"Postmodernism has been a buzzword in contemporary society for the last decade. But how can it be defined? In this Very Short Introduction Christopher Butler challenges and explores the key ideas of postmodernists, and their engagement with theory, literature, the visual arts, film, architecture, and music. He treats artists, intellectuals, critics, and social scientists as if they were all members of a loosely constituted and quarrelsome political...

Writing for any health care practitioner who spends time encouraging patients to consider behavior change, Rollnick, (health care communication, Cardiff University, Wales) presents communication tools for guiding patients in making choices about weight loss, safe sex practices, smoking cessation, medication adherence, and other health matters. Part I of the book overviews motivational interviewing and its evidence base, then describes three communication...