A spirited race unfolds in the Woodlands as the Creator challenges the birds to soar to the heavens in search of the most beautiful song. Among the competitors is the mighty Eagle and the diminutive Hermit Thrush. As the Hermit Thrush cunningly hitchhikes on Eagle's back, he discovers a mesmerizing melody in Skyworld, forever changing the course of his life. However, the price of his deceit is steep, as the woodland birds must navigate the consequences of his actions.In the spirit ...

Short book description: BATS is an unlikely love story set in a small New England town. It is the tale of misfits of differing sizes and shapes. Jean Woodland has lived her entire life in Derby but never quite fit in. Socially awkward, she has always been an outsider, unable or unwilling to identify with her neighbors or her students. Mylo, the handsome guy who bags groceries at the local market, lives on the margins of society in a residence for disabled adults. Disarmingly friendly and k...

Let's consider why Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR) would be expected to be different with an autistic client. One of the hallmarks of autism is a lack of connection with the real world, so the world view of an autistic individual is limited and often very inaccurate. A second hallmark of autism is difficulty with intrapersonal and interpersonal relationships so that insight into how to make relationships better, or work at all, would be expected to be limited. So, within a TIR session w...

This practical guide brings together approaches designed for simulation-based education for the care of older adults. It fills a gap in the training for the care of older adults that working with Simulated Participants (SPs) can help to address. The book provides elements of best practice related to simulation methodology are synthesized with relevant clinical evidence related to caring for older adults.This book will be an invaluable practical resource for educators, academics, an...

Lady Eleanor Furneaux Smith (1902-1945) was an English author, journalist and film critic famous for her supernatural stories. No Ships Pass is a strange tale of a shipwrecked sailor who manages to swim to a remote tropical island. He discovers, to his surprise, that he is not the first sailor to alight there. There are already four castaways ashore...and mysteriously some of them have been there for a very long time. Up to 140 years, in fact. Before long he realises that there is somethin...

Cathy Birchall has been blind since she was in her mid 20s. Following the death of her husband of 19 years and finding herself blind and alone she put herself through college and became a Further Education Lecturer. Within this role she met Bernard Smith, and then took a year off from her job with Action for Blind People to go on this journey. Bernard, a motorcyclist for over 30 years, and a former teacher then working for the RNIB, had an ambition to circle the world. On their return from...

"Touching the World" is the extraordinary story of Cathy Birchall, a blind woman, who set off with her companion Bernard Smith, to become the first blind person ever to circle the world on a motorbike, an 18-year-old BMW R100. What transpired has become an inspirational, worldwide story that challenges people to question their own self-imposed boundaries.From desolate and dangerous mountain roads, difficult border crossings and numerous mechanical breakdowns, to climbing Wayna Picc...

A rich and varied collection of classic short stories by British writers:'Quality' by John Galsworthy'The Mark on the Wall' by Virginia Woolf'The Horse Dealer’s Daughter' by D. H. Lawrence'The Ticking of the Clock' by Louisa Baldwin'The Fiddler of the Reels' by Thomas Hardy'The Return' by R. Murray Gilchrist'Kew Gardens' by Virginia Woolf'Seashore Macabre' by Hugh Walpole'Satan’s Circus' by Eleanor Smith'The Coffin Merc...

Set in Depression era Texas, pulp writer Bob pounds out barbarian yarns, sports columns, and weird tales on a secondhand typewriter. He does not want charity and has no patience for literary snobs, using his writing to survive.When Angus Armstrong arrives at the bookstore of the college Bob attends, he pays in cash for Bob's signature, and his generosity escalates to the point that he pays bills Bob never asked him to. Bob's pride rebels, but Angus's patronage keeps him afl...

• Recounts how the author was led to her adoptive Lakota parents and spiritual teachers by recurring dreams• Shares her initiation into Sun Dance, the Lakota women’s society of the Double Woman, and tales from life on ranches and reservations• Describes her discovery by Kevin Costner, leading to her costuming and consulting work on Dances with Wolves and 40 other filmsIn this Hanblo`glaka—a traditional Lakota telling of a spiritual journey—Cathy A....

At a time in history when awareness of autism is increasing in society, Cathy Dodge Smith’s latest book, Out of Autism, emerges as a scholarly and useable resource for clinicians, parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and individuals diagnosed with ASD. The author describes the Davis Autism Approach Program, augmenting her narrative with visual illustrations, case studies, testimonials, and links to outside resources. She takes the reader on the journey out of autism wit...

New Authors and collections. A deluxe edition with a chilling selection of original and classic short stories. The new tales, many of them published here for the first time, are written by today's top authors, and they bring a modern twist to the outstanding mix of intrigue that lurks in the furtive imagination of E.F. Benson, Henry James, Wilkie Collins, Washington Irving, Edith Wharton, Oscar Wilde, and so many more within this outstanding collection.New, contemporary and notable...