Most Popular Books by Patricia Hermes

Twelve-year-old Missy tries to learn more about her mother''s odd behavior as she and her two friends share some secrets during a long, hot summer in Mississippi toward the end of World War II.

One of the most intriguing questions facing modern science is the inner workings of the human brain. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a powerful tool used to study the human brain in action. The data produced from mapping the active processes within the brain present many challenges to statisticians, computer scientists, engineers and other data analysts, due to their complex structure and the ever-increasing sophistication of the scientific questions being posed by researchers. This book represents the first in-depth discussion of statistical methodology, which it couples with an introduction to the scientific background needed to understand the data. Starting from the basic science - where fMRI data come from, why they are so complicated, and the role statistics can play in designing and interpreting experiments - the book gives a detailed survey of the numerous methods that have been applied in the last fifteen years. The analysis of fMRI data features many of the major issues of concern in modern statistics, such as high dimensionality, multiple testing, and visualization. The array of techniques examined in the book ranges from the simple two-sample t-test and the general linear model to hierarchical spatiotemporal models, multivariate methods such as principal components analysis, and Bayesian approaches as they have been used in fMRI. Software, including descriptions of the most popular freeware packages and their capabilities, is also discussed. This book offers researchers who are interested in the analysis of fMRI data a detailed discussion from a statistical perspective that covers the entire process from data collection to the graphical presentation of results. The book is a valuable resource for statisticians who want to learn more about this growing field, and for neuroscientists who want to learn more about how their data can be analyzed.

In this sequel to "Kevin Corbett Eats Flies," Bailey runs for class president hoping that popularity will secure her place in her current foster home.

Vada has problems with her new stepmother and her friends.

Twelve-year-old Abbie struggles to accept her father''s desire to make a new home for his family on the Nebraska prairies of the late 1850s.

While staying with her cousin for a couple of months, Amelia devises a foolproof plan to keep her parents from getting divorced and reluctantly enlists the help of Jason, the cutest boy in school.

Since their introduction to the market, millions of award-winning Uglydolls have been sold in special shops all over the world. From plush dolls to books to stationery and beyond, the Uglydolls have taken both their universe and ours by storm. This wall calendar is filled with the charismatic creatures bringing their own strange reality to everyday situations.Includes bonus stickers!

A 10-year-old girl staying with her grandparents for the summer is appalled to discover that her parents'' prolonged stay abroad means that she must start in a new school and somehow hide the fact that she is an epileptic.

The Cousins'' Club meets at Jennifer''s and Amy''s house during winter vacation.

Tracy''s long friendship with unconventional Kelly is strained when Tracy''s new friends put pressure on her to choose between them.

A fourteen-year-old girl living with her father describes becoming an incest victim.

Emily likes to play baseball and tease her brother, but her happy life is interrupted when her brother has a fatal accident.

Read about Elizabeth Putnam being accused of witchcraft, then flip the book over to read about her friend George who must make a decision who to believe.

After she switches schools in the middle of the year and goes to stay with her grandparents, eleven-year-old Jeremy''s life is further disrupted when her parents announce from overseas that they are adopting a new baby sister for her.

KT''s friendship with her two best friends is threatened when KT is selected for the talented and gifted program at school.

Elizabeth Barker continues to write to her "friend," her diary, as disease and lack of food further plague the suffering settlers at Jamestown.

In 1611, ten-year-old Elizabeth continues a journal of her experiences living in Jamestown, as her brother Caleb rejoins the family, a new strict governor comes to the colony, and her father considers remarriage. Simultaneous.

My America series-Elizabeth #1/Jamestown.

Interviews with parents and teenagers explore some of the myths and realities of suicide examining such aspects as motives, warning signs, effects on others, and prevention.

In 1848, nine-year-old Joshua Martin McCullough writes a journal of his family''s journey from Missouri to Oregon in a covered wagon, in an addition to a popular series which includes a historical note about westward migration.

Late in 1848, nine-year-old Joshua McCullough starts a second journal, this time recording events in Willamette Valley, Oregon Territory, as his family and others they met on the trail begin to get settled. Simultaneous.

Emma tries to help her parents understand that, although their beloved new nanny has made a few mistakes, no one can behave perfectly responsibly all the time.

When Emma and her brothers and sisters want to get a kitten and another ferret, and Emma wants their nanny to be the chaperone on her soccer team trip instead of her mother, the children decide to go on strike to try to force their parents to meet their demands.

Emma''s new dilemma is how to share her nanny''s attention with others on a family camping trip

A 12-year-old boy vows he will never do to his future family what his father did by leaving the boy, his sister and mother. Yet, 30 years later, the boy now a man leaves his own family. A young woman who''s broken off an abusive relationship is now attracted to the same kind of personality in a potential boyfriend. And an attorney who grew up with an impossible-to-please father takes a job in a firm where the boss thinks praise is never productive. These are the kind of repetitive cycles that Stanley Rosner has seen time and again in his practice across 40 years as a clinical psychologist. A past president of the Connecticut Psychological Association, Rosner examines in this book whether there is for some people a compulsion to repeat self-destructive acts, and what the foundation for that compulsion might be, as well as how it can be changed to afford better, happier living. Assisted by popular author Patricia Hermes, Rosner offers many eye-opening vignettes from his therapy rooms, showing us clearly how early life events can create unconscious dilemmas that move us to repeat the situation in other forms. He aims to show us how we can resolve the issues that linger, explaining how to recognize these issues, then move forward to put them to rest in ways that are not self-sabotaging. What I have to offer, says Rosner, is the opportunity for change.

For anyone who has ever dreamed of hearing a horse’s story . . . Independence, Missouri, 1846 Koda is a bay quarter horse with a white blaze. He loves to explore the countryside and run free with his human friend Jasmine nearby. But after Koda sets out with Jasmine’s family on a long and dusty wagon train journey on the Oregon Trail, he finds out what is truly important to him. Here is Koda’s story . . . in his own words. With moving and knowledgeable text and lovely black-and-white art throughout—both by real horse people—this is the perfect fit for all lovers of horses and history!

Late in 1848, nine-year-old Joshua McCullough starts a second journal, this time recording events in Willamette Valley, Oregon Territory, as his family and others they met on the trail begin to get settled. Simultaneous.

Kevin and his friend Bailey conspire to prevent Kevin''s father from moving himself and Kevin once again.

Emma and her siblings plot to keep their beloved nanny Annie from going on a three-week vacation and leaving them in the care of the totally uncool, animal-hating Mrs. Potts.

Emma struggles with finding the perfect time to confess to her parents that she brought her pet ferret on vacation to Maine, and trying to save her favorite tree that a new neighbor wants to cut down.

Born in Northern Nevada in 1950, Black Cloud is a black-and-white mustang colt. He loves roaming free with the rest of his herd, playing with the other foals, and learning the ways of wild horses. But when humans intrude on this wandering life, Black Cloud''s world is changed forever. Like Black Beauty, this moving novel is told in first person from the horse''s own point of view and includes an appendix full of photos and facts about mustangs and the history of the laws protecting them.

Emma''s happy summer of soccer camp with best friend Luisa and visits to Rooney, the beloved old horse at the nearby stables where Annie the nanny helps out, changes when she discovers that Rooney is being sold and Luisa has some unhappy news.

Emma Dilemma''s nanny Annie is getting married, and Emma worries about if she will ever see her again after the wedding.

Katie is having a difficult time in school, and is worried about the upcoming Valentine''s Day party.