Dopo l'acqua, il tè è la bevanda più diffusa al mondo. Per risalire alle sue origini, bisogna andare indietro nel tempo, sino alla Cina di circa 5.000 anni fa. Secondo la leggenda un giorno, durante un viaggio, l'Imperatore Shen Nung era seduto sotto un albero di Camellia sinensis in attesa che il suo servitore bollisse un po' d'acqua da bere. Una leggera brezza scosse le foglie della pianta e alcune caddero nell'acqua. L'Imperatore, incuriosito dall'infuso, lo bevve, inconsapevole di aver appena gustato la prima tazza di tè della storia. E oggi? Quanto si è ampliato il mondo del tè dopo tanti secoli? Moltissimo, tanto da farci sorridere all'idea della semplice leggenda appena narrata. Questo libro guida il lettore attraverso la scoperta dei vari tipi di tè esistenti, dell'attrezzatura necessaria per prepararlo, della terminologia corretta e dei paesi di produzione, oltre, ovviamente, a fornire preziosi suggerimenti per un abbinamento corretto, come racconta l'autrice: 'Nel nord dello Yorkshire, dove sono cresciuta, il tè era tè vero. A casa mia, si mettevano le foglie in una teiera e si lasciavano 'macerare' finché l'infuso diventava scuro e l'aroma bello forte. Così forte da tenere quasi in piedi il cucchiaino! Quando ho cominciato il mio percorso alla scoperta del tè, ho iniziato ad apprezzare il fatto che tè diversi hanno caratteristiche uniche e sono indicati per una grande varietà di occasioni. Una tazza di tè può tirarci su quando siamo abbattuti, calmarci se siamo agitati, creare un'occasione per un incontro fra amici e rinfrancarci nei momenti in cui ci sentiamo un

'Helping beginning and experienced therapists cope with the myriad challenges of working in agencies, clinics, hospitals, and private practice, this book distills the leading theories and best practices in the field. The authors provide a clear approach to engaging diverse clients and building rapport; interweaving evidence-based techniques to meet therapeutic goals; and intervening effectively with individuals, families, groups, and larger systems. Practitioners will find tools for addressing the needs of their clients while caring for themselves and avoiding burnout; students will find a clear-headed framework for making use of the variety of approaches available in mental health practice. Subject Areas/Keywords: addictions, agency, CBT, clinical training, clinician self-care, clinics, cognitive-behavioral therapy, crisis intervention, evidence-based treatments, families, family, groups, homelessness, individuals, inpatient, mental health, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, multicultural, multistressed, multisystems, outpatient, poverty, psychotherapy, racial diversity, recovery, relapse prevention, supervision Audience: Clinical psychologists, clinical social workers, psychiatric nurses, family therapists, substance abuse treatment professionals,and counselors'--

Boyd-Franklin (applied and professional psychology, State U. of New Jersey), Cleek, Wofsy, and Mundy show beginning and experienced psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurses, family therapists, substance abuse treatment professionals, and counselors, as well as graduate students, how to translate evidence-based practice to private and public settings and incorporate new clinical models into their current work while dealing with the demands of organizational policies, managed care, and multisystemic barriers. First, they discuss core mediational processes helpful to clinicians, including establishing the therapeutic relationship, psychoeducation and recovery principles, motivational interviewing, cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness and acceptance-based principles and practices, and relapse prevention, trigger management, and the completion and treatment, as well as evidence-based practice and incorporating multicultural, racial, and socioeconomic diversity in the therapeutic process. Subsequent sections outline methods of individual, group, and family therapy; guidelines for risk assessment and crisis intervention in challenging situations involving loss, violence, suicide, and homicide; and clinician self-care, supervision, and training. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Eve's portrayal in the Bible as a sinner and a temptress seemed to represent -- and justify -- women's inferior position in society for much of history. During the Enlightenment, women challenged these traditional gender roles by joining the public sphere as writers, intellectuals, philanthropists, artists, and patrons of the arts. Some sought to reclaim Eve by recasting her as a positive symbol of women's abilities and intellectual curiosity. In Eve's Enlightenment, leading scholars in the fields of history, art history, literature, and psychology discuss how Enlightenment philosophies compared to women's actual experiences in Spain and Spanish America during the period.

Relying on newspaper accounts, poetry, polemic, paintings, and saints' lives, this diverse group of contributors discuss how evolving legal, social, and medical norms affected Hispanic women and how art and literature portrayed them. Contributors such as historians Mónica Bolufer Peruga and María Victoria López-Cordón Cortezo, art historian Janis A. Tomlinson, and literary critic Rebecca Haidt also examine the contributions these women's experiences make to a transatlantic understanding of the Enlightenment. A common theme unites many of the essays: while Enlightenment reformers demanded rational equality for men and women, society increasingly emphasized sentiment and passion as defining characteristics of the female sex, leading to deepening contradictions. Despite clear gaps between Enlightenment ideals and women's experiences, however, the contributors agree that the women of Spain and Spanish America not only took part in the social and cultural transformations of the time but also exerted their own power and influence to help guide the Spanish-speaking world toward modernity.

The first interdisciplinary collection published in English, Eve's Enlightenment offers a wealth of information for scholars of eighteenth-century Spanish history, literature, art history, and women's studies. An introduction by editors Catherine M. Jaffe and Elizabeth Franklin Lewis provides helpful historical and contextual information.

A great gift for the cook keen to learn more on the subject. 120 colour photos by Richard Jung.

If you're in an English or foreign language department at a college or university, the twelve reports in this book can tell you a lot about preparing your undergraduate majors for teaching careers. These perspectives on rethinking undergraduate preparation in language and literature will help you make departmental colleagues aware of current concerns, establish relations with specialists in education, develop ties with local and state secondary school systems, respond to today's diverse student population, and work for change within the financial constraints of your institution's budget.
The book provides models for English and foreign language majors, models for study-abroad programs, models for collaborative projects with local secondary schools, and models for introductory courses and capstone courses for majors.