Subject(s): Ptacin, Mira | Ptacin, Mira -- Family | Women authors, American -- Biography | First pregnancy | Loss (Psychology) | Children -- Death Psychological aspects Summary: "Guided by the narrative of her mother's tragic loss of a son years earlier, Mira Ptacin confronts an unexpected pregnancy with a child who has no chance of sur

Subject(s): Cancer -- Psychological aspects | Cognitive therapy Summary: "Mindfulness: A kindly approach to being with cancer offers people with cancer a means to bring mindfulness and kindliness into their lives, to help them cope with the challenge of a life-threatening illness. Adapts Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), an appro

Subject(s): Cognitive therapy -- Popular works Summary: "Find out how to use CBT techniques in everyday life for emotionally healthy living What happens to you in life matters less than the way you feel about life; that's the message of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT). If you've ever tried to change something about yourself--your m

Subject(s): Google (Firm) | Facebook (Firm) | Amazon.com (Firm) | Internet -- Social aspects | Information society | Electronic commerce | Music and the Internet | Art and the Internet | Literature and the Internet Summary: Jonathan Taplin tells the story of how a small group of libertarian entrepreneurs began in the 1990s to hijack the origina

Subject(s): Islam and literature | Islam in literature | Islam -- Public opinion | East and West in literature | Reader-response criticism | Discourse analysis Summary: "The Politics of Writing Islam provides a much-needed critique of existing forms of studying, writing and representing Islam in the West. Through critiquing ethnographic, li

Subject(s): Voyages and travels Summary: The award-winning novelist takes us on some of his most memorable journeys in this revelatory collection of travel essays. Now in his mid-seventies, Russell Banks has indulged his wanderlust for more than half a century. In this compelling anthology, he writes that since childhood he has "longed for

Subject(s): Sauma, Rabban, -1293? -- Travel | Diplomats -- China | Diplomats -- Travel | Travel, Medieval | Travel, Medieval Summary: In Voyager from Xanadu, a distinguished historian tells the little-known story of the life and travels of the first person from China ever to reach Europe. Portraying one of the most remarkable early encounters b

Subject(s): Project management | Project management -- Case studies Summary: "The "bible" of project management, updated to address emerging issues Project Management is the bestselling text for students and professionals, presenting a streamlined approach to project management functions in full alignment with PMI®'s la

Subject(s): Red Sea Region -- History Summary: "The Red Sea has, from time immemorial, been one of the world's most navigated spaces, in the pursuit of trade, pilgrimage and conquest. Yet this multidimensional history remains largely unrevealed by its successive protagonists. Intrigued by the absence of a holistic portrayal of this body

Subject(s): Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 | Presidents -- Biography -- United States | United States -- History -- 20th century | United States -- Politics and government -- 1929-1933 Summary: Describes the uphill battle faced by the thirty-first president, who served his single term during the Great Depression, portraying the man as bright, well-