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Who makes the news in a digital age? Participatory Journalism offers fascinating insights into how journalists in Western democracies are thinking about, and dealing with, the inclusion of content produced and published by the public. A timely look at digital news, the changes it is bringing for jo... More

Ashlee Walker believes no man can love her after the blast that caused her disfigurement. Connor Westfield comes looking for a cure for malaria for his aunt. What neither of them count on is their intense passion for one another and the connection that ties them together magically. United by eerily ... More

Bragen Alexander has spent years searching for the one whose lies about a crime could send Bragen to the gallows. But not until he encounters the fierce beauty, Nichole Heatherton, does finding that man become a possibility. If Nichole leads Bragen to Bodine, her ex-fiance, he promises to bring her ... More

This is the diary of Kitty, an 18-year-old VAD (Voluntary Aid Detachment), during the years of 1939 and 1940. As a nurse working in the military hospitals in the south of England, Kitty sees at close hand the effects of war - notably the casualties of Dunkirk. The diary details the historical events... More

This book sets out to explore the role of community penalties in sentencing, arguing that the absence of a strong intellectual framework or underpinning has hampered their development in policy and practice. The research undertaken for this book involved asking people with a particular stake in crim... More

A lively and deeply researched group biography of the figures who transformed the world of art in bohemian Paris in the first decade of the twentieth century In Montmartre is a colorful history of the birth of Modernist art as it arose from one of the most astonishing collections of artistic talent ... More

As she did for the Modernists IN MONTMARTRE, noted art historian and biographer Sue Roe now tells the story of the Surrealists in Montparnasse. In Montparnasse begins on the eve of the First World War and ends with the 1936 unveiling of Dalí’s Lobster Telephone. As those extraordinary years unfold... More

Though they were often ridiculed or ignored by their contemporaries, today astonishing sums are paid for their paintings. Their dazzling works are familiar to even the most casual art lovers-but how well does the world know the Impressionists as people? Sue Roe's colorful, lively, poignant, and ... More

The Nursing Assistant: Essentials of Holistic Care teaches the knowledge and skills needed to become a nursing assistant. With this text's sharp focus on holistic care, students will learn how to perform the procedures required of nursing assistants while integrating and considering patients' and re... More

The Nursing Assistant: Essentials of Holistic Care, Brief Edition presents key concepts and skills students need to become nursing assistants. With a sharp focus on holistic care, students learn how to provide safe, effective, and compassionate care, while integrating and considering residents’ bodi... More

The Nursing Assistant: Essentials of Holistic Care, Brief Edition presents the key information students need to become a nursing assistant. With this text’s sharp focus on holistic care, students learn how to provide the care required of nursing assistants, while integrating and considering resident... More

WINNER &“Best in the World&” Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, Best Health and Nutrition Book​ Anxiety, asthma, dementia, depression, diabetes, emphysema, MS, Parkinson&’s disease . . . the latest scientific research is showing plant-based diets can reduce risks or better manage chronic diseases—and m... More

Residential consumption represents nearly one quarter of North America's total energy use and the average homeowner spends thousands of dollars a year on power bills. To help alleviate this problem, Energy-Wise Landscape Design presents hundreds of practical ways everyone can save money, time, and e... More

In this book a group of leading authorities in the field address the key issues surrounding the future of sentencing in Britain, in the light particularly of the highly influential Halliday Report. These proposals for reform amount to the single most ambitious and comprehensive set of proposals for ... More

Life by Personal Design: Realizing Your Dream is a journey: <p><p> One that offers you an opportunity to transform your life. The key to maximizing your personal experience with Life by Personal Design is becoming aware that you have choices … and then exploring those choices to direct you to a mo... More

Mary Cassatt's tender and profound paintings redefined portraiture and broke down barriers for women in art—both as artists and as subjects. This collection focuses on Cassatt's insightful portrayal of women and children living their everyday lives. Fifty magnificent images cover the scope of Cassat... More

Health Science Concepts and Applications covers the knowledge and skills required to prepare students as they begin exploring potential healthcare careers and practicing procedures they will execute on the job. The text covers the academic, professional, and soft skills students will need to succeed... More

Health Science Concepts and Applications covers the knowledge and skills required to prepare students as they begin exploring potential healthcare careers and practicing procedures they will execute on the job. The text covers the academic, professional, and soft skills students will need to succeed... More

This popular, widely recommended, text supports trainees on primary initial teacher training courses where a secure knowledge and understanding of English is required for the award of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). A rigorous and focused test enables trainees to identify their strengths and weaknes... More

Life is characterised by movement, change and development, including transitions, losses and grief. People experiencing loss must learn to accommodate it and, sometimes, relearn new roles. Whether the offender is accommodating general loss (such as transition), the loss of others or facing their own... More

Community penalties are punishments that, in the courts' sentencing tariff, come between imprisonment and fines. They include electronic tagging, supervised unpaid work, and compulsory participation by offenders in treatment programmes.Recent years have seen many changes in England in the field of c... More

As the UK and many other western societies face up to the consequences of a rapidly increasing prison population, so the search for alternative approaches to punishment and dealing with offenders has become an increasingly urgent priority for government policy and society as a whole. This book repo... More

Principles of Occupational Health and Hygiene offers a comprehensive overview of occupational health risks and hazardous environments encountered in a range of industries and organisational settings.Leading industry professionals and educators explain how to identify key workplace hazards including ... More

Today's workplaces are full of materials and processes which are potentially hazardous to our health. Industry depends on a large range of naturally occurring and synthetic materials, many of which can adversely affect the health of the workers. Even some non-industrial workplaces can contain hazard... More

Exploring contemporary theory and practice surrounding loss and bereavement for people with intellectual disabilities (ID), this book brings together international contributors with a range of academic, professional and personal experience. This authoritative edited book looks at diverse experience... More