Citing the mythical Baron von Munchhausen's method of rescuing himself and his horse from drowning by hoisting himself up by his pigtail, Paul Watzlawick, in this collection of essays and lectures, asks: do we - by choosing to see the world in a particular way - blind ourselves to seeing it another way? Is it possible to pull oneself (or others) out of some untenable situation and see life from the outside with new eyes?
With his usual insight...
Describes important advances in the psychobiological understanding of the behavioral dimensions of suicide and violence made over the last ten years. The volume comprises papers presented at two symposia held under the auspices of the department of psychiatry of Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
The indepth analysis of social policy issues and their implications for social work practice provided in this book will be a vital tool both for those involved in social work practice and those studying and implementing social policies.
APL is of primary interst as a concise and powerful programming language for certain kinds of computations. This book can be used as the main text for a course but it is also brief enough to be used as a supplement.
Eminent scholars from around the globe gathered to discuss how educational systems would change if the prevailing principles of constructivism were applied to three major aspects of those systems -- knowledge and learning, communication, and environment. This volume provides documentation of the proceedings of this important meeting - - the Early Childhood Action Group of the Sixth International Congress on Mathematics Education.
This interna...
Eminent scholars from around the globe gathered to discuss how educational systems would change if the prevailing principles of constructivism were applied to three major aspects of those systems -- knowledge and learning, communication, and environment. This volume provides documentation of the proceedings of this important meeting - - the Early Childhood Action Group of the Sixth International Congress on Mathematics Education.
This interna...
In Right Hemisphere Stroke, Fred Johnson describes in vivid prose the onset of his devastating stroke and the obstacles he overcame during his therapy, giving a patient's view of a first-class rehabilitation institute. Johnson pays particular attention to the personality changes and the problems of disorientation he experienced. He poignantly captures the bewilderment and terror so often felt by stroke patients in the hospital and upon returni...
The most comprehensive anthology of medieval lyrics ever published in English. 110 authors, including 9 women, 295 selections, including some hymns and narratives, 11 photographs, and 14 Linguistic areas.
Introduction to Holomorphlc Functions of SeveralVariables, Volumes 1-111 provide an extensiveintroduction to the Oka-Cartan theory of holomorphicfunctions of several variables and holomorphicvarieties
