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When her aunt shows up homeless on her doorstep, Sara suspects anything but a miracle.
Sara's an artist with a supportive husband and a house that folks on her block admire outright. But she's restless and bored with life.
Then her legendary Aunt Bel shows up, wearing a smile after years without a word.
Twenty years ago, fresh out of college, Bel left for a summer missions trip and never returned. Now she's
...22) Comunicación no verbal: La guía definitiva para acelerar la lectura de personas a través de la ps
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Aquí un extracto de "Comunicación no verbal"La comunicación una cualidad que todos los seres vivos poseemos y que hace parte interesante e importantísima en nuestro sentido de supervivencia, todos nos comunicamos y cada cual maneja métodos precisos de dicha comunicación, en los seres humanos, esta nuestra actual manera de comunicarnos ha sido producto de miles de años de evolución hasta llegar a lo que hoy conocemos como el lenguaje, es por...
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It has been a long time since that day in July of 2001 when a friend and I and I were having a conversation about making a difference when I jokingly said "I should write a book!" and my friend replied "Why don't you?" Suffice it to say that this book would not be here today had it not been for the invaluable support and encouragement I received from the only 2 people who believed in me, and believed I could write a book that may, just may create...
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Carl Gustav Jung habló de los cuentos infantiles —esas historias terribles con madrastas que envenenan, madres que abandonan a sus hijos en el bosque, o viejecitas adorables que se convierten en brujas— diciendo sus representaciones maternas son "una llave de oro que un hada buena nos puso en la cuna". Una llave de oro que nos abre las puertas de "lo inconsciente colectivo" y que nos brinda una nueva experiencia literaria y personal al enfrentarnos...
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William James believed that events could not be catalogued simply as a series of facts, but had to be considered through the lens of experience. Thus each person affects and modifies their own reality based on their own unique experiences and points of view. Ultimately you can quantify facts, but only if you understand how the person looking at these facts will affect and change them.
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Uplifting and heartfelt, A Black Woman's Worth: My Queen and Backbone by psychotherapist and advocate Dr. Dwayne L. Buckingham sharesinspire Black women and young Black girls to take control of their lives by focusing on things they can influence. Black communities and the world over continue to face serious social, spiritual and political dilemmas, which jeopardize and disenfranchise Black women. This powerful manifesto helps readers of all ages...
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It is an attempt to give a bird's-eye view of the processes of human nature, from man's simple inborn impulses and needs to the most complete fulfillment of these in the deliberate activities of religion, art, science, and morals. It is hoped that the book may give to the student and general reader, a knowledge of the fundamentals of human nature and a sense of the possibilities and limits these give to human enterprise.
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Going beyond the dysfunctional and harmful relationship established between bullies and victims, the book looks at the negative psychosocial risks created when different psychological profiles meet. Referencing over 200 experts from the specialist subject area of bullying, the book provides a comprehensive investigation into the lack of any international acknowledgement of the problem, and the absence of any convention, directive or legislation to...
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Summary of Presence by Amy Cuddy | Includes Analysis Preview: Have you ever bombed a job interview or fumbled an "elevator pitch"? Based on a number of social psychology studies, Presence is a book by Harvard Business School professor Amy Cuddy that encourages people to stop worrying about the impression they make on others and instead use simple tools like body language to change the way they feel about themselves. Presence shows how, by accessing...
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In this visionary and powerful work, Pamela Lassiter Cathey and Dr. Wind Goodfriend have combined the hopeful stories of women and men who have experienced domestic violence, dating violence, and child abuse with the theoretical constructs of narrative therapy and professional trauma advocacy to create a book that will change lives. The narrative in Part One reveal the courageous voices of ten women and men who have experienced relationship violence,...
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Soy una persona, una mujer, una profesional, pero ante todo, soy un ser humano que, gracias a las vivencias, que Dios me ha permitido experimentar, ver y oír, muchas de ellas, lindas y otras muy difíciles; las que me enseñaron, a identificar el verdadero equilibrio, en la dimensión humana, lo adecuado y lo inadecuado del comportamiento, las dificultades en las actitudes y en los sentimientos, que van implícitos, dentro de la relación de pareja....
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Un libro necesario para entender muchos aspectos psicológicos de la crisis económica y social que vivimos.
Un ataque a la cultura del "yo lo valgo". Una llamada a la prudencia, a la responsabilidad individual y colectiva, y contra el pensamiento mágico que ha popularizado la autoayuda en los últimos años.
Escrito por una de las autoras más respetadas y carismáticas de Estados Unidos. Este libro ha suscitado una interesante controversia y...
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Patricia King and Pat Lairson, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has worked with families and at risk youth for over 12 years, expose the bully. Bullies can strike in seconds at school or work, in cyberspace, or even at home, but you will never feel powerless again. You do not have to submit meekly to abuse; you can remove the targets from your back and learn to: Deal with bullies in the same way David toppled Goliath; Disarm bullies by...
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Este libro de investigación, auspiciado por la línea estratégica Infancia y Juventud de la Universidad del Norte, explora la forma en que los niños víctimas de violencia estructural asociada a migraciones afrontan los conflictos. Se estudian en particular los casos de la niñez en Francia, Chile y Colombia con el propósito de evidenciar cómo los distintos agentes de socialización facilitan una forma de concebir el mundo que justifica la utilización...
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Ne parle pas qui veut ni qui peut, mais souvent celui qui est désigné par l'institution pour le faire. Dans le contexte de la protection de l'enfance, la parole des enfants et des parents est rarement entendue, et les marges d'action qui en découlent sont souvent réduites. Rendre audibles ces voix oubliées, tel est l'objectif central de cet ouvrage. Ce sont en effet sur celles-ci que se sont appuyés les auteurs pour repérer les enjeux de la...
38) Moral Education
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18 lectures by an influential theorist who discusses school as an appropriate setting for moral education. A pioneer of sociology, Durkheim explains the first element in fostering morality as the development of a sense of discipline, followed by a willingness to behave in accordance with collective interest, and a sense of autonomy.
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Psychology and Social Sanity is a classic psychology text by Hugo Munsterberg. It has always seemed to me a particular duty of the psychologist from time to time to leave his laboratory and with his little contribution to serve the outside interests of the community. Our practical life is filled with psychological problems which have to be solved somehow, and if everything is left to commonsense and to unscientific fancies about the mind, confusion...
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Get the Summary of Robert Greene's Mastery in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Mastery" by Robert Greene explores the journey to achieving mastery in one's field, emphasizing the importance of following one's natural inclinations and the Life's Task. Leonardo da Vinci's relentless pursuit of art and science, driven by curiosity and an inner force, serves as a prime example of mastery. Greene argues that careers...
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