An engaging introduction to the more advanced writings on criminal law, designed to provide the additional insights necessary to excel in the study of the subject.[...]
David Morgan's 'family practices' approach has been hugely influential to the study of families and personal life internationally. First developed in the 1990s, and set out in Family Connections, this book, now in paperback, revisits and elaborates the original argument, exploring the theoretical an[...]
The need for culturally sensitive, accurate, and well-crafted reporting on race and ethnicity is as important as ever. Selected from works honored in the " "Let's Do It Better!" Workshop on Journalism, Race, and Ethnicity" held at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, the television and newspa[...]
This new series looks at the ways in which our planet and its inhabitants have been damaged by or are under threat from the consequences of human activity. The books take a positive approach in text and images, showing what is being done to repair damage and protect the environment for the future. T[...]
A Hardcover Classics edition of Thomas Hardy's impassioned novel of courtship in rural life, soon to be a movie starring Carey Mulligan and Michael Sheen In Thomas Hardy's first major literary success, independent and spirited Bathsheba Everdene has come to Weatherbury to take up her position as a [...]
There are some summers you'll remember forever Fiery chef Elise is determined to make this summer one of them - but, with the grand opening of her chic French cafe falling apart, it looks like it might be for all the wrong reasons. Until Sean O'Neil comes back to town. Last Summer Elise and Sean sha[...]
Following Sleigh Bells in the Snow and Suddenly, Last Summer, Sarah Morgan returns to snowy Vermont with Tyler and Brenna's story. Brenna's not dreaming of a white Christmas. As a professional skier she's already had too many to count.Brenna's more concerned about finally spending the season with th[...]
It's time to throw away the rule book...Idealistic archaeologist Lily Rose craves a fairytale love, but in her experience it always ends in heartbreak. So now Lily's trying a different approach - a fling with her boss, infamous Greek playboy Nik Zervakis! Anti-love and anti-family, Nik lives by his[...]
Happily-Ever-After isn't on Emily Donovan's agenda...Emily's been too swept up in a challenging year of firsts, from becoming a stand-in mum to her niece Lizzy to moving to remote but beautiful Puffin Island, to think about love. But that's before charismatic local yacht club owner Ryan Cooper kiss[...]
Stella Martin has come back home to the Lake District for Christmas. But is she brave enough to face the man who proposed, then immediately dumped her two Christmas Eve's before? Daniel Buchannan is not looking forward to Christmas - and even less when Stella reappears in the village. But this year [...]
Glenmore is an idyllic place to escape from the world. Ethan Walker intends to spend just one summer as a locum doctor. But he has another reason for coming to Glenmore - a secret that will shatter a family's peace. Kyla MacNeil is the heart of Glenmore.[...]
Christy must spend Christmas with her dreamy Italian ex for the sake of their children. But is it safe? Alone, single and pregnant at Christmas was certainly not Miranda's wish come true. She doesn't believe in miracles, but then resident hunk Jake sweeps her off her feet.[...]
This summer the sun has gone to everyone's heads...Flora and Jenna should be working busy shifts but something more fun has come up! Two new arrivals have blown into Glenmore and life at the hospital could get tricky. So it's time to set some rules. Flora's summer is simple: Avoid kissing Conner Mac[...]
Chill out in the Caribbean Ruthless Sicilian Alessio Capelli saw Lindsay Lockheart as a challenge; she'd turned him down once before, but she won't do it again - not once he sweeps her away from Rome to his luxurious Caribbean island! Escape to Tuscany Petite Katie Bannister is worlds apart from her[...]
What's your number one Christmas wish? Bryony's daughter has put a dad on her Christmas list. That leaves Bryony with one month to find the perfect man, so this year she's wishing for a miracle! While she's looking for love, her best friend Helen is doing the opposite. Her Christmas wish is to forge[...]
Days away from marrying a man she doesn't love, Katy's shocked when fate throws her in the path of Jago Rodriguez - he may have left her years before, but now he's back, more beautiful than ever and still makes her heart skip a beat...[...]
Her whole life, Puffin Islander Brittany Forrest has dreamed of adventure. And at the age of eighteen, she thought she'd found it in bad boy Zachary Flynn. But after just ten tempestuous, smouldering days, their whirlwind marriage went up in smoke, and Brittany resolved to put him out of her mind fo[...]
Fundamentals of Nursing, unlike other texts, is not limited to just one specialism, but considers nursing across all fields from Adult, to Child, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities as well as both within the acute and community settings. The book will help you to prepare and succeed in the va[...]
This pioneering work, first published in 1972 and revised in 1985, was the first to argue, intelligently and irrefutably, the equal role of women in human evolution. The book's influence has been profound and lasting - on the terminology used by students of prehistoric anthropology, on the theory of[...]
A May 2007 Book Sense Pick "Talty's vigorous history of seventeenth-century pirates of the Caribbean will sate even fickle Jack Sparrow fans. . . . A pleasure to read from bow to stern."
--Entertainment Weekly The passion and violence of the age of exploration and empire come to vivid life in th[...]
Pastor Chase Falson has lost his faith-and he did it right in front of the congregation of his megachurch. Now the elders want him to take some time away. Far away. So Chase crosses the Atlantic to Italy to visit his uncle, a Franciscan priest, where he encounters the teachings of Francis of Assisi [...]