Product Description: The Navy brass is satisfied when a yeoman, the prime suspect in the murder of beautiful, dedicated Navy nurse, dies, but Lieutenant Chuck Masters disagrees. Reissue.

Product Description: I have often stated to students that I felt that one of the most important characteristics of a psychotherapist is the ability to tolerate ambiguity. As Allen so aptly points out in this creative and valuable book, my observa­ tion contains an implicit assumption that requires a clear statement in order for it to be understood...read more

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A collection of sixteen horror tales set in frigid locales includes works by Graham Masterson, Chet Williamson, Gary Brandner, Nancy Holder, Steve Rasnic Tem, and others

In this text, the authors propose an emotional health model based on a philosophical and psychological interpretation of human behavioral motivation which departs from traditional approaches in certain aspects while retaining other elements that seem meaningful. The model is predicated on the thesis that at least part of the reason for the current state of affairs is that educational and mental health institutions have been developed on the basis of misleading assumptions about the causes of behavior. Popular assumptions regarding human behavior are challenged as inimical with respected scientific principles and sound logic. Contents: Conceptions of Life; Holonic Nature of Existence; Life: A Holarchic Contingency; Purpose 101; Epistemology; Mind 153; Mind: Information Channels; Mental Components; Emotion 255; Conflict, Control, and the Emergent Self; Behavior; Emotional Health and the Counseling Process; Behavior/Belief Alteration; Primary Prevention-A Look to the Future.

`Weiner's third textbook on motivation has more emphasis on emotion than its predecessors. There is also a new organization around basic metaphors... there is particularly good and up-to-date coverage of attributional approaches' - Cognition and Emotion Successful with over 24,000 students in two earlier motivation books, Weiner's text - newly available in paperback - depicts motivation as an unfolding story with plot and characters. He offers insights into the history and study of motivation and captures the excitement of the field as it evolves. Theories are explored in the context of the dominant metaphor, or paradigm, of various eras. First to be discussed is the machine metaphor, which to

Product Description: We know that our beliefs influence our behavior and people's responses to us. Now, Dr. Richard Gillett explores the psychological origins of our belief system, explaining how self-limiting beliefs can be dislodged and replaced with positive beliefs that can, in fact, change our world...read more

Product Description: This volume provides a precise and comprehensive description of human motivation. Drawing on psychology, education and management, Ford integrates classic and contemporary motivation theory into a unified framework - Motivational Systems Theory - from which he derives 17 principles for motivating people...read more

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Criticizes the system of motivating through reward, offering arguments for motivating people by working with them instead of doing things to them (view table of contents)

Product Description: "In an elegantly argued analysis, Thomas Scheff has illuminated the causes of war in the light of family and small-group behavior. This is masterful historical sociology, which undercuts the reason of state and the logic of nationalism that have sustained so many of the atrocities of our century...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: In an entertaining and easy-to-read format, this book will help you navigate your way through the uncharted waters of change. It shows you how to prepare for the future by following a proven approach to managing change and facing the challenges of the unknown.

The former basketball player shares his views on achieving excellence, including goals, fears, commitment, teamwork, learning the fundamentals, and leadership

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Looks at the mental aspect of baseball, providing information on developing concentration skills, mental preparation, and staying in control under pressure.

Product Description: This book is a collection of essays, reviews and reports on motivation, including Aversive Motivation, Sensory Pleasure and Ingestive Behavior.

Product Description: At every point in the lifespan, individual differences in a sense of control are strong predictors of motivation, coping and success and failure in a wide range of domains. What are the origins of these individual differences, how do they develop and what are the mechanisms by which they exert such an influence on psychological functioning? To answer these questions, this book draws on theories and research covering key control constructs, including self-efficacy, learned helplessness, locus of control and attribution theory...read more

Arguing that human motivation is driven more by autonomy than a system of rewards and punishments, a guide for parents, teachers, and managers offers insight into how to promote learning and effectiveness by instilling freedom-based practices.

Alternating sections, a six-time Super Bowl coach and a recognized management writer discuss the former's successful leadership principles and the latter's strategies for implementing these principles in the business world. Reprint. $35,000 ad/promo.