The only whippet book to deal in any depth with training & working A practical training manual covering everything from puppy to fully trained dog The Working Whippet" is devoted to the breeding training & preparation of the whippet for work in the field. Beginning with an introduction to the breed its origins role & importance in the past & today the book then moves into practical tips on what to look for in a puppy caring for the puppy feeding & worming as well as early training teaching skills for the field working by day & night care of the working dog & selecting a stud dog whelping & rearing a litter. " The Working Whippet" contains valuable advice not only for owners of whippets but also all running dogs." ...

This book is essential reading for anyone studying & working in the new integrated childrens services. The Childrens Workforce Development Strategy sets out the basic skills & knowledge needed by people whose work brings them into regular contact with children young people & their families. Built around this Common Core of Skills & Knowledge & packed with case studies & reflective exercises this book helps students & practitioners understand the theory behind these issues & develop strategies for embedding them within their own practice. ...

How can professionals build constructive relationships with families where the parents dispute professional allegations of serious child abuse? How can meaningful safety for children be created in these families? How can professionals work together constructively in such cases? Situations where parents refute child abuse allegations made against them are often deemed to be impossible or untreatable by statutory & treatment professionals. These cases can consume enormous amounts of professional time & energy & frequently become bogged down by ongoing professional-family mistrust & dispute. Often the decision to close such cases comes about not because the children are safe but rather because the professionals run out of ideas time & energy. Working with Denied Child Abuse" presents an innovative safety-focused partnership-based model called Resolutions which provides an alternative approach for responding rigorously & creatively to such cases. It describes each stage of this practical model & demonstrates the approach through many case examples from therapists statutory social workers & other professionals working in Europe North America & Australasia. The book is key reading for legal health & social care professionals working in the area of child protection." ...

Dive in-and deploy manage & support Microsoft Office 365 for small businesses regardless of your level of IT knowledge & experience. This guide is packed with extensive walkthroughs easy-to-follow procedures handy hints & real-world troubleshooting tips to help you get up & running with Office 365 cloud services as quickly & efficiently as possible. Its ideal for small business owners & managers as well as IT professionals. Discover how to: * Implement the Office 365 solutions that best fit your business scenario * Configure & maintain your Office 365 services * Set up your mobile phones & create a company website * Work with Microsoft Exchange Online for email & scheduling * Use Microsoft Share Point (R) Online to share files & create team sites * Manage Microsoft Lync A Online for instant messaging & online meetings ...

Working with Spoken Discourse provides a comprehensive account of the expanding multidisciplinary field of discourse analysis. Combining theory & practice it covers a wide range of material in a lively & accessible style. It discusses current approaches concepts & debates in the field of spoken discourse & provides a grounding in the practical techniques of discourse analysis & how to apply them to real data. Working with Spoken Discourse is divided into three sections. The first section covers general issues
- the definition of discourse & uses of discourse analysis the second section covers a series of approaches to discourse analysis & the final section focuses on the applications of discourse analysis in social research & designing & writing up projects.
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Every one of us is watched over by a guardian angel a divine coach & mentor whose purpose is to help us realise our full potential. In this unique book angel expert Theolyn Cortens leads you through her 12-week programme teaching you how to harness the help of your guardian angel. You will discover how to: Meet & work with your guardian angel; Get in touch with your creative self; Uncover your hearts desire & lifes purpose; Identify the things that stop you from achieving your desires; Nurture your ideas & plans to help manifest your dreams. ...

The Works" is 10 years old & this special anniversary edition features br&-new lesson plans from poets including John Foster Brian Moses Valerie Bloom & Pie Corbett. " The Works" contains every kind of poem you will ever need for the Literacy Hour but it is also a book packed with brilliant poems that will delight any reader. It's got chants action verses riddles tongue twisters shape poems puns acrostics haikus cinquains kennings couplets thin poems lists conversations monologues epitaphs songs limericks tankas nonsense poems raps narrative verse & performance poetry that's just for starters. It features poems from the very best classic & modern poets for example: William Blake Michael Rosen Robert Louis Stevenson Allan Ahlberg W.H. Auden Brian Patten Roger Mc Gough Roald Dahl Charles Causley Eleanor Farjeon Benjamin Zephaniah Ted Hughes T.S. Eliot & William Shakespeare to name but a few. A book packed with gems for dipping in to time & time again." ...

Although Tennyson (1809-1892) has often been characterised as an austere bearded patriarch & laureate of the Victorian age his poems speak clearly to the imagination of the late 20th century. His mastery of rhyme metre imagery & mood communicate their dark sensuous & sometimes morbid messages. Much given to melancholy & feelings of aching desolation Tennysons verse also carries clear messages of hope: Ring out the old ring in the new & Tis better to have loved & lost/ Than never to have loved at all. ...

Workshop Processes Practices & Materials" is an ideal introduction to workshop processes practices & materials for entry level engineers & workshop technicians. With detailed illustrations throughout & simple clear language this is a practical one book introduction to what can be a very complex subject. It has been significantly updated & revised to include new material on adhesives protective coatings plastics & current Health & Safety legislation. It covers all the standard topics including safe practices measuring equipment hand & machine tools materials & joining methods making it an indispensable handbook for use both in class & the workshop. Its broad coverage makes it a useful reference book for many different courses worldwide including BTEC First Engineering & other NVQ Level 2 engineering courses from City & Guilds. A practical workshop text with the essential information on workshop practice needed by students new to the field of mechanical engineering. End of chapter review questions help reinforce chapter content Clear straightforward writing style with detailed illustrations throughout to improve accessibility for visual learners." ...

Poor put-upon Bertie is still struggling to escape his overbearing mothers influence his yoga lessons & his pink bedroom while wondering why new baby brother Ulysses looks uncomfortably like his psychotherapist. The insufferably handsome Bruce has returned from London to land on his feet & rent-free in the arms of heiress Julia Donald. But all is not well among the residents of 44 Scotland Street: Anguss dog & constant companion Cyril is under threat of execution victim of a miscarriage of justice while pretty indecisive Pat & hopeless romantic Matthew are on the verge of making the most terrible mistake of their lives.. . Big Lou finds a new man Matthew & Pat edge their relationship towards something more permanent
- although this development is not without complications when a glimpse of someone who just might be her handsome caddish ex-flatmate Bruce sets Pats pulse racing
- & Domenicas friendship with Antonia is tested to the limit when an assortment of her belongings mysteriously appear in Antonias new flat.

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