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An all-encompassing guide for designing and executing your own psychoeducational groups, this book is as practical as it is thorough. From introducing the group dynamic, to creating curricula that utilizes well-conceived content and activities, it offers a step-by-step guide for developing a group that fosters the knowledge and skills necessary for client growth and development. Designed to be used again and again, this is a resource for everyone from students looking for hands-on guidance to practitioners wanting to sharpen their skillset.

"Christopher Huang''s knack for creating mysteries in the Golden Age tradition is displayed splendidly in A PRETENDER''S MURDER." —Martin Edwards, author of the Rachel Savernake mysteriesThe year is 1925. A labyrinth of roads and rails spirals out from the bones of a nearly forgotten settlement. Londinium. Once the far-flung edge of the vast Roman Empire, it is now the seat of a greater one.Few have given more for the Empire than Colonel Hadrian Russell. Robbed of his four sons by the Great War, he now holds court as the acting president of the Britannia, a prestigious soldiers-only club in London. But when the Colonel is shot and thrown out the club’s front window, it seems the shadows of the Great War may extend further than previously thought.Lieutenant Eric Peterkin, newly installed secretary at the Britannia, finds himself thrust into the role of detective after Scotland Yard points fingers at friends he knows are innocent. But is the true murderer an unknown spy? Or a recently resurfaced friend of the Colonel’s dead sons? Or is it one of the Colonel’s four widowed daughters-in-law, who by all appearances paid him complete devotion?Accusations from personal betrayal to wartime espionage mount among the suspects as Eric''s investigation draws him back to scenes and sites of a war he’s sought to leave behind. From the greening fields of Flanders and the springtime streets of Paris to the sterile wards of a Swiss sanatorium, and back to the Britannia itself, Eric finds that even myths leave behind bones.

Hazel discovers an egg while out for a walk in the woods, and much to her surprise - Tip! Tip! Tap! - out pops a baby bird. She names him Herbert, and from then on, he sticks to her like jam on toast. But Hazel likes her routine, and Herbert’s always underfoot. No matter what she’s doing, Hazel simply can’t get a moment’s peace. What’s a fox to do?

Now in our chewable, bendable, washable, and recyclable Barefoot Baby-Proof Format! Come along for baby's day! Now it's time to eat. Giggle and gurgle together with this charming, inclusive window into all the ways babies enjoy their food: bottle-feeding, nursing, children feeding themselves, families eating together and more. Simple, repeating refrains develop baby’s early language skills and strengthen the special caregiver-child bond.   High-contrast designs and black-and-white photographs developed especially for an infant’s eye development Part of the bestselling Baby’s Day series which has sold over 1 million copies! Barefoot Baby-Proof books made from a durable, waterproof, recyclable, and nontoxic material that meets ASTM safety standards Washable and perfect for bath time

Now in our chewable, bendable, washable, and recyclable Barefoot Baby-Proof Format! Come along for baby's day! Now it's time to talk. Babies talk in all kinds of ways — and the people who love them talk back! Enjoy simple, repeating refrains meant to develop baby’s early language skills and strengthen the special caregiver-child bond.   High-contrast designs and black-and-white photographs developed especially for an infant’s eye development Part of the bestselling Baby’s Day series which has sold over 1 million copies! Barefoot Baby-Proof books made from a durable, waterproof, recyclable, and nontoxic material that meets ASTM safety standards Washable and perfect for bath time

All-star creative team Dan Slott and Raphael Albuquerque take on the Man of Steel! When a city-sized asteroid hurtles toward Earth, Superman is sent in to save the day but the reality of the crisis may be more than even he can handle! Superman has long since considered Earth to be his home after surviving the destruction of his birth planet, Krypton, as an infant. Now, thanks to a crisis of global proportions, the Man of Steel is confronted with a dangerous new status quo Earth may no longer be safe for him, and yet he is still tasked with saving it. Featuring the writing talents of Dan Slott, making his DC Comics ongoing series debut, and the art of Raphael Albuquerque, Superman Unlimited is a brand -new cornerstone series of the DC Universe, paving the way for every Superman fan! Collects Superman Unlimited #1-6.

Kate and her daughters Maeve and Bliz are back in Shamrock, Massachusetts, and Kate faces a big decision: Should they move back to their Irish-themed hometown for good? As she contemplates the idea, all the businesses in town, including her family''s B&B, the Buckley House, are busy preparing for the annual Great Shamrock Fair in hopes of luring back tourists after a murder during St. Patrick''s Week. But when Kate''s ex, Ian, arrives in town from Ireland to perform with his band in the festival, and his new fiancee, Fallon, is found dead at the fairgrounds, any chance of a fun and peaceful family summer goes up in green smoke. Much as she wants nothing to do with her ex, Kate knows Ian is innocent. Amid the swirl of activity in town, and her sister Colleen''s determination to keep the annual Miss Shamrock contests alive, Kate enlists her devastated eldest daughter, and her father, the former Shamrock police chief, to help her unwind the trail of evidence. With clues - and danger - piling up, can Kate find Fallon''s true killer and save her ex, before the Great Irish Fair and the town''s chances for a summer full of green go bust?

Druhá zbierka poézie Bibiany Buchelovej je akýmsi vnútorným pokračovaním prvej zbierky, v ktorej autorka zároveň rozširuje a prehlbuje svoj poetický záber. Básne, ktoré sú intímnymi lyrickými reflexiami, sa okrem precíznej práce so slovom a zaujímavým pohľadom na možno bežné témy života, akými sú partnerské vzťahy, láska medzi mužom a ženou, vrúcny vzťah k deťom a rodine, vyznačujú krásnou symbiózou s krajinou, prírodou doma, na Slovensku, ale aj na cestách a prinášajú pozitívny čitateľský zážitok. To ale neznamená, že autorka vo svojej poézii nie je citlivá aj na temnejšie stránky života. S nesmiernou vnímavosťou zaznamenáva aj rodinné tragédie, smrť priateľky ako aj vlastné ťaživé emócie. Básne sú zrelou reflexiou, prelínaním všetkých vrstiev i farieb života, napísané básnickými prostriedkami, ktoré sa vynárajú nenútene a prirodzene, akoby rástli z vnútornej potreby autorky vyjadriť intímne nálady a vnútorné súvislosti.

Tato kniha je věnovaná výzkumu moderního českého komediálního divadla; šťastným příkladem jsou tu osudy tzv. avantgardy související se zkoumáním zdrojů mimického živlu v českém divadle. V případě vzniku a vývoje Osvobozeného divadla Jiřího Voskovce (1905–1980) a Jana Wericha (1905–1980) jde o oblast, kde se protíná jejich mimické umění s „dramatickou“ tvorbou – tedy psaním vlastních divadelních her. Pozadí pak tvoří celkový vývoj generace Devětsilu a související -ismy (poetismus, konstruktivismus, dadaismus, surrealismus); dochází tak i ke srovnání s tvorbou dalších členů původního Osvobozeného divadla a v jistém ohledu i „protipólů“ V+W: E. F. Buriana (1904–1959), Jiřího Frejky (1904–1952) a Jindřicha Honzla (1890–1953). Postavení Osvobozeného divadla bylo zvláštní – divadlo bylo spojené s avantgardními snahami v dalších uměních; v literatuře zejména s rozvojem české poezie, která byla nejen za první republiky uznaně nejprůbojnějším uměleckým útvarem. Vedle tradice mimu – primárně tělesné herecké proměny – jde tak o problematiku vazeb herectví a lyriky, což těsně souvisí s rozvojem režisérského divadla, zejména v díle E. F. Buriana a Jiřího Frejky z 20. a 30. let., ale i s vlastní tvorbou V+W, a má co dělat s tradicí poetického divadla, které – v těsném spojení s tradicí mimu – zakládá specifickou podobu českého divadla. Třetí tendencí, jak to nazývá Jaroslav Vostrý ve své knize, je oživení divadelního prostoru jednak z hlediska nové vizualizace divadla, jednak sémantizace jeho jednotlivých prvků. Další vývoj tohoto typu divadla byl ovšem ovlivněn nejprve totalitním režimem i později dalšími vlivy spojenými s tzv. estetickým kapitalismem; tak byla tato tradice bohužel zatlačena do pozadí. Proto si tím víc zasluhuje uvedení do současného diskurzu. V případě výzkumu „avantgardního“ herectví, zkoumaného v souvislosti s rozvojem režisérského divadla, jde současně o řešení zásadní otázky: Co je možné vidět v tzv. avantgardním umění dnes a jak dnes určit jeho obsah a dosah. Dnes, to znamená v době, kdy avantgardní utopie ztratily v dobovém myšlení své někdejší postavení. Lze tak označit Osvobozené divadlo? Vztahuje se tato charakteristika na celou jeho historii? Tedy na Osvobozené divadlo působící jako divadelní sekce Devětsilu i Osvobozené divadlo V+W a další tvorbu těch, kteří stáli počátečnímu období Osvobozeného divadla v čele? Sémantika výrazu avantgarda je stále spojovaná s ideou uměleckého pokroku neodmyslitelného od pohybů v kultuře. Lze jistě mluvit o pokroku v případě techniky a technologií. Je to ale možné i v případě umění? Nebo je avantgarda střechové pojmenování různých příbuzných uměleckých skupin, jejichž ctižádost směřovala k zásahu do života či přímo ke ztotožnění se životem? To znamená k překročení dosavadních hranic umění, k vysvobození umění z institucionálního systému, diktátu trhu či vůbec existence nějakých daných (tradičních) forem, bránících projevu, ve kterém jako by se ozýval (svobodný) život sám? Má tedy pravdu Peter Bürger, který roku 1974 vyhlásil avantgardu za výraz sebekritiky umění v měšťanské společnosti, když místo pouhé kritiky dosavadních uměleckých škol a směrů útočí na samotnou instituci umění? Odpověď může i v případě české divadelní avantgardy naznačit jen kritická rekapitulace podoby tohoto umění (zvlášť v případě divadla jen pravděpodobné podoby) a jeho dobového kulturního fungování. A právě o tuto kritickou rekapitulaci se ve své poslední knize Jaroslav Vostrý pokusil. Obsah knihy: Úvod 1.V éře Devětsilu 1.1 Roztočené jeviště 1.2 Od Divadla mladých k Osvobozenému divadlu 1.3 Ve Frejkově a Honzlově režii 1.4 Ten další 1.5 Frejkovy pokusy o vlastní divadlo 2. Na přelomu 2.1 Osvobozené divadlo a V+W neboli Drama a revue 2.2 Dva směry v jednom divadle 2.3 Voskovec a Werich v Adrii 2.4 Něco se musí stát 2.5 V Praze a v Brně 3. Fantazie a skutečnost 3.1 Začátek 30. let

It’s another beautiful day in the bustling city of Zootopia, where every animal is free to strive to realize their full potential — and one of the most successful of those strivers is Tripp Zebrando, owner of the PB&J cell phone company. PB&J’s high-tech devices are the must-have accessories for every species in town, and Tripp is about to launch their latest model with a huge publicity event timed for the arrival of the first shipment of phones at the airport. Unfortunately, somebody has it in for PB&J, or Tripp (or both), and the resulting sabotage threatens to bring the house down — right on top of the unsuspecting crowd! Luckily, ZPD’s finest — in the form of Officers Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde — are on the scene, ready to keep the peace (or at least contain the chaos). But what they’re about to discover in the aftermath of this seemingly isolated incident will lead them into a much larger and more complicated case! Acclaimed author JEFF PARKER (Negaduck, Batman ’66) partners up with renowned artist ALESSANDRO RANALDI (Disney Villains: Hades) to bring the captivating world of Disney’s Zootopia to comic-book life with this all-new mystery adventure. Issues 1 thru 6.

Does happiness come from the pursuit of pleasure or moral virtue? A vivid new translation of Cicero’s exploration of a timeless question“Of course, we all want to be happy.” So wrote the Roman statesman, orator, and philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero. He and his fellow Greek and Roman philosophers agreed that the secret to happiness—or what they called the “good life”—is pursuing the “greatest good.” The only problem is that they couldn’t agree on what the greatest good is. Cicero addressed this dilemma by composing a set of dialogues, On the Greatest Good and Evil (De finibus bonorum et malorum), in which he pitted advocates of different philosophical approaches to happiness against one another. Notably, these include the Epicureans (who believe that the greatest good is pleasure) and the Stoics (according to whom it is moral virtue). Rather than choosing sides, Cicero considers the pros and cons of the different philosophies, ultimately leaving it to his readers to make up their own minds. In How to Find Happiness, Katharina Volk offers a vivid new translation of selections from Cicero’s work, complete with an introduction and the original Latin text on facing pages. The result is a lively and engaging debate that invites each of us to discover our own path to happiness.

When a private school field trip ends with one student dead, three mothers must face the darkest secrets lurking beneath their lifestyles, their friendships, their children, and themselves. In the privileged world of Manhattan’s elite Dearborn Academy, three mothers—Abby, Kara, and Hollis—form an unlikely bond. Until a student is murdered on a class trip their teenagers attended, and every parent has something to hide. Artistic single mom Abby and career-challenged Kara have always felt like outsiders among Dearborn’s rich, powerful families. When glamorous, enigmatic Hollis arrives with her son and a picture-perfect life, they take her under their wing—despite nagging doubts about her past. Their friendship only deepens after tragedy strikes on a school retreat. But as a determined detective edges closer to the truth of what happened in the woods that night, cracks begin to show—in their stories, their alliances, and their trust. Each woman is keeping secrets. And so are their children. Now, with everything at stake, Abby, Kara, and Hollis must decide how far they’ll go to protect their families—even if it means turning on one another. Because everyone has a reason to lie. And someone will stop at nothing to keep the truth buried.

The Gotham City Sirens are back, and they re going intergalactic! A new space-themed nightclub has opened in Gotham and the Sirens (Harley Quinn, Catwoman, and Poison Ivy) are suspicious that there might be something devious (and alien!) under the surface. Gotham s resident baddies are back in action! Join Harley Quinn, Catwoman, and Poison Ivy as they take on a new threat facing the city they call home the alien despot Despero! When a new space-themed club opens in Gotham, the girls quickly discover that something nefarious might be going on under the flashing lights and thumping bass, but they soon find themselves in the crosshairs of a conspiracy of cosmic proportions! Collects Gotham City Sirens: Unfit for Orbit #1-5, the entire event series written by Leah Williams and drawn by Haining!

The second volume in a landmark commentary on an important and influential work of ancient philosophyThis is the second volume of a groundbreaking commentary on one of the most important works of ancient philosophy, the Enneads of Plotinus—a text that formed the basis of Neoplatonism and had a deep influence on early Christian thought and medieval and Renaissance philosophy. This volume covers Enneads IV and V, which focus on two of the principal “hypostases” of Plotinus’s ontological system, namely the soul and the Intellect. Paul Kalligas provides an analytical exegesis of the arguments, along with an account of Plotinus’s principal sources, references to other parts of his work, and a systematic evaluation of his overarching theoretical aspirations. A landmark contribution to Plotinus scholarship, this is the most detailed and extensive commentary ever written for the whole of the Enneads.

The brand new book from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Lost Bookshop! On any given day, there are thousands of items slowly gathering dust in the Lost and Found of Heathrow Airport. Unknown to anyone, hidden among the clutter, is a very special object that can change the fortunes of those who possess it – a violin of rare beauty and power. Now, as if by chance, it has fallen into the hands of three strangers… Baggage claim agent Devlin, retired teacher Walter, and appraiser Gabrielle have nothing in common, but can these three unlikely guardians unlock the secrets of the violin? With heartfelt moments, unexpected connections, and a mystery that lingers long after the final page, this is Evie Woods at her very best.

Twenty year old Temperance Verus has never been kissed. But that's what the basilisk is for. Along with thirteen other contestants, Tem must train with a basilisk to learn the power of seduction and win the prince's hand in marriage. When Tem is matched with Caspen, the Serpent King, she realizes she might actually stand a chance. But with tensions rising between the basilisks and the humans, Tem is torn in two directions. As her bond with Caspen deepens, so does her connection with the prince. And when she uncovers a terrible secret about the royal family, Tem finds herself caught between two worlds . . . neither of which she can survive without.

He's the forbidden enigma I wanted to ignore . . . but instead I'll be forced to share a home with him. Jameson Knight arrives at precisely the same time every day to pick up. It's the only time I see him smile. I don't ask questions because it's not my place. I'm just his daughter's favorite teacher, nothing more. . . . Until the first bullet flies by us at recess. Suddenly, I'm risking my life to protect her. And then Jameson drags me back to his estate, claiming it's a matter of life-or-death. Now I'm in the most beautiful home I've ever seen, faced with an offer from a man who's just as gorgeous: Be the temporary live-in nanny until he can ensure my safety and find a more permanent solution. It'll be easy, he promises. Yet, the arrangement is anything but simple. Not when Jameson's hungry stare is all consuming and his touch pulse racing. And definitely not when I find that nothing in this neighborhood is as it seems, including Jameson. He may be powerful, possessive, and protective. But he's also dangerous, demanding, and calculating. As more of his secrets come out, I should run but . . . How do I escape the enigma of Jameson Knight if he's already captured my heart? Welcome to Paradise Grove, a luxurious, ultra-private billionaire enclave - where the stakes are high, and the secrets are buried deep. Perfect for fans of L.J. Shen, Rina Kent and Ana Huang.

America’s sweetheart has been canceled. From teen star to international phenom to the biggest celebrity in the world, Aurelia George has suddenly found herself on the other side of adoration. The public thinks they hate her when they never really knew her. The saddest tragedy of all is that she doesn’t know herself. Done with the fame, glitz, and glam? the whole doe-eyed princess charade? Aurelia decides she’s taking back her life, even if it costs her everything. But her uncle has other plans. Shipped far away until the heat dies, Aurelia finds herself in the one place where her name means nothing. When a blizzard causes her plane to crash, she becomes stranded in the wilds of Northern Canada, a sole survivor with no one to turn to. No one except them. The misanthropic mountain men who’ve shut themselves away. It’s their cabin Aurelia finds in the icy wilderness and their obsession she ignites when they discover her sleeping in one of their beds. Thorin, Khalil, and Ezekiel (and all of his personalities) have only longed for one thing in nine long years...a woman to warm their beds. Surviving a plane crash, wolves, avalanches, frozen lakes, and a harsh winter with three feral men is nothing compared to Aurelia’s hardest trial of all?finding herself.

For fiercely independent Sincere Watkins, her stunning beauty is an obstacle to be overcome. Growing up in New Orleans'' most dangerous neighborhood, she caught the eye of Lorde, leader of the ruthless local gang, The Saints. Despite Lorde''s unstoppable obsession with her, Sincere is making a life for herself. She won''t let him stand in her way-even after he takes out someone she cares for. Sincere just focuses on fulfilling her dreams-and holds love at a distance to keep others safe... But when Lorde upends Sincere''s world irrevocably, she evades his every merciless move with strength, savvy, and resilience she never knew she had. And their battle of wills becomes all-out war when Lorde''s second-in-command, Supreme, falls hard for Sincere''s dignity and determination... Now she will work every angle by igniting long-buried resentments and lethal rivalries among The Saints. For in the Dirty South, where grudges run deep and life is short, power lies in how you seize it. And Sincere will pay any price, rack up any cost to get revenge-and all she deserves. Even if all that''s left is heartbreak-and smoking ash...