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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
The road back to Sweetgrass: a novel
Par Linda LeGarde Grover. 2014
Dale Ann, Theresa, and Margie, are American Indian women coming of age in the 1970's. They navigate love, economic hardship,…
loss, and changing family dynamics on Mozhay Point reservation. When Theresa meets Michael Washington, he introduces her to his father, Zho Wash, and the three women begin looking at their people's history. UnratedMeet Naiche: a native boy from the Chesapeake Bay area (My World: Young Native Americans Today Ser.)
Par John Harrington, Gabrielle Tayac. 2006
Details the daily routine of Naiche Woosah Tayac, a rural Maryland boy. Discusses his Piscataway and Apache family heritage, tribal…
customs, and traditional ceremonies, such as the awakening of Mother Earth, that are still observed today. For grades 4-7. 2002Meet Lydia: a Native girl from southeast Alaska (My World: Young Native Americans Today Ser.)
Par John Harrington, Miranda Belarde-Lewis. 2004
Ten-year-old Lydia Mills discusses her school year in Juneau and her summer in Alaska's coastal communities. She describes the Tlingit…
traditions that she and her brother Thomas are learning as members of the Shark Clan, including their respect for the natural world. For grades 4-7. 2004Positively 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. 1973Chicken 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 orderPopularity 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 readersThe 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 findingsThe Tainos: the people who welcomed Columbus
Par Francine Jacobs, Patrick Collins. 1992
The Native Americans who lived in the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean islands were the Tainos, gentle people who peacefully…
greeted Columbus when he landed in the Bahamas in 1492. The Tainos, who believed that their white visitors were gods, opened their homes and villages to the explorers, who were only trying to find gold. This led to the virtual destruction of the Tainos. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 1992Dear Dad: letters from an adult child
Par Louie Anderson. 1989
Stand-up comic Louie Anderson's letters to his deceased father are an effort to exorcize the demons of a childhood spent…
with an alcoholic father. For Anderson, a member of Adult Children of Alcoholics, his letters were a journey of self-discovery in which he came to understand that his own addiction to food stemmed from his father's addiction to alcohol. Some strong language