"Personalities are like impressionistic paintings. At a distance, each person is ‘all of a piece’; up close, each is a bewildering complexity of moods, cognitions, and motives."
–Theodore Millon

Exploring the continuum from normal personality traits to the diagnosis and treatment of severe cases of personality disorders, Personality Disorders in Modern Life, Second Edition is unique in its coverage of both important historical figures and contemporary theorists in the field. Its content spans all the major disorders–Antisocial, Avoidant, Depressive, Compulsive, Histrionic, Narcissistic, Paranoid, Schizoid, and Borderline–as well as their many subtypes. Attention to detail and in-depth discussion of the subtleties involved in these debilitating personality disorders make this book an ideal companion to the DSM-IV™.

Fully updated with the latest research and theory, this important text features:

• Discussion of the distinctive clinical features and developmental roots of personality disorders
• Balanced coverage of the major theoretical perspectives–biological, psychodynamic, interpersonal, cognitive, and evolutionary
• Individual chapters on all DSM-IV™ personality disorders and their several subtypes and mixtures
• Case studies throughout the text that bring to life the many faces of these disorders

Including a new assessment section that singles out behavioral indicators considered to have positive predictive power for the disorders, this Second Edition also includes a special focus on developmental, gender, and cultural issues specific to each disorder. A comprehensive reference suitable for today’s practitioners, Personality Disorders in Modern Life, Second Edition features a clear style that also makes it a valuable resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. The most thorough book of its kind, this Second Edition is a powerful, practical resource for all trainees and professionals in key mental health fields, such as psychology, social work, and nursing.

About the Author

Theodore Millon, PhD, DSc, is one of the world’s leading authorities on personality disorders. Developer of the widely used Millon personality assessment inventories, he has been the editor of the Journal of Personality Disorders, President of the International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders, and a key member of the DSM-III™ and DSM-IV™ committees on personality disorders.

Seth Grossman, PsyD, is a codeveloper of several personality inventories, and coauthor of numerous theoretical, research, and clinical papers with Dr. Millon.

Carrie Millon, PhD, is former EAP director of the University of Miami and currently Associate Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies of Personology and Psychopathology (IASPP).

Sarah Meagher, PhD, is a research clinician practicing health psychology in the behavior medicine programs of Kaiser Permanente mental health services in California.

Rowena Ramnath, PsyD, is a research associate at IASPP and specializes in forensic psychology and Internet addiction.

From the contents:
1 Microwave Synthesis - An Introduction
2 Microwave Theory
3 Equipment Review
4 Microwave Processing Techniques
5 Starting With Microwave Chemistry
6 Experimental Protocols
6.1 General Small-Scale Sealed-Vessel Microwave Processing
6.2 Reaction Optimization
6.3 Library Generation
6.4 Reaction Scale-Up
6.5 Special Processing Techniques

About the Author

C. Oliver Kappe is Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry and Director of the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Microwave Chemistry at the University of Graz, Austria, where he also received his doctorate in 1992. After postdoctoral research work with Professor Curt Wentrup at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, and with Professor Albert Padwa at Emory University in Atlanta, USA, he returned to the University of Graz, obtaining his lecturing qualification in 1998. He has been a visiting scientist/professor at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, USA, and at the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan. Professor Kappe's current research focuses on microwave-assisted synthesis and continuous flow processing.

Doris Dallinger studied chemistry at the University of Graz, Austria, obtaining her diploma in the field of solid phase organic synthesis in 2001. She continued with a PhD under Prof C. Oliver Kappe on projects related to microwave chemistry and high-throughput synthesis. After receiving her doctorate in 2005, she joined the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Microwave Chemistry at the University of Graz as a postdoctoral research associate and is currently working on projects related to specific microwave effects and the scale-up of microwave-assisted reactions.

S. Shaun Murphree is Associate Professor of Chemistry at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania, USA. He received his bachelor's degree in chemistry from Colgate University in Hamilton, NY, and his doctorate in organic chemistry from Emory University in Atlanta, GA, under the direction of Professor Albert Padwa. He subsequently pursued post-doctoral study under Professor Peter Jacobi at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT. After seven years in R&D at Bayer Corporation, he returned to academia in 1999, including a sabbatical at the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Microwave Chemistry at the University of Graz, Austria.

Now you can find out if you really have what it takes to successfully manage rental property and you’ll learn all about the various options for hiring someone else to manage your property for you. You’ll find out the right way to prepare your properties for prospective tenants, set the rent and security deposit, clean up properties, and verify rental applications. In no time at all, you can become a top-notch manager by working efficiently with employees and contractors to keep your properties safe and secure. Find out how to:

• Manage your time and money wisely
• Acquire a property and prepare it for tenants
• Make your property stand out and attract tenants
• Keep good tenants and get rid of bad ones
• Collect and increase rent
• Evaluate the different types of insurance and understand income and property taxes

Complete with lists of ten reasons to become a rental property owner, ten ways to rent your vacancy, and the ten biggest mistakes a landlord can make Property Management Kit For Dummies, 2^nd Edition will help you achieve your dream of being a successful rental property owner.

Fully updated with the latest NEC and OSHA standards, this one-stop portable guide contains the crucial electrical data, formulas, calculations, and safety information essential at any jobsite. The Lineman's and Cableman's Field Manual, Second Edition, provides easy-to-follow details on constructing, operating, and maintaining both overhead and underground electric distribution and transmission lines. Helpful charts, tables, diagrams, equations, and definitions are included throughout this handy resource.

The new edition of the manual covers: Line conductors * Cable, splices, and terminations * Distribution voltage transformers * Wood-pole structures * Guying * Lightning and surge protection * Fuses * Inspection and maintenance plans * Tree trimming * Rope, knots, splices, and gear * Grounding * Protective grounds * Safety equipment and rescue

This book brings together, for the first time, the results of recent research in areas ranging from the chemistry of cold interstellar clouds (10 20 K), through laboratory studies of the spectroscopy and kinetics of ions, radicals and molecules, to studies of molecules in liquid helium droplets, to attempts to create molecular (as distinct from atomic) Bose Einstein condensates.

The chapters fall into two parts, the first one dealing with low-temperature experiments and environments (ca. 1 20 K). In the context of this book, these chapters can be said to deal with relatively mature fields. The second part deals with very low temperatures and very cold molecules. Here, more emphasis is placed on the methods employed to generate samples of molecules at extremely low (<1 K) temperatures.

Contents: The Chemistry of Cold Interstellar Cloud Cores (E Herbst & T J Millar); Gas-Phase Reactive Collisions at Very Low Temperature: Recent Experimental Advances and Perspectives (A Canosa et al.); The Study of Cold Collisions Using Ion Guides and Traps (D Gerlich); Theory of Low Temperature Gas-Phase Reactions (S J Klippenstein & Y Georgievskii); Molecular Spectroscopy at Low Temperatures: A High-Resolution Infrared Perspective (S Davis et al.); The Production and Study of Ultra-Cold Molecular Ions (D Gerlich); Chemical Dynamics Inside Superfluid Helium Nanodroplets at 0.37 K (A Slenczka & J P Toennies); Kinematic Cooling of Molecules (K E Strecker & D W Chandler); Manipulation of Molecules with Electric Fields (S Y T van de Meerakker et al.); Cold Collisions, Quantum Degenerate Gases, Photoassociation, and Cold Molecules (J Weiner).

Whether it’s at home or at work, so much of our lives involves negotiating to get what we want. From negotiating a higher salary, to lowering costs from suppliers, to hammering out a new contract with a major customer, or even deciding where to go on vacation, the only way to consistently arrive at successful conclusions is to master the art of negotiation. Updated with completely new tactics and strategies, How to Become a Better Negotiator lets readers in on the same high-level skills that experienced negotiators use.

Packed with fill-in-the-blank sections, tips, quizzes, and chapter reviews, the book covers important topics such as listening, assertiveness, and how to deal with hostile opponents. In addition, the book now features new chapters on:

preparation, including identifying issues and interests, and determining alternatives to a deal and reserve price • the five basic steps of negotiation and “doing the deal” • and typical negotiating pitfalls and how to avoid them.

But in 1994 Professor Gunter Nimtz sent a recording of Mozart’s 40th Symphony through a physical barrier at four times the speed of light. Once again, light had surprised and confounded those who sought to understand it.

Light Years and Time Travel tells the stories of the cultures and individuals determined to unlock the secrets of this mysterious force.

Neolithic man worshipped light at Stonehenge. The ancient Egyptians believed it was the sight of the great god Ra. The Greeks thought it a fire that pours from the eyes to illuminate all we behold. The revolutionary use of light in art by Brunelleschi, Leonardo da Vinci, Dürer, and, more recently, the Impressionists has only furthered our awe of it.

From the first scientific grapplings with light by the ancient Chinese sage Mo Ti and the Greek philosopher Empedocles through the Renaissance and down to our own time, the revelations of the true nature of light are equally astounding. We have moved from Bacon’s studies of optics–according to legend, he invented the first pair of glasses–and Newton’s dissection of light into the colors of the spectrum to Faraday and Maxwell’s revelation of light’s basis in electricity and magnetism and quantum theory’s study of light’s strangest, most unexpected properties. Light is also the force behind our most state-of-the-art technology, such as lasers and optical computers.

Now, in this new millennium, we are realizing the possibility that light may allow us to send messages backward in time.

Even this is just the beginning of our understanding of light’s true power, but Brian Clegg’s odyssey through the wonder and study of light is no less compelling for it.

About the Author

BRIAN CLEGG holds a degree in physics from Cambridge University and a master’s degree in operational research. A consultant and well-known columnist in the business and technology field, he is the author of a dozen books, including Creativity, Imagination Engineering, and Instant Brainpower.

Release Your Brilliance provides the combination to the vault where your brilliance is kept. After struggling for thirty-two years with disillusion, defeat, and despair, author Simon T. Bailey cracked the code to personal transformation, turning his life around and becoming a highly successful entrepreneur, respected family man and community leader. Using the metaphor that we're all diamonds in the rough, Simon shares the four key steps to cut and polish the gem that is you in order to reawaken your genius, reignite your internal light, and release your potential. He guides your transformation with interactive tools such as Personal Appraisal exercises, Diamond Polishing action steps, and true stories of Living Diamonds. Join the thousands of individuals and organizations worldwide who've sat down with Simon and learned to create lasting change and release their brilliance!

Simon T. Bailey is an internationally celebrated speaker, author, and consultant and a Catalyst for Brilliance. He quit his high-paying, successful career at Disney to found The Brilliance Institute based on his deceptively simple—yet remarkably powerful—idea that, inside, we all have an inner brilliance that wants to be released. Simon is a fresh voice who has taught more than a quarter of a million people around the world the same transformational system he used to reshape his life. He lives in Windermere, Florida, with his wife and two children.