Every woman dreams of her own Mr Darcy. Florence Elliot wrote a list for him.At sixteen, Florence and her best friend Alice used their copies of Pride and Prejudice to create The Darcy List – a half-joke, half-blueprint for the perfect man. They were teenagers dreaming, but for Florence it always meant something more.Years later, after a glamorous but unhappy marriage in high-society California, Florence returns home to the English countryside with...

When her tycoon husband suddenly dies, a woman discovers the sinister secrets of Silicon Valley, in this psychological thriller debut.When tech mogul Brad Jones is found drowned off the Marin coast, his death is quickly ruled a suicide. But his wife, Dr. Anna Jones, a renowned cyberpsychologist, isn't convinced. Driven by grief and suspicion, Anna begins to dig into Brad's past, uncovering some dark details behind Silicon Valley's elite.Anna soon crosses path...

From changes in workload, money and relationship issues, to health and well-being, expanding your family raises questions, challenges, and emotions. Offering a practical and reassuring guide, this book provides the tried and tested expert advice, supplemented with the voices of parents and children, to help you successfully navigate the difficult decision of welcoming a second child.A trusted companion for parents alike, feel positive, prepared and excited about your new family wit...

The third riveting story about orphan heiress, Nat Walker, and her robot dragon, Fizz. Nat has faithfully followed the clues her father has left her from beyond the grave, and she is closing in on the prize. Soon, all will become clear and her future path determined. But it will be a dangerous one, and not for the faint-hearted... A page-turning story that brilliantly combines action and adventure with a search for family and knowledge. Completely gripping!

Posttraumatic stump formation and replantation of the severed limb are both reconstructive plastic operations which may lead to the improvement or destruction of a patient's lifestyle. For the primary attending surgeon, the decision whether to undertake such an operation depends on the patient's clinical condition, the operational circumstances, the psychological and social aspects and, last but not least, on the surgeon's own abilities. This monograph is designed as a synopsis of the grea...

**2020 PROSE Award Winner, Education Theory Category2019 Outstanding Academic Title, ChoiceIn Where Teachers Thrive, Susan Moore Johnson outlines a powerful argument about the importance of the school as an organization in nurturing high‐quality teaching.** Based on case studies conducted in fourteen high-poverty, urban schools, the book examines why some schools failed to make progress, while others achieved remarkable results. It explores the challenges t...

A must-read guide full of warm and practical information. Are you ready for a second child? Have you thought about what it involves? Is your first child prepared for a sibling? What about your partner? Whether you are just thinking it, or having a second baby, preparing for an addition to your family can bring up many questions, challenges and emotions. This book provides a wonderful mixture of expert advice and the voices of parents and children to help you plan for, survive, thrive, and ...

What has been the impact of AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases on the lives of young people? Youth, AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases provides a comprehensive overview of research and policy in this increasingly important area.The book describes the world-wide incidence and prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases among adolescents and examines how their sexual behaviour has changed as a result of the threat of AIDS. It also looks at young people's knowledge and...

Being a grandmother is one of life's most important roles and many women can feel unprepared to take it on. New Age Nanas presents the rich and diverse views of over 1000 modern Australian grandmothers on what it is like to be a grandmother today, interwoven with expert commentary on how to make the most of this potentially wonderful and rewarding stage of life. This book is for grandmothers and their families to contemplate, learn from, laugh and cry with. Readers will read about...

Sexuality in Adolescence: The Digital Generation provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of research and theory about adolescent sexuality in today’s world. The book examines biological, social and health-related approaches and reviews qualitative and quantitative research from psychology, sociology, epidemiology and medicine, emphasising the interplay between perspectives and privileging the voices of young people as they discuss the joys and pains of sexual awakening. T...

Grandparenting: Contemporary Perspectives is one of the first books of its kind to offer a dedicated account of the social and psychological research on this important life stage. Reflecting the contemporary positive approach to ageing, it covers many of the issues that impact the grandparent experience today, such as care-giving and changing family structures, to reveal the health and wellbeing benefits of the grandparent role. It examines biological, psychological, social/ familial, gend...

In the last century, changes to the nature and patterns of women’s working lives have been vast. Notably, the huge increase in women’s participation in the paid workforce means that today women are retiring in unprecedented numbers. How do they cope with this lifestyle transition? What major difficulties do they face? How do they process the problems associated with managing this transition in fulfilling ways while juggling family, financial, friendship, ageing and health issues? To date, ...