From the vanishing hitchhiker to the hook-handed killer, from the vaginal serpent to Elvis Alive!, and from the "McWorm" burger to the mouse in the cola can, 23 essays examine this genre, and its effect on society. Explores interpretation, reactions, folklore and film, the social construction of ur
Adopting an interdisciplinary framework in recognition of the range of domestic and institutional settings in which elder abuse can occur, this book both explains the nature of this under-reported and little understood problem and addresses the vital question of how practitioners can best work towards its prevention. Locating elder abuse in a spectrum of family violence, the book gives a balanced account of relevant perspectives on it, drawn f...
The widening of the road between the Monkton and Mount Pleasant roundabouts on the A253 led to the archaeological investigation of a 3km long strip of land between July 1994 and February 1995.Prehistoric discoveries included Neolithic inhumations and pits, well-preserved Beaker graves and ten ring-ditches of late Neolithic and Bronze Age date. An extensive and unusual Roman settlement of the late first to early second century AD was characteri...
Navigate Your Way to Financial Freedom The road to financial well-being is complex. En route, you face an overwhelming variety of complicated choicesfrom deciding which job to take to determining how best to spend or savethat can impact your financial life in ways that are often difficult to predict.
What happens to punks, goths, break-dancers and queer scene participants as they become older? Tackling assumptions that spectacular 'youth cultures' involvement ceases with the onset of adulthood, this book features original case studies to explore how participants reconcile their continuing involvement with ageing bodies and shifting identities.
When Tootie gets her first teeth, it's clear to her big brother that she's no ordinary baby. With perfect comic timing, Bennett and Meisel give a fresh slant to the new-baby story, proving that even monstrous little arrivals have a funny way of staking their siblings' affections. Full color.
A must-buy, essential textbook for anyone interested in or studying Health Psychology. Very readable and student-friendly. Excellent." Dr Adele Dickson, Edinburgh Napier University This fourth edition retains the highly praised approach of previous editions, with each chapter providing an overview of the theory and research before moving on to explore applications and intervention practice. The primary goals of health psychologists are to des...
Most books about economics either focus granularly on extremely complex subject matter or conversely, provide a cursory overview of topics that require more in-depth review. Easy Essays on Economics was written to bridge the gap between the technical and simplistic explanations routinely found in economics books.
Beginning with the history of economic thought in ancient times, Dr. Bennett explains the foundational elements of the social sci...
Average investors hold their equity mutual funds slightly over three years, which significantly hinders their long-term performance. This study found that there is a statistically significant difference between the investor returns of index annuities and the investor returns of equity mutual funds for six distinct time periods starting from 1997-2011 and ending with 2002-2011. Additionally, the risk-adjusted investor returns of index annuities...
Wir sind im 23. Jahrhundert: Das Föderationsraumschiff U.S.S. Enterprise befindet sich auf einem Routinemanöver. Admiral Kirk scheint bedrückt, da diese Inspektion wahrscheinlich die letzte seiner Laufbahn sein wird. Doch Khan ist zurückgekehrt: Unterstützt von einer Gruppe
verbannter Mutanten hat er die Weltraumstation Regula One überfallen, die Top-Secret-Vorrichtung namens Projekt Genesis gestohlen und die Kontrolle eines Föderationsraumsc...
In the age of nuclear arms diplomacy, Westerners still lack understanding of how the Russians negotiate. This book is a systematic analysis of Soviet negotiating tactics, strategies and modes - based not merely on impressions but on carefully analyzed case studies.
* What part do behavioural and psychological factors play in the health of an individual? * Which theories contribute to health promotion at the individual and community level? * How effective are such interventions in improving people's health? Psychology and Health Promotion is the first book to set out in clear and authoritative terms the role of psychological theory in health promotion. It adopts both structuralist and social regulation mo...
* What is the role of psychology and psychological interventions in treating people with physical health problems?* Which factors contribute to the development of disease and its prevention?* How do people cope with and manage illness and how may these processes be influenced at both the individual and societal levels?* How can we highlight the comparative effectiveness of clinical interventions?This authoritative textbook is designed for use ...
When Johnny Silver's brother, Carlo, the head of an investment bank, disappears along with ten million euros, Johnny, an ex-mercenary on the run, is persuaded to come out of hiding to track him down. The trail leads Johnny into the world of gambling human-trafficking to a crime that shocks the core of a man who had thought he had seen everything.
This latest volume in Canterbury Archaeological Trust¿s Occasional Paper series describes discoveries along the route of the Whitfield-Eastry by-pass. An extensive programme of fieldwalking and evaluation investigated a number of sites: two sites were subject to full excavation. At Eastling Wood a prehistoric barrow proved to be the focus of burial and ritual from the late Neolithic until the late Iron Age. At Church Whitfield two successive I...
