When a plane explodes shortly after taking off from Europe, Casey Collins, a U.S. Foreign Service Officer, believes her lover was on the plane, but when she arrives in Europe to uncover the truth, she is plunged into a world of fear and is accused of being the terrorist responsible for the bombing of the plane. Reprint. LJ. AB.

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Product Description: This comprehensive introduction to adult development and aging offers balanced treatment of the early, middle, and late adult development stages. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: With great insight and empathy, Dr. Mary E. Mercer reflects on happiness and the difficulties we encounter at each stage of life, pointing out that all growth requires separation from previous attachments and loves. As we move from infancy to old age, the pain of each separation lifts us to a higher level of awareness of ourselves...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Explores the art and science of cultivating consistent happiness. With practical examples, activites, and engaging stories, the author offers principles and tools to help readers lead more rich and fulfilling lives. This book provides the vehicle to rethink who we are and what we are seeking in the world in order to become more of what we want to be. Original.

Suggests practical tools and activities to bring more meaning and fulfillment into daily living.

Product Description: Arguing for a recognition of the contradictory and ambivalent identifications that both attract and repel those who live the social category girl, Marnina Gonick analyzes the discourses and practices defining female sexuality, embodiment, relationship to self and other, material culture, use of social space, and cultural-political agency and power...read more

Product Description: Myrtle McGraw’s pioneering contributions to the field of child development have been readily acknowledged and documented, yet controversy persists among psychologists as to how to interpret her ideas about significant factors that influence learning...read more

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Encourages fresh ways of looking at problems and presents exercises that help in making decisions about planning and implementing career and other life changes

Product Description: This second edition serves as an inspirational guide and a reference to understand the psychological and social challenges that emerge with aging. The author takes a unique approach to his study, personalizing it through his focus on uncovering past experiences that continue to affect an individual's present circumstance...read more

Helps the reader recognize what stage of development they are stuck in, and offers ideas for changing old patterns of behavior to develop their true worth and value

Product Description: Written in a warm and humanistic style with an abundance of examples this solid, comprehensive introduction to the essentials of psychology offers an accessible balance of theory, research and applications and encourages students to apply material to their personal, social, educational, and vocational lives...read more

Product Description: This volume is one of the first to concentrate on positive growth and development in a clinical arena, rather than loss and pathology. In contrast to the general theories and cross-sectional studies of existing adult developmental research, much of this volume looks at the whole-life level of development of adults through case studies...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

The child-care habits and emotional security of the Yequana Indians of Venezuela provide the bases for a system of caring for children during their first six months that stresses physical contact, warmth, and love

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After the birth of my second son some 11 years ago, I was painfully torn by the timing of my reentry to work-my wish to return to a prestigious and stimulating position as chief psychologist of a large agency, or my equally powerful wish to enjoy fully my beautiful new son's infancy, undivided and untorn. At the time I had a dream that my body was cut in half at the waist-my head leaned to the books neatly contained on the library shelves; my belly went to the crib, all sweet-smelling and soft. Not having had the opportunity to be "un­ divided" with my first son (now 17 years old), I chose to resign my agency position and stay home as long as I wished and then develop my private practice. It was a decision that at the time entailed much loss-cerebral, collegial, social, pres­ tigious-and generated some self-doubt, but in retrospect it is not regretted and was perhaps wise. This son's infancy will always be remembered as a time in which I experienced mothering with ease and grace.

Synthesizing the latest research and theory with compelling narratives and case vignettes, this book explores the development of emotional competence in school-age children and young adolescents. Saarni examines the formation of eight key emotional skills in relation to processes of self-understanding, socialization, and cognitive growth. The cultural and gender context of emotional experience is emphasized, and the role of moral disposition and other individual differences is considered. Tracing the connections between emotional competence, interpersonal relationships, and resilience in the face of stress, the book also explores why and what happens when development is delayed. (view table of contents)