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1. Trauma, Culture, and Metaphors

   Universal Pathways of Coping, Transformation and Integration

   By John P. Wilson, Jacob D. Lindy

   Series: Routledge Psychosocial Stress Series

   In this volume, John Wilson and Jacob Lindy explore the language of both individual and collective trauma in an era dominated by globalization and interconnectedness. As Wilson points out in the first chapter, Western psychiatrists have increasingly found that their ideas of trauma were not always...

   To Be Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
2. Rail Human Factors around the World

   Impacts on and of People for Successful Rail Operations

   Edited by John R Wilson, Ann Mills, Theresa Clarke, Jane Rajan, Yasamin Dadashi

   To Be Published August 9th 2012 by Taylor & Francis
3. Diamond Thin Films

   By John I.B. Wilson, Isaela Villalpando

   An understanding of thin-film diamond by physical and chemical vapour deposition CVD is of wide application in materials science. This book provides an account of the physical, mechanical and chemical properties of diamond thin films as well as examining the engineering techniques and problems...

   Published May 10th 2012 by CRC Press
4. Voluntary Associations in the Graeco-Roman World

   Edited by John S. Kloppenborg, Stephen G. Wilson

   Based upon a series of detailed case studies of associations such as early synagogues and churches, philosophical schools and pagan mystery cults, this collection addresses the question of what can legitimately be termed a 'voluntary association'.Employing modern sociological concepts, the essays...

   Published November 3rd 2011 by Routledge
5. The Routledge Encyclopaedia of UK Education, Training and Employment

   From the earliest statutes to the present day

   By John P. Wilson

   A comprehensive guide to all the main labour market initiatives and agencies combining education and employment in the UK, this encyclopaedia presents an historical progression from the Guilds and Statute of Artifices in 1563 through to present day initiatives and changes. Fully cross-referenced...

   Published September 1st 2010 by Routledge
6. Preface to the philosophy of education (International Library of the Philosophy of Education Volume 24)

   By John Wilson

   It is sometimes said that the philosophy of education is not a serious and coherent philosophical area of inquiry. John Wilson examines this argument, taking it as the starting point for his book. He believes that most 'philosophy of education' until now has been little more than the promotion of...

   Published December 7th 2009 by Routledge
7. Molecular Biology of the Cell 5E - The Problems Book

   5th Edition

   By John Wilson, Tim Hunt

   The Problems Book helps students appreciate the ways in which experiments and simple calculations can lead to an understanding of how cells work by introducing the experimental foundation of cell and molecular biology. Each chapter will review key terms, test for understanding basic concepts, and...

   Published November 27th 2007 by Garland Science
8. Finance for Sport and Leisure Managers

   An Introduction

   By Robert Wilson, John Joyce

   Sport and leisure managers need to understand the financial side of their industry to offer the most cost-effective facilities and to make sound business decisions. However, to the non-expert the language and practice of finance is often bewildering and perceived as complicated, difficult and...

   Published October 11th 2007 by Routledge
9. The Posttraumatic Self

   Restoring Meaning and Wholeness to Personality

   Edited by John P. Wilson

   Series: Routledge Psychosocial Stress Series

   Filling a gap that exists in most traumatology literature, The Posttraumatic Self provides an optimistic analysis of the aftermath of a traumatic event. This work appreciates the potentially positive effects of trauma and links those effects to the discovery of one's identity, character, and...

   Published December 19th 2005 by Routledge
10. Evaluation of Human Work, 3rd Edition

    Edited by John R. Wilson, NIGEL CORLETT

    Completely revised and updated, Evaluation of Human Work is a compendium of ergonomics methods and techniques that is both broad and deep. The editors have once again brought together a team of world-renowned experts and created a forum for them to introduce their most valued techniques and methods...

    Published April 3rd 2005 by CRC Press