That popularity means a great many books have been written on how to write C. So you might - quite reasonably - ask if the world really needs another one. The answer: "probably not."But this isn't another book on how to write C - it's a book on how not to write C. And that's something the world desperately does need, because despite its enduring popularity, many programmers remain blissfully unaware of the issues C has or how to avoid them.This book assumes you can already ...

Personal development is integral to much counselling and psychotherapy training. Self-awareness and critical reflection are also vital for developing effective therapeutic relationships. This uniquely focused sourcebook offers a fascinating range of approaches to the challenging and sometimes elusive task of self-development and self understanding.This textbook begins by introducing four core ways of seeing the 'self': as multiple, contextual, open to change, and always in relation...

A journey with purpose. An author from another time, endeavouring to unearth space in today’s cyber world – and be less ambiguous with his planetarian/galactic metaphors. And to generally find his way around in the attempt; all with the lofty dream of becoming a known author, and for the right reasons: to bring literature back down to a place where fangs are still utilized for ripping into more traditional foods. What you’ll find here are 22 of his favourite posts chosen from his website, ...

If you want to communicate effectively with people - especially if you want to persuade them to act - you need to start from where they are, not from where you are. The failure to do this lies at the root of many communications damp squibs, disasters and social conflicts.Knowing about the Three Worlds gives you a head start in getting it right. These invisible ‘Worlds’ can only be truly revealed by large scale detailed surveys which identify the connections and correlations between...

The personal development group plays a key part in counselling and psychotherapy training, and this book offers an insight into how it works and how to make best use of it. Taking the perspective of the student, it charts the course of the group through various stages, dealing with fundamental themes such as conflict, authority, difference and defences.The Personal Development Group has a dual focus upon individual experience and group process that provides the student wit...

Mix yourself a Hurricane and see New Orleans through a glass of rum.Like a drunken Mardi Gras parade, the history of New Orleans lurches from electrifying highs to heart-rending lows. Through it all, good drink was a constant - especially rum. The victory at the Battle of New Orleans was sealed with a barrel of rum, and a half-hearted implementation of Prohibition a century later certainly didn't dampen the city's spirits. From priests making tafia to modern deligh...

This authoritative handbook, part of the Helm Identification Guides series, looks in detail at the world's 170 species of robins and chats.This large family of small passerines was formerly considered to be part of the thrush family (Turdidae), but is now usually treated as a separate family, Muscicapidae, together with the Old World flycatchers. The vast majority of species are Eurasian or African, with only a handful of species straying into the New World or Aust...

SCHMALTZ (Yiddish): 1) melted chicken fat. 2) Excessive sentimentality; overly emotional behavior. From one of Toronto's most magnetic chefs and restaurateurs comes a long-awaited cookbook that has just the right amount of schmaltz.Whether you know him as Toronto's King of Comfort Food, the Don of Dupont, or the Sultan of Smoked Meat, a conversation about the food and restaurant scene in Toronto isn't complete without mention of Anthony Rose. From his famous Fat Pa...

What do you do when your childhood best friend says he's in love with you? Propose a secret relationship, that's what.Shane Cunningham has been part of my life since he saved me from the elementary school bully. Now he's kissing me out of nowhere. And I like it. A lot.I used to see him as just Shane. Now he's the man who makes me feel butterflies. And don't get me started on how good he looks in his leather jacket and jeans. Or his...

Lexi is a survivor, she has spent her whole life moving from one abusive foster home to the next, until she decided to take charge of her own life. Living in abandoned buildings, couch surfing, and working at a strip clubs were a huge improvement on what she had before. All she needs is enough money to feed herself, finish high school and hopefully go to college.She has a plan. That is until she is caught and sent to live with a strange foster family up-state.Rafferty King ...

Elliot: My career took focus in my life while trying to make a name for myself in a male dominated field. I kept my gender under wraps until I was able to let my expertise speak for itself. But I was knocked off my axis when I ran into Arden, the man I had compared all men to since our one night together. Now he was taken—by another man—a very dominant man.Arden: The love I had for my man ran deep. But I’d never forgotten her. From the very beginni...

You're cordially invited to the accidental wedding of Oliver Price and Izzy McCall . . .This was not how my wedding was supposed to happen. I should've been wearing a designer tuxedo, not a tuxedo t-shirt. The wedding should’ve been in a church with family and friends, not in a 1960's style chapel with Elvis as the officiant. It's nothing I ever imagined.Except the girl. She's the only thing about this accidental marriage that is exactly ri...