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Children and media outside the home : playing and learning in after-school care

19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Playing and Learning in After-school Care

By Vered, Karen Orr, 1961-

£45.00 19 Aug 2008 Hardback Palgrave Macmillan

Presents analysis of children's media use in public recreational environments. This title builds bridges between children's media consumption and creative media production. It demonstrates how children's media play contributes to their acquisition of media literacy.

Women, welfare and empowerment in India : vision for 21st century

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£53.57 15 Aug 2008 Hardback New Century Pubns, II/ISBS

Migration and marriage : heterogamy and homogamy in a changing world

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Heterogamy and Homogamy in a Changing World

By Waldis, Barbara Byron, Reginald

£18.95 15 Aug 2008 Paperback Lit Verlag, GW/Transaction Pubs

Blackness and sexualities

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Wright, Michelle Schuhmann, Antje

£14.95 15 Aug 2008 Paperback Lit Verlag, GW/Transaction Pubs

Instant session plans for essential life skills : self management

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Dynes, Robin.

£29.95 15 Aug 2008 Hardback Russell House Publ, UK/ISBS

Enables both inexperienced and experienced facilitators to make 'instant' and timely changes to programme sessions, and respond positively to specific requirements of group members for: coping with the events and situations they face daily; having their personal needs met; and, achieving their ambitions.

Changing children's services : working and learning together

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Working and Learning Together

By Pam Foley, Andy Rixon

£19.99 15 Aug 2008 Paperback Policy Pr, UK/ISBS

With the drive towards increasingly integrated ways of working, this work focuses on the fundamental changes occurring in children's services. It critically examines the potential for closer 'working together', its effectiveness and its impact on children, parents and children's services as a whole.

Social work, politics and society : from radicalism to orthodoxy

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

From Radicalism to Orthodoxy

By McLaughlin, Kenneth.

£65.00 15 Aug 2008 Hardback Policy Pr, UK/ISBS

Examines contemporary issues in social work, particularly exploring the politicisation of the profession from the 1970s onwards. Detailing the social and political influences on the development of social work, this book argues that underlying much social theory and practice is a pessimistic and degraded view of humanity.

Life & learning with autistic spectrum diffability

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Lawson, Wendy.

£60.00 15 Aug 2008 Hardback Jessica Kingsley, UK

A two-disc DVD that comprises a 3-hour presentation, which explains the workings of the autistic mind. It is suitable for parents and professionals.

Difficult cases in hepatology

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Stephen Riordan, Roger Williams, Paul Kitching

£75.00 15 Aug 2008 Hardback Informa Healthcare, UK

A teaching class in the full range of liver problems, from unusual aspects of common diagnoses through to rarer diseases. This practical text is useful for the whole team involved in diagnosis and management - hepatologists, pathologists, surgeons, radiologists - at any level of training or practice.

Legislative women : getting elected, getting ahead

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Getting Elected, Getting Ahead

By Beth Reingold

£42.50 15 Aug 2008 Hardback Lynne Rienner Pubs

A study, which grapples with the complex array of opportunities and challenges that face women as both legislative candidates and elected officials. It addresses various things from campaign finance to the significance of race and ethnicity, from media relations to how women advance within the ranks of the elite, and more.

Legislative women : getting elected, getting ahead

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Getting Elected, Getting Ahead

By Beth Reingold

£16.95 15 Aug 2008 Paperback Lynne Rienner Pubs

Critical care and emergency medicine : an issue of Emergency medicine clinics

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By DeBlieux.

£52.99 15 Aug 2008 Hardback Elsevier Science Pub

Contains topics including Sepsis, Respiratory Failure, Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation, Venothromboembolism, Vasopressors, Critical Care Imaging, Critical Care Monitoring, Critical Care Tox, ACS, CVA, Antibiotics, and Trauma.

Year book of oncology., 2008

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Loehrer, Patrick J.

£61.99 15 Aug 2008 Hardback Mosby Journals Dept

Presents abstracts of the articles that reported the year's developments in oncology, selected from more than 500 journals worldwide.

The punishment response

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Newman, Graeme.

£23.95 15 Aug 2008 Paperback Transaction Pubs

Punishment occupies a central place in our lives and attitudes. We suffer a profound ambivalence about its moral consequences. Persons who have been punished or are liable to be punished have long objected to the legitimacy of punishment. We are all objects of punishment, yet we are also its users. This book describes the uses of punishment.

Key indicators of child and youth well-being : completing the picture

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Completing the Picture

By Brett V. Brown

£27.95 15 Aug 2008 Paperback Lawrence Erlbaum/Taylor & Francis Inc

Indicators of child and youth well-being are indispensable tools for improving the lives of children. This book reviews the progress made in the measurement, collection, dissemination, and use of indicators of child and youth well-being.

Perspectives on cognitive analysis : historical origins and modern communities of practice

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£43.96 15 Aug 2008 Hardback Psychology Pr/Taylor & Francis Inc

Key indicators of child and youth well-being : completing the picture

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Completing the Picture

By Brown, Phyllis Ed. F. Ed. Phyllis Ed. F.

£69.95 15 Aug 2008 Hardback Lawrence Erlbaum/Taylor & Francis Inc

Contains reviews by the development researchers of the progress made in the measurement, collection, dissemination, and use of indicators of child and youth well-being.

Statistics in criminology and criminal justice

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Walker, Jeffery T.

£59.31 15 Aug 2008 Hardback Jones & Bartlett

The beginning psychotherapist's companion

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Willer, Jan.

£27.45 15 Aug 2008 Paperback Jason Aronson/Rowman & Littlefield

As a guide for beginning psychotherapists who are just starting their first clinical training experience, it is also valuable for career therapists given that many topics in the book are not covered in current textbooks. The book provides vital information that each beginning therapist should know before starting to see the first client. Current best practices regarding informed consent, confidentiality, HIPAA and boundaries are discussed.

The beginning psychotherapist's companion

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Willer, Jan.

£49.45 15 Aug 2008 Hardback Jason Aronson/Rowman & Littlefield

Health and health care in the nation's prisons : issues, challenges, and policies

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Delgado, Melvin.

£35.71 15 Aug 2008 Hardback Rowman & Littlefield

This book presents a comprehensive and up-to-date view on what is wrong with the prison health care system in the United States, the challenges facing prisons, and recommendations for addressing issues and problems in correctional systems.

Stalking Irish madness : searching for the roots of my family's schizophrenia

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Tracey, Patrick.

£13.19 15 Aug 2008 Hardback Bantam Books

Tracy deftly interweaves personal narrative with history, science, and lore in the unforgettable chronicle of one man's attempt to make sense of his family's devastating battle with mental illness and to find hope for the future of schizophrenic patients.

Intervention and resilience after mass trauma

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Michael Blumenfield, Robert J. Ursano

£40.00 15 Aug 2008 Hardback Cambridge U Pr

Describes the field of disaster mental and behavioral health and is directed at fostering resilience and recovery. Includes a CD-ROM.

150 ECG problems

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Hampton, John R.

£19.99 15 Aug 2008 Paperback Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier Science Pub

Contains 150 12-lead ECGs and rhythm strips, each with a clinical case history and question. On the back the case is examined, with a description of the main features of the ECG along with a clinical interpretation and a what to do section.

The ECG made easy

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Hampton, John R.

£15.99 15 Aug 2008 Paperback Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier Science Pub

A guide to identification and interpretation of abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG) patterns, written for medical students, nurses and junior doctors. This book emphasises on the practical application of the ECG.

Reconstructing motherhood and disability in the age of perfect babies

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Lives of Mothers of Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities

By Landsman, Gail H., 1951-

£16.99 15 Aug 2008 Paperback Routledge/Taylor & Francis Inc

Reconstructing motherhood and disability in the age of perfect babies

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Lives of Mothers of Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities

By Landsman, Gail H., 1951-

£60.00 15 Aug 2008 Hardback Routledge/Taylor & Francis Inc

Examining mothers of newly diagnosed disabled children within the context of fresh reproductive technologies and the discourse of choice, this book uses anthropology and disability studies to revise the concept of 'normal' and to establish a social environment in which the expression of full lives may prevail.

Textbook of the neurogenic bladder

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Adults and Children

By Jacques Corcos, Erik Schick

£375.00 15 Aug 2008 Hardback Informa Healthcare, UK/Taylor & Francis Inc

"Textbook of the Neurogenic Bladder, Second Edition" covers all aspects of the neurogenic bladder from aetiology and pathophysiology to diagnosis and treatment of all associated problems. This evidence-based text is an essential reference source for residents, physicians, and healthcare professionals involved in the diagnosis and management of neurogenic bladder patients.

With over 300 superbly illustrated images that clarify the differing states of neurogenic bladder dysfunction, this one-stop resource expands on the strong reputation of the first edition to highlight the new diagnostic techniques that have emerged to complement traditional management. These major advances range from non-surgical, electrical, and surgical treatments to neurostimulation and tissue engineering.

Loneliness : human nature and the need for social connection

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection

By Cacioppo, John T.

£15.99 15 Aug 2008 Hardback W W Norton

A pioneering neuroscientist reveals the reasons for chronic loneliness--which he defines an unrecognized syndrome--and brings it out of the shadow of its cousin, depression. 12 illustrations.

The imprisoned body : women, health and imprisonment

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Smith, Catrin.

£41.18 15 Aug 2008 Paperback Palgrave Macmillan

This book explores the significant yet, to date, neglected concept of health and its relationship to women's imprisonment, in the context of an increasing political drive towards 'health promotion' in prisons and society at large. Based on research conducted in three women prisons in England, the book is built around the notion that imprisonment is disadvantageous to 'good health'. While the study concentrates on women's imprisonment, it also sits within a broader social context, questioning whether 'healthy womanhood' is possible, given the constraints and contradictions experienced by women in their day-to-day lives. Finally, the text addresses the problem of the persistent negative imagery used by professionals towards women who experience difficulties alongside the routine medicalization of their 'ordinary' distress.

Violence and activism at the border : gender, fear, and everyday life in Ciudad Juarez

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Gender, Fear, and Everyday Life in Ciudad Juarez

By Staudt, Kathleen A.

£33.00 15 Aug 2008 Hardback U of Texas Pr

Between 1993 and 2003, more than 370 girls and women were murdered and their often-mutilated bodies dumped outside Ciudad Juarez in Chihuahua, Mexico. Drawing on surveys, workshops, and interviews of Juarez women and border activists, this book provides links between these crimes and a broader history of violence against women in Mexico.

Human reasoning and cognitive science

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Stenning, Keith.

£27.95 15 Aug 2008 Hardback Bradford Bks/M I T Pr

Argues for the indispensability of modern mathematical logic to the study of human reasoning. This title employs a neurally implementable defeasible logic for modeling part of this framing process, and shows how it can be used to guide the design of experiments and interpret results.

Eat Lots! - Be Slim

10 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By J.F. Conway

£8.99 10 Aug 2008 Paperback Carrella Publishing

Child C

04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Surviving a Foster Mother's Reign of Terror

By Christopher Spry

£6.99 04 Aug 2008 Paperback Simon & Schuster

The horrific true story of cruel Gloucestershire foster mother Eunice Spry's 20-year reign of abuse over the children in her care, as told by one of the victims in the case that shocked the UK in early 2007.

Cut

04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The True Story of an Abandoned, Abused Little Girl Who Was Desperate to be

By Cathy Glass

£12.99 04 Aug 2008 Hardback HarperCollins Publishers

In her new book, the no.1 bestselling author of Damaged tells the story of the Dawn, a sweet and seemingly well-balanced girl whose outward appearance masks a traumatic childhood of suffering at the hands of the very people who should have cared for her.

National directory of corporate giving., 14th ed.

02 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£107.14 02 Aug 2008 Paperback Foundation Center

The year book of endocrinology., 2008

02 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Ernest L. Mazzaferri

£61.99 02 Aug 2008 Hardback Mosby Journals Dept

Contains abstracts of the articles that reported the year's developments in endocrinology. This book includes commentaries which evaluate the clinical importance of each article and discuss its application to your practice.

Moon sign book, 2009.

02 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Plan Your Life by the Cycles of the Moon

By Llewellyn

£6.99 02 Aug 2008 Paperback Llewellyn Pubns/Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd

Helps you plan ahead and use the natural flow of energy for better timing and success. From getting married to buying a house, this work offers practical advice. It also provides information to guide you in love and relationships, business, health, gardening, and more. It features Sally Cragin's Moon forecasts for all twelve signs of the zodiac.

The Fundamentals of Fiction: How to Write with Style, Edit with Grace, and Publish with Pride

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Bernhardt, William

£16.46 01 Aug 2008 Paperback Hawk Publishing Group

Diseases of the brain, head and neck, spine : diagnositic imaging and interventional techniques : 40th International Diagnostic

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Techniques

By International Diagnostic Course in Davos (IDKD) (40th : 2008)

£67.50 01 Aug 2008 Paperback Springer Verlag

RNA technologies in cardiovascular medicine and research

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Volker A. Erdmann (Freie Universitat Berlin), Wolfgang Poller, Jan Barciszewski

£123.00 01 Aug 2008 Hardback Springer Verlag

Oncologic and cardiologic PET/CT-diagnosis : an interdisciplinary atlas and manual

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

An Interdisciplinary Atlas and Manual

By Wolfgang Mohnike, Gustav Hor, Heinrich R. Schelbert

£153.13 01 Aug 2008 Hardback Springer Verlag

Based on the experience gained by PET/CT experts with more than 10,000 patients, this manual impressively demonstrates the advantages of combined PET/CT. It also refers to publications from Europe, the USA and Asia as well as numerous studies. The comprehensive literature list at the end of each chapter is extended on the DVD which accompanies the book. This list goes beyond the field of PET/CT and takes into account neighbouring disciplines.

Emotion Download -Stopping Cocaine Addiction

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Andrew Richardson