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Auditioning on Camera An Actor's Guide by Joseph Hacker

Marginalized Voices in Music Education by Brent C. Talbot

Couples in Treatment Techniques and Approaches for Effective Practice by Gerald R. Weeks

A Broadcast Engineering Tutorial for Non-engineers by Skip Pizzi

The Photography Reader History and Theory by Liz Wells

An Introduction to Using Theory in Social Work Practice by James A. Forte

Practicing Rights Human Rights-based Approaches to Social Work Practice by David K. Androff

The Therapist's Notebook for Children and Adolescents Homework, Handouts, and Activities for Use in Psychotherapy by Catherine Ford Sori

An Introduction to Marriage and Family Therapy by Joseph L. Wetchler

Criminal Justice Theory Explaining the Nature and Behavior of Criminal Justice by Edward R. Maguire

Expressive Arts Therapy for Traumatized Children and Adolescents A Four-phase Model by Carmen Richardson

The New Political Economy of Urban Education Neoliberalism, Race, and the Right to the City by Pauline Lipman

The Roman Empire at Bay, AD 180-395 by David Stone Potter

Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society Bridging Research and Practice by Robert A. Neimeyer

Women and Gender in Modern Latin America Historical Sources and Interpretations by Pamela S. Murray

Theory for Education by Greg Dimitriadis

Surviving and Thriving in Stepfamily Relationships What Works and what Doesn't by Patricia L. Papernow

Case Studies in Couples Therapy Theory-based Approaches by David K. Carson

Core Competencies in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Becoming a Highly Effective and Competent Cognitive-Behavioral Therapist by Cory Frank Newman

On the Track A Guide to Contemporary Film Scoring by Fred Karlin

Grief and the Expressive Arts Practices for Creating Meaning by Barbara E. Thompson

The Compassion Fatigue Workbook Creative Tools for Transforming Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Traumatization by Françoise Mathieu

A Roadmap for Couple Therapy Integrating Systemic, Psychodynamic, and Behavioral Approaches by Arthur C. Nielsen

Collective Trauma, Collective Healing Promoting Community Resilience in the Aftermath of Disaster by Jack Saul