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"As David Brooks observes, "There is one skill that lies at the heart of any healthy person, family, school, community organization, or the ability to see someone else deeply and make them feel seen--to accurately know another person, to let them feel valued, heard, and understood." And yet we humans don't do this well. All around us are people who feel invisible, unseen, misunderstood. In How to Know a Person, Brooks sets out to help us do better,...
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"Teens with autism have the potential to be excellent actors. They are natural observers-able to study, imitate, and learn social behavior. The Autism Playbook for Teens is designed to bolster these strengths with mindfulness strategies and roleplaying scripts, while also helping teens reduce anxiety, manage emotions, be more aware in the present moment, and connect with others. This book offers a unique, strengths-based approach to help teens with...
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Advances in group processes volume Volume 37
Advances in group processes volume 27
Advances in group processes volume Volume 33
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Advances in group processes volume 27
Advances in group processes volume Volume 33
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English
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Melville House
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Starting with the assumption that play is to children as hanging out is to adults, Liming makes a brilliant case for the necessity of unstructured social time as a key element of our cultural vitality. The book asks questions like what is hanging out? why is it important? why do we do it? how do we do it? and examines the various ways we hang out--in groups, online, at parties, at work." -- Amazon.
Makes a case for the necessity of unstructured...
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Dialogue studies volume Volume 32
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John Benjamins Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"The light touch of a hairdresser's hands on one's scalp, the euphoric energy of a nightclub, huddling with strangers under a shelter in the rain, a spontaneous snowball fight in the street, a daily interaction with a homeless man--such mundane connections, when we closely inhabit the same space, and touch or are touched by others, were nearly lost to "social distancing." Will we ever again shake hands without a thought? In this deeply rewarding book,...
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Impact studies in language and society volume 15
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John Benjamins Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2002
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English
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Pragmatics and beyond volume 4:8
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J. Benjamins Pub. Co
Pub. Date
1983
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English