Are you worried about getting dementia in later life or do you have a relative or friend who already has dementia? Are you interested in caring for people with dementia? This book will prove invaluable in putting your mind at rest. You can have dementia and be happy, and many people living with dementia in care homes are happy. This book will restore your faith in the form of a short story about a girl called Maria who has a week's work experience at a fictitious care home called St Michae...

Portraits is a short collection of poems portraying different personalities, characters and attitudes of modern day society and yesteryear.

This book is for children aged between ten and thirteen years old, though if you're a little younger or a little older and you'd still like to read it why not!It's about a boy called Jacob, of course I don't want to give too much away but something amazing happens to him and you'll definitely like it...Enjoy!

This book is a collection of 45 beautifully crafted poems written over a period of several years inspired by people from all walks of life. The final seven poems are written for people living with a dementia and are based upon my experiences of caring for them, something I thoroughly enjoy.

Koza Dabasa explores Okinawa's island culture and its ghosts of war through the lens of Nenes, a four-woman pop group that draws on the distinctiveness and exoticism of Okinawan musical tradition. Both a tropical island paradise and the site of some of the bloodiest battles of World War II, Okinawa has a unique culture and a contentious history. Its musical traditions are distinct from other parts of Japan, varying in instrumentation, poetic forms, and musical scales. Nenes marks ...

To this oneness of all native Americans there is, perhaps, a single exception. Some writers look upon the Eskimo as a remnant of an ancient European race, known as the "Cave-men" because their remains are found in caves in Western Europe, always associated with the bones of arctic animals, such as the reindeer, the arctic fox, and the musk-sheep. From this fact it seems that these primitive men found their only congenial habitation amid ice and snow.

"French Pathfinders in North America" by William Henry Johnson explores the adventurous journeys of French explorers and their significant impact on the North American landscape. The book delves into the lives of notable figures such as Samuel de Champlain and Jacques Cartier, highlighting their quests for trade routes and territorial claims. Johnson meticulously details the interactions between French explorers and Indigenous peoples, showcasing the complexities of these relationships and...

From entering a high-school music competition to being honoured with the New Zealand Orderof Merit, Bic Runga has an established place within contemporary popular music. Focusing on her iconicalbum, Drive, and including informative case studies of representative tracks on the album, this book provides not only an in-depth study of one album, but skilfully navigates Runga's creative work over three decades to illuminate some of the key stages of her career. The book d...

"Was it a ghost? The murders in Bussey's Wood" is a gripping tale that intertwines mystery and the supernatural. The narrative follows the chilling events surrounding a series of murders that take place in the eerie Bussey's Wood. As the story unfolds, readers are drawn into the lives of the characters who are haunted by the past and the specter of fear that looms over the woods. Henry Johnson Brent masterfully crafts a suspenseful atmosphere, leaving readers questioning the line between r...

This book is the first to explore style and spectacle in glam popular music performance from the 1970s to the present day, and from an international perspective. Focus is given to a number of representative artists, bands, and movements, as well as national, regional, and cultural contexts from around the globe. Approaching glam music performance and style broadly, and using the glam/glitter rock genre of the early 1970s as a foundation for case studies and comparisons, the volume engages ...

This multidisciplinary collection examines the connections between education, migration and translation across school and higher education sectors, and a broad range of socio-geographical contexts. Organised around the themes of knowledge, language, mobility, and practice, it brings together studies from around the world to offer a timely critique of existing practices that privilege some ways of knowing and communicating over others. With attention to issues of internationalisation, force...

This volume explores the notion of “affective media” within and across different arts in Japan, with a primary focus on music, whether as standalone product or connected to other genres such as theatre and photography. The volume explores the Japanese reception of this “affective media”, its transformation and subsequent cultural flow. Moving from a discussion of early encounters with the West through Jesuits and others, the contributors primarily consider the role of music in the nineteen...