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A Boy Named Tigger
Adoption is a wonderful opportunity to give a child a loving parental relationship to grow up in the comfort of a home and family. One hears or sees TV programmes of how successful adoption can be! A Boy Named Tigger tells the story of a little boy torn away from a loving family environment to be adopted at the age of four by a couple struggling to get back on their feet after the second world war.
He went to a mother who had a split personality and tried to control every aspect of Tigger’s life subjecting him to mental torture at times. Growing up he managed to tear himself away from his mother and start a new life, gradually clearing his mind from the unhappiness of his childhood and embarking on several successful careers. The writing of this book was the therapy he needed to eventually clear his mind.
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A Brief History of Disability
A hidden history of human evolution has been written, but very few people know about the history of disabled people who have been walking side by side able bodied people since the beginning of time.
In this book we shall discover the two true elements which cause our bodies to change, biological and environmental changes that we all face before and during life. History has often regarded disabled people as ‘imperfect’, but what if they were special people who are unique, and a valuable part of the broader rainbow of human diversity?
This book shall unlock the padlock into human history that has rarely been talked about before. There is more to us than originally thought.
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A Broad View of Educational Perspectives
A Broad View of Educational Perspectives is for teachers and school leaders working in English as a Second Language. It is a comprehensive textbook written by Nicola Walsh, an experienced educator from Yorkshire, England. With a hands-on approach to education and a focus on what truly makes a difference in the lives of children and their families, this book is designed for teachers and school leaders working in English as a Second Language. It covers a wide range of topics, from language acquisition to classroom management, and assessment strategies to cultural considerations. The book is organized in chapters that are easy to read and understand, making it an ideal resource for educators at all levels. It offers a great way to explore and gain an understanding of the latest thinking in the field of English as a Second Language education, by choosing a topic and diving in. It is written in a simple and engaging style, with practical examples and case studies, making it an essential guide for any teacher or school leader working in this field.
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A Broken Childhood
When you have been abused, you do not know what love really means. All you know is abuse and terror.
When people do eventually show love, it is difficult to understand why.
Love does not make sense to an abused child. Did you know that?
Trust is another challenge; it is so hard to trust anybody. Having been abused myself, I found it very difficult to trust anybody, even my parents.
Not being believed was another concern – I was afraid that I would never be believed. This fear grew even more when I had to give evidence in court. Even the lawyers did not believe me until I exposed all the injuries on my head, having to remove my wig. There were over eight of them. It was shocking.
But there is hope for an abused victim. You can live again…£9.99 -
A Challenger's Song
A sensitive and lovingly told story mixing fact, action, letters, journals, song and oral history.
Pearson writes with a rich clarity and intelligence about his great grandfather, Charlie Collins, the boy who ran away to sea to become head stoker on the celebrated scientific expedition of the HMS Challenger (1872-76). Finding his feet as a blacksmith back in Brighton with wife Mary and family, we learn about the joys, hardships and everyday heroism of their lives within the grand sweep of 19th Century history.
Andrea Watts, writer and creative writing tutor
In 1872, HMS Challenger, powered by sail and steam, left Portsmouth for an epic voyage of ocean exploration. A Challenger’s Song combines a lifetime reimagined with a fresh account of the voyage seen through the eyes of the crew and scientists, drawing on their own letters and accounts.
‘I had read about the voyage of HMS Challenger before, but this combination of imaginative reconstruction and factual information for me shed a new light on life for those on board ... my appreciation of the men and boys whose hard work kept the Challenger going, and made possible the collection of samples which led to a transformation of our understanding of the deep oceans, was increased enormously ... The sea shanty section at the end is a nice bonus!
Angela Colling, Editor, Ocean Challenge.£10.99 -
A Clarinet Almanac
More than 60 years’ experience in playing the clarinet has led to a very personal and idiosyncratic review of the repertoire. From the point of view of being both a player and a programmer the author has endeavoured to find works for unusual combinations involving the clarinet. This book includes a few orchestral solos and several vocal works (both chamber and operatic), but it is focussed on chamber music and includes gems from the repertoire for the standard wind quintet. The clarinet features as a solo instrument, in duos with a surprisingly large variety of instruments and in mixed trios, quartets and so on to larger ensembles. During the course of one year the reader will be exposed to 366 works, probably some unfamiliar, by 245 different composers. The author hopes it will whet the appetites of students, teachers and concert organizers alike.
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A Close Confiding Relationship and Dr. Lydgate's Enhancing Marital Intimacy Therapy Manual
This book begins with an imaginary marital assessment interview by Dr Lydgate, a flawed psychiatrist with three failed marriages. He interviews imaginary couples from the literary world of relationships like Adam and Eve and Romeo and Juliet to offer the reader insight into marital intimacy. A narrator offers a psychological view of the process. Part two offers information on how to interview couples, assess couples and treat couples by helping them disclose their ideas about relationships from their parents and past experience.
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A Companion Workbook for Can We Do Better
If you have read Can We Do Better? and feel compelled to make a contribution to community and the environment, then this Companion Workbook is for you. It provides a practical, hands-on opportunity to refine your insights into us humans; and to clarify your intentions to build decency, integrity, and accountability within your spheres of influence. The book’s activities will enable you to examine our egoic ‘man-made world’ of dogmas, ideologies, myths, and institutions. It urges readers to confront ‘inconvenient truths’ about various problematic and harmful aspects of historical and contemporary masculinity. This companion workbook is your opportunity to embrace facts and critical thinking, especially in the face of today’s religious, political, and conspiratorial distortions of key human and environmental issues. This book can help you be better-informed; and be strategically values-based, clear-minded and purposeful in your citizenship, stewardship and leadership. Every chapter invites you to reflect deeply with the intention of becoming robustly aware, constructive, responsive, and effective.
This workbook invites readers to develop a systems-awareness of the earth, its ecologies and its peoples. It encourages us to learn from and internalize yin-based, right-hemisphere, First People wisdom. It encourages women and First Peoples to step forward as educators, leaders and role models of Custodianship and care of Country. The Workbook urges us to foster strategic, holistic, and symbiotic ‘Earth-Mother’ principles and priorities as a means of reducing longstanding harms to people and environments. This workbook is a timely, compelling, and practical read for those who want to make a difference.
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A Couple’s Journey – Finding Cassie
A Couple’s Journey – Finding Cassie is a heartwarming and honest autobiographical book that tells the story of a woman’s life-changing journey alongside her partner, who has come out as transgender and now goes by the name Cassie. Through this compelling and intimate memoir, readers will gain insight into the challenges and triumphs of managing family life, raising children, and navigating a shifting dynamic in a long-term relationship. The author’s candid reflections on their journey together to explore new dimensions of love and intimacy, provide a refreshing perspective on gender and sexuality. From attending LGBT Pride events to exploring nightclubs and meeting supportive people along the way, this book is a tribute to the joys and surprises of life’s unexpected journeys. With humour, compassion, and love, A Couple’s Journey – Finding Cassie is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the complexities of gender identity, and the transformative power of human connection.
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A Crude Vision
A tale of unlikely success: of a man’s journey in oil exploration across four continents before he climbs the foothills of the London Stock Exchange. An often lonely voyage of ambition and irrational perseverance, where knowing who you’re not is just as important as knowing who you are.
“The particular morning, standing in silence in my punt, musket in hand, looking out southward to the end of the earth that was the Caspian Sea horizon, I concluded that we must sell.”
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A Day in the Life of a Student Nurse
A day in the life of a student nurse, what could possibly go wrong? If you're training to be a nurse right now, or just fancy an insight into what they do, read this book. It will tell you that sleepless nights from constant worrying is absolutely normal. To make mistakes and want the ground to swallow you up then get over them; this is normal. To eat and drink very little all day and suffer with constipation; this is, yes you guessed it: normal.
No one tells you anything when you sign up. In fact, they forget to tell you very important details that actually make you believe you are losing your mind. Delirium is such a thing. But what will come out of this is a degree in nursing, followed by a registration which will give you the entitlement to being called a registered nurse-adults or children’s depends on what you chose. For me it’s an adult registered nurse. Don’t get overly excited you will have to pay £120 every year to have it renewed. You will need to be in a union of some sort, which equals more cost. On a lighter note the memories, the friendships and the experiences you receive, nursing profession: I love you.
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A Day Out With The Boys
This is John Ingle's account of his life with 'two distinct minds': being misunderstood and misdiagnosed by the medical profession, and sometimes getting into trouble due to this medical phenomenon. However, his ability to communicate with his subconscious sometimes gets him out of sticky situations and has even saved his life, such as when he was stabbed five times. Ingle even has the ability to overrule pain.
As Ingle describes it, having two minds can sometimes cause utter confusion and mental despair that may end in self-harm or suicide.
John Ingle compares himself to Jesus and Joan of Arc while taking the reader through the journey of his life, compiled from many notes and medical reports over the years.
Meet the eccentric, spirit-guzzling Commander Dwarf who rampages through the pages, and other surreal and wacky characters like the snooker-loving Irish, Laura. This novel is a romp through Ingle's mind.£6.99
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