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Using thought-provoking examples from health care and beyond, David Seedhouse advocates the restoration of thoughtfulness, creativity, and independence in health work.

An intro-level textbook that provides a core understanding of often difficult philosophical concepts in relation to Education.

Mit diesem Buch, was ich anhand meiner Tagebuchaufzeichnungen geschrieben habe, will ich einmal mehr meine Gedanken, meine Hilflosigkeit, meine Wut, aber auch die Auseinandersetzung, die Akzeptanz und den Umgang mit der Diagnose Demenz beschreiben. Man spricht, wenn man nicht betroffen ist, unbedarft darüber- jaja-macht Witze und gut ist. Betrifft mich!!! nicht. Im Laufe der Zeit habe ich festgestellt, dass nicht nur die Krankheit das Schlimms...

Written by a teacher for teachers, the second edition of Ronit Bird’s The Dyscalculia Resource Book now comes with 120 games and puzzles and a brand new section on ‘mixed operations puzzles'.

This groundbreaking reference offers mental health professionals a rigorous, nuanced guide to working with abuse survivors with disabilities in religious communities. Expert contributors unravel complex intersections of disability, religion, and identity in the context of gender violence (including spotlights on racial, gender, and sexual minorities, Deaf persons, and men), and offer survivor-centered best practices for intervention. Chapters ...

Irregular Shape Anchors in Cohesionless Soils presents a new type of soil anchor that can significantly lower cost and preparation time for application in low cohesion soils. The experimental data provided helps readers design and implement the new devices for their projects. The author introduces the specific problem of soil anchors in low cohesion soils in chapter one. In chapter two, a literature review is presented comparing findings of pr...

El relámpago húmedo en un gris beso de neón de madrugada, la consistencia suave y vomitiva de un adiós a punto de partir en la estación azul de las estrellas, el dolor intrascendente que perdura contaminando en un abrazo a la existencia irrevocable, el florecer histérico de la alegría silenciosa, las manos que sumergen el peso de la nada, mientras océanos observan la decrepitud de un cielo que se rinde a la toxicidad de la belleza.

This book brings together 46 peer-reviewed papers that are of interest to researchers wanting to know more about the latest topics and methods in the fields of the kinematics, control and design of robotic systems. These papers cover the full range of robotic systems, including serial, parallel and cable-driven manipulators, both planar and spatial. The systems range from being less than fully mobile, to kinematically redundant, to over-constr...

I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt, first lady What useful gifts do you wish for the girls of the world ~ curiosity, fearlessness, kindness, confidence, love? Useful Gifts is an illustrated collection of quotes inspired by Eleanor Roosevelt's words. Along with the wit and wisdom of inspiring women & girls, you'll find bri...

This book is the definitive guide for oncologists, general medical practitioners and other healthcare professionals with an interest in integrative oncology. Guiding you on how to conduct the "ultimate consultation" from an integrative medicine perspective, this text is a valuable educational tool, presenting the latest evidence-based approaches to managing the cancer patient, as well as anecdotes and practical recommendations from Dr. Sali's ...

This book is written by experienced teachers and teacher training experts to provide pragmatic and evidence-based support for newly qualified teachers.

In this book, Steve Davidson offers an innovative approach to psychotherapy and to personal development that builds upon operations theory and the idea that by methodically building operational competence, by identifying needs and wants, and then taking necessary action, we have a better opportunity to find happiness and personal fulfillment. Outlining human operations theory in a clear and concise framework, Davidson explores the fundamental ...

In this album, the compelling photographer Alessandra Sanguinetti explores her vision of France, in which old traditions persist even while they fray and shift in relation to contemporary stresses, including multiculturalism. The work presents an intuitive, often lyrical journey that is undercut with a sense of tension about what it means to be French-and to photograph the French-today. Le Gendarme Sur La Colline is the result of a major new c...

This book focuses on several topical issues related to the operational risk management in bank: regulation, organisation and strategy. It analyses the connections between the different key-players involved in the operational risk process and the most relevant implications, both operational and strategic, arising from the implementation of the prudential framework.

In den späten und noch sehr heißen Abendstunden erkennt der Pilot einer Passagiermaschine im Landeanflug ein brennendes Kreuz in unmittelbarer Nähe des Düsseldorfer Flughafens. Eine bizarre und grausame Mordserie, zu der Kriminalhauptkommissar Michael Y. Brenner vom LKA Düsseldorf gerufen wird, beginnt. Die Ermittlungen lenken die Aufmerksamkeit auf die gehobenen Kreise Düsseldorfs und Neuss. Zudem führt ein alter Fall Michael und sein Team na...

This sociological work examines the phenomenon of the Death Café, a regular gathering of strangers from all walks of life who engage in "death talk" over coffee, tea, and desserts. Using insightful theoretical frameworks, Fong explores the common themes that constitute a "death identity" and reveals how Café attendees are inspired to live in light of death because of death. Fong examines how the participants' embrace of self-sovereignty and co...

From renowned author Ulrike Schuerkens comes an in-depth exploration of social transformations and developments. Combining an international approach with up-to-date research, this book provides a comprehensive introduction perfect for a range of Sociology courses taught at first and second year.

Filling a gap in the market, this new title approaches the field through a uniquely international angle, with increased emphasis on the impact of digital technology and supported by international case-studies.

This highly interdisciplinary book studies historical famines as an interface of nature and culture. It will bring together researchers from the natural and social sciences as well as the humanities. With reference to recent interdisciplinary concepts (disaster studies, vulnerability studies, environmental history) it will examine, how the dominant opposition of natural and cultural factors can be overcome. Such an integrated approach includes...

Tony Robinson-Smith, his wife Nadya, and ten Bhutanese college students set out to run 578 kilometres (360 miles) across the Kingdom of Bhutan in the Himalayas. Joined by a stray dog, they slogged over five mountain passes, bathed in ice-clogged streams, ate over log fires, and stopped at every store, restaurant, guesthouse, and dzong to raise money for the Tarayana Foundation. The "Tara-thon" was the first endeavour of its kind and gave 350 v...