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The revolutionary guide to show couples how to create an emotionally intelligent relationship - and keep it on track.
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work has revolutionized the way we understand, repair, and strengthen marriages. John Gottman's unprecedented study of couples over a period of years has allowed him to observe the habits that can make-and break-a marriage. Here is the culmination of that work: the seven principles that guide couples on a path toward a harmonious and long-lasting relationship.
Straightforward yet profound, these principles teach partners new approaches for resolving conflicts, creating new common ground, and achieving greater levels of intimacy. Gottman offers strategies and resources to help couples collaborate more effectively to resolve any problem, whether dealing with issues related to sex, money, religion, work, family, or anything else.
Packed with new exercises and the latest research out of the esteemed Gottman Institute, this revised edition of The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work is the definitive guide for anyone who wants their relationship to attain its highest potential.
THE TIMES AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR 'The finest book ever written on
nature and landscape in Britain' Guardian In this masterpiece of
nature writing, beautifully narrated by Oscar-winning actor Tilda
Swinton, Nan Shepherd describes her journeys into the Cairngorm
mountains of Scotland. There she encounters a world that can be
breathtakingly beautiful at times and shockingly harsh at others.
Her intense, poetic prose explores and records the rocks, rivers,
creatures and hidden aspects of this remarkable landscape. Shepherd
spent a lifetime in search of the 'essential nature' of the
Cairngorms; her quest led her to write this classic meditation on
the magnificence of mountains, and on our imaginative relationship
with the wild world around us. Composed during the Second World
War, the manuscript of The Living Mountain lay untouched for more
than thirty years before it was finally published.
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22 out of the 26 Chapters are available Open Access on Elgaronline
under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. The complete Handbook
containing all 26 chapters is available on Google Play (guide price
GBP10) see link in 'More Information' below. The Handbook of
Sociological Science offers a refreshing, integrated perspective on
research programs and ongoing developments in sociological science.
It highlights key shared theoretical and methodological features,
thereby contributing to progress and cumulative growth of
sociological knowledge. Reflecting 'unity in diversity', chapters
explore a wide variety of research fields, ranging from cultural
capital, migration, social networks, gender inequality, historical
sociology and ethnography to the intersection of sociology and the
life sciences. Examining basic methodological standards for theory
construction and empirical research, the Handbook exemplifies
commonalities between research programmes within these fields. The
contributors also explore rigorous sociology related to theory
construction, empirical research, and methods, including
statistical modelling and the integration of theoretical and
empirical research. Forward-thinking and original, the Handbook
concludes by illustrating the common core of rigorous sociology,
how it can contribute to understanding societal problems and to
policy making, and how research into sociological science can
continue to thrive in the future. Accessible and engaging, this
Handbook will be invaluable for scholars and researchers of
sociology and sociological theory, research methods in sociology
and social policy, and comparative social policy. Exploring new
developments and applications, it will also act as a useful
reference guide for policy makers. The Handbook will likewise be an
important resource for teaching advanced courses and training
graduate students.
The friendship between the Coleman and Shepherd families is as old
and comfortable as the neighboring houses they occupy each summer
on Cape Cod. Samuel and Sarah Coleman love those warm months by the
water; the evenings spent on their porch, enjoying gin and tonics,
good conversation and homemade clam chowder. Here they ve watched
their sons, Isaac and Asa, grow into fine young men, and watched,
too, as Nate Shepherd, aching with grief at the loss of his first
wife, finally found love again with the much younger Noelle. But
beyond the surface of these idyllic gatherings, the growing
attraction between Noelle and handsome, college-bound Asa threatens
to upend everything. In spite of her guilt and misgivings, Noelle
is drawn into a reckless secret affair with far-reaching
consequences. And over the course of one bittersweet, unforgettable
summer, Asa will learn more than he ever expected about love the
joys and heartache it awakens in us, the lengths we ll go to keep
it, and the countless ways it can change our lives forever "
In this insightful book, celebrated research psychologist and
couples counselor John Gottman plumbs the mysteries of love and
shares the results of his famous "Love Lab" Where does love come
from? Why does some love last, and why does some fade? And how can
we keep it alive? Based on laboratory findings, this book shows
readers how to identify signs, behaviors, and attitudes that
indicate a fraying relationship and provides strategies for
repairing what may seem lost or broken.
Early in 2004, two writers and Red Sox fans, Stewart O'Nan and
Stephen King, decided to chronicle the upcoming season, one of the
most hotly anticipated in baseball history. They would sit together
at Fenway. They would exchange emails. They would write about the
games. And, as it happened, they would witness the greatest
comeback ever in sports, and the first Red Sox championship in
eighty-six years. What began as a Sox-filled summer like any other
is now a fan's notes for the ages.
Learn to cook favorite traditional Southern dishes, adding variety
and spice through the use of different techniques and ingredients.
Each of ten chapters offers an iconic Southern dish and then
international variations, with, for example, Korean or Chinese or
Indian ingredients and flavors. Showing his full range, chef Kenny
Gilbert shares other dishes: the Ribs and Slaw chapter includes
jerk-spiced spareribs with habanero-mango BBQ sauce and
coconut-guava slaw; the Fish and Grits chapter features grouper
Francese with truffle-gouda grits; and the Meatloaf and Mashed
Potatoes chapter includes shawarma-spiced lamb meatloaf with feta
and kalamata-olive mashed potatoes. Through more than 100 recipes,
as well as tips and techniques in Gilbert s own words, this book
connects people to the great potential of Southern cuisine in today
s global culture.
Discover The Power Of Ancient WisdomFor centuries , Traditional Chinese Medicine has helped millions of cancer patients in China, specializing in reducing the risk of breast cancer and healing it by identifying and treating its root cause. Chinese medicine offers a broad range of time-tested, natural, safe, self-healing treating that can complement prevailing Western cancer treatments. Traditional Chinese Medicine provides a nine-point healing guide that can be individually customized for women diagnosed with breast cancer; those about to undergo surgery, chemotherapy or radiation; breast cancer survivors who want to prevent recurrence, and any woman looking for serious prevention techniques. With his training, Dr. Nan Lu revives the ancient healing wisdom of traditional Chinese medicine -- - Early warning signs from your body
- Ancient self-healing evergy movements
- Healing, strengthening foods and ancient techniques to strengthen you before surgery
- How to manage your health during chemotherapy or radiation
- Why and how to create a new Traditional Chinese Medicine lifestyle that addresses the root cause of breast cancer...
- and much more!
'Social capital' is a major conceptual and theoretical idea that
has received in the last three decades much attention across many
social-science disciplines. In this relatively short period, it has
developed into a major research paradigm guiding voluminous
research conducted in North America, Europe, Asia, and elsewhere.
Theory, measurement, and empirical research continue to grow. At
the same time, major components of a theory, systematic research
enterprises, and comprehensive applications in diverse substantive
areas can now be identified in the literature. This new Routledge
Major Work is a four-volume collection edited by a leading scholar
who has brought together canonical and the very best cutting-edge
research in the field.
The concept of social capital refers to the ways in which people
make use of their social networks in "getting ahead." Social
capital isn't just about the connections in networks, but
fundamentally concerns the distribution of resources on the basis
of exchanges. This volume focuses on how social capital interacts
with social institutions, based on the premise that markets,
communities, and families are the major contexts within which
people meet and build up social networks and the foci to create
social capital. Featuring innovations in thinking about exchange
mechanisms, resource distribution, institutional logics, resource
diversity, and the degree of openness or closure of social
networks, these chapters present some of the most important
advances in this essential field. Paralleling these theoretical
developments, the chapters also improve practical methodological
work on social capital research, using new techniques and
measurement methods for the uncovering of social logics.
Unique selling point: * Systematically introduces the basic
knowledge and state-of-the-art on UDHNs Core audience: *
Researchers, engineers and postgraduates working on UDHNs Place in
the market: * Includes the latest case studies and applications
This book examines the introduction and ongoing development of
public medical care insurance in contemporary China. Based on
extensive field investigations, residents’ surveys and analyses
by local policy experts and practitioners it provides a comparative
analysis of the marketization of public policy in China in contrast
to those in other countries, such as the United Kingdom and
Germany. The book highlights system-specific issues of the
centrally planned economy (CPE) during economic reform, such as
alienation of entitlements from funding and historically rooted
obligations in the realm of public policy, and as such fills the
gap in research on the Chinese government’s public financial
management. Public Policy and Health Care in China will appeal to
students, academics and researchers interested in public policy and
health care in China, as well as Chinese society and economics more
broadly.
This book is a summary of a series of achievements made by the
authors and colleagues in the areas of radio frequency power
amplifier modeling (including neural Volterra series modeling,
neural network modeling, X-parameter modeling), nonlinear analysis
methods, and power amplifier predistortion technology over the past
10 years. The book is organized into ten chapters, which
respectively describe an overview of research of power amplifier
behavioral models and predistortion technology, nonlinear
characteristics of power amplifiers, power amplifier behavioral
models and the basis of nonlinear analysis, an overview of power
amplifier predistortion, Volterra series modeling of power
amplifiers, power amplifier modeling based on neural networks,
power amplifier modeling with X-parameters, the modeling of other
power amplifiers, nonlinear circuit analysis methods, and
predistortion algorithms and applications. Blending theory with
analysis, this book will provide researchers and RF/microwave
engineering students with a valuable resource.
Raise your organization's productivity and morale with the proper
EAPs!The development of employee assistance programs (EAPs) was one
of the 20th century's most important workplace innovations.
Emerging Trends for EAPs in the 21st Century examines the evolution
of EAPs from their origin as a way of dealing with alcoholic
employees to the multifaceted EAPs in the modern workplace. Today's
EAPs serve employees affected by a great number of stressors
related to the rapidly changing environment of today's workplaces
as well as stressors related to the balancing of work and family
issues.Emerging Trends for EAPs in the 21st Century stresses the
important advantages to be found in working from a strengths and
solution-oriented case management approach, rather than an
assessment and referral model, and of considering individuals
"challenged" rather than "troubled." Thus, you will learn that
trauma and abuse, illness and struggle may be injurious, but they
also may be sources of challenge and opportunity, and you'll see
that every individual, couple, family, group, organization, and
community has strengths that can be fortified to help those who
need it.Emerging Trends for EAPs in the 21st Century will show you:
the impact of today's changing workforce demography the need for
workplace-sponsored services to assist caregivers and older workers
sophisticated intervention skills that organizations are using to
help manage crisis, change, and evolution today new ways of
providing help to your employees . . . and bring you stimulating
discussions and examinations of: child/elder/dependent care
services prevention/interventions for older workers work/family
programs critical incident interventions management consultation
health and wellness promotion Emerging Trends for EAPs in the 21st
Century offers insightful commentary, pragmatic information, and
predictions for the future of employee assistance programs as we
move into the 21st century.
From the perspective of critical cultural sociology, this book
delves into the intertwining relations of cultural transformation
and social evolution, illuminating contemporary Chinese culture's
landscape and underlying logic since the 1980s. With a special
focus on the tensions among politics, economy and culture itself,
the book examines the transitions of Chinese culture from tradition
to the modern age. It expounds the cultural differentiation and its
effect in contemporary China. Within this framework, the author
addresses some key issues and phenomena that figure in the cultural
scene of modern China, ranging from the crisis of Chinese cultural
identity in the context of globalization, the media culture and its
impacts on everyday life, to the visual culture and social
transformation. Offering a panoramic view of Chinese contemporary
culture, literature, arts, and society, this title will serve as an
essential read for scholars of China Studies, Cultural Studies, and
Visual Culture as well as anyone interested in what's going on in
Chinese contemporary culture.
Presenting a unique blend of historical and contemporary research
from a range of interdisciplinary and theoretical analysis, this
book examines the intersection of 'race', gender and national
identity. Focusing on New Zealand, the book highlights the ways in
which shifts in national identity shape and limit legal claims for
redress for historical racial injustices internationally. Key
features: * Analyzes the identity configurations produced by New
Zealand's process of 'settling' colonial injustices and highlights
the wider relevance for other groups such as Australian aborigines
and Native Americans. * Traces the connections and discontinuities
between the free trade imperialism of the mid-19th Century and the
Free Trade Globalization of the late 20th Century. * Rich, rigorous
interdisciplinarity and use of a range of theoretical perspectives
provides insights relevant to legal theorists, feminists and legal
scholars internationally.
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