For some years now Tom Kitwoods work on dementia care has stood out as the most important innovative & creative development in a field that has for too long been neglected. This book is a landmark in dementia care; it brings together & elaborates on Kitwoods theory of dementia & of person-centred care in an accessible fashion that will make this an essential source for all working & researching in the field of dementia care." -Robert Woods Professor of Clinical Psychology University of Wales " Over the last ten years or so Tom Kitwood has made a truly remarkable contribution to our understanding of dementia & to raising expectations of what can be achieved with empathy & skill. This lucid account of his thinking & work will communicate his approach to a yet wider audience. It is to be warmly welcomed." -Mary Marshall Director of the Dementia Services Development Centre University of Stirling * What is the real nature of the dementing process? * What might we reasonably expect when dementia care is of very high quality? * What is required of organizations & individuals involved in dementia care? Tom Kitwood breaks new ground in this book. Many of the older ideas about dementia are subjected to critical scrutiny & reappraisal drawing on research evidence logical analysis & the authors own experience. The unifying theme is the personhood of men & women who have dementia
- an issue that was grossly neglected for many years both in psychiatry & care practice. Each chapter provides a definitive statement on a major topic related to dementia for example: the nature of organic mental impairment the experience of dementia the agenda for care practice & the transformation of the culture of care. While recognizing the enormous difficulties of the present day the book clearly demonstrates the possibility of a better life for people who have dementia & comes to a cautiously optimistic conclusion. It will be of interest to all professionals involved in dementia care or provision students on courses involving psychogeriatrics or social work with older people & family carers of people with dementia. Key

Features: * One of the few attempts to present the whole picture. * Very readable
- many real-life illustrations. * Offers a major alternative to the medical model of dementia. * Tom Kitwoods work on dementia is very well known"



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Written by BRIAN WOOD Art & cover by BECKY CLOONAN A character-driven drama... Wood proves himself to be a master of done-in-one storytelling."
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The Access to History series is the most popular & trusted series for AS & A level history students. The new editions combine all the strengths of this well-loved series with a new design & features that allow all students access to the content & study skills needed to achieve exam success. Drawing on material from Weimar & the rise of Nazi Germany & Germany: The Third Reich this title has been fully updated for the OCR AS specifications. Beginning in 1918 with the German Revolution this title charts the course of German history over this period & the changing nature of democracy & dicatorship. It goes on to explore the emergence of the Weimar Republic with its inherent weaknesses & the subsequent rise of the Nazis. Nazi society economy & political structures are examined thoroughly. The book then goes on to consider the course of German society to 1963 considering the consequences of the Second World War the creation of two Germanys & the changes that took place throughout. Throughout the book key dates terms & issues are highlighted & historical interpretations of key debates are outlined. Summary diagrams are included to consolidate knowledge & understanding of the period & exam-style questions & tips written by an examiner provide the opportunity to develop exam skills. ...

Demographic Methods & Concepts presents the methods most commonly needed to work with statistical materials on population at national regional & local levels. Unlike other textbooks in the field clear non-technical language is used throughout to make demographic techniques accessible to a broad readership irrespective of background in mathematics. All the demographic techniques most relevant to the work of demographers geographers sociologists & planners are covered. Demographic concepts & practical strategies important in the interpretation of population statistics are also discussed. The book takes a unique & innovative computer-based approach to the visualisation of demographic concepts & data. The fully integrated accompanying CD-ROM contains spreadsheet modules with on-screen controls & menus run in Microsoft Excel. The modules can be used without any knowledge of computing. Further Spreadsheet Exercises in the text enable the acquisition of computing techniques that enhance the breadth & depth of investigations as well as enjoyment & proficiency in working with population statistics. ...

Carol Starkey is struggling to pick up the pieces of her former life as LAs finest bomb squad technician. Three years have passed since the explosion that shattered her life & now fuelled by alcohol & prescription drugs shes doing time as a detective with LAPDs Criminal Conspiracy Section. Then a seemingly innocuous bomb call turns into a charred murder scene. Carol is put on the case
- & quickly discovers an intent behind a series of explosions that is far more disturbing than it first appeared. Each attack is designed specifically to kill bomb technicians & now Carol faces the most intense & personal fight of her life; a fight that reaches back three years into her past.. .
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The death of Lord Henry Fitzalan on the feast of St Matthew 1303 is a matter widely reported but little mourned. Infamous for his lecherous tendencies his midnight trysts with a coven of witches & his boundless self-interest he was a man of few friends. So when Hugh Corbett is asked to bring his murderer to justice it is not a matter of finding a suspect but of choosing between them. Immediate suspicion falls on Lord Henrys chief verderer Robert Verlian. His daughter had been the focus of the Lords roving eye in the weeks before his death & Fitzalan was not a man to take no for an answer. But the culprit could just as easily be Sir William the dead mans younger brother. It is no secret that Sir William covets the Fitzalan estate but would he kill to inherit it? For Sir Hugh Corbett the possibilities are endless but even he could never have imagined the real truth behind the murder... ...

Having once risked everything precious to him to halt King Luds progress from the ancient bowels of London to the citys modern streets teenage Paul Rector knows his task is far from over. Paul also knows that like his brother John & his great uncle Harry he is both demon & man. Will it be fate that decides which side wins out? To find out Paul takes Hells Underground back to London of the Blitz in World War II & becomes involved in defeating Harry Rectors plot to assassinate Prime Minister Churchill. His main weapons are fire & fear. Along the way he learns more about the Rector curse & once again endangers not only his own life but that of the people he comes to regard as a second family. ...

Three years ago Heather Kennedy left the Metropolitan police under a shadow that has followed her ever since. Now she has been called in to advise on a supposed burglary in the now-defunct British Museum reading room. Kennedy soon establishes that rather than steal anything someone has broken into the stacks in order to photograph pages from books about Johann Toller a crazed prophet of 17th century Europe. Toller believed that the end of days was at hand & he made a number of prophecies relating to the Apocalypse & the events that would precede it. None of them came true. Until now. One after another the grotesque signs & wonders Toller predicted come to pass no matter how unlikely they seem. The river Rhine runs bright red the towers of London bow to kiss the ground & an angel with a fiery sword is seen over Jerusalem. With the help of a nineteen-year-old girl from a secretive tribe & ex-mercenary Leo Tillman Kennedy must work to stop the next prophecy coming true
- the destruction of an unnamed city...
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Edgy Taylor sees demons. They walk among us masquerading as humans but he can see through their disguises. So when Edgy discovers the Royal Society for Daemonologie he hopes that at last he will find some clue to the origins of his mysterious ability. Within the Society's ancient walls are the answers to many secrets. & when Edgy joins their expedition to the Arctic Circle he sails through icy seas towards the darkest secret of all.. . ...

From New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole comes this scorching tale of a demon outcast poisoned with vampire blood & the vulnerable young witch he vows to protect-even from himself. Malkom Slaine: tormented by his sordid past & racked by vampiric hungers hes pushed to the brink by the green-eyed beauty under his guard. Carrow Graie: hiding her own sorrows she lives only for the next party or prank. Until she meets a tortured warrior worth saving. In order for Malkom & Carrow to survive he must unleash both the demon & vampire inside him. When Malkom becomes the nightmare his own people feared will he lose the woman he craves body & soul? ...