Peter A. Weiss, "Personality Assessment in Police Psychology: A 21st Century Perspective"
English | 2010 | pages: 403 | ISBN: 0398079153 | PDF | 2,6 mb
In recent years, personality assessment by professional psychologists has taken on an increasingly important role in the field of police work. Most importantly, personality assessment instruments have been utilized in the preemployment psychological screening of police officer candidates. This psychological screening takes place at the end of the hiring process to ensure that candidates do not have personality characteristics or existing psychopathology that would interfere with their job performance. Personality assessment is also used for other applications in police psychology. These applications include fitnessforduty evaluations (FFDEs) and second opinion evaluations of officers who challenge hiring decisions. Moreover, police psychologists are involved in a considerable amount of research in order to determine which tests and scales are most appropriate for evaluations. The present volume is divided into four parts to cover the relevant issues in personality assessment for police work. Part I provides an introduction and the basic principles of personality assessment in police psychology. Part II focuses on the major assessment instruments used in police psychology. These include the MMPI2, the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI), the Inwald Personality Inventory (IPI) and Hilson Tests, the MPULSE Inventory, preoffer integrity instruments, and the Rorschach Comprehensive System. Part III examines multiple issues in personality assessment research in the field of police psychology. Part IV covers applications of personality assessment in police psychology. These applications include preemployment evaluations, fitness for duty evaluations, conditional second opinion psychological evaluations of candidates, using multiple sources of information when conducting mandatory or required evaluations, and the politics of personality assessment in police agencies. This unique and comprehensive text is designed for psychologists who are actively working in the field of law enforcement, including psychologists in both applied and research/academic settings.

Kaarina Aitamurto, "Paganism, Traditionalism, Nationalism: Narratives of Russian Rodnoverie"
English | 2016 | pages: 233 | ISBN: 1032179511, 1472460278 | PDF | 16,5 mb
Rodnoverie was one of the first new religious movements to emerge following the collapse of the Soviet Union, its development providing an important lens through which to view changes in post-Soviet religious and political life. Rodnovers view social and political issues as inseparably linked to their religiosity but do not reflect the liberal values dominant among Western Pagans. Indeed, among the conservative and nationalist movements often associated with Rodnoverie in Russia, traditional anti-Western and anti-Semitic rhetoric has recently been overshadowed by anti-Islam and anti-migrant tendencies. Providing a fascinating overview of the history, organisations, adherents, beliefs and practices of Rodnoverie this book presents several different narratives; as a revival of the native Russian or Slavic religion, as a nature religion and as an alternative to modern values and lifestyles. Drawing upon primary sources, documents and books this analysis is supplemented with extensive fieldwork carried out among Rodnoverie communities in Russia and will be of interest to scholars of post-Soviet society, new religious movements and contemporary Paganism in general.

Only in Africa: The Ecology of Human Evolution by Norman Owen-Smith
English | December 2, 2021 | ISBN: 1108832598, 1108959660 | True EPUB | 350 pages | 24.1 MB
That humans originated from Africa is well-known. However, this is widely regarded as a chance outcome, dependant simply on where our common ancestor shared the land with where the great apes lived. This volume builds on from the 'Out of Africa' theory, and takes the view that it is only in Africa that the evolutionary transitions from a forest-inhabiting frugivore to savanna-dwelling meat-eater could have occurred.

Off Grid Solar Panel & 12 Volt Power for Preppers: A Technical Guide to Design Install and Maintain Self-Sufficient Solar Panels by Jim Grylls
English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0B5K6DKXD | EPUB | 1.14 Mb
OFF GRID SOLAR PANEL & 12 VOLT POWER FOR PREPPERS: A 7-Day Technical Guide to Design, Install and Maintain Self-Sufficient Solar Panels

Number One Realist: Bernard Fall and Vietnamese Revolutionary Warfare by Nathaniel L. Moir
English | April 1, 2022 | ISBN: 0197629881 | True EPUB | 376 pages | 12.7 MB
In a 1965 letter to Newsweek, French writer and academic Bernard Fall (1926-67) staked a claim as the 'Number One Realist' on the Vietnam War. This is the first book to study the thought of this overlooked figure, one of the most important experts on counterinsurgency warfare in Indochina.

New Perspectives in Cultural Resource Management
by Francis P. McManamon
English | 2018 | ISBN: 1138101125 | 300 Pages | True ePUB | 5.45 MB

Navigation Systems for Space Travel by Paige McCallister
English | 2020 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B08HXF1VV4 | 272 pages | EPUB | 0.98 Mb
The goal of this publication is to provide the best of navigational systems for the space traveler. The authors have spent considerable time researching all things related to navigation for space travel. From this research and development period, we have developed best coordinate systems, best navigational tools, and best mapping programs, for traveling across space. Thus, in the publication we provide the best of these navigational systems. We discuss the basic concepts of each system, the science behind each system, and the practical details of operation of each system. Technical drawings are included where helpful. /// Humans will be traveling through space, and we will be settling distant regions of the galaxy. This is certain. Therefore, our desire in this Series is to design the best systems and tools to make this exploration a practical realty. This includes developing the Navigational Systems necessary for the journeys. Thus, this publication describes and illustrates the most effective tools and methods for long-distance space travel. /// We begin with the Coordinate Systems. The existing coordinate systems are inadequate for the needs of the space traveler. Therefore we have developed two new coordinate systems. The first of these is the Space Location Coordinate System. This coordinate system will designate the precise position of any object in space. This system will be used by all navigation crew to locate specific planets, stars, and beacons during travel. The second coordinate system is the Universe Grid System. This coordinate system divides the entire universe into several Space Regions. This perspective is useful for considering all things within a Space Region, as well as comparing activities from Region to Region. /// Navigational Tools. In this publication, we offer the following Navigational Tools for Space Travel: 1) Path Drawing Program; 2) Star-Map Room; 3) Space Beacons. // The Path-Drawing Program will trace the exact path the ship has taken from the home planet. This path can then be viewed on a Map. // The Star-Room Map is an immersive replica of the space environment. The user of the Map-Room can therefore call up a specific region of space, and see this reality as shown around him. // The Space Beacon Network will be a collection of Beacons throughout the galaxy. Each beacon will act as a lighthouse, as it emits a unique signal. This signal will be matched to a Beacon Map, and therefore the navigation crew will know their exact location in space. The Beacon Network will also be used as long-distance communication between planets. /// Therefore, when using these Coordinate Systems, the Navigational Tools, and the Mapping Systems, the space traveler will be able to effectively navigate through the vast distances of space. Using these Navigational Systems, all ships will remain on course, never deviating from their path. Such a direct route of travel will ensure the fastest travel between locations, and maximum safety for all travelers.Each design is fully explained and illustrated in this publication. // 43 illustrations.

Narrow Boat Engine Maintenance and Repair by Stephanie Horton
English | April 10, 2018 | ISBN: 1785003496 | 446 pages | PDF | 49 Mb
Narrow Boat Engine Maintenance and Repair is a practical guide to help keep your engine operational, and your boat moving. It also provides instruction on how to identify faults and, where possible, how to fix them. With its focus on diesel engine operation, and the systems found on most vessels, this is a useful resource for any boat owner. It provides practical guidance to undertake everyday maintenance on your diesel engine; it demonstrates how to complete a service and locate and resolve common faults; explains the theory required to understand each of the boat's main systems and shares the practical skills and techniques that engineers spend many years learning. The book is highly illustrated with 264 colour step-by-step photographs and 60 technical diagrams.

Domingo Martinez, "My Heart Is a Drunken Compass: A Memoir"
English | ISBN: 149300140X | 2014 | 320 pages | EPUB | 746 KB
With his trademark tragic-comical voice and arresting storytelling, Domingo Martinez once again delivers a deeply personal memoir full of wry asides and poignant, thoughtful reflections in his new book My Heart Is a Drunken Compass. His first book shockingly ended with his fiancé Stephanie plummeting off the side of an overpass in Seattle, after having a seizure while driving. He now chronicles this painful episode in his life, with flashbacks to their tenuous romantic relationship, and how her accident and subsequent coma ultimately causes him to unravel emotionally. This pivotal moment, which began with an alarming call in the middle of the night, parallels another gut-wrenching experience from the past when his youngest brother's life hangs in the balance. Martinez once again brilliantly examines the complicated connections between family, friends, and loved ones. Feeling estranged from his family in Texas over the years, isolated and alone in Seattle, he turns to writing as a therapeutic tool. The underlying themes of addiction and recovery and their powerful impact on family dynamics also emerge within the narrative, as he struggles with his inner demons. These two traumatic life events actually bring Martinez closer to the family that he has in many ways spend years trying to deny, strengthening their bonds and healing old wounds. When Martinez falls apart completely, he finds his family, his redemption, and a new beginning with the love of his life, who encourages him to write his way out of the pain in order to save his own life.

Christine C. Kieffer, "Mutuality, Recognition, and the Self: Psychoanalytic Reflections"
English | 2013 | pages: 239 | ISBN: 178049159X, 0367101696 | PDF | 0,7 mb
This book examines emerging trends in contemporary psychoanalytic theory and practice, highlighting inter-subjective and relational models of the mind. The author presents vivid and extended clinical vignettes that demonstrate the analyst's use of the self in building clinical momentum and continued development. The author highlights the importance of mutuality and recognition in the development of the self, illustrating the impact of family, the larger group context, and the contribution of the analytic encounter. This book is divided into three sections: First, the contribution of family to development, including some relatively neglected topics, such as the importance of fathers in female development, the role of siblings, the experience of 'only' children or singletons in the family, and the impact of the extended family (including grandparents) upon the individual. A second section examines the influence of unconscious group processes upon individual development and functioning, and includes papers that highlight the contribution of group psychotherapy as a form of treatment.