Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Nonfiction >> Social Topics - General (see also headings under Family)

A food editor befriends a chicken in his Queens backyard. A ten-year-old child prodigy learns quantum physics. A thief in Rome steals 1,000 euros-from the bottom of an outdoor fountain. These are the stories that make us smile, wonder, and think. They are real-life stories about real-life people, all of which have appeared on the pages of The New York Times.

A perfect primer on humanity, Tales from the Times will introduce new readers to people and places that captivate the mind. There are certain human- interest stories that people just can't stop talking about-twins...

If not for you all I wouldn't be where I am today

To all those wonderful achievers out there, friends and colleagues; Thank you.

Stacey Kannenberg with Cedar Valley Publishing, Take your children to kindergarten, Take your children to first grade and forward.Jackie Kendall, "The Mentoring Mom," Vicki Courtney the author of your boy, "RAISING A SON IN AN UNGODLY WORLD." Aerobie Inc. Alex Tenant for introducing the Skylighter Disc, Outdoor evening fun for parents and...

From adolescence and alcohol to yelling, your room, and you yourself, How to Live with Parents and Teachers offers help to teenagers when they need it. Eric Johnson provides answers in plain language to the everyday problems that all young people experience.

ISBN: 978-1-84747-173-4
Published: 2007
Pages: 190
Key Themes: carer's story, grief, poetry, schizophrenia, mental health services, suicide

"With this book I want people to realise that even if you do manage to get help for a loved one who has become seriously mentally ill, it does not mean they are safe from harming themselves. Hospitals are only as good as the staff that run them. 'Care In The Community' is very spasmodic, especially in rural areas. I also want people to realise that seriously mentally ill people are not...

Winner of an iParenting Media Award, this picture book appeals to the visual strengths of students on the autism spectrum, with color photos of students demonstrating various social skills in the correct (and sometimes incorrect) way. The skills depicted are meant to be read, role-played, corrected when necessary, role-played some more and, finally, to be practiced by the student in real-life social situations. -Thought bubbles- show what people are thinking during these interactions (not always what you hoped ). Practical, engaging, and down-to-earth, this is a valuable tool to help teens...

This book, a project of the ASEAN-China Study Programme of ISEAS, is designed to promote a better understanding between the people of the two regions as China continues to exert a dominant political and economic presence in Southeast Asia. Needless to say, scholars and academics from both sides have a significant role to play in terms of creating greater awareness of each other through research, workshops, and conferences. Whilst many universities and research institutes in the ASEAN region are conducting studies on various aspects of China, it is equally important for the Chinese...