A distillation of diaries compiled when the author lived beside Putney Common. They note the changing seasons & her encounters with dogs & their owners & offer a portrait of life in a small community which combines the splendours of nature with gossip illicit romances & jealousies. ...

On a damp July morning in 1946 two schoolboys find a woman's body in a bomb site in north London. The woman is identified as Lillian Frobisher a wife & mother who lived in a war-damaged terrace a few streets away. The police assume that Lil must have been the victim of a vicious sexual assault; but the autopsy finds no evidence of rape & Divisional Detective Inspector Jim Cooper turns his attention to her private life. How did Lil come to be in the bomb site
- a well-known lovers' haunt? If she had consensual sex why was she strangled? Why was her husband seemingly unaware that she had failed to come home on the night she was killed? In this gripping murder story Sian Busby gradually peels away the veneer of stoicism & respectability to reveal the dark truths at the heart of postwar austerity Britain.
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This isnt just a cookbook; its a valuable resource of practical tips & ideas for the health-conscious cook. Here is all the basic information that so many cookbooks leave out: easy to understand information on essential nutrients tips on healthy eating balanced sample meal plans & much much more. There are more than 300 healthy & flavorsome recipes with nutritional guides to get you through the day
- from breakfast to dessert. This is a book that will be dipped into again & again.""
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This is both a vegetarian cookbook & a nutritional guide to eating wisely to maintain optimum health & wellbeing. A compendium of more than 300 recipes opens the door to a wealth of sweet & savoury flavours from around the world. There are breakfast dishes stir-fries rice & grain recipes pies breads cakes & desserts from the simple to the spectacular making this a valuable everyday resource that will be dipped into again & again."" ...

The story of modern Australia begins in eighteenth-century Britain where people were hanged for petty offences but crime was rife & the gaols were bursting. From this situation was born the Sydney experiment with criminals perceived to be damaging British society transported to Sydney an 'open air prison with walls 14 000 miles thick'. Eleven ships were dispatched in 1781 & arrived in Australia after eight hellish months at sea. Tom Keneally describes the first four years of the 'thief colony' & how despite the escapes the floggings the murders & the rebellions it survived against the odds to create a culture which would never have been tolerated in its homeland but which in Australia became part of the identity of a new & audacious nation. By the author of Schindler's Ark since made into the internationally acclaimed film Schindler's List. ...

With the help of real-world cases this book enables students & managers alike to clearly view their own communication abilities organizational dilemmas & challenges. Following are new to the Fourth Edition: greater emphasis on the problem focused nature of the book; greater focus on critical thinking issues & skills; a spotlight on the range of organizations that experience the communication problems discussed in the book & an emphasis on the similarity of communication problems across organizations; the inclusion of new research on ethics in organizations & environmental responsibility; updated examples throughout including updated material on how technology influences communication in organizations; a new Instructors Resource CD-ROM that

Includes:: Power Point slides test questions & sample case studies; & a new Companion Study Site that

Includes:: short video case studies & questions for each chapter to promote practical problem-solving.



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Margrit Coates new book is essential reading for anyone who loves animals. One of the worlds leading animal communicators & healers Margrit has many years experience working closely with species of all kinds
- from horses dogs & cats to wild life rare breeds & rescue animals. In Communicating with Animals" she draws upon her very special gift & amazing experiences to help us connect with animals too. Using intuition insight & common sense she shows how to tune into what they are really thinking & feeling helping us bond with them at an incredibly deep level. Her powerful techniques range from communicating with the furry feathered & scaly friends who share our homes to larger animals such as horses & even Anne the Elephant as well as other non-domestic creatures. Ultimately Margrits wish is for each one of us to be able to tune into all life around us. Besides practical exercises & handy tips " Communicating with Animals" is brimming with heart-warming stories
- making it a great read & a truly inspirational guide."

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When a parent is nearing the end of life children can feel like their world has been turned upside down & they are often scared & confused about what is happening. Sensitive & clear communication with children is vital to help them understand & cope with their parents illness. This accessible book demonstrates how to support children through effective & sensitive communication covering types of communication language information sharing & overcoming common barriers. Developing confidence & skills such as talking listening giving children a voice & breaking bad news is also covered. The author outlines the concept of a communication continuum which can be used to assess how much a child knows or understands about their parents illness & how much they would like to know. The book contains a wealth of practical strategies & ideas as well as case vignettes practice tips & reflective exercises. This is an essential resource for anyone working with or supporting a child whose parent is at the end of life including palliative care workers nurses social workers teachers & counsellors. ...

Communication is a key theme of the QTLS Standards. This accessible book helps readers to understand the theories & principles that underpin effective communication & apply this theory to improve their communication with learners colleagues & others in professional life. It examines the environment of educational settings & looks at how individuals themselves communicate with the sector. It gives detailed advice on communication skills & promoting a supporting learning environment. It goes on to include notes on communicating for specific teaching situations inclusion & working with colleagues. Finally it covers resources for communication & their adaptation for different situations. ...

Communication & relationships have become an increasing focus of attention in debates about the future of health & social care. People working in care services are being encouraged to improve communication processes to develop more participatory relationships with services users & to work more closely in partnership with other professionals. This Reader provides a comprehensive collection of literature that aims to enable those involved in care services as workers carers or service users to reflect on their everyday interactions & to situate them in wider contexts. Including new material from the frontline of research & practice as well as some classic readings this wide-ranging volume emphasises the need to see interpersonal communication as embedded in relationships & to take account of issues of power & diversity as well are the book is concerned with caring professional & inter-professional communication & relationships. The Reader is divided into four sections focusing on: concepts & contexts; analysing aspects of communication; the person in the process; communication & relationships in organisations. Communication Relationships & Care will be an essential resource for students of social work nursing health & social policy & for all involved in health & social care services whether as professionals carers or service users. It is a set book for the Open Universitys second level undergraduate course Communication & Relationships in Health & Social Care (K205) ...