Turn your home into a Montessori home—and become a more mindful, attentive, and easygoing parent.It’s time to change the way we see toddlers. Using the principles developed by the educator Dr. Maria Montessori, Simone Davies shows how to turn life with a “terrible two” into a mutually rich and rewarding time of curiosity, learning, respect, and discovery.With hundreds of practical ideas for every aspect of living with a toddler, here are five principles for...

Davis takes readers on a guided tour through the story of Keli Lane and her conviction for murdering her daughter Tegan. Along the way, Davis dispels the myths and loose ends that have grown up around the case and conducts a fact-check of a recent ABC documentary.Legal concepts and terms are demystified. Readers gain a lawyer’s insights into evidence, trials, legal representation, roles of judge, jury and appeal courts that help to explain Lane’s conviction.This book is for...

It’s time to change the way we see babies.Drawing on principles developed by the educator Dr Maria Montessori, The Montessori Baby shows how to raise your baby from birth to age one with love, respect, insight, and a surprising sense of calm. Cowritten by Simone Davies, author of the bestselling The Montessori Toddler, and Junnifa Uzodike, it’s a book filled with hundreds of practical ideas for understanding what is actually happening with your bab...

Painting a portrait of a child is one of the most complex challenges an artist will face. In this detailed and practical book, Simon Davis opens up his studio and explains his approach. As one of the country's leading portrait painters, he gives a unique insight into how to render a sympathetic portrait in oils, which avoids sentimentality and captures the essence of a child. Topics covered include the importance of composition and balance, tonality and palette, atmosphere and advice on th...

When it was first published in 2006, Community Mental Health in Canada was hailed as a much-needed critical overview of the provision of public mental health services in Canada. Comprehensive in scope, its coverage included:the prevalence and impact of mental illness in Canadathe complementary and conflicting interests of stakeholder groups, such as mental health professionals, clients, families, governments, and drug companiesstrengths and limita...

Simon Davis is the first truly independent trial lawyer to write about the notorious Manson Family murder spree of 1969. The murders were some of the wildest and most vicious in the annals of crime set against the backdrop of a hazy hippie summer in which flowers and music would fill the air at Woodstock just days after the Tate/LaBianca murders.By analysing the trials, Davis ties up the loose ends of the story, debunks the myths and also reveals the shocking conspiracy hatched by ...

Taxonomic Impediments of the Benthic Infauna; Potential Solutions and Consequences, Volume 101 in the Advances in Marine Biology series, explores the critical role of taxonomy in understanding and conserving marine biodiversity. This volume presents a comprehensive review of the taxonomic challenges facing marine invertebrates and potential solutions through molecular and genetic advancements. Topics include advancing marine invertebrate biodiversity research in South Africa, the current s...

Advances in Marine Biology, Volume 102 in the Advances in Marine Biology series, the latest release in this long-standing serial, presents cutting-edge developments in marine biology with a focus on diverse themes influencing ocean ecosystems. This volume features chapters on highly informative topics such as The Inclusion of habitat quality into fisheries models, The urgent need to better define, quantify and identify the drivers of "water quality" on tropical coral reefs (opinion article...

“Cold war” was a term coined in 1945 by left-leaning British writer George Orwell to predict how powers made unconquerable by having nuclear weapons would conduct future relations. It was popularized in 1947 by American journalist Walter Lippmann amid mounting tensions between the erstwhile World War II Allies - the capitalist democracies - the United States of America and Britain - versus the Soviet Union, a communist dictatorship. As the grand alliance of the “Big Three” they had defeate...

Simone - born Joan Grew - living and growing up in the thirties and early forties, in Southall, known as bomb alley, dreamed of becoming a showbusiness star during her nights in the air raid shelter in the garden. After joining the A.T.S. in the war, she became part of the concert party entertaining the troops, eventually joining the Windmill Theatre, rubbing shoulders with aspiring stars who became big names in showbusiness. She married an eccentric but charming man 24 years her senior an...

The holistic nature of Eastern systems – with the emphasis on integrating the mind, body, and spirit – has become a focal point for more and more people. Tai chi offers a route to inner peace as well as developing real health benefits and scientific research has found that regular practice can reduce stress levels, improve physical balance, and help muscular flexibility. This book – suitable for the beginner or the experienced practitioner – tells you everything you need to know about esta...

Over the decades, gay cinema has reflected the community's journey from persecution to emancipation to acceptance. Politicised dramas like Victim in the 60s, The Naked Civil Servant in the 70s, and the AIDS cinema of the 80s have given way in recent years to films which celebrate a vast array of gay life-styles. Gay films have undergone a major shift, from the fringe to the mainstream and the 2005 Academy Awards were dubbed ' the Gay Oscars' with gongs going to Brokeback Mountain, Capote a...