David Mamet is widely considered to be the voice of contemporary American Theatre. His use of what is taken to be realistic language together with minimalist staging creates a postmodern combination that pushes an audience in conflicting directions. The result is that initial audiences for Oleanna were aroused to applaud and loudly react to the ending of the play when a male teacher beats a female student. The issues the play raises about political correctness are turned on their ...

The Midwest has produced a robust literary heritage. Its authors have won half of the nation's Nobel Prizes for Literature plus a significant number of Pulitzer Prizes. This volume explores the rich racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the region. It also contains entries on 35 pivotal Midwestern literary works, literary genres, literary, cultural, historical, and social movements, state and city literatures, literary journals and magazines, as well as entries on science fiction, film...

OVER 100,000 COPIES SOLD!Now you can study the Bible with the faculty of the Moody Bible Institute!Imagine having a team of 30 Moody Bible Institute professors helping you study the Bible. Now you can with this in-depth, user-friendly, one-volume commentary.General editors Michael Rydelnik and Michael Vanlaningham have led a team of contributors whose academic training, practical church experience, and teaching competency make this ...

Leading therapists and researchers have come to understand that many psychological disorders share common features and respond to common therapeutic treatments. This deepened understanding of the nature of psychological disorders, their causes, and their symptoms has led to the development of new, comprehensive treatment programs that are effective for whole classes of disorders. Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders is one such program. Designed fo...

Il Protocollo Unificato per il Trattamento dei Disturbi Emotivi è il risultato del ventennale lavoro di David H. Barlow, Todd J. Farchione e colleghi, focalizzato sul trattamento di questo insieme di disturbi a partire da una matrice cognitivo-comportamentale. Progettato per essere uno strumento facilmente utilizzabile, il Protocollo Unificato guida passo passo nella formulazione del caso e nello sviluppo degli interventi.

Discover the positive and helpful contributions made by microorganisms to various areas of human health, food preservation and production, biotechnology, industry, environmental clean up and sustainable agriculture.In Good Microbes in Medicine, Food Production, Biotechnology, Bioremediation and Agriculture, a team of distinguished researchers delivers a comprehensive and eye-opening look at the positive side of bacteria and other microbes. The book explore...

A personal account of Commodore Perry’s landmark expedition to Japan and life in the antebellum navyGeorge B. Gideon Jr. served as second assistant engineer aboard the USS Powhatan from 1852 to 1856. From his position on the steam frigate, Gideon traveled to Singapore, Labuan, Borneo, Hong Kong, and many other Asian lands. During his time at sea, Gideon penned dozens of letters to his wife, Lide, back home in Philadelphia. Recently discovered in the attic ...

Contemporary research on major emotional disorders emphasizes their commonalities rather than their differences. This research continues to lend support for a unified transdiagnostic approach to treatment of these disorders that considers their commonalities and is applicable to a range of emotional problems. Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders provides an alternative to disorder-specific treatments of various emotional disorders, designed to be a...

In Zeiten von Klimawandel, Pandemien und weltweiter Ungleichheit polarisieren Reisen und Tourismus stark - während deren wirtschaftliche Bedeutung weiter steigt. Dieser Dienstleistungszweig kommt daher nicht umhin, sich an veränderte Bedürfnisse sowie ökologische Ziele adäquat anzupassen, damit er als "Agent of Change" mit nachhaltigen Lebensentwürfen beispielhaft vorangehen kann. Daraus folgende, mitunter schmerzhafte Konsequenzen sind evident, denn langfristiger Nutzen im Sinne von Nachh...

Uno strumento pratico volto a fornire una serie di conoscenze, esercizi e schede utili a sviluppare strategie efficaci per superare quelli che vengono definiti "disturbi emotivi". Il libro può essere utilizzato come strumento di auto-aiuto per chi è interessato a conoscere meglio le proprie esperienze emotive.

Wir leben in einer Welt, die ständig neu gestaltet wird. Das Redesign von heute ist der Vintage-Look von morgen. Aber Krisenzeiten ändern schlagartig das Bild. Plötzlich ist die ganze Welt dringend auf ein neues Design angewiesen. Von Kapitalismus bis Kommunikation, von Arbeit bis zu Wertschöpfungsketten, von Städten bis zu Büroräumen - es ist schwer, einen Bereich unseres Lebens zu finden, der nicht überholt werden muss. Das ist eine Herausforderung, aber auch eine riesige Chance: eine be...

Neuroticism--the tendency to experience negative emotions, along with the perception that the world is filled with stressful, unmanageable challenges--is strongly associated with anxiety, depression, and other common mental health conditions. This state-of-the-art work shows how targeting this trait in psychotherapy can benefit a broad range of clients and reduce the need for disorder-specific interventions. The authors describe and illustrate evidence-based therapies that...