Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: A Practical Guide" by Elaine Iljon Foreman & Dr Clair Pollard gives you straightforward proven techniques from experts in this life-changing therapy. It's full of practical exercises to help you feel happier overcome your fears & think in a more helpful way. You can understand your behaviour & how to change negative patterns. You can learn to relax & put your worries into perspective. You can manage negative emotions to help you think differently. You can feel better about yourself & start achieving your goals again." ...

Cultural Studies signals a major academic revolution for the 21st century. But what exactly is it & how is it applied? It is a discipline that claims not to be a discipline; it is a radical critical approach for understanding racial national social & gender identities. Introducing Cultural Studies" provides an incisive tour through the minefield of this complex subject charting its origins in Britain & its migration to the USA Canada France Australia & South Asia examining the ideas of its leading exponents & providing a flavour of its use around the world. Covering the ground from Gramsci to Raymond Williams postcolonial discourse to the politics of diaspora feminism to queer theory technoculture & the media to globalization it serves as an insightful guide to the essential concepts of this fascinating area of study. It is essential reading for all those concerned with the quickening pulse of old new & emerging cultures." ...

Freud revolutionized the way we think about ourselves. His psychoanalytic terms such as Id Ego libido neurosis & Oedipus Complex have become a part of our everyday vocabulary. But do we know what they really mean? Introducing Freud" successfully demystifies the facts of Freuds discovery of psychoanalysis. Irreverent & witty but never trivial the book tells the story of Freuds life & ideas from his upbringing in 19th-century Vienna his early medical career & his encounter with cocaine to the gradual evolution of his theories on the unconscious dreams & sexuality. With its combination of brilliantly clever artwork & incisive text this book has achieved international success as one of the most entertaining & informative introductions to the father of psychoanalysis." ...

This is an accessible introduction to the most fully developed functional approach to grammar currently available. Now in its second edition it is closely based on Michael Hallidays An Introduction to Functional Grammar: Third Edition. It can be used either as a comprehensive course book in its own right or as a means of preparing students for the more theoretical treatment of grammar as presented in Hallidays book. In this thoroughly updated edition Introducing Functional Grammar describes clearly each of the major grammatical systems in terms of the kind of meaning that they contribute to messages. Starting with simple procedures for identifying the choices in a particular system each chapter discusses the functions of the system in context. New material on the implications of corpus data & an introduction to systems networks is included; & there is greater emphasis on the exploration of how grammatical analysis can illuminate meaning at text & discourse level. Much of the content has been reorganised & made more user-friendly in response to feedback from students as well as teachers & other linguists. There are numerous worked examples to illustrate the analysis at each stage as well as practice activities for the reader to try out. ...

Geomorphology is the study of the earths landforms & the processes that made the landscape look the way it does today. What we see when we look at a scenic view is the result of the interplay of the forces that shape the earths surface. These operate on many different timescales & involve geological as well as climatic forces. Adrian Harvey introduces the varying geomorphological forces & differing timescales which thus combine: from the global which shape continents & mountain ranges; through the regional producing hills & river basins; to the local forming beaches glaciers & slopes; to those micro scale forces which weather rock faces & produce sediment. Finally he considers the effect that humans have had on the worlds topography. Introducing Geomorphology provides a structured & easily accessible introduction to the science of geomorphology for those with an adult curiosity about the landscape & for those contemplating a course of formal study in physical geography geology or environmental studies. As with sister volumes technical terms are kept to a minimum & a glossary is provided. ...

This is an accessible & lively introduction to the human resource management focusing on the frameworks of people management strategies & covering the basic operational areas & practices of HRM. The sixth edition continues to explore ideas & themes in an engaging style with reference to real-life examples & offers student-friendly features & activities. This edition

Includes:: new coverage of well-being equality & diversity & offers a greater international perspective throughout. It is aimed at students taking an HRM option on a Business Degree or those studying for an HND Foundation Degree or CIPD qualification.

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Compact INTRODUCING guide to a boundlessly intriguing topic. The Ancient Greeks were so horrified by the implications of an endless number that they drowned the man who gave away the secret. A German mathematician was driven mad by the repercussions of his discovery of transfinite numbers. How will you fare? Brian Clegg & Oliver Pughs brilliant graphic introduction to Infinity is the unique endlessly fascinating guide... ...

This book guides the reader through the international development of social work & discusses how aspects of globalisation are making it an increasingly international activity & profession. Individual chapters locate the UK population historically & currently as a multicultural community & explore the international issues that social workers in the UK confront in their daily practice with children & families people with mental health issues & older people. This text helps students meet the academic benchmarks & National Occupational Standards that require them to locate social work practice in a European & international context. ...

Compact INTRODUCING guide to Christianitys central figure. Christianity depends on the belief that the Jesus of history is identical with the Christ of faith & that God in the person of Jesus intervened finally & decisively in human history. But is the historical Jesus the same as the Christian Saviour? & how did an obscure provincial religion based on the paradox of a crucified saviour conquer the Roman Empire & outlive it? INTRODUCING JESUS
- A GRAPHIC GUIDE confronts the enigmas. It sets Jesus in the perspective of his time
- within Judaism & its expectations of a Messiah in the atmosphere of Greek philosophy & the Roman deification of emperors. It traces the development of Christianity from St. Paul & the Romanization of the Church to modern liberation theology. This book is a lucid & exciting investigation that will appeal to all readers whether Christian or not.

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Carl Gustav Jung was the most enigmatic & controversial disciple of Sigmund Freud. Introducing Jung" brilliantly explains the theories that led Jung to break away from Freud & describes his own near psychotic breakdown in mid-life a night-sea voyage from which he emerged with radical new insights into the nature of the unconscious mind. Step by step the book demonstrates how it was entirely logical for him to explore the psychology of religion alchemy astrology the I Ching & other phenomena rejected by science in his investigation of his patients dreams fantasies & psychic disturbances." ...