Psychology

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Catch the Fire

An Art-Full Guide to Unleashing the Creative Power of Youth, Adults and Communities

 Community, youth, non-profit, education, entrepreneurial, and religious organizations all have exciting ambitions, but they often lack the creative skills to impact people on a deep level. Catch … ; 322 View

Coming Back to Life

The Updated Guide to the Work That Reconnects

 Authors Joanna Macy and Molly Brown address the anguish experienced by those who would confront the harsh realities of our time. In this fully updated edition of Coming Back to Life, they show … ; 379 View

Cracking the Boy Code

How to Understand and Talk with Boys

 All too quickly, talkative, affectionate young boys seem to slip away. Adolescents may be transformed overnight into reclusive, seemingly impenetrable young people who open up only to their … 163 View

Field Excercises

How Veterans are Healing Themselves Through Farming and Outdoor Activities

 There are nearly 25 million veterans and active-duty soldiers in North America. Some experts estimate that more than one quarter of these men and women suffer from post-traumatic distress, and … 242 View

Freedom To Learn

Creating a Classroom Where Every Child Thrives

 Disinterested students and behavioral problems are all too common in schools. Yet results show that behavior charts and other reward-and-punishment systems simply don’t work. Teachers are … ; 220 View

Hard to Do

The Surprising, Feminist History of Breaking Up

 From Jane Austen to Taylor Swift, Hard to Do breaks down the surprising politics of romantic love and its dissolution. Whatever the underlying motives – love, money, or mere masochism … 146 View

i-Minds, 2nd edition

How and Why Constant Connectivity is Rewiring Our Brains and What to Do About it

 The way we use i-technology is affecting our health and happiness. While programs, devices, information, and constant connectivity can offer us ease, liberation, and efficiency, they can also … 528 View
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Foreward, Prefaces and Introduction

From: Freedom To Learn

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 Not many teachers come to us with a well-formed idea of how students should respond to being in school. The ultimate goal of education is not only developmental and academic accomplishments, but … ; 3 $0.30 Add
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Introduction

From: Hard to Do

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 Western culture upholds the nuclear family as its foundation. Yet, in recent years women have gained more freedom to leave relationships they previously were unable to. Korducki states that she … 17 $1.70 Add
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Introduction

From: Field Excercises

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 Readings in this book consist of case studies of programs that use outdoor activities such as farming and gardening to help veterans cope with PTSD and disability. This reading discusses the … 8 $0.80 Add
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Introduction

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

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 My objective? To have us all pondering and examining. To “rise in arms” not against the i-tech industry but to our own blind acceptance or complacency, to our apparent apathy, and the … 1 $0.10 Add
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Introduction

From: Catch the Fire

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 Readings in section 1 of this title explore the arts as an overlooked force for positive social change, and provides real-world examples of the application of a Creative Community Model. This … ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Message from the Dalai Lama

From: Coming Back to Life

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 We live at a time when human actions have developed a creative and destructive power that has become global in scope. And yet we fail to cultivate a corresponding sense of responsibility. Most of … 2 $0.20 Add
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Prologue

From: Cracking the Boy Code

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 This is a book about relating to and talking with boys. I’ve written this book for you. For most of my 20 years as a psychologist, the social and emotional development of boys — how … 6 $0.60 Add
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Forward

From: Coming Back to Life

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 A new millennium, a time of planetary destruction but also planetary communication, the loss of legitimacy among our religious institutions, youth alienation, species disappearance — all … 4 $0.40 Add
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Leaving a Good Man™

From: Hard to Do

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 Korducki highlights the trauma of breaking up with her long-term partner and explores why society believes women are "hard-wired" to be nurturing mothers. 23 $2.30 Add