New Releases by Robert WEST

"Spanish Sculpture" is an authoritative and insightful examination of the unique artistic landscape of the Iberian Peninsula. Written by art historian Robert West, this work explores the profound evolution of sculptural forms in Spain, tracing their development from the medieval period through the heights of the Renaissance and the emotive power of the Baroque. The text emphasizes the distinct spiritual intensity and realism that characterize Spanish sculptural traditions, particularly in the realm of religious iconography and polychrome wood carvings. The study highlights the technical mastery of Spanish artisans and the cultural influences that shaped their work, from local craftsmanship to broader European movements. By analyzing key masterpieces and the contributions of influential sculptors, West provides a comprehensive overview of how these works reflected the religious devotion and political climate of their time. "Spanish Sculpture" serves as a vital resource for scholars and enthusiasts alike, offering a deep appreciation for the aesthetic and historical significance of one of Europe's most compelling artistic legacies. This work remains an essential guide to understanding the thematic depth and technical brilliance of Spanish art. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Navigating change is one of the biggest challenges in the construction industry, and cost escalation can make or break a project. In Documenting Change Essential Strategies for Managing Cost Escalations in Construction, Robert West delivers clear, actionable strategies to manage and document changes effectively, control costs, and keep projects on track. Whether you're a project manager, contractor, or construction professional, this book provides the tools to identify cost risks early, handle unforeseen changes, and maintain clear documentation to support claims and minimize disputes. Real-world examples, practical templates, and step-by-step guides ensure you're equipped to handle the unexpected and drive your projects to success. Ready to take control of cost escalations and change management? Documenting Change Essential Strategies for Managing Cost Escalations in Construction is your go-to resource for building smarter, more resilient projects.

Take a deep dive into ancient Greek military history with this annotated edition of Xenophon's Agesilaus. Containing detailed syntax rules, historical references, explanatory notes, and indices, this comprehensive volume is an essential resource for students and scholars of classical studies. Robert West Taylor's expert editorial guidance brings Xenophon's compelling narrative to life. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Lollygag, by Robert West, is an engaging and powerful story. Based on his experiences working on a real-life wagon train with VisionQuest, an innovative program for at-risk teens, Robert witnessed firsthand that adversity and the healing power of the animals, especially the mules provided troubled teens with a path of honor that allowed them to heal and to turn their lives around. VisionQuest founder Bob Burton called the VQ mules aEURoeour best therapistsaEUR. Robert has captured perfectly the spirit of his experience on the wagon train and the joy in seeing traumatized children find positive rites of passage to adulthood. . . . VisionQuest is a nationally recognized company that has touched the lives of over 80,000 at risk teens. Started in 1973 by Bob Burton and Steve Rogers, VisionQuest was founded on the premise that at-risk youth need positive rites of passage in order to make the successful transition into adulthood and to break the cycle of failure created by a broken juvenile system. In the 1970''s through the 1990''s VisionQuest''s core programs included, wagon trains, sailing on tall ships and wilderness experiences designed to provide teen with these extraordinary experiences. Although a changing child welfare and juvenile system no longer supports this type of programming VisionQuest remains committed to providing at-risk teens the safety and stability they lack in their lives using trauma-informed and evidence-based programming. VisionQuest currently operates residential and community-based programs in 5 states.

The Great Iron Trail brilliantly recounts how the blood, sweat, tears and dollars of the dreamers, explorers, inventors, iron men, graders and financiers combined to build America''s first transcontinental railroad. Only a century ago, the United States consisted of two littoral encampments on the East and West coasts. The perilous sailing trip around Cape Horn took from four to six months; the plague-ridden shortcut across the Panama Isthmus required five weeks; on the trails crossing the 2,000 miles of "The Great American Desert," stagecoaches and prairie schooners faced a deadly gamut of Indian attacks, starvation, fevers and blizzards. The momentous task of conquering a continent began on July 2, 1862, when, in the face of successive defeats of the Union''s armies, Abraham Lincoln signed The Pacific Railway Act. During the next seven years shrewd manipulators, improvising geniuses and nameless heroes laid the tracks, foot by painful foot, from the eastern and western terminals. Construction of the 2,000 miles of high-iron between Omaha and Sacramento was marked by the fetid breath of Credit Mobilier scandals and The Associates'' ruthless drive to economic power. The railhead towns of North. Platte, Julesberg, Cheyenne, Laramie, became "the worst hell-holes on earth"; gamblers, cutthroats and ladies of easy virtue organized their "Hell-on-Wheels" for the Irish, German and "Galvanized Yankee" track gangs. On May 10, 1869, the Union Pacific and Central Pacific locomotives, "facing on a single track, half a world behind each back," touched cowcatchers at Promontory Point, Utah.

Cigarette smoking is one of the most significant preventable causes of death and illness in the world. Given the wide-ranging effects smoking has on many disease processes, it is essential that clinicians understand: • the short- and long-term effects of smoking on the body • the benefits of smoking cessation • why smokers find it difficult to stop • the role of clinicians in promoting and supporting smoking cessation • the treatments available to help smokers overcome their addiction. ''Fast Facts: Smoking Cessation'' meets these needs: here, in one place, you will find all the information you need on smoking, tobacco addiction and how best to treat the addiction. Ultimately, the best reason for reading this book is to help your patients who smoke to change their behavior for the better and sustainably. Every GP and support clinic will benefit from this edition, filled with tips, advice and treatment aids for the clinical team. Contents: • Cigarettes as a nicotine delivery system • Smoking patterns • Social, psychological and economic influences on smoking • Effects of smoking and smoking cessation • Addiction to cigarettes • The clinician and smoking • Treatments to aid smoking cessation • Future trends

What do you believe about souls? There are many very different doctrines taught in the world today concerning souls that are believed to be in all humans. By most a soul is believed to be something that is wholly apart from the person a soul is in; that a soul is something that is that is believed to be complete in its self without the person; it will live after the person it is in is dead; it is believed that a soul will exist forever without the person; it will never be dead; therefore, a soul cannot be resurrected from the dead. It is believed that a soul must live someplace forever, and it will live either in Heaven or Hell even if there is no resurrection. The doctrine of unconditional immortality of a deathless soul being in a person, and that soul leaving that person at the death of the person makes it impossible for Christ to have give His life to save that soul from death; if a soul had immortality it would already have life and could never not have life; all Christ could do is give it a reward or punish it.

Wil je een ex-roker worden? Stoppen is erg moeilijk - toch kan het. Ook jou zal het lukken om te stoppen met roken als je je eigen Gouden Formule vindt. In dit boek staan heel veel tips en praktische strategieën waarmee je een persoonlijke handleiding kunt maken om van de verslaving af te komen - en te blijven. Maak je niet druk over een mislukte poging, uiteindelijk lukt het je echt te stoppen! Zo stop je met roken is helemaal up-to-date met de allernieuwste medische en psychologische inzichten, en bevat uitgebreide informatie over stoppen-met-rokenprogramma's in Nederland en Vlaanderen. Robert West is psycholoog en werkt aan het University College London. Hij is de grootste expert ter wereld op het gebied van stoppen met roken en verslaving. Dit boek schrijft hij samen met Chris Smyth, gezondheidsjournalist van The Times, en Jamie West. 'Geen valse hoop, maar het realistische verhaal.' Prof. dr. Marc Willemsen, vakgroep Gezondheidsbevordering, Universiteit Maastricht 'Alles in dit boek berust op gedegen wetenschappelijk onderzoek.' Wanda de Kanter, longarts Nederlands Kanker Instituut/Antoni van Leeuwenhoek-ziekenhuis 'Rookstop plannen of niet? Plannen en uitvoeren is het enige antwoord, zeker na het lezen van dit boek.' Prof. dr. Kristiaan Nackaerts, KU Leuven, Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven

This book aims to facilitate the task of reviewing and selecting relevant theories to inform the design of behaviour change interventions and policies. The main goal is to provide on accessible source of potentially useful theories from a range of disciplines beyond those usually considered. It also provides on opportunity to analyse brood issues around the use of theory in the design of behaviour change interventions and examine areas where there is scope for improvement.

Designing Interventions'' brings together theory-based tools developed in behavioural science to understand and change behaviour to form a step-by-step intervention design manual. This book is for anyone with an interest in changing behaviour regardless of whether they have a background in behavioural science.

The word ‘addiction’ these days is used to refer to a chronic condition where there is an unhealthily powerful motivation to engage in a particular behaviour. This can be driven by many different factors – physiological, psychological, environmental and social. If we say that it is all about X, we miss V, W, Y and Z. So, some people think addicts are using drugs to escape from unhappy lives, feelings of anxiety and so on; many are. Some people think drugs become addictive because they alter the brain chemistry to create powerful urges; that is often true. Others think that drug taking is about seeking after pleasure; often it is. Some take the view that addiction is a choice – addicts weigh up the pros and cons of doing what they do and decide the former outweigh the latter. Yet others believe that addicts suffer from poor impulse control; that is often true... And so it goes on. When you look at the evidence, you see that all these positions capture important aspects of the problem – but they are not complete explanations. Neuroscience can help us delve more deeply into some of these explanations, while the behavioural and social sciences are better at exploring others. We need a model that puts all this together in a way that can help us decide what to do in different cases. Should we prescribe a drug, give the person some ‘tender loving care’, put them in prison or what? Theory of Addiction provides this synthesis. The first edition was well received: ‘Throughout the book the reader is exposed to a vast number of useful observations...The theoretical aims are timely, refreshing, ambitious and above all challenging. It opens up a new way of looking at addiction and has the potential to move the field of addiction a considerable leap forward. Thus we wholeheartedly would like to recommend the book for students as well as scholars. Read and learn!’ Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs ‘The book provides a comprehensive review of existing theories - over 30 in all - and this synthesis of theories constitutes an important contribution in and of itself... West is to be commended for his synthesis of addiction theories that span neurobiology, psychology and social science and for his insights into what remains unexplained.’ Addiction This new edition of Theory of Addiction builds on the first, including additional theories in the field, a more developed specification of PRIME theory and analysis of the expanding evidence base. With this important new information, Theory of Addiction will continue to be essential reading for all those working in addiction, from student to experienced practitioner – as urged above, Read and learn!

Robert West is a prolific writer of poetry, stories and songs. This collection of poems is a journey through human instinct and emotions, a tapestry of intriguing characters and events.An absorbing and candidly realistic sculpture of words which throws of all the covers of humility and emotion.Fine, modern Australian poetry.

This volume presents a compendium of models of addiction placed within an integrated framework.

YOU CAN STOP SMOKING FOR GOOD. The SmokeFree Formula reveals the TRUTH about stopping smoking from leading expert Professor Robert West. This book shows, for the first time, how you can create your personal SmokeFree Formula so that you are free from cigarettes for good. Professor Robert West is a world authority on smoking and addiction and has been helping smokers stop for more than 30 years. He is an advisor to the Department of Health and helped set up the NHS Stop Smoking Services. The book was written with Chris Smyth, Health Correspondent at The Times, and Jamie West. The SmokeFree Formula is the ultimate guide to stopping smoking once and for all.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Life is the most important possession we have. Without it, there is nothing. Only by the resurrection at the second coming of Christ will anyone have life after death. After the resurrection, the fate of those who are in Christ: [1] Eternal life [Romans 6:23] [2]"Shall inherit eternal life" [Matthew 19:29] [3] After the judgment they "shall go away into eternal life" [Matthew 25:46] [4] Will "have eternal life" [John 3:5] [5] Christ will raise them up on the last day [John 6:40] [6] Will be immortal after the resurrection [1 Corinthians 15:5156] [7] Will have incorruption [1 Corinthians 15:42] [8] Will have glory [1 Corinthians 15:43] [9] Will be like Christ "We shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is" [1 John 3:2] [10] Are "heirs according to the hope of eternal life" [Titus 3:7] [11] Will have a spiritual body [1 Corinthians 15:44] [12] "And as we have borne the image of the earthly (The earthly flesh and blood body of Adam was made to live on this earth but it "cannot inherit the kingdom of God" 1 Corinthians 15:50), we shall also bear the image of the heavenly" (Shall be like the spiritual body of Christ for life in Heaven) [1 Corinthians 15:4756] [13] "Will never perish" [John 10:28] [14] Forever with the Lord [1 Thessalonians 4:17] [15] Many mansions in my father''s house: "In my Father''s house (Who is in Heaven, Matthew 5:16; 5:45; 5:48; 6:1; 6:9; 7:21; 10:3233) are many mansions...I go to prepare a place for you."

Know Your Star-FightersBeamer: California transplant to a weird Midwestern town. Feels like he’s living on another planet. Scilla: the gangly tomboy next door. Ghoulie: the class nerd. Add one spaceship-shaped tree house capable of taking them most anywhere in the universe. Hop in and blast off for fantastic outer space adventures in Star-Fighters of Murphy Street—the quirky, funny, fast-paced new trilogy by Robert West.Taking a shortcut home from school, the Star-Fighters are chased by a horrible one-eyed creature into a cavern that houses an entire miniature world. Everything is animated—cars, trucks, moon, clouds, stars—but no one is at the controls. Who would make such a thing and then abandon it?The Star-Fighters’ search leads them on a wild adventure to a palatial mansion within a wintry jungle that hides a terrible secret—a secret that defines the limits of trusting God.

Manual of Smoking Cessation provides the crucial knowledge required if you are involved in helping smokers to stop. The manual provides facts, figures, suggested interventions and sources of further information to assist in providing evidence-based treatment for smokers wishing to stop. This manual covers the core content areas and key learning outcomes described in the Standard for Training in Smoking Cessation (Health Development Agency, 2003). Manual of Smoking Cessation is structured in two concise parts: Part 1 provides essential information on smoking demographics, along with the risks of smoking and the benefits of stopping; Part 2 offers a range of practical advice to implement with clients. The Smoking Cessation Manual is an essential text for all those involved in the provision of smoking cessation services, including smoking cessation counsellors, nurses, pharmacists, doctors, health promotion officers, dental professionals, and other members of the health care team. The book is an invaluable resource for those learning about smoking cessation, and a succinct aide-memoire to those already practicing in the field. The authors represent the ''who''s who'' in the field of smoking cessation and are affiliated to University College London and Cancer Research UK (Andy McEwen and Robert West), St Bartholomew''s & Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry (Peter Hajek), and the University of Auckland (Hayden McRobbie).

A chapbook of twenty-one tightly wound, exquisitely rendered "lean poems of wit and intelligence," as Robert Morgan described them. Robert West "has the gift of attention to word and world, and he seizes the world in a word, or a few."

A history of inland and coastal water transportation in North America. Examines Indian birchbark canoes, rafts, keelboats, barges, steamboats, bullboats, sternwheelers, and oarboats; and describes boat building, piracy, and navigation problems as well as the colorful language, legends, and songs of the boatmen.