This book helps you learn to speak the only other global language apart from English. Featuring easy-to-follow vocabulary lists along with complete instruction on written & spoken grammar this book & CD will have readers understanding everyday French & carrying basic conversations in a matter of days. You can learn the French alphabet & pronunciation; French etiquette; greetings for strangers friends & family; the easiest way to ask questions; & day-to-day language for travelling dining out conducting business & shopping. ...

Learning Russian is an exciting challenge--even saying hello" & "goodbye" seems daunting! Whether youre planning a trip to Russia or adding a valuable second language to your resume this book is just what you need. Julia Stakhnevich a native Russian speaker will help you to: Recognize & read Cyrillic letters. Pronounce Russian words like a native. Ask for directions order dinner & conduct business. Hold your own in a conversation. Inside youll find step-by-step lessons in vocabulary grammar & conversation--and the companion CD provides beneficial practice to perfect your accent. With The Everything Learning Russian Book with CD youll see how much fun learning Russian can be!" ...

One of the most successful books ever published on womens health Everywoman" is the essential guide for women who want to learn more about their bodies & health. Written in a sensible & straightforward way it provides the medical & gynaecological facts as well as the social aspects of womens sexuality & wellbeing. This groundbreaking book has again been revised & updated to meet the needs of women of all ages as they head towards the next century." ...

Evidence: Text & Materials provides a one-stop readily accessible resource for students studying the law of evidence. It offers an exceptionally clear & lucid presentation of the law effectively introducing & guiding students through this challenging & stimulating subject. Interwoven with the authors incisive explanatory commentary are extracts from key cases essential articles & academic books. Exposure to these materials will help the student to develop a truly in-depth undersanding of the key principles of the law of evidence & a keen awareness of how these principles are applied in modern practice. Particular attention is paid to the major developments & judgments that have transformed this subject in recent years. The author uses clear language throughout in order to ensure the explanation of the law is as clear as possible. A range of textual features encouragie the reader to engage with the subject. This exciting & innovative book is the ideal companion for students studying evidence on the LLB LPC or BPTC. Online Resource Centre This book is supported by an Online Resource Centre which contains the following:
- Regular updates to the text
- A helpful list of web links
- A glossary of key terms
- Guidance on answering some of the problem questions posed in the book



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Evidence-based care is a well established principle in contemporary healthcare & a worldwide health care movement. However despite the emphasis on promoting evidence-based or effective care without the unnecessary use of technologies & drugs intervention rates in childbirth continue to rise rapidly. This new edition emphasises the importance of translating evidence into skilful practice. It updates the evidence around what works best for normal birth aspects of which still remain hidden & ignored by some maternity care professionals. Beginning with the decision about where to have a baby through all the phases of labour to the immediate post-birth period it systematically details research & other evidence sources that endorse a low intervention approach. The second edition: has been expanded with new chapters on Preparation for Childbirth & Waterbirth highlights where the evidence is compelling discusses its application where women question its relevance to them & where the practitioners expertise leads them to challenge it gives background & context before discussing the research to date

Includes:: questions for reflection skills sections & practice recommendations generated from the evidence. Using evidence drawn from a variety of sources Evidence & Skills for Normal Labour & Birth critiques institutionalised scientifically managed birth & endorses a more humane midwifery-led model. Packed with up-to-date & relevant information this text will help all students practising midwives & doulas keep abreast of the evidence surrounding normal birth & ensure their practice takes full advantage of it.

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Breastfeeding is a major public health issue. Breast milk provides all the nutrients a baby needs for their first six months. Research studies also show that breastfeeding doesnt just help to protect infants from infection but has other benefits such as reducing obesity & can help protect mothers from some diseases in later life. Breastfeeding rates are low however & women need the support of their midwives & health visitors when beginning breastfeeding & throughout their childs infancy. Based on the UNICEF UK BFI Best Practice Standards for Higher Education Institutions this accessible textbook addresses all 18 outcomes to ensure that students are equipped with the essential knowledge & skills to effectively promote & support breastfeeding mothers including: anatomy & physiology; essential skills & good practice guidance; dealing with common problems; public health considerations; babies & mothers with special needs; complementary feeding. Suitable for both undergraduate students & practitioners undertaking continuing professional development Evidence-based Care for Breastfeeding Mothers is designed to aid learning. Each chapter

Includes:: specific learning outcomes linked to the Baby Friendly standards key fact boxes clinical scenarios & activities.

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This book is for those who believe that good government should be based on hard evidence & that research & policy ought to go h&-in-h&. Unfortunately no such bond exists. Rather there is a substantial gap some say chasm between the production of knowledge & its utilization. Despite much contrary evidence the authors propose there is a way of doing public policy in a more reflective manner & that a hunger for evidence & objectivity does exist. The book is pragmatic drawing on advice from some of the best & brightest informants from both the research & policy communities. In their own voices researchers provide incisive analysis about how to bridge the research/policy divide & policymakers provide insights about why they use research what kind is most useful where they seek it & how they screen its quality. The book breaks through stereotypes about what policymakers are like & provides an insiders' view of how the policy process really works. Readers will learn what knowledge skills approaches & attitudes are needed to take research findings from the laboratory to lawmaking bodies & how to evaluate one's success in doing so. The book's balance between theory & practice will appeal to students in graduate & upper-level undergraduate courses in family studies & family policy educational policy law political science public administration public health social work & sociology. This book will also be of interest to researchers who want to bring their ideas into policy debate & to those who work with policymakers to advance an evidence-based policy agenda. ...

The need for an evidence base for nursing practice is widely accepted. However what evidence is & how nurses might appraise & apply it to their practice is still a matter of some debate which can leave the novice nurse feeling confused. This book uses clear language to help the reader develop skills in the identification appraisal & application of evidence for nursing practice. It guides the reader in the development of underpinning skills such as reflection critical thinking & research which allow the nurse to make sense of all the different forms of information & evidence that influence practice. ...

Jack Frost has promised not to trouble the Rainbow Fairies again but he didn't say anything about the Weather Fairies! Now he has stolen the feathers from Doodle the weather-vane cockerel in charge of the weather. It's up to Rachel & Kirsty to get each of the feathers back from Jack Frost's goblins with a little bit of help from the weather fairies: Crystal the Snow Fairy Abigail the Breeze Fairy Pearl the Cloud Fairy Goldy the Sunshine Fairy Evie the Mist Fairy Storm the Lightning Fairy & Hayley the Rain Fairy. Evie the mist fairy is lost in the fog without her magic mist feather. Can Rachel & Kirsty help the frightened fairy to get out of the shadowy forest? ...

Brian Keenan went to Beirut in 1985 for a change of scene from his native Belfast. He became headline news when he was kidnapped by fundamentalist Shi'ite militiamen & held in the suburbs of Beirut for the next four & a half years. For much of that time he was shut off from all news & contact with anyone other than his jailers & later his fellow hostages amongst them John Mc Carthy. ...