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Managing Sex Offender Risk

by Andrew Kendrick, Donald Grubin, Tony Ward ...

Series series Research Highlights in Social Work
Based on key research into assessment, treatment and recidivism, this book offers practical guidance on improving intervention techniques with sex offenders. The contributors explore the monitoring and surveillance strategies and cognitive-behavioural techniques currently used both in prison and in the community, and give clear directions for future practice. Providing a detailed overview of the ... Read more

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Based on key research into assessment, treatment and recidivism, this book offers practical guidance on improving intervention techniques with sex offenders. The contributors explore the monitoring and surveillance strategies and cognitive-behavioural techniques currently used both in prison and in the community, and give clear directions for future practice. Providing a detailed overview of the
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Children in the Films of Steven Spielberg

by Jen Baker, Jessica Balanzategui, Noel Brown, Andrew M. Gordon, James Kendrick, Peter Krämer, Gabrielle Kristjanson, Fran Pheasant-Kelly, Leonie Rutherford, Ingrid E. Castro ...

Series series Children and Youth in Popular Culture
To say that children matter in Steven Spielberg's films is an understatement. Think of the possessed Stevie in Something Evil (TV), Baby Langston in The Sugarland Express, the alien-abducted Barry in Close Encounters,Elliott and his unearthly alter-ego in E.T, the war-damaged Jim in Empire of the Sun, the little girl in the red coat in Schindler’s List, the mecha child in A.I., the kidnapped boy ... Read more

$55.09 USD

To say that children matter in Steven Spielberg's films is an understatement. Think of the possessed Stevie in Something Evil (TV), Baby Langston in The Sugarland Express, the alien-abducted Barry in Close Encounters,Elliott and his unearthly alter-ego in E.T, the war-damaged Jim in Empire of the Sun, the little girl in the red coat in Schindler’s List, the mecha child in A.I., the kidnapped boy
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Strangers to Nature

Animal Lives and Human Ethics

by Drucilla Cornell, Julian H. Franklin, Heather M. Kendrick, Andrew Linzey, Paola Cavalieri, Rod Preece, Ted Benton, Peter Sloterdijk, Michael Allen Fox, Ralph R. Acampora, Bernard Rollin, Eduardo Mendieta, Michael J. Thompson, Lori Gruen ...

Series series Logos: Perspectives on Modern Society and Culture
Strangers to Nature challenges a reading public that has grown complacent with the standard framework of the animal ethics debate. Human influence on, and the control of, the natural world has greater consequences than ever, making the human impact on the lives of animals more evident. We cannot properly interrogate our conduct in the world without a deeper understanding of how our actions affect ... Read more

$55.09 USD

Strangers to Nature challenges a reading public that has grown complacent with the standard framework of the animal ethics debate. Human influence on, and the control of, the natural world has greater consequences than ever, making the human impact on the lives of animals more evident. We cannot properly interrogate our conduct in the world without a deeper understanding of how our actions affect
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The Whole Family: a Novel by Twelve Authors

by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews, John Kendrick Bangs, Alice Brown ...

The concept behind "The Whole Family" was to explore the dynamics of a single family and its interactions with a broader social circle. Each author was responsible for writing a chapter from the perspective of a different family member or character, providing a diverse and multifaceted view of the family's life and relationships.The contributing authors to "The Whole Family" included notable ... Read more

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The concept behind "The Whole Family" was to explore the dynamics of a single family and its interactions with a broader social circle. Each author was responsible for writing a chapter from the perspective of a different family member or character, providing a diverse and multifaceted view of the family's life and relationships.The contributing authors to "The Whole Family" included notable
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The Enchanted Typewriter

Annotated and with Preface

by Andrew Mossberg, John Kendrick Bangs ...

A New Edition of John Kendrick Bangs’ Timeless SatireThis carefully updated edition brings new life to Bangs’ witty and irreverent humor for contemporary readers. Meticulously edited to enhance readability without compromising the author’s original voice, the text has been thoughtfully annotated to illuminate historical, literary, and cultural references—ensuring modern audiences fully appreciate ... Read more

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A New Edition of John Kendrick Bangs’ Timeless SatireThis carefully updated edition brings new life to Bangs’ witty and irreverent humor for contemporary readers. Meticulously edited to enhance readability without compromising the author’s original voice, the text has been thoughtfully annotated to illuminate historical, literary, and cultural references—ensuring modern audiences fully appreciate
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Nine Days

The Race to Save Martin Luther King Jr.'s Life and Win the 1960 Election

by Paul Kendrick, Stephen Kendrick ...

Narrated by Bill Andrew Quinn ...

Unabridged

9 hours 42 min

Less than three weeks before the 1960 presidential election, thirty-one-year-old Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested at a sit-in at Rich’s Department Store in Atlanta. That day would lead to the first night King had ever spent in jail—and the time that King's family most feared for his life.While King's imprisonment was decried as a moral scandal in some quarters and celebrated in others, for the ... Read more

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Less than three weeks before the 1960 presidential election, thirty-one-year-old Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested at a sit-in at Rich’s Department Store in Atlanta. That day would lead to the first night King had ever spent in jail—and the time that King's family most feared for his life.While King's imprisonment was decried as a moral scandal in some quarters and celebrated in others, for the
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Residential Child Care

Prospects and Challenges

by Van Beinum, Christine Barter, Joe Francis, Janet Boddy, Jo Dixon, Brigid Daniel, Roger Bullock, Claire Cameron, Aileen Barclay, Teresa O'Neill, Lynne Hunter, Judy Furnivall, Malcolm Hill, Harriet Ward, Jane Scott, Laura Steckley, Kirsten Stalker, Irene Stevens, Dr Ruth Emond ...

Series series Research Highlights in Social Work
Residential Child Care draws on the latest research to offer guidance for developing best practice, policy and improved outcomes for children and young people.Contributors examine important aspects of residential care work, and address the concerns about the poor outcomes for young people leaving care and the role of residential child care as a positive choice within the range of care services. ... Read more

$32.79 USD

Residential Child Care draws on the latest research to offer guidance for developing best practice, policy and improved outcomes for children and young people.Contributors examine important aspects of residential care work, and address the concerns about the poor outcomes for young people leaving care and the role of residential child care as a positive choice within the range of care services.
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The Red Prince

The Life of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster

by Helen Carr ...

Narrated by Helen Carr ...

Unabridged

9 hours 34 min

Medieval history from a rising star in the field, this is a biography of one of the most important figures of the age, John of Gaunt.John Gaunt was the son of Edward III, brother to the Black Prince, father to Henry IV, and the sire of all those Tudors. He has had pretty bad press: supposed usurper of Richard II’s crown and the focus of hatred in the Peasants’ Revolt, as they torched his home, the ... Read more

$19.95 USD

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Medieval history from a rising star in the field, this is a biography of one of the most important figures of the age, John of Gaunt.John Gaunt was the son of Edward III, brother to the Black Prince, father to Henry IV, and the sire of all those Tudors. He has had pretty bad press: supposed usurper of Richard II’s crown and the focus of hatred in the Peasants’ Revolt, as they torched his home, the
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King: A Life

by Jonathan Eig ...

Narrated by Dion Graham ...

Unabridged

20 hours 45 min

Winner of the 2024 Audie Award for Best Nonfiction Narrator!This program is narrated by Dion Graham, n****arrator of over 300 audiobooks and an AudioFile Golden Voice. Dion has won multiple Earphones and Audie Awards."Dion Graham superbly narrates this riveting audiobook, emulating the majestic cadence of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, speeches. He captures the Civil Rights... ... Read more

$44.99 USD

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Winner of the 2024 Audie Award for Best Nonfiction Narrator!This program is narrated by Dion Graham, n****arrator of over 300 audiobooks and an AudioFile Golden Voice. Dion has won multiple Earphones and Audie Awards."Dion Graham superbly narrates this riveting audiobook, emulating the majestic cadence of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, speeches. He captures the Civil Rights...
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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO Tie-In Edition)

by George R. R. Martin ...

Narrated by Harry Lloyd ...

Series series A Song of Ice and Fire
Unabridged

10 hours

AN HBO ORIGINAL SERIES, COMING JANUARY 2026Taking place nearly a century before the events of A Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms compiles the three official prequel novellas to George R. R. Martin's ongoing masterwork, A Song of Ice and Fire.NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY LOS ANGELES TIMES AND BUZZFEEDThese collected ... ... Read more

$20.00 USD

AN HBO ORIGINAL SERIES, COMING JANUARY 2026Taking place nearly a century before the events of A Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms compiles the three official prequel novellas to George R. R. Martin's ongoing masterwork, A Song of Ice and Fire.NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY LOS ANGELES TIMES AND BUZZFEEDThese collected ...
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The Secret Place

A Novel

by Tana French ...

Narrated by Stephen Hogan, Lara Hutchinson ...

Series Audiobook 5 - Dublin Murder Squad
Unabridged

20 hours 35 min

“An absolutely mesmerizing read. . . . Tana French is simply this: a truly great writer.” —Gillian FlynnRead the New York Times bestseller by Tana French, author of the The Hunter and “the most important crime novelist to emerge in the past 10 years” (The Washington Post).A year ago a boy was found murdered at a girlsʼ boarding school, and the case was never solved. Detective Stephen Moran has ... Read more

$25.00 USD

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“An absolutely mesmerizing read. . . . Tana French is simply this: a truly great writer.” —Gillian FlynnRead the New York Times bestseller by Tana French, author of the The Hunter and “the most important crime novelist to emerge in the past 10 years” (The Washington Post).A year ago a boy was found murdered at a girlsʼ boarding school, and the case was never solved. Detective Stephen Moran has
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The Bomber Mafia

A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War

by Malcolm Gladwell ...

Narrated by Malcolm Gladwell ...

Unabridged

5 hours 14 min

In The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War, Malcolm Gladwell, author of New York Times bestsellers including Talking to Strangers and host of the podcast Revisionist History, uses original interviews, archival footage and his trademark insight to weave together the stories of a Dutch genius and his homemade computer, a band of brothers in central ... Read more

$32.00 USD

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In The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War, Malcolm Gladwell, author of New York Times bestsellers including Talking to Strangers and host of the podcast Revisionist History, uses original interviews, archival footage and his trademark insight to weave together the stories of a Dutch genius and his homemade computer, a band of brothers in central
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