This text provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of counselling and therapy. It covers all the core approaches to counselling, and takes a critical, questioning approach to issues of professional practice....
Build your confidence in your Spanish skills with practice, practice, practice! From present tense regular verbs to double object pronouns, this comprehensive guide and workbook covers all those aspects of Spanish grammar that you might find a little intimidating or hard to remember. Practice Makes Perfect: Complete Spanish Grammar focuses on the practical aspects of Spanish as it's really spoken, so you are not bogged down by unnecessary technicalities. Each unit features crystal-clear explanations, numerous realistic examples, and dozens of engaging exercises in a variety of...
Discover how to achieve release-quality mixes even in the smallest studios by applying power-user techniques from the world's most successful producers. Mixing Secrets For The Small Studio is a down-to-earth primer for small-studio enthusiasts who want chart-ready sonics in a hurry. Drawing on the back-room strategies of more than 100 famous names, this entertaining guide leads you step-by-step through the entire mixing process. On the way, you'll unravel the mysteries of every type of mix processing, from simple EQ and compression through to advanced spectral dynamics and 'fairy dust'...
The Fundamentals of Architecture, 2nd Edition is an introduction to the basic ideas that inform architecture. It is intended to unravel the complexity of architecture to explain its process and make it more accessible. It guides students through the rich history of the discipline, and introduces aspects of contemporary theory and practice. The book explores the process of architecture starting from the initial ideas and concepts, and how these ideas are informed by understanding site and context. It examines the impact of the physical environment and the historical ideas that have informed...
The first Fitzgerald novel, which brought him literary fame. All young people are the same. They are sure that a bright future awaits them and that the whole world belongs to them. So considered and ambitious Emory Blaine - until he passed the harsh school of the First World War. Its history is the fate of an entire generation for which "all the gods died, all wars died out, all faith was undermined." Now, after many losses, a string of failures and bitter disappointments, he eagerly wants only one thing - to have fun and enjoy every moment. But what is the true value of life on "This Side of...
The heroine of the story of the famous American writer Francis Burnett, Sarah Crewe, is a girl from a wealthy family. She gets all the best - the best toys, the most beautiful clothes, the most delicious goodies. But suddenly the luxurious life of little Sarah ends, and a new one begins, full of suffering and deprivation. But Sarah Crewe - a noble girl with a kind and loving heart - courageously and patiently copes with the difficulties that fell to her lot....
The novel treatise "Emile" is the main pedagogical composition of Rousseau, entirely devoted to the problems of educating a person. To express his pedagogical ideas, Rousseau created a situation where the educator begins to raise a child who has been left an orphan since childhood and assumes the rights and obligations of parents. And Emil is completely the result of his many efforts as an educator....
"The Middle-Class Gentleman" is a brilliant, sparkling comedy of the classic of French literature, Jean Baptiste Moliere. The attempts of an uneducated, ignorant, uncouth dork with big money to look like a noble nobleman cannot but cause laughter. The main character now and then gets into ridiculous situations, and those around do not miss the opportunity to use his mania for their own benefit....
Kate Greenway was very fond of flowers, and they always occupied a special place in her paintings. The artist very accurately and realistically, and at the same time figuratively, depicted a variety of flowers, and also often used them as a decorative motif. Several Greenaway books have been dedicated to flowers, including "Marigold Garden", the second collection of her own poems. The decorativeness of beautiful flowering plants remains in the books of Greenway in a special artistic way....
Lord of the Flies is a 1954 novel by Nobel Prize–winning British author William Golding. The book focuses on a group of British boys stranded on an uninhabited island and their disastrous attempt to govern themselves. Themes include the tension between groupthink and individuality, between rational and emotional reactions, and between morality and immorality. The novel has been generally well received. It was named in the Modern Library 100 Best Novels, reaching number 41 on the editor's list, and 25 on the reader's list. In 2003 it was listed at number 70 on the BBC's The Big Read poll, and...
