Is this the right book for me? Understand Psychology will take you through every aspect of the subject, from child development and social influences to the role of memories and emotions. The clear structure of the book, packed full of practical examples, makes it easy to learn the essentials whether for an exam or just out of personal interest.Understand Psychology includes: Chapter 1: Understanding psychology Understanding the mind Levels of explanation Areas of psychology Chapter 2: Self and others The first relationships The self-concept Cultural and social influences Chapter 3: Understanding other people Co-operation, compliance and obediance Understanding other people Social representations Chapter 4: Emotional living Emotions Negative emotions Stress and coping Positive psychology Chapter 5: Consciousness and the brain Biological rhythms Drugs and consciousness Sleep and dreaming Chapter 6: Motivation Physical motives Behavioural motives Cognitive motives Social motivation Chapter 7: Cognition Thinking Perception Memory Chapter 8: Evolution, genetics and learning Evolution Genetic mechanisms Levels of learning Chapter 9: Learning and intelligence Forms of learning Social learning Intelligence Chapter 10: Childhood and adolescence Childhood Adolescence Chapter 11: Adulthood, retirement and ageing Adulthood Retirement Ageing Chapter 12: Working life Why do people work?Human resource management Organizational culture Chapter 13: Leisure Watching TV Computer games Sport psychology Chapter 14: Education and health The psychology of teaching and learning Counselling and therapy Health psychology Chapter 15: Living in the world Proxemics and privacy Sources of environmental stress Disasters and accidents Chapter 16: Developing psychological understanding What do psychologists do? Developing psychological knowledge Conducting psychological research ...Learn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design and interactive features: Not got much time? One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started. Author insights Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience. Test yourself Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress. Extend your knowledge Extra online articles to give you a richer understanding of the subject. Five things to remember Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts. Try this Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.
What has made women unhappy in the last decade? Faludi writes 'is not their equality' - which they don't yet have - but the rising pressure to halt, even worse, women's quest for that equality.
A timeless collection of over twenty of Aesop's best-loved fables, including favourites such as The Hare and the Tortoise, Town Mouse and Country Mouse, Dog in the Manger and The Lion and the Mouse. The tales are retold with warmth and humour by former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo and brought to life by Emma Chichester Clark's exquisitely playful and distinctive artwork.
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BRAVE HERO OR CRIMINAL MASTERMIND? TONIGHT WE FIND OUT 'Simon Kernick writes with his foot pressed hard on the pedal. Hang on tight!' HARLAN COBEN 'Great plots, great characters, great action' LEE CHILD 'Heaven for readers who love ruthless, full-throttle thrillers' SUNDAY TIMES Undercover cop Chris Sketty became a hero when he almost died trying to stop the most brutal terror attack in UK history. With the suspects either dead or missing, the real motive remains a mystery. But someone is convinced Sketty is a liar. A criminal mastermind. A murderer. Blackmailed into revealing the truth, Sketty will share a twisting tale of betrayal, deception and murder...with a revelation so shocking that nothing will be the same again. 'That thud you hear is Kernick whipping the rug from under your feet again.' THE TIMES 'An absolute master of the adrenaline-fuelled ride' PETER JAMES 'One of Britain's top thriller writers' THE SUN 'Simon Kernick is one of the most reliable purveyors of the edge-of-your-seat thriller... gives a more powerful adrenaline rush than an EpiPen' SUNDAY EXPRESS 'Pace, pace, pace is what Simon Kernick does best' DAILY MIRROR Autorid: Simon Kernick
'Hypnotic' New York Times 'A gripping, full-throttle page-turner' Miranda Cowley Heller, bestselling author of The Paper Palace Daphne Larsen-Hall has every reason to believe that her life as an artist in a luxury Miami house with her surgeon husband, Brantley, and their children, will carry on forever. But Luna - the world's first Category 6 hurricane - changes everything. With Brantley missing, and their finances abruptly cut off, the family find themselves in a vast shelter for the displaced a thousand miles from home. As days turn into weeks, the Larsen-Halls confront losses and circumstances they never imagined, and a world changed beneath their feet. But when tensions in the shelter reach a breaking point, and shocking truths threaten to tear her family apart, Daphne's resilience is put to the ultimate test. 'Tense, claustrophobic, and all too imaginable' Diane Chamberlain 'Riveting' Mary Beth Keane Praise for Bruce Holsinger's The Gifted School: 'More than a touch of Liane Moriarty's Big Little Lies' Observer 'An incisive inspective of privilege, race and class' New York Times 'Snapping with tension, this is a book for our times' Shari Lapena 'Exposes how easily a mix of good intentions, self-delusions and minor sins can escalate' The New Yorker Autorid: Bruce Holsinger
Their kisses write headlines and their fights break the internet. Nobody needs to know it's not real. 'Absolutely the last word on the fake dating trope' reader review 'The celebrity fake dating book I was waiting for' reader review 'I felt breathless' reader review 'I absolutely loved this story from cover to cover' reader review 'Come for the kissing and the razor-sharp commentary on privilege and fame... stay for the great fake movies and grumpy old cat' reader review 'It's impossible not to be drawn into the whirlwind of emotions' reader review --- Everybody's talking about Whitman 'Win' Tagore and Leo Milanowski. Their on-off romance is the greatest love story of our time. As a woman of colour in Hollywood, Win knows she must work harder than everyone else to control her public image. Whenever she nears scandal, she calls in Leo to divert attention - and the cameras - with their earth-shattering chemistry. Nobody needs to know it's a lie. But the truth about their relationship isn't the only secret Leo's keeping. And, as the line between performance and reality begins to blur, can Win risk taking a chance on real love? The View Was Exhausting is a bold, wickedly observant modern love story about truth, fame and privilege - and how we love now. --- 'Effortlessly cool, razor-sharp and crazy fun' Taylor Jenkins Reid 'The complex, Hollywood love story we've all been waiting for' Emily Henry 'SEXY and GLAMOROUS and ROMANTIC and CELEBTASTIC and such UTTER, GLORIOUS FUN' Marian Keyes 'Smart, sexy and genuinely insightful' gal-dem 'Deft, funny and tender... as smart as it is swoon-worthy' Julia Armfield 'A perfect summer read' Vogue 'You will devour this' Prima 'I loved the chemistry' Francesca Cha 'Fun, sexy and totally gripping' Laura Kay Autorid: Mikaella Clements, Onjuli Datta
'Glorious and sumptuous. From the simplest dishes through to the more complex, Irini totally captures the gastronomy of Greece.' Victoria Hislop 'This is my favourite cookbook of the year. A total joy from start to finish.' Russell Norman 'A treasure trove of personal and factual information about the food of Greece and its islands.' Simon Rogan Under the Olive Tree is a stunning and user-friendly collection of delicious Greek family recipes from Irini Tzortzoglou, the 2019 champion of MasterChef UK. Including accessible, everyday dishes for the home cook, as well as an entertaining section full of Irini's tips and tricks for when you have a little more time or want to impress your guests. Not only is Irini a fabulous cook, but she is a great teacher who cannot wait to show readers the dishes of her beloved homeland. With over 80 recipes, from breakfasts to quick dinners via salads full of sunshine, and on to feasting for Christmas, Easter and dinner parties, this cookbook is Irini's celebration of Greece. 'These recipes represent me as a cook and diner in that I like to experiment a little in putting flavours together, mixing classic combinations with my own touches.' Recipes include: * Chickpea and cumin fritters with a lemon and coriander yoghurt dip * Cured salmon with star anise, yoghurt and ouzo cream, cucumber and fennel salad * Aubergine topped with bulgur, sultanas, sundried tomatoes and pine nuts * Braised Octopus in Red Wine with Sweetcorn Puree and Pepper Salsa * Moussaka with beef, aubergine and red pepper sauce * Slow-roasted lamb with herbs, lemon, mustard and honey * Olive Oil, Almond and Candied Orange Baklava Autorid: Irini Tzortzoglou
'Effortlessly cool, razor-sharp and crazy fun - I couldn't put it down' TAYLOR JENKINS REID, author of DAISY JONES AND THE SIX 'SEXY and GLAMOROUS and ROMANTIC and CELEBTASTIC and such UTTER, GLORIOUS FUN' MARIAN KEYES 'A perfect summer read' VOGUE 'The smart, sexy and genuinely insightful rom com I've been waiting for' GAL-DEM --- A bold, swoon-worthy and utterly modern debut novel about truth, fame and privilege - and how we love now. Whitman 'Win' Tagore and Leo Milanowski are the greatest love story of our time. International movie star meets the beautiful son of a millionaire. Their kisses write headlines and their fights break the internet. Nobody needs to know it's not real. Win knows that Hollywood demands perfection - especially from a woman of colour. Leo just wants to enjoy life, and shift press attention away from his dysfunctional family. Together they control the narrative. Except this time, on the shores of Saint-Tropez, Leo is hiding a secret that is about to send Win's world spinning. Now everyone's dream couple must confront the messy reality of their relationship. Just as they're starting to realise that they might actually be falling in love... --- 'A sharp romance that deals with important issues - you will devour this' PRIMA 'I loved the chemistry' FRANCES CHA 'The complex, Hollywood love story we've all been waiting for' EMILY HENRY 'A real Shake Off The Cobwebs book... the perfect companion novel about fame, Hollywood, performance and, of course, love' REFINERY 29 'A glamorous power ride through fame, misogyny and racism, with a swoony romance' JULIE COHEN 'A book to read in the sun with a glass of wine and nothing else to do all day. Fun, sexy and totally gripping' LAURA KAY 'Deft, funny and tender, The View Was Exhausting is as smart as it is swoon-worthy' JULIA ARMFIELD 'Delicious... A dazzling mix of glitzy Hollywood, torrid gossip and dreamy romance - and also delivers a cutting critique of power, celebrity and privilege' HAZEL BARKWORTH 'Funny, warm and gorgeously written...I was totally swept away' JANE HEALEY 'A sexy, scorching treat - fresh and ultra modern, I devoured it' VICTORIA GOSLING Autorid: Mikaella Clements, Onjuli Datta
Presents a history of the abolitionist movement, arguing that the history begins with those who resisted slavery at the beginning, discussing the resistance of African slaves, and highlighting notable African American abolitionists. A groundbreaking history of abolition in the long march toward emancipation from the American Revolution through the Civil War Winner of the 2017 Frederick Douglass Prize A groundbreaking history of abolition that recovers the largely forgotten role of African Americans in the long march toward emancipation from the American Revolution through the Civil War Received historical wisdom casts abolitionists as bourgeois, mostly white reformers burdened by racial paternalism and economic conservatism. Manisha Sinha overturns this image, broadening her scope beyond the antebellum period usually associated with abolitionism and recasting it as a radical social movement in which men and women, black and white, free and enslaved found common ground in causes ranging from feminism and utopian socialism to anti-imperialism and efforts to defend the rights of labor. Drawing on extensive archival research, including newly discovered letters and pamphlets, Sinha documents the influence of the Haitian Revolution and the centrality of slave resistance in shaping the ideology and tactics of abolition. This book is a comprehensive new history of the abolition movement in a transnational context. It illustrates how the abolitionist vision ultimately linked the slave’s cause to the struggle to redefine American democracy and human rights across the globe. Honors include:Longlist title for the 2016 National Book Awards Nonfiction categoryWinner of the 2017 Best Book Prize by the Society for Historians of the Early American RepublicWinner of the 2016 Avery O. Craven Award given by the Organization of American HistoriansHonorable Mention in the U.S. History category for the 2017 American Publishers Awards for Professional & Scholarly Excellence (PROSE)Winner of the 2017 Frederick Douglass Book Prize, jointly sponsored by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at the MacMillan Center at Yale University2017 James A. Rawley Award for the Best Book on Secession and the Sectional Crisis published in the last two years, Southern Historical Association Autorid: Manisha Sinha
From the moment he first gazes at Marjory across the roulette table in the Côte d'Azur Jean-Marie is entranced, and when their feverish holiday romance comes to an end he decides to take the biggest gamble of his life - to follow the beautiful Englishwoman back to rainy Edinburgh. But no sooner has Jean-Marie arrived than his luck runs out. He is drawn into an impenetrable mystery and soon, with blood on his hands, trapped in the grey-granite labyrinth of the city, he is running out of time to save his sanity and his life. The King of Fools is a fiendish tale of passion, betrayal and murder. Autorid: Frédéric Dard, Louise Rogers Lalaurie
"Though deeply ashamed of her slaveholding heritage, Temple Preston's sense of duty and bittersweet memories tie her to Folly Park, her family's crumbling ancestral plantation in Virginia. Now a cash-strapped tourist attraction, Folly Park was once the home of Confederate General Thomas Temple Smith, a southern war hero who died under mysterious circumstances. Temple is pursuing a plan to secure the house museum's future when her summer research assistant, a Black PhD student, uncovers a remarkable secret: the general's wife gave birth to a biracial baby while he was away fighting in the Civil War. This discovery turns Temple's quiet, insulated life upside down, and-along with further revelations about the past that come to light in the ensuing weeks-fuels the growing tension in her hometown as a Black activist and Temple's own race-baiting brother square off in a local campaign for mayor. Faced with threats and betrayal, Temple discovers who she really is-and how much she's willing to lose to tell the truth"-- Fans of Surviving Savannah by Patti Callahan, The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate, and Almost Sisters by Joshilyn Jackson will enjoy Folly Park.Are we ever able to escape the past? Should we be allowed to?Though deeply ashamed of her slaveholding heritage, Temple Prestons sense of duty and bittersweet memories tie her to Folly Park, her familys crumbling ancestral plantation in Virginia. Now a cash-strapped tourist attraction, Folly Park was once the home of Confederate General Thomas Temple Smith, a southern war hero who died under mysterious circumstances. Temple is pursuing a plan to secure the house museums future when her summer research assistant, a Black PhD student, uncovers a remarkable secret: the generals wife gave birth to a biracial baby while he was away fighting in the Civil War. This discovery turns Temples quiet, insulated life upside down, andalong with further revelations about the past that come to light in the ensuing weeksfuels the growing tension in her hometown as a Black activist and Temples own race-baiting brother square off in a local campaign for mayor. Faced with threats and betrayal, Temple discovers who she really isand how much shes willing to lose to tell the truth. The remarkable discovery that her ancestorthe wife of a Confederate generalgave birth to a biracial baby during the Civil War sets Temple Preston on a mission to uncover secrets from her familys slaveholding past. But when she sparks a backlash in her hometown, Temple must decide how much shes willing to lose to tell the truth. Autorid: Heidi Hackford
In It's Not a Proper Job, TV legend Chris Tarrant regales the reader with hilarious and heart-warming stories from his stellar 50-year career in television and radio. With trademark wit and self-mockery, Chris not only recalls his behind-the-scenes capers with fellow celebrities, but also shows us how, as a man of the people, he has relished rubbing shoulders with ordinary folk on his way to becoming one of the nation's favourite TV faces. A former teacher and ATV newsreader, Chris soon established himself at the forefront of trailblazing telly as the host of Tiswas, and here recounts this 1970s, anarchic, flan-flinging children's show that spearheaded a fresh format and a new era for Saturday morning TV, packed with pranks, full of fun, and which remains a benchmark to this day. For later audiences, Chris will be more familiar as the face of yet another groundbreaking show, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? which he presented for sixteen gripping years, and which grew into a global phenomenon exported to over one hundred countries. Here Chris remembers the joyous highs of contestants' life-changing winnings, the frustrating lows of loss, the cringing embarrassment of ignorance, and the infamous cheating of the 'Coughing Major'. Spanning five decades, Chris's television credits are the envy of aspirational TV stars, but reading his laugh-out-loud anecdotes - akin to having a chat with the man himself over a pint, or listening to one of his entertaining, after-dinner speeches - reveals a man still amused by life, by the people he meets, and by his own humble assertion that none of his glittering career can, in any way, be called 'a proper job'. Autorid: Tarrant Chris
The Titles of Jesus in Christology was recognised as a major contribution to Christological study when it was first published in German in 1963. Its translation into English a few years later cemented this status. Hahn undertakes a massive and detailed examination of the various traditions that led to the use of names for Jesus that we now recognise as characteristic of the very early Church. Moreover, he carefully distinguishes between the different Christological conceptions present in these differing branches of primitive Christianity, and embodied in the terms they produced. His analysis and categories have been followed by many later scholars, who built on his detailed study of the peculiarities of the different titles given to Jesus by the different communities that followed him. Autorid: A. Bentzen
Before Queen Anne's reign had even begun, rival factions in both Church and State were jostling for position in her court. Attempting to follow a moderate course, the new monarch and her advisors had to be constantly wary of the attempts of extremists on both sides to gain the upper hand. The result was a see-saw period of alternating influence that has fascinated historians and political commentators. In this engaging new study, Barry Levis shows that although both parties claimed to be in support of the Church, their real aim was advancing their respective political positions. Uniting close analysis of Queen Anne's changing policies towards dissenters, occasional conformity and church appointments with studies of the careers of several prominent churchmen and politicians, Levis paints a gripping picture of competing religious values and political ambitions. Most significantly, he shows that, far from being restricted to the church and political elites, these conflicts were to have a cascading influence on the division of the country long after the Queen's reign ended. Autorid: R. Barry Lewis
In Divine Audacity, Peter Dillard presents a historically informed and rigorous analysis of the themes of mystical union, volition and virtue that occupied several of the foremost theological minds in the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries. In particular, the work of Marguerite Porete raises complex questions in these areas, which are further explored by a trio of her near contemporaries. Their respective meditations are thoroughly analysed and then skilfully brought into dialogue. What emerges from Dillard's synthesis of these voices is a contemporary mystical theology that is rooted in Hugh of Balma's affective approach, sharpened through critical engagement with Meister Eckhart's intellectualism, and strengthened by crucial insights gleaned from the writings of John Ruusbroec. The fresh examination of these thinkers - one of whom paid with her life for her radicalism - will appeal to philosophers and theologians alike, while Dillard's own propositions demand attention from all who concern themselves with the nature of the union between the soul and God. Autorid: Peter S. Dillard
The Holy Spirit has become an object of greater attention in Trinitarian theology, and indeed in the broader life of the Church, since the rise of Pentecostalism at the beginning of the twentieth century. Different understandings of the Holy Spirit have had different impacts on worship; here, Elizabeth Welch examines four surprising overlaps in the thought of two radically different traditions of the church about the relationship between the Holy Spirit and worship. These traditions are represented by John Owen, from seventeenth-century England, and John Zizioulas, from contemporary Greece. Welch explores in turn the common themes of the personal and relational nature of the triune God, the immediacy of the encounter with God through the Holy Spirit in worship, the role of the Holy Spirit in leading people into truth, and the transformative nature of worship that draws people into sharing God's purpose for the world. In each, the insights of Owen and Zizioulas shed new light on the ongoing debate in the Church today. Autorid: Elizabeth A. Welch
Das Schreiben der römischen Kirche an die korinthische aus der Zeit Domitians, Harnack's 'farewell gift' on 1 Clement to his students, was formative for several decades after its publication, and remains an influential work even in contemporary discussions of this ancient letter. Harnack contends that 1 Clement is the most important witness to early Christianity, and that a close study of this work will equip the reader better to understand its later developments. Now translated into English for the first time, it is presented alongside four influential essays pertaining to 1 Clement that Harnack wrote throughout his career, as well as a historical introduction and assessment of Harnack's work by Larry Welborn. Autorid: Adolf von Harnack, Jacob N Cerone, Larry L. Welborn
For the Christian faith, questions relating to God can essentially be viewed as centred on the person of Jesus Christ. In The New Testament Concept of Atonement, H.D. McDonald uses this key insight to examine mankind's redemption, focussing on Christ's atoning act as crucial in shaping God's relation to humanity and the world. McDonald analyses elements which hold vital meanings and messages for the Christian doctrine of salvation. In the first six chapters he investigates single terms within the New Testament, such as 'tree' or 'blood' whose metonymical association with Christ's redeeming act has often become obscured over time. Then, various biblical interpretations of the Calvary event are studied. In the final section, he analyses the importance of the findings in previous chapters and their implications for Christology. Detailed research underpins the text, in the tradition of Reformed biblical scholarship, with care taken to suggest further reading and trace sources. Autorid: H. D. McDonald
