similar adj 1: marked by correspondence or resemblance; "similar food at similar prices"; "problems similar to mine"; "they wore similar coats" ant dissimilar 2: having the same or similar characteristics; "all politicians are alike"; "they looked utterly alike"; "friends are generaly alike in background and taste" syn alike(p), like ant unalike 3: resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination; "suits of like design"; "a limited circle of like minds"; "members of the cat family have like dispositions"; "as like as two peas in a pod"; "doglike devotion"; "a dreamlike quality" syn like ant unlike 4: (of words) expressing closely related meanings 5: capable of replacing or changing places with something else; "interchangeable parts" syn exchangeable, interchangeable, standardized, standardised Source: WordNet. Princeton University
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Tips on Self Talk and Self Talking - Take Control of Your Thoughts (Self Esteem, Self Help, Motivational, Positive Thinking, Spirituality, and Christianity - similar to Jim Rohn & Dale Carnegie) by Oli HilleEmpire Publishers[Publisher's Note: Oli Hille is an Amazon #1 Bestselling Author.] [Publisher's Note: Oli Hille is an Amazon #1 Bestselling Author.] Teaching Motor Skills to Children With Cerebral Palsy And Similar Movement Disorders: A Guide for Parents And Professionals by Sieglinde MartinWoodbine House(2007 Independent Publisher Award Bronze Medalist, Health/Medicine/Nutrition category) All children with cerebral palsy and other conditions that result in gross motor delays need help and reinforcement to learn basic motor skills, usually with assistance from a physical therapist. Because the degree of developmental delay varies greatly from child to child, a thorough motor evaluation is an important step before establishing a specific therapy plan. This new guide, written by an experienced physical therapist, provides parents with a complete understanding of how the physical characteristics of cerebral palsy and similar conditions--muscle tightness and weakness, increased or decreased flexibility, abnormal reflexes, impaired sensory perception--affect a child's ability to sit, crawl, stand, and walk. With that foundation established, the book offers dozens of practical, easy-to-follow exercises that address specific areas of motor delay and development, including: The exercises are illustrated with photos, and many present one or two variations, which take into account a child s preferences and skill level. Additionally, every chapter includes profiles of children in therapy, and a set of frequently asked questions on the chapter topic. With Teaching Motor Skills, parents will be more knowledgeable about their child's unique set of strengths and weaknesses, and better able to contribute to his motor development. As the book emphasizes, learning new skills depends upon many factors, including the reinforcement of at-home therapy and good cooperation and communication between a child s physical therapist and parents. The Law of Similars: A Novel by Chris BohjalianHarmonyFrom the best-selling author of Midwives comes a startlingly powerful story of three people whose lives are irrevocably changed by illness, healing, and love. In Chris Bohjalian's fine follow-up to Midwives, individual judgment and the unconventional again clash with the medical and legal forces of tradition. In rural Vermont, two years after his wife's sudden death, an exhausted state's attorney can hope for little but a quiet life with his 4-year-old daughter. Leland Fowler's only goal is a cure for the common cold--his own, that is, which has dragged on for months. As it turns out, his appointment with the town's only homeopath will set to rights his physical and emotional symptoms. At least for a while. Alas, another of Carissa Lake's patients isn't quite so lucky. Despite her warning that Richard Emmons not go off his prescription drugs, he does exactly that. In fact, during an asthma attack, he takes the homeopathic law of similars--the belief that "like cures like"--to an entirely new level. This tragedy embroils Carissa in an investigation of her practice and forces Leland into a decision that is to alter not only her life but his: Upstairs, my daughter slept. And for a long time we sat on the floor before the tree, neither of us saying a word, as I worked out in my mind exactly what I would have needed to prosecute this case if a summer cold had not lasted into the fall, and I had not met Carissa Lake. Once I knew, nothing seemed quite so hopeless, and I began to sketch aloud for her exactly what we would want to create in the morning, and exactly what we would want to destroy.Chris Bohjalian is an artist of the small but seismic instant. As this gripping novel proves, he knows all too well the awful daring of a moment's surrender. --Siobhan Carson Self Help Book - Create the Life of Your Dreams (Motivational, Success, Happiness, Inspirational, Lifestyle, and Money - similar to Brian Tracy, Zig Ziglar, & Napoleon Hill) by Oli HilleEmpire Publishers[Publisher's Note: Oli Hille is an Amazon #1 Bestselling author.] [Publisher's Note: Oli Hille is an Amazon #1 Bestselling author.] The Parents' Guide to Teaching Kids with Asperger Syndrome and Similar ASDs Real-Life Skills for Independence by Patricia RomanowskiThree Rivers PressThe definitive resource for teaching kids with Asperger syndrome the life skills that build independence, confidence, and self-esteem. Bowstring: On the Dissimilarity of the Similar (Russian Literature Series) by Viktor ShklovskyDalkey Archive PressDalkey Archive Press’s favorite writer of them all. “Myths do not flow through the pipes of history,” writes Viktor Shklovsky, “they change and splinter, they contrast and refute one another. The similar turns out to be dissimilar.” Published in Moscow in 1970 and appearing in English translation for the first time, Bowstring is a seminal work, in which Shklovsky redefines estrangement (ostranenie) as a device of the literary comparatist—the “person out of place,” who has turned up in a period where he does not belong and who must search for meaning with a strained sensibility. As Shklovsky experiments with different genres, employing a technique of textual montage, he mixes autobiography, biography, memoir, history, and literary criticism in a book that boldly refutes mechanical repetition, mediocrity, and cultural parochialism in the name of art that dares to be different and innovative. Bowstring is a brilliant and provocative book that spares no one in its unapologetic project to free art from conventionality.Mother of God Similar to Fire by Mirabai StarrOrbis BooksIn times of mingled hope and despair, of longing for the sacred combined with disillusionment, the image of Mary continues to hold tremendous appeal. Not only the mother of Jesus, but the quintessential Mother, the feminine face of the divine, fierce protector and gentle consoler, she serves as a source of inspiration, wisdom, vital essence of compassion and forgiveness. In Mother of God, Similar to Fire, priest-iconographer William Hart McNichols and mystical author, Mirabai Starr collaborate to help make the perennial wisdom and love of Mary vibrantly accessible. Selected images of Mary, illuminated by Starr s lyrical prose-poems, embrace such diverse expressions as the Black Madonna, Latina, Bosnian, Greek, Italian, and Native depictions of Mother Mary. In these images of Mary we are reminded of what matters most, of what endures when all else seems lost, of what grace may yet be available when we meet fear with love. Competition Among the Few: Oligopoly and Similar Market Structuresby William FellnerAugustus KelleyGet Your Ex Back: Getting Back My Ex,Or Getting Your Girlfriend Back Is Very Similar To Get Your Wife Back, This Guide Will Show You Ways To Get Your ... Getting Your Ex Back Will Be Simple As 1,2,3 by Tim GreeneCreateSpaceHaving Heart Break over your Ex. Well this is simple and easy to understand addition on that teaches you the Fastest way to to get your Ex Back Let's Split the Difference: Your Guide to Clarifying the Differences Between Similar Types by Susan NashEM-Power (UK) Ltd.This book has been designed as a resource for trainers, consultants, coaches, and leaders to help individuals assess their best-fit type, and thereby have greater access to their innate talents. Every year, many thousands of people use the knowledge of psychological type (as described initially by Carl Jung in 1921) to raise individual awareness, increase leadership effectiveness, build team cohesiveness and provide support to the coaching process. Most people access these concepts using an assessment tool called the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) which provides a "four-letter Type" (E/I, S/N, T/F, J/P) that describes an individuals preferred way of gathering information and making decisions. Often individuals struggle with selecting their "best-fit" type using only this assessment tool because of the difficulties in distinguishing between innate and learned behaviours. To help in the sorting process, it is helpful to use the four lenses of type: • Function-attitudes: what are the information gathering and decision making preferences? • Hierarchy of functions: how do these cognitive processes manifest for your personality type? • Temperament: what are your core needs and what pattern of values, talents and behaviors do you identify with? • Interaction Styles: how do you engage with others to get your core needs met and what pattern of aims, beliefs, energy and appearance do you most identify with? This book includes: • An overview of the four lenses of type • Comparisons between different types • Resource guide for further information |
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