psychological aspects

"In Haley's high school there are two boys named Martin Nathaniel Munroe II (cousins), and one of them has started a text conversation with her, which becomes an all-consuming exchange between two people who see themselves as outsiders, but the only trouble is that Haley really does not know which Martin she is talking to, and actually meeting face-to-face may lead to an epic meltdown"--Provided by publisher.

The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.

Contains ten essays that provide varying perspectives on issues related to mental illness and criminal behavior, including how the mentally ill are treated by the justice system, whether they know right from wrong, and if insanity is a valid legal determination.

A teacher of emotionally disturbed children tells of her work with a silent and withdrawn eight-year-old girl who is the possible victim of ritual abuse.

Examines how stories spread by word of mouth, news media, and social media affect economic events today. Draws on historical examples and data to show how studying "narrative economics" can help predict and control financial crises, recessions, and depressions.

Ten essays examine the psychology of terrorism, covering coping methods, active responses, and prevention; includes such topics as apartheid in South Africa, child terrorists, raising "inclusively" caring children, and conflict resolution in schools.

Nine essays present theoretical perspectives on terrorism, covering such topics as religion and psychosis, apocalyptic dreams, and cultists.

Presents essays on clinical aspects and responses to terrorism, covering such topics as the mental health of refugee children, state terrorism, torture, and indirect trauma.

Detective Inspector Lucia May investigates the case of Samuel Szajkowski, a new history teacher who gunned down three students and a colleague before turning the weapon on himself, resisting her supervisor's pressure to make it an open-and-shut case as she uncovers a toxic school culture that contributed to the teacher's violent breakdown.

The author, an alumnus of Brandeis University, tells of his meetings with a former professor suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease and of the lessons he learned about life and death from his college mentor.