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Participatory Approaches in Child and Family Social Work

Creating Meaningful Relationships and Empowering Families

by Sophie Wood, Liz Frost, Hayley Pert, David Westlake, Melissa Meindl, Kar Man Au, Lorna Stabler, David Tobis, Fae Rowley, Jourdelle Bennett, Elen Newton, Shane Powell ...

Child and family social work faces pressing challenges, from high care rates – particularly among marginalised communities – to limited family involvement in decision-making. How can social work evolve to better empower children and families?Rooted in original empirical research, this edited volume argues for collaborative, relationship-based practice. It explores participatory approaches to ... Read more

$35.99 USD

Child and family social work faces pressing challenges, from high care rates – particularly among marginalised communities – to limited family involvement in decision-making. How can social work evolve to better empower children and families?Rooted in original empirical research, this edited volume argues for collaborative, relationship-based practice. It explores participatory approaches to
... Read more
Archaeology of Ancient Mexico and Central America

An Encyclopedia

Edited by Susan Toby Evans, David Webster ...

This is the first comprehensive, one-volume encyclopedia in English devoted to pre-Columbian archaeology of the Mesoamerican culture area. In more than 500 articles by the major experts in the field, this work brings the most recent scholarship to an examination of regional environments and their cultural evolution. Entries range from the familiar ... Read more

$94.99 USD

This is the first comprehensive, one-volume encyclopedia in English devoted to pre-Columbian archaeology of the Mesoamerican culture area. In more than 500 articles by the major experts in the field, this work brings the most recent scholarship to an examination of regional environments and their cultural evolution. Entries range from the familiar
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Ethics of Consumption

The Good Life, Justice, and Global Stewardship

by Luis A. Camacho, Colin H. Campbell, David A. Crocker, Eleonora Curlo, Herman E. Daly, Eliezer Diamond, Robert Goodland, Allen L. Hammond, Nathan Keyfitz, Robert E. Lane0, Judith Lichtenberg1, David Luban2, James A. Nash3, Martha C. Nussbaum4, ThomasW Pogge5, Mark Sagoff6, Juliet B. Schor7, Michael Schudson8, Jerome M. Segal9, Amartya Sen0, Alan Strudler1, Paul L. Wachtel2, Paul E. Waggoner3, David Wasserman4, Charles K. Wilber5 ...

Series series Philosophy and the Global Context
Scholars in diverse fields now agree on the importance of investigating the impact of consumption practices on the global environment, quality of life, and international justice. In this comprehensive collection of essays, most of which appear for the first time, eminent scholars from many disciplines-philosophy, economics, sociology, political science, demography, theology, history, and social ... Read more

$80.99 USD

Scholars in diverse fields now agree on the importance of investigating the impact of consumption practices on the global environment, quality of life, and international justice. In this comprehensive collection of essays, most of which appear for the first time, eminent scholars from many disciplines-philosophy, economics, sociology, political science, demography, theology, history, and social
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Astra Militarum

by Braden Campbell, David Annandale, Justin D Hill, Toby Frost ...

Series series Legends of the Dark Millennium: Warhammer 40,000
For ten thousand years, the massed armies of the Astra Militarum have defended the Imperium from the multitudinous horrors that seek to overwhelm it. With guns and tanks, determination and courage, these human soldiers fight across a thousand war zones, in a war that has no ending. This anthology showcases some of the most famous regiments of the Astra Militarum along with their charismatic ... Read more

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For ten thousand years, the massed armies of the Astra Militarum have defended the Imperium from the multitudinous horrors that seek to overwhelm it. With guns and tanks, determination and courage, these human soldiers fight across a thousand war zones, in a war that has no ending. This anthology showcases some of the most famous regiments of the Astra Militarum along with their charismatic
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From Pariahs to Partners

How Parents and their Allies Changed New York City's Child Welfare System

by David Tobis, PhD ...

At the end of the 20th century, New York City had one of the worst child welfare systems in the United States: 50,000 children were in foster care; they and their families were often neglected or abused by the system; parents had no voice; and the services designed to protect children were more often harming, rather than helping, them. From Pariahs to Partners tells for the first time the ... Read more

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At the end of the 20th century, New York City had one of the worst child welfare systems in the United States: 50,000 children were in foster care; they and their families were often neglected or abused by the system; parents had no voice; and the services designed to protect children were more often harming, rather than helping, them. From Pariahs to Partners tells for the first time the
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Anointed

The Extraordinary Effects of Social Status in a Winner-Take-Most World

by Toby Stuart ...

Narrated by Michael David Axtell ...

Unabridged

7 hours 41 min

A leading organizational theorist takes us deep into the realm of humanity’s most powerful invisible force—social status—and how it shapes everything from who we trust and what we value to which ideas and innovations change the world and who gets credit for their success.Why does an authentic Rembrandt fetch hundreds of millions while a nearly identical painting by his most talented disciple goes ... Read more

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A leading organizational theorist takes us deep into the realm of humanity’s most powerful invisible force—social status—and how it shapes everything from who we trust and what we value to which ideas and innovations change the world and who gets credit for their success.Why does an authentic Rembrandt fetch hundreds of millions while a nearly identical painting by his most talented disciple goes
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The Boy Who Lived

The honest and moving memoir from Harry Potter's stunt double, with a foreword by Daniel Radcliffe

by David Holmes ...

Narrated by David Holmes, Toby Laurence ...

Unabridged

10 hours 4 min

Honest and moving, this inspirational memoir from Harry Potter stuntman David Holmes reveals what it's like to rebuild your life in the wake of tragedy - with plenty of behind-the-scenes Potter anecdotes along the way.NARRATED BY THE AUTHOR, WITH A FOREWORD BY DANIEL RADCLIFFE NARRATED BY TOBY LAURENCE.As stunt double to Daniel Radcliffe in the Harry Potter film franchise, stuntman David Holmes ... Read more

$31.99 USD

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Honest and moving, this inspirational memoir from Harry Potter stuntman David Holmes reveals what it's like to rebuild your life in the wake of tragedy - with plenty of behind-the-scenes Potter anecdotes along the way.NARRATED BY THE AUTHOR, WITH A FOREWORD BY DANIEL RADCLIFFE NARRATED BY TOBY LAURENCE.As stunt double to Daniel Radcliffe in the Harry Potter film franchise, stuntman David Holmes
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The Dark Issue 40

The Dark, #40

by Eliza Victoria, David Martin, Tobi Ogundiran, Laura Mauro ...

Series Book 40 - The Dark
Each month The Dark brings you the best in dark fantasy and horror! Selected by award-winning editors Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Sean Wallace and published by Prime Books, this issue includes two all-new stories and two reprints:"A Prayer to the Many-Eyed Mother" by Eliza Victoria"Things Behind the Sun" by David Martin (reprint)"Maria's Children" by Tobi Ogundiran"Sun Dogs" by Laura Mauro (reprint) ... Read more

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Each month The Dark brings you the best in dark fantasy and horror! Selected by award-winning editors Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Sean Wallace and published by Prime Books, this issue includes two all-new stories and two reprints:"A Prayer to the Many-Eyed Mother" by Eliza Victoria"Things Behind the Sun" by David Martin (reprint)"Maria's Children" by Tobi Ogundiran"Sun Dogs" by Laura Mauro (reprint)
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Listening In

How Audio Surveillance Became Artificial Intelligence

by Toby Heys, David Jackson, Marsha Courneya ...

Series series Bloomsbury Studies in Digital Cultures
In 1945, W. Averell Harriman, US Ambassador to the Soviet Union, was presented with a carved wooden plaque of the Great Seal of the United States as a 'gesture of friendship' by a delegation from the Soviet's Young Pioneer Organization.Unbeknownst to him, one of the first covert listening devices, invented by Leon Theremin was hidden within it and was subsequently used to listen in on the ... Read more

$21.99 USD

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In 1945, W. Averell Harriman, US Ambassador to the Soviet Union, was presented with a carved wooden plaque of the Great Seal of the United States as a 'gesture of friendship' by a delegation from the Soviet's Young Pioneer Organization.Unbeknownst to him, one of the first covert listening devices, invented by Leon Theremin was hidden within it and was subsequently used to listen in on the
... Read more

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Ethics by Committee

A Textbook on Consultation, Organization, and Education for Hospital Ethics Committees

by Micah D. Hester, Dyrleif Bjarnadottir, Mark Bliton, Michael Boyland, Ken DeVille, Stuart Finder, Richard E. Grant, Chris Hackler, Lynn A. Jansen, Nancy Jecker, Kathy Kinlaw, Tracy Koogler, Eugene Kuc, Tim Murphy, David Ozar, Toby Schonfeld, Wayne Shelton, Alissa Swota ...

Ethics by Committee was developed for the tens of thousands of people across the United States serve on hospital and other healthcare ethics committees (HECs). Experts in bioethics, clinical consultation, health law, and social psychology from across the country have contributed chapters on ethics consultation, education, and policy development. The chapters discuss important considerations for ... Read more

$46.99 USD

Ethics by Committee was developed for the tens of thousands of people across the United States serve on hospital and other healthcare ethics committees (HECs). Experts in bioethics, clinical consultation, health law, and social psychology from across the country have contributed chapters on ethics consultation, education, and policy development. The chapters discuss important considerations for
... Read more
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Listening In

How Audio Surveillance Became Artificial Intelligence

by Toby Heys, David Jackson, Marsha Courneya ...

Narrated by Angus King ...

Series series Bloomsbury Studies in Digital Cultures
Unabridged

14 hours 14 min

Bloomsbury presents Listening In by Toby Heys, David Jackson, and Marsha Courneya, read by Angus King.In 1945, W. Averell Harriman, US Ambassador to the Soviet Union, was presented with a carved wooden plaque of the Great Seal of the United States as a 'gesture of friendship' by a delegation from the Soviet’s Young Pioneer Organization.Unbeknownst to him, one of the first covert listening devices, ... Read more

$23.99 USD

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Bloomsbury presents Listening In by Toby Heys, David Jackson, and Marsha Courneya, read by Angus King.In 1945, W. Averell Harriman, US Ambassador to the Soviet Union, was presented with a carved wooden plaque of the Great Seal of the United States as a 'gesture of friendship' by a delegation from the Soviet’s Young Pioneer Organization.Unbeknownst to him, one of the first covert listening devices,
... Read more

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The Maudsley Practice Guidelines for Physical Health Conditions in Psychiatry

by David M. Taylor, Fiona Gaughran, Toby Pillinger ...

Series series The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines Series
Learn to improve your assessment, investigation, and management of physical health conditions in people with severe mental illnessThe Maudsley Practice Guidelines for Physical Health Conditions in Psychiatry offers psychiatric and general practitioners an evidence-based and practical guide for the appropriate assessment, investigation, and management of common physical health conditions seen in ... Read more

$52.00 USD

Learn to improve your assessment, investigation, and management of physical health conditions in people with severe mental illnessThe Maudsley Practice Guidelines for Physical Health Conditions in Psychiatry offers psychiatric and general practitioners an evidence-based and practical guide for the appropriate assessment, investigation, and management of common physical health conditions seen in
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