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Counseling Older Adults provides an introduction to gerontological counseling, covering theories of aging and their practical application in counseling work with older adults.

Increasing globalisation within the social sciences and education sector has necessitated greater reflections on the various dimensions of ethics involved in carrying out research in cross-cultural contexts, within and across national boundaries. Within this context, this volume draws on intensive field work to shed light on the ethical issues the contributors encountered in the course of their empirical studies, exploring such issues as femin...

This book analyzes the effect of policy on the digital game complex: government, industry, corporations, distributors, players, and the like.

This important book looks beyond the Millennium Development Goals to highlight 12 major public policy conversations about the continent post-2015, arguing that Africa as a continent must work on developing a society that is socially, economically and politically inclusive.

More than two decades since the Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares choir was awarded a Grammy (1990), there is no scholarly study of the captivating sounds of Bulgarian vertical sonorities. This book offers an in-depth study of the Bulgarian harmonic system is long overdue.

Set in 1918, Dear Frank offers the reader a glimpse of life in Boston during the waning days of World War I. Young Andrew, writing to his older brother Frank, a serviceman fighting overseas, is intent on keeping his brother abreast of all that is going on around him, especially the rising fortunes of the Boston Red Sox, let by the young lefthander-and hard-hitting-Babe Ruth.

An old "Captain" (Billy Jones) arrives at Mr's Hawkins Inn and pays Jim to keep an eye out for sea-faring men. Some men arrive and Billy dies from a stroke shortly after the visit. Jim unlocks Billy's chest and finds a map, a journal and money. Dr Livesey deduces that the map leads to buried treasure. Squire Trelawney proposes they hire a ship and go in search of the treasure. Some time later, the squire sends for the Doctor and Jim. He introd...

This book presents a novel analysis of how US grand strategy has evolved from the end of the Cold War to the present, offering an integrated analysis of both continuity and change.

When examining ethnic minorities' educational attainments in urban China and Canada, they outperform or are on par with the non-minority population. However, when analyzing high-wage, education-intensive occupations, this cohort are not as prevalent as the non-minority population. What accounts for this discrepancy? How far does ethnicity affect one's occupational opportunities? What does this tangibly mean with respect to the management of ur...

This book is about redemption for people on the right and left of the political spectrum who can be proud of two politicians, Senator's Barry Goldwater and George McGovern, who demonstrated that defeat can be accepted with decency and honor.

A collection of voices from around the world that establishes in both theoretical and graphic terms the slow, methodical genocide taking place in Palestine beginning in the 1940s. Voices decrying in startling, vivid, and forceful language the calculated atrocities taking place.

What would Wesley say? United Methodists have always looked to their founder for an example or a quick quote to justify their actions. The Secret Transcript of the Council of Bishops takes the readers inside the debate over homosexuality and church unity with John Wesley as their guide. Homosexuality raises a host of related questions about the nature and mission of the church, the meaning of membership, and the role of the episcopacy. The Sec...

This study examines several unexplored aspects of the poetry of Robert Frost, one of the most widely read and studied American poets, and shows how they contribute to the reader's experience and modernism in general.

This book examines the mass media systems of Egypt and Tunisia under the pre-uprising regimes, with a focus on the last decade of the Mubarak and Ben Ali periods, as well as on how media are adapting to the political transitions underway. Findings are based on extensive interviews with journalists.

This book details the factors contributing to the degenerative trend of mass, warrantless government surveillance which imperils civil liberties, and specifies recommendations for constructive change. It also provides a platform for grassroots efforts to stop the decline before it is too late.

The Poems of John Donne is one volume paperback edition of the poems of John Donne (1572-1631) based on a comprehensive re-evaluation of his work from composition to circulation and reception. Donne¿s output is tremendously varied in style and form and demonstrates his ability to exercise his rhetorical capabilities according to context and occasion. This edition aims to present the text of all his known poems, from the epigrams, songs and sat...

Hilberts algebraische Arbeiten "Über die Theorie der algebraischen Formen" und "Über die vollen Invariantensysteme" haben einen umwälzenden Einfluss auf das algebraische Denken gehabt. Sie ragen in Methode und Bedeutung über den Bereich der Invariantentheorie weit hinaus. Ihr wesentlicher Kern besteht in der Anwendung arithmetischer Methoden auf algebraische Probleme. Indem Hilbert den Invariantenkörper als Spezialfall eines Funktionenkörpers ...

It all begins on a hot summer's day. Whilst sitting on the riverbank with her sister, she notices a white rabbit run by . . . and take a pocket watch out of its waistcoat pocket?&hellip, Curiosity is peaked and she pursues him, yes even down a rabbit hole! The adventure begins, she meets a wonderful ensemble of strange and curious characters, The Cheshire Cat, The Mad Hatter, The Queen of Hearts, The Dormouse, The Duchess, The Caterpillar and ...

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Using the UK government's play strategy for England (2008-10) as a case study, this is the first book to look in detail at children's play within public policy. It is an essential tool for practitioners and campaigners around the world.