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Infectious Diseases & Conditions
A valuable and insightful set for undergraduate and graduate students, scientists, faculty, and the public.
Collecting Mental Health | Mental Wellness Management
Nineteen titles on mental health and wellness.
Dreams: Understanding Biology, Psychology, and Culture
An approachable, scholarly work on a topic that many find fascinating, this encyclopedia will appeal to both public and academic communities in the hard and soft sciences.
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APA Handbook of Contemporary Family Psychology
This research-oriented title fills a need in an academic library's graduate and professional collections, as similar volumes are single topic monographs or textbooks. For upper-level undergraduates majoring in psychology or sociology, graduate students, professionals, researchers, and clinicians.
The Best Reference Books of the Year
Though reference works are generally thought to be purely informational, no book is free from its author’s point of view. Many of the titles this year demonstrate that reference can take a stand.
How To Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals
This title will fascinate both animal lovers and those interested in animal science.
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Reminiscence Therapy: Favorite Things
Excellent memory prodders and conversation starters, these items provide flexible, professional resources for those working with dementia and memory-impaired patients. They will be of interest to elder-care facilities, activity directors, and those supporting home caregivers. [Additional collections—e.g., Farms, Cats, Dogs, Signs—are available on the producer's website.—Ed.]
Nine Perfect Strangers
Loaded with suspenseful psychological thrills, comedy, and dark humor, this genre-crossing work will appeal to a wide range of listeners as it is a little bit Maeve Binchy, Dean Koontz, and Lisa Scottoline. ["The story drags a bit in the middle, but the last third is on fire, with intense issues and a roller-coaster plot that will leave readers breathless": LJ 11/15/18 review of the Flatiron: Macmillan hc.]
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Adolescent Psychology in Today's World: Global Perspectives on Risk, Relationships, and Development
This valuable contribution to the literature will be most useful to psychology, anthropology, and sociology graduate students; professionals working with at-risk youth; and those who involved in think tanks concerning adolescents.