It is vital that social workers have a deep & critical understanding of the social work value-base & are able to analyse & ...

Valvona & Crolla has been described as 'the Sistine chapel of continental delis'. Founded in 1934 by the Continis' ancestors the Italian shop & restaurant is legendary in food circles for its excellent food & drink. Now co-owner Mary (author of the bestselling Dear Francesca" & co-author of the " Easy Peasy Cooking" series) presents 200 delicious & authentic recipes. Organised season by season the book offers a year of sumptuous delights from around the country of her heritage together with recommendations for wines to match them. Starting with the festive flavours of winter such as a creamy chestnut soup with smoked pancetta moving on to the best of spring's vegetables with a broad bean & spinach frittata fresh seafood dishes in the summer & finishing with the truffles olive pressings & slow-cooked casseroles of the autumn this beautifully written & evocatively photographed book adds up to a food diary of personal stories history anecdotes & recipes all imbued with the warmth & local knowledge that only a true Italian family passionate about food can deliver." ...

Ivy & Olivia can't lose each other again! Even though twin sisters Ivy & Olivia separated at birth have only been reunited for a few months they can't imagine life without each other. But Ivy's dad has decided to move to Europe
- & he's taking Ivy with him! Oh no! With Olivia's cheerleader optimism & Ivy's vampire craftiness they're determined to come up with a plan that will keep Ivy & her dad in Franklin Grove. Can the twins stop a vampire from spreading his wings? Sink your teeth into Olivia & Ivy's fourth fright-time adventure.
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Vampire Academy" is a dark & dangerous series by Richelle Mead. St Vladimir's Academy isn't just any boarding school
- hidden away
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Magnificent & electrifying The Vampire Armand" tells the tale of the mesmerising leader of the vampire coven the Theatre des Vampires in Paris. This angel-faced killer was snatched from the steppes of Russia as a child & sold as a slave in Renaissance Venice. From there Armand's story spans several hundred years culminating in a visit to New Orleans at the end of the twentieth century. Here his victims await either death or immortality. But once there his own existence comes into question when he must chose between salvation & his immortal soul..." ...

The nightmare begins... Vampire Blood trilogy comprising: Cirque Du Freak The Vampire's Assistant & Tunnels of Blood. Join Darren Shan's descent into the darkness. CIRQUE DU FREAK Darren goes to a banned freak show with his best mate Steve. It's the wonderfully gothic Cirque Du Freak where weird frightening half human/half animals appear who interact terrifyingly with the audience. After he sees the amazing performing spider Madam Octa Darren is determined to steal her. But his daring theft goes horribly wrong. The spider bites Steve & Darren has to sell his soul to an evil vampire to get the antidote. THE VAMPIRE'S ASSISTANT Darren joins the vampire Mr Crepsley as his assistant & they return to the Cirque Du Freak. There Darren makes friends with the snake-boy Evra Von (who knows what Darren is) & a local boy Sam & RV an eco-warrior & animal lover (who do not). Darren begins to enjoy his life among the Cirque performers as the youngest half-vampire in existence but he defiantly refuses to drink human blood
- the whole idea sickens him
- & he tries desperately to cling on to the part of him which is human. TUNNELS OF BLOOD When Mr Crepsley is called upon by the Vampire Generals Darren & the snake-boy Evra Von leave the Cirque Du Freak & travel with him to the city. Whilst there Darren meets Debbie & his life as a Vampire's Assistant fades into the background
- until corpes are found. Corpses drained of blood... Suspicious of Mr Crepsley's secretive bahaviour Darren & Evra shadow him across the city & confront a creature of the night who may be the end of them all...


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Become a half-vampire. Explore the night. Feed. Comprising of The Lake of Souls Lord of the Shadows & Sons of Destiny Vampire Destiny is the blood-curdling grand finale of The Saga of Darren Shan. In The Lake of Souls Darren & Harkat go on a quest to the lake of the dead through a world of mystery & terror. In Lord of the Shadows Darren returns home & confronts the demons of his human past. In Sons of Destiny Darren faces archenemy Steve Leopard for a fight to the death. With time running out can Des Tiny be foiled or is the world doomed? ...

You are the Hunter
- destined to fight horror wherever you find it. Tonight you've tracked a vampire to its hiding place in the
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Dark Horse Books & Digital Manga Publishing proudly present the next thrilling volume in the Vampire Hunter D" novel series! D the ageless supernatural vampire hunter takes charge of protecting the survivors of an aircraft that has crash-landed in a deadly zone known as "the Playground." But before D can assist them he must first battle a legion of undead warriors swarming from the fortress of the Sacred Ancestor the oldest vampire in existence!" ...

Cross Academy is attended by two groups of students: the Day Class & the Night Class. At twilight when the students of the Day Class return to their dorm they cross paths with the Night Class on their way to school. Yuki Cross & Zero Kiryu are the Guardians of the school protecting the Day Class from the Academy's dark secret: the Night Class is full of vampires! Outside the safe boundary of the academy Yuki is attacked by a vampire. Injured & unable to defend herself two Night Class students come to her aid & kill the vampire. When Yuki asks them why they killed their own kind they tell her to come to the Moon Dormitory at midnight to learn the answer... ...