Psychology of Health and Fitness
Apply the science of health and fitness psychology to your practice! Learn how to apply the psychology of health and fitness to your exercise programs and to solve the motivational and behavioral problems you'll encounter every day in practice. Yo...
Dharma of Poetry
The Dharma of Poetry
Poetry of Impermanence, Mindfulness, and Joy
The Poetry of Impermanence, Mindfulness, and Joy
How to See It, How to Draw It: The Perspective Workbook
This is a hands-on guide to learning to draw in perspective. It is partly about learning to draw a set of straight lines that meet at a point. And it's partly about learning to look at what is around you, and spot where those invisible straight li...
Draw Buildings and Cities in 15 Minutes
Good drawings aren't always the ones that you've spent a lot of time over; some of the best pieces are swift, energetic studies that capture the feel of the subject in just a few well-placed lines. This book contains a series of exercises that dev...
The Oxford Book of American Poetry
An expanded anthology of poems by American poets, from Whitman and Bradstreet to Plath, Ginsberg, Ashbery, and beyond, reflects the literary traditions and achievements of three centuries as it covers the works of more than two hundred poets.
Working, Shirking, and Sabotage
Bureaucrats perform most of the tasks of government, profoundly influencing the daily lives of Americans. But who, or what, controls what bureaucrats do? John Brehm and Scott Gates examine who influences whether federal, state, and local bureaucra...
Resilient Classrooms, Second Edition
This indispensable practitioner resource presents classroom-based strategies for supporting all students' success and psychological wellness in grades K-9. The authors clearly explain what makes a classroom a healthy place to learn. They describe ...
Motivational Analyses of Social Behavior
This book honors Jack W. Brehm's contributions to psychology, all of which revolve around a central theme of motivation and social behavior. It begins with two personal chapters and then presents a collection of cutting-edge, substantive chapters ...
Kindfulness
Kindfulness
Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung?: Inspiring Stories for Welcoming Life's Difficulties
The 108 pieces in the international bestseller Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung? offer thoughtful commentary on everything from love and commitment to fear and pain. Drawing from his own life experience, as well as traditional Buddhist folk tales, author Ajahn Brahm uses over thirty years of spiritual growth as a monk to spin delightful tales that can be enjoyed in silence or read aloud to friends and family. Featuring titles such as 'The Two-Finger Smile' and 'The Worm and His Lovely Pile of Dung,' these wry and witty stories provide playful, pithy takes on the basic building blocks of everyday life. Suitable for children, adults, and anyone in between, this eloquent volume wraps insight and inspiration inside of a good old yarn.
Bear Awareness
The bestselling author of Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung? and one of the world's most beloved Buddhist monks answers meditators' questions. In¿ Bear Awareness¿ English monk Ajahn Brahm answers actual questions from his meditation student...
Dilemmas of Difference, Inclusion and Disability
**Shortlisted for the nasen Special Educational Needs Academic Book award 2008** Inclusion has become very influential internationally in the field of schooling. This has involved the introduction of policies that pursue more provision for, and ac...
Dilemmas of Difference, Inclusion and Disability
**Shortlisted for the nasen Special Educational Needs Academic Book award 2008** Inclusion has become very influential internationally in the field of schooling. This has involved the introduction of policies that pursue more provision for, and ac...
Art of Disappearing
The Art of Disappearing
Don't Worry, be Grumpy
Laugh aloud even as you look at life anew with these stories from the bestselling author of Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung? In 108 brief stories with titles like 'The Bad Elephant,' 'Girlfriend Power,' and 'The Happiness License,' Ajahn Brahm offers up more timeless wisdom that will speak to people from all walks of life. Drawing from his own experiences, stories shared by his students, and old chestnuts that he delivers with a fresh twist, Ajahn Brahm shows he knows his way around the humorous parable, delighting even as he surprises us with unexpected depth and inspiration.
Grønland og den amerikanske forbindelse
Grønland og den amerikanske forbindelse
Opening the Door of Your Heart
In times of uncertainty, words of comfort are essential, and the stunning overseas sales of this title are testament to its universal appeal. These modern tales of hope, forgiveness, freedom from fear and overcoming pain cleverly relate the timele...
Addressing Tensions and Dilemmas in Inclusive Education
Based on extensive research, Addressing Tensions and Dilemmas in Inclusive Education presents a contemporary and critical analysis of the interaction between different perspectives and positions in the field of inclusive education. Referring to ex...
Mindfulness Bliss and Beyond
A whimsical and enthusiastic primer on meditation shares step-by-step instructions on the stages of meditation practice in accessible language, counseling beginning and intermediate-level readers on how to overcome obstacles. By the author of Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung? Original.
Curiouser
Classic essays and new work on the issue of childhood sexuality and its "queer resonances" Our culture has a dominant narrative about children: they are (and should stay) innocent of sexual desires and intentions. At the same time, child...
Hvis Grønland river sig løs
Tag med på en utrolig færd! Tag med til Grønland, til Thule-basen, til politikerne i Nuuk og direkte ind på statsminister Lars Løkke Rasmussens kontor, på forsvarets skibe i Arktis og alle de andre steder, hvor kongerigets fremtid afgøres. Vi rejser til hjertet af et af nationens mest aktuelle dilemmaer: Hvad nu, hvis Grønland river sig løs? Hvad sker der, hvis 98 procent af kongerigets territorium løsrives og bliver en uafhængig nation? Hvordan vil det påvirke Danmark og danskerne? Vores tanker om os selv og hvor vi kommer fra? Hvad vil det betyde for de 57.000 mennesker, der bor i Grønland – og for Grønland? Et stort flertal af grønlænderne støtter visionen om det uafhængige Grønland, løsrevet fra Danmark. Grønlands egen grundlov er ved at blive skrevet, og Grønland har for første gang nogensinde fået en Selvstændighedsminister. Det kan være svært for folk i Danmark at se for sig, hvordan Grønland skal klare sig uden tilskuddene fra Danmark, men i Grønland peger de ivrige på