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A-Z of learning disability (2017)
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Olsen, A., Pepe, A., & Redfearn, D. (2017). A-Z of learning disability. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-47121-5

If you are looking for an incisive overview of current thinking and practice in the field of learning disabilities, then this is the book for you.

Written by a highly experienced team of authors, this handy pocket-sized guide succinctly captures t... Read More about A-Z of learning disability.

Inside the compassionate organization : culture, identity and image in an English hospice (2017)
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Baron, A., Hassard, J., Cheetham, F., & Sharifi, S. (2018). Inside the compassionate organization : culture, identity and image in an English hospice. Oxford: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198813958.001.0001

The literature on management and organization studies suggests the time is right for a focus on 'care and compassion'. The aim of this book is to answer this call by examining the cultural changes found within a particular 'compassionate organization... Read More about Inside the compassionate organization : culture, identity and image in an English hospice.

Gender, institutions and political representation : reproducing male dominance in Europe’s new democracies (2017)
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Chiva, M. (2017). Gender, institutions and political representation : reproducing male dominance in Europe’s new democracies. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-01177-0

This book traces the struggles over the institutions of political representation in Central and Eastern Europe, focusing on the factors that have held women back over the post-communist period, as well as on the growing evidence for change throughout... Read More about Gender, institutions and political representation : reproducing male dominance in Europe’s new democracies.

Using solution focused practice with adults in health and social care (2017)
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Milner, J., & Myers, J. (2017). Using solution focused practice with adults in health and social care. London: Jessica Kingsley

An essential introduction which shows you how to work in solution focused ways with people in all stages of adulthood, including those with illness, mental disability and emotional trauma. It includes example activities that can be used to guide serv... Read More about Using solution focused practice with adults in health and social care.

The concise Scots dictionary (2nd edition) (2017)
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Scott, M. (2017). M. Scott (Ed.), The concise Scots dictionary (2nd edition). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press

The Concise Scots Dictionary (second edition) is the ideal reference work for readers, learners, speakers and students of the Scots language. Updated in 2017 from the first edition in 1985, it is the single most authoritative volume on the history, p... Read More about The concise Scots dictionary (2nd edition).

Contexts : the work of Hodder and partners (2017)
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(2017). P. Walker (Ed.), Contexts : the work of Hodder and partners. Newcastle-upon-Tyne: RIBA Publishing

Stephen Hodder MBE is one of the most esteemed architects to emerge from Britain in the late 20th century. Contexts: The Work of Hodder + Partners brings together contributions from architectural writers, academics and journalists to review the build... Read More about Contexts : the work of Hodder and partners.

Poems for the dance (2017)
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Thurston, S. (2017). Poems for the dance. Llangattock, Powys: Aquifer Books

Containing an essay, and poems, occasioned by the author’s engagement with Five Rhythms and other improvised dance and movement practices over more than a decade, Poems for the Dance is a multi-faceted enquiry into the relationship between poetry and... Read More about Poems for the dance.

Olive Schreiner and African Modernism : allegory, empire and postcolonial writing (2017)
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Munslow Ong, J. (2017). Olive Schreiner and African Modernism : allegory, empire and postcolonial writing. New York and Abingdon: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315677507

This book works across established categories of modernism and postcolonialism in order to radically revise the periods, places and topics traditionally associated with anti-colonialism and aesthetic experimentation in African literature. The book is... Read More about Olive Schreiner and African Modernism : allegory, empire and postcolonial writing.

The laws protecting animals and ecosystems (2017)
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Rees, P. (2017). The laws protecting animals and ecosystems. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119288725

There is currently no basic text in wildlife law suitable for the wide range of courses in wildlife conservation and animal welfare at both bachelors and masters level, or for the large number of people who work in conservation and animal welfare; Th... Read More about The laws protecting animals and ecosystems.

International Research Conference 2017 : Shaping Tomorrow's Built Environment - conference proceedings (2017)
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(2017). L. Ruddock, H. Van-Dijk, & C. Houghton (Eds.), International Research Conference 2017 : Shaping Tomorrow's Built Environment - conference proceedings. Salford, UK: University of Salford

The Asian Hornet (vespa velutina) - Threats, Biology & Expansion (2017)
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Martin, S. (2017). The Asian Hornet (vespa velutina) - Threats, Biology & Expansion. International Bee Research Association (IBRA) & Northern Bee Books

This book by Professor Stephen Martin aims to cover all the key aspects of the hornets’ biology including the impact they have on both people and honey bees. The information presented is gained from various sources during the many years Professor Ma... Read More about The Asian Hornet (vespa velutina) - Threats, Biology & Expansion.

The compassionate mind workbook : a step by step guide to developing your compassionate self (2017)
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Irons, C., & Beaumont, E. (2017). The compassionate mind workbook : a step by step guide to developing your compassionate self. UK: Robinson (Little, Brown)

There is good and increasing evidence that cultivating compassion for one's self and others can have a profound impact on our physiological, psychological and social processes. In contrast, concerns with inferiority, shame and self-criticism can have... Read More about The compassionate mind workbook : a step by step guide to developing your compassionate self.

Forms of hypocrisy in early modern England (2017)
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(2017). L. Nigri, & N. Tsentourou (Eds.), Forms of hypocrisy in early modern England. Routledge

Bringing together current critical work on early modern subjectivity, performance, print history, and private and public identities and space, the collection provides readers with a way into the complexity of the term ‘Hypocrisy’ and into the cultura... Read More about Forms of hypocrisy in early modern England.

Critical psychiatry : a biography (2017)
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Cummins, I. (2017). Critical psychiatry : a biography. Northwich, UK: Critical Publishing

Critical Psychiatry outlines the history of a group of thinkers that has come to be known as the anti-psychiatry movement. Though it has been called a movement, the individual thinkers’ and authors’ ideas were often in conflict but what they share is... Read More about Critical psychiatry : a biography.

The changing spaces of television acting : from studio realism to location realism in BBC television drama (2017)
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Hewett, R. (2017). The changing spaces of television acting : from studio realism to location realism in BBC television drama. Manchester: Manchester University Press

Spanning the 1950s to the present day, The changing spaces of television is both a historical overview and a then-and-now comparison of performing for British television drama. By examining changing acting styles from distinct eras of television prod... Read More about The changing spaces of television acting : from studio realism to location realism in BBC television drama.

Music/video : histories, aesthetics, media (2017)
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(2017). G. Arnold, D. Cookney, K. Fairclough, & M. Goddard (Eds.), Music/video : histories, aesthetics, media. Bloomsbury Academic

This book is a lively, comprehensive and timely reader on the music video, capitalising on cross-disciplinary research expertise, which represents a substantial academic engagement with the music video, a mediated form and practice that still remains... Read More about Music/video : histories, aesthetics, media.

Proceedings of the international conference on advanced intelligent systems and informatics 2017 (2017)
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Gaber, T., Hassanien, A., Shaalan, K., & Tolba, M. (2017). Proceedings of the international conference on advanced intelligent systems and informatics 2017. Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64861-3

This book gathers the proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Systems and Informatics 2017 (AISI2017), which took place in Cairo, Egypt from September 9 to 11, 2017. This international and interdisciplinary conference,... Read More about Proceedings of the international conference on advanced intelligent systems and informatics 2017.

The story of Manchester (2017)
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Woodman, D. (2017). The story of Manchester. Stroud: The History Press

Manchester is noted for the ‘Industrial Revolution’ – its factories, working-class people and urban development all based around its production of cotton textiles. But this is not the complete story. Manchester has always been a more vibrant place wh... Read More about The story of Manchester.

Applied theatre : creative ageing (2017)
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McCormick, S. (2017). M. Balfour, & S. Preston (Eds.), Applied theatre : creative ageing. Bloomsbury Methuen Drama

Applied Theatre: Creative Ageing examines the complex social, political and cultural needs of a diverse group in our society and asks how contemporary applied theatre responds to those needs. For the first time, this publication allows an examination... Read More about Applied theatre : creative ageing.

How to make and enhance your videos for the Internet (2017)
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Chatwin, J., & Chatwin, O. (2017). How to make and enhance your videos for the Internet. London: Bernard Babani Publishing

• This book will help you to make and upload better videos to the Internet, even if you use a Smartphone or inexpensive digital camera to shoot them.
• Whether your videos are simple vlogs and interviews, or more complicated productions such as dem... Read More about How to make and enhance your videos for the Internet.