New Releases by David Elliot

Experts illuminate the challenges of achieving universal basic and secondary education, discussing the importance and difficulties not only of expanding access to education and but also of improving the quality of education.

From the creators of the "New York Times best-selling "America 24/7 come two heartwarming and spectacular new books celebrating everyone''s favorite pets, cats and dogs. Culled from thousands of images taken all across the country by professional and amateur photographers, each photo and accompanying caption tells a story of the intimate connections we share with our furry friends. As with "America 24/7, readers will be able to create a custom cover featuring their own photograph.

How Psychotherapists Develop: A Study of Therapeutic Work and Professional Growth - based on a 15-year study of psychotherapists'' experiences and careers - is a book written equally for practicing therapists, clinical educators, and mental health researchers. The authors and their collaborators collected detailed reports from nearly 5,000 psychotherapists of all career levels, professions, and theoretical orientations in more than a dozen countries worldwide. Here the authors sensitively explore the complex nature and interrelatedness of psychotherapeutic work and professional development through a series of systematic, controlled, clinically and theoretically informed analyses - and, in so doing, establish a solid foundation for empirically supported programs of training and supervision. This landmark work emphasizes to researchers the importance of the psychotherapist''s contribution to effective treatment, offers guidance to teachers and supervisors of psychotherapists, and - not least - promises to satisfy the curiosity of therapists at all career levels about how their own experiences of work and growth compare with those of their peers and colleagues.

While a great deal of research and theory has been devoted to how pati ents change, this unique book offers a rare glimpse into how therapist s evolve professionally. Prominent therapists from various theoretical orientations reflect on how they have expanded their professional hor izons and how their intervention styles have changed over the years. T his unique book provides a rare opportunity to witness the human side of therapists as they develop and grow. Goldfried provides the context for these memoirs in a thought-provoking introduction that describes the growing development of the psychotherapy integration movement and the societal forces that gave it its impetus. Each therapist in turn t hen tells her or his professional story, exploring through reflection and rich anecdotes the events that have shaped their careers. These ta les of personal development will be a welcome source of support for be ginning therapists, especially those who are struggling to develop the ir own professional identities.

"Breeding bird surveys indicate a long-term decline in the numbers of scoters (Melanitta sp.) in North America. My objectives were to estimate survival of nests, ducklings, and adult female White-winged Scoters (Melanitta fusca) breeding on the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, 2002-2004, within their primary breeding range. I measured habitat variables at nest sites and random sites in the study area to characterize nest habitat selection, and investigated breeding incidence with a laboratory analysis of circulating concentrations of the plasma yolk precursors vitellogenin (VTG) and very-low density lipoprotein (VLDL). The low hen and nest survival rates I observed combined with the substantial proportion of non-breeders on the breeding ground (up to 28%) may be responsible for the observed declines in abundance if annual survival rates are not high enough to maintain stable populations. Scoters avoided nesting in graminoid habitat, but nested in all other scrub or forested plant communities in proportion to their availability, selecting sites with more cover, higher variability of cover, and closer to edge and water than random sites. At the nest habitat scale, scoters are generalists, which may reduce the foraging efficiency of nest predators"--Leaf iii.

Following the success of The New York Times bestseller America 24/7, DK is publishing 50 books that showcase the best photographs from each state - all to be published on the same day. Each individual book includes 95% new photography and is a unique personal expression of state pride.

Following the success of The New York Times bestseller America 24/7, DK is publishing 50 books that showcase the best photographs from each state - all to be published on the same day. Each individual book includes 95% new photography and is a unique personal expression of state pride.

Jess''s father was lost at sea. Sometimes, far away, she thought she heard his old violin playing sadly, reaching out for her. Finally she could no longer bear waiting so she set sail in her little boat to find him. Drawn to the sound of her father''s favourite tune, she and her boat are snatched from the sea by the scavenging giant Pigtails the Pirate. Reunited with her father, who is one of Pigtails'' prized treasures, they finally earn the giant''s respect, and he sets them free to return home.

With three children under the age of nine, the youngest still in diapers, the Cohens decide to do something many dream of, but few actually undertake: sell the house, the cars, and the belongings and take off for a year-long journey around the world. Demonstrating great creativity and tremendous tenacity, David, Devi, and their children create the adventure of a lifetime -- an inspiration to anyone who dreams of leaving it all behind. Book jacket.

In light of rural Asia''s 30-year population increase, this book reviews trends and patterns in the quality of life, identifies and analyzes options for private and public policies for the improvement of the quality of life, and assesses the prospects for the quality of life in the context of globalization, privatization, and technological change.

Kafka for kids - a witty look at the perils of over-indulgence. Roscoe Wizzle used to be a normal ten-year-old kid - he went to a school, did his homework, ate burgers, and hung out with his best friend. But that was before Roscoe Wizzle started turning into a bug Taking a hilarious look at what can happen when you get too much of a good thing, this brilliant novel creates the perfect blend of suspense and comedy.

Sydney the penguin and his whale friend Bill try to save their friends from a whaling ship.

Children''s picture book with a story told in rhyme about two friendly dragons who go to a mediaeval fair and cause mayhem. The creation of this book was assisted by the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council''s Literature Programme.

This paper explores the emergence of a world economy since 1950 and its implications for the world''s labor force. There are four main sets of conclusions. First, although the integration of national economies since 1950 has been considerable, the world economy is still in its adolescence. Rapid integration has occurred among the industrial economies, but integration among the developing economies and between the industrial and developing economies has proceeded slowly. Second, international labor mobility can account for little, if any, economic integration since 1950. The economic integration that has been achieved is due mainly to the increased flow of capital across international boundaries and to a dramatic increase in trade, especially among the industrial countries. These developments have been driven by technological and institutional changes that have reduced the transactions costs for trade and capital mobility while maintaining or increasing barriers to international labor mobility. Third, these patterns of integration are associated with a sharp decline in income inequality among the industrial economies, but not in world income inequality as the income gap between the industrial and developing countries has increased. Finally, the large increase in developing economies'' share of the world labor force projected for the next few decades will magnify their incentives to integrate more closely among themselves and with the industrial economies. World income per capita will be promoted by such integration.