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Book SynopsisAlthough housing in Bethnal Green was often appalling, a complex network of relatives - families of three generations held together by the powerful mother-daughter bond at the centre - was always available to provide mutual aid and a sense of community. It was when families were rehoused in the immaculate new estates outside London, miles away from their kin, that the vital support system broke down, with disastrous effects on the quality of people''s lives.This famous book, based on a major three-year research project, makes clear how planners have frequently failed to understand real human needs; it also provides a marvellous portrait of the resilience and generosity of spirit which went at least some way to compensate for the deptivations of inner-city working-class life.

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Book SynopsisA SUNDAY TIMES, NEW STATESMAN AND FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR''Immensely powerful . . . her investigation of this terrible illness is sensitive and compelling'' Sunday TimesAfter her own father''s death from dementia, the writer and campaigner Nicci Gerrard set out to explore the illness that now touches millions of us, yet which we still struggle to speak about. What does dementia mean, for those who live with it, and those who care for them?This truthful, humane book is an attempt to understand. It is filled with stories, both moving and optimistic: from those living with dementia to those planning the end of life, from the scientists unlocking the mysteries of the brain to the therapists using art and music to enrich the lives of sufferers, from the campaigners battling for greater compassion in care to the families trying to make sense of this ''incomprehensible de-creation of the self''.Trade ReviewImmensely powerful . . . an incisive and compelling read. Gerrard, a crime novelist and former journalist, visits the "fresh hell" of hospitals across the UK, and interviews sufferers and those whose lives have been indelibly shaped by the diagnosis of a loved one . . . As well as being part-memoir and part-reportage, What Dementia Teaches Us About Love is also a great part philosophical inquiry into the nature of self and what it is to be human. * The Sunday Times *Essential reading about love, life and care -- Kate Mosse * author of Labyrinth *An extraordinarily luminous book, at once terribly sad and frightening but also somehow hopeful and energising. -- Nick Duerden * Independent *Nobody has written on dementia as well as Nicci Gerrard in this new book. Kind, knowing and infinitely useful -- Andrew MarrGerrard ranges widely and wisely, raising questions about what it is to be human and facing truths too deep for tears * Blake Morrison, poet and author of And When Did You Last See Your Father? *This is a tender, lyrical, profound, urgent book . . . Gerrard has penned a treatise on what it is to be human -- Yasmin Alibhai-Brown * columnist and author *Evocative and powerful, shining a light on a world which is often hidden and misunderstood * Jane Cummings, Chief Nursing Officer for England *Gerrard writes beautifully, encyclopaedically and with humanity -- Nicholas Timmins * senior fellow at the Institute for Government and the King’s Fund, honorary fellow of Royal College of Physicians, author of Five Giants *Nicci Gerrard exudes understanding of the breadth, scale and complexity of the dementias and the challenges they pose for society. Yet she communicates simply, personally and practically as if speaking individually to each of us -- Sebastian Crutch * Professor of Neuropsychology, Dementia Research Centre, University College London *Nicci Gerrard writes with power, insight, empathy and extraordinary beauty about the world of dementia . . . and demonstrates how we can address the fear, despair and ignorance that has accompanied its spread -- Paul Webster * editor of the Observer *Immensely powerful . . . shot through with insights. Gerrard's book is an elegant yet devastating interrogation into this fatal loss of self, and is part-reportage, part-philosophical inquiry, but, above all, intensely personal. -- Helen Davies * The Sunday Times (Books of the Year) *A profound and powerful exploration of how society interprets and deals with a health challenge that will only deepen over the coming decades -- Anjana Ahuja * Financial Times (Essential Reads 2019) *

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Book SynopsisThe Kamasutra is the oldest extant Hindu textbook of erotic love. About the art of living as well as about the positions in sexual intercourse, it is here newly translated into clear, vivid, sexually frank English together with three commentaries: excerpts from the earliest and most famous Sanskrit commentary (13th century), a twentieth-century Hindi commentary, and explanatory notes by the translators. The edition is enhanced by a selection of colour plates froman early edition of the work.Trade Review'This translation will change peoples' understanding of this book and of ancient India. Previous translations are hopelessly outdated, inadequate and misguided.' * David Shulman, Prof. of Indian Studies and Comparative Religion at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, quoted in NY Times 4 May 2002 *

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Book SynopsisAn edited collection from some of the most influential writers in mental health.Table of Contents1. Interpersonal Neurobiology From the Inside Out A Brief Overview of a Consilient Approach to Personal, Public, and Planetary Flourishing Daniel J. Siegel 2. The Interpersonal Neurobiology of Therapeutic Mutual Regressions in Reenactments of Early Attachment Trauma Allan N. Schore 3. The Interpersonal Neurobiology of Executive Functioning Louis Cozolino, Carly Samuelson, & Chloe Drulis 4. The COVID-19 Pandemic Is a Challenge to Our Nervous System A Polyvagal Perspective Stephen W. Porges 5. Beyond Attachment Understanding Motivational Systems in Complex Trauma and Dissociation Kathy Steele 6. Becoming a Therapeutic Presence in the Counseling Room and the World Bonnie Badenoch 7. Humiliation Is Not Just About the Intent to Shame and Degrade Some Facets of the Psychotherapy of Trauma Related to Humiliation Richard A. Chefetz 8. Dysregulation and Its Impact on States of Consciousness Daniel Hill 9. A Healing Context Philosophical–Spiritual Principles of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Pat Ogden 10. Addiction Recovery in a Time of Social Distancing Oliver J. Morgan 11. Birds of a Feather The Importance of Interpersonal Synchrony in Psychotherapy Terry Marks-Tarlow 12. Synchronizing Neurological States of Emotion in Family Therapy While Online Daniel Hughes

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Book SynopsisPeople have been sharing their life stories with psychologist Allison Keating for the past eighteen years, and the words she hears most often are I feel overwhelmed,' followed by I thought I'd have it figured out by now.'Adulthood is tough. As we try to divide ourselves between our partner, children, parents, siblings, friends and colleagues, it is no wonder we can feel overwhelmed, often neglecting the most important relationship of all the one we have with ourselves.The Secret Lives of Adults invites you to audit and improve your seven key relationships, looking at how your past has influenced who you are today.ASK YOURSELF Is there a big gap between your public and private self? What are your expectations of others and of yourself? Do you understand why you react to certain comments? Do you repeat patterns of behaviour in your relationships?

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Book SynopsisPJ Kirby and Kevin Twomey are two mammy's boys from Cork who are always up for a skit.The I'm Grand Mamual is Kevin and PJ's hilarious and heart-warming ode to their mammies, Phil and Nuala. Taking a different well-worn saying such as We haven't died a winter yet' and Sure, who'd be looking at you anyway?' Kevin and PJ recount wild experiences from their lives from coming out, holidays and money management to dating, hustling and sustainability where the phrase has rung true, proving that Mam always knows best.With great humour and middling advice, The I'm Grand Mamual is a big-sisterly companion that proudly celebrates embracing yourself and the uniquely Irish motherchild relationship.

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 1986. This book focuses on a multiciliary approach to studying sexual behavior. It purports that biosexual, sociosexual, and psychosexual research can be combined within a single framework as they are complementary rather than in conflict, and together they provide an integrative picture of human sexual functioning.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction: The Study of Sexual Behavior As a Multidisciplinary Venture Chapter 2 Unique Features of Human Sexuality in the Context of Evolution Chapter 3 Models and Measures of Sexual Response: Psychophysiological Assessment of Male and Female Arousal Chapter 4 Human Sexuality in Cross-Cultural Perspective Chapter 5 The Sociological Approach to Human Sexuality Chapter 6 A Psychological Approach to Human Sexuality: The Sexual Behavior Sequence Chapter 7 Coition As Emotion Chapter 8 Integrating Sex Research

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Book SynopsisA guide for families in teaching infants through age 8, this insightful book showcases how both parent and grandparent education can support greater family success, and how creative collaboration can produce benefits for each generation. Having developed the nationâs first curriculum for grandparents and field-tested the intervention program with support from the American Association of Retired Persons, the authors explore topics like trust in infancy, family conversations and child language, praise and encouragement, alone time, peer influence, resilience, and cultural diversity. To bring family members closer together and support child development, each chapter includes principles for application, ten key concepts as well as questions for reflection. Readers can benefit from the Generational Perspectives Activities presented at the end of each chapter, and available online, that recommend topics for family conversations and self-evaluation for parents and grandparent

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Book SynopsisA world-class introduction to the historical and continuing impact of classical theoryon sociological debate The latest edition ofClassical Sociological Theoryoffersstudents a definitive guide to thetheoreticalfoundationsof sociology and the continuing impact ofthe ideas explored byearlytheorists, includingMarx, Durkheim, Weber, Mead, Simmel, Freud, Du Bois, Adorno, Marcuse, Parsons, and Merton.The prestigious editorshave integrated several readingsonthe most influential theoriesarising out of the Enlightenment era and the work of de Tocqueville. Readers are introduced to seminal works in classical sociological theoryby way of editorial introductions that lend historical and intellectual perspectiveto the included readings.The readings themselveshave been selected based on their combinations of theoretical sophistication andaccessibility.From analyses ofself and society to examinations of critical theory and structural-functional analysis,Classical Sociological Theoryremainsthe gold stTable of ContentsNotes on the Editors ix Acknowledgments xi General Introduction 1 Part I Precursors to Sociological Theory 25 Introduction to Part I 27 1 Of the Natural Condition and the Commonwealth (from Leviathan) 36Thomas Hobbes 2 Of the Social Contract (from The Social Contract) 44Jean-Jacques Rousseau 3 What is Enlightenment? (from Immanuel Kant, The Philosophy of Kant) 55Immanuel Kant 4 The Wealth of Nations (from The Wealth of Nations) 60Adam Smith Part II Liberal Theories of Social Order 71 Introduction to Part II 73 5 Influence of Democracy on the Feelings of the Americans (from Democracy in America) 83Alexis de Tocqueville 6 Tyranny of the Majority (from Democracy in America) 102Alexis de Tocqueville 7 What Sort of Despotism Democratic Nations Have to Fear (from Democracy in America) 112Alexis de Tocqueville 8 Society in America (from Society in America) 118Harriet Martineau 9 “A Belated Industry” 126Jane Addams 10 Freedom in a Complex Society (from The Great Transformation) 133Karl Polanyi Part III The Sociological Theory of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels 141 Introduction to Part III 143 11 The German Ideology (from The German Ideology, Part One) 154Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels 12 Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1884 (from Collected Works, Vol 3) 158Karl Marx 13 Manifesto of the Communist Party (from Collected Works, Vol 6) 168Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels 14 Wage-Labour and Capital (from Karl Marx: Selected Works) 183Karl Marx 15 Classes (from Collected Works, Vol 37) 191Karl Marx 16 The Fetishism of Commodities and the Secret Thereof (from Capital, An Abridged Edition) 193Karl Marx 17 The General Formula for Capital (from Capital, An Abridged Edition) 198Karl Marx Part IV The Sociological Theory of Emile Durkheim 203 Introduction to Part IV 205 18 The Rules of Sociological Method (from The Rules of Sociological Method) 211Emile Durkheim 19 The Division of Labor in Society (from The Division of Labor in Society) 228Emile Durkheim 20 The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life (from Elementary forms of the Religious Life) 250Emile Durkheim 21 Suicide (from Suicide: A Study in Sociology) 262Emile Durkheim Part V The Sociological Theory of Max Weber 271 Introduction to Part V 273 22 “Objectivity” in Social Science (from The Methodology of the Social Sciences) 279Max Weber 23 Basic Sociological Terms (from The Theory of Social and Economic Organization) 286Max Weber 24 The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (from Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism with Other Writings on the Rise of the West) 296Max Weber 25 The Distribution of Power within the Political Community: Class, Status, Party (from Max Weber: Essays in Sociology) 314Max Weber 26 The Types of Legitimate Domination (from The Theory of Social and Economic Organization) 323Max Weber 27 Bureaucracy (from Max Weber: Essays in Sociology) 331Max Weber Part VI Self and Society 341 Introduction to Part VI 343 28 The Self (from Mind, Self and Society: From the Standpoint of a Social Behaviorist) 348George Herbert Mead 29 The Stranger (from Georg Simmel: On Individuality and Social Forms) 361Georg Simmel 30 The Triad (from The Sociology of Georg Simmel) 366Georg Simmel 31 The Metropolis and Mental Life (from Georg Simmel on Individuality and Social Forms) 372Georg Simmel 32 The Souls of Black Folk (from The Souls of Black Folk) 381W.E.B. Du Bois 33 The Damnation of Women (from W.E.B. Du Bois A Reader) 387W.E.B. Du Bois Part VII Critical Theory 397 Introduction to Part VII 399 34 Traditional and Critical Theory (from Critical Theory: Selected Essays) 406Max Horkheimer 35 The Culture Industry (from The Dialectic of Enlightenment) 418Max Horkheimer and Theodor W. Adorno 36 One-Dimensional Man (from One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society) 430Herbert Marcuse 37 “Reflections on Violence” 438Hannah Arendt Part VIII Sociology of Knowledge 445 Introduction to Part VIII 447 38 Ideology and Utopia (from Ideology and Utopia) 451Karl Mannheim 39 The Social Construction of Reality (from The Social Construction of Reality: A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge) 462Peter L. Berger and Thomas Luckmann 40 The Phenomenology of the Social World (from The Phenomenology of the Social World) 471Alfred Schutz Part IX Functionalism 483 Introduction to Part IX 485 41 The Position of Sociological Theory (from The Position of Sociological Theory) 491Talcott Parsons 42 Manifest and Latent Functions (from Social Theory and Social Structure) 498Robert K. Merton 43 “Social Structure and Anomie” 505Robert K. Merton Part X Social Exchange 513 Introduction to Part X 515 44 Social Behavior as Exchange 520George C. Homans 45 Exchange and Power in Social Life (from Exchange and Power in Social Life) 531Peter M. Blau Index 543

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Book SynopsisThe Relationship Cards are 48 emotive and artistic images designed to help people to review the key relationships in their lives in a meaningful and often transformative way. The cards provide an engaging way for people to talk about and clarify their feelings, while reflecting on what they value in their relationships and what they might want to change. Spanning both positive and negative states in relationships, the cards show themes such as trust, resentment, fear of abandonment, drifting apart, encouragement and feeling supported. The accompanying booklet explains how to use the cards with participants in a supportive and safe way to facilitate deeper conversations about relationships with people in their lives, past and present. Accompanying translations are provided in German, French, Swedish, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Japanese.This beautiful resource can be used by educators, therapists or anyone wishing to open a dialogue about relationshTrade ReviewJulia Bird, Director of ThriveI am a founding director of a company that supports approximately 1,800 adults working in education to understand if a child has emotional developmental interruptions and what to do to make a difference. We train many teachers and other adults working in schools. Margot Sunderland’s books are recommended reading for those who attend our courses. Our trainees find the Draw On books very helpful in training and then also with their children - not just those children identified for special help. They deal with universal life themes relevant for all. I particularly like the theoretical explanation mixed with superb, doable activities/exercises and copyable handouts.Margot is an acknowledged expert in her field and her passion to make such important understandings and ways of working with troubled children accessible to ordinary people - parents, teachers, support workers - is manifest in the old excellent editions. Her suggestions for the new editions for both books are really exciting. I certainly will recommend the new editions to the people with whom I work.What is needed are work books that give the basic theoretical understanding - e.g. why using imagery is a potent way of supporting children to process feelings - with very usable activities that ordinary people can use to great effect with their children or with the children with whom they work.The addition of the cards will help adults open the conversation with children/young people about difficult feelings. These are a real improvement on the books as they stand now. To have images that are so evocative will enhance the dialogue and give opportunities for all involved to tickle the imagination and make more sense and help the children digest their emotional responses to life situations that cause them such pain and difficulty.The new suggestions will take the work with children from labelling feelings without a real connection to deeper meaning to an integration of feelings, imagination and language that deepen awareness and supports emotional development.The cards will not go out of date as I imagine they will illustrate life’s difficulties that are timeless.I absolutely support the need for updated editions of these superb books and think the cards to be incredibly helpful in supporting children to tell their stories and process trauma.Table of Contents48 picture cards each with an image and short caption covering different types of relationships and ways of relatingShort booklet covering suggested usage of the cards and guidance around integrating the productive longer term counselling provided in the linked book, Draw on Your Relationships Captions and booklet translated into German, French, Swedish, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Japanese

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Book SynopsisA new edition of the bestselling memoir Shame, including additional content from the author updating her story to the present day. When she was fourteen, Jasvinder Sanghera was shown a photo of the man chosen to be her husband. She was terrified. She''d witnessed the torment her sisters endured in their arranged marriages, so she ran away from home, grief-stricken when her parents disowned her. Shame is the heart-rending true story of a young girl''s attempt to escape from a cruel, claustrophobic world where family honour mattered more than anything - sometimes more than life itself. Jasvinder''s story is one of terrible oppression, a harrowing struggle against a punitive code of honour - and, finally, triumph over adversity.Trade Review'SHAME is an inspiring book, not least because of its honesty.' * The Sunday Times *'A vivid, honest and deeply moving narrative of despair, courage and hope.' * Lord Lester speaking in Parliamentary debate *'Angry, sad and profoundly disturbing . . . a powerful read' * The London Paper *'Unbeaten and eloquent' * Evening Standard *'A success story to inspire anyone.' * Time Magazine *'Heart-wrenching.' * Daily Mail *The glossy cover doesn't prepare you for the impact this book has . . . It gives me hope that there are people like the author of this book who are willing to write their experiences with such passion and clarity. A must-read. * Asians in Media *The last non-fiction book I read was Shame by Jasvinder Sanghera, about a British Asian woman whose parents forced her into a marriage. That was brilliant. * Cameron On Cameron by Dylan Jones *

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Book SynopsisWe inhabit a world of more than humans. For life to flourish, we must listen to the calls this world makes on us, and respond with care, sensitivity and judgement. That is what it means to correspond, to join our lives with those of the beings, matters and elements with whom, and with which, we dwell upon the earth. In this book, anthropologist Tim Ingold corresponds with landscapes and forests, oceans and skies, monuments and artworks. To each he brings the same spontaneity of thought and observation, the same intimacy and lightness of touch, but also the same affection, longing and care that, in the days when we used to write letters by hand, we would bring to our correspondences with one another. The result is a profound yet accessible inquiry into ways of attending to the world around us, into the relation between art and life, and into the craft of writing itself. At a time of environmental crisis, when words so often seem to fail us, Ingold points to how the practice of correspondence can help restore our kinship with a stricken earth.Trade Review“Tim Ingold’s correspondents include not only his fellow humans and their works, but also animals, trees, rocks, rivers, sunshine, wind, rain, and snow – in short, all of the variegated, sensate, ever transforming materials of a universe in constant becoming. Ranging across what the author has previously referred to as the “4 A’s” (Anthropology, Archaeology, Art and Architecture) and beyond, and expressed through a prose that is at once exactingly lucid and engagingly lyrical, these writerly exchanges set out not merely to describe but embody the co-emergence and inextricable intertwinement of human and other than human being in the world.”Stuart J. McLean, University of Minnesota “In his most artistic work, Tim Ingold invites the reader to wander through these 27 touching and breathing pieces of writing. During the process of reading them, an image has been growing along my correspondence with the author: this work is not a building, nor a box, rather a tent, or a beehive; it is made of linen cloths and wooden reeds provisionally rooted into the different grounds it encounters. It goes along with you, reader, adapting itself to the occurring weather.”Nicola Perullo, Università di Scienze Gastronomiche di Pollenzo “Tim Ingold has taught with unparalleled grace how to think with the textures of a living world. In these marvelous new dispatches from the deep woods and coastal tidelands, from museum galleries and temple ruins, Ingold recovers an art of attentive writing.”Anand Pandian, Johns Hopkins University “Tim Ingold’s extraordinary book presents a celebration of the care of letter writing which in our age risks to disappear. Correspondences helps us to relearn the art of thinking and writing from the heart and is an urgent book for the 21st century.”Hans-Ulrich Obrist, Director, Serpentine GalleryTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements Invitation Part 1: Tales from the Woods Introduction 1.1 Somewhere in Northern Karelia… 1.2 Pitch-black and firelight 1.3 In the shadow of tree being 1.4 Ta, Da, Ça Part 2: Spitting, Climbing, Soaring, Falling Introduction 2.1 The foamy saliva of a horse 2.2 The mountaineer’s lament 2.3 On flight 2.4 Sounds of snow Part 3: Going to Ground Introduction 3.1 Scissors paper stone 3.2 Ad coelum 3.3 Are we afloat? 3.4 Shelter 3.5 Doing time Part 4: The Ages of the Earth Introduction 4.1 The elements of fortune 4.2 A stone’s life 4.3 The jetty 4.4 On extinction 4.5 Three short fables of self-reinforcement Part 5: Line, Crease and Thread Introduction 5.1 Lines in the landscape 5.2 The chalk-line and the shadow 5.3 Fold 5.4 Taking a thread for a walk 5.5 Letter-line and strike-through Part 6: For the Love of Words Introduction 6.1 Words to meet the world 6.2 In defence of handwriting 6.3 Diabolism and philophilia 6.4 Cold blue steel Au revoir

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Book SynopsisSibling relationships are full of intrigue, yet tend to be overlooked in sociological thinking.This book draws upon innovative qualitative data sources to explore the significance of siblings throughout the life course, demonstrating why sociologists ought to pay attention to siblingship. Focussing on four themes central to the discipline of sociology – self, relationality, imagination and time – the book shows why siblings matter. Grounded in theories of relatedness but spanning theoretical work on generation, life course, emotion, sensory worlds, normativity and identity, Siblings and sociology explores the importance of siblings in everyday life and how they inform wider social processes: the relational construction of identity, the inculcation of capital, experiences of institutions like schools and the meanings of relatedness. Siblings tap into profound questions about who we are and who we can become. This book shows how the intrigue of siblingship renders them an important lens through which to think in new ways about familiar sociological ideas.Siblings and sociology demonstrates why siblings are a fascinating subject for sociologists: a relationship that can influence all aspects of life, as well as an object of scrutiny capable of firing the sociological imagination and directing the analytical gaze.Trade ReviewCHOICE 2023: Recommended -- .Table of ContentsIntroduction: Why siblings matter1 Asking questions about siblingship 2 Self 3 Relationality 4 Imagination 5 Time ConclusionIndex

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Book Synopsis''My favourite person on the politics of parenthood'' Pandora Sykes''Exhilarating, infuriating, urgent and human'' Daisy Buchanan''A blazing, brilliant read ... compassionate, convincing, funny!'' Amy Liptrot''Honest, unflinching and necessary'' Sara Pascoe''Funny and brisk ... urgent and incisive'' Rob Delaney''A timely and important book'' Clover StroudIt''s time to share the motherload.A memoir culminating in a manifesto, Holding the Baby sets out to understand why we still treat early parenthood as an individual slog rather than a shared cultural responsibility. Tracing her own journey to the nadir of sleeplessness via social retreat and murderous rage, Frizzell draws on the latest research to explore:- What effect does parenting have on your career?- How can we make childcare affordable and fit for purpose?- If parenting is

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Book SynopsisIntegrates research in political philosophy with current sociological debate to offer a unique analysis which will deepen understanding of what constitutes children’s wellbeing, the duties of parents to promote children’s wellbeing, and the obligations of the state and society to ensure that children’s best interests are promoted.Table of ContentsPART I: Children and Moral Theory 1 The Aims of a Moral Theory 2 What is a Child? PART II: A Distributive Theory for Children 3 The Currency of Children’s Justice 4 Welfare across the Lifespan 5 Priority, Not Equality, of Welfare PART III: Perfectionism and Upbringing 6 The Case against Neutrality 7 Understanding Perfectionism 8 The Implications of Perfectionism PART IV: The Rights and Duties of Parents 9 The Project View of Parenting 10 Distributing Parental Duties 11 Perfectionism and Parenting 12 Beyond Parents: Collective Duties to Children PART V: Distributive Implications 13 Children’s Distributive Outcomes: Equality of Opportunity? 14 Paying for Childcare Conclusion

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Book SynopsisBecoming a master in a particular area is not tied solely to innate ability or talent, nor to years of rote practice. As martial arts master and consciousness explorer Peter Ralston explains, the secret to mastery lies in accurate perceptive awareness and effective interaction. In this detailed guide to what it takes to master something, Ralston examines the powerful dynamics behind the art of mastery. He explores in depth the foundational skills and operating principles that empower mastery, including the principle of effective interaction, the mind-body alignment principle, and creative intelligence. Examining “reaction” versus “response,” he looks at how to control your mind and transform your perceptive awareness so what you are experiencing aligns with what’s actually occurring, the first step toward reaching your objectives and taking the appropriate actions to produce your desired results. Sharing methods to overcome the major obstacles to mastery, he presents a step-by-step breakdown of the principle of effective interaction and explains how to adapt when the people or objects you’re interacting with are not aligned with your objectives or when they are working contrary to your goals, including in sports, business, warfare, politics, or any arena in which you’ve committed to pursuing mastery. Revealing the elements that lead to masterful interactive skills, this guide shows how to do the work of personal transformation necessary to access mastery as a real, functional experience, as well as providing an opportunity for deeper insights into yourself and life.Trade Review“Ralston provides both a real definition of mastery and a very detailed process to achieve it. The book highlights a path to mastery that applies to any chosen field. It provides specific principles and practices and points out potential pitfalls along the way. It is both encouraging and rigorous. There are no participation trophies in this book. One of its best features is guidance on how to benefit from the inevitable mistakes and failures along the path to mastering any activity. If you spend time and effort with this book, you will greatly benefit from the investment.” * Bob Noha, Aikido 6th dan and chief instructor at Aikido of Petaluma *“I so highly value the years I studied with Peter. In our work together, he immediately made me a better fighter and markedly so. Yet more importantly, he brought something else out: an internal energy, a state of being indescribable or undefinable, a power that I feel in every aspect of my life. He’s not only a master in his art but a master teacher. That generous creative flow of universal light that he has allowed and brought forth in his own experience sets fire to everyone who studies with him.” * Richard Moon, Aikido sensei/instructor 6th dan, facilitator in international peace-building, executi *Table of ContentsOn the Opportunity of Mastery Chapter OneCommitting to the Pursuit of Mastery Chapter Two Mastery—The Short Version A Brief Overview MASTERY The Principles of Skill and Effective Interaction The Long Version Chapter Three On the Nature of Mastery What Is Mastery? Why Should You Pursue Mastery?Knowledge Useful for Mastery Chapter Four The Principle of Effective Interaction Isolating the Principle of Effective InteractionDissecting the Principle of Effective InteractionTailoring Your Actions to Your Objective Chapter FiveTransforming Your Perceptive-Experience Making Distinctions Objective Distinctions Non-Objective DistinctionsSeven Non-Objective Components Feeling Translation Reaction versus Response Rethinking Relationship Rethinking Learning Chapter Six Principles and States That Empower Mastery A Couple Actions Useful for Effective Interaction A Few Essential Principles Chapter Seven Powerful Operating Principles for Mastery Foundation Skills for Powerful Operating Principles Powerful Interactive Operating Principles Even More Advanced PrinciplesA World of Operating Principles Conclusion Cutting Up an Ox Addendum The Art of War By Peter RalstonIndex About the Author

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Book SynopsisAt Dale Carnegie Training, we agree that some things never change. After all, the timeless principles that our founder Dale Carnegie established are still as practical and relevant today as ever.Now that the citizens of our world have made radical shifts because of the global pandemic, and adjusted to remote work and social distancing, the ways we used to connect with others may seem distant or even obsolete. We yearn for real connection, deep and meaningful interactions that are based on commonality instead of what we can get from one another.Connections can happen anywhere and can range from the simple to the profound. They are what adds the seasoning to the stew of life. They are the things that can make their day, and make ours, and leave us smiling. And who doesn't want to smile?Does this mean that it's easy? That there are no challenges to connecting with different people? Of course not. In our modern world, it's become normalized to have conflict with those who are different from us. This can make some people skeptical and suspicious when we reach out to them for connection. What do you want from me? can be a response. I'm not going to change for you.Yet, those are the very situations where connection matters most. True, genuine connection can create commonality from difference. And once that is done, conflict decreases. We may not agree with the other person, but we can step inside their world for awhile. And understand their perspective, and maybe change our own, or at least understand the true source of disagreement.The truth is, it's easier to change ourselves than our circumstances. And, we can change our circumstances by changing ourselves.

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Book SynopsisIf you''re tired of agreeing to annoying asks and thankless tasks, read this book. The Power of Saying No offers the smartest advice I''ve ever encountered for declining requests without risking your reputation or your relationships. This essential guide will sharpen your mind and steel your spine to live life on your own terms. Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Power of Regret, Drive, and To Sell Is HumanStop saying yes. Start saying no. Change your life!You have probably said yes to bosses, partners, family, friends, and even strangers, when you actually want to say no. Maybe you wish you could say no more often, but you''re not sure how or if it''s even possible to do so. You''re not alone! We''re taught to say yes as often as we can. After all, if you say no, aren''t you likely to miss out on opportunities and sever important relationships? Isn''t saying no a harmony-buster?In T

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Book Synopsis"An inspiring book about love in its purest form."—JANE GOODALL, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of PeaceWith the heartwrenching vulnerability of The Glass Castle and the spiritual journey of H is for Hawk, this stunning debut memoir tells the story of a traumatized young woman's friendship with an injured dolphin whose habitat she fights to save.When Melody Horrill arrived at university she was a troubled and lost young woman, hiding behind a carefully crafted exterior. She had experienced a childhood of emotional and physical trauma mainly at the hands of her violent father that was as damaging as it was brutal.One day Melody volunteered to help her lecturer monitor pods of river dolphins nearby. There for the first time she encountered Jock, a solitary dolphin with a maimed fin, who lived apart from the highly social pods. Melody was to form a bond with Jock that gave her the key to freeing herself from the demons of her own past, and their extraordinary friendship was the start of a long-term mission to try to save the river dolphins.Beautifully written and filled with insight and compassion, Melody's memoir details her life-changing friendship with the river dolphins, and how Jock helped her to heal.Trade Review"Compelling, taught, open and direct ... a highly engaging narrative [which is] very honest and real."—James Aldred, author of Goshawk Summer"I came away from reading this deeply moving book feeling that not only was the author fortunate to encounter dolphins in her life, in the way the animals guided and lifted her towards recovery from her upbringing, but that the dolphins themselves were fortunate to have in Melody Horrill a writer so attuned to their grace and remarkable intelligence and, above all, driven by their plight."—James Macdonald Lockhart, author of Raptor and Wild Air"A beautiful story of deeply shared emotions and unfiltered empathy between two beings—a troubled young woman and Jock, an isolated injured river dolphin who couldn't possibly have anticipated their future strong and unlikely friendship—who met, healed one another, and brightened one another's life."—Marc Bekoff, author of The Emotional Lives of Animals and Rewilding Our Hearts: Building Pathways of Compassion and Coexistence"An exceptionally moving memoir about the potential of animal and human interaction to heal our wounded hearts. While Melody’s story is unique to her, its message of resilience and hope will be deeply inspiring for all. Get a copy for anyone you love!"—Courtney Maum, author of The Year of the Horses"An inspiring book about love in its purest form."—Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace"Like My Octopus Teacher, Melody Horrill's story explores an unforgettable friendship that bridges species and worlds."—Mark Leiren-Young, author of The Killer Whale Who Changed the World

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Book SynopsisClare Holdsworth develops an account of everyday busyness by identifying busyness with a relational interpretation of time. She analyses a variety of secondary data sources – one-day diaries, self-help books on busyness and time management, accounts of a writing day and interviews about family work and time – and combines these analyses with personal observations. By revealing busyness as the point at which we negotiate our own responsibilities and those of other people, and by showcasing how experiences of busyness are very varied, Holdsworth concludes that the tactics we use to deal with excessive busyness and the habits we develop in relation to it need to recognise the relational status of busyness. Rather than assuming that busyness is an issue that should be resolved by helping individuals manage their time better, she argues that busyness should be thought of as a collective challenge. This book encourages us to understand that time-management solutions need to focus on the spatial and temporal distributions of responsibilities and how people manage these responsibilities. It represents a timely call for collective responses to busyness in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has intensified the unequal distribution of responsibilities.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Being Busy Chapter 2. Busy Time Chapter 3. Clock Time Chapter 4. Organised Time Chapter 5. Work Time Chapter 6. Family Time Chapter 7. Free Time Chapter 8. The Social Lives of Busyness

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Book SynopsisFriendship is one of the best things ever created. It is unparalleled as a building block of society, a universal theme in great literature and film, and has a huge impact on our mental health, wellbeing and happiness. But many of us are lonely or feel suffocated by the pressures of life and quantity of relationships we have to maintain. Now, more than ever, we need better, deeper friendships. We need the best of friends. Full of practical advice, humour and wisdom, Phil Knox shows us how to choose our friends wisely and maintain lasting and meaningful relationships.Trade ReviewI am proud of my friend for the brilliant book he has written. * Miriam Swanson, Director, Fusion USA *This book is invaluable. * Les Isaac OBE, President, Ascension Trust *We all need friends, yet friendship is something we rarely think about. This thoughtful and thought-provoking book should help all of us to have richer, deeper and more lasting friendships and to use them to build God’s kingdom. Invest time in reading this book: it will be amply repaid! * Revd Canon J John *I believe every human is created in God's image and as such deep relationships are hard wired into us and are needed to reflect Him into the world. There is a desperate need in our world to invest in meaningful, sacrificial relationships and Phil has written a book that not only has a compelling argument but makes the process and steps needed to actually build new friendships outside our Christian bubbles, easy and accessible to everyone. * John Kirkby CBE, Founder Isaiah 61 Movement i61m, Founder of Christians Against Poverty *As we work to see change in our streets and communities there are few things more important than friendships. They are the relational glue that hold us together. Phil is such a wordsmith and has written a great book full of humour and wisdom that will help us all deepen our friendships and expand our network. It is a ray of hope that explores how we can thrive in our relationships and be the best of friends to those around us. I’m praying it has a huge impact. * Debra Green, OBE Executive Director, Redeeming Our Communities *This book helps us recognise the pressures that friendships face in our culture, yet lifts our vision to the God-given potential of all our friendships. Phil Knox distils valuable insights from academic research and everyday life, combining helpful frameworks with highly practical tips. Most importantly of all, we’re brought back to our Creator God, shown how our ordinary friendships are part of God’s wonderful design for human beings, and can delight in finding the Best of Friends perfectly fulfilled in Jesus Christ. * John Russell, Lead Minister, Cornerstone Church, Nottingham *Now I know why the Quakers have the best name for a denomination: "A Society of Friends." You fall in love, but you make friends. This is a book that is timely, challenging, convicting, . . a barn-stormer of a book that shows us how to "make friends" like Jesus did. * Leonard Sweet, author, professor, publisher and founder of preachthestory.com *Such an important book on a vital issue that’s so often overlooked. We are all built for relationship with one another and with the Lord. This book wonderfully highlights the importance of friendship, the need for us to connect well and to prioritise relationships. Get it, read it, and live it. A real book for our times. * Gavin Calver, CEO, Evangelical Alliance *Phil is the kind of friend he writes about. He carries joy, enthusiasm, encouragement, and faith into every interaction. As he says in the book, this kind of friendship is costly. I’m so grateful he has been generous in friendship to me, and hope this book will be as helpful for every reader as it was for my own heart. * Canon Sarah Yardley, Mission Lead, Creation Fest UK *Phil has done a great job of writing a book that speaks to us in this present moment. After the forced disconnection of the covid years the content in this book is so relevant and timely. It's well written and made me laugh at times, tear up at times and most of all, appreciate afresh the importance of friendships. Phil encourages and equips us all towards living intentional lives of relational richness. This is a book that needs to be widely read. * Ness Wilson, Pioneer UK Leader *This is a book about friendship exploring why this biblical community value is so crucial despite the age of technological and communications advancement that still leaves us isolated. With the fragmentation, disintegration and dislocation of our western world that cherishes individualism, friendships rooted in God and community is a critical counter-cultural worldview. Humanity is relationally wired because our architect, that is, God made us to be like him therefore we long for connection. Phil has given us a template in this book on how we can connect with God so that we can learn how to connect with our world. Christians and non-Christians will find this book valuable. * Rev Dr Israel Oluwole Olofinjana, Director, One People Commission, Evangelical Alliance *More and deeper friendships are the need of the hour. In The Best of Friends Phil Knox brings key insights from the sciences into conversation with the life of Jesus to show how you and I can go beyond mere acquaintanceship to meaningful comradery. A recommended read for these disconnected times. * Sheridan Voysey, founder of FriendshipLab.org, presenter of Pause for Thought on BBC Radio 2, and author of The Making of Us. *Small children are great at making friends, but as adults we've often lost the knack. Phil Knox helps us to consider what friendship is for, and how it works, and why it matters. He helps us to explore Jesus's model of friendship, and see what we can learn from it as we navigate our own relationships. This book will encourage you to be more thankful for the friendships you have, and more intentional about maintaining and developing them. * Kate Wharton, Vicar of St Bart’s Roby, author of Single Minded. *My dear friend Phil has penned a much needed and brilliant book. The reason this book is so good is because it is written by someone who quite frankly is brilliant at being a friend, to those who are believers and those who aren't. Full of research, story, insight and the Bible, this book will inspire your existing friendships as well as those yet to be formed. I am beyond excited to encourage you to read it. * Mark Greenwood National Evangelist and Head of Evangelism, Elim Pentecostal Churches UK *Friendship...true friendship is THE missing ingredient in so many of our lives, and in this extraordinary, and thought-provoking book, you & I get to join Phil & Dani in understanding this powerful and life-transforming gift, and to learn how to put friendship to work in each of our daily lives. The next couple of years are probably going to be more challenging than most of us have prepared for. But if we have friends, then this season can still be one of beauty, closeness, love and laughter. Phil is a good friend. So let him walk with you through the pages of this book as we each learn how to find better friends for ourselves, and to be The Best of Friends to those around us. * Fergus Scarfe, GOD TV Regional Director *

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Book SynopsisThe essay that forms the core of this book is an attempt to understand the developments that have occurred in Orthodox Jewry in America in the last seventy years, and to analyse their implications. The prime change is what is often described as ‘the swing to the right’, a marked increase in ritual stringency, a rupture in patterns of behaviour that has had major consequences not only for Jewish society but also for the nature of Jewish spirituality. For Haym Soloveitchik, the key feature at the root of this change is that, as a result of migration to the ‘New Worlds’ of England, the US, and Israel and acculturation to its new surroundings, American Jewry—indeed, much of the Jewish world— had to reconstruct religious practice from normative texts: observance could no longer be transmitted mimetically, on the basis of practices observed in home and street. In consequence, behaviour once governed by habit is now governed by rule. This new edition allows the author to deal with criticisms raised since the essay, long established as a classic in the field, was originally published, and enables readers to gain a fuller perspective on a topic central to today’s Jewish world and its development.Trade Review'One of the most influential essays in the past thirty years [...] As an account of the development of what we know as right-wing Orthodoxy, Soloveitchik’s is compact and cogent. And some of his insights perhaps apply beyond observant Orthodoxy.'Simon Rocker, The Jewish Chronicle'Rereading “Rupture” in light of Dr. Soloveitchik’s clarifications affords us the opportunity to consider anew how its brilliant descriptions can help us understand our present and develop prescriptions for our future.'Rabbi Aryeh Klapper, Jewish Press‘Few scholarly works have managed to meaningfully penetrate both the academy and the Orthodox Jewish community like Haym Soloveitchik’s Rupture and Reconstruction. Republished—as an expanded monograph—for the first time in over 25 years, Soloveitchik puts forward a compelling thesis on the development of Orthodox Jewish practice in America over the past 70 years.’ Yaakov Taubes, Religious Studies ReviewTable of ContentsPreface Rupture and Reconstruction Clarifications Afterword

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Book SynopsisA revelatory investigation of human and animal adolescence from the New York Times bestselling authors of Zoobiquity. Teenagers: behind the banter, the tediously repetitive games and clicks, the moping and screaming, the fast living, and the jockeying and preening lie the rules of the entire animal kingdom. Based on their popular Harvard University course, latest research, and worldwide travels, Natterson-Horowitz and Bowers examine the four universal challenges that every adolescent on our planet must face on the journey to adulthood: how to be safe, how to navigate hierarchy, how to court potential mates, and how to leave the nest. Safety, status, sex, and survival. For parents and children, predators and prey alike, this is a powerfully revelatory book, entertainingly written. To become, as its reader does, for a while, a young penguin or a young humpback whale, or even an octopus tapping a shrimp on the shoulder or an orca silencing their victim, is a giddying experience. The authors open up horizons for their ordinary human readers as they go about their daily animal lives, and permit them to look afresh at the confusing and exhilarating experience of adolescence. Even your average teen will not get bored. Trade Review‘The authors steer clear of excesses of ethology or anthropomorphism, and they emphasise that maturity is not a goal but a process. A lucid, entertaining account of how creatures of many kinds learn to navigate the complex world that adulthood opens.’ * Kirkus *‘A life-changing perspective on adolescents. A treasure trove of scientific exploration and practical implications for how we understand and support youth.’ -- Dr Daniel J. Siegel, author of Brainstorm: the power and purpose of the teenage brain‘Human teens have much in common with their counterparts throughout the animal kingdom — and those commonalities are eye-opening as described in the latest from biologist Natterson-Horowitz and science journalist Bowers. Reassuring ... should appeal to anyone who’s ever raised an adolescent, human or otherwise.’ STARRED REVIEW * Publishers Weekly *‘Unfailingly fascinating — and sometimes downright mind-blowing — this a remarkably original account of the nature, meaning, and purpose of adolescence in today’s world … Wildhood is one of the most insightful books ever written about this critically important stage of life.’ -- Laurence Steinberg, professor of psychology at Temple University, and author of Age of Opportunity‘It blew my mind to discover that teenage animals and teenage humans are so similar. Both are naïve risk-takers. I love this book!’ -- Temple Grandin, PhD, author of Animals Make Us Human and Animals in Translation‘Deeply researched and beautifully written, this account of the trials faced by teenagers across the animal kingdom inspires compassion for young people and appreciation for what they must accomplish on the journey into adulthood.’ -- Lisa Damour, PhD, author of Under Pressure and Untangled‘This fascinating book tells the compelling story of adolescence across species, framed in the convincing context of evolutionary and adaptive explanations.’ -- Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, author of Inventing Ourselves: the secret life of the teenage brain‘Our teenage years can be many things, from fraught to exhilarating. Natterson-Horowitz and Bowers show them to be something else altogether — essential for humans and animals. Read their enlightening journey and you will never see the transition to adulthood the same way again.’ -- Neil Shubin, PhD, author of Your Inner Fish and The Universe Within‘Wildhood’s tour of the natural history of adolescence is original, entertaining and constructive, full of ideas for understanding it better.’ -- Richard Wrangham, PhD, author of The Goodness Paradox and Catching Fire‘A masterpiece. This is a spellbinding lens on the ways creatures with big bodies yet little life experience figure out how to survive and thrive. Read Wildhood.’ -- Wendy Mogel, PhD, author of Voice Lessons for Parents and The Blessing of a Skinned Knee‘Wise, entrancing and astounding.’ -- Daniel E. Lieberman , PhD, author of The Story of the Human Body: evolution, health and disease‘Paradigm-shattering. This illuminating new book generates dozens of hypotheses for raising educating, counselling and treating, and living life as an adolescent human.’ -- Dr Gene Beresin, professor of psychiatry, Harvard Medical School‘An incredibly fascinating read, Wildhood illuminates what humans can learn from the animal world and how all species are more connected to one another than they may appear.’ STARRED REVIEW -- Melissa Norstedt * Booklist *‘This compelling account of how strongly human adolescent behaviours are rooted in our wild animal past should intrigue general science readers and fans of Zoobiquity.’ * Library Journal *‘The wild adventure of adolescence has never been analysed in such depth. In lively personalised accounts that keep our attention, the authors explain how the transition to independence works in each species, and why it looks so similar across the board.’ -- Frans de Waal, PhD, author of Mama’s Last Hug and Our Inner Ape‘Those travails of adolescence? It isn’t just you. Or your culture. Or even your species. Wildhood uses riveting stories about the challenges overcome by specific whales, wolves, and more to put the challenges of adolescence in a universal evolutionary context for the first time. Groundbreaking and fascinating.’ -- Dr Randolph M. Nesse, author of Good Reasons for Bad Feelings‘Adolescence isn't just for humans. Here an evolutionary biologist offers up rollicking tales of young animals navigating risk, social hierarchy, and sex with all the bravura (and dopiness) of our own teenage beasts.’ * People *‘All this time spent reading books on adulting can be harrowing for a worried parent who isn’t entirely sold on the survival skills of her teenage son. I needed some reassurance … Luckily, I found it with a king penguin, a hyena, a humpback whale and a wolf … Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers … follow this cast of characters as they face the trials of making it into adulthood in their savage and competitive worlds. You don’t even need to anthropomorphise to find some of the similarities between animal and human teenagers uncanny, and the lessons they have to learn remarkably similar.’ -- Judith Newman * The New York Times *‘Harvard evolutionary biologist Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and science journalist Kathryn Bowers draw fascinating connections between human and animal young adulthood.’ -- Laura Pearson * The Chicago Tribune, ‘28 New Books You Need to Read Now’ *‘The vivid storytelling and fascinating scientific digressions in Wildhood make it a pleasurable read.’ -- Patrick J. Kiger * Los Angeles Times *‘There is much here for the nature lover, the parent seeking advice, and the college freshman tackling ‘adulting.’ By laying out the adolescent experience of so many species in rich detail, the authors normalise and celebrate the beauty and complexity of our own species’ journey into the big wide world.’ -- Linda Welbrecht * Science Magazine *‘Take the authors up on their invitation to observe animals in the wild and in your own household, and you’ll never look at other beings the same again. Wildhood is for parents, nature lovers, and the curious alike. You’ll be wild for it.’ -- Terri Schlichenmeyer * Times Record *‘Reading [Wildhood], I was surprised to see that many of the adolescent behaviours humans exhibit are wired in for adolescents of most species. This may not provide much consolation for you as you try to guide your teen through the dangers of risk-taking, but it provides insights into how much your teen is exhibiting normal adolescent behaviour shared with birds and monkeys. Most importantly, it’s a reminder that this is usually not about you.’ -- Mark Phillips * Marin Independent Journal *‘A fascinating and well-written book about the universal journey of adolescence. It is full of insights about humans as well as many other animals. There is much that human teenagers can learn from the experiences of adolescent penguins and hyenas.’ -- Yuval Harari, author of Sapiens‘Lively and eye-opening.’ -- Miriam Cosic * The Australian *‘Engaging and informative … Wildhood is a fascinating read that provides a powerful new lens on the tricky transition to adulthood.’ -- Rebekah Lyell * NZ Booklovers *‘Adolescence may seem unique to the human experience, but Natterson-Horowitz and Bowers vividly reveal that many species navigate this crucial time between childhood and adulthood, which they so aptly call ‘wildhood’.’ * Booklist, Top 10 Sci-Tech Books of the Year *‘Wildhood is a contemplation of how we are like, and unlike, other animals, using the widespread phenomenon of adolescence as an anchor … Readers will come away with an appreciation for a host of other qualities — friendship, social status, cooperation, leaving home and coming back — that are rooted in that one crucial stage of life.’ -- Marlene Zuk * The Wall Street Journal *‘Natterson-Horowitz and Bowers go deep and wide in addressing the raft of species-spanning equivalents. The authors make clear that, in a fundamental sense, adolescent animals and teen humans encounter the same sorts of challenges — and that what may strike elders of any species as nutty, exasperating behaviour is not only inevitable for most creatures in that stage of development but truly valuable.’ -- Duncan Strauss * Washington Post *‘Wildhood is a thoroughly engaging study of the in-between years and the strands of commonality that run through the awkward adolescences of so many species. The book will teach you things about the torments and ecstasies you endured during your own in-between years, and it may incline you to look more kindly on the desperate, low-status blunderings of the teenagers who occasionally show up in your own home and on your own tax forms.’ -- Steve Donoghue * Open Letters Review *‘Wildhood is a look at human behaviour through the eyes of creatures large and small, and the result is fascinating.’ -- Jeff Maynard * The Herald Sun *‘In Wildhood, the authors examine how human adolescence is rooted in our animals past and influences how we navigate the transition ... Wildhood is a look at human behaviour throughout the eyes of creatures large and small, and the result is funny, informative and fascinating.’ -- Jeff Maynard * Life & Style Weekend *‘Adolescence collides spectacularly with the tree of life in Wildhood … It turns out that adolescents all across the animal kingdom do the same things, and for good evolutionary reasons … [The book] obliterates the siren song of human exceptionalism … Reading this book is enlightening, both scientifically and personally.’ -- Carlo C. Maley * Evolution, Medicine & Public Health *Praise for Zoobiquity: ‘[A] very credible argument for collaboration between disciplines … entertaining and beautifully written.’ * New York Journal of Books *Praise for Zoobiquity: ‘[Y]ou will find the argument hard to resist. Plus you will have some killer dinner party gems. Who could resist the story of lemurs with erectile dysfunction, or the iguanas that ejaculate prematurely?’ * New Scientist *Praise for Zoobiquity: ‘Illuminating … This very engaging book is difficult to put down. It provides lots of information in an easy-to-understand manner that doesn’t feel overwhelming, perhaps because of the liberal use of humour throughout. Reading Zoobiquity gave this reader a totally new perspective on his furred and feathered neighbors.’ * The Boston Globe *

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Book SynopsisAn all-in-one guide for every working parent There are plenty of parenting books out there, but as a working parent there''s never been a trusted guide that coaches you how to do well at work and be the loving and engaged mother or father you want to be. Enter Workparent. Whether you''re planning a family, pushing for promotion during your kids'' teenage years, or at any phase in between, Workparent provides all the advice and assurance you''ll need to balance your family and career in your own, authentic way. Whatever your field of work or family structure, you''ll learn how to: Find a childcare arrangement you fully trust Build a strong support team, at home and on the job Navigate big transitions: the return from leave, a promotion or job change, or the arrival of a second child Step up at work while keeping your family healthy and whole Tame difficult emotions like guilt, self-doubt and worTrade ReviewThe definitive guide to working while being a parent. A must-read. * Cal Newport, author of Digital Minimalism (and father to three boys) *Full of great, practical advice about everything from HR to head lice. I wish this book had been around when I started working. * The Scummy Mummies *

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Book SynopsisWhy the race to apply AI in psychiatry is so dangerous, and how to understand the new tech-driven psychiatric paradigm.AI psychiatrists promise to detect mental disorders with superhuman accuracy, provide affordable therapy for those who can?t afford or can?t access treatment, and even invent new psychiatric drugs. But the hype obscures an unnerving reality. In The Silicon Shrink, Daniel Oberhaus tells the inside story of how the quest to use AI in psychiatry has created the conditions to turn the world into an asylum. Most of these systems, he writes, have vanishingly little evidence that they improve patient outcomes, but the risks they pose have less to do with technological shortcomings than the application of deeply flawed psychiatric models of mental disorder at unprecedented scale. Oberhaus became interested in the subject of mental health after tragically losing his sister to suicide. In the book, he argues that these new, ostensibly therapeutic technologies already pose significant risks to vulnerable people, and they won?t stop there. These new breeds of AI systems are creating a psychiatric surveillance economy in which the emotions, behavior, and cognition of everyday people are subtly manipulated by psychologically savvy algorithms that have escaped the clinic. Oberhaus also introduces readers to the concept of ?swipe psychology,? which is quickly establishing itself as the dominant mode of diagnosing and treating mental disorders. It is not too late to change course, but to do so means we must reckon with the nature of mental illness, the limits of technology, and what it means to be human.

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Book SynopsisAddressing diversity in sexual and intimate experience later in life (50+), this collection explores how being older intersects with ethnicity, gender, sexuality and class. This original text extends knowledge concerning intimacies, practices and pleasures for those thought to represent normative forms of sexual identification and expression.Table of ContentsSeries Editor Introduction ~ Paul Reynolds, Paul Simpson and Trish Hafford-Letchfield Foreword ~ Diana K. Kwok Sex and intimacy in later life: a survey of the terrain ~ Paul Reynolds, Paul Simpson and Trish Hafford-Letchfield Sexual expression and pleasure among black minority ethnic older women ~ Debra Harley Sexual desires and intimacy needs in older persons and towards the end of life ~ Karen Rennie Heterosexual sex, love and intimacy in later life: what have older women got to say? ~ Trish Hafford-Letchfield Sex and Ageing in Older Heterosexual Men ~ Josie Tetley and David Lee Sex and Older Gay Men: An International Perspective ~ Peter Robinson Thinking the Unthinkable: Older Lesbians, Sex and Violence ~ Megan Todd Splitting hairs: Michel Foucault’s ‘heterotopia’ and bisexuality in later life ~ Christopher Wells The age of rediscovery: what is it like to gender transition when you are 50 plus? ~ Laura Scarrone Bonhomme Aging Asexually: Exploring Desexualization and Aging Asexual Intimacies ~ Ela Pryzbylo Older people, sex and social class: unusual bedfellows? ~ Paul Simpson Final reflections: themes on sex and intimacy in later life ~ Paul Reynolds, Paul Simpson and Trish Hafford-Letchfield

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Book SynopsisShedding light on the challenges and experiences of women and families within the criminal justice system, this book considers issues of intersectionality, violence and gender. Accessible to both academics and practitioners and with real-world policy recommendations, this collection demonstrates how positive change can be achieved.Table of ContentsForeword ~ Anita Dockley 1. Keeping the conversation going: the Women, Family, Crime and Justice network ~ Natalie Booth, Isla Masson and Lucy Baldwin Part I: Punishing women in the criminal justice system 2. Pregnancy and new motherhood in prison during the COVID-19 pandemic ~ Laura Abbott 3. Empowerment or punishment? The curious case of women’s centres ~ Gemma Ahearne 4. Silent victims: uncovering the realities of the criminal justice system for families of prisoners ~ Zobia Hadait, Somia R. Bibi and Razia Tariq Hadait Part II: Violence, abuse and justice 5. Recognising and responding to domestic violence and abuse in LGB and/or T+ people’s relationships: towards a ‘relationships services’ approach ~ Rebecca Barnes and Catherine Donovan 6. “Throwing the first punch before I got hurt”: the experiences of imprisoned women who have perpetrated intimate partner violence and abuse ~ Jenny Mackay 7. “It feels like a mini victory”: alternative routes to justice in experiences of online misogyny ~ Jo Smith 8. The conversation isn’t over: gaining justice for women and families ~ Natalie Booth, Isla Masson and Lucy Baldwin

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe Tragedy of Heterosexuality wastes absolutely no time getting to the point...it is at heart a somber, urgent academic examination of the many ways in which opposite-sex coupling can hurt the very individuals who cling to it most....[The book] might be just the thing to rescue heterosexuality from its unearned hegemony in our shared cultural imagination. * New York Times Book Review *A gender and sexuality professor has written a book explaining the secret to straight people having happier relationships — be more like queer couples. Jane Ward, a gender and sexuality studies professor at University of California, Riverside, studied tips from marriage manuals, self-help books, dating coaches and marriage therapists while writing The Tragedy of Heterosexuality. * Pink News *This book is a loving lesbian intervention, a defamiliarized look at what we’ve come to expect from heterosexuality. * Bitch Magazine *A great read for LGBTQ+ and straight readers, Jane Ward's non-fiction book tackles compulsory heterosexuality, heteronormativity, patriarchy, and how they impact us all. * Cosmopolitan UK's "Best Books by LGBTQ+ Authors" *The intelligent generosity of spirit of Jane Ward’s bullseye critique of heterosexual culture is the icing on the cake of its timeliness, necessity, and page-turning readability. I lost track of the number of times I wrote 'fuck YES!' in the margins as I read this book. -- Hanne Blank, author of FatSharp, witty, provocative, informed, and feeling, The Tragedy of Heterosexuality flips the scripts of queer suffering and heterosexual happiness. Jane Ward details the harms and disappointments of heterosexual culture for straight women, analyzes the "misogyny paradox" at its heart, and points toward a deeper love. -- Joshua Gamson, author of The Fabulous Sylvester: The Legend, The Music, the Seventies in San FranciscoThis book needed to be written and who better to plunge into the murky mysteries and sad dramas of heterosexuality than Jane Ward? The Tragedy of Heterosexuality offers a map of the complex and shifting landscape of heterosexual desire in the era of #MeToo, sexual harassment, and Title IX....[A]n immensely readable, fairly controversial and surely relevant book. -- Jack Halberstam, author of Wild Things: The Disorder of Desire

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Book SynopsisA book to inspire closeness and connection, helping people not only to find love but to make it last. Few things promise us greater happiness than our relationships – yet few things more reliably deliver misery and frustration. Our error is to suppose that we are born knowing how to love and that managing a relationship might therefore be intuitive and easy. This book starts from a different premise: that love is a skill to be learnt, rather than just an emotion to be felt. It calmly and charmingly takes us around the key issues of relationships, from arguments to sex, forgiveness to communication, making sure that success in love need never again be just a matter of luck. Part of a new essential paperback series from The School of Life, covering a range of emotional lessons needed in order to lead fulfilled and happy lives.Trade ReviewREADER REVIEWS: 'A simple and honest book about what love and relationships really are instead of what we think they should be' 'This book really does challenge stereotypes of love. It opens your eyes to how you have been influenced by romantic love stories unknowingly. Would definitely recommend'

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Book SynopsisOpen, honest and upbeat, this book gives personal insight into both the ups and downs of an Asperger relationship. Seeking to challenge the bad press that people with Asperger Syndrome (AS) get as partners, Sarah and Keith tell their story of how they are making it work - and also how they got it wrong - with disarming frankness and humour.When Sarah and Keith met in 2003 neither knew much about Asperger Syndrome. Sarah thought Keith was `weird' and couldn't work out why; and Keith thought Sarah was obsessed with diagnosing him with something-or-other. Difficulties ensued that brought the relationship to an end. Slowly, however, they each built up their knowledge of AS and in the meantime developed a mutual understanding, mutual acceptance and a desire to be together again.This personal account is supplemented with professional knowledge and anecdotes gained from Sarah's work with adults with AS - a career which started as a result of her experiences with Keith. She swears that she didn't take her work home with her! It is inspiring reading for couples in Asperger relationships as well as for counselling professionals.Trade ReviewAsperger Syndrome - A Love Story is one of those lovely treats, a book one should read for work and personal development but can't put down. I quickly became absorbed by the story of Keith who has Asperger's Syndrome and Sarah who does not. The book is beautifully collaborative as it alternates from paragraphs written on a topic by Sarah from her perspective and Keith from his. This approach works well combined with the authors' warmth and honesty... Sarah and Keith have done more than achieve a relationship and challenge stereotypes. They have also made a really positive contribution to the resources on Asperger's by identifying the things that helped them. Their story is one that will inspire, give hope and a sense of solidarity to those with Autistic Spectrum Conditions, their partners and those supporting them. It might also come in quite handy for some non-Asperger relationships who struggle to see the point of view of the opposite gender. -- Journal of Family TherapyAsperger Syndrome: A Love Story was written to provide both insight into the thinking of each partner in an unconventional relationship, and constructive strategies to lead to a more satisfying relationship for both parties...The reader very quickly appreciates the difficulties faced by Sarah and Keith and their biography of their relationship is engaging, informative and encouraging. -- From the Foreword by Tony Attwood, author of The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome and Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and ProfessionalsA personal insight into a relationship where one partner has AS, but this was only slowly discovered and understood. -- Current Awareness ServicesI have worked with couples where one is affected by Asperger syndrome for over ten years; reading this book was like being an observer of a world I am very familiar with. Any woman who has loved a man with Asperger syndrome will relate to this book and find her own experiences totally validated. This book offers hope and encouragement to both partners in an Asperger relationship; it is realistic, unbiased and heart-warming. I recommend this book to all who wish to develop an understanding of the effect that both having and living with Asperger syndrome can have upon a relationship. -- Maxine Aston, author of Aspergers in Love and The Other Half of Asperger SyndromeAnyone whose partner has AS will find it extremely valuable as a source of ideas and information to build a relationship based on their partner's strenghts rather than on social expectations of how relationships should be. -- Clinical Psychology ForumThis is the first time that such a frank account has been written and should be seen as a must read for anyone wishing to understand what it's like, not only having Aspergers, but also living with someone that has it. -- bfkbooks.comTable of ContentsForeword. Preface. Introduction - Setting The Scene 1. How Did I Get Here? 2. Diagnosis 3. Relationship Mk I - Who Is This Weirdo/Crazy Woman? 4. The End of the Beginning - Splitting Up 5.Relationship Mk II - Not so Weird/Crazy After All 6. Practicalities 7. Speaking Asperger as a Second Language. 8. The World According to Keith. 9. Change, Certainty and Cantankerousness. 10. Communication. 11. Pay-offs, Sad Days and Thoughts. 12. Conclusion. References. Resources.

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Book Synopsis Inspired by Sarah DiGregorio’s harrowing experience giving birth to her premature daughter, An Intimate History of Premature Birth is a compelling and empathetic blend of memoir and rigorous reporting that tells the story of neonatology – and explores the questions raised by premature birth. Trade Review‘Sarah DiGregorio delves deeply into the fraught world of premature birth. With bracing honesty, she recounts her own story and the stories of other women who draw on the power of love and meld it with cutting-edge science as they struggle to save the life of their newborn. This book opens our minds and hearts to a world that is rarely seen with such clarity’ Jerome Groopman, MD, Recanati Professor, Harvard Medical School, author of The Anatomy of Hope ‘A must read for anyone interested in the science – or the experience – of preterm birth’ Emily Oster, author of the New York Times bestseller Cribsheet and Expecting Better ‘Fascinating. DiGregorio has strung together a riveting history, from carnival incubator shows to the possible future of baby ziplocks. At times shocking, heart-breaking and inspiring, the tension between technology and humanity is evident throughout, and DiGregorio does not shy away from it’ Jennifer Block, author of Everything Below the Waist

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Book SynopsisA mood-boosting, confidence-building companion to help 7+-year-olds become their happiest selvesConfidence is something many people struggle with throughout their lives. Supporting children as they face this challenge can help them grow into self-assured, happy individuals.Encourage your child to explore their emotions, overcome their fears and boost their self-confidence with this positive and playful book. Bursting with fun activities, handy tips and simple exercises, Grow Your Confidence is the go-to guide to help children feel good about who they are.Activities within this book include:- Making a confidence box to help reduce anxiety- Drawing emotions to uncover and explore feelings - Collecting accomplishments for a mood-boosting bravery jar- Practising power poses to develop assertiveness... and so many more!This book combines cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and mindfulness methods with practical information

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Book SynopsisBeing a single mother wasn't always part of the plan. The fear of it kept me and my family in a situation that wasn't good for any of us. I never thought it could be the life change we all needed. Yes, it can be exhausting, lonely, and financially tough. But it can also be empowering and joyful, in ways you might never have imagined.At first, I felt like a big failure. And how was I supposed to feed and clothe my children, keep a roof over our heads, and work wearing something other than pyjamas, while also remembering to at least once a week drink a glass of water? But as I began to let go of other people's expectations, I started to enjoy the freedom of being a single parent: I was liberated, empowered and able to be the authentic mother I wanted to be. In this book, I share my own experience of single motherhood, alongside insights from fellow solo parents, child psychologists and other experts, providing reassurance and tips to help you:- Raise resilient, emotionally intelligent children - Manage your money- Navigate the world of dating- Forge meaningful friendships - Discover the untold joys of the single-mother life From one single mother to another, this book celebrates solo parenting and tackles the issues that we face daily, offering a fresh perspective and practical advice for anyone who has ever felt the weight of disappointment and guilt at their single parent status, declared themselves a failure or worried about their children's 'outcomes.'I hope reading about my experiences will help you feel excited and proud to be a single mother.'Full of real advice, hopeful and uplifting, Sarah Thompson is the friend every single mother needs in her life.' Emma Bunton'Refreshing... I related so much... it felt like I was being seen... empowering. I found myself laughing out loud quite often while reading it.' Goodreads reviewer'A really good read... interesting, informative, entertaining... a well-researched and intriguing book that was exactly what I needed.' Goodreads reviewer'I really enjoyed this... I'm a single mum and it's great to know there are others out there feeling the same way... reminded me to appreciate the good that has come from being a single mother. I highly recommend this.' Goodreads reviewer

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Book SynopsisA revelatory exploration of how people's social networks evolve, arguing that everyone needs a science-based strategy to build meaningful and productive relationshipsTrade ReviewIt's frequently said that we're living in a 'connected world.' But it turns out that the details of those connections matter, a lot. Social Chemistry is a fascinating look at the particulars of impactful networks. Whether you take naturally to networking or think yourself allergic to it, there is practical information here that can help you form more productive relationships, and make better use of those you already have. - David Epstein, Sunday Times bestselling author of Range and The Sports GeneThis is one of the most interesting and useful books ever written on networking. As a leading sociologist at Yale, Marissa King specializes in evidence-based insights on enriching our professional and personal connections. You'll quickly recognize your own style-and some opportunities for growth and development.- Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals Marissa King skillfully brings to light how understanding the science of organizational behavior and networks yields benefits far beyond the workplace. Decoding social patterns can transform every corner of your life. By providing readers with prescriptive pathways towards greater connectivity and intention, Social Chemistry helps you to create new relationships and strengthen your existing ones.-Eve Rodsky, New York Times Bestseller of Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live)In an age of both hyper-connectedness and extreme loneliness, Marissa King definitively cracks the code on human connection: what brings us together, what keeps us together, and how we make each other come alive. - Emma Seppälä, Ph.D, author of The Happiness Track, Science Director, Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education, Stanford UniversityKing gives readers the big picture, showing what social networks are and demonstrating their importance in one's career and personal life. A personable approach to one of the hot topics of our times. - Kirkus Using recognizable celebrities and anecdotes from interviewed individuals as examples, King blends large-scale research with personal stories to illustrate her findings. Social Chemistry is a fascinating study for anyone curious about human interaction. - BooklistIt turns out, most of us are social nincompoops. We're friends with whoever happens to be seated next to us at work or school. We go to happy hours to meet new people but end up talking to the three people we already know. We ghost our friends rather than face difficult conversations. And these seemingly small choices, taken together, have a huge impact on our life outcomes... King calls on us to be intentional not just with our individual relationships, but with our networks. -- The New York Times Book Review The book is full of wisdom and entertaining anecdotes. The Economist

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Book SynopsisAs seen on This MorningThere was a time when I loved my mother. It's shocking to imply that I stopped loving her because mothers always love their children and always do their best for them. Mothers are supposed to be good. But my mother wasn't good.Ten years ago, Helen Naylor discovered her mother, Elinor, had been faking debilitating illnesses for thirty years. After Elinor's self-induced death, Helen found her diaries, which Elinor wrote daily for over fifty years. The diaries reveal not only the inner workings of Elinor's twisted mind and self-delusion, but also shocking revelations about Helen's childhood.Everything Helen knew about herself and her upbringing was founded on a lie. The unexplained accidents and days spent entirely on her own as a little girl, imagining herself climbing into the loft and disappearing into a different world, tell a story of neglect. As a teenager, her mother's advice to Helen on her body and mental health speaks of dangerous manipulation.With Elinor's behaviour becoming increasingly destructive, and Helen now herself a mother, she was left with a stark choice: to collude with Elinor's lies or be accused of abandoning her. My Mother, Munchausen's and Me is a heart-breaking, honest and brave account of a daughter unravelling the truth about her mother and herself. It's a story of a stolen childhood, mental illness, and the redemptive power of breaking a complex and toxic bond.What readers are saying about My Mother, Munchausen's and Me:'An absolute roller coaster ride of emotions!!!!... heartbreaking... clear your schedules as you won't be able to put it down. It will leave you absolutely shocked ... If you read one biography this year make sure this is the one!!!... I LOVED it.' Bookworm86'I cannot even. Absolutely blew my mind... cried buckets of tears.' NetGalley reviewer'Wow just wow... fascinating... heart wrenching... absolutely unreal... My heart absolutely broke for Helen... incredibly moving.' Booksandcoffeewithlexi'Absolutely amazing. I was hooked from the first page!... gave so many insights and relatable experiences... such a good book!' Goodreads reviewer'A fascinating account.' The Times'I devoured this book in a couple sittings as I was captivated right from the beginning... gripping.' Goodreads reviewer'I seriously don't know where to start... I'm absolutely staggered... astounding and heartbreaking.' Book.lover67'My heart broke... I was hooked throughout this entire read...emotional and eye opening.' Goodreads reviewer'Genuinely left me flabbergasted.... It was a complete page turner... really opens your eyes.' Goodreads reviewer'Wow. I did not want to put this down...consumed much of my thoughts in the past few days...what a powerful story.' Bitesbooksbrews'Eye opening...difficult to put down...wonderful.' Little Miss Book Lover 87

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Book SynopsisIn this fully revised new edition, Father-Daughter Relationships: Contemporary Research and Issues summarises and analyses the most relevant research regarding father-daughter relationships, aiming to break down the persistent misconceptions regarding fatherhood and father-daughter relationships and encourage the reader to take a more objective and analytical approach. The research is brought to life with compelling personal stories from fathers and daughters, including well-known celebrities and politicians. Boxed quizzes and questionnaires show students how the research can be applied to their own lives while others highlight the relationships between real-life fathers and daughters. Nielsen discusses the father-daughter relationship within a diverse range of family structures, including divorced and separated parents, gay parents, adopted children and children of sperm donors. Covering a wide range of topics, including the father's impact on his daughter's cognitiveTrade Review#9 choice in best fatherhood books for 2020, Book Authority: https://bookauthority.org/books/new-fatherhood-booksThis book provides a very readable and engaging review of the scholarly literature on father-daughter relationships. This new edition brings to life the most recent research and scholarship and is certain to intrigue and excite students, teachers, and clinicians striving to understand how father-child relationships can enhance or impede the well-being of girls and women. The presentation is enlivened by illustrative comments by fathers and daughters about their own relationships. Michael E. Lamb, Psychology Professor, University of Cambridge, President of Developmental Psychology division of the American Psychological Association. Editor of The Role of the Father in Child Development An astonishing breadth of scholarship that captures the current state of knowledge and presents it in a crisp, clear, and entertaining format. Essential for courses on child development, this book is also an indispensable resource for professionals who work with families. Nielsen illustrates the implications and applications of research with captivating examples from Barbie dolls to Super Bowl ads, making the book appealing to anyone interested in the vital role that a father occupies in his daughter’s development. Richard A. Warshak, Ph. D., Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Author of Divorce Poison: How to Protect Your Family from Bad-mouthing and BrainwashingThis extraordinary book is destined to become a classic. It should be on every family scholar’s bookshelf. Nielsen tackles a massive amount of data to make a major contribution to our understanding of father-daughter relationships. A key strength is the way Nielsen brings current research to bear on a plethora of "woozles"— widely-believed, but inaccurate beliefs about fathering. Her scope reaches far beyond white middle-class families to include ethnic minorities, gay, divorced and single-parent fathers, and fathers impacted by incarceration, poverty, substance abuse, and chronic illness. Patricia Papernow, Ed.D. American Psychological Association Psychologist of the Year, Division of Couples & Family Counseling. Author of Surviving & Thriving in Stepfamily Relationships Table of ContentsChapter One: Fathers, facts and fictions What’s a woozle? How are woozles born and raised? How our memories and cognitive processing deceive usThe most damaging woozles Maternal instinctThe female brain: hardwired for mothering Babies’ primary bond with their mothers The stronger impact of mothers Mother’s superior parenting style Female empathy and communicationChildcare: Second shift moms and shiftless dadsPhysically abusive and murderous fathers Chapter Two : Fathers and FatherhoodIgnoring, dismissing or demeaning fathers Social science research Children’s literature and films Media and advertisingMedical and mental health professionals Constraints on fathering time: WorkAmerican paternity leave policies Does income trump good fathering? What is "good" fathering? Fathering scales and questionnairesHow fatherhood changes menFinancial stressStress on parents’ relationshipEmotional stress: postpartum depression Quality of the parent-child relationship Daughters’ impact on their fathers Chapter ThreeThe Father’s impact: Cognitive, academic, vocational, social and emotional Cognitive developmentInfancy through preschoolChildhood through early adulthood Vocational development Social relationships: Peers and teachers Sexual behavior, romantic relationships and marriage Depression and suicide Identify and individuation Chapter fourThe father’s impact: The daughter’s physical well-being Premature baby careAdequate Sleep Physical reactions to stress Obesity Physical activity and sports Eating disordersOverview of teenage and young adult substance us Daughters’ teenage and young adult drinking Daughters’ smoking and vaping Daughters’ marijuana useDaughter’s opioid use Sexual behavior: Impact on physical healthTeenage pregnancy Sexually transmitted diseasesDating aggression and rape The father’s impact on sexual health risks Chapter Five – The mother’s impact on father-daughter relationshipsPsychoanalytic theoriesAttachment theory Family systems theory Closeness, communication and conflict with mothers versus fathersLove versus closeness and communicationMaternal gate-keeping Quality of the co-parenting relationshipQuality of the parents’ relationship and parenting stress Chapter Six - Divorced or separated fathers and their daughters The relationships at greatest risk Impact of parental separation on daughters Damaging beliefs: Divorce woozles Shared versus sole physical custodyParents’ damaging disclosuresEnmeshment and role reversals Maternal gatekeepingParental alienationRemarriage and blended families Chapter Seven : Fathers and daughters in minority families Socio-economic differences among minorities Colorism: Impact on daughters and the father’s role African American familiesHispanic American families Asian American familiesNative American families Immigrant families Chapter Eight: Destructive or Challenging Father-Daughter Relationships Impoverished, single mother families Incarcerated FathersAlcoholic fathersDrug addicted fathers: The opioid epidemicSexually abusive fathersFathers in the militarySingle fathers raising daughters Gay or bisexual fathers Lesbian or bisexual daughtersDaughters of sperm donorsFathers with chronic or fatal illnesses

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Book SynopsisWhile every parent knows more of what to expect the next time round, the birth of a second child is no less momentous. Family relationships multiply, birth-order myths hover and sibling rivalry and parental exhaustion threaten. Yet the potential for joy and love within the family also expands, as if by magic. This new literary talent shines a tender insight on a forgotten subject: what it is to parent for the second time and what it is to forever be a younger child.Trade Review'Beautifully written, deeply humane, a gem of a book.' Rutger Bregman, author of Humankind: A Hopeful History and Utopia for Realists 'Fresh, intricate, daring and often wise.' Susie Boyt, author of Love and Fame 'A subtle and captivating tour of a topic we've strangely overlooked.' Sarah Knott, author of Mother: An Unconventional History 'Gorgeous ... Berger's thoughtful inquiry eloquently illuminates the complexities of second-time parenthood.' Publishers Weekly

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Book Synopsis''Tender, vivid and achingly sad'' GUARDIAN, BOOK OF THE YEARTWO SISTERS publishes on the 30th anniversary of Blake Morrison's ground-breaking book And When Did You Last See Your Father? which forged the way for a new genre of confessional memoir.She's gone, that's all, and though there's no retrieving her I'd like to make sense of who she was and what she became. It wasn't just that she changed over time. She could change from day to day. Drink made it worse but the origins went deeper. You never knew which you'd get, the kind and loving Gill or her doppelgänger. Two sisters.'Blake Morrison has lost a sister and a half-sister in recent years. Both are the subjects of this remarkable and heart-breaking memoir, along with a forensic examination of sibling relationships in history and literature.Blake's sister Gill struggled with alcoholism for a large part of her life, and her shocking death is the starting point for Two Sisters. Blake returns to their childhood to search for the originTrade Review‘A book at once bold, magnanimous, heart-breaking and riveting…’ HOWARD JACOBSON ‘Beautiful. Affecting. Erudite.’ SUSIE ORBACH 'Tender, vivid and achingly sad' GUARDIAN, BOOK OF THE YEAR ‘A ground-breaking confessional memoir’ BBC Books of 2023 ‘Pungent, disturbing, entirely unforgettable’ THE TIMES ‘Morrison writes with a reckless respect for the truth’ GUARDIAN ‘Harrowing, candid and clear-eyed, unflinchingly honest and self-critical. Two sad stories. The strangeness of families and the weight of the past. The guilt of being OK’ NICCI GERRARD ‘Few writers can claim to have affected the literary landscape like Blake Morrison… Two Sisters is not an easy book to read, but it is a bracingly honest one’ MAIL ON SUNDAY, Book of the Week ‘A wonderfully heartfelt and tender thing: delicate and unstinting and clear-eyed’ OBSERVER, Book of the Week ‘Engrossing’ SPECTATOR ‘A beautiful, brave and brutal memoir that does not shy away from hard truths’ THE TIMES ‘An acute, wonderfully adroit book, overflowing with sharp yet compassionate observations about human nature’ THE INDEPENDENT ‘A writer of undoubted skill’ NEW STATESMAN ‘Painful, hesitant, honest, agonised, controlled and (especially the latter) full of love’ DAILY MAIL ‘True to a complex, many-layered grief’ TLS ‘'Morrison has a startling gift' LITERARY REVIEW ‘Blake Morrison is a writer who tenderly and relentlessly lifts every stone, and the stones beneath, searching for the roots of human feelings and human relations, and revealing them to the reader’ LOUISA YOUNG ‘Affecting… it could help those who have lost a sibling’ FINANCIAL TIMES ‘Remarkable and heart-breaking’ SHEER LUXE

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Book SynopsisThe book that has been waiting to be written how Ireland's housing policy has locked an entire generation out of the housing market and what we should do about it.Clear, cogent and persuasive Fintan O'TooleMillennials are the first generation in Ireland to be worse off than their parents. Trapped in a game of rental roulette, stuck living at home as adults, and many on the brink of homelessness, the Irish housing crisis has defined the lives of an entire generation and it is set to continue.With housing costs in Ireland the highest in the EU, the property ladder has been kicked from under thousands. So how did we get here and how do we break the cycle?In Gaffs, housing expert Rory Hearne urges us to think about the people behind the statistics, and shows us that there is a way towards a future where everyone has access to a home.Trade Review‘The heart of the book is a clear, cogent and persuasive account of how this crisis was created. Showing that it is, indeed, a deliberate creation is the strength of Hearne’s argument. And while this is a source of anger, it might also be a source of hope: what bad public policy has wrought, better policy can undo.’ Fintan O’Toole The Irish Times

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Book SynopsisThe book that has been waiting to be written how Ireland's housing policy has locked an entire generation out of the housing market and what we should do about it.Millennials are the first generation in Ireland to be worse off than their parents. Trapped in a game of rental roulette, stuck living at home as adults, and many on the brink of homelessness, the Irish housing crisis has defined the lives of an entire generation and it is set to continue.With housing costs in Ireland the highest in the EU, the property ladder has been kicked from under thousands. So how did we get here and how do we break the cycle?In Gaffs, housing expert Rory Hearne urges us to think about the people behind the statistics, and shows us that there is a way towards a future where everyone has access to a home.Trade Review‘The heart of the book is a clear, cogent and persuasive account of how this crisis was created. Showing that it is, indeed, a deliberate creation is the strength of Hearne’s argument. And while this is a source of anger, it might also be a source of hope: what bad public policy has wrought, better policy can undo.’ Fintan O’Toole The Irish Times

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Book SynopsisFollowing on from her Sunday Times bestseller, I Wish I Knew This Earlier, Toni Tone is back again and this time, filled with advice that goes beyond our dating and romantic lives.In my opinion, change as a form of evolution is wonderful, because nobody should stay exactly the same forever. If you're not evolving or growing, what are you doing? Embrace personal change if it means the you of today is better than you of yesterday.'Do you wish you had more confidence in yourself?Are your friendships changing as you get older and you're not sure how manage it?Is your career unfulfilling or taking over your life?These are the kinds of issues that Toni Tone explores in her brand-new book, Take Note: Real Life Lessons. Threading in her own experiences, and in particular, what she took away from her twenties, Toni provides genuine and insightful advice on a whole array of topics.Everything from ageing to making (and ending) friendships, to reinventing yourself and challenging your comfort zone, to ignoring deadlines' and going at your own pace Take Note has all of the ingredients you'll need to reach your fullest potential, in one handy, accessible place.Trade Review Reviews for I Wish I Knew This Earlier ‘Relatable and insightful…Tone’s approach could be characterised as crisp but kind, with a writing style that is eminently accessible and inclusive, providing just the kind of big-sisterly feel she originally aspired to.’CAROLINE SANDERSON, THE BOOKSELLER ‘This book is scarily accurate. There were so many times where I was adamant that Toni was talking specifically to and about me. I can see identical versions of my friends and I in every single lesson, there were so many points where I literally wanted to screenshot a whole page, send it to my friend and say "LOOOOOOOOOK IT'S YOU!” Spoiler alert: Everyone I know is getting a copy of this book for their next birthday.’JULIE ADENUGA, BROADCASTER and CULTURAL CURATOR

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