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Understanding social work research (2006)
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McLaughlin, H. (2006). Understanding social work research. London: Sage Publications Ltd

This excellent new textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to the nature of social work research. The book clearly demonstrates how research-mindedness is key to improving individual and collective social work practice, helping practitioners to... Read More about Understanding social work research.

Cultures of glass architecture (2006)
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Elkadi, H. (2006). Cultures of glass architecture. Hampshire, UK: Ashgate

When designing, architects are responding to and creating a relationship between identity, culture and architectural style.

This book discusses whether the extent of the use of glass facades has increased, or indeed enhanced, the creation of mean... Read More about Cultures of glass architecture.

Arthritis : improve your health, ease pain and live life to the full (2006)
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Bird, H., Green, C., Hamer, A., Hammond, A., Harkess, J., Hurley, M., …Scott, D. (2006). Arthritis : improve your health, ease pain and live life to the full. London: Dorling Kindersley

Expert advice based on up-to-the-minute research, from specialists in Arthritis care. An authoritative, yet easy-to-understand guide to every type of arthritis, from juvenile to rheumatoid & osteoarthritis, as well as associated conditions such as lu... Read More about Arthritis : improve your health, ease pain and live life to the full.

Erving Goffman (2006)
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Smith, G. (2006). Erving Goffman. London: Routledge

Decades after his death, the figure of Erving Goffman (1922–82) continues to fascinate. Perhaps the best-known sociologist of the second half of the twentieth century, Goffman was an unquestionably significant thinker whose reputation extended well b... Read More about Erving Goffman.

The social construction of Swedish neutrality : challenges to Swedish identity and sovereignty (2006)
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Agius, C. (2006). The social construction of Swedish neutrality : challenges to Swedish identity and sovereignty. Manchester University Press

The end of the Cold War and the War on Terror has signalled a shift in the security policies of all states. It has also led to the reconsideration of the policy of neutrality, and what being neutral means in the present age. This book examines the co... Read More about The social construction of Swedish neutrality : challenges to Swedish identity and sovereignty.

Cardiac care : An introductory text (2006)
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Jones, I. (2006). I. Jones (Ed.), Cardiac care : An introductory text. UK: Wiley

Cardiac Care provides a quick and simple reference guide for clinicians to enable them to provide effective and evidence-based practice in cardiac care. This book recognizes that most people suffering from chronic heart disease are cared for outside... Read More about Cardiac care : An introductory text.

The modern brass band from the 1930s to the new millennium (2006)
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Newsome, R. (2006). The modern brass band from the 1930s to the new millennium. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing Ltd

Following Roy Newsome's highly acclaimed study Brass Roots: One Hundred Years of Brass Bands and their Music, this book takes up the story of bands and their development from the 1930s to the start of the new millennium.

Brass band contests conti... Read More about The modern brass band from the 1930s to the new millennium.

Reading the graphic surface: the presence of the book in prose fiction (2006)
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White, G. (2006). Reading the graphic surface: the presence of the book in prose fiction. Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press

This book critically engages with the visual appearance of prose fiction where it is manipulated by authors, from alterations in typography to the deconstruction of the physical form of the book. It reappraises the range of effects it is possible to... Read More about Reading the graphic surface: the presence of the book in prose fiction.

Great Zimbabwe (2006)
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Hall, M., & Stefoff, R. (2006). Great Zimbabwe. New York: Oxford University Press