Parents and teachers often struggle with the advice given by occupational therapists regarding support for children with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD). What makes this book unique is the exploration of secrets that professionals sometimes hold close.This book helps us see the big picture: A child’s strengths, sensory differences, the family’s role, and ways to support children in any context. The authors illuminate the complexities of choosing appropriate strat...

This annotated Civil War memoir provides a detailed account of General Morgan's famous battles and raids from a Confederate soldier's perspective.John Marion Porter grew up working at his family's farm and dry goods store in Butler County, Kentucky. He was studying to become a lawyer when the Civil War began. As the son of a family of slave owners, Porter identified with the Southern cause and quickly enlisted in the Confederate army. He and his lifelong friend Thom...

"Porter has unearthed a radically new history of human genetics, one that evokes not the double helix but the humble filing cabinet." —Emily M. Kern, ScienceIn the early 1800s, a century before there was any concept of the gene, physicians in insane asylums began to record causes of madness in their admission books. Almost from the beginning, they pointed to heredity as the most important of these causes. As doctors and state officials st...

In the small, conservative town of Arden, the most exciting thing that's happened in recent memory is the opening of a Shakespearean Festival. Until an early June morning in 1954, when the body of Betty Crawford is found floating face-down in the Avon River.For the respectable citizens of Arden, Betty has been nothing but a source of gossip and scandal. Then the postmortem reveals that Betty died of gas poisoning, not drowning, and her death becomes a murder case that rocks the town. Local...

I call this collection of stories a book of hope, although it's about people who, despite being mostly good, mostly successful, and mostly competent, are living their lives with restriction and self-censorship. Those social niceties and boundaries we all contend with--that we all depend on sometimes--slowly choke that sense of selves and emotional freedom, but even within those limitations these characters find small personal redemptions. I hope to show that so can we all, no matter how al...

An essential work on the origins of statisticsThe Rise of Statistical Thinking, 1820–1900 explores the history of statistics from the field's origins in the nineteenth century through to the factors that produced the burst of modern statistical innovation in the early twentieth century. Theodore Porter shows that statistics was not developed by mathematicians and then applied to the sciences and social sciences. Rather, the field came into being t...

Originally published in 1960, The Edge of Objectivity helped to establish the history of science as a full-fledged academic discipline. In the mid-1950s, a young professor at Princeton named Charles Gillispie began teaching Humanities 304, one of the first undergraduate courses offered anywhere in the world on the history of science. From Galileo's analysis of motion to theories of evolution and relativity, Gillispie introduces key concepts, individuals, and themes. The Edge o...

A foundational work on historical and social studies of quantificationWhat accounts for the prestige of quantitative methods? The usual answer is that quantification is desirable in social investigation as a result of its successes in science. Trust in Numbers questions whether such success in the study of stars, molecules, or cells should be an attractive model for research on human societies, and examines why the natural sciences are highly quantitative ...

"The Powder Effect" is a poignant and humor-filled memoir chronicling 'Timmy' Porter's journey as a caregiver for his father, who suffered from Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). Through personal anecdotes, family history, and moments of humor and heartbreak, Porter provides a vivid and honest portrayal of living with the challenges of dementia. From surreal hallucinations to the relentless impacts of caregiving, the narrative is a tribute to resilience, family bonds, and the enduring spark of huma...

"The Death of Will Dodican" originated with a promise to his paternal grandmother that the author would try to unravel the mystery of her uncle William Dodican’s death far from home in the New Mexican desert in October 1905. The puzzle had tormented Will’s sisters throughout their lives. Is there a clear answer to the question “Who killed Will?” Read Porter’s diligent effort to sort through the available evidence as well as to understand the time and places through which the characters pla...

Step into the garden – where your Savior waits. In this tender 180-day devotional, Shawna M. Porter invites you into the stillness of God’s presence. Written from the heart of an intercessor and grounded in Scripture, In the Garden with My Savior offers a sacred place of rest, reflection, and renewal. With each day’s entry, discover how the Lord gently draws you near, speaks to your soul, and reveals His steadfast love and purpose for your life. Whether you’re walking through a season of j...

In this beautiful, poetic, meditation journal, readers are invited to experience the realities of life in an artful, colorful, and majestic way. The dark poems in this book represent the times in our lives when we are in desolation. Whereas, the light poems in the book represent those moments when we are in consolation and are aware of God’s presence in our lives and cognizant of His unconditional peace and love for us. Moving from desolation to consolation is aided by the act of journalin...