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This book provides information on more than 400 men and women who have made significant contributions to the fields of psychology, psychiatry, and psychotherapy. Each entry offers a short summary of the individual's personal life and a detailed analysis of the theories, approaches, or methodologies he or she contributed to a particular field. Also included in each entry is a brief guide to the individual's chief works of professional literature. A detailed timeline lists each person's date of birth, full name, and primary field of study, and an extensive glossary explains technical terms used throughout the work.

From John Abbot to Benjamin Zephaniah, this reference book contains information on 1,270 poets from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Writing over a 1500 year period, the featured poets are representative of periods from the Old English era to the Post-Modern age.

This biographical dictionary provides information on 322 men and women who have made or are making significant contributions in the field of anthropology. Arranged alphabetically, each entry is limited to 500 words and includes a short biography highlighting each person's professional and private background, a detailed analysis of the theories or approaches that each contributed to his or her individual field, and a brief guide to the person's major works of literature.A detailed timeline lists each person's date of birth, full name, and primary field of study, guiding readers to entries covering 1681 to 2006. An extensive glossary explains technical terms used throughout the work.

"That is part of what I like in chess: it is psychological warfare at the board." Magnus Carlsen during an interview with the BBC, March 2013 In chess, more than in any other game, battles are won and lost in the mind. US National Master William Stewart is convinced that a positive attitude is crucial if you want to develop and achieve success as a chess player, and in this book he focuses on the vital subject of chess psychology. All the key areas of chess are covered here. Stewart highlights the principles of successful opening play and outlines an easy-to-learn starting repertoire. He also examines positional play, defensive resilience, typical mistakes and how to avoid them, tournament strategy, clock management, how to study chess and much more besides. This book is packed with tips and practical advice for beginners and intermediate players, and anyone wishing to improve their mental approach to chess. *An essential guide to chess psychology *Covers opening, middlegame and endgame play *Ideal for beginners and intermediate players

Microsoft has introduced a large number of changes to the way that the .NET Framework operates. Familiar technologieshave being altered, best practices replaced, and developer methodologies adjusted. Many developers find it hard to keep up with the pace of change across .NET's ever-widening array of technologies. The introduction of Windows 8 and its new style of applications only compounds the problem. You may know what's happening in C#, but what about the latest innovations in the cloud? How is that going to affect your work? What possibilities do the new async capabilities bring? What you need is a roadmap. A guide to help you see the innovations that matter and to give you a head start on the opportunities available in the new framework. Introducing .NET 4.5 is designed to provide you with just that roadmap. It serves as a no-nonsense primer that will help experienced .NET developers understand the impact of the new framework and the technologies that co-exist with it. This book will keep you updated on the changes and help you to seize new opportunities confidently and quickly. What you'll learn Get an overview and brief history of each new or changing technology that puts it into context Understand how .NET andWindows 8fit together Familiarize yourself with key concepts and opportunities through highly accessible tutorials Understand how to perform common tasks in new technology areas such as async Gain expert performance tips See examples of real-world applications of each technology to help you learn how a technology can be put to work Who this book is for

The book is aimed at existing .NET developers who will be trying tocome to grips with .NET 4.5 and Windows 8, which will be changing the way they need to think about creating applications. Table of Contents Introduction to .NET 4.5 Visual Studio 2012 IDE CLR and BCL MEF C# 4.5 ASP.NET 4.5 ASP.NET MVC 4 WCF and Web API Data Azure Workflow WPF Silverlight 5 Windows 8 apps

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Drawing on their numerous years experience as counsellors, tutors, and writers, Jan Sutton and William Stewart introduce readers to the basic principles that underpin counselling practice. Written in a clear, concise and jargon-free style, and with its wealth of case studies, examples of skills in practice, and practical exercises, this new edition is an ideal text for those embarking on a counselling or psychotherapy course, trainee counsellors, counselling tutors to use in training, professionals working in the area of health care, management and education, and counsellors working in the voluntary sector. It provides insight into various counselling approaches; clarifies the nature of counselling and the role of the counsellor, and assists readers to develop a repertoire of key counselling skills and qualities, such as active listening, genuineness, unconditional positive regard, empathy, goal-setting, etc. The book also addresses the important issues of ongoing supervision to enhance counselling practice, and counsellor self-care to reduce the risk of burnout.

'Cardiovascular Disease' is the fourth monograph in the series on management and treatment in major clinical sub specialties or patient groups. Each book is complete in its own right and has been prepared by practising physicians with specialist experience and a particular interest in treatment and management. The series has been prepared to fill a gap between standard textbooks of medicine and therapeutics and research reviews, symposia and original articles in specialist fields. The volumes aim to give authoritative, up-to-date advice on treatment and management which will be of use to both specialists and non-specialists and allow recent advances and developments to be seen in the context of contemporary clinical practice. The first three volumes dealt respectively with gastroin testinal diseases, rheumatic diseases and treatment in the elderly. Cardiovascular disease covers the range of common diseases affect ing the heart and the circulation. In view of the importance of coronary heart disease as a cause of death and morbidity a substan tial part of the book is devoted to description of the factors asso ciated with coronary artery disease (hyperlipidaemia and hypertension) and their management by drug and non-drug means. A further five chapters are devoted to the clinical syndromes asso ciated with coronary heart disease and their management. These not only consider acute 'in hospital' management, including sur gery, but also address epidemiological questions, including approaches to secondary prevention of myocardial infarction."