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Oliver Sacks
The Happiness Industry: William Davies
The Happiness Industry: How Government and Big Business Sold Us Well-Being is a 2015 book written by William Davies, in which the author proposes that the contemporary notions of happiness and well-being are being warped by the forces of numerous governmental and business institutions to transform happiness, as a concept, into something that promotes consumption.
Systems Of Psychotherapy: James O Prochaska / John C Norcross
Comprehensive, systematic, and balanced, SYSTEMS OF PSYCHOTHERAPY uses a wealth of clinical case illustrations to help readers understand a wide variety of psychotherapies--including psychoanalytic, psychodynamic, existential, person-centered, experiential, interpersonal, exposure, behavioral, cognitive, systemic, multicultural, and integrative. The Eighth Edition thoroughly analyzes 17 leading systems of psychotherapy and briefly surveys another 31, thereby providing a broader scope than is available in most books. The authors explore each system's theory of personality, theory of psychopathology, and resulting therapeutic process and therapy relationship.
Le Manuscrit Retrouvé: Paulo Coelho
14 July 1099. While the crusaders are at the gates of the city, the people of Jerusalem crowd around a mysterious man known as the Coptic to hear his latest teachings. The crowd, composed of Christians, Jews and Muslims who had hitherto lived in perfect harmony, was preparing to fight and defeat seemed imminent. But far from any war strategy, it is a real life lesson that is taught to them.
The Portable MBA in Marketing: Alexander Hiam, Charles D. Schewe
The fastest way to market your products and ideas! One of the bestsellers in the 'Portable MBA' series, now in a fully revised and updated new edition, helps you plan and decide. Captivating and well written - in the style that makes this series so successful