Counseling and Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents, Third Edition has been a valuable addition to my personal llibrary. As a graduate student, I am constantly in search of state-of-the-art resources that I feel will enhance my skills once I begin to practice. Every grad. student/novice counselor needs to be aware of the major schools of thought as theory drives practice. This book offers the reader the chance to become familiar with the latest thinking and practice using the seven major approaches to counseling and psychotherapeutic interventions with children and adolescents.

I have used this book many times over in writing research reports and it has served me well. This text is chock-full of useful information; everything from multicultural counseling to ethical issues. I would have liked to see more written on the areas of schizophrenia, and suicide.

Although a bit pricey, this book is valuable as a supplemental or main text for the student, and reference for the novice therapist.

Written in a friendly and easy to understand format, Thompson & Rudolph "Counseling for Children" - is a detail and an invaluable book to own.

It features exclusively on 'Children' ... by first chapter including the introduction to the child's world (developmental and cognitive perspectives in influencing the child's world) ... subsequently including counselling theories specially for children from psychoanalytic, reality therapy, behavioural counselling, person-centred counselling, rational-emotive & cognitive-behavioural counselling etc..,

This book is so exclusive in children's counselling that it also includes counseling children in cross-cultural perspectives, types of play therapies, children special concerns w/ ADHD, HIV, Divorce, Homeless, Depression and Suicide, Exceptional children etc., and least not forgetting .... social and legal ethical issues governing counselling for children.

At the end of each chapter, the author has included references case studies examples and especially websites specially related to every individual chapters ... websites related to mental health institutions, specialised therapy centres for education, colleges and universities in the U.S.

This book is a real-buy and recommended as ideal for readers (counsellors, psychologists, students etc.,)

Leroy Thompson does it again with his newest installment in his tactical manual series; "The Counter Insurgency Manual - Tactics Of The Anti-Guerrilla Professionals". This book is formatted and laid out like his previous title "Hostage Rescue Manual". For the size of the book it covers a broad subject coving everything from Guerrilla theories to small unit operations. The book contains many sidebars of historical examples and in-depth author comments, which highlight and authenticate the subject matter. The book is profusely illustrated and contains many B&W photos, many of which are unpublished Rhodesian bush war era photos (which alone make the book worth the buy) and other relevant photos. Some of the subjects covered in the book include psychological operations, hearts and minds, Ambushes, booby-traps, combat tracking and pseudo-guerrilla operations. One of my favorite chapters is "Trackers and Pseudo-Guerrillas", which includes extensive tips on tracking as used by David Scott-Donelan in Rhodesia and South African bush wars. It also goes into the Pseudo-operation concept and how it is used as formidable weapon in a low intensity conflict. This is the concept made famous by the Selous Scouts in Rhodesia, which accounted for more dead terrorist then any other unit in the war. Over all, the book is a good reference, but only covers the surface of most subjects. I highly recommend this book to anyone with a interest in special operations, with most of the skills discussed in this book being the bread and butter of most of the worlds special forces that still employ these tactics all over the world (much like how the Green Berets are operating in Afghanistan presently).

Mildly intrigued by the title of this book, I bought a used copy...a flea market in Lunenberg, Mass. this past fall. It turned out to be a real gem. Superbly well-written, it weaves together accounts of the author's family life in rural Michigan at the turn of the Twentieth Century with recipes of the food the family ate. The effect is very much along the lines of MFK Fisher's books about her life in France. But unlike Mrs. Fisher, Ms. Lutes is no self-conscious bohemian. Very much a woman of her time and place, she is nonetheless independent, intelligent, and very funny. That is, there is nothing genteel and Victorian about her, and nothing pretentious. She is modern, one of us. Who was Della T. Lutes? Hard to tell at this late date. My 1965 edition of "The Reader's Encyclopedia" has no entry on her. Amazon.com has only this title for sale. But she must have had a considerable following in her day. My copy of "The Country Kitchen," printed in 1948, was apparently the 22nd printing of a book originally published in 1936. The flyleaf lists four other titles by her. I gave "The Country Kitchen" to my wife, a chef, for Christmas. She has yet to stop raving about it. More than a cook book, a culinary history or a social history, "The Country Kitchen" qualifies as capital-L Literature.

Browsing in a bookstore, I read a blurb of this book that told every secret twist of its plot. I was enraged, but read 'Cousin Henry' anyway. It was superb, and illustrates perfectly Trollope's own philosophy, given in 'Barchester Towers,' that a good book will not suffer even from the reader knowing what happens. 'Cousin Henry' has other, and considerable, merits, than suspensefulness--although it is suspenseful. It has been called the most psychologically probing of Trollope's works; indeed, Trollope himself thought it to be so, and was very proud of it. The plot, in brief, and without giving anything away, is this: Cousin Henry is the heir of the Squire of Llanfeare--according to the will everyone knows about. But Henry knows of another, later, will, that disinherits him. Most of the book concerns Henry's agonizing over whether or not to make this will public. There is also another plot thread, concerning the Squire's daughter, Isabel, who can only marry if her husband is willing to take her last name (shades of 'Cecilia'). I'll say it again: one of Trollope's best.

This book, the Cry of the Humble, is written with a purpose. It wants to be a compilation of different and short subjects. Who has time to read 600 page books and, besides the other daily rememberances, to be able to recall what you have read yesterday? This book treats most every situation one can meet in life in short recall. Put the book in your grip, read a couple pages while waiting for the bus or any other occasion.

Phew! What a ride...

I have said it before, I love when a book gives me a little glimpse of something I know very little about. Helen of Troy - the Trojan War - Agamemnon - the Pleiades.

I enjoyed the writing style. In the first chapter I was having doubts as he spent too much time describing what type of suits Dade wore, what type of wood was in everything he saw, brass trimmings, letterings, etc. But after describing everything in the first chapter, the author scaled back on the descriptiveness to a more tolerable level. Dade's wife, Ellen, provided a nice balance.

Favorite Lines:
p. 64 - The explanation of a "negative pregnant." Very clever idea.
p. 110 - Sophie to Dade, "...The deer are close now. They eat up all the garden. But the coyotes, they eat the pets."
p. 130 - The comparison of Sophie to Circe.
p. 144 - Dade to Ellen, "No computer built can beat a grand chess master." This book was (C)1987. A computer beat a grand chess
master in 1997 when IBM's Deep Blue supercomputer defeated Gary Kasparov after a 9-day long match. (...)
p. 214 - Ellen's comeback to Dade's quip that the little lady likes to keep busy... "It's a surprise. The surprise part is the way I serve it to him."

I also liked the joke about the pool table (p. 241 & 245) - and will be telling it to everyone who can't run away...

Q: What has four legs, is green, and if it fell on you it would kill you?

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A: A pool table.

I liked this book (in case you couldn't tell)! 5 out of 5.

Rinnah Two Feathers is looking forward to her summer vacation. She and her two best friends, Tommy Red Hawk and Meagen Paige, are staying in a cabin in Spearfish Canyon as guests of Meagen's dad. But on the first day, Rinnah is handed a note from a nervous, mysterious woman who says "They're after the rose," before taking off again. Then the woman is found face down in a pond. The note is confusing, but the trio is determined to discover what it means. With every clue they piece together, they discover they're in more danger. Meanwhile, Meagen is having a hard time adjusting to the new woman in her dad's life. This summer is shaping up to be anything but restful.

This is the second in a new mystery series for kids. I'd enjoyed the first, and this one didn't disappoint me in the least. The characters are real kids with strengths and weaknesses. The plot left me confused until the end. Mr. Johnson skillfully weaves sub-plots into the story and pulls off several tense, atmospheric scenes. I was turning the pages quickly for the last 50, trying to find out what would happen next.

Kids ready to move on from the Hardy Boys or Nancy Drew will love this new series featuring great characters, plot, and writing. My only complaint? The third one isn't out yet!

This book is an easy to read guide to basic beauty and cosmetic tips for all women. The author explains the techniques used for various conditions and problems women face, and suggests ways to compliment features, hide others and accent different areas of the face to give the look you want to create. He also gives wonderful photos showing his work in action. He shows the "tricks of the trade" in the professional makeup industry. I have personally met this author at a training and he is a dynamically incredible person, as well as a great makeup artist.

This is the best book on db that I have seen since Black Book. The photos and text are excellent. The snippets of info describing the photos are great and very informative. You feel you know him a bit better after reading this boo