For some time now, writer-actor-performance artist Spalding Gray has been carrying around with him a monster: a manuscript of a novel called Impossible Vacation, a book that at last sighting weighed in at about 1,800 pages. Monster in a Box is a guided tour between the stations of his writing block, which include a field trip to Nicaragua, a disastrous guest appearance at the Moscow film festival, and a stint in Los Angeles hunting down the fabled few who have never written a screenplay. Hilarious and poignant, Monster in a Box is further proof that Gray has not only captured the dangerous spirit of our age but swallowed it whole.

Applying feminist theory to some lesser-known works by well known authors and painters, Munich (English, SUNY, Stony Brook) explores the psychological and cultural implications of the Victorian (male) treatment of the Perseus and Andromeda myth and its medieval analog, the legend of St. George and the dragon. With 31 photographs of the works discussed. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The role of play in child development is a source of ongoing interest and debate. In this book, renowned expert Peter Smith offers an expansive definition of the term “play”, taking an in-depth look at its impact on children, as well as its adaptive value for birds and mammals, including primates. Using both contemporary and classic research, Smith examines how different age groups and sexes participate in a wide variety of play, including exercise and rough-and- tumble play, fantasy play and imaginary friends, and play with objects. The book gauges the function of play in early childhood education and makes the case for and against recess breaks in school. How play occurs in different societies and among various populations – including children with special needs – is also explored. With its comprehensive coverage of theoretical, historical, cross-cultural, and evolutionary perspectives, Children and Play holds significant insights for parents, educators, and clinicians.

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All you need to invest in gold and silver for your financial future is enough information to help you purchase wisely. "For Women Only, Buying and Selling Gold & Silver" steps you through the process. When I first decided to enter into this male-dominated world of precious metals, my imagination went wild. I pictured a jewelry store environment where all the products were laid out on velvet pallets. Each product was explained to me in detail so I could make the right choice for my financial future. Wow! Life in the precious metals world is nothing like that. Fast-paced and hectic, it conjures up scenes of a Wall Street trading floor. Fast-talking sales people dazzle you with new products and amazing stories about future profits. Hold on...you don't have to be sucked into that world. All you need is knowledge of the gold and silver products you want to buy (or sell). Your newly learned vocabulary saves you from being diverted from your goal. Ask for what you want, find out the asking price, arrange the payment details, and you are done. Simple when you know how. The process becomes very smooth and effortless if you decide what gold and silver products are the best investment for you before contacting a dealer. "For Women Only, Buying & Selling Gold and Silver" gives you the advantage, start your new investing adventure with all the facts you need. Find out now by purchasing this straight-forward eBook and get started planning for your financial future. Some of the topics covered: * Is Gold & Silver investing Safe for You? * Government Reporting Clarified * The Business of Buying & Selling * Tips to Help You Find a Reputable Dealer * Scams * Investing & IRAs * Your Storage Options * Glossary of Terms ... And Much More including Photos of the Coins and Bullion discussed in this book.

Understanding Cognitive Development provides a fresh, evidence-based research perspective on the story of children’s cognitive development in the first ten years of human life. Starting with a brief survey of the key theoretical positions that have come to define developmental psychology, the textbook then focuses on the different cognitive abilities as they emerge throughout early development. Uniquely, it examines these in terms of their interdependence; that is how skills such as perception, memory, language and reasoning relate to one another. This holistic treatment allows students to see the many important intersections in this critical phase of human life development. This textbook employs a novel design that will be of immense help to both students and instructors and is intended to be read at two levels: at the first level, it provides a fully referenced explanatory account of experimental research on cognitive development with complete attention to the needs of students who have never been exposed to experimental methodology nor studies in cognitive development before. At the second level, and mapped directly onto numbered sub-sections within the text, the author uses illustrative panels designed along the lines of PowerPoint presentations to summarise studies and key findings, employing lots of pictorial material together with bullet-points to give vividness and texture to the material covered. These panels are replicated on the accompanying companion website in PowerPoint for lecturers and students to make further use of in teaching and revision. Revision points are provided at the end of every chapter. Rich in academic coverage, including a widespread database of the most important empirical research in the field, this textbook will be essential reading for students of cognitive development and developmental psychology across psychology and education.