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Wilma Jean The Worry Machine by Julia Cook
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy stomach feels likeit’s tied up in a knot.My knees lock up, andmy face feels hot.You know what I mean?I’m Wilma Jean,The Worry Machine.Anxiety is a subjective sense of worry, apprehension, and/or fear. It is considered to be the number one health problem in America. Although quite common, anxiety disorders in children are often misdiagnosed and overlooked... -
![The Smart Cookie by Jory John]()
The Smart Cookie by Jory John
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAn Instant New York Times Bestseller!Be a smart cookie—and don’t miss the fifth picture book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Food Group series from creators Jory John and Pete Oswald! This cookie has never felt like a smart cookie no matter how hard she tries, especially in comparison to all the clever cupcakes and brilliant rolls in the bakery... -
![Atrás queda la tierra by Arianna de Sousa-García]()
Atrás queda la tierra by Arianna de Sousa-García
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUna novela que nos llama a no apartar la mirada del horror que viven quienes se ven obligados a emigrar.Mientras su mundo se cae a pedazos, la narradora de Atrás queda la tierra conecta una serie de memorias, palabras e imágenes, para escribir una conmovedora novela de no ficción sobre el dolor que provocan el despojo y la violencia... -
![Leon the Chameleon by Mélanie Watt]()
Leon the Chameleon by Mélanie Watt
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLeon the chameleon has a problem. When the other little chameleons turn green, yellow or blue -- he turns red, purple or orange! Leon doesn't turn the opposite color on purpose. He just can't help it. Being different makes Leon feel lonely. One day, the little chameleons go exploring and lose their way... -
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![Le ti-pou d'Amérique : mieux le comprendre pour mieux intervenir by Sarah Hamel]()
Le ti-pou d'Amérique : mieux le comprendre pour mieux intervenir by Sarah Hamel
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAh?! Le ti-pou d’Amérique... -
![Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors by Robyn Gobbel]()
Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors by Robyn Gobbel
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"All behavior makes sense"'"I t most certainly does not!", is probably your first reaction.Parenting and neuroscience expert Robyn Gobbel is here to reveal how all behavior, no matter how baffling, can be explained and remedied. You just need to look past the behavior and understand what's going on inside... -
![The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses by Jesse Schell]()
The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses by Jesse Schell
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsGood game design happens when you view your game from as many perspectives as possible... -
![Principles of Neural Science by Eric R. Kandel]()
Principles of Neural Science by Eric R. Kandel
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn introduction to the brain, its structure, function, development, and control of behavior, this text discusses neuroanatomy, cell and molecular mechanisms, mechanisms of signaling, and development in the context of the cognitive approaches to behavior... -
![Why Love Matters: How Affection Shapes a Baby's Brain by Sue Gerhardt]()
Why Love Matters: How Affection Shapes a Baby's Brain by Sue Gerhardt
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhy Love Matters explains why love is essential to brain development in the early years of life, particularly to the development of our social and emotional brain systems, and presents the startling discoveries that provide the answers to how our emotional lives work...Categorized as:
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![Play Therapy by Garry L. Landreth]()
Play Therapy by Garry L. Landreth
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is the latest edition of Garry Landreth’s comprehensive text on creating therapeutic relationships with children through play. This book details Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT), an evidence-based model, which stresses the importance of understanding the child’s world... -
![What to Do When You Worry Too Much, 2nd Edition: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety by Dawn Huebner, Sabine Rothmund]()
What to Do When You Worry Too Much, 2nd Edition: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety by Dawn Huebner, Sabine Rothmund
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat to Do When You Worry Too Much, Second Edition, guides children and parents through the cognitive-behavioral techniques most often used in the treatment of anxiety. Now revised and expanded, this groundbreaking bestseller has helped millions of children around the world... -
![Troublemakers: Lessons in Freedom from Young Children at School by Carla Shalaby]()
Troublemakers: Lessons in Freedom from Young Children at School by Carla Shalaby
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA radical educator's paradigm-shifting inquiry into the accepted, normal demands of school, as illuminated by moving portraits of four young "problem children"In this dazzling debut, Carla Shalaby, a former elementary school teacher, explores the everyday lives of four young "troublemakers," challenging the ways we identify and understand so-called problem children... -
![10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades by Thomas Frank]()
10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades by Thomas Frank
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIf you're looking to improve your grades and study more efficiently, there are a lot of ways you can go about it. Thomas Frank, founder of the College Info Geek blog, YouTube channel, and podcast, breaks these ways down into ten steps in this short book... -
![The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy by Irvin D. Yalom, Molyn Leszcz]()
The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy by Irvin D. Yalom, Molyn Leszcz
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsDive into this educational and entertaining work on group psychotherapy and see firsthand how it has been helping patients learn and grow for years.Hailed by Jerome Frank as "the best book that exists on the subject," Irvin D. Yalom's The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy has been the standard text in the field for decades.In this completely revised and updated fifth edition, Dr... -
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![The Haunted Self: Structural Dissociation and the Treatment of Chronic Traumatization by Onno van der Hart, Ellert R.S. Nijenhuis]()
The Haunted Self: Structural Dissociation and the Treatment of Chronic Traumatization by Onno van der Hart, Ellert R.S. Nijenhuis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife is an ongoing struggle for patients who have been chronically traumatized. They typically have a wide array of symptoms, often classified under different combinations of comorbidity, which can make assessment and treatment complicated and confusing for the therapist... -
![A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra) by Barbara Oakley]()
A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra) by Barbara Oakley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhether you are a student struggling to fulfill a math or science requirement, or you are embarking on a career change that requires a higher level of math competency, A Mind for Numbers offers the tools you need to get a better grasp of that intimidating but inescapable field. Engineering professor Barbara Oakley knows firsthand how it feels to struggle with math...Categorized as:
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![Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain by Mark F. Bear, Barry W. Connors]()
Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain by Mark F. Bear, Barry W. Connors
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWidely praised for its student-friendly style and exceptional artwork and pedagogy, Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain is a leading undergraduate textbook on the biology of the brain and the systems that underlie behavior... -
![Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change by Victor Papanek]()
Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change by Victor Papanek
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDesign for the Real World has, since its first appearance twenty-five years ago, become a classic. Translated into twenty-three languages, it is one of the world's most widely read books on design... -
![Learning All the Time by John C. Holt]()
Learning All the Time by John C. Holt
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHow small children begin to read, write, count, and investigate the world, without being taughtThe essence of John Holt's insight into learning and small children is captured in Learning All The Time... -
![Playing and Reality by D.W. Winnicott]()
Playing and Reality by D.W. Winnicott
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat are the origins of creativity and how can we develop it - whether within ourselves or in others? Not only does Playing and Reality address these questions, it also tackles many more that surround the fundamental issue of the individual self and its relationship with the outside world... -
![How Children Fail by John C. Holt]()
How Children Fail by John C. Holt
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFirst published in the mid 1960s, How Children Fail began an education reform movement that continues today. In his 1982 edition, John Holt added new insights into how children investigate the world, into the perennial problems of classroom learning, grading, testing, and into the role of the trust and authority in every learning situation... -
![The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives by Lajos Egri]()
The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives by Lajos Egri
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAmong the many "how-to" playwriting books that have appeared over the years, there have been few that attempt to analyze the mysteries of play construction. Lajos Egri's classic, The Art of Dramatic Writing, does just that, with instruction that can be applied equally well to a short story, novel, or screenplay... -
![Into the Woods: A Five-Act Journey Into Story by John Yorke]()
Into the Woods: A Five-Act Journey Into Story by John Yorke
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe idea of Into the Woods is not to supplant works by Aristotle, Lajos Egri, Robert McKee, David Mamet, or any other writers of guides for screenwriters and playwrights, but to pick up on their cues and take the reader on a historical, philosophical, scientific, and psychological journey to the heart of all storytelling... -
![Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons: Revised and Updated Second Edition by Siegfried Engelmann, Phyllis Haddox]()
Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons: Revised and Updated Second Edition by Siegfried Engelmann, Phyllis Haddox
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWith more than one million copies sold, Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons is a remarkable step-by-step, phonics-based program that teaches your child to read in just twenty minutes a day—with love, care, and joy a parent and child can share. Now fully revised and updated with a Practice Guide for parents and an extra section with supplementary material!“[A] magical book.. -
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![Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: A Practitioner's Guide by Nancy McWilliams]()
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: A Practitioner's Guide by Nancy McWilliams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAddressing the art and science of psychodynamic treatment, Nancy McWilliams distills the essential principles of clinical practice, including effective listening and talking; transference and countertransference; emotional safety; and an empathic, attuned attitude toward the patient... -
![Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific Basis and Practical Applications by Stephen M. Stahl]()
Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific Basis and Practical Applications by Stephen M. Stahl
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStahl's Essential Psychopharmacology is intended as a primer text for this field, and can be read cover to cover by anyone from the novice to the expert. Expanded and fully revised, this third edition enlists advances in neurobiology and recent clinical developments to explain with renewed clarity the concepts underlying drug treatment of psychiatric disorders... -
![Windows to Our Children by Violet Oaklander]()
Windows to Our Children by Violet Oaklander
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith over 300 pages of methods, materials, techniques for working with children and adolescents, transcripts, case examples and discussion, this book more than fills a void in the child therapy literature. Counselors and therapists, in schools, mental health centers and private practice embrace this book... -
![The Whole-Brain Child Workbook: Practical Exercises, Worksheets and Activitis to Nurture Developing Minds by Daniel J. Siegel, Tina Payne Bryson]()
The Whole-Brain Child Workbook: Practical Exercises, Worksheets and Activitis to Nurture Developing Minds by Daniel J. Siegel, Tina Payne Bryson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBased on their NY Times Best Selling book, The Whole-Brain Child, internationally acclaimed neuropsychiatrist Dan Siegel and brain-based parenting expert Tina Payne Bryson have created a workbook to apply Whole-Brain principles... -
![Thou Shalt Not Be Aware: Society's Betrayal of the Child by Alice Miller]()
Thou Shalt Not Be Aware: Society's Betrayal of the Child by Alice Miller
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsChild abuse is beginning to be recognized as something more significant than an isolated family affair. The title of Alice Miller's book, first published in Germany in 1981, spells out the unspoken commandment that such abused children - indeed, all of us - have been obeying since early childhood... -
![The Neuroscience of Human Relationships: Attachment and the Developing Social Brain by Louis Cozolino]()
The Neuroscience of Human Relationships: Attachment and the Developing Social Brain by Louis Cozolino
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA visual exploration of how the brain develops throughout our lives.Just as neurons communicate through mutual stimulation, brains strive to connect with one another. Louis Cozolino shows us how brains are highly social organisms...
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