THE NEW INSPECTOR ADAMSBERG NOVELShortlisted for the CWA International Dagger 2017A woman is found dead in her bath The murder has been disguised as a suicide & a strange symbol is discovered at the scene Then the symbol is observed near a second victim who ten years earlier had also taken part in a doomed expedition to Iceland How are these deaths & rumours of an Icelandic demon linked to a secretive local society? & what does the mysterious sign mean? Commissaire Adamsberg is about to find out ...

Sleep disorders have a significant impact on a child's physical emotional cognitive & social development & greatly affect the family as well Fortunately today's health care providers have highly effective medical & behavioral interventions at their disposal for treatment & prevention A Clinical Guide to Pediatric Sleep Diagnosis & Management of Sleep Problems 3rd Edition synthesizes current information on the assessment & treatment of sleep disorders in children & adolescents & gives you the practical tools you need to recognize evaluate & treat sleep issues This state-of-the-art resource provides comprehensive user-friendly guidance on pediatric sleep that will help you improve the lives of your patients & their families Stay up to date with current information on the etiology clinical assessment tools & management of specific sleep disorders in children & adolescents Quickly find the information you need thanks to logically organized chapters that cover sleep physiology developmental aspects of sleep sleep diagnostic tools the most common pediatric sleep disorders pharmacology (including stimulants such as caffeine) & special populations Use handy algorithms to evaluate common presenting symptoms & develop an effective treatment plan Educate parents & caregivers about normal sleep & offer primary & secondary prevention strategies to be used at home Keep your practice up to date with new diagnostic criteria revised & new practice guidelines from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine & the American Academy of Pediatrics & updated & new clinical screening & parent handouts for each age group Access an extensive collection of appendices online including professional resources & expanded list of intake & screening questionnaires & parent education handouts for each age group & each sleep disorder Now with the print edition enjoy the bundled interactive e Book edition which can be downloaded to your tablet & smartphone or accessed online &

Includes:: features like Complete content with enhanced navigation Print patient handouts directly from the e Book Powerful search tools & smart navigation cross-links that pull results from content in the book your notes & even the web Cross-linked pages references & more for easy navigation Highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text Ability to take & share notes with friends & colleagues Quick reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use

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The second edition of A Clinician's Guide to Systemic Sex Therapy has been completely revised updated & expanded This volume is written for beginning psychotherapy practitioners in order to guide them through the complexities of sex therapy & help them to be more efficient in their treatment The authors offer a unique theoretical approach to understanding & treating sexual problems from a systemic perspective incorporating the multifaceted perspectives of the individual client the couple the family & the other contextual factors Both beginning & experienced sexrelationship therapists will broaden their perspectives with the Intersystem approach & gain information rarely seen in sex therapy texts such as how to thoroughly assess each sexual disorder the implementation of various treatment principles & techniques how to incorporate homework dealing with ethical dilemmas understanding different expressions of sexual behavior & addressing the impact of medical problems on sexuality Aside from bringing the diagnostic criteria up-to-date with the DSM 5 this new edition contains a new chapter on sensate focus an expanded section on assessment more information about development across the lifespan & more focus on diversity issues throughout the text ...

This is a companion guide to Think Good Feel Good A Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Workbook for Children & Young People Designed for clinicians using the original workbook in their work with children the book builds upon the workbook materials by offering guidance on all aspects of the therapeutic process & a range of case studies highlighting therapy in action Topics covered include parent involvement key cognitive distortions in children formulations challenging thoughts guided discovery & the use of imagery Also included is a chapter focusing on possible problems in therapy & strategies for overcoming them To supplement the workbook the clinician's guide offers further materials & handouts for use in therapy including psycho-educational materials for children & parents on common problems such as depression OCD PTSDTrauma & Anxiety ...

A Clockwork Orange is the daring & electrifying book by Anthony Burgess that inspired one of the most notorious films ever made beautifully repackaged as part of the Penguin Essentials range & What&s it going to be then eh?& In this nightmare vision of youth in revolt fifteen-year-old Alex & his friends set out on a diabolical orgy of robbery rape torture & murder Alex is jailed for his teenage delinquency & the State tries to reform him
- but at what costsocial prophecy? Black comedy? Study of freewill? A Clockwork Orange is all of these It is also a dazzling experiment in language as Burgess creates a new language
- &nadsat& the teenage slang of a not-too-distant future & Every generation should discover this book& Time Out&A gruesomely witty cautionary tale& Time& Not only about man&s violent nature & his capacity to choose between good & evil It is about the excitements & intoxicating effects of language& Daily Telegraph&I do not know of any other writer who has done as much with languagea very funny book& William S Burroughs& One of the cleverest & most original writers of his generation& The Times Anthony Burgess was born in Manchester in 1917 He studied English at Manchester University & joined the army in 1940 where he spent six years in the Education Corps After demobilization he worked first as a college lecturer in Speech & Drama & then as a grammar-school master before becoming an education officer in the Colonial Service stationed in Malay & Borneo In 1959 Burgess was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour & decided to become a full-time writer Despite being given less than a year to live Burgess went on to write at least a book a year
- including A Clockwork Orange (1962) MF (1971) Man of Nazareth (1979) Earthly Powers (1980) & The Kingdom of the Wicked (1985)
- & hundreds of book reviews right up until his death He was also a prolific composer & produced many full-scale works for orchestra & other media during his lifetime Anthony Burgess died in 1993



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Fully restored edition of Anthony Burgess' original text of A Clockwork Orange with a glossary of the teen slang ' Nadsat' explanatory notes pages from the original typescript interviews articles & reviews Edited by Andrew Biswell With a Foreword by Martin Amis' It is a horrorshow story ' Fifteen-year-old Alex likes lashings of ultraviolence He & his gang of friends rob kill & rape their way through a nightmarish future until the State puts a stop to his riotous excesses But what will his re-education mean?A dystopian horror a black comedy an exploration of choice A Clockwork Orange is also a work of exuberant invention which created a new language for its characters This critical edition restores the text of the novel as Anthony Burgess originally wrote it &

Includes:: a glossary of the teen slang ' Nadsat' explanatory notes pages from the original typescript interviews articles & reviews shedding light on the enduring fascination of the novel's 'sweet & juicy criminality' Anthony Burgess was born in Manchester in 1917 & educated at Xaverian College & Manchester University He spent six years in the British Army before becoming a schoolmaster & colonial education officer in Malaya & Brunei After the success of his Malayan Trilogy he became a full-time writer in 1959 His books have been published all over the world & they include The Complete Enderby Nothing Like the Sun Napoleon Symphony Tremor of Intent Earthly Powers & A Dead Man in Deptford Anthony Burgess died in London in 1993 Andrew Biswell is the Professor of Modern Literature at Manchester Metropolitan University & the Director of the International Anthony Burgess Foundation His publications include a biography The Real Life of Anthony Burgess which won the Portico Prize in 2006 He is currently editing the letters & short stories of Anthony Burgess

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 HUGO AWARD & THE ARTHUR C CLARKE AWARD ' Chambers is simply an exceptional talent' Torcom Winner of the 2017 Prix Julia-Verlanger The st&-alone sequel to the award-winning The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet Lovelace was once merely a ship's artificial intelligence When she wakes up in an new body following a total system shut-down & reboot she has to start over in a synthetic body in a world where her kind are illegal She's never felt so alone But she's not alone not really Pepper one of the engineers who risked life & limb to reinstall Lovelace is determined to help her adjust to her new world Because Pepper knows a thing or two about starting over Together Pepper & Lovey will discover that huge as the galaxy may be it's anything but empty PRAISE FOR THE WAYFARERS' Never less than deeply involving' DAILY MAIL' Explores the quieter side of sci-fi while still wowing us with daring leaps of imagination' i BOOKS' So much fun to read' HEAT' Warm engaging properly science-fictional A Closed & Common Orbit is a very likable novel indeed' GUARDIAN ' The most fun that I've had with a novel in a long long time' i O9 ...