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How Children Learn: From Montessori to Vygotsky - Educational Theories and Approaches Made Easy

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by: Linda Pound

January 01, 2005
Great book, great for all levels - good mix of theorists, excellent links to more information. Good links to those who oppose the theorists cited and why - would recommend as a good basic book for any level of learning

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Cognitive Psychology: A Student's Handbook (5th Edition): A Student's Handbook

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by: Michael W. Eysenck, Mark T. Keane

April 26, 2005
VEry useful book for my first year cognition lectures, and it's been recommended as a core text for 2nd year aswell. Readable, and not too complex to understand.

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Doing Your Research Project: A Guide for First-Time Researchers in Education, Health and Social Science (4th Edition)

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by: Judith Bell

June 01, 2005
VEry useful book for my first year cognition lectures, and it's been recommended as a core text for 2nd year aswell. Readable, and not too complex to understand.

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Understanding Children's Development (4th Edition) (Basic Psychology S.) (Basic Psychology)

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by: Peter Smith, Helen Cowie, Mark Blades

February 17, 2003
Its a very good book covering all areas very well.
A good accompanyment to a BA Early Years Education.

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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Dummies

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by: Rob Willson, Rhena Branch

December 16, 2005
I'm no expert on cbt or any type of psychology and I'm always slightly wary. CBT, however, was recommended to me by a psychologist to assist me to help my client group - troubled young people. I love the 'for Dummies' series as they are really easy to read but provide you with quite a broad knowledge for a layman. There is a wealth of sound practical advice in this book for everybody and I can't believe how much I'm learning about myself and my incorrect thinking and its effects. This book requires a lot of concentration (although the style of writing is easy) and effort to think the material through and also to complete the exercises but it really is life-changing. I don't know if it works really well for serious mental health problems but ... Read More:

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Food for Free (Collins GEM)

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by: Richard Mabey

August 02, 2004
I do like a bit of hedgerow and it's great to enjoy the free gifts from Mother Nature, but until I got my hands on a copy of this pocket sized guide, it was a little unclear.

This book is ideal and helps you understand what's under your nose in the gardens! So many common plants can be used in cooking and yet still we pay mini-fortunes for little bags of this and that in the shops. This book certainly helped me to identify and try some of the more obscure plants that I had absolutely no idea I could eat.

It's clear descriptions of what they look like alongside nice imagery of the plants themselves help you feel brave enough to give them a pluck and cook and the warnings are there to be heeded, particularly when it comes ... Read More:

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Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel By Changing the Way You Think

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by: Christine A Padesky, Dennis Greenberger

May 10, 1995
This is an excellent book to make you realise how your feelings are determined by your thoughts, and how you can positively influence your mood by changing the way you think. Some self-help books don't deliver because they're too vague but this book is also very practical, with many useful exercises. It's no wonder that many people are so enthusiastic about CBT and talking about it as an alternative to medication. I do not suffer from depression and was always a fairly happy person but this book has taught me how to be happier still. I would also recommended Eckhart Tolle's the Power of Now for a slightly different perspective and Steve Taylor's Making Time Making Time: Why Time Seems to Pass at Different Speeds and How to Control It for an invesigation ... Read More:

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The Selfish Gene

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by: Richard Dawkins

March 16, 2006
Dawkins is excellent while he sticks to biology
however he may have lost the plot in the last chapter
as he has in thinking promoting science involves attacking
religion
If an evangalist is someone who does not leave people to work
it out for themselves but pushes his point of view Dawkins is one
Nutty Baptists and Dawkins looked similar on channel 4 for example
ie they both spin world events too far to promote a point of view

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Principles of Anatomy and Physiology: WITH Atlas AND Registration Card

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by: Gerard J. Tortora, Bryan H. Derrickson

June 20, 2008
Lives up to the high standard set by the previous editions & moves on from them. Now in two volumes which means that it is lighter & easier to use. The free extra book is also a very useful resource. I would highly recommend this to any Paramedic students out there.

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Biology

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by: Neil A. Campbell, Jane B. Reece

January 15, 2008
Lives up to the high standard set by the previous editions & moves on from them. Now in two volumes which means that it is lighter & easier to use. The free extra book is also a very useful resource. I would highly recommend this to any Paramedic students out there.