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Laurel Braitman

Un libro imprescindible para cualquier persona que ame los animales • Un libro necesario para cualquier persona que quiera entender un poco más a los seres humanos Laurel Braitman siempre ha estado interesada por los animales, especialmente durante sus estudios de biología y durante su doctorado. Pero el que verdaderamente le enseñó algo nuevo sobre conducta animal fue su perro Oliver que intentaba morder moscas que sólo él veía, que tenía una ansiedad enfermiza por quedarse solo hasta llegar a cometer lo que pareció un intento de suicidio. Mientras estudiaba e investigaba para intentar ayudar a su perro, comenzó a darse cuenta de que los animales pueden tener problemas mentales muy similares a los humanos. Como historiadora de la ciencia que es, Braitman comenzó a investigar todo lo que se ha escrito sobre conducta animal en todo tipo de especies. Desde una elefanta criada por humanos que no se sentía elefanta hasta loros que se quitan las plumas por estrés pasando por delfines que preferían morir antes que vivir en una piscina. La conclusión de este apasionante libro es que analizando las conductas y locuras de los animales, muchas de ellas por culpa humana, no solo podemos entenderlos mejor a ellos sino también a nosotros mismos como especie.

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John Gregory Brown

"Fleeing New Orleans as Hurricane Katrina approaches, Henry Garrett is haunted by the ruins of his marriage, a squandered inheritance, and the teaching job he inexplicably quit. He pulls into a small Virginia town after three days on the road, hoping to silence the ceaseless clamor in his head. But this quest for peace and quiet as the only guest at a roadside motel is destroyed when Henry finds himself at the center of a bizarre and violent tragedy. As a result, Henry winds up stranded at the ramshackle motel just outside the small town of Marimore, and it's there that he is pulled into the lives of those around him: Latangi, the motel's recently widowed proprietor, who seems to have a plan for Henry; Marge, a local secretary who marshals the collective energy of her women's church group; and the family of an old man, a prisoner, who dies in a desperate effort to provide for his infirm wife."--Provided by publisher.

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Lorraine Bell

This self-help manual for those who meet the diagnosis of 'emotionally unstable' or 'borderline personality disorder'(BPD) outlines a brief intervention based on a model of treatment known to be effective for other conditions.

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David H. Barlow, V. Mark Durand

Balancing biological, psychological, social, and cultural approaches, David Barlow and V. Mark Durand's groundbreaking integrative approach is the most modern, scientifically valid method for studying abnormal psychology. In this Seventh Edition of their proven ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY: AN INTEGRATIVE APPROACH, Barlow and Durand successfully blend sophisticated research and an accessible writing style with the most widely recognized method of discussing psychopathology. Going beyond simply describing different schools of thought on psychological disorders, the authors explore the interactions of the various forces that contribute to psychopathology. A conversational writing style, consistent pedagogical elements, integrated case studies (95 percent from the authors' own files), video clips of clients, and additional study tools make this text the most complete learning resource available.