Most Popular Books by Charles Fishman

Praised as “an entertaining and torrential flow of a book” by Nature magazine, The Big Thirst is a startling examination of the passing of the golden age of water and the shocking facts about how water scarcity will soon be a major factor in our lives. The water coming out of your kitchen tap is four billion years old and might well have been sipped by a Tyrannosaurus rex. Rather than only three states of water—liquid, ice, and vapor—there is a fourth, “molecular water,” fused into rock 400 miles deep in the Earth, and that’s where most of the planet’s water is found. Unlike most precious resources, water cannot be used up; it can always be made clean enough again to drink—indeed, water can be made so clean that it’s toxic. Water is the most vital substance in our lives but also more amazing and mysterious than we appreciate. As Charles Fishman brings vibrantly to life in this surprising and mind-changing narrative, water runs our world in a host of awe-inspiring ways, yet we take it completely for granted. But the era of easy water is over. Bringing readers on a lively and fascinating journey—from the wet moons of Saturn to the water-obsessed hotels of Las Vegas, where dolphins swim in the desert, and from a rice farm in the parched Australian outback to a high-tech IBM plant that makes an exotic breed of pure water found nowhere in nature—Fishman vividly shows that we’ve already left behind a century-long golden age when water was thoughtlessly abundant, free, and safe and entered a new era of high-stakes water. In 2008, Atlanta came within ninety days of running entirely out of clean water. California is in a desperate battle to hold off a water catastrophe. And in the last five years Australia nearly ran out of water—and had to scramble to reinvent the country’s entire water system. But as dramatic as the challenges are, the deeper truth Fishman reveals is that there is no good reason for us to be overtaken by a global water crisis. We have more than enough water. We just don’t think about it, or use it, smartly. The Big Thirst brilliantly explores our strange and complex relationship to water. We delight in watching waves roll in from the ocean; we take great comfort from sliding into a hot bath; and we will pay a thousand times the price of tap water to drink our preferred brand of the bottled version. We love water—but at the moment, we don’t appreciate it or respect it. Just as we’ve begun to reimagine our relationship to food, a change that is driving the growth of the organic and local food movements, we must also rethink how we approach and use water. The good news is that we can. As Fishman shows, a host of advances are under way, from the simplicity of harvesting rainwater to the brilliant innovations devised by companies such as IBM, GE, and Royal Caribbean that are making impressive breakthroughs in water productivity. Knowing what to do is not the problem. Ultimately, the hardest part is changing our water consciousness. As Charles Fishman writes, “Many civilizations have been crippled or destroyed by an inability to understand water or manage it. We have a huge advantage over the generations of people who have come before us, because we can understand water and we can use it smartly.” The Big Thirst will forever change the way we think about water, about our essential relationship to it, and about the creativity we can bring to ensuring that we’ll always have plenty of it.

An award-winning journalist breaks through the wall of secrecy to reveal how the world''s most powerful company really works and how it is transforming the American economy.

Delineates the fundamental therapeutic strategies of family practice, from the definition of problems through enactment and crisis to the final resolution, and demonstrates these techniques in transcripts of actual clinical sessions.

In this groundbreaking book, Charles Fishman uniquely incorporates and develops results-based accountability (RBA) into the framework of structural family therapy. Collaborating with the founder of RBA, Mark Friedman, this approach aims to transform the field of family therapy by allowing clinicians to track performance effectively and efficiently with their clients. The book begins by reviewing the historical foundations of family therapy and evaluates why challenges in the field, alternative methods, and the reliance on evidence-based medicine (EBM) have meant that family therapy may not have flourished to the extent that many of us expected. It then explores how RBA can be integrated into intensive structural therapy (IST), with chapters examining how RBA can be applied in context, such as in treating eating disorders, supervision, and how it can be used to transform the professional’s clinical contexts. Relevant and practical, the book also introduces the community resource specialist to help in the treatment of socially disadvantaged families, as well as practical appendices and "tracking tools" to empower clinicians to track their data and choose treatment models that obtain best outcomes. This new approach offers transparent and measurable outcomes for both clinicians and training family therapists, lending a helping hand in making family therapy the gold standard in psychotherapy. It is essential reading for undergraduate and graduate students of family therapy, course leaders, and all clinicians in professional contexts, such as social workers, psychotherapists, and marriage, couple, and family therapists.

The New York Times bestselling, “meticulously researched and absorbingly written” (The Washington Post) story of the trailblazers and the ordinary Americans on the front lines of the epic Apollo 11 moon mission. President John F. Kennedy astonished the world on May 25, 1961, when he announced to Congress that the United States should land a man on the Moon by 1970. No group was more surprised than the scientists and engineers at NASA, who suddenly had less than a decade to invent space travel. When Kennedy announced that goal, no one knew how to navigate to the Moon. No one knew how to build a rocket big enough to reach the Moon, or how to build a computer small enough (and powerful enough) to fly a spaceship there. No one knew what the surface of the Moon was like, or what astronauts could eat as they flew there. On the day of Kennedy’s historic speech, America had a total of fifteen minutes of spaceflight experience—with just five of those minutes outside the atmosphere. Russian dogs had more time in space than US astronauts. Over the next decade, more than 400,000 scientists, engineers, and factory workers would send twenty-four astronauts to the Moon. Each hour of space flight would require one million hours of work back on Earth to get America to the Moon on July 20, 1969. “A veteran space reporter with a vibrant touch—nearly every sentence has a fact, an insight, a colorful quote or part of a piquant anecdote” (The Wall Street Journal) and in One Giant Leap, Fishman has written the sweeping, definitive behind-the-scenes account of the furious race to complete one of mankind’s greatest achievements. It’s a story filled with surprises—from the item the astronauts almost forgot to take with them (the American flag), to the extraordinary impact Apollo would have back on Earth, and on the way we live today. From the research labs of MIT, where the eccentric and legendary pioneer Charles Draper created the tools to fly the Apollo spaceships, to the factories where dozens of women sewed spacesuits, parachutes, and even computer hardware by hand, Fishman captures the exceptional feats of these ordinary Americans. “It’s been 50 years since Neil Armstrong took that one small step. Fishman explains in dazzling form just how unbelievable it actually was” (Newsweek).

#1 New York Times bestselling author and Oscar–winning producer Brian Grazer has written a brilliantly entertaining and eye-opening exploration of curiosity and the life-changing effects it can have on every person’s life. From Academy Award–winning producer Brian Grazer, New York Times bestseller A Curious Mind offers a brilliant peek into the “curiosity conversations” that inspired him to create some of the world’s most iconic movies and television shows. He shows how curiosity has been the “secret” that fueled his rise as one of Hollywood’s leading producers and creative visionaries, and how all of us can channel its power to lead bigger and more rewarding lives. Grazer has spent most of his life exploring curiosity through what he terms “curiosity conversations” with some of the most interesting people in the world, including spies, royals, scientists, politicians, moguls, Nobel laureates, artists…anyone whose story might broaden his worldview. These discussions sparked the creative inspiration behind many of his movies and TV shows, including Splash, 24, A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13, Arrested Development, 8 Mile, J. Edgar, Empire, and many others. A Curious Mind is not only a fascinating page-turner—it also offers a blueprint for how we can awaken our own curiosity and use it as a superpower in our lives. Whether you’re looking to strengthen your management style at work, uncover a new source of creativity, or become a better romantic partner, this book—and its lessons on the power of curiosity—can change your life.

In this specially combined edition with a new foreword, Academy Award–winning producer Brian Grazer and acclaimed author Charles Fishman blend their insights from bestselling books A Curious Mind and Face to Face to transform the art of connecting with and through curiosity. In A Curious Mind, deemed “a captivation account of how the simple act of asking questions can change your life” by Malcolm Gladwell, Grazer offers a brilliant peek into the “curiosity conversations” that inspired him to create some of the world’s most iconic movies and television shows. He shows how curiosity has been the “superpower” that fueled his rise as one of Hollywood’s leading producers and creative visionaries. And in the captivating follow-up Face to Face, Grazer reveals that the secret to a more fulfilling life lies in personal connections, sparked through curiosity, learning through his interactions with people like Taraji P. Henson, Bill Gates, Barack Obama, Eminem, and Prince. Now with a new foreword with fresh insights about curiosity from the last decade, A Curious Mind Expanded invites you to consider your personal journey of human connection. A fascinating page-turner, this combined edition offers a blueprint for how we can awaken our own curiosity and use it as a superpower in our own lives.

The behind-the-scenes report on how Wal-Mart has become arguably the most powerful force for environmental change anywhere. In his national bestseller The Wal-Mart Effect, award-winning journalist Charles Fishman penetrated the store’s once impenetrable wall of secrecy to chart Wal-Mart’s impact on workers, suppliers, communities, and even the way we see the world and delivered to readers a high-resolution portrait of a business that has evolved into a vast economic ecosystem. Since The The Wal-Mart Effect was published in 2006, the store has gone from being one of the most reviled—and scrutinized—corporations in America to being an outspoken proponent of sustainable practices. How did Wal-Mart pull off such a reputation overhaul? In his new introduction to The Wal-Mart Effect, Fishman chronicles the work of Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott whose mission became to reconcile how Wal-Mart shoppers feel about the store with how Wal-Mart is viewed by critics. By providing a forum for Wal-Mart watchdogs to sound off, and through a reexamination of business procedures and motivations, Scott shifted the company’s focus to sustainability and the environmental impact of capitalism. Wal-Mart has emerged from this revolution as a powerful and conscientious player in this ever-evolving economy.

THE LITTLE GIRL WHO LOVES COLORS is a beautifully illustrated book for children. It is the fourth book in a series called GRANDMA''S GIRLS and is about a little girl who appreciates all the colors in her life and the emotions that the colors represent to her. THE LITTLE GIRL WHO LOVES COLORS joins THE LITTLE GIRL WHO LOVES BOOKS, THE LITTLE GIRL WHO LOVES MAKE BELIEVE, and THE LITTLE GIRL WHO LOVES MUSIC. These books are written for parents to read aloud to their children and for children old enough to read for themselves.

THE LITTLE GIRL WHO LOVES MAKE BELIEVE is an illustrated book for children. It is the second in a series called GRANDMA’S GIRLS and is about a little girl who explores her creativity in various forms of expression. Young readers will relate to the pretend play that the main character, Hayley, enjoys. The story also portrays the little girl’s relationship with her Grandmother who engages and encourages Hayley’s imagination. There is a secret butterfl y on each page for the reader to discover as an added element to the enjoyment of the story.This book is written for parents to read aloud to their children and for children old enough to read for themselves.

The Little Boy Who Loves Adventures is about a young boy named Davis who enjoys participating in escapades that fill him with joy and excitement. This book joins the Grandma’s Girls series, now called Grandma’s Kids, which includes The Little Girl Who Loves Books, The Little Girl Who Loves Make Believe, The Little Girl Who Loves Music, and The Little Girl Who Loves Colors. This beautifully illustrated book is written for parents and grandparents to read aloud to their children and for children old enough to read for themselves. The author sincerely hopes that young readers and their parents and grandparents will enjoy and relate to her stories.

THE LITTLE GIRL WHO LOVES MUSIC is an illustrated book for children. It is the third book in a series called GRANDMA''S GIRLS and is about a young girl who, like many children, loves to be surrounded by music in her everyday life. The story also portrays the main character''s relationship with her grandmother who stimulates and encourages her granddaughter''s musical expression. This book is written for parents to read aloud to their children and for children old enough to read for themselves. For further enjoyment , the series is also available for purchase as an app for an iPhone and iPad.

Enduring Change in Eating Disorders provides a unique perspective on the successful treatment of eating disorders, which are among the most debilitating and recalcitrant psychiatric diseases. Unique in the field, this book details effective Structural Family Therapy with qualitative follow-ups of up to 20 years. A practical approach providing concrete tools to the clinician to creating change that holds over time with bulimia, anorexia, and compulsive overeating. The text draws on cases from the author''s practice of over twenty-five years and follows his approach in the theoretical tradition of Intensive Structural Family Therapy (IST). Chapters discuss the nature and significance of eating disorders, a review of current treatment approaches, and the importance of the family in the therapeutic process. Cases of eating disorders in youths and adults are provided as well as instances of bulimia, anorexia, and compulsive overeating. Three appendices provide the reader with information regarding the scientific basis of the IST model, the effectiveness of the approach in treating conditions other than eating disorders and preventing eating disorders.

First Published in 2017. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.

Wal-Mart è la più grande azienda al mondo. Vende più merci di ogni altra catena commerciale del pianeta e dà lavoro a quasi due milioni di persone in America, Asia, Europa. A partire dagli anni Novanta ha rivoluzionato la grande distribuzione americana e quindi mondiale al motto di: Always Low Prices!. Da Wal-Mart ogni prodotto di grande consumo costa sempre meno che altrove. L''attenzione maniacale ai prezzi bassi è ancora oggi il motore che spinge l''espansione di Wal-Mart, e che esercita un''enorme pressione sui fornitori da ogni parte del mondo. E la priorità assegnata al taglio dei costi si ripercuote sui dipendenti - tutti rigorosamente non sindacalizzati - che lavorano alle casse e nei reparti dei giganteschi supercenter che dominano il panorama suburbano. Denunce di salari di povertà, discriminazione sistematica delle donne in azienda e condizioni disumane nelle fabbriche d''oltremare hanno portato Wal-Mart sul banco degli imputati. Il saggio di Fishman è l''appassionante resoconto dell''irresistibile ascesa e dei lati oscuri del mastodonte di Bentonville e dell''immenso potere che esercita giorno dopo giorno anche su chi non andrà mai a farci la spesa. Bestseller in America, il libro racconta attraverso un meticoloso lavoro d''inchiesta tutti i risvolti umani ed economici dell''effetto Wal-Mart.

Walmart è la più grande azienda al mondo. Vende più merci di ogni altra catena commerciale del pianeta e dà lavoro a due milioni di persone. La sua politica always low prices (sempre prezzi bassi) ha in realtà modificato l’economia mondiale, tanto che oggi si può parlare di una Walmart economy. Si tratta di un modello di produzione, distribuzione e commercializzazione che si è imposto a livello globale e che non riguarda solo il colosso Walmart. Dal 2006, anno della prima edizione di questo libro, molte cose sono cambiate. In particolare, si è assistito a una seconda «rivoluzione Walmart», tesa a concentrarsi sulla sostenibilità e a ridurre l’impatto ambientale di questa forma spinta di capitalismo. Con risultati concreti a dir poco sorprendenti. Certo restano molte ombre e lati oscuri, che l’autore analizza. Si pensi alla gigantesca corruzione, grazie alla quale Walmart è riuscito a diventare la terza azienda per fatturato e prima per numero di lavoratori del Messico.

Negli ultimi cento anni abbiamo vissuto in una specie di età d’oro dell’acqua. Ma oggi stiamo entrando in un’era di scarsità, e non solo in luoghi tradizionalmente aridi. L’acqua sarà la storia del secolo, di questo nuovo secolo. Come ce la procuriamo, come la distribuiamo, come la usiamo, come combattiamo per essa? Ne rimarremo senza? Nel solco della grande tradizione del giornalismo d’inchiesta, il libro è un viaggio documentato, appassionante e scomodo nelle realtà, nelle mistificazioni e nelle possibilità di un futuro sostenibile.

Los doctores Minuchin y Fishman, maestros de la terapia familiar, exponen tanto para el neofito como para el especialista un integro repertorio de intervenciones, brindandoles de esta manera una guia clara y matizada. Su enfoque amplio toma al terapeuta desde los pasos iniciales, en el momento mismo en que se definen las metas de la terapia, hasta llegar a la culminacion, cuando la familia alcanza un funcionamiento mas eficaz. Estas instrucciones estan acompanadas de extensas transcripciones de sesiones reales, que ejemplifican la aplicacion de cada una de las tecnicas en la practica efectiva. Los autores tratan de las aptitudes que el terapeuta debe alcanzar para convertirse en un eficaz promotor del cambio. Comprender a la familia, entrar en coparticipacion con ella y planificar el tratamiento son pasos esenciales que aqui se consideran. Tecnicas mas especificas incluyen la escenificacion del problema, su reencuadramiento y su intensificacion hasta el punto en que entre en crisis. Entre las tacticas complementarias que todo terapeuta debe dominar estan la modificacion de las fronteras trazadas entre los miembros de la familia, el desequilibramiento de la estructura de relaciones y el refuerzo de los sectores de vida armoniosa. Por ultimo, los autores explican como construir realidades diferentes para la familia, utilizar intervenciones paradojicas y poner el acento en los lados fuertes.

THE LITTLE GIRL WHO LOVES BOOKS is an illustrated book for young children. It is the first in a series called GRANDMA''S GIRLS and is about a little girl who treasures anything having to do with books. The story also portrays her relationship with her Grandmother who supports and encourages a passion they both share. It is written for parents to read aloud to their children and for children old enough to read for themselves.

„O relatare captivantă despre cum simplul fapt de a pune întrebări îți poate schimba viața.“ – Malcolm Gladwell La prima vedere, australianul Terence Tao pare un om normal. Are 36 de ani și predă matematica la University of California, Los Angeles. Dar nu este nici pe departe o persoană obișnuită. Conform Institutului Davidson din SUA, el are un IQ de 230, cel mai mare înregistrat vreodată. Cu alte cuvinte, Terence este cel mai deștept om din lume. Coeficientul mediu de inteligență se situează în jurul valorii de 100. Dincolo de 100 începe țara oamenilor deștepți, oameni care nu numai că știu mai multe, dar VOR SĂ AFLE mai multe. Oameni care își pun ÎNTREBĂRI despre lumea din care fac parte – despre IUBIRE și SEX, despre PRIETENIE și NEVOIA DE CEILALȚI, despre ISTORIE, ȘTIINȚĂ și SOCIETATE, despre CINE SUNTEM și ce ne face cu adevărat OAMENI – liberi, plini de umor, lipsiți de prejudecăți. Tuturor celor chinuiți de astfel de întrebări le oferim colecția IQ230. Psihologia, filosofia și sociologia vorbesc pe înțelesul tuturor, așteptând un singur lucru: să punem întrebările... O demonstrație captivantă despre cum simplul fapt de a pune întrebări îți poate schimba viața, cartea ne îndeamnă să fim curioși. Căci curiozitatea alimentează cele mai bune relații ale noastre – de căsătorie, de prietenie, cele dintre părinți și copii. Fie că vrei să îți îmbunătățești stilul de management la locul de muncă, fie că vrei să ai mai mult succes într-o relație romantică, lecțiile pe care le vei găsi aici despre puterea curiozității te vor ajuta să înțelegi mai multe despre cum funcționează lumea, să ai mai multe perspective și o viață împlinită.

Esta obra es un profundo e inteligente resumen del estado actual de la terapia familiar. Lejos de limitarse a exponer los éxitos del modelo familiar, los colaboradores de este libro amplían la aplicación y alcance del paradigma y, en algunos casos, ponen en tela de juicio principios básicos que habían llegado a ser artículos de fe para muchos terapeutas. Los más distinguidos profesionales de la terapia familiar contribuyen con fundamentales y actualizados estudios. Citamos algunos de los temas que hacen de este volumen una exposición de la madurez de la terapia familiar: la concepción, ampliamente aceptada hoy, de que las intervenciones estructurales son circulares antes que lineales, un ensayo sobre hechos extraterapéuticos de cambio, un análisis sobre el empleo de técnicas de modificación de la conducta en la terapia familiar, una instructiva exposición de la aplicación del modelo de los sistemas de la terapia de familia a personas tratadas individualmente y el empleo de intervenciones paradójicas en particular, con miras a explorar las posibilidades de un modelo de interacción más humanístico que la teoría cibernética. Un libro de interés tanto para los clínicos recién ingresados en el campo, como para aquellos más experimentados en la teoría y su práctica, editado en homenaje al Dr. Minuchin, un sobresaliente pensador y terapeuta.

Este volumen propone ir más allá de la organización familiar para abordar procesos interaccionales específicos, en la medida en que los problemas familiares son creados y mantenidos por la sociedad. Fishman denomina a su modelo Terapia Estructural Intensiva o TEI. Es una terapia breve en que el terapeuta trabaja con el contexto contemporáneo del paciente para producir un cambio inmediato por la vía de transformar ese contexto, de acrecentarlo recontextuándolo, o de ambas maneras. La primera parte expone el modelo y la teoría general en que se basa, elaborando un abordaje de terapia estructural intensiva en cinco pasos. La segunda parte gira en torno de principios de intervención en subsistemas específicos del contexto contemporáneo de la familia: hermanos, pares, escuelas, lugar de trabajo, servicios sociales, etc. La claridad expositiva de Fishman es notable, y ricos historiales clínicos acompañan sus explicaciones.

A Curious Mind offers a peek into the conversations that inspired B. Grazer to create some of the world''s most iconic movies and television shows. He shows how curiosity fueled his rise as one of Hollywood''s leading creative visionaries, and how all of us can channel it to lead more rewarding lives.

Families today are assailed on all fronts by the profound changes, such as the decline of real wages and the loss in many industries of job security, that have shaken society over the past forty years and forced the monolithic family structure to take on a multitude of new forms, including the now-common dual-income family and the single-parent family. With families now more dependent on outside institutions for help and support—from the day care center to social services to neighbors and friends—family therapy needs a model of intervention that is capable of dealing with the new role these outside institutions and their representatives play in the life of the family.In this groundbreaking book, H. Charles Fishman takes this next logical step in the evolution of the treatment of families and details how to assess the broader system supporting and affecting the family and how to intervene effectively. Assessment techniques show how to decide which people and institutions (such as siblings, friends, co-workers, employers, social workers, teachers, clergy) need to be incorporated into the treatment. Fishman outlines how and when representatives of these outside institutions should meet with the therapist and the family. Rich case examples extensively illustrate principles of intervention for working within the family''s context and for identifying who or what is maintaining the dysfunction of the family system.A concluding section reveals that altruism, a side of human nature too easily forgotten or dismissed, is the driving force behind the cooperative spirit regularly shown by participants in intensive structural therapy. This surprising finding is sure to inspire all who help families deal with the stresses of life today.

Winner of the 1996 Anabiosis Press Chapbook Contest.

Your family is falling apart and everyone is grudgingly unhappy, the kids are misbehaving and in trouble with the law, your dreams are disintegrating as midlife pokes through, you want your children to thrive and do well. ... Trying to solve family problems? This wise, practical book will guide you. You will find yourself and your family on many of its pages and quickly discover that those precious relationships can be saved and preserved. Expertly written by psychiatrist Dr Charles Fishman, the book''s principles of change and transformation reach across the many stages of a family life, from "new baby in the house" and "off to school" to "an adolescent has emerged" and "elderly parents come to live". If you want to know how to fix your family and fix your work environment this book offers brilliant solutions. Dr. Charles Fishman develops a refreshing conversation with the reader; you''ll feel sure he is talking directly with you and your family. He has 35 years of experience interviewing and treating thousands of families, both in the United States and abroad, and as a psychiatrist, specialising in children, adolescents and adults, he has dedicated his work to the enduring future of the power of the modern family. An Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Dr Fishman is recruited for his supervision and teaching in Europe, South and Central America, United States, Southeast Asia, and New Zealand and Australia.You will find his other important books and publications via his web page: http://youcanfixyourfamily.com Pre-publication reviews: Wise and caring, this book can help you and your family. Professor Salvador Minuchin, Founder, Structural Family Therapy As a 28 year old mother this book definitely helped me prepare for the developmental passages that are to come for me and my family. Ruth I wish I had this book before my marriage fell apart. Steve I was asked to edit this book by the publisher. I found it so helpful - my mother had just died and Dr. Fishman''s perspective and advice helped me greatly. Christine