books about: deciding     books:       Contemplating Divorce: A Step-by-Step Guide to Deciding Whether to Stay or Go1 review Susan Pease Gadoua New Harbinger Publications, 2008 Excellent reading for making life changing decision Contemplating Divorce is an excellent read for those looking to make the life changing decision to divorce. It has a break down of all the steps needed to make the decision and guides the reader with how to approach every step. This book is very well written and the real stories cover a wide range of marital situations. Personally, I can't wait for Ms. Pease Gadoua's next book!! Nancy Thomas ...             Deciding To Live Sober In My Alcoholic World1 review Kathleen Anne Miller Xlibris Corporation, 2007 Very Inspiring I highly recommend this book for adult children of alcoholics and women who have been abused. The author candidly shares her experiences, both good and bad, funny and sad, along with insights she's learned. It's easy to read, and highly inspiring.             Deciding Together: Bioethics and Moral Consensus1 review Jonathan D. Moreno Oxford University Press, USA, 1995 Great! This book is very interesting and vividly told. I wish that Moreno would write more books as this one was such a good one.             Choosing You: Deciding to Have a Baby on My Own6 reviews Alexandra Soiseth Seal Press, 2008 Compelling honesty This fascinating and painfully honest book takes you on a journey with one brave woman as she "chooses" her child. As she tackles head-on the thorny problems surrounding such a choice ("googling for sperm"!) the reader goes with her. It's for everyone who wants children, who has children, who has decided against having children because the soul-searching and practical implications touch us all - ...             Deciding What's News (Communication & Society)1 review Herbert J. Gans Constable, 1980 An illuminating study of the Media world of yesteryear This book which was first published over twenty- five years ago is a throwback to another time. That was the time when the great share of Americans sat around and got their news from one of the three major networks. The more informed read one of two major weekly news- magazines. We are now in a far more fragmented, diverse news- acquiring time when the 'Internet' has given the 'consumer' a far ...             An Integrated Approach to Wastewater Treatment: Deciding Where, When, and How Much to Invest (Directions in ...2 reviews Manuel Marino, John Boland World Bank Publications, 1999 The reason I devoted my life to wastewater treatment. When I was a small boy growing up in the slums of Lesotho, I lived under the assumption that I would follow my father and work in the mines in South Africa. It was what our family had always done, and I would continue the tradition. If you had told me back then that I would grow up to invest in wastewater treatment, I would have said "Who are you? You're crazy! Get out out of my custard!" because ...             Choosing Home: Deciding to Homeschool With Asperger's Syndrome2 reviews Martha Kennedy Hartnett Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2004 Help for those who are still undecided Great book for helping decide when and why to take an Asperger's child out of school. This book covers many of the personal, psychological, or emotional "roadblocks" parents sometimes face when deciding whether or not to homeschool. Personal stories attest to family success in homeschooling children with Asperger's Syndrome. The nice thing about this book is that the author still allows ...             The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation4 reviews Drew Westen PublicAffairs, 2008 Want to Win? Read this Book! Drew Westen's The Political Brain describes why Democrats routinely lose to Republicans despite being right on the issues. Democrats approach elections like job interviews, whereas Republicans see elections as dates. Specifically, Democrats foolishly believe that voters are "dispassionate" calculators of relative utility whereas Republicans understand that to win the mind you must first capture ...             Deciding Who Lives: Fateful Choices in the Intensive-Care Nursery1 review Renee R. Anspach University of California Press, 1997 Extremely interesting and readable This is very informative, and thought-provoking, and fulfills the intent of it's title. As a nurse and a parent, I realize the ambivalency felt by those who are involved with a baby needing intensive care. It will help those who have never been there understand just what a baby experiences in the Intensive-Care Nursery. Keep in mind though that this book was published in 1993, and it's statistics ...             Hurricane of Independence: The Untold Story of the Deadly Storm at the Deciding Moment of the American ...3 reviews Tony Williams Sourcebooks, Inc., 2008 Fantastic Read!!!! Hurricane of Independence by Tony Williams is a fantastic history lesson for all. The book is highly readable, with excellent word choice and character development. What's not to like- Natural Disasters and the Revolution!!!!! I highly recommend this book for everyone that enjoys being lost in a story that will stay with you long after you finish it!             The Verbally Abusive Man, Can He Change?: A Woman' Guide to Deciding Whether to Stay or Go10 reviews Patricia Evans Adams Media, 2006 most insightful and eye-opening I read this book and presented the "Agreement" to my husband about one month ago. First off - It really got his attention! He was almost speechless for a few days! It has made a remarkable difference in the tone around our house. He read about half the book and is now reading "Controlling People" also by Patricia Evans. He admitted that he has done "some of that and doesn't want to do it ...             Co Morality: Deciding What to Do3 reviews Bernard Gert Oxford University Press, USA, 2004 Gert's teaches how to think about morality without dogma. Common Morality: Deciding What to Do by Bernard Gert (Oxford University Press) Unlike the usual texts on ethics where students are taught to identify types of moral theory with types of moral justifications, Gert's new text rather challenges us to learn what it is to reason morally and impartially. His general rules for an ethical system are especially flexible without allowing any easy sophistry ...             Deciding Who Leads: How Executive Recruiters Drive, Direct, and Disrupt the Global Search for Leadership ...2 reviews Joseph Daniel McCool Davies-Black Publishing, 2008 Must Read for CEOs, Search Partners, Executives, Top HR Joseph Daniel McCool's Deciding Who Leads: How Executive Recruiters Drive, Direct and Disrupt the Global Search for Leadership Talent, should be "must reading" for CEOs, senior executives, executive search consultants, Human Resource heads and others who play a role in recruiting and building the capability of top executives. In his provocative and insightful book, Joe shows what can go wrong ...             Elephants: The Deciding Decade1 review Ronald Orenstein Firefly Books, 1997 My First Elephant Primer... "Elephants: The Deciding Decade" was one of the first elephant books I purchased. At the time I did not know much about elephants. This was a great book for me to "cut my baby teeth" on with regards to its vast overview of elephants: their history, social structure--herds and family groups. It did a good job of discussing young elephants and their behaviors and maturation. It also had some ...             The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation36 reviews Drew Westen Blackstone Audio Inc., 2007 People vote their passions! The Republican Party, to its credit, has exploited this fundamental principle of politics for decades, while many Democratic candidates have retreated into a "safe" strategy of not offending the electorate. This has lead to an extremely unhealthy state of one-party dominance at many levels of government. Westen utilizes brain science and research to prove that taking a clear stance on a ...             Risk: A Practical Guide for Deciding What's Really Safe and What's Really Dangerous in the World Around You8 reviews David Ropeik, George Gray Houghton Mifflin, 2002 The antidote to media scares Though its prose style is deliberately dry, this wonderful reference work is the perfect antidote to the "scare of the week" that the media continually inflict upon us. Has short sections on each of 48 risks (e.g. indoor air pollution; pesticides; firearms; X-rays; caffeine; breast implants) containing data and the relevant scientific knowledge, summarized by two scales of "likelihood of being ...             The Limits of Principle: Deciding Who Lives and What Dies1 review Tom Koch Praeger Publishers, 1998 superb book for people facing tough medical ethics issues This is a superb book for nurses, doctors, social workers and family members wrestling with difficult medical ethical questions. Who should go first in the lineup to receive a heart transplant: a young child or a father of three? Should a person with Down's Syndrome be equal to others? How about a convicted criminal? Or someone age 75? Tom Koch explores these difficult questions and then ...             The French and Indian War: Deciding the Fate of North America17 reviews Walter R. Borneman HarperCollins, 2006 The French and Indian War A great and historical from Walter Borneman. It flows easily from one chapter to another.             Teaching Natural Birth: Deciding to Teach and Establishing Your Own Successful Business1 review Jan Whitcomb Thornwood Gardens Pub. Co., 1994 Helpful & practical insights for the childbirth educator. As an experienced childbirth educator, Jan Whitcomb has presented the profession in a realistic and positive manner. Whether you're thinking about embarking on a career in this field or already teach, there are practical ideas and advice that will be referred to again and again. Especially appreciated are the validations for the "work at home mom" as a professional. Topics explored in the book ...             In Good Conscience: A Practical, Emotional and Spiritual Guide to Deciding Whether to Have an Abortion3 reviews Anna Runkle Anna Runkle, 2002 Answers to the hardest questions about abortion People can get pretty impassioned in arguing over the merits, ethics, and legality about abortion -- until faced with the decision of whether to have one. Then the abstract arguments fade away, and the concrete reality sets in. A woman asks herself, is this really what I want? A partner wonders, what role can I have in making this decision? 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