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Tenses Review
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Tenses ReviewA personal endeavour of Esmail Karbalaee. In this book he presents a good review of English Tenses with some exercises. This will be useful for the teachers and students alike as a brief but ample introduction.

 
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A Brief History of the Olympic Games
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A Brief History of the Olympic GamesThis book is a succinct history of both the ancient Olympics and their modern resurgence.
 
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A Brief History of Ancient Astrology (Brief Histories of the Ancient World)
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A Brief History of Ancient Astrology (Brief Histories of the Ancient World)
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A Brief History of Ancient Astrology explores the theory and practice of astrology from Babylon to Ancient Greece and Rome and its cultural and political impact on ancient societies
  • Discusses the union between early astrology and astronomy, in contrast to the modern dichotomy between science and superstition.
  • Explains the ancient understanding of the zodiac and its twelve signs, the seven planets, and the fixed circle of 'places' against which the signs and planets revolve.
  • Demonstrates how to construct and interpret a horoscope in the ancient manner, using original ancient horoscopes and handbooks.
  • Considers the relevance of ancient astrology today.

 
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Intelligence: A Brief History (Blackwell Brief Histories of Psychology)
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Intelligence: A Brief History (Blackwell Brief Histories of Psychology)
This book surveys the history and measurement of intelligence through seven metaphors commonly used in the field: geographical (maps), computational, biological, epistemological, sociological, anthropological and systems. This treatment is extended through the chapters of the book dealing with measurement and discussions of the genetic and environmental bases of intelligence as well as group (sex and race) differences." The Scientific and Medical Network
"This book is, therefore, strongly recommended to all serious undergraduate or postgraduate students of intelligence or to anyone interested in the historical development of psychological constructs." Social Psychological Review, October 2005
 
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Stress: A Brief History (Blackwell Brief Histories of Psychology)
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Stress: A Brief History (Blackwell Brief Histories of Psychology)
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Stress: A Brief History is a lively, accessible, and detailed examination of the origins of the field of stress research.
  • First concise, accessible, academically grounded book on the origins of the concept of stress.
  • Explores different theories and models of stress such as the psychosomatic approach, homeostasis, and general adaptation syndrome.
  • Discusses the work and intriguing contributions of key researchers in the field such as Walter Cannon, Hans Selye, Harold Wolff, and Richard Lazarus.
  • Explains the origins of key concepts in stress such as stressful life events, the coronary-prone personality, and appraisals and coping.
  • Culminates in a discussion of what makes a good theory and what obligations stress researchers have to those whose working lives they study.

 
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