Monica: 1341 books
Landscapes in Between
Environmental Change in Modern Italian Literature and Film
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2015
Since its economic boom in the late 1950s, Italy has grappled with the environmental legacy of rapid industrial growth and haphazard urban planning. One notable effect is a preponderance of interstitial landscapes such as abandoned fields, polluted riverbanks, and makeshift urban gardens. Landscapes...
Gadamer's Ethics of Play
Hermeneutics and the Other
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2010
Gadamer's Ethics of Play: Hermeneutics and the Other examines the ethical dimensions of understanding by focusing on Gadamer's concept of 'play' as it is developed in his magnum opus Truth and Method. Monica Vilhauer argues for the global relevance of play in Gadamer's philosophical hermeneutics by...
Falling in Love Again
The Mature Woman’s Guide to Finding Romantic Fulfillment
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
When social psychologist Dr. Monica Morris found herself unexpectedly single late in life, the road wasn’t an easy one, but she found her way to a new love. In this book, Dr. Morris shares both her experiences and the knowledge she gained along the way, providing an empowering resource for the mature...
by Monica Chun, Jules Daly, Richard Dias
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2018
A special, première release of this groundbreaking book on the art of advertising and brand management to coincide with the 2018 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.A collection of essays from jurors on the 2017 Lions Entertainment award. Drawing on years of experience and expertise,...
Taste of Heaven
An Awakening to Divine Love
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2012
“Once you’ve had a taste of heaven, everything else in life becomes tasteless. Once you’ve had a taste of heaven, everything else in life becomes even more tasteful.”
Taste of Heaven: An Awakening...
Making Women's Medicine Masculine
The Rise of Male Authority in Pre-Modern Gynaecology
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2008
Making Women's Medicine Masculine challenges the common belief that prior to the eighteenth century men were never involved in any aspect of women's healthcare in Europe. Using sources ranging from the writings of the famous twelfth-century female practitioner, Trota of Salerno, all the way to the...
Redrawing the Historical Past
History, Memory, and Multiethnic Graphic Novels
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2018
Redrawing the Historical Past examines how multiethnic graphic novels portray and revise U.S. history. This is the first collection to focus exclusively on the interplay of history and memory in multiethnic graphic novels. Such interplay enables a new understanding of the past. The twelve essays explore...
My Little Book of Helpfulness
Quick, easy and simple techniques to help you navigate through the stresses and strains of living in the 21st century
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2016
This book provides a series of ‘HELPFULNESS TECHNIQUES’ for dealing with a whole series of common issues that people experience.
Monica says:
“I wrote this Little Book when I realised most of the excellent self help books that are available on the market, seem to go into great...
Never Forgive T2
Après Never Forget, la Dark Romance continue dans l'interdit
Language: French
Release Date: March 8, 2017
Mensonges. Trahison. Secrets. Amour. L’entrée fracassante d’une grande voix de la romance contemporaine dans l’univers sombre et bouleversant de la dark romance.
On dit que la vérité blesse. En ce qui concerne Katherine, elle l’a plutôt anéantie, ruinée, lacérée, déchiquetée....
Mindfulness per le relazioni affettive
L'arte di amare con consapevolezza
Language: Italian
Release Date: July 7, 2016
Il rapporto tra due persone è un’esperienza intensa, dinamica e mutevole nel tempo. Se inizialmente una relazione genera meccanismi di attaccamento, vicinanza e intimità, col tempo può trasformarsi in terreno fertile per conflitti e sofferenze.
Il nuovo libro di Attilio Piazza e Monica Colosimo...
Human Resources, Care Giving, Career Progression and Gender
A Gender Neutral Glass Ceiling
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2004
This book presents a challenge to feminist perspectives that see the glass ceiling as the exclusive domain of women's careers and work life. The authors address existing debates and extend them to include original empirical evidence from several US and UK comparative studies that look at the effect...
by Monica Ramirez Basco, PhD
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2009
Everyone waits till the last minute sometimes. But many procrastinators pay a significant price, from poor job performance to stress, financial problems, and relationship conflicts. Fortunately, just as anyone can endlessly delay, anyone can learn how to stop! Cognitive-behavioral therapy expert Monica...
Land Beyond the River
The Untold Story of Central Asia
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2014
Along the banks of the river once called Oxus lie the heartlands of Central Asia: Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. Catapulted into the news by events in Afghanistan, just across the water, these strategically important, intriguing and beautiful countries remain almost completely unknown to the outside world.
In...
Nature's Noblemen
Transatlantic Masculinities and the Nineteenth-Century American West
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2013
In this fascinating book Monica Rico explores the myth of the American West in the nineteenth century as a place for men to assert their masculinity by “roughing it” in the wilderness and reveals how this myth played out in a transatlantic context. Rico uncovers the networks of elite men—British...