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Michael C. Finke

"Michael C. Finke explodes a century of critical truisms concerning Chekhov's objective eye and what being a physician gave him as a writer in a book that foregrounds the deeply subjective and self-reflexive aspects of his fiction and drama. In exploring previously unrecognized seams between the author's life and his verbal art, Finke profoundly alters and deepens our understanding of Chekhov's personality and behaviors, provides new interpretations of a broad array of Chekhov's texts, and fleshes out Chekhov's simultaneous pride in his identity as a physician and devastating critique of turn-of-the-century medical practices and ideologies." "Seeing Chekhov is essential reading for students of Russian literature, devotees of the short story and modern drama, and anyone interested in the intersection of literature, psychology, and medicine."--Jacket.

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John Sallis

What is it that an artist paints in a painting? Working from paintings themselves rather than from philosophical theories, John Sallis shows how, through shades and limits, the painter renders visible the light that confers visibility on things. In his extended examination of three phases in the development of modern painting, Sallis focuses on the work of Claude Monet, Wassily Kandinsky, and Mimmo Paladino - three painters who, each in his own way, carry painting to the limit. Attentive to the ways in which paintings disclose the visibility of the visible order, Shades reveals the excess by which painting is always more than mere depiction or figuration. Reproductions of all the works discussed are included.

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Jennifer Shannon, LMFT

Based on effective skills from CBT and ACT--both evidence-based interventions widely accepted as the gold standard for treatment of anxiety disorders--and powerful yet simple cartoon iIllustrations--such as the monkey mind symbolizing anxious thoughts, and comic strip depictions of typical anxiety-provoking situations that teens deal with--this book helps teens identify and skillfully find ways to deal with anxiety so that they can focus on their goals and what is important to them.

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Stephanie Craig

"Shelagh can't find anyone to talk to until she meets Dorothy, a lovely older woman. This is a realistic, yet heart-warming depiction of one girl's everyday struggles and triumphs" Cf. Our choice, 2003.