Sigmund Freud's name is known throughout the world. He opened up the world of the unconscious, so people can understand themselves so much better than before. His unique ideas are discussed in academic circles. His psychoanalytic techniques influenced mental health, counselling, psychotherapy and psychiatry. His words form part of everyday ......
As Asia increases in economic and geopolitical significance, it is necessary to better understand the regions intelligence cultures. The Handbook of Asian Intelligence Cultures explores the historical and contemporary influences that have shaped Asian intelligence cultures as well as the impact intelligence service have had on domestic and ......
The Handbook of Latin American and Caribbean Intelligence Cultures explores the contemporary efforts of Latin American and Caribbean nations to develop an intelligence culture. Specifically, it analyzes these countries' efforts to democratize their intelligence agencies (i.e. to develop intelligence services that are both transparent and ......
A Guide to Therapeutic Support and Protection for Children and Adults
The definitive guide to understanding childhood sibling sexual abuse. Author Christiane Sanderson provides an overview of the nature and dynamics of sibling sexual abuse, its impact and long term effects and how to improve therapeutic support for victims and families.
Neurodivergent people are so often thwarted in academic and corporate careers because we don't know the unwritten social codes of large organisations, and because we struggle with entry level tasks even though we excel at strategic thinking. Neurodivergent thinking is conversely overrepresented in sole traders and entrepreneurs. Many of us ......
Bernard Leach (1887-1979) was as renowned in Japan and the East as in Europe and America, both as an artist-craftsman and as a thinker. His interpretation of the traditions of the Orient in the making of pots - and in evolving a philosophy of life - was a lodestar for many potters in the West. Beyond East and West, first published in 1978, is more ......
Janet Leach’s childhood in Texas through the Roaring Twenties and the Depression imbued her with resilience and numerous practical skills, initially acquired on her grandparents’ self-sufficient farmstead. At nineteen she took a Greyhound bus to cosmopolitan New York and soon found work as a sculptor’s assistant. During the war she worked on ......
A guide to why people from marginalized backgrounds may be uniquely qualified to become effective higher education leaders--and how they can get there. Students and faculty in higher education increasingly reflect more diverse backgrounds, but this diversity remains rare in many leadership roles. In Leading from the Margins, Mary Dana Hinton ......
Easy Crochet Projects is the perfect companion for crochet crafters of any skill level who are looking to discover fun and creative new patterns. Packed with all of the basic techniques to refresh your memory, this book contains all of the information you need to complete the array of patterns inside, including a colourful tea cosy, a chunky knit ......
