Author: Lois Lowry
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 054434068X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
The Giver, the 1994 Newbery Medal winner, has become one of the most influential novels of our time. The haunting story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community. This movie tie-in edition features cover art from the movie and exclusive Q&A with members of the cast, including Taylor Swift, Brenton Thwaites and Cameron Monaghan.
My Sweet and Blissful Memories of Pain
Author: Rudy Theophin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781434308757
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Murder. Assassination. Intrigue. A man is shot in Duluth's Canal Park. The next day his girlfriend's body is found in Lester River. Bullets to the back. Police suspect that the man's involvement with illegal weapons and explosives is at the center of the murders. The number of deaths multiply as murder and assassinations move to Birch Bay. Laura Kjelstad, the "Bay's" first term mayor, faces a season of treachery and deceit as events resonate through the political halls of Minnesota into Washington, D. C. Laura must deal with a high-profile assassination that's linked to the rich and powerful in the state and possibly the nation. When she becomes the target for the next murder, she finds the nightmare sits squarely on the mayor's doorstep. Or, as one of her third grade students asked: "Mrs. Kjelstad. Did someone try to assassinate you?" Northern Explosion propels the reader through the political spectrum as FBI, BCA, Homeland Security, and state police descend on the town with a larger than life presence. Camera crews from CNN, CBS, NBC, ABC, and scores of media move through the town with microphones gripped like sabers. Sheriff Sam Mikkelson, young, handsome, divorced, and powerfully drawn to Laura, finds he has competition from Minnesota's Lieutenant Governor in the investigation and in winning Laura's affection. Necessity has thrown them all together in the telescopic lens of national media coverage and deaths of horrific proportions. Through it all, Laura's friends and family remain by her side, but her critics relish the vengeful stories they can spread. Always in the shadows is the memory of her past life, before she was left a young widow. Compelling. Riveting. The terrifying web of betrayal lurks through the heart of Birch Bay, seeking to devour anyone in the way.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781434308757
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Murder. Assassination. Intrigue. A man is shot in Duluth's Canal Park. The next day his girlfriend's body is found in Lester River. Bullets to the back. Police suspect that the man's involvement with illegal weapons and explosives is at the center of the murders. The number of deaths multiply as murder and assassinations move to Birch Bay. Laura Kjelstad, the "Bay's" first term mayor, faces a season of treachery and deceit as events resonate through the political halls of Minnesota into Washington, D. C. Laura must deal with a high-profile assassination that's linked to the rich and powerful in the state and possibly the nation. When she becomes the target for the next murder, she finds the nightmare sits squarely on the mayor's doorstep. Or, as one of her third grade students asked: "Mrs. Kjelstad. Did someone try to assassinate you?" Northern Explosion propels the reader through the political spectrum as FBI, BCA, Homeland Security, and state police descend on the town with a larger than life presence. Camera crews from CNN, CBS, NBC, ABC, and scores of media move through the town with microphones gripped like sabers. Sheriff Sam Mikkelson, young, handsome, divorced, and powerfully drawn to Laura, finds he has competition from Minnesota's Lieutenant Governor in the investigation and in winning Laura's affection. Necessity has thrown them all together in the telescopic lens of national media coverage and deaths of horrific proportions. Through it all, Laura's friends and family remain by her side, but her critics relish the vengeful stories they can spread. Always in the shadows is the memory of her past life, before she was left a young widow. Compelling. Riveting. The terrifying web of betrayal lurks through the heart of Birch Bay, seeking to devour anyone in the way.
The Giver
Author: Lois Lowry
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 054434068X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
The Giver, the 1994 Newbery Medal winner, has become one of the most influential novels of our time. The haunting story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community. This movie tie-in edition features cover art from the movie and exclusive Q&A with members of the cast, including Taylor Swift, Brenton Thwaites and Cameron Monaghan.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 054434068X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
The Giver, the 1994 Newbery Medal winner, has become one of the most influential novels of our time. The haunting story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community. This movie tie-in edition features cover art from the movie and exclusive Q&A with members of the cast, including Taylor Swift, Brenton Thwaites and Cameron Monaghan.
Memory and Intelligence (Psychology Revivals)
Author: Jean Piaget
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 1317515285
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
In the course of their researches for Mental Imagery in the Child (1971), the authors came to appreciate that action may be more conducive to the formation and conservation of images than is mere perception. This raised the problem of memory and its relation to intelligence, which they examine in this title, originally published in English in 1973. Through the analysis primarily of the child’s capacity for remembering additive and multiplicative logical structures, and his remembrance of causal and spatial structures, the authors investigate whether memories pursue their own course, regardless of the intelligence or whether, in specified conditions, mnemonic improvements may be due to progress in intelligence. They examine the relationship between the memory’s figurative aspects (from perceptive recognition to the memory-image) and its operational aspects (the schemata of the intelligence), and stress the fundamental significance of the mnemonic level known as the ‘reconstructive memory’. This was a pioneering work at the time, presenting illuminating conclusions drawn from extensive research, together with a number of constructive ideas which opened up a fresh approach to an important area of educational psychology.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 1317515285
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
In the course of their researches for Mental Imagery in the Child (1971), the authors came to appreciate that action may be more conducive to the formation and conservation of images than is mere perception. This raised the problem of memory and its relation to intelligence, which they examine in this title, originally published in English in 1973. Through the analysis primarily of the child’s capacity for remembering additive and multiplicative logical structures, and his remembrance of causal and spatial structures, the authors investigate whether memories pursue their own course, regardless of the intelligence or whether, in specified conditions, mnemonic improvements may be due to progress in intelligence. They examine the relationship between the memory’s figurative aspects (from perceptive recognition to the memory-image) and its operational aspects (the schemata of the intelligence), and stress the fundamental significance of the mnemonic level known as the ‘reconstructive memory’. This was a pioneering work at the time, presenting illuminating conclusions drawn from extensive research, together with a number of constructive ideas which opened up a fresh approach to an important area of educational psychology.
The Moments the Memories the Pain the Happiness
Author: Joey Rain
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781710639568
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
The "(play) The Moments (pause) The Memories (stop) The Pain (replay) The Happiness" Journal, with lined pages and inspirational quotes, is the perfect humorous gift idea. If available, please click on the "Take a Look Inside" feature. This blank lined journal can be used as a prayer journal, gratitude journal, meditation journal, daily journal, budget journal, food diary, or diary. Great for writing down favorite or new recipes to try. Perfect for keeping track of to-do lists, grocery lists, goals, milestones, success, poetry, creative ideas, and self-care action plan. Reflect on life and relieve stress. This writing journal is the perfect gift idea for birthdays, holidays, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, or Valentine's Day. 6 x 9 paperback 114 pages (57 sheets) Beautiful cover Perfect for gift-giving!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781710639568
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
The "(play) The Moments (pause) The Memories (stop) The Pain (replay) The Happiness" Journal, with lined pages and inspirational quotes, is the perfect humorous gift idea. If available, please click on the "Take a Look Inside" feature. This blank lined journal can be used as a prayer journal, gratitude journal, meditation journal, daily journal, budget journal, food diary, or diary. Great for writing down favorite or new recipes to try. Perfect for keeping track of to-do lists, grocery lists, goals, milestones, success, poetry, creative ideas, and self-care action plan. Reflect on life and relieve stress. This writing journal is the perfect gift idea for birthdays, holidays, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, or Valentine's Day. 6 x 9 paperback 114 pages (57 sheets) Beautiful cover Perfect for gift-giving!
Forgetting
Author: Scott A. Small
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0593136209
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
“Fascinating and useful . . . The distinguished memory researcher Scott A. Small explains why forgetfulness is not only normal but also beneficial.”—Walter Isaacson, bestselling author of The Code Breaker and Leonardo da Vinci Who wouldn’t want a better memory? Dr. Scott Small has dedicated his career to understanding why memory forsakes us. As director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at Columbia University, he focuses largely on patients who experience pathological forgetting, and it is in contrast to their suffering that normal forgetting, which we experience every day, appears in sharp relief. Until recently, most everyone—memory scientists included—believed that forgetting served no purpose. But new research in psychology, neurobiology, medicine, and computer science tells a different story. Forgetting is not a failure of our minds. It’s not even a benign glitch. It is, in fact, good for us—and, alongside memory, it is a required function for our minds to work best. Forgetting benefits our cognitive and creative abilities, emotional well-being, and even our personal and societal health. As frustrating as a typical lapse can be, it’s precisely what opens up our minds to making better decisions, experiencing joy and relationships, and flourishing artistically. From studies of bonobos in the wild to visits with the iconic painter Jasper Johns and the renowned decision-making expert Daniel Kahneman, Small looks across disciplines to put new scientific findings into illuminating context while also revealing groundbreaking developments about Alzheimer’s disease. The next time you forget where you left your keys, remember that a little forgetting does a lot of good.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0593136209
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
“Fascinating and useful . . . The distinguished memory researcher Scott A. Small explains why forgetfulness is not only normal but also beneficial.”—Walter Isaacson, bestselling author of The Code Breaker and Leonardo da Vinci Who wouldn’t want a better memory? Dr. Scott Small has dedicated his career to understanding why memory forsakes us. As director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at Columbia University, he focuses largely on patients who experience pathological forgetting, and it is in contrast to their suffering that normal forgetting, which we experience every day, appears in sharp relief. Until recently, most everyone—memory scientists included—believed that forgetting served no purpose. But new research in psychology, neurobiology, medicine, and computer science tells a different story. Forgetting is not a failure of our minds. It’s not even a benign glitch. It is, in fact, good for us—and, alongside memory, it is a required function for our minds to work best. Forgetting benefits our cognitive and creative abilities, emotional well-being, and even our personal and societal health. As frustrating as a typical lapse can be, it’s precisely what opens up our minds to making better decisions, experiencing joy and relationships, and flourishing artistically. From studies of bonobos in the wild to visits with the iconic painter Jasper Johns and the renowned decision-making expert Daniel Kahneman, Small looks across disciplines to put new scientific findings into illuminating context while also revealing groundbreaking developments about Alzheimer’s disease. The next time you forget where you left your keys, remember that a little forgetting does a lot of good.
Memory and Movies
Author: John Seamon
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262553295
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
How popular films from Memento to Slumdog Millionaire can help us understand how memory works. In the movie Slumdog Millionaire, the childhood memories of a young game show contestant trigger his correct answers. In Memento, the amnesiac hero uses tattoos as memory aids. In Away from Her, an older woman suffering from dementia no longer remembers who her husband is. These are compelling films that tell affecting stories about the human condition. But what can these movies teach us about memory? In this book, John Seamon shows how examining the treatment of memory in popular movies can shed new light on how human memory works. After explaining that memory is actually a diverse collection of independent systems, Seamon uses examples from movies to offer an accessible, nontechnical description of what science knows about memory function and dysfunction. In a series of lively encounters with numerous popular films, he draws on Life of Pi and Avatar, for example, to explain working memory, used for short-term retention. He describes the process of long-term memory with examples from such films as Cast Away and Groundhog Day; The Return of Martin Guerre, among other movies, informs his account of how we recognize people; the effect of emotion on autobiographical memory is illustrated by The Kite Runner, Titanic, and other films; movies including Born on the Fourth of July and Rachel Getting Married illustrate the complex pain of traumatic memories. Seamon shows us that movies rarely get amnesia right, often using strategically timed blows to the protagonist's head as a way to turn memory off and then on again (as in Desperately Seeking Susan). Finally, he uses movies including On Golden Pond and Amour to describe the memory loss that often accompanies aging, while highlighting effective ways to maintain memory function.
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262553295
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
How popular films from Memento to Slumdog Millionaire can help us understand how memory works. In the movie Slumdog Millionaire, the childhood memories of a young game show contestant trigger his correct answers. In Memento, the amnesiac hero uses tattoos as memory aids. In Away from Her, an older woman suffering from dementia no longer remembers who her husband is. These are compelling films that tell affecting stories about the human condition. But what can these movies teach us about memory? In this book, John Seamon shows how examining the treatment of memory in popular movies can shed new light on how human memory works. After explaining that memory is actually a diverse collection of independent systems, Seamon uses examples from movies to offer an accessible, nontechnical description of what science knows about memory function and dysfunction. In a series of lively encounters with numerous popular films, he draws on Life of Pi and Avatar, for example, to explain working memory, used for short-term retention. He describes the process of long-term memory with examples from such films as Cast Away and Groundhog Day; The Return of Martin Guerre, among other movies, informs his account of how we recognize people; the effect of emotion on autobiographical memory is illustrated by The Kite Runner, Titanic, and other films; movies including Born on the Fourth of July and Rachel Getting Married illustrate the complex pain of traumatic memories. Seamon shows us that movies rarely get amnesia right, often using strategically timed blows to the protagonist's head as a way to turn memory off and then on again (as in Desperately Seeking Susan). Finally, he uses movies including On Golden Pond and Amour to describe the memory loss that often accompanies aging, while highlighting effective ways to maintain memory function.
Setting Boundaries® with Negative Thoughts and Painful Memories
Author: Allison Bottke
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
ISBN: 0736962425
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Find Lasting Freedom from Past Emotional Pain If you wait long enough, difficult and traumatic experiences from your past will go away on their own...right? Except they won't. Time doesn't heal all wounds. Instead, we hoard our hurts. We rehash our sorrows and wonder how they could have been prevented. This keeps us from making brand-new memories and embracing the richer life we crave. Now is the time for setting healthy boundaries with the past. Allison Bottke will help you... tame the triggers that stir painful memories by replacing negative thoughts with biblical hope identify lingering communication issues so you can release them and grow in your relationships take six simple S.A.N.I.T.Y. steps to find peace in the midst of emotional chaos Don't let the past dictate your present feelings. Follow this achievable advice and discover the freedom your captive heart desperately needs.
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
ISBN: 0736962425
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Find Lasting Freedom from Past Emotional Pain If you wait long enough, difficult and traumatic experiences from your past will go away on their own...right? Except they won't. Time doesn't heal all wounds. Instead, we hoard our hurts. We rehash our sorrows and wonder how they could have been prevented. This keeps us from making brand-new memories and embracing the richer life we crave. Now is the time for setting healthy boundaries with the past. Allison Bottke will help you... tame the triggers that stir painful memories by replacing negative thoughts with biblical hope identify lingering communication issues so you can release them and grow in your relationships take six simple S.A.N.I.T.Y. steps to find peace in the midst of emotional chaos Don't let the past dictate your present feelings. Follow this achievable advice and discover the freedom your captive heart desperately needs.
The Memory Box
Author: Joanna Rowland
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers
ISBN: 1506426727
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
"I'm scared I'll forget you]]' From the perspective of a young child, Joanna Rowland artfully describes what it is like to remember and grieve a loved one who has died. The child in the story creates a memory box to keep mementos and written memories of the loved one, to help in the grieving process. Heartfelt and comforting, The Memory Box will help children and adults talk about this very difficult topic together. The unique point of view allows the reader to imagine the loss of any they have loved - a friend, family member, or even a pet. A parent guide in the back includes information on helping children manage the complex and difficult emotions they feel when they lose someone they love, as well as suggestions on how to create their own memory box.
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers
ISBN: 1506426727
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
"I'm scared I'll forget you]]' From the perspective of a young child, Joanna Rowland artfully describes what it is like to remember and grieve a loved one who has died. The child in the story creates a memory box to keep mementos and written memories of the loved one, to help in the grieving process. Heartfelt and comforting, The Memory Box will help children and adults talk about this very difficult topic together. The unique point of view allows the reader to imagine the loss of any they have loved - a friend, family member, or even a pet. A parent guide in the back includes information on helping children manage the complex and difficult emotions they feel when they lose someone they love, as well as suggestions on how to create their own memory box.
Heal Your Memories, Change Your Life
Author: Frank Healy
Publisher: BalboaPress
ISBN: 1452579687
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Do you ever wish that something in your life had turned out differently? Are there any memories that keep popping into your head? Do you wish that you could remember more? Heal Your Memories, Change Your Life takes you on an adventurous journey through your own memories and gives you the tools to heal from past hurts. Frank Healy, Licensed Professional Counselor, remembers every day of his life since he was six years old. He takes you through your past with exercises that help you remember more of your good times and let go of pain from the past. Whoever said that healing and therapy had to be painful? Heal Your Memories, Change Your Life is written with humor, inspiring stories, and exercises that will leave you feeling free to enjoy your life and move on to a happy and successful future.
Publisher: BalboaPress
ISBN: 1452579687
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Do you ever wish that something in your life had turned out differently? Are there any memories that keep popping into your head? Do you wish that you could remember more? Heal Your Memories, Change Your Life takes you on an adventurous journey through your own memories and gives you the tools to heal from past hurts. Frank Healy, Licensed Professional Counselor, remembers every day of his life since he was six years old. He takes you through your past with exercises that help you remember more of your good times and let go of pain from the past. Whoever said that healing and therapy had to be painful? Heal Your Memories, Change Your Life is written with humor, inspiring stories, and exercises that will leave you feeling free to enjoy your life and move on to a happy and successful future.
Attention, Representation, and Human Performance
Author: Slim Masmoudi
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 1848729731
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
"This volume is intended to reach out to basic and applied psychological researchers, cognitive and affective scientists, learning scientists, biologists, sociologists, neuropsychological researchers, and philosophers, who have an interest in an integrated understanding of the mind at work, particularly pertaining to explanations of real-life phenomena that have social and practical significance."--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 1848729731
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
"This volume is intended to reach out to basic and applied psychological researchers, cognitive and affective scientists, learning scientists, biologists, sociologists, neuropsychological researchers, and philosophers, who have an interest in an integrated understanding of the mind at work, particularly pertaining to explanations of real-life phenomena that have social and practical significance."--Provided by publisher.