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Great Horse Racing Mysteries digs beneath the surface of some of
the sport's most intriguing cases, including the death by poisoning
of the great Australian champion Phar Lap; the shooting of William
Woodward by his wife Ann, owners of the great horse Nashua; the
disqualification of 1960 Derby winner Dancer's Image (was he
drugged?); the theft and disappearance in 1983 of Shergar, Europe's
best-known racehorse and stallion; and the scandalous financial
collapse of Calumet Farm after the death by euthanasia of Alydar,
one of the world's most successful sires.John McEvoy researched
several unsolved mysteries of the racing world-
murder...suicide...arson...fraud-and recounts some of horse
racing's strangest, most fascinating tales. In this updated
edition, veteran turf writer Lenny Shulman adds to the intrigue by
exploring the mysterious death of the troubled jockey Chris Antley,
winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness aboard Charismatic, and
Big Brown's stunning collapse in the Belmont after cruising to
winsin the first two legs of the Triple Crown.
The Seabiscuit Story consists of actual news reports from the
1930's and '40s, culled from the historic archives of The
Blood-Horse magazine. Using first-hand accounts of Seabiscuit's
life and racing career-including his epic head-to-head victory
against Triple Crown winner War Admiral-the book tells the amazing
rags-to-riches story of this 1930s horse-racing phenomenon. It
makes clear why Seabiscuit has been the subject of numerous books
and films, including an adaption of Laura Hillenbrand's
international bestseller that was nominated for the Academy Award
for best picture. This is you-are-there reporting that brings to
life an American legend.
The Handbook of Intellectual Disability and Clinical Psychology
Practice will equip clinical psychologists in training with the
skills necessary to complete a clinical placement in the field of
intellectual disability. Building on the success of the previous
edition this handbook has been extensively revised. Throughout, the
text, references, and website addresses and have been updated to
reflect important developments since the publication the first
edition. Recent research findings on the epidemiology, aetiology,
course, outcome, assessment and treatment of all psychological
problems considered in the book have been incorporated into the
text. Account has been taken of changes in the diagnosis and
classification of intellectual disability and psychological
problems reflected in the AAIDD-11 and the DSM-5. New chapters on
the assessment of adaptive behaviour and support needs,
person-centred active support, and the assessment of dementia in
people with intellectual disability have been added. The book is
divided into eight sections: Section 1: Covers general conceptual
frameworks for practice - diagnosis, classification, epidemiology
and lifespan development. Section 2: Focuses on assessment of
intelligence, adaptive behaviour, support needs, quality of life,
and the processes of interviewing and report writing. Section 3:
Covers intervention frameworks, specifically active support,
applied behavioural analysis and cognitive behaviour therapy.
Section 4: Deals with supporting families of children with
intellectual disability, genetic syndromes and autism spectrum
disorders. Section 5: Covers issues associated with intellectual
disability first evident or prevalent in middle childhood. Section
6: Deals with adolescent concerns including life skills training,
relationships and sexuality. Section 7: Focuses on residential,
vocational and family-related challenges of adulthood and aging.
Section 8: Deals with professional issues and risk assessment.
Chapters cover theoretical and empirical issues on the one hand and
practice issues on the other. They close with summaries and
suggestions for further reading for practitioners and families
containing a member with an intellectual disability. Where
appropriate, in many chapters, practice exercises to aid skills
development have been included. The second edition of the Handbook
of Intellectual Disability and Clinical Psychology Practice is one
of a set of three volumes which cover the lion's share of the
curriculum for clinical psychologists in training in the UK and
Ireland. The other two volumes are the Handbook of Child and
Adolescent Clinical Psychology, Third Edition (by Alan Carr) and
the Handbook of Adult Clinical Psychology Practice, Second Edition
(edited by Alan Carr & Muireann McNulty).
Women currently occupy a wide variety of extremely significant
roles in Thoroughbred racing. Their presence and influence are
apparent in every aspect of the sport, which is remarkable when one
recalls that hardly more than a generation ago racing was still--as
it had been for centuries--almost completely dominated by men.
Where did these women come from? What prompted them to penetrate
this male bastion and seek such vocations as jockey, trainer,
owner-breeder, television commentator, veterinarian, photographer,
track official, clocker, chart caller, pari-mutuel clerk, and
groom? In Women in Racing, John and Julia McEvoy provided the
answers by interviewing eighteen women whose backgrounds ranged all
over the socio-economic spectrum, from the landed gentry to former
migrant worker, with a rich layer of twenty-first century Americana
in between. Donna Barton Brothers, Barbara D. Livingston, Zoe
Cadman, and others tell their stories and affirm that they were
driven by a shared passion: a love of horses and Thoroughbred
racing. This updated edition includes an interview with
horse-racing pioneer Diane Crump, the first woman to ride in the
Kentucky Derby.
The Handbook of Intellectual Disability and Clinical Psychology
Practice will equip clinical psychologists in training with the
skills necessary to complete a clinical placement in the field of
intellectual disability. Building on the success of the previous
edition this handbook has been extensively revised. Throughout, the
text, references, and website addresses and have been updated to
reflect important developments since the publication the first
edition. Recent research findings on the epidemiology, aetiology,
course, outcome, assessment and treatment of all psychological
problems considered in the book have been incorporated into the
text. Account has been taken of changes in the diagnosis and
classification of intellectual disability and psychological
problems reflected in the AAIDD-11 and the DSM-5. New chapters on
the assessment of adaptive behaviour and support needs,
person-centred active support, and the assessment of dementia in
people with intellectual disability have been added. The book is
divided into eight sections: Section 1: Covers general conceptual
frameworks for practice - diagnosis, classification, epidemiology
and lifespan development. Section 2: Focuses on assessment of
intelligence, adaptive behaviour, support needs, quality of life,
and the processes of interviewing and report writing. Section 3:
Covers intervention frameworks, specifically active support,
applied behavioural analysis and cognitive behaviour therapy.
Section 4: Deals with supporting families of children with
intellectual disability, genetic syndromes and autism spectrum
disorders. Section 5: Covers issues associated with intellectual
disability first evident or prevalent in middle childhood. Section
6: Deals with adolescent concerns including life skills training,
relationships and sexuality. Section 7: Focuses on residential,
vocational and family-related challenges of adulthood and aging.
Section 8: Deals with professional issues and risk assessment.
Chapters cover theoretical and empirical issues on the one hand and
practice issues on the other. They close with summaries and
suggestions for further reading for practitioners and families
containing a member with an intellectual disability. Where
appropriate, in many chapters, practice exercises to aid skills
development have been included. The second edition of the Handbook
of Intellectual Disability and Clinical Psychology Practice is one
of a set of three volumes which cover the lion's share of the
curriculum for clinical psychologists in training in the UK and
Ireland. The other two volumes are the Handbook of Child and
Adolescent Clinical Psychology, Third Edition (by Alan Carr) and
the Handbook of Adult Clinical Psychology Practice, Second Edition
(edited by Alan Carr & Muireann McNulty).
Mystery is only one step behind the best insights of science and
theology. This book deals with the methodology common to both and
concludes that all knowledge reflects the culture in which it was
articulated and is provisional in the sense that it can always be
improved. Failure to respect this lies at the heart of much of the
polarisation currently seen in religion and elsewhere.This book
offers four reflections, which serve to loosen the sense of
certainty that traps and impoverishes Church doctrines, using
examples from the nuclear industry, climate change, and chaos
theory, among others. The reflections are on the efficacy of
prayer; how a sense of mystery and contemplative approach might
benefit science; infallibility in church teaching and practice;
and, finally, what evolution teaches us about the incarnation. Some
readers will find these shocking, but others will find them
liberating and in keeping with the Franciscan view of the
sacredness of nature.
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