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In the World Library of Psychologists series, international experts present career-long collections of what they judge to be their finest work extracts from books, key articles, salient research findings and their major theoretical and practical contributions.

This volume of self-selected papers recognises Professor Barbara A. Wilson's major contribution to the study of neuropsychology. Published over a 25-year period, the papers included here address the assessment, treatment and evaluation of rehabilitation provided to people who have memory difficulties arising from an injury or...

One boy, with the help of a girl from another dimension, saves the world by changing himself. Matt, a lonely, brilliant sixteen-year-old, learns to connect with nature, his father, and his classmates. Deva, a magical girl and her Irish wolfhound teaches us all that life is more than a head-trip and that compassionate action can make the world safe for all forms of life. The two fight against a malevolent spirit which has taken the form of a spreading, polluting cloud that threatens all life on earth. In the process, Animal rights author Jeffrey Masson called Deva and the Soul Snatcher "an...

Many patients with stroke, head injuries or dementia suffer severe memory impairment and in many cases improvement may fail to occur.

This book, first published in 1984 followed by this second edition in 1992, offers practical guidelines to the problems and is supported by a discussion of theory about memory systems and functioning. It should enable therapists and psychologists to recognize, understand, assess and manage memory problems arising from injury, accident or infection of the brain.

The authors are well-known for their interest in memory and memory therapy. Topics...

In a writing career populated with characters and situations drawn closely from life, A Little Learning is unique. It is Waugh's only finished,...

At the age of twenty eight Gary was assaulted by a gang with baseball bats and a hammer, resulting in several skull fractures and severe brain damage. For nineteen months he had little awareness of his surroundings before he started to show some recovery. This inspirational book documents his exceptional journey.

The book presents a series of interviews with Gary, his mother Wendie, who never gave up, the medical team who initially treated him, and the therapists who worked with him over a period of three years. Through their testimony we learn about the devastating effects...