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  • A KID'S GUIDE TO THE NIGHT SKY
    JOHN A. READ
    Learn how to stargaze and discover the most amazing sights in the night sky—no telescope required! This easy-to-use stargazing guide for kids explores the popular night sky constellations, visits the brightest stars, and tours our solar system. As they learn step-by-step how to find the most fascinating sights in the night sky, readers will learn how the sky changes with each s...

    $182.00

  • CONNECTIONIST MODELS OF SOCIAL REASONING AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR
    STEPHEN JOHN READ
    Although neural network models have had a dramatic impact on the cognitive and brain sciences, social psychology has remained largely unaffected by this intellectual explosion. The first to apply neural network models to social phenomena, this book includes chapters by nearly all of the individuals currently working in this area. Bringing these various approaches together in on...

    $1,760.00

  • EXPLAINING ONE'S SELF TO OTHERS
    MCLAUGHLIN, MARGARET L. / CODY, MICHAEL J. / READ, STEPHEN JOHN
    To date, the study of communicated explanations has been, at best, unsystematic. There has been little recognition that many, if not most, explanations are eventually delivered to a hearer or hearers. These potential audiences constrain the way the explanation is ultimately shaped. Similarly, researchers have devoted themselves to the study of "accounts," for the most part with...

    $1,380.00

  • MODELS OF MADNESS
    JOHN READ
    Are hallucinations and delusions really symptoms of an illness called ‘schizophrenia’? Are mental health problems really caused by chemical imbalances and genetic predispositions? Are psychiatric drugs as effective and safe as the drug companies claim? Is madness preventable? This second edition of Models of Madness challenges those who hold to simplistic, pessimistic and often...

    $1,480.00

  • POLICE WORK
    COLIN ROGERS / RHOBERT LEWIS / TIM JOHN / TIM READ
    This book provides a highly readable account of police work. It builds upon Introduction to Police Work (Rogers and Lewis 2007) to provide a comprehensive, in depth and critical understanding of policing in today's diverse society. Police Work: Principles and Practice meets the need for an increasingly sophisticated and professional approach to training within the police, wheth...

    $1,520.00

  • MAKING SENSE OF MADNESS
    JIM GEEKIE / JOHN READ
    The experience of madness – which might also be referred to more formally as ‘schizophrenia’ or ‘psychosis’ – consists of a complex, confusing and often distressing collection of experiences, such as hearing voices or developing unusual, seemingly unfounded beliefs. Madness, in its various forms and guises, seems to be a ubiquitous feature of being human, yet our ability to mak...

    $1,100.00

  • CATHERINE BOOTH
    JOHN READ
    Catherine Booth's achievements--as a revivalist, social reformer, champion of women's rights, and, with her husband William Booth, co-founder of The Salvation Army--were widely recognized in her lifetime. However, Catherine Booth's life and work has since been largely neglected. This neglect has extended to her theological ideas, even though they were critical to the formation ...

    $515.00