Product Description: Autogenic Training (AT) is simple and effective system for bringing about a deeply relaxing state of mind and body. In a time when finding ways to relax, let go and slow down are becoming increasingly important AT offers a fast and efficient series of exercises that can reduce the impact of Stress and frequent Anxiety...read more

Young readers will learn about the life of nine-year-old Julia through her ?pen-pal? letters, which are accompanied by information about the subject of the letter. Julia?s home, family, city, school, sports and other activities are explored. Includes full ?color photographs, fact file, glossary, further information, and index. 32 pages.

The Global Financial Crisis overturned decades of received wisdom on how financial markets work, and how best to keep them in check. Since then a wave of reform and re-regulation has crashed over banks and markets. Financial firms are regulated as never before.   But have these measures been successful, and do they go far enough?  In this smart new polemic, former central banker and financial regulator, Howard Davies, responds with a resounding ‘no’. The problems at the heart of the financial crisis remain. There is still no effective co-ordination of international monetary policy.  The financial sector is still too big and, far from protecting the economy and the tax payer, recent government legislation is exposing both to even greater risk.   To address these key challenges, Davies offers a radical alternative manifesto of reforms to restore market discipline and create a safer economic future for us all.

Product Description: There is still no consensus on who or what caused the financial crisis which engulfed the world, beginning in the summer of 2007. A huge number of suspects have been identified, from greedy investment bankers, through feckless borrowers, dilatory regulators and myopic central bankers to violent video games and high levels of testosterone among the denizens of trading floors...read more

Coping with the death of a loved one is very difficult at any age. This book covers many of the challenges that children encounter when losing someone who is dearly cherished. Sensitive advice is offered through personal letters and notes from children who found ways to cope. Examples are narrated through children who have lost a grandparent, sibling, or pet. This book offers young readers the comfort of addressing their own pain at their own pace.

Product Description: This is a history of Jean-Paul Sartre's monthly review Les Temps Modernes, an immensely influential publication launched in 1945. The journal set out from the beginning to effect a revolutionary redefinition of psychology, sociology, political theory and anthropology, in order to assist in the socialist transformation of France and the world...read more

Contains two stories based on difficult situations such as death, divorce, going into hospital and moving house. This text is supported by a selection of letters from the characters airing their problems and worries, with replies from family and friends, as well as advice to help children to understand and come to terms with such situations.

Moving away from home, friends, and familiar places can be difficult. Relocation causes anxiety, feelings of being out of place, concerns about not fitting in, and worries about losing touch with friends. This book thoughtfully addresses concerns and offers advice for coping with new and unfamiliar people and places. Examples of how other children have overcome relocation challenges are presented through personal letters and stories.