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By Travis Langley. 2020
Batman is one of the most compelling and enduring characters to come from the Golden Age of Comics, and interest…
in his story has only increased through countless incarnations since his first appearance in Detective Comics #27 in 1939. Why does this superhero without superpowers fascinate us? What does that fascination say about us? Batman and Psychology explores these and other intriguing questions about the masked vigilante, including the following: Does Batman have PTSD? Why does he fight crime? Why as a vigilante? Why the mask, the bat, and the underage partner? Why are his most intimate relationships with bad girls he ought to lock up? And why won't he kill that homicidal green-haired clown? This book, which is written by a psychology professor and Superherologist (a scholar of superheroes), gives fresh insight into the complex inner world of Batman and Bruce Wayne (and the other characters of Gotham City), using this popular comic-book character as a lens to help explain psychological theory and conceptsBy Marie-Pier Savaria. 2021
Un papa, une maman, trois beaux enfants, du bonheur à profusion. Mais un jour, en jouant à retenir sa respiration…
sous l'eau dans la piscine d'un ami, Justin, l'aîné âgé de huit ans, perd la vie. Une mère peut-elle survivre à un tel drame ?By Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman, Elizabeth Cobbs. 2016
Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler are firebrands in different parts of the world until they are brought together during the…
American Revolution. They both work for freedom and deeply love one another, despite challenges from both outside and inside their marriage. Some violence and some descriptions of sex. 2016By Rob Oliver, Chloe Oliver. 2012
Rob Oliver had the privilege of sharing Who, Me? Yeah, You! at Cornerstone Christian Academy near Pittsburgh. It's an Anti-Bullying…
presentation that emphasizes the role each person plays in bullying. You're either a bully, bullied, or a bystander. This story comes from the section on Conflict Resolution. The explanation centers on the 3 resolutions to conflict: win-win, win-lose, and lose-loseBy John Welwood. 1992
By Catherine Stier, Lynne Avril. 2007
By Staton Rabin, Bagram Ibatoulline. 2008
By Tom Gleason. 2001
Each of John Howard Wilson's five adult children remembers his death and the experience of losing their father. As each…
shares very personal moments, the reader steps inside a family's life and explores the profound bonds between father and childBy Susan E. Goodman, Elwood Smith. 2008
Explains the process for electing the president of the United States. Discusses the electoral college system of voting, the role…
of political parties, candidates' campaigns and debates, and the reasons all citizens should vote. Presents historical facts about former presidents and past elections. For grades 4-7. 2008By Sharon Dennis Wyeth. 2002
June 1858 to March 1859. Nine-year-old Corey Birdsong and his family, fugitive slaves from Kentucky, settle into their new life…
of freedom in Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada. Corey makes friends, goes to school for the first time, and rescues Mingo--an old friend. For grades 2-4. 2002By ReShonda Tate Billingsley. 2005
Twelve years after losing her parents, Aja James is tired of worrying about her siblings' problems: Eric's uncontrollable rage and…
Jada's impenetrable silence. Meanwhile Aja's best friend, Roxie, fixes her up with sexy bachelor Charles Clayton. Strong language. 2001By Edward M. Hallowell, Catherine A. Corman. 2006
Profiles seventeen adults with attention deficit disorder--ADD--who use its special qualities to achieve success. Includes biographies of political advisor James…
Carville, professional athletes, a police officer, a Rhodes scholar, a physician, entrepreneurs, and others. Written by authors who have children with ADD. For junior and senior high readers. 2006By Nancy Ogaz. 2004
Shy, thirteen-year-old Alex Stone wants to impress his classmate Brianna Santos, avoid the neighborhood bully, and be a normal teenager,…
but he has to watch over Nic, his older, autistic brother. That complicates everything until he realizes how much he loves Nic. For grades 5-8. 2004By Flora Rheta Schreiber. 1995
The history-making case of Sybil Isabel Dorsett, a woman with multiple personality disorder and sixteen different identities. Bestselling account chronicles…
eleven years of psychoanalysis, hypnosis, and treatment sessions with Dr. Cornelia Wilbur, who assisted Sybil in identifying the causes of her illness. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1973By Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Kimberly Kirberger. 2002
Companion to Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul (DB 44853) and others offers anecdotes, poems, and short essays by teenagers…
about falling in love, breaking up, friendship, family, and growing up. For junior and senior high and older readers. Bestseller. 2002By Susan Piver. 2000
Exercises for couples contemplating marriage to help gain a deeper understanding of each other and strengthen intimate bonds. Topics range…
from money and sex to having children and organizing a home. Bestseller. 2000By Gerald Jampolsky, Lee L. Jampolsky, Lee L Jampolsky. 1999
Based on A Course in Miracles (DB 43840), a psychologist defines addiction broadly as "pursuing happiness in things (people, places,…
substances) external to myself." The book focuses on enabling readers to find peace of mind and love. Includes daily lessons. 1991Explores whether twins develop similar habits through nature or nurture. Glatt examines several cases of identical twins who commit violent…
crimes with or against each other. Explicit descriptions of sex and violence. 1999By Leo F Buscaglia, Leo F. Buscaglia. 1982
As Freddie learns about the changing seasons along with the other leaves on a tall tree, he discovers the delicate…
balance between life and death. For grades K-3 and older readers. 1982By Judith St. George. 1999
Discusses the assassinations of four American presidents: Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy. Also describes seven…
unsuccessful attempts on other U.S. chief executives. Briefly explains each leader's life and times and the criminals' reasons for their attacks. For grades 5-8. 1999