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A Changed Man

by Thomas Hardy ...

Narrated by Trevor O'Hare ...

Unabridged

37 min

In A Changed Man, Thomas Hardy offers a quiet meditation on fate, character, and the subtle turns of the human heart. With his signature restraint and clarity, he draws a moment when the past gently disturbs the present and a single decision reveals the deep currents beneath an ordinary life.This story reflects Hardy's enduring concern with moral struggle and the slow, often silent shifts within ... Read more

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In A Changed Man, Thomas Hardy offers a quiet meditation on fate, character, and the subtle turns of the human heart. With his signature restraint and clarity, he draws a moment when the past gently disturbs the present and a single decision reveals the deep currents beneath an ordinary life.This story reflects Hardy's enduring concern with moral struggle and the slow, often silent shifts within
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Essential Skills of Social Work Practice

Assessment, Intervention, and Evaluation

by Thomas O'Hare ...

Essential Skills of Social Work Practice, Third Edition presents the basics of effective social work practice and helps students develop competence in assessment, intervention, and evaluation. Its broad coverage explores the counseling, case management, and research skills necessary to implement evidence-based practice in contemporary social work. Part I of the text includes three chapters that ... Read more

$72.99 CAD

Essential Skills of Social Work Practice, Third Edition presents the basics of effective social work practice and helps students develop competence in assessment, intervention, and evaluation. Its broad coverage explores the counseling, case management, and research skills necessary to implement evidence-based practice in contemporary social work. Part I of the text includes three chapters that
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Evidence-Based Practices for Social Workers

An Interdisciplinary Approach

by Thomas O'Hare ...

Within the context of the growing demands for ethical, legal, and fiscal accountability in psychosocial practices, Evidence-Based Practice for Social Workers: An Interdisciplinary Approach, Third Edition provides a coherent, comprehensive and useful resource for social workers and other human service professionals. This fully updated text teaches readers to 1) conduct clinical assessments informed ... Read more

$100.99 CAD

Within the context of the growing demands for ethical, legal, and fiscal accountability in psychosocial practices, Evidence-Based Practice for Social Workers: An Interdisciplinary Approach, Third Edition provides a coherent, comprehensive and useful resource for social workers and other human service professionals. This fully updated text teaches readers to 1) conduct clinical assessments informed
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Social Robotics

12th International Conference, ICSR 2020, Golden, CO, USA, November 14–18, 2020, Proceedings

Edited by Alan R. Wagner, David Feil-Seifer, Kerstin S. Haring, Silvia Rossi, Thomas Williams, Hongsheng He, Shuzhi Sam Ge ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Social Robotics, ICSR 2020, held in Golden, CO, USA, in November 2020. The conference was held virtually.The 57 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 101 submissions. The theme of the 2020 conference is Entertaining Robots. The papers focus on the following topics: human-robot trust and ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Social Robotics, ICSR 2020, held in Golden, CO, USA, in November 2020. The conference was held virtually.The 57 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 101 submissions. The theme of the 2020 conference is Entertaining Robots. The papers focus on the following topics: human-robot trust and
... Read more
A Kamigata Anthology

Literature from Japan’s Metropolitan Centers, 1600–1750

by Sumie Jones, Adam L. Kern, Harold Bolitho, Stefania Burk, Robert Campbell, David Cannell, Cheryl Crowley, Alan Cummings0, Charles Fox1, Matthew Fraleigh2, C. Andrew Gerstle3, Thomas Hare4, Howard Hibbett5, Adam Kabat6, Dylan McGee7, Gregory Pflugfelder8, Shelley Fenno Quinn9, Esperanza Ramirez-Christensen0, Jay Rubin1, Paul Gordon Schalow2, David Sitkin3, Henry D. Smith II4, John Solt5, Toru Takahashi6, Glynne Walley7, Steven Wills8, Marcia Yonemoto9 ...

This is the first of a three-volume anthology of Edo- and Meiji-era urban literature that includes An Edo Anthology: Literature from Japan’s Mega-City, 1750–1850 and A Tokyo Anthology: Literature from Japan’s Modern Metropolis, 1850–1920. The present work focuses on the years in which bourgeois culture first emerged in Japan, telling the story of the rising commoner arts of Kamigata, or the “Upper ... Read more

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This is the first of a three-volume anthology of Edo- and Meiji-era urban literature that includes An Edo Anthology: Literature from Japan’s Mega-City, 1750–1850 and A Tokyo Anthology: Literature from Japan’s Modern Metropolis, 1850–1920. The present work focuses on the years in which bourgeois culture first emerged in Japan, telling the story of the rising commoner arts of Kamigata, or the “Upper
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The Rowley Poems

by Thomas Chatterton ...

In 1763, an 11-year-old boy named Thomas Chatterton began publishing mature works of poetry. Before long, he was fooling the literary world by passing his work off as that of a non-existent 15th-century poet named Thomas Rowley—which he did until unmasked by Horace Walpole. Brought up in poverty and without a father, he studied furiously and went on to try and earn a living from his writing. After ... Read more

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In 1763, an 11-year-old boy named Thomas Chatterton began publishing mature works of poetry. Before long, he was fooling the literary world by passing his work off as that of a non-existent 15th-century poet named Thomas Rowley—which he did until unmasked by Horace Walpole. Brought up in poverty and without a father, he studied furiously and went on to try and earn a living from his writing. After
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Dark Masters, The - Volume 3

Anatole France to C J Cutcliffe Hyne

by Anatole France, James Hain Friswell, Richard Le Gallienne, Richard Garnett, Vsevolod Garshin, Arthur Gask, Theophile Gautier, W L George, R Murray Gilchrist, Nikolai Gogol, Arthur Gray0, The Brothers Grimm1, H Rider Haggard2, Thomas Hardy3, Augustus Hare4, W F Harvey5, Wilhelm Hauff6, the Reverend R S Hawker7, Nathaniel Hawthorne8, Nathaniel Hawthorne9, Johann Hebel0, Lafcadio Hearn1, William Hope Hodgson2, E T A Hoffman3, Tom Hood4, Anthony Hope5, William Hunt6, C J Cutcliffe Hyne7 ...

Narrated by David Shaw-Parker8, Christopher Ragland9, Mark Rice-Oxley0 ...

Unabridged

12 hours 39 min

Life is to be lived. Experiences gained, pleasures sampled. But, troublingly, when you are a classic author your thoughts sometimes lean towards darker thoughts. Within the space of a few paragraphs these literary masters shape a new world; more difficult experiences, darker pleasures. Life becomes uneasy, a queasy feeling, perhaps a repulsion here, a disgust there and very soon what was cosy, ... Read more

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Life is to be lived. Experiences gained, pleasures sampled. But, troublingly, when you are a classic author your thoughts sometimes lean towards darker thoughts. Within the space of a few paragraphs these literary masters shape a new world; more difficult experiences, darker pleasures. Life becomes uneasy, a queasy feeling, perhaps a repulsion here, a disgust there and very soon what was cosy,
... Read more
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Stories From The Shadows - Volume 5

Embrace the darkness

by Theophile Gautier, W L George, R Murray Gilchrist, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Nikolai Gogol, Clotilde Graves, Arthur Gray, Maude K Griffin, The Brothers Grimm, H Rider Haggard, Radclyffe Hall, Thomas Hardy, Augustus Hare, Elizabeth Anna Hart, W F Harvey, Wilhelm Hauff, Dorothy Havers, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Lafcadio Hearn, Johann Hebel, Beatrice Heron-Maxwell ...

Narrated by Julie Peasgood, Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe ...

Unabridged

10 hours 53 min

An author’s talents may seem obvious and indisputable as they move words and ideas into gathered phrases and stories.But where do these ideas and stories come from? A lonely thought that suddenly gathers form? An inspiration from a Muse? A suggestion from an everyday event?Perhaps in the case of their darker, more malevolent stories, other forces are at work. They help to nourish single words into ... Read more

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An author’s talents may seem obvious and indisputable as they move words and ideas into gathered phrases and stories.But where do these ideas and stories come from? A lonely thought that suddenly gathers form? An inspiration from a Muse? A suggestion from an everyday event?Perhaps in the case of their darker, more malevolent stories, other forces are at work. They help to nourish single words into
... Read more

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Under the Greenwood Tree

by Thomas Hardy ...

Narrated by Peter Joyce ...

Unabridged

6 hours 43 min

A wonderfully evocative tale of the courtship of Fancy Day, newly arrived schoolmistress, by Dick Dewy, carrier of goods, during the four seasons of one year in Wessex.Most of Hardy’s work had tragedy woven into the narrative but Under the Greenwood Tree is full of whimsy and good humour. The story is not without its serious comment, however, as Hardy reflects on class division and the ... Read more

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A wonderfully evocative tale of the courtship of Fancy Day, newly arrived schoolmistress, by Dick Dewy, carrier of goods, during the four seasons of one year in Wessex.Most of Hardy’s work had tragedy woven into the narrative but Under the Greenwood Tree is full of whimsy and good humour. The story is not without its serious comment, however, as Hardy reflects on class division and the
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The VR Book

Human-Centered Design for Virtual Reality

by Jason Jerald ...

Series series ACM Books
This is a strong foundation of human-centric virtual reality design for anyone and everyone involved in creating VR experiences. Without a clear understanding of the human side of virtual reality (VR), the experience will always fail.The VR Book bridges this gap by focusing on human-centered design. Creating compelling VR applications is an incredibly complex challenge. When done well, these ... Read more

$70.99 CAD

This is a strong foundation of human-centric virtual reality design for anyone and everyone involved in creating VR experiences. Without a clear understanding of the human side of virtual reality (VR), the experience will always fail.The VR Book bridges this gap by focusing on human-centered design. Creating compelling VR applications is an incredibly complex challenge. When done well, these
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Neuromorphic and Brain-Based Robots

Edited by Jeffrey L. Krichmar, Hiroaki Wagatsuma ...

Neuromorphic and brain-based robotics have enormous potential for furthering our understanding of the brain. By embodying models of the brain on robotic platforms, researchers can investigate the roots of biological intelligence and work towards the development of truly intelligent machines. This book provides a broad introduction to this groundbreaking area for researchers from a wide range of ... Read more

$61.99 CAD

Neuromorphic and brain-based robotics have enormous potential for furthering our understanding of the brain. By embodying models of the brain on robotic platforms, researchers can investigate the roots of biological intelligence and work towards the development of truly intelligent machines. This book provides a broad introduction to this groundbreaking area for researchers from a wide range of
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Artificial Intelligence in Behavioral and Mental Health Care

Edited by David D. Luxton ...

Artificial Intelligence in Behavioral and Mental Health Care summarizes recent advances in artificial intelligence as it applies to mental health clinical practice. Each chapter provides a technical description of the advance, review of application in clinical practice, and empirical data on clinical efficacy. In addition, each chapter includes a discussion of practical issues in clinical settings ... Read more

$66.99 CAD

Artificial Intelligence in Behavioral and Mental Health Care summarizes recent advances in artificial intelligence as it applies to mental health clinical practice. Each chapter provides a technical description of the advance, review of application in clinical practice, and empirical data on clinical efficacy. In addition, each chapter includes a discussion of practical issues in clinical settings
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