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Understanding Mental Health : a Critical Realist Exploration
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Subject(s): Psychiatry | Mental illness Summary: "Mental health is very complicated and much of it remains inherently or contingently mysterious. And yet, if we were to take the rhetoric of the American Psychiatric Association, the World Health Organization or (even more dubiously) the drug companies seriously, we should all believe in a co

The Therapeutic Imagination : Using Literature to Deepen Psychodynamic Understanding and Enhance Empathy
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Subject(s): Imagery (Psychology) -- Therapeutic use | Imagination -- Therapeutic use | Psychoanalysis | Psychotherapy Summary: "Use of the imagination is a key aspect of successful psychotherapeutic treatments. Psychotherapy helps clients get in touch with, awaken, and learn to trust their creative inner life, while therapists use their ima

Paradise and Hell in Islamic Traditions
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Subject(s): Eschatology, Islamic | Paradise -- Islam | Future punishment -- Islam | Yawm al-akhirah Summary: "The Muslim afterworld, with its imagery rich in sensual promises, has shaped Western perceptions of Islam for centuries. However, to date, no single study has done justice to the full spectrum of traditions of thinking about the top

Dickens' Novels as Poetry : Allegory and Literature of the City
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Subject(s): Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Criticism, Textual | Allegory | Cities and towns in literature Summary: "Focusing on the language, style, and poetry of Dickens' novels, this study breaks new ground in reading Dickens' novels as a unique form of poetry. Dickens' writing disallows the statement of single unambiguous tru

Female Personalities in the Qurʼan and Sunna : Examining the Major Sources of Imami Shi'i Islam
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Subject(s): Women in the Qur'an | Women in the Hadith | Women -- Religious aspects Islam | Shi'ah -- Doctrines History Summary: "This book is a study of the manner in which women are portrayed in the Qurʼan and in Shiʻi traditions. It is a comprehensive study of all the female characters mentionedin the Qurʼan, and is selective i

Cycles, Growth and the Great Recession : Economic Reflections in Times of Uncertainty
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Subject(s): Business cycles | Recessions | Economic development Summary: "Cycles, Growth and the Great Recession is a collection of papers that assess the nature and role of the business cycle in contemporary economies. These assessments are made in the context of the financial market instability that distinguishes the Great Recession from

Studying Literature in English : an Introduction
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Subject(s): English literature -- History and criticism Summary: "Designed to be read as a coherent and enjoyable whole, this textbook is invaluable reading for anyone studying literature in English on bachelor's degrees in countries where English is not the first language, especially in Europe. Studying Literature in English: - Grounds

The Internationalisation of Business R&D
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Subject(s): Business -- Research | Research, Industrial -- International cooperation | Research, Industrial -- Management | Research, Industrial -- OECD countries Summary: It has become clear that over the past few decades enterprises not only produce and sell abroad but increasingly also develop goods and services outside their home countries;

The Handbook of Equity Market Anomalies : Translating Market Inefficiencies Into Effective Investment Strategies
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Subject(s): Investment analysis -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Stocks -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Portfolio management -- Handbooks, manuals, etc Summary: "The Zacks Handbook of Investment Anomalies will be the definitive work that presents and updates academic and practitioner research on market inefficiencies that can be translated into ef

Algorithms Unlocked
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Subject(s): Computer algorithms Summary: "Have you ever wondered how your GPS can find the fastest way to your destination, selecting one route from seemingly countless possibilities in mere seconds? How your credit card account number is protected when you make a purchase over the Internet? The answer is algorithms. This book offers an eng

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