This is the third book in a series of Across the Life Span volumes that has come from the Biennial Life Span Development Conferences. The authors--well known in their fields--present theoretical and research issues important for the understanding of temperament in infancy and childhood, as well as personality in adolescence and adulthood. Current findings placed within theoretical and historical contexts make each chapter distinctive.The chapter authors focus on their work and its ...

Although the importance of context has been emphasized by temperament researchers, until now there has been remarkably little systematic research on the unique role specific aspects of context play in the development and impact of temperament. The goal of this volume is to systematize current knowledge and theory on the role played by specific aspects of context in the etiology, expression, and influence of temperament, particularly for those aspects of temperament that are most likely to ...

This influential work examines how enduring dispositions or traits affect the process of aging and shape each individual’s life course. From two well-known authorities in the field, the volume is grounded in a growing body of empirical evidence. Critically reviewing different theories of personality and adult development, the authors explain the logic behind the scientific assessment of personality, present a comprehensive model of trait structure, and examine patterns of trait stability a...

For too long tradition and common sense have been marginalised by an illiberal elite, whose supposedly progressive ideology has degenerated into a collective mental malady. This treatise describes the virulent spread of 'woke' group-think as moralitis - a cultural virus. Robert Oulds and Niall McCrae show how and why we must protect society from the social justice agitators of subversive identity politics, and reverse their long march through the institutions. Treatment and prevention of t...

Biorealism is the answer to our malaise. The evidence is now in; feminised societies are increasingly exhibiting series structural economic weaknesses. Feminisation is a misguided endeavour based on false assumptions that ignore human psychology and physiology.Not only is the Girlboss fallacy giving way to the Snail Girl era, the experiment of manipulating the employment market to feminise both the workforce and the structure of the economy is also failing to deliver growth. What i...

Poems for Middle and High School StudentsRead by Connie Dangel and Martin Siemienski

The life and career of a Poet is often thought of as musing at a desk, or lying in a meadow, or on long journeys to find inspiration for their next masterwork. But more often than not a poet was a part-time profession in subservient submission to their actual, salary-paying job.In this volume we bring together those professionals whose services we require when our health falters. Their skills and manner guide us through the sometimes difficult journey back to restored vigour. In th...

A legendary hunter. A mythical creature. A volcano ready to erupt.Rourke Hale was the best in the world. Until the job that shattered his life forced him into hiding. He swore he’d never hunt again.But when ARK Genesis Zoo discovers a living phoenix inside Chile’s Láscar volcano, there’s only one man they trust to bring it out alive.The crater is a furnace of ash, molten rock, and toxic gas. The phoenix is faster than any drone, deadlier than any an...