people every single day, and the need for activism that leads to meaningful, radical change.? ?Popsugar?Winters hopes to inspire aspiring allies with better insight into the Black experience.? ?Book Riot, ?12 Essential Books About Black History and Identity?

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Book SynopsisFirst-hand essays of embodied healing from the Center for Trauma and Embodiment at Justice Resource Institute: challenges, triumphs, and healing strategies for trauma-sensitive therapists and yoga teachers. All editor proceeds from Embodied Healing will fund direct access to Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY).This collection of essays explores the applications of TCTSY--Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga--as a powerful evidence-based modality to help clients heal in the aftermath of trauma. Written by a range of contributors including yoga facilitators, survivors, and therapists, the first-hand accounts in Healing with Trauma-Sensitive Yoga examine real-life situations and provide guidance on how to act, react, and respond to trauma on the mat. Each essay centers the voices, wisdom, and experiences of survivors and practitioners who work directly with trauma-sensitive embodiment therapies.From navigating issues of touch and consent to avoiding triggers, practitioners and readers will learn how to support survivors of trauma as they reintegrate their bodies and reclaim their lives. Organized into sections based on principles of trauma-sensitive yoga--experiencing the present moment, making choices, taking effective action, and creating rhythms--the 12 essays are for yoga teachers, therapists, survivors, and mental health professionals and trauma healers.

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Book SynopsisIn this radical and visionary new book, McKenzie Wark argues that the all-pervasive presence of data in our networked society has given rise to a new mode of production, one not ruled over by capitalists and their factories but by those who own and control the flow of information. Yet, if this is not capitalism anymore, could it be something worse? What if the world we're living in is more dystopian than the techno utopias of the Silicon Valley imagination? And, if this is the case, how do we find a way out? Capital Is Dead offers not only the theoretical tools to analyse this new world of information, but the ones to change it, too.Drawing on the writings of the Situationists and a range of contemporary theorists, Wark offers a vast panorama of the contemporary condition and the classes that control it.Trade ReviewOne book from which I drew much courage that I was not wrong to believe that something more fundamental was in play, and that capitalism itself was in question, is McKenzie Wark's 2019 exquisite Capital is Dead: Is This Something Worse? I cannot recommend it too strongly. Many of my ideas resonated loudly with hers. -- Yanis VaroufakisA provocative and compelling exploration of our digital world as it crashes towards ecological disaster. Counter-intuitive, insightful, and imaginative, Capital is Dead is a timely reminder that there are things worse than capitalism - and we may just be living through them. -- Nick SrnicekMcKenzie Wark's call for an experimental, vulgar form of revolutionary approach to digital commodification is a challenging read, full of provocative observation. -- Andy Hedgecock * Morning Star *Wark has long been a brilliant scholar of Marxism, Situationism and Poststructuralism, rewriting the canon of critical theory. -- Dave Beech * Art Monthly *Wark takes a flamethrower to these ideas through a reading of Marx that burns away the metaphors of phantasmagorical fetishes, such as the commodity form, the spectacle, and false consciousness, that have occupied much critical theory to date. -- Vince Carducci * Popmatters *Thoughtful and compelling. -- Garrett Pierman * Marx & Philosophy *

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Book Synopsis''We have left dry land and put out to sea! We have burned the bridge behind us - what is more, we have burned the land behind us!''Nietzsche''s devastating demolition of religion would have seismic consequences for future generations. With God dead, he envisages a brilliant future for humanity: one in which individuals would at last be responsible for their destinies.One of twenty new books in the bestselling Penguin Great Ideas series. This new selection showcases a diverse list of thinkers who have helped shape our world today, from anarchists to stoics, feminists to prophets, satirists to Zen Buddhists.

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Book SynopsisThe driving cultural force of that form of life we call ‘modern’ is the desire to make the world controllable. Yet it is only in encountering the uncontrollable that we really experience the world – only then do we feel touched, moved and alive. A world that is fully known, in which everything has been planned and mastered, would be a dead world. Our lives are played out on the border between what we can control and that which lies outside our control. But because we late-modern human beings seek to make the world controllable, we tend to encounter the world as a series of objects that we have to conquer, master or exploit. And precisely because of this, ‘life,’ the experience of feeling alive and truly encountering the world, always seems to elude us. This in turn leads to frustration, anger and even despair, which then manifest themselves in, among other things, acts of impotent political aggression. For Rosa, to encounter the world and achieve resonance with it requires us to be open to that which extends beyond our control. The outcome of this process cannot be predicted, and this is why moments of resonance are always concomitant with moments of uncontrollability. This short book – the sequel to Rosa’s path-breaking work on social acceleration and resonance – will be of great interest students and scholars in sociology and the social sciences and to anyone concerned with the nature of modern social life.Trade Review"A rare combination of erudition, theoretical sophistication and philosophical inventiveness, this magnificent book provides a starting point for any forensic exploration of the cultural dilemmas and political contradictions of our times."—Achille Mbembe, author of Necropolitics "The Uncontrollability of the World is a remarkable book, packing a lot of insightful theory as well as analyses of its practical validity into a slim volume that, I hope, will find its way to the reading lists of many courses on social philosophy as well as the tables of fellow academics throughout the world."—Phenomenological ReviewsTable of ContentsBeyond Control vii Introduction: On Snow 1 1 The World as a Point of Aggression 5 2 Four Dimensions of Controllability 15 3 The Paradoxical Flipside: The Mysterious Withdrawal of the World 19 4 The World as a Point of Resonance 30 5 Five Theses on the Controllability of Things and the Uncontrollability of Experience 40 6 To Take Control or to Let Things Happen? The Basic Conflict of Modernity at Six Stages of Life 60 7 Control as an Institutional Necessity: The Structural Dimension of the Basic Conflict of Modernity 86 8 The Uncontrollability of Desire and the Desire for the Uncontrollable 102 9 The Monstrous Return of the Uncontrollable 110 Conclusion 117 Notes 118

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Book SynopsisShortlisted for the 2020 Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book PrizeNamed a Best Book of 2020 by The Guardian * The Telegraph * The TimesIn the early 1970s, Stanford professor Dr Rosenhan conducted an experiment, sending sane patients into psychiatric wards; the result of which was a damning paper about psychiatric practises. The ripple effects of this paper helped bring the field of psychiatry to its knees, closing down institutions and changing mental health diagnosis forever.But what if that ground-breaking and now-famous experiment was itself deeply flawed? And what does that mean for our understanding of mental illness today? These are the questions Susannah Cahalan asks in her completely engrossing investigation into this staggering case, where nothing is quite as it seems.Trade ReviewPeople have asked me over the years: if they liked The Psychopath Test, what should they read next? I now have an answer. Susannah Cahalan's The Great Pretender is such an achievement. It's a wonderful look at the anti-psychiatry movement and a great adventure - gripping, investigative. It's destined to become a popular and important book -- JON RONSONUtterly compelling . . . important and spirited * * Observer * *A fascinating piece of detection . . . passionate [and] a warning against easy answers * * Sunday Times * *A well-crafted, gripping narrative that succeeds on many levels. Cahalan, who gained the trust of Rosenhan's family, is meticulous and sensitive in her research; compelling and insightful in her writing. She accurately conveys the troubles that have haunted psychiatry over the past half-century . . . her book, which I hope wins awards, has immense value as a historical account * * Financial Times * *Brilliant detective work . . . fascinating * * Guardian * *I wasn't really prepared for the story Cahalan ends up telling. That she discovered the truth about Rosenhan is a testimony to her dogged research. That this truth was inconvenient for her own outlook on psychiatry is a compliment to her integrity. She writes it all very well too, with clarity, economy and style * * The Times * *A vivid account . . . An impressive feat of investigative journalism - tenaciously conducted, appealingly written . . . as compelling as a detective novel * * Economist * *The Great Pretender recounts the remarkable investigation that [Cahalan] undertook. The book reads like a fascinating real-life detective story . . . Exposing what [Rosenhan] got up to is a quite exceptional accomplishment, and Cahalan recounts the story vividly and with great skill * * Spectator * *The Great Pretender reads like a detective story, with Cahalan revealing tantalising clues at opportune moments so we can experience the thrills of discovery alongside her * * New York Times * *A quite remarkable and utterly compelling real-life detective story * * Times Literary Supplement, Book of the Year * *

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Book SynopsisIn The Illustrated World of Couture, Megan Hess brings to life fashion’s most important and intriguing art form, with fascinating insights and exceptional illustrations. Hundreds of hours, many expert hands and unimaginable metres of fabric: couture is truly wearable art, where creativity and craftsmanship collide. Worn by only a handful of people worldwide, couture still has incredible influence, even beyond the traditional boundaries of fashion. In this unique collection, follow Megan through the intricate details, multifaceted inspirations and dramatic shows that define the couture experience. Let her introduce you to the generations of creators who conceive and craft these fantastical garments, and the collectors who treasure them. And travel with her to the exclusive ateliers and glamorous events of the world’s fashion capitals to see how couture is both designed and displayed. Internationally renowened illustrator Megan Hess has spent her career documenting fashion’s most beautiful people, places and pieces. Here she invites you to discover The Illustrated World of Couture, in an essential volume for all fashion devotees.

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Book SynopsisThis new and updated edition of 10 Mindframes for Visible Learning revisits the ten behaviours or mindframes that teachers need to adopt in order to maximize student success. These powerful mindframes, which should underpin every action in schools, are founded on the principle that teachers are evaluators, change agents, learning experts, and seekers of feedback who are constantly engaged with dialogue and challenge. The ten mindframes include: thinking of and evaluating your impact on students' learning; the importance of assessment and feedback to inform teachers; working collaboratively and the sense of community; the notion that learning needs to be challenging and errors seen as opportunities to learn; engaging in dialogue and the correct balance between talking and listening; conveying the success criteria to learners; building positive relationships.This new edition now uses the much larger meta-analysis dataset (

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Book Synopsis''An essential resource for all Key Stage One teachers'' Martin Burrett @ICTmagic, Editor of UKEd MagazineThis new edition of the bestselling Effective Transition into Year One is essential reading for all Reception and Year One teachers, presenting a clear and practical map for effective transition to support children''s emotional, social and academic development.Using the latest research and up-to-date EYFS framework, bestselling author Dr Alistair Bryce-Clegg presents a clear map to support children as they move from the Early Years into Key Stage 1.Having been involved in a number of transition projects that specifically focus on children''s development throughout this period, Alistair draws upon years of experience in a wide range of settings. Packed full of practical ideas to help practitioners to plan for and create an effective learning environment that promotes high levels of attainment in Year One based on the effective principles of EYFS practice, this new and updated edition should be in every Reception and Year One teacher''s library.

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Book Synopsis'A glimpse into the exotic, mysterious, tinged-with-eroticism world of the almost mythical geisha' Val Hennessy, Daily Mail'[An] eloquent and innovative memoir' The TimesThe extraordinary, bestselling memoir from Japan's foremost geisha.'I can identify the exact moment when things began to change. It was a cold winter afternoon. I had just turned three.' Emerging shyly from her hiding place, Mineko encounters Madam Oima, the formidable proprietress of a prolific geisha house in Gion. Madam Oima is mesmerised by the child's black hair and black eyes: she has found her successor. And so Mineko is gently, but firmly, prised away from her parents to embark on an extraordinary profession, of which she will become the best. But even if you are exquisitely beautiful and the darling of the okiya, the life of a geisha is one of gruelling demands. And Mineko must first conten

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Book SynopsisDonald Robertson is a cognitive-behavioural psychotherapist, trainer and writer. He was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, and, after living in England and working in London for many years, emigrated to Canada, where he now lives. Robertson has been researching philosophy and applying it in his work for twenty years. He is one of the founding members of the non-profit organization Modern Stoicism. Robertson is the author of several academic texts and multiple trade books, including the bestselling How to Think Like a Roman Emperor.

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Book SynopsisWith its incorporation and representation of diverse perspectives, Samovar/Porter/McDaniel?s COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CULTURES, 10th Edition, helps students increase their understanding of the importance of cultural understanding for successful intercultural interactions. Packed with the latest research and compelling examples, this edition helps students look at their own assumptions, perceptions and cultural biases so they can see the subtle and profound ways culture affects communication. The 10th Edition addresses the importance of intercultural communication in the context of current global and technological and is accessible to all students, inclusive in its writing and personalization of activities.

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Book SynopsisApplied Sport Psychology, Eighth Edition, presents to the reader sport psychological theories, strategies, and techniques used by coaches and sport psychologists to cultivate peak performance and personal growth. Williams and Krane bridge the gap between research and practice by using examples, exercises, case studies, and anecdoteshelping students to think more critically and to apply their knowledge to real-world situations. This Eighth Edition includes a new chapter on mindfulness in sport and updates that reflect the latest statistics and research from the field.  Instructors and students can now access their course content through the Connect digital learning platform by purchasing either standalone Connect access or a bundle of print and Connect access. McGraw-Hill Connect is a subscription-based learning service accessible online through your personal computer or tablet. Choose this option if your instructor will require Connect to be used in the cTable of ContentsChapter 1 Sport Psychology: Past, Present, Future PART ONE LEARING, MOTIVATION, AND SOCIAL INTERACTIONChapter 2 Motor Skill Learning for Effective Coaching and Performance Chapter 3 A Positive Approach to Coaching Effectiveness and Performance Enhancement Chapter 4 The Motivational Climate, Motivation, and Implications for Empowering Athletes and the Promotion of the Quality of Sport Engagement Chapter 5 The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Theory: When Coaches’ Expectations Become Reality Chapter 6 Leadership in Sports: The Critical Importance of Coach and Athlete Leadership Chapter 7 The Sport Team as an Effective Group Chapter 8 Communicating Effectively PART TWO MENTAL TRAINING FOR PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTChapter 9 Psychological Characteristics of Peak Performance Chapter 10 Increasing Awareness for Sport Performance Chapter 11 Goal Setting for Peak Performance Chapter 12 Understanding and Managing Stress in Sport Chapter 13 Using Imagery as a Mental Training Tool in Sport Chapter 14 Cognitive Techniques for Building Confidence and Enhancing Performance Chapter 15 Concentration and Strategies for Controlling It Chapter 16 Mindfulness in SportPART THREE IMPLEMENTING A TRAINING PROGRAMSChapter 17 Integrating and Implementing a Psychological Skills Training Program Chapter 18 A Social-Cognitive Approach to Conducting Evidence Based Coach-Training Programs Chapter 19 Gender, Diversity, and Cultural Competence PART FOUR ENHANCING HEALTH AND WELL-BEINGChapter 20 When to Refer Athletes to Other Helping Professionals Chapter 21 Doping in Sport: Causes and Cures Chapter 22 Athlete Burnout: An Individual and Organizational Phenomenon Chapter 23 Injury Risk and Rehabilitation: Psychological Considerations Chapter 24 Athletes' Careers and Transitions Chapter 25 Exercise and Physical Activity Participation: An Identity-Centered Approach

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Book SynopsisAn illuminating study tracing the evolution of drone technology and counterterrorism policy from the Reagan to the Obama administrationsTrade Review“An insightful history of the development of America’s counterterrorism strategy, technology and organization from Reagan to Obama. This book offers well-researched and balanced judgments which underscore the crucial need for robust and clear oversight of covert operations.”—Bruce Riedel, Director of the Intelligence Project, Brookings Institution -- Bruce Riedel“In Christopher J. Fuller’s brilliantly written book, the origins of America’s controversial policy of using drones to fight terrorism emerge clearly for the first time.”—Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones, author of We Know All About You: The Story of Surveillance in Britain and America -- Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones“Scholars, practitioners, and citizens alike will learn more here than anywhere else about the rise of drones and, especially, the largely unheralded role the CIA played in this development."—Loch K. Johnson, Regents Professor of Public and International Affairs, University of Georgia -- Loch K. Johnson“A deeply researched, provocative, and important analysis of the origins of the CIA’s drone program.”—Kathryn Olmsted, Professor of History, University of California, Davis -- Kathryn Olmsted“Fuller carefully structures a historical analysis of American counterterrorism policy and the subsequent evolution of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) from the Reagan administration through today.”—Choice * Choice *

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Book SynopsisTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA Times and Sunday Times Book of the YearUpdated with a new afterword by the author ''Douglas Murray fights the good fight for freedom of speech ... A truthful look at today''s most divisive issues'' Jordan B. Peterson ''[Murray's] latest book is beyond brilliant and should be read, must be read, by everyone'' Richard Dawkins Are we living through the great derangement of our times? In The Madness of Crowds Douglas Murray investigates the dangers of woke' culture and the rise of identity politics. In lively, razor-sharp prose he examines the most controversial issues of our moment: sexuality, gender, technology and race, with interludes on the Marxist foundations of wokeness', the impact of tech and how, in an increasingly online culture, we must relearn the ability to forgive. One of the few writers who dares to counter the Trade ReviewDouglas Murray fights the good fight for freedom of speech ... A truthful look at today's most divisive issues -- Jordan B. Peterson, bestselling author of 12 Rules for Life[Murray’s] latest book is beyond brilliant and should be read, must be read, by everyone. He mercilessly exposes the hypocrisy and embarrassingly blatant contradictions that run rife through the current ‘woke’ vogue. -- Richard DawkinsWhether one agrees with him or not, Douglas Murray is one of the most important public intellectuals today. -- Bernard-Henri LévyHow can you not know about The Madness of Crowds? It’s actually the book I’ve just finished. You can’t just not read these books, not know about them. -- Tom StoppardSimply brilliant. Reading it to the end, I felt as though I’d just drawn my first full breath in years. At a moment of collective madness, there is nothing more refreshing – or, indeed, provocative – than sanity. -- Sam Harris, author of five New York Times bestsellers and host of the Making Sense podcast.An abomination -- Titania McGrath, author of Woke: A Guide to Social JusticeThis is an author who specialises in expressing what everyone sort of knows already and is afraid to say ... well argued, well supported and well observed -- The Times * Lionel Shriver *Graceful and witty * Guardian *Necessary and provocative * Evening Standard *Impressive and lively … Murray’s comprehensive survey of the prevailing madness will not persuade every reader. But it raises the real questions of our times. -- Roger Scruton * Unherd *Murray’s book performs a great service * Financial Times *Fascinating … Much of what Murray writes is pertinent and hard to disagree with * Sunday Times *Murray is a superbly perceptive guide through the age of the social justice warrior * Daily Telegraph *Murray’s book raises urgent questions about how people should conduct themselves in today’s age of “wokeness”’ * Catholic Herald *Murray's was the third critical interrogation of this subject that I read this summer, and it is the best. * The Times Saturday Review *A profoundly helpful insight on the hysteria of cancel culture. -- Saba Douglas-Hamilton * Scottish Field *Table of ContentsIntroduction Gay Interlude – The Marxist Foundations Women Interlude – The Impact of Tech Race Interlude – On Forgiveness Trans Conclusion Afterword Acknowledgements Notes Index

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsTables and Figures xiii About the Author xv Acknowledgment xvii Introduction: The Chicken Milanese Problem 1 1 On Your Marks 13 2 Sound it Out 27 3 Reading at a Glance 55 4 Words, Words, Words 77 5 Reading Comprehension 105 6 Becoming a Reader 135 7 Reading After the Digital Revolution 159 Conclusion: The Utility of Theory 187 Works Cited 201 Index 229

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Book SynopsisStraight-up, hard-hitting advice on parenting teenage boysAdolescent boys can be difficult to understand barely communicating, isolating themselves, suggestable to drink and drugs. It's no surprise that parents worry about their sons growing up and how they'll turn out and look for help to understand what their boys are going through.Celia Lashlie has the answers. After years of working in the prison service she knows what can happen when boys make the wrong choices. She also knows what it's like to be a parent. Throughout her years working as a researcher and social commentator, Celia has talked to hundreds of boys what she found was surprising, amusing, and in some cases, frightening.In this funny, honest, no-nonsense book, Celia Lashlie reveals what goes on in the world of boys, and with clarity and insight, she offers parents - especially mothers - practical and reassuring advice on raising their boys to become good, loving, articulate men.

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Book SynopsisRobin and Joan Shohet are pioneers in supervision training for the helping professions. Much more than a manual, this book embodies the heart, soul, spirit and values of their training courses - a golden treasury of insight, wisdom and practical techniques. Its detailed descriptions of their courses apply directly to the work of the helping professions and the therapeutic relationship; what they say apply also to how we all negotiate relationships in our work and our lives. The book opens with the '23 principles' that form the basis of their beliefs about the role and function of supervision. It goes on to describe in detail five of the courses they have been running for some 40 years. These are vivid scripts taken directly from course recordings, bringing to life the interactions, exchanges and relationships played out in the training process. Here we have the Core Course, the Seven-Eyed Model, the Group Supervision Course, the Advanced Course, and the one-day workshop Fear and Love in Supervision. The book ends with a bank of resources drawn from Robin's published writings over the years. These are bold, brave, sometimes raw and always deeply honest accounts of the Shohets' inspirational supervision training - each accompanied by one of Joan's cake recipes.Trade ReviewThis is a breath-taking treasure trove of a book. Robin and Joan share their lives' work in developing, practising and teaching the art of supervision. They describe in detail not only the models they have developed and the principles behind them but how they teach them - right down to the detailed design of their programmes, the exercises and experiments they use - and even the recipes for the cakes Joan bakes for the participants. But not only that. The book is a delightful read - it zings engagingly along, full of stories and vignettes, quotations and anecdotes. One feels privileged to meet the authors in all their humanity - their mistakes as well as their brilliance, their feelings and their experience. I feel deeply appreciative. - Professor Charlotte Sills, Ashridge Business School and Metanoia Institute, London. I shall return to the book regularly in order to savour each reflection and continue learning from the wisdom and humanity contained within it. - Els van Ooijen, psychotherapist, counsellor and supervisor in private practice in Bristol, a former visiting lecturer to the counselling and supervision courses at the University of South Wales, and author of Clinical Supervision Made Easy.Table of ContentsPreface - Michael Carroll. Foreword - Ben Fuchs. PART 1: SOURCES, 1 Supervision: a way of life, 2 Core propositions and principles. PART 2: COURSES, 3 The core course, 4 The seven-eyed model of supervision, 5 The group supervision course, 6 The advanced course, 7 The 'fifth' module: the inquiry process, focusing on the supervisory relationship, 8 Love and fear in supervision: a one-day workshop, 9 The Beast from the East: an account of a challenging supervision training, 10 Beyond otherness: supervision as spiritual practice. PART 3: RESOURCES, The versatility of the seven-eyed model - Joseph Wilmot, Paralleling in the supervision process - Joan Wilmot and Robin Shohet, Exploring the dynamics of complaints - Robin Shohet, How green is your mind? - Robin Shohet, Using improv as a therapeutic and supervisory technique: a beginner's view - Robin Shohet, Residential supervision training - Joan Shohet.

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Book SynopsisHa-Joon Chang''s 23 Things They Don''t Tell You About Capitalism turns received economic wisdom on its head to show you how the world really works. In this revelatory book, Ha-Joon Chang destroys the biggest myths of our times and shows us an alternative view of the world, including: There''s no such thing as a ''free'' marketGlobalization isn''t making the world richerWe don''t live in a digital world - the washing machine has changed lives more than the internetPoor countries are more entrepreneurial than rich onesHigher paid managers don''t produce better results We don''t have to accept things as they are any longer. Ha-Joon Chang is here to show us there''s a better way. ''Lively, accessible and provocative ... read this book'' - Sunday Times ''A witty and timely debunking of some of the biggest myths surrounding the global economy'' - Observer ''The new kid on the economics block ... Chang''s iconoclastic attitude has won him fans'' - Independent on Sunday ''Lucid ... audacious ... increasingly influential ... will provoke physical symptoms of revulsion if you are in any way involved in high finance'' - Guardian ''Important ... persuasive ... an engaging case for a more caring era of globalization'' - Financial Times ''A must-read ... incisive and entertaining'' - New Statesman Books of the YearHa-Joon Chang is a Reader in the Political Economy of Development at the University of Cambridge. He is author of Kicking Away the Ladder: Development Strategy in Historical Perspective, which won the 2003 Gunnar Myrdal Prize, and Bad Samaritans: Rich Nations, Poor Policies and the Threat to the Developing World. Since the beginning of the 2008 economic crisis, he has been a regular contributor to the Guardian, and a vocal critic of the failures of our economic system.Trade ReviewA masterful debunking of some of the myths of capitalism ... Witty, iconoclastic and uncommonly commonsensical ... this book will be invaluable * Observer *Important .. persuasive . [an] engaging case for a more cautious and caring era of globalisation * Financial Times *Myth-busting and nicely-written . the best economists are those who look around at our man-made world and ask themselves "why?". Chang is one * Independent *In 23 lucid, sometimes breezily didactic chapters, Chang takes apart the stricken ideology of neoliberalism. Chang's method is not to engage with the neoliberals but to knock them down with assertions. -- Paul Mason, Economics Editor, BBC Newsnight * Guardian *Ha-Joon Chang is a formidable critic...and a true exponent of the art of political economy -- Michael Lind * Prospect *Chang's...iconoclastic attitude has won him fans such as Bob Geldof and Noam Chomsky. -- Rachel Shields * The Independent on Sunday *For anyone who wants to understand capitalism not as economists or politicians have pictured it, but as it actually operates, this book will be invaluable. -- John Gray * Observer *

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