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Book SynopsisThe history, philosophy, ethics, and science behind the placebo and nocebo effects. Placebos are the most widely used treatments in the history of medicine. Thousands of studies show that they can be effective and make us happier and healthier. Yet confusion about what placebos are and how to measure their effects prevents some doctors from using them to help patients. Meanwhile, damage caused by the nocebo effectthe negative effect of expecting something badis not widely recognized. In The Power of Placebos, Jeremy Howick provides an interdisciplinary perspective on placebos and nocebos based on more than twenty years of research and data from over 300,000 patients. This book, the culmination of that research, offers practical ways for researchers, policymakers, and doctors to put placebo and nocebo research into practice to improve health outcomes. In addition to providing an overview of placebos and nocebos and explaining how belief systems and context can create physiological eTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsChapter 1. A Manifesto for the Next Revolution in Nocebo and Placebo StudiesPart I. The Troubled Story of Placebos and NocebosChapter 2. Please Me, Please: Placebos and Nocebos in PracticeChapter 3. Placebo Components and Meaningful Contexts: What Makes Inert Things EffectiveChapter 4. It Depends: The Relativity of Placebos and Nocebos in Clinical TrialsPart II. How Big are Placebo and Nocebo Effects?Chapter 5. How (Not) to Measure Nocebo and Placebo EffectsChapter 6. Missing the Forest for the Trees: Incomplete Stories about the Inner Workings of PlacebosChapter 7: Placebo and Nocebo Effects Don't Add UpChapter 8: Blinding: Stopping People from Peeking through MasksPart III. Why Every Doctor Needs to Be a Shaman and Why Placebo Controls Need to be ControlledChapter 9. The Ethical Requirement to Prescribe More Placebos and Avoid Nocebo Effects in PracticeChapter 10. Fewer Placebos and Nocebos in Trials: A Plea to Return to the Original Declaration of HelsinkiChapter 11. Public Health, Surgery, and Alternative Medicine: Special TopicsChapter 12. The Next Placebo Revolution: Helping DadAppendices1. Adolf Grünbaum's Model and a Reply to Its Critics2. Binary Outcomes May Underestimate Placebo Effects3. Additivity versus Interaction: A Formalization4. Balanced Placebo Design5. The Nocebo Effect as a Smokescreen in the Great Statin Debate6. The Many Faces of Blinding: Clarifying the Terminology7. An Open Letter to the World Medical Association8. More on Noninferiority TrialsReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisAn integrated perspective on organizational psychology and organizational behavior Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior is a major revision of the well-regarded textbook, whose previous title was Organizational Psychology: A Scientist-Practitioner Approach. This new edition offers a comprehensive overview organizational science, drawing insights from the closely aligned fields of organizational psychology and organizational behavior. Appropriate as a textbook for introductory courses in either field, this engaging and readable book encourages students to think actively about the material, providing numerous features to connect concepts to real-world people, situations, and challenges. In this Fourth Edition, the authors introduce coverage of diversity and inclusion, as well as climate change and environmental sustainability. They have also streamlined the text, moving detail into appendices where appropriate, to further promote student eng

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Book SynopsisDesigned to guide you toward a profound understanding of why you do what you do, this journal is an invitation to embark on a transformative exploration of self-discovery and personal growth for Enneagram Type Sixes. With insightful prompts, mindfulness exercises, and grounding meditations to help Loyalists recognize and embrace your unique characteristics, challenges, and strengths, each page is a step along the path toward your authentic self.As a Loyalist, your unwavering quest for security, truth, and guidance permeates every facet of your life. Yet, this noble pursuit occasionally ensnares you in the intricate web of overanalysis, where the relentless search for certainty may inadvertently lead to overthinking. The Enneagram Type 6 Journal is your trusted ally on the journey toward navigating life's unpredictability with courage, empowering you to develop trust in your inner guidance.THE ENNEAGRAM INNER WORK JOURNAL SERIESThe Enneagram comb

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Book SynopsisDesigned to guide you toward a profound understanding of why you do what you do, this journal is an invitation to embark on a transformative exploration of self-discovery and personal growth for Enneagram Type Nines. With insightful prompts, mindfulness exercises, and grounding meditations to help Peacemakers recognize and embrace your unique characteristics, challenges, and strengths, each page is a step along the path toward your authentic self.As a Peacemaker, you are always seeking to create harmony so you and those around you can live peacefully. The Enneagram Type 9 Journal is your trusted ally on the journey toward rediscovering your inherent potential as a wellspring of inner peace and strength, guiding you to a reconnection with the authentic person you were created to be.THE ENNEAGRAM INNER WORK JOURNAL SERIESThe Enneagram combines modern psychology and ancient spiritual traditions to create a model of the human psyche in nine personal

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Book SynopsisAfter a significant loss, it’s common to feel like we’re going crazy. The sudden absence of someone we love is not only devastating, it’s disorienting. They were here one moment, and now they’re…gone? Forever? How can that be? The first year or two of grief is often unbelievably painful and confusing. We’re in shock, often for weeks or months. Time seems out of whack. We feel powerless, helpless, and ineffective. We can’t think straight; we can’t get anything done. Our moods swing wildly, and we say and do crazy things. We cry, and we cling to objects that belonged to the person who died. We have bizarre dreams. We think we hear, see, or experience communications from the person who died. We wonder if we can (or should) go on. And through it all, our minds and hearts return over and over again to the impossible reality that can never again talk to or touch a person who lived and breathed and gave our lives so much meaning. There is nothing more challenging than the early months and years of a major life loss. But this compassionate book, by one of the world’s most beloved grief counselors, will help you endure and thrive.

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Book SynopsisPULITZER PRIZE FINALIST ?Named a Top 10 Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Slate, and PeopleOne of Barack Obama''s Favorite Books of 2023?Brave and nuanced . . . an act of tremendous compassion and a literary triumph.? ?The New York Times?Immensely emotional and unforgettably haunting.? ?The Wall Street JournalAcclaimed author Jonathan Rosen?s haunting investigation of the forces that led his closest childhood friend, Michael Laudor, from the heights of brilliant promise to the forensic psychiatric hospital where he has lived since killing the woman he loved. A story about friendship, love, and the price of self-delusion, The Best Minds explores the ways in which we understand?and fail to understand?mental illness.When the Rosens moved to New Rochelle in 1973, Jonathan Rosen and Michael Laudor became inseparable. Both children of college professors, the boys were best friends and keen competitors, and, when they both got into Yale University, seemed set to join the American meritocratic elite. Michael blazed through college in three years, graduating summa cum laude and landing a top-flight consulting job. But all wasn?t as it seemed. One day, Jonathan received the call: Michael had suffered a serious psychotic break and was in the locked ward of a psychiatric hospital. Diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, Michael was still battling delusions when he traded his halfway house for Yale Law School. Featured in The New York Times as a role model genius, he sold a memoir, with film rights to Ron Howard. But then Michael, in the grip of an unshakeable paranoid fantasy, stabbed his girlfriend Carrie to death and became a front-page story of an entirely different sort. Tender, funny, and harrowing by turns, The Best Minds is Jonathan Rosen?s magnificent and heartbreaking account of good intentions and tragic outcomes whose significance will echo widely.

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Book SynopsisThe Adult Attachment Projective Picture System (AAP) has served as a prominent assessment tool for adults and adolescents internationally for over 20 years. This book introduces the AAP and illustrates the powerful potential for implementing the AAP in clinical practice for assessment, client conceptualization, treatment planning, analysis, and as a therapeutic guide. Chapters discuss the full scope of incomplete pathological mourning for attachment trauma, including for the first time in the field Failure to Mourn and Preoccupation with Personal Suffering. Seasoned clinical researchers and psychotherapists provide a snapshot of their clients'' unique attachment characteristics and defensive exclusion strategies as assessed by the AAP, and discuss how to use this information in treatment, as well as how to present the AAP results to their clients.This book introduces readers to how the AAP can be used with adolescents, adults, and couples, and in custody Trade Review"The editors have brought together an impressive group of international researchers and practitioners to highlight the clinical use of the Adult Attachment Projective Picture System (AAP). The chapters offer compelling examples of the AAP’s value for clinical practice, assessment, or intervention, especially in the context of attachment trauma and intergenerational transmission risk. It is a must for any student or practitioner working with vulnerable adults and parents and seeking to understand the fundamental underlying attachment mechanisms involved in the development of trauma and resilience."Chantal Cyr, Ph.D., Full professor, Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, and Canada Research Chair in Child Attachment and Development"This book is a milestone in demonstrating the broad applicability and critical value of the AAP. The creativity and clinical acumen of the authors will benefit a host of future clients. Moreover, this book builds a bridge from assessors to therapists who will be well-served to have attachment patterns assessed in troubled clients. Kudos to the authors for such a valuable contribution!"Hale Martin, Ph.D., Clinical Professor, University of Denver, Therapeutic Assessment Institute"This book is a must-have resource for anyone using or considering using the AAP, and anyone interested in assessing attachment. Initial chapters provide an orientation to the foundation for the task stimuli and how responses to them are classified, its uses in practice, and a review of the neurophysiological correlates of its scores. In the remaining chapters, talented experts illustrate the illuminating and unique information emerging from the AAP across a range of ages, settings, and presenting issues."Gregory J. Meyer, Ph.D., Professor, University of Toledo; former Editor of Journal of Personality Assessment "The Adult Attachment Projective Picture System (AAP) to be an invaluable tool for assessment in medical settings to help clients consider the role of developmentally-based psychodynamic processes in their presenting problems. This book expands the scope of the AAP deep into practice with sophisticated and moving case studies that describe the diversity of contexts in which the AAP can enhance clinical insight and facilitate therapeutic dialogue."David J. York, Ph.D., Psychological Assessment and Testing Service, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DelawareTable of ContentsPart I Foundations 1. The Adult Attachment Projective Picture System 2. Implications for Psychotherapy Processes and Outcomes 3. Clinical and Neurobiological Applications of the AAP in Adults and Children: Therapeutic Implications Part 2 Incomplete Pathological Mourning 4. Attachment Trauma and Incomplete Pathological Mourning 5. Failed Mourning: The Sounds of Silence 6. Opening the Attachment Trauma Floodgates: Preoccupation with Personal Suffering 7. Pain, Misery, and Suffering: Unresolved Attachment as a Predictor of Treatment in Male Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Part 3 Adult Psychotherapy and Assessment 8. From Unresolved to Earned Secure: The AAP as a Powerful Clinical Tool in Psychotherapy 9. Embodying Attachment: Language and Somatic Revelations 10. Using the Adult Attachment Projective Picture System in a Transdiagnostic Approach During Psychoanalytic Treatment: Therapy and Neurophysiological Outcomes 11. Confusion, Fear, and Loss: Clinical Application of the AAP with People with Intellectual Disabilities Part 4 Adolescents and Parents 12. Does Therapy Matter for Adolescents in the Foster Care System? 13. Using the Adult Attachment Projective Picture System in Pediatric Health Psychology: Parental Gatekeeping and Attachment Trauma in an Adolescent and his Donor Father14. Dismissive and Blind to Attachment Distress: The AAP Unravels a Diagnostic Puzzle 15. The Role of the Adult Attachment Projective Picture System in Treating Obesity 16. Attachment-informed Assessment of Adolescent Conduct Disorder: A Case Study

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Book SynopsisSelected as a must-read by the curators of the Next Big Idea Book Club, including Daniel Pink, Susan Cain, Malcolm Gladwell, and Adam Grant“In this illuminating guide, Jeff Karp illustrates how we can break free from the routines that limit our thinking. LIT is an essential toolkit for converting intentions into actions that matter.” —Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author“Don’t we all want to tap our innermost talents of creativity, the full power of our good brains?. . . LIT is a blueprint for a richer, deeper life. —Diana Nyad“Jeff Karp’s much-needed book provides a spark and helps us light ourselves up from within — while lighting up the world around us, bringing joy and creativity to all aspects of our lives.” —Arianna HuffingtonRadically simple experimental tools to help anyone tap into a high-energy brain state to fire up innovative potential and shape their lives with intention—by the founder of a Harvard biomedical engineering innovation lab.In an age of convenience and information overload, it’s easy to go through the motions, pressured, distracted, and seeking instant gratification rather than harnessing our potential for meaningful and impactful lives. In LIT, Jeff Karp, Ph.D., professor at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and biotech innovator, helps us look to nature as a vital source of humankind’s best wisdom, most inspired action, and greatest good. Diagnosed with learning differences at a young age, he persisted through nearly insurmountable struggles with support from his mom in developing ways to achieve hyper-awareness and maximize decisions based on his curiosity, passion, creativity, and connection to nature. He evolved these approaches into LIT (Life Ignition Tools) —and road-tested these tools daily in his own personal life and with his lab team to innovate medical discoveries inspired by the “problem solving” process they find throughout the natural world.LIT teaches us to: turn inward and connect with what is truly important to us turn outward to act on that, connecting with others and different ways of knowing question assumptions—break out of habitual thinking and other patterns to discover what really serves you best explore, experiment, and discover fresh approaches to old challenges Dr. Karp also shares insights from some of the world’s most accomplished people, including Nobel Prize winners, the founder of an Indigenous wellness center, a visionary photographer, a social justice activist, a five-time US memory champion, an Olympic medalist, and a neurosurgeon who founded a center for compassion, as well as professors, inventors, entrepreneurs, CEOs, and members of his laboratory.Using Dr. Karp’s principles, anyone can redirect their lives with energy, focus, creativity, motivation, intention, and impact. Learning to be lit is the ultimate renewable energy and is accessible to everyone, anytime, wherever you are.

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Book SynopsisWritten by self-development coach and 'Queen of Manifesting' Roxie Nafousi, this book is the essential guide to anyone and everyone wanting to feel more empowered in their lives. In just seven simple steps you can understand the true art of manifestation and create the life you have always dreamed of. Whether you want to attract your soulmate, land the perfect job, buy the home you have always wanted, or simply find more inner-peace and confidence, Manifest will teach you exactly how to get there... 1. Be clear in your vision 2. Remove fear and doubt 3. Align your behavior 4. Overcome tests from the universe 5. Embrace gratitude without caveats 6. Turn envy into inspiration 7. Trust in the universe A meeting of science and wisdom, manifesting is a philosophy and a self-development practice to help you reach for your goals, cultivate self-love and live your best life. Unlock the magic for yourself and begin your journey to turning your dreams into reality.

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Book SynopsisLearn how you can make a name for yourself in the field of applied behavior analysis research.If you're like many practitioners in the field of applied behavior analysis (ABA), you may encounter barriers when conducting research-including limited resources, competing contingencies, an absence of a formal institutional review board, and rigorous methodology requirements. This book addresses these limitations directly, and offers strategies for contributing to research literature, advancing your career, and making professional scholarly submissions over the course of your career.In this book, you'll find a thorough discussion about the research-to-practice gap, arguments for why ABA practitioners should publish, tips for ensuring ethical research practices, time management skills to help you stay productive, and strategies for overcoming common obstacles in research.Also included are practical ways to conduct research in applied settings, information about receiving mentorship, tips for writing, a quick reference guide to the editorial process, examples of applied studies, and resources to help you getstarted right away.

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Book SynopsisHow can we transform society in a way that unleashes its positive, creative potentials, instead of its violent, destructive ones? Unlearn shows how we can tackle today’s systemic crisis by acknowledging its deep roots. By going on a journey of unlearning, as individuals and collectively, we have the potential to become someone else – a process that redefines how we see ourselves, and thus reshapes our common future. Hanno Burmester works at the intersection of societal, organisational and individual transformation. With his company Unlearn, he helps companies transform towards cultures of self-organisation. As Policy Fellow at the Berlin-based think tank Das Progressive Zentrum, Hanno designs, writes and facilitates around the future of democracy. Hanno is host of the Unlearning Journey. You can learn more about his work at unlearn-book.com. hannoburmester.com

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Book SynopsisThe revolutionary program that teaches you how to use meditation and visualization to change your life.First published in 1978, The Silva Mind Control Method has helped millions of people create better, happier, and more successful lives. Based on the extraordinary course pioneered by José Silva in the 1960s, this accessible guidebook uses meditation and visualization to help you alleviate stress, overcome bad habits and emotional insecurity, increase creativity, develop concentration, harness your dreams, and deepen your relationships. Featuring transformative advice and fascinating case studies, this revolutionary book teaches you to use your mind at a deeper and more effective level and reveal its extraordinary power.

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Book SynopsisSEXUAL DEVIANCE The essential text for understanding and managing deviant sexual interest and paraphilic disorders Sexual Deviance is an authoritative text that provides an understanding to the assessment, management, and treatment of sexual deviance and paraphilic disorders. The international panel of contributorsnoted experts on the topicilluminate the emerging theories that help to explain the developmental influences and pathways of sexual deviance and its connection to offending behaviour. The text considers various developmental influences such as neurobiological pathways as well as the effects of pornography. The contributors highlight the assessment and diagnosis of sexual deviance and explore the links to offending behavior such as rape fantasy, algolagnic paraphilia, online viewing of indecent images of children, and sexual sadism. The book examines the effectiveness of a variety of current treatments including behavioral, pharmacological, coTable of ContentsAbout the Editors vii About the Contributors ix Acknowledgments xvii Part I: Sexual Deviance and Paraphilic Disorders 1 1. An Overview of Sexual Deviance and Paraphilic Disorders 3Leam A. Craig and Ross M. Bartels Part II: Theory of Sexual Deviance and Paraphilias 23 2. The Developmental Pathways of Sexual Deviance: More than 100 Years of Research in Context 25Patrick Lussier, Evan McCuish, and Jonathan James 3. Toward a Theory of Chronophilic Sexual Orientation in Heterosexual Men 41Alexander F. Schmidt and Roland Imhoff 4. Understanding Sexual Thoughts and Sexual Fantasizing: The Dual-Process Model of Sexual Thinking 53Ross M. Bartels, Anthony R. Beech, and Leigh Harkins 5. Neurobiological Basis of Sexual Deviance 67Tillmann H. C. Kruger and Jonas Kneer Part III: Assessing and Diagnosing Sexual Deviance 89 6. Problems and Controversies with Psychiatric Diagnoses of Paraphilia 91Christian C. Joyal 7. Diagnosing Sexual Sadism and Other Paraphilic Disorders on the Agonistic Continuum 117Deirdre M. D'Orazio and Charles A. Flinton 8. Understanding Minor Attraction 132Rebecca Lievesley and Craig Harper 9. Passivity Paraphilias: Understanding Necrophilic and Somnophilic Interest 145Mark Pettigrew and Elizabeth T. Deehan 10. Measures of Male Sexual Interest 156Pamela M. Yates Part IV: Sexual Deviance and Offending Behavior 169 11. Non-contact Paraphilic Disorders and Offending 171Leah Kaylor and Elizabeth L. Jeglic 12. Sexual Sadism and Offending 189Tamsin Higgs, Jean Proulx, Alexandre Gauthier, Etienne Garant, and Jonathan James 13. The Structure and Measurement of Sadism: Implications for Validation 207Raymond A. Knight and Nicholas Longpré 14. Online Sexual Deviance and Pedophilia 222Ethel Quayle Part V: Managing Sexual Deviance and Paraphilic Disorders 239 15. A Generalized Model for Identifying Risk-Related Change in Sexual Deviance 241David Thornton 16. Psychological Treatments for Paraphilias and Compulsive Sexual Behavior 253Michael H. Miner and Rosemary Munns 17. Managing Paraphilic Interests in the Community: An International Perspective 268Klaus M. Beier 18. Pharmacological Treatments for Individuals with Paraphilic Disorders or at Risk for Sexual Offending 282Daniel Turner and Peer Briken 19. Rehabilitating Paraphilic Disorder in Prisons: Interventions Sensitive to Shame and Trauma and the Importance of Safe Prisons 295Jamie S. Walton 20. Behavioral Control Models in Managing Sexual Deviance 311Jayson Ware, Lauren McIvor, and Yolanda M. Fernandez Author Index 324 Subject Index 346

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Book SynopsisEmotions impact any practitioner of dispute resolution; yet, there are very few programs with courses that explore the emotional side of disputes. In Mediation, Conciliation, and Emotions, Peter Ladd outlines the emotions found in disputes and how these emotions function in dispute resolution. The book is divided into two parts: emotions and mediation, and emotions and conciliation. These parts examine the phenomenon of mediation, how to control emotions during mediation sessions, and how different disputes require different modes of emotional reconciliation. Mediation, Conciliation, and Emotions offers practical advice and information about the role of emotions in dispute resolution. It is an indispensable tool for practitioners of dispute resolution. Author Peter Ladd has developed a computer program which simplifies scoring of the Emotional Climate Inventory offered in the book''s Appendix. This program can be accessed via St. Lawrence University Graduate School of Education''s website at www.stlawu.edu/education.Trade ReviewPeter Ladd's Mediation, Conciliation, and Emotions expands the analysis of emotional content in a negotiation from the individual to the shared experience, exploring the establishment of "emotional climates" that arise between individuals and offering empirically based counsel for mediators and conciliators about how to help remedy undesirable emotional climates and create emotional climates more conducive to problem solving...Ladd teaches that when approaching a dispute, it may be as important to isolate the emotional quality of interaction between two people as it is to find out how each is feeling about the issue at hand. After providing the readers with tools to identify the emotional climates that form between disputants, Ladd offers detailed, empirically based advice for treating the various kinds of dysfunction that can arise in those climates. -- Erin Ryan * Negotiation Journal *Table of Contents1 Introduction 2 Part I: Emotions and Mediation; Chapter 1:The Phenomenon of Mediation; Chapter 2: Emotions and Mediation 3 Part II: Emotions and Conciliation; Chapter 3: Anger and Conciliation; Chapter 4: Resentment and Conciliation; Chapter 5: Revenge and Conciliation; Chapter 6: Apathy and Conciliation; Chapter 7: Guilt and Conciliation; Chapter 8: Egotism and Conciliation; 4 Appendices 5 Bibliography 6 Index

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Book SynopsisA practical guide for health professionals and trainers, offering evidence-based low arousal approaches to defusing and managing aggressive behaviours in a variety of health care settings. Provides both an academic background and practical advice on how to manage and minimize confrontation Illustrates low arousal approaches and offers clear advice on physical restraint and the reduction of these methods Describes the evidence base for recommended approaches Includes a wide range of valuable case examples from a variety of care settings Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgements xi 1. Understanding Violence and Aggression in Care Settings 1 2. The Development of a Low Arousal Approach 17 3. Developing a Core Training Course 35 4. Managing Aggressive Behaviour in Services for People with an Intellectual Disability 67 5. Managing Aggressive Behaviour in Individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorders 87 6. Applying Low Arousal Approaches to Children and Adolescents in Residential Care Services 105 7. Developing Alternatives to Coercive Behaviour Management Approaches in Psychiatric Settings 121 8. Low Arousal Approaches in Care Environments for Older Adults 139 9. Evaluating the Outcomes of Crisis Management Training 153 10. Emerging Themes 181 References 203 Index 249

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Book SynopsisThis book introduces executive coaches to developmental psychology and stage leadership development as a measure of coaching effectiveness. It explains how they can transform themselves and their clients by applying a holistic system stage shift with 8 drivers of transformational change.The stages within adult development/vertical learning is one of the fastest growing trends in leadership development today yet there is no âœgo-toâ book that provides a simple outline of the stages of development in terms of executive capabilities and role levels. There is also very little available on the drivers and dynamics of later stage development and how these can be leveraged through the course of executive coachingâ until now.Executive coaching remains a growing field with little in the way of proven pathways to measurable outcomes. The âœFigure-8 Holistic Energy Operating System Stage Shiftâis inspirational. It is a highly innovative and integrativeTable of ContentsPREFACEPART ITHE STAGES OF LEADERSHIP TRANSFORMATIONChapter 1Introduction to the Stages of TransformationChapter 2Strengths and Shadows of Executive PrototypesChapter 3The Transformation from Achiever to SynergistChapter 4The Executive Coaching Research StudyChapter 5The Key Themes of Transformative CoachingPART IITHE DRIVERS OF LATER STAGE DEVELOPMENTChapter 6Holistic Drivers 1 and 2: Cultivating One’s Best SelfChapter 7Strategic Drivers 3 and 4: Uplifting the OrganisationChapter 8Holistic Drivers 5 and 6: Holding Safe Emergent SpaceChapter 9Strategic Drivers 7 and 8: Leading Wide CollaborationChapter 10The Attitudinal Shifts in Perception and PerspectivePART IIITHE DYNAMICS OF LATER STAGE TRANSFORMATIONChapter 11The Square Dance of Vertical DevelopmentChapter 12Generating and Holding Safe Expansive SpaceChapter 13Correlation with Human Faculties & Energy FieldsChapter 14Linking Coaching Effectiveness to Stage Development Chapter 15Transformative StageSHIFT Executive Coaching APPENDIXTHE MULTIPLE CASE STUDY RESEARCH

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Book SynopsisDesigned to guide you toward a profound understanding of why you do what you do, this journal is an invitation to embark on a transformative exploration of self-discovery and personal growth for Enneagram Type Fives. With insightful prompts, mindfulness exercises, and grounding meditations to help Investigators recognize and embrace your unique characteristics, challenges, and strengths, each page is a step along the path toward your authentic self.As an Investigator, your ceaseless pursuit of knowledge and wisdom across all facets of life can occasionally draw you inward, posing challenges to maintaining connections with others and the external world. The Enneagram Type 5 Journal is your ally on the journey to cultivating emotional intelligence, empowering you to express your innate wisdom and unique talents in the world. As you navigate the complexities of this inner work, you will develop new ways to honor your methods for expanding your realm of discovery.

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Book SynopsisEmotional intelligence is an important trait for success at work. IQ tests are biased against minorities. Every child is gifted. Preschool makes children smarter. Western understandings of intelligence are inappropriate for other cultures. These are some of the statements about intelligence that are common in the media and in popular culture. But none of them are true. In the Know is a tour of the most common incorrect beliefs about intelligence and IQ. Written in a fantastically engaging way, each chapter is dedicated to correcting a misconception and explains the real science behind intelligence. Controversies related to IQ will wither away in the face of the facts, leaving readers with a clear understanding about the truth of intelligence.Trade Review'If I was King of the World, everyone would have to read this book. Those in the social sciences and education would have to read it twice. In the course of debunking myths, readers incidentally learn the truth about human intelligence. Even those who know intelligence research thoroughly will find this book worthwhile.' Douglas K. Detterman, Louis D. Beaumont University Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Case Western Reserve University, Ohio'This book systematically explains and then destroys 35 common myths about intelligence with some of the most compelling findings ever established in psychological research. I'd recommend it to students, educators, and anyone who ever wondered about what intelligence is and where it comes from. It should be required reading for every college major.' Richard J. Haier, Professor Emeritus, University of California, Irvine, USA, and author of The Neuroscience of Intelligence'Russell T. Warne has performed an admirable feat of scholarship. Press a copy of his book into the hands of anyone you know who is in a position to influence public understanding and opinion.' James Lee, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota'Read this book and take a thought-provoking journey through human intelligence. The author shatters many misconceptions people have about intelligence and reveals the unvarnished truth with compassion and clarity. This book is a 'must' for transformational leaders seeking to better understand the role of intelligence in education and society at large.' Joyce E. Juntune, Instructional Professor of Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University'In the Know is a must-read for anyone who wants to learn more about the fascinating science of human intelligence.' Noah Carl, The CriticTable of ContentsIntroduction; Section 1. The Nature of Intelligence: 1. Intelligence is whatever collection of tasks a psychologist puts on a test; 2. Intelligence is too complex to summarize with one number; 3. IQ does not correspond to brain anatomy or functioning; 4. Intelligence is a western concept that does not apply to non-western cultures; 5. There are multiple intelligences in the human mind; 6. Practical intelligence is a real ability, separate from general intelligence; Section 2. Measuring Intelligence: 7. Measuring intelligence is difficult; 8. Content of intelligence tests is trivial and cannot measure intelligence; 9. Intelligence tests are imperfect and cannot be used or trusted; 10. Intelligence tests are biased against diverse populations; Section 3. Influences on Intelligence: 11. IQ only reflects a person's socioeconomic status; 12. High heritability for intelligence means that raising IQ is impossible; 13. Genes are not important for determining intelligence; 14. Environmentally driven changes in IQ mean that intelligence is malleable; 15. Social interventions can drastically raise IQ; 16. Brain-training programs can raise IQ; 17. Improvability of IQ means intelligence can be equalized; Section 4. Intelligence and Education: 18. Every child is gifted; 19. Effective schools can make every child academically proficient; 20. Non-cognitive variables have powerful effects on academic achievement; 21. Admissions tests are a barrier to college for underrepresented students; Section 5. Life Consequences of Intelligence: 22. IQ scores only measure how good someone is at taking tests; 23. Intelligence is not important in the workplace; 24. Intelligence tests are designed to create or perpetuate a false meritocracy; 25. Very high intelligence is not more beneficial than moderately high intelligence; 26. Emotional intelligence is a real ability that is helpful in life; Section 6. Demographic Group Differences: 27 Males and females have the same distribution of IQ scores; 28. Racial/ethnic group IQ differences are completely environmental in origin; 29. Unique influences operate on one group's intelligence test scores; 30. Stereotype threat explains score gaps among demographic groups; Section 7. Societal and Ethical Issues: 31. Controversial or unpopular ideas should be held to a higher standard of evidence; 32. Past controversies taint modern research on intelligence; 33. Intelligence research leads to negative social policies; 34. Intelligence research undermines the fight against inequality; 35. Everyone is about as smart as I am; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisA guide to the Enneagram that features self-tests for the simple, accurate, and confident determination of your own personality type. It provides step-by-step instruction for taking inventory of how you think, what you feel, and what you experience.

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Book SynopsisIs there something holding you back from becoming the person you want to be? Fear is all around us, from having a tricky talk with your boss to facing up to a problem at home. Everyone has worries and fears that can stop them progressing and reaching for the things that they really want in life. The simple, life-changing exercises in Feel the Fear & do it anyway will teach you how to turn anger into love and uncertainty into action.Trade ReviewIf you have trouble taking risks and need help read Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway * Daily Express *Reading this book was a revelation. It's a wonderful book for life * Julie Walters, actress *The best self-help book I've read...everyone should read this * Health Plus *Like the title says, just go for it * Elle *Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway will help turn your fear into confidence and action * Deidre Sanders, The Sun *

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Book SynopsisWhat if everything you thought you knew about stress was wrong?Over the years we've grown to see stress as Public Enemy No.1, responsible for countless health problems, relationship troubles, unhappiness and anxiety, and to be avoided at all costs.Trade ReviewThe Upside of Stress is a perfect how-to guide for anyone who wants to tap into the biology of courage and the psychology of thriving under pressure. * Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive *A fascinating tour of cutting-edge research on how stress affects us in ways, both good and bad, that we never suspect. McGonigal brings scientific studies to life, makes her lessons tangible and provides fascinating take-aways for anyone who experiences stress - which, let's face it, is all of us, often all the time. * Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit *A courageous, counterintuitive and convincing case for a big idea: stress can be good for you. This enchanting, evidence-based book has already transformed how I think about stress, and I recommend it highly to anyone who lives in the 21st century. * Adam Grant, author of Give and Take *If you've ever complained of being stressed out, you need to read this perceptive, thought-provoking book. Kelly McGonigal reveals the surprising truth about why we should embrace the many unsung benefits of stress. The Upside of Stress will change the way you think - and it will change your experience of your life. * Gretchen Rubin, author of Better Than Before and The Happiness Project *The message that stress can actually convey health benefits is important and needs to be heard. This thoughtful analysis on the role of mindset will prompt you to re-think your relationship with stress, and help you realize its benefits. * Andrew Weil, MD, author of Spontaneous Happiness *

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Book SynopsisGenius is highly individual and unique yet it shares a compelling quality. In this intriguing introduction Andrew Robinson uses the life and work of familiar geniuses - and some less familiar - to consider what their achievements have in common; whether its heredity, education, hard work, intelligence or just plain luck.Table of Contents1. Defining genius ; 2. Not running in the family ; 3. The schooling of genius ; 4. Intelligence versus genius ; 5. Genius and madness ; 6. Chameleon personalities ; 7. Art versus sciences ; 8. Eureka experiences ; 9. Perspiration and inspiration ; 10. Genius and us

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Book SynopsisAs part of the Thinkerâs Guide Library, this book explores how to analyze questions, problems, and opportunities through the elements of reasoning. It provides students, educators and professionals a framework for deconstructing and assessing any issue to find the most practical solution, in order to achieve the best consequences.

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Book SynopsisWritten by an experienced academic and practitioner, this book offers a clear and accessible introduction to educational psychology.The book begins by exploring the history of educational psychology, highlighting key figures in its development and the complex and changing relationship between education and psychology. It examines important theories in the field and provides a discussion of the different methodologies researchers use. Importantly, the book goes on to highlight key impacts of the research on current practice and policy, as well as suggesting emerging areas and future directions for the field. In so doing, it offers a self-contained and easily digestible primer for those studying educational psychology and related disciplines.Key Topics in Educational Psychology is a must-read for undergraduate and postgraduate students of educational psychology, psychology of education, education, and educational studies. It will also be of interest to practitioners in training, particularly those who work in educational settings, including educational psychologists, teachers, therapists, and social workers.

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Book SynopsisPsychogeography usually refers to radical and artistic ways of walking or to a conflation of psychology with geography. In this unique work, the author makes arguments for considering psychogeography as a way to critique the contemporary world and to consider new ways of studying the interface of human beings in environments. The book begins by introducing and explaining the term psychogeography from a range of academic, activist, and artistic perspectives. Each chapter presents different approaches to doing psychogeography and there are arguments presented for why there is a need for a postpsychology. The author takes a creative and innovative approach to psychogeography by extending walking methods of research to include other forms of practice and research including playwriting and wargaming. The only book written on psychogeography from a psychological perspective, this book will appeal to researchers and students of psychology, geography, architecture, anTrade Review'Situationist ideas have been trickling their way into the social sciences for some time now. This book by Alex Bridger attempts to demonstrate the relevance of these concepts to psychology. Debord, Trocchi, Ivan Chtcheglov and a whole host of other thinkers are utilised to make fresh connections. It is written with pathos and backed up by a wealth of academic and hard to come by radical texts. I find it a fascinating corrective to depoliticised takes on the Situationist Internationalists and I hope it inspires new research into the relationship between people and their environments.’ – Babak Fozooni, Associate Lecturer, The Open University, UK‘Alex Bridger’s book brings together psychogeography and psychology in a challenge to conventional ways of undertaking academic work. The concepts from both academic fields are well-explained and, in a language accessible to anyone interested in either subject area, scholars or otherwise. Notably, this is a practice-based text, demonstrating the importance of actually carrying out the psychogeographical work in the field, with its socio-political significance well-situated in contemporary times. Bridger instils himself in the text via his practice, demonstrating the importance of the subjective aspect of psychogeography, one that, he explains, is problematic in his own academic field, psychology. It is this, he says, that is its "political purpose", and this too, is what makes the book so significant today. But it is also a personal project for Bridger, and this is what makes it readily available to any potentially interested reader. Bridger’s book is both a new addition to the growing psychogeographical corpus, but also stands in its own right as an excellent current introduction to the subject.’ – Tina Richardson, author/editor of Walking Inside Out: Contemporary British PsychogeographyTable of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction to psychogeography Chapter 2: Conceptualising the field Chapter 3: Doing psychogeography: Dérives, academic papers, playwriting and wargamingChapter 4: Conclusions

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Book SynopsisCognitive Analytic Therapy and the Politics of Mental Health provides an overview of the development of cognitive analytic therapy (CAT), and illuminates how the political context affects the way in which therapists consider their work and facilitates their practice. This book examines how CAT contributes to wider debates over the politics of mental health'. With contributions from those working in services   including adult mental health, learning disabilities and child and adolescent therapists  the writers consider how contemporary politics devolves responsibility for mental illness onto those suffering distress. The evolving political and social attitudes clients bring to therapy are also addressed in several chapters, and there is a focus on groups in society who have been marginalized and neglected in mental and physical health services.Cognitive Analytic Therapy and the Politics of Mental Health offers aTrade Review'This is a challenging book which should not be ignored. Its authors attempt to ensure that Cognitive Analytic Therapy stays true to its principles of inclusivity and equality and of seeing a person within their social as well as their emotional reality. They also combine to utter a clarion call to society in general, as it struggles with the consequences of neoliberal ideology. They reject complacency and blind acceptance of the status quo and face, head-on, important issues and prejudices which we, and by implication, all practitioners of psychotherapy, too readily avoid.'Annalee Curran, UKCP registered CAT therapist, supervisor and trainer. Founder Member and first Chairperson of ACAT and now a Life Member.Table of ContentsTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsList of ContributorsAbbreviationsAcknowledgementsRichard Handley's storyForward1. Introduction: cognitive analytic therapy and the politics of mental health JULIE LLOYD AND RACHEL POLLARD2. Reciprocal roles in an unequal world HILARY BROWN3. Putting the social into psychotherapy: implications for CATTERESA HAGAN, NICOLA ARMSTRONG AND JAN BOSTOCK.4. The de-radicalisation of CAT: a regressive interaction of economics, theory and practice?RACHEL POLLARD5. The madness of money: the super-rich, economic inequality and mental healthLAWRENCE WELCH6. The intergenerational transmission of the adverse effects of inequalityJOSEPHINE F. DISCEPOLO AHMADI7. Using CAT to bridge the gap: attending to the ultimate and the intimateEMILY HANDLEY, BETH GREENHILL AND KIERON BEARD8. From deviance and sin to unmet needs: a CAT conceptualisation of challenging behaviourJO VARELA9. Responding not reacting to challenging behaviour: a reformulation approachJO VARELA AND LIANNE FRANKS10. Transforming care in England for people who have intellectual disabilities and forensic formulationsPHILIP CLAYTON11. Unequal ground: working with people affected by child sexual abuseJULIE LLOYD AND HILARY BROWN12. Immorality, illegality and pathology: the sex and gender knotsWILLIAM WALLACE13. Ignoring it doesn't make it go away: recognising and reformulating gender in CATBETHAN DAVIES14. Why hate matters: An introduction to René Girard’s theories of mimesis and the scapegoat mechanism and their relevance to CAT theory and practiceMATTHEW TINKER15. Owning privilege and acknowledging racismHILARY BROWN16. How to relate: The Italian dilemma -- trust and cooperation make the world go around, but do we trust and can we cooperate?CRISTINA FIORINA AND MARISA POGGIOLI17. A social justice framework for training in cognitive analytic therapy: inequalities, power and politics in psychotherapyANN BENSONAPPENDIX 1: psycho-social checklistINDEX

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Book SynopsisSkills-based Caring equips carers with the skills and knowledge needed to support those suffering from an eating disorder, and to help them to break free from the traps that prevent recovery. Through a coordinated approach, it offers detailed techniques and strategies, which aim to improve professionals'' and carers'' ability to build continuity of support for their loved ones. Using evidence-based research and personal experience, the authors advise the reader on a number of difficult areas in caring for someone with an eating disorder. This new and updated edition is essential reading for both professionals and families involved in the care and support of anyone with an eating disorder. Table of ContentsPreface. Shared Perspectives - Lived Experience of an Eating Disorder. Working With a Joint Understanding of the Illness – Basic Facts About Eating Disorders. Consequences – Awareness of Medical Risk. Caring for a Loved One With an Eating Disorder – First Steps. Caring Styles Within the Family. Stress, Strain and Developing Resilience. Understanding Change. Communication. Interpersonal Relationships. Social Relationships, Partners, Siblings and Peers. Modelling Emotional Intelligence and Problem-Solving Skills. Managing Under Eating. How to Help With Bingeing and Overeating. Managing Difficult Behaviours. Reflection and Review.

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Book SynopsisExam Board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC Eduqas Level: A-level Subject: Psychology First teaching: September 2015 First exams: Summer 2017Master the skills you need to set yourself apart and hit the highest grades; this year-round course companion develops the higher-order thinking skills that top-achieving students possess, providing step-by-step guidance, examples and tips for getting an A grade.Written by experienced author and teacher Jean-Marc Lawton, Aiming for an A in A-level Psychology:- Helps you develop the 'A grade skills' of analysis, evaluation, creation and application- Takes you step by step through specific skills you need to master in A-level Psychology, so you can apply these skills and approach each exam question as an A/A* candidate- Clearly shows how to move up the grades with sample responses annotated to highlight the key features of A/A* answers- Helps you practise to achieve the levels expected of top-performing students, using in-class or homework activities and further reading tasks that stretch towards university-level study- Perfects exam technique through practical tips and examples of common pitfalls to avoid - Cultivates effective revision habits for success, with tips and strategies for producing and using revision resources- Supports all exam boards, outlining the Assessment Objectives for reaching the higher levels under the AQA, Edexcel, OCR, and WJEC/Eduqas specifications

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Book SynopsisExam board: International BaccalaureateLevel: IB DiplomaSubject: PsychologyFirst teaching: September 2017First exams: Summer 2019Everything you need to navigate the IB Diploma Psychology course; ensure full coverage of the syllabus with a comprehensive guide to all the concepts, theories and research into approaches to understanding behaviour, presented with a cross-cultural focus for global thinkers. · Develop critical analysis skills with critical thinking boxes to draw out methodological issues from studies, and the TOK feature to help you recognise debates and issues.· Apply new skills and knowledge to everyday life with examples and case studies. · Navigate your way seamlessly through the course with key studies and terms highlighted.· Assess your progress and learning with summaries at the end of each chapter.

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Book SynopsisA gripping story about race, money and motherhood that asks: what would you sacrifice for a new life? 'A firecracker of a novel' Madeline Miller 'Intelligent, thought-provoking, slyly satirical' Sunday Times 'About everything a book should be about: race and class, power and inequality - and it's dark and funny' Joanna Cannon 'An unsettling, unputdownable read' Elle 'Ramos has crafted a real page-turner' The Times Ambitious businesswoman Mae Yu runs Golden Oaks - a luxury retreat transforming the fertility industry. There, women get the very best of everything: organic meals, fitness trainers, daily massages and big money. Provided they dedicate themselves to producing the perfect baby. For someone else. Jane is a young immigrant in search of a better future. Stuck living in a cramped dorm with her baby daughter and her shrewd aunt Ate, she sees an unmissable chance to change her life. But at what cost? Chosen as a book of the summer by the Guardian, Telegraph, Evening Standard and CosmopolitanTrade ReviewThis topical, provocative debut anatomises class, race and the American dream * Guardian *An intelligent, thought-provoking, slyly satirical novel with thrillerish elements, it is also affectingly illuminating about life for an expatriate service class * Sunday Times *If you only read a single debut this year, make it The Farm * Vogue, Must-Reads *It’s so now … Ramos has crafted a real page-turner that combines all the hottest issues of the day: inequality, race, and women’s battle to reclaim their bodies from commodification by big business, with the eternal questions of how much we can sacrifice before losing ourselves completely -- Melissa Katsoulis * The Times *Her book is a necessary one – we need a mass-market novel that shows the impact of colonisation … A great read -- Dina Nayeri * Guardian *Utterly brilliant. I couldn’t put it down! -- Christie Watson, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Language of KindnessCrammed with acutely observed scenes that place reproduction within an intricate web of class, gender and race * Observer *For those who can’t wait until September for Margaret Atwood’s sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, here’s a handy interim stand-in. Class, race and issues of power inequality are on the agenda almost as much as gender in this novel about a fertility clinic where surrogates have babies for the ultra-wealthy * i paper *Excellent … With echoes of The Help and The Handmaid’s Tale, The Farm is tipped to be one of the biggest books of the summer, a page-turner which strikes an entertaining balance between exploring topical issues and telling a great story with thoroughly likeable characters * Daily Express *An intelligent, thought-provoking, slyly satirical novel with thrillerish elements, it is also affectingly illuminating about life for an expatriate service class * SUNDAY TIMES *You can’t move for feminist dystopias in these Atwoodian times. Joanne Ramos’s debut is one of the best * The Times *Intelligent and finely written ... Powerful -- LUCY SCHOLES * I PAPER *A narrative resembling a cross between Rosemary’s Baby and Dave Eggers’s tech thriller The Circle … Addictive, thought-provoking entertainment * Daily Mail *An easy read that raises difficult, capital-I issues … There’s plenty to unsettle here * Mail on Sunday *A new Handmaid’s Tale * Sun *It’s a provocative idea, and Ramos nails it … Crisp and believable, this smart debut links the poor and the 1 percent in a unique transaction that turns out to be mutually rewarding * People *Chillingly plausible -- Sophie Mackintosh, author of the Booker-longlisted The Water CureCouldn’t be more relevant or timely * O Magazine *Unnervingly plausible * Economist *Everything has a price in this promising and compelling dystopian debut * Red, This Month’s Best Books *Billed as the new Handmaid’s Tale, Joanne Ramos’s debut follows a luxury yet terrifying retreat for surrogate mothers * Grazia *Ramos is good at making the dystopian feel contemporary, or perhaps that should be the other way round … Ramos’s debut smuggles a sharp attack on America’s entrenched inequality into a Handmaid’s Tale-style chiller about surrogacy * Metro *An excoriation of capitalist exploitation, for dystopian darkness and sinister consequences … Timely, resonant, morally complex * Literary Review *Brilliantly cutting -- Reni Eddo-Lodge, author of Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About RaceA knock-out debut novel -- Paula Daly, author of 'Open Your Eyes'Wow ... Truly unforgettable -- Gary ShteyngartIt’s a provocative idea, and Ramos nails it … Crisp and believable, this smart debut links the poor and the 1 percent in a unique transaction that turns out to be mutually rewarding * People *Joanne Ramos’ tender, trenchant debut chillingly explores a dystopian future where race, class, power and poverty all play their part in paid-for pregnancies * Psychologies *One of the most hotly anticipated debuts this year – and for good reason * Cosmopolitan *Smart and thought-provoking * Stylist *An unsettling, unputdownable read * Elle *The first debut of 2019 to grab the top spot for me ... Don't miss this one * Bookseller, Book of the Month *The Farm terrifies with a simple question: How much of ourselves are we willing to sell? With characters so real they leap off the page, Ramos yanks the reader into a world of Haves and Have-Nots, and her question lingers long after we turn the final page -- Christina Dalcher, author of VoxAmazing. It’s hard to explain what The Farm is about, because it's about everything a book SHOULD be about. Race and class and power and inequality, and it’s dark & funny ALL AT THE SAME TIME -- Joanna Cannon, Sunday Times bestselling author of Three Things About Elsie and The Trouble with Goats and SheepRamos has written a firecracker of a novel, at once caustic and tender, page-turning and thought-provoking. This is a fierce indictment of the vampiric nature of modern capitalism, which never loses sight of the very human stories at its center. Highly recommended -- Madeline Miller, author of CirceThe debut to order now ... Think Never Let Me Go meets The Handmaid’s Tale * Sunday Times *A highly original and provocative story about the impossible choices in so many women’s lives. These characters will stay with me for a long time -- Karen Thompson Walker, author of 'The Age of Miracles'Consider this The Handmaid’s Tale of 2019 … In the vein of The Circle, but somehow more penetrating and realistic * MARIE CLAIRE *Ramos creates a believable dystopian future where poor women try to make money and change their societal standing by offering up their bodies to house and deliver healthy babies for the rich. The novel alternates perspectives between four women and provides notes on fundamental inequalities -- The best books to look forward to in 2019 * EVENING STANDARD *Excellent, both as a reproductive dystopian narrative and as a social novel about women and class -- Starred Review * KIRKUS *A delicately paced and finely wrought tale … A biting critique of the world’s inequalities … Moving, ethically complex and gripping, The Farm is a great novel * Herald *Compelling … Will really make you think * GOOD HOUSEKEEPING *It reads like a thriller but it is hard-hitting about race, money and inequality * BEST *We loved this book * TAKE A BREAK *Joanne Ramos’s tender, trenchant debut chillingly explores a dystopian future where race, class, power and poverty all play their part in paid-for pregnancies * PSYCHOLOGIES *Unnervingly plausible * ECONOMIST *

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