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Batman and psychology: a dark and stormy knight
Par Travis Langley. 2020
Batman is one of the most compelling and enduring characters to come from the Golden Age of Comics, and interest…
in his story has only increased through countless incarnations since his first appearance in Detective Comics #27 in 1939. Why does this superhero without superpowers fascinate us? What does that fascination say about us? Batman and Psychology explores these and other intriguing questions about the masked vigilante, including the following: Does Batman have PTSD? Why does he fight crime? Why as a vigilante? Why the mask, the bat, and the underage partner? Why are his most intimate relationships with bad girls he ought to lock up? And why won't he kill that homicidal green-haired clown? This book, which is written by a psychology professor and Superherologist (a scholar of superheroes), gives fresh insight into the complex inner world of Batman and Bruce Wayne (and the other characters of Gotham City), using this popular comic-book character as a lens to help explain psychological theory and conceptsJustin n'avait que 8 ans: revivre après le deuil de son enfant
Par Marie-Pier Savaria. 2021
Un papa, une maman, trois beaux enfants, du bonheur à profusion. Mais un jour, en jouant à retenir sa respiration…
sous l'eau dans la piscine d'un ami, Justin, l'aîné âgé de huit ans, perd la vie. Une mère peut-elle survivre à un tel drame ?Who, Me? Yeah, You!: an interactive anti-bullying story
Par Rob Oliver, Chloe Oliver. 2012
Rob Oliver had the privilege of sharing Who, Me? Yeah, You! at Cornerstone Christian Academy near Pittsburgh. It's an Anti-Bullying…
presentation that emphasizes the role each person plays in bullying. You're either a bully, bullied, or a bystander. This story comes from the section on Conflict Resolution. The explanation centers on the 3 resolutions to conflict: win-win, win-lose, and lose-loseOrdinary magic: everyday life as spiritual path
Par John Welwood. 1992
Come back to Afghanistan: a California teenager's story
Par Said Hyder Akbar, Susan Burton, Said Akbar. 2005
Provides an insider's view of the post-Taliban Afghanistan government. The author describes his father's return to Afghanistan in December 2001,…
as President Hamid Karzai's spokesman and later governor of Kunar province, and his own experiences while spending summers there beginning in 2002. For senior high and older readers. 2005Positively ADD: real success stories to inspire your dreams
Par Edward M. Hallowell, Catherine A. Corman. 2006
Profiles seventeen adults with attention deficit disorder--ADD--who use its special qualities to achieve success. Includes biographies of political advisor James…
Carville, professional athletes, a police officer, a Rhodes scholar, a physician, entrepreneurs, and others. Written by authors who have children with ADD. For junior and senior high readers. 2006Wishing on the midnight star: my Asperger brother
Par Nancy Ogaz. 2004
Shy, thirteen-year-old Alex Stone wants to impress his classmate Brianna Santos, avoid the neighborhood bully, and be a normal teenager,…
but he has to watch over Nic, his older, autistic brother. That complicates everything until he realizes how much he loves Nic. For grades 5-8. 2004Sybil
Par Flora Rheta Schreiber. 1995
The history-making case of Sybil Isabel Dorsett, a woman with multiple personality disorder and sixteen different identities. Bestselling account chronicles…
eleven years of psychoanalysis, hypnosis, and treatment sessions with Dr. Cornelia Wilbur, who assisted Sybil in identifying the causes of her illness. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1973Ten kings: and the worlds they ruled
Par Milton Meltzer, Bethanne Andersen. 2002
Biographical sketches of ten powerful monarchs who reigned in past centuries--beginning with Hammurabi of Mesopotamia, who was famous for his…
code of laws, and ending with Peter the Great of Russia who wanted to modernize his country. Discusses how they used and abused power. Companion to Ten Queens ... (DB 46941). For grades 6-9. 2002Chicken soup for the teenage soul on love & friendship (Chicken Soup for the Soul)
Par Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Kimberly Kirberger. 2002
Companion to Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul (DB 44853) and others offers anecdotes, poems, and short essays by teenagers…
about falling in love, breaking up, friendship, family, and growing up. For junior and senior high and older readers. Bestseller. 2002The hard questions: 100 questions to ask before you say, "I do"
Par Susan Piver. 2000
Exercises for couples contemplating marriage to help gain a deeper understanding of each other and strengthen intimate bonds. Topics range…
from money and sex to having children and organizing a home. Bestseller. 2000Healing the addictive mind: Freeing Yourself from Addictive Patterns and Relationships
Par Gerald Jampolsky, Lee L. Jampolsky, Lee L Jampolsky. 1999
Based on A Course in Miracles (DB 43840), a psychologist defines addiction broadly as "pursuing happiness in things (people, places,…
substances) external to myself." The book focuses on enabling readers to find peace of mind and love. Includes daily lessons. 1991Explores whether twins develop similar habits through nature or nurture. Glatt examines several cases of identical twins who commit violent…
crimes with or against each other. Explicit descriptions of sex and violence. 1999The fall of Freddie the leaf: a story of life for all ages
Par Leo F Buscaglia, Leo F. Buscaglia. 1982
As Freddie learns about the changing seasons along with the other leaves on a tall tree, he discovers the delicate…
balance between life and death. For grades K-3 and older readers. 1982Things remembered
Par Georgia Bockoven. 1998
Twenty years ago when her parents were killed, Karla Esterbrook and her sisters went to live with their grandmother, Anna…
Olsen. Karla and Anna have never been close, but now that Anna is dying, Karla has returned to California to put Anna's affairs in orderA group of one
Par Rachna Gilmore. 2001
Fifteen-year-old Tara Mehta's life is turned upside down when her grandmother visits from India. Naniji disapproves of the family's Canadian…
lifestyle and feminist mother. But Tara also learns of her heritage and Naniji's involvement in Gandhi's peace movement. Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 2001Popularity has its ups and downs
Par Meg F Schneider, Meg F. Schneider. 1991
Explains the meaning of popularity and suggests ways to cope with this issue in school and social situations. Discusses the…
concept of self-confidence and how to achieve it. The author also stresses the value of true friendship and the importance of learning to deal with rejection and change. For junior and senior high readersAnna and the King of Siam: Commemorative Edition
Par Margaret Landon. 1997
Anna Leonowens, a Welsh widow hired in 1862 to be governess to the children and concubines of the king of…
Siam, found the contrasts between the exotic Orient and Victorian Great Britain striking. Landon recounts Leonowen's five years of adventures and confrontations. This book inspired the Broadway musical The King and IGrace
Par Robert Lacey. 1994
The author examines the image of a beautiful fairy-tale princess who did not live happily ever after. Lacey chronicles the…
story of Grace Kelly's abbreviated life through her American phase, depicting the actress with a cool, classy facade and a tawdry private life. When the Hollywood star married her European prince, the location of her fantasy life changed, but reality began to destroy the portrait. BestsellerThe man who tasted shapes: a bizarre medical mystery offers revolutionary insights into emotions, reasoning and consciousness
Par Richard E. Cytowic, Richard E Cytowic. 1993
Report of a neurologist whose research concluded that the limbic system of the brain--related to emotions and motivation--is responsible for…
synesthesia, a rare medical condition in which the stimulation of one sense elicits response in another. The author includes essays on the implications of his findings