Jane Draycott's translation of Pearl reissued as a Carcanet ClassicA Poetry Book Society Recommended TranslationIn a dream landscape radiant with jewels, a father sees his lost daughter on the far bank of a river: "my pearl, my girl." One of the great treasures of the British Library, the fourteenth-century poem Pearl is a work of poetic brilliance; its account of loss and consolation has retained its force across six centuries. Jane Draycott in her new tran...

Between the strict expectations of society and the longings of the human heart, two sisters must decide whether to be guided by intellect or passion.When Mr. Dashwood suddenly passes away, the lives of his wife and three daughters are irreparably shattered. Cast out of their grand estate at Norland Park and left with a meager inheritance, the Dashwood women must start anew in a modest cottage in Devonshire. Here, Elinor, the composed and rational sister of sense, a...

This definitive textbook provides accessible information on best practice for assessing the needs and strengths of vulnerable children and their families. It explores the challenges that practitioners face routinely - with suggestions as to how to address them - as well as the established areas for assessment, of children's developmental needs, parenting ability and motivation, and socio-economic factors.This new edition has been extended substantially to include recent practice, p...

I Am Really Hungry is about the power of our appetites. Hunger is emotional, physical, social and spiritual. When we confuse these, it's easy to overeat or deny ourselves what we really need. Intuitive eating is using intuition to satisfy appetites of body, mind, heart and soul. Eating is personal. Ultimately, you know what you want. It might be love or it could be pizza. Knowing the difference, saves you from the stress of emotional pain and physically suffering. I Am Really Hungry is lib...

Having been left for another, Trisha decides that the best way to nurse her broken heart is to escape to India, armed with a copy of the Kama Sutra with its promise to teach her how to seduce a new lover, train a hawk (to carry love letters, of course!), furnish a house seductively, and seduce other women's husbands (well, maybe not that one). At the last minute, Trisha is joined by her long lost backpacking companion, Sally. Navigating the chaotic streets of India in death-defying ricksha...

In The Mountain, geographers Bernard Debarbieux and Gilles Rudaz trace the origins of the very concept of a mountain, showing how it is not a mere geographic feature but ultimately an idea, one that has evolved over time, influenced by changes in political climates and cultural attitudes. To truly understand mountains, they argue, we must view them not only as material realities but as social constructs, ones that can mean radically different things to different people in differen...

Lucid means being clear about what matters. It leads to peace of mind. The greatest answers and joys in Life can be shown to be very simple. This is a handbook for thriving with change by thinking differently. Everyone has intuition. It guides us to recognize purpose and timing. Being in sync with change intuitively updates options and balances stress.It's easy to train your brain to take Life to the next level by eating intuitively. Sensing is the natural way way to sync with chan...

The Easy Way to Keeping Fit is an insightful book created to inspire and educate people on the need to stay healthy and fit and how to do it easily. This book was born out of a sheer desire to share some of the knowledge I have been able to acquire during my years of studying, researching, and practicing. I hope that this can help change someones life for good. It is not in any way intended to serve as an alternative to proper medical advice, care, and supervision from a licensed health-ca...

Jane Draycott's translation of Pearl reissued as a Carcanet ClassicA Poetry Book Society Recommended TranslationIn a dream landscape radiant with jewels, a father sees his lost daughter on the far bank of a river: 'my pearl, my girl'. One of the great treasures of the British Library, the fourteenth-century poem Pearl is a work of poetic brilliance; its account of loss and consolation has retained its force across six cent...

This book presents 8 tutorial lectures given by leading researchers at the 16th edition of the International School on Formal Methods for the Design of Computer, Communication and Software Systems, SFM 2016, held in Bertinoro, Italy, in June 2016.SFM 2016 was devoted to the Quantitative Evaluation of Collective Adaptive Systems and covered topics such as self-organization in distributed systems, scalable quantitative analysis, spatio-temporal models, and aggregate programming.

This lively and thought-provoking collective biography uncovers the contributions of past women educators who promoted a distinctive vision of citizenship education. A distinguished group of scholars, including editors Margaret Smith Crocco and O. L. Davis, Jr., consider the lives and perspectives of eleven women educators and social activists_Jane Addams, Mary Sheldon Barnes, Mary Ritter Beard, Rachel Davis DuBois, Hazel Hertzberg, Alice Miel, Lucy Sprague Mitchell, Bessie Pierce, Lucy Ma...

This Red Door Reads First Chapter Sampler contains:CONTEMPORARYDevil to Pay ~ Renee BernardValentine Wishes ~ Jane CharlesSimply Irresistible ~ Deborah CookeKick Start ~ Caren CraneLearing to Live ~ Jerrica Knight-CataniaA Soldier's Promise ~ Laura ...