Many people feel they might have a book in them-but how do you know whether you have what it takes to be a writer, whether your writing is any good, what you should write about, and whether you should dedicate proper time to begin your dream? This book asks pertinent questions of you via a questionnaire, with each chapter providing a background to the relevant point in the questionnaire. It's also packed with advice from experienced writers, including P.D. James, Philip Pullman, Jacqueline Wilson, Margaret Drabble, Katie Fforde, and more.
There is no other reference work on psychology and the law, so libraries supporting curricula in this area may consider purchasing. But because this field of study is still in its infancy, and it remains to be seen whether it will grow into something major, this set is otherwise an optional purchase for most libraries.
TTC - Philosophy as a Guide to Living (24 lectures, 30 minutes/lecture) Course No. 4244
Taught by Stephen A. Erickson Pomona College Ph.D., Yale University
Is there meaning in human life?
All of us have asked ourselves this question. But for philosophers through the ages, it was the first question of many, for they needed to know whether such a question was even answerable by philosophy. And if it was, they needed to ask whether any positive answer could be pursued through the practice of philosophy itself.
Today, these questions remain as timely and controversial as ever.
A critical part of early childhood development is the development of
"theory of mind" (ToM), which is the ability to take the perspective of
another person. The main purpose of this book is to discuss and
integrate findings from prominent research areas in developmental
psychology that are typically studied in isolation, but are clearly
related. Two examples are whether executive functions represent a
precursor of ToM or whether ToM understanding predicts the development
of executive functions, and to what extent children's level of verbal
ability and their working memory are important predictors of
performance on both executive functioning and ToM tasks.
AUDIOBOOK: Neill Strauss - The game Is it for real? Is The Game by Neill Strauss an assiduously detailed, highly entertaining exposé of a fascinating secret society -- the international community of pickup artists who have refined their talents for getting women into bed to the nth degree? Or is it an extremely funny hoax? Early drafts of the book had people wondering, and men in particular speculated if the book would deliver some valuable ‘how to’ tips as an aid to entering a sexual wonderland. In fact, it doesn't really matter whether you take the basic premise seriously or not: Strauss’ wonderfully diverting book delivers great entertainment whatever your point of view.
2008-01-11;The book (pdf, OCR-ed) added. Thanks to visan and trzcina.
