<p>Why does one child and not another in a normal family develop a behavior problem? If a child is sensitive and likely to complain, how does that affect the quality and quantity of the medical care provided? What happens to the neurologically intact child who has trouble paying attention in school?Children's temperaments make a substantial contribution to their environments and their interactions with them. Certain of these largely inborn behavioral style differences, which are not abnormal in themselves, may lead to clinical problems by predisposing children to abrasive, incompatible relationships with caregivers.In this book, William B. Carey and Sean C. McDevitt present a clear, concise summary of the recent clinical research on temperament, in particular from the last ten years, coupled with practical suggestions on how to use this information in a variety of clinical and educational settings. These management strategies were assembled from their own extensive clinical experience and that of others. They take the professional—psychologist, physician, nurse, teacher, day care worker, and social worker—through all the stages of a child's life to show how the effects of temperament play out in infancy, the preschool years, middle childhood, and adolescence.Richly illustrated with detailed case examples, this outstanding book brings theory and practice to life and shows how all who work with children can improve their care by understanding these important differences.</p>

Coping With Children's Temperament: A Guide For Professionals

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Carey, William B.

McDevitt, Sean

Mental Health

Basic Books

The year is 1981. A small Southern California town is sent into a tailspin over a young girl’s grisly murder, and aging detective Andrew Pitt must try to decipher the very few clues left behind by a serial killer before they claim their next victim. In the wake of the ensuing murders, Pitt, along with his partner Clarence and a bubble-gum-chewing secretary, scrambles to uncover the secret behind the only real evidence that they have: the eerie paintings of a bearded wizard at each crime scene.   Unraveling cryptic clues and reading star charts is not what Detective Pitt had in mind for this stage of his life; he planned to be sitting in a cabin somewhere in Maine, finally retired from police work. However, when the police chief is stricken with cancer, the burden of keeping the little town of Beaumont secure falls squarely onto Pitt’s tired shoulders...  This paperback edition of THE WIZARD MURDERS includes the short story, THE VELVET SOFA.  "Sean McDevitt certainly has great potential to write very intriguing and involved thrillers and mysteries...I would definitely pick up the next write by McDevitt and gladly read it." -Tenya Sharp Ingalls, O. Scarlett! Reviews  "Sean McDevitt’s first short novel is a promising effort, and it will be interesting to see what type of story he will spin next." -Jeri Walker, JeriWB What Do I Know? blog

The Wizard Murders

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

The year is 1912. A London newspaper reporter makes a horrifying discovery involving a member of the House of Commons. It seems that Edward Lyons is no casual participant in the popular seances and occult practices of the day. His involvement is said to run deeper- FAR deeper. Indeed, as the reporter gradually uncovers, Lyons is in fact a vicious, bloodthirsty vampire. Sensing that fate is conspiring against him, Lyons decides it’s time to head for America. His means of escape is by traveling on what -to him- is just another ship. However, he makes a rather unfortunate choice: the ship he’s sailing on is the brand-new TITANIC. Meanwhile, TITANIC’S owner -J. Bruce Ismay- is a pampered, blessed “man about town.” As he prepares to sail aboard TITANIC, he cannot possibly know it will be the ship’s one and only voyage. He will be hopelessly stuck in the middle of a collision with destiny that doesn’t involve just a ship and an iceberg....

Call Me Ismay

YESTERDAY'S RIVER is an emotional epic, an attempt at the "Great American Novel.” This book deals with issues of friendship, innocence, and love ...in ways that are uniquely American; it yearns for a time when people can look at each other not in terms of class or racial segregation, but rather as friendly faces. The story unfolds as an adult author takes a journey into the wilderness of his own childhood, where friendships actually meant something and brothers looked out for each other. As the writer consults his muse, his mind wanders back to a time when the Mojave River of his hometown offered a path to follow- but because it’s an unpredictable and unreliable river of the desert, there is no way to smoothly navigate its course; the result is a childhood washed away by memories of the future. YESTERDAY'S RIVER. a powerful novel by author Sean McDevitt, is ultimately a parable on resilience as seen through the eyes of a young boy- and yet it can be appreciated by anyone.

Yesterday's River

Contemporary

<p>In this ambitious work of historical fiction, THE MAN WITH THE SEPTEMBER FACE, a disillusioned FBI agent makes arrangements to release a potentially explosive dossier upon his death. He decides the time has come to put the full weight and authority of his more than thirty years in law enforcement behind what he knows will likely be dismissed as an improbable theory: the truly dark and twisted motives that surrounded the assassination of JFK. "History is not as linear as most people believe- there are far more twisted roads you have to travel down in order to grasp what really happened." THE MAN WITH THE SEPTEMBER FACE is a controversial take on one of the most enduring mysteries of our time. This paperback edition includes the 9/11 short story, IN THESE PIECES.</p>

The Man With The September Face

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Hack Your Health

Diets & Weight Loss

DLDNation Publishing

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