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From Pariahs to Partners

How Parents and their Allies Changed New York City's Child Welfare System

by David Tobis, PhD ...

At the end of the 20th century, New York City had one of the worst child welfare systems in the United States: 50,000 children were in foster care; they and their families were often neglected or abused by the system; parents had no voice; and the services designed to protect children were more often harming, rather than helping, them. From Pariahs to Partners tells for the first time the ... Read more

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At the end of the 20th century, New York City had one of the worst child welfare systems in the United States: 50,000 children were in foster care; they and their families were often neglected or abused by the system; parents had no voice; and the services designed to protect children were more often harming, rather than helping, them. From Pariahs to Partners tells for the first time the
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Participatory Approaches in Child and Family Social Work

Creating Meaningful Relationships and Empowering Families

by Sophie Wood, Liz Frost, Hayley Pert, David Westlake, Melissa Meindl, Kar Man Au, Lorna Stabler, David Tobis, Fae Rowley, Jourdelle Bennett, Elen Newton, Shane Powell ...

Child and family social work faces pressing challenges, from high care rates – particularly among marginalised communities – to limited family involvement in decision-making. How can social work evolve to better empower children and families?Rooted in original empirical research, this edited volume argues for collaborative, relationship-based practice. It explores participatory approaches to ... Read more

$35.09 USD

Child and family social work faces pressing challenges, from high care rates – particularly among marginalised communities – to limited family involvement in decision-making. How can social work evolve to better empower children and families?Rooted in original empirical research, this edited volume argues for collaborative, relationship-based practice. It explores participatory approaches to
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The Boy Who Lived

The honest and moving memoir from Harry Potter's stunt double, with a foreword by Daniel Radcliffe

by David Holmes ...

Narrated by David Holmes, Toby Laurence ...

Unabridged

10 hours 4 min

Honest and moving, this inspirational memoir from Harry Potter stuntman David Holmes reveals what it's like to rebuild your life in the wake of tragedy - with plenty of behind-the-scenes Potter anecdotes along the way.NARRATED BY THE AUTHOR, WITH A FOREWORD BY DANIEL RADCLIFFE NARRATED BY TOBY LAURENCE.As stunt double to Daniel Radcliffe in the Harry Potter film franchise, stuntman David Holmes ... Read more

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Honest and moving, this inspirational memoir from Harry Potter stuntman David Holmes reveals what it's like to rebuild your life in the wake of tragedy - with plenty of behind-the-scenes Potter anecdotes along the way.NARRATED BY THE AUTHOR, WITH A FOREWORD BY DANIEL RADCLIFFE NARRATED BY TOBY LAURENCE.As stunt double to Daniel Radcliffe in the Harry Potter film franchise, stuntman David Holmes
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Listening In

How Audio Surveillance Became Artificial Intelligence

by Toby Heys, David Jackson, Marsha Courneya ...

Series series Bloomsbury Studies in Digital Cultures
In 1945, W. Averell Harriman, US Ambassador to the Soviet Union, was presented with a carved wooden plaque of the Great Seal of the United States as a 'gesture of friendship' by a delegation from the Soviet's Young Pioneer Organization.Unbeknownst to him, one of the first covert listening devices, invented by Leon Theremin was hidden within it and was subsequently used to listen in on the ... Read more

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In 1945, W. Averell Harriman, US Ambassador to the Soviet Union, was presented with a carved wooden plaque of the Great Seal of the United States as a 'gesture of friendship' by a delegation from the Soviet's Young Pioneer Organization.Unbeknownst to him, one of the first covert listening devices, invented by Leon Theremin was hidden within it and was subsequently used to listen in on the
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Listening In

How Audio Surveillance Became Artificial Intelligence

by Toby Heys, David Jackson, Marsha Courneya ...

Narrated by Angus King ...

Series series Bloomsbury Studies in Digital Cultures
Unabridged

14 hours 14 min

Bloomsbury presents Listening In by Toby Heys, David Jackson, and Marsha Courneya, read by Angus King.In 1945, W. Averell Harriman, US Ambassador to the Soviet Union, was presented with a carved wooden plaque of the Great Seal of the United States as a 'gesture of friendship' by a delegation from the Soviet’s Young Pioneer Organization.Unbeknownst to him, one of the first covert listening devices, ... Read more

$23.00 USD

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Bloomsbury presents Listening In by Toby Heys, David Jackson, and Marsha Courneya, read by Angus King.In 1945, W. Averell Harriman, US Ambassador to the Soviet Union, was presented with a carved wooden plaque of the Great Seal of the United States as a 'gesture of friendship' by a delegation from the Soviet’s Young Pioneer Organization.Unbeknownst to him, one of the first covert listening devices,
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Anointed

The Extraordinary Effects of Social Status in a Winner-Take-Most World

by Toby Stuart ...

Narrated by Michael David Axtell ...

Unabridged

7 hours 41 min

A leading organizational theorist takes us deep into the realm of humanity’s most powerful invisible force—social status—and how it shapes everything from who we trust and what we value to which ideas and innovations change the world and who gets credit for their success.Why does an authentic Rembrandt fetch hundreds of millions while a nearly identical painting by his most talented disciple goes ... Read more

$19.99 USD

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A leading organizational theorist takes us deep into the realm of humanity’s most powerful invisible force—social status—and how it shapes everything from who we trust and what we value to which ideas and innovations change the world and who gets credit for their success.Why does an authentic Rembrandt fetch hundreds of millions while a nearly identical painting by his most talented disciple goes
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Ethics by Committee

A Textbook on Consultation, Organization, and Education for Hospital Ethics Committees

by Micah D. Hester, Dyrleif Bjarnadottir, Mark Bliton, Michael Boyland, Ken DeVille, Stuart Finder, Richard E. Grant, Chris Hackler, Lynn A. Jansen, Nancy Jecker, Kathy Kinlaw, Tracy Koogler, Eugene Kuc, Tim Murphy, David Ozar, Toby Schonfeld, Wayne Shelton, Alissa Swota ...

Ethics by Committee was developed for the tens of thousands of people across the United States serve on hospital and other healthcare ethics committees (HECs). Experts in bioethics, clinical consultation, health law, and social psychology from across the country have contributed chapters on ethics consultation, education, and policy development. The chapters discuss important considerations for ... Read more

$46.99 USD

Ethics by Committee was developed for the tens of thousands of people across the United States serve on hospital and other healthcare ethics committees (HECs). Experts in bioethics, clinical consultation, health law, and social psychology from across the country have contributed chapters on ethics consultation, education, and policy development. The chapters discuss important considerations for
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Tutankhamun's Trumpet

Ancient Egypt in 100 Objects from the Boy-King's Tomb

by Toby Wilkinson ...

Narrated by David Timson ...

Unabridged

12 hours 35 min

In 1922, after fifteen years of searching, archaeologists finally discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun. There, buried alongside the king's mummy, they found more than 5,000 unique objects, from the mundane to the extravagant, from the precious to the everyday. Tutankhamun's spectacular gold mask is justifiably famous, but the rest of the treasures remain largely unknown, their stories untold.In ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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In 1922, after fifteen years of searching, archaeologists finally discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun. There, buried alongside the king's mummy, they found more than 5,000 unique objects, from the mundane to the extravagant, from the precious to the everyday. Tutankhamun's spectacular gold mask is justifiably famous, but the rest of the treasures remain largely unknown, their stories untold.In
... Read more

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Archaeology of Ancient Mexico and Central America

An Encyclopedia

Edited by Susan Toby Evans, David Webster ...

This is the first comprehensive, one-volume encyclopedia in English devoted to pre-Columbian archaeology of the Mesoamerican culture area. In more than 500 articles by the major experts in the field, this work brings the most recent scholarship to an examination of regional environments and their cultural evolution. Entries range from the familiar ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This is the first comprehensive, one-volume encyclopedia in English devoted to pre-Columbian archaeology of the Mesoamerican culture area. In more than 500 articles by the major experts in the field, this work brings the most recent scholarship to an examination of regional environments and their cultural evolution. Entries range from the familiar
... Read more
Seeds of Sustainability

Lessons from the Birthplace of the Green Revolution in Agriculture

by Walter Falcon, Ashley Dean, Rosamond Naylor, Ivan Ortiz-Monasterio, David Lobell, John Harrison, Toby Ahrens, Mike Beman, Lee Addams, Gerrit Schoups, Ellen McCullough, David Battisti, Peter Jewett, Jose L. Minjares ...

Seeds of Sustainability is a groundbreaking analysis of agricultural development and transitions toward more sustainable management in one region. An invaluable resource for researchers, policymakers, and students alike, it examines new approaches to make agricultural landscapes healthier for both the environment and people.The Yaqui Valley is the birthplace of the Green Revolution and one of the ... Read more

$39.59 USD

Seeds of Sustainability is a groundbreaking analysis of agricultural development and transitions toward more sustainable management in one region. An invaluable resource for researchers, policymakers, and students alike, it examines new approaches to make agricultural landscapes healthier for both the environment and people.The Yaqui Valley is the birthplace of the Green Revolution and one of the
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Investment Aftercare Explained

A Guide for FDI Practitioners and Policymakers on How to Grow and Retain Investors

by Carolina Arriagada Peters, David Coble, Toby X. Li, Brendan Lewis ...

This book is the first to systematically map the last step of the foreign investor’s journey, usually referred to as post-investment, aftercare or business retention and expansion. It provides a wide range of approaches and strategies for host economies to better retain foreign investors, encourage follow-on expansions and achieve greater local economic embeddedness through a multi-stakeholder ... Read more

$62.99 USD

This book is the first to systematically map the last step of the foreign investor’s journey, usually referred to as post-investment, aftercare or business retention and expansion. It provides a wide range of approaches and strategies for host economies to better retain foreign investors, encourage follow-on expansions and achieve greater local economic embeddedness through a multi-stakeholder
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The Dark Issue 40

The Dark, #40

by Eliza Victoria, David Martin, Tobi Ogundiran, Laura Mauro ...

Series Book 40 - The Dark
Each month The Dark brings you the best in dark fantasy and horror! Selected by award-winning editors Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Sean Wallace and published by Prime Books, this issue includes two all-new stories and two reprints:"A Prayer to the Many-Eyed Mother" by Eliza Victoria"Things Behind the Sun" by David Martin (reprint)"Maria's Children" by Tobi Ogundiran"Sun Dogs" by Laura Mauro (reprint) ... Read more

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Each month The Dark brings you the best in dark fantasy and horror! Selected by award-winning editors Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Sean Wallace and published by Prime Books, this issue includes two all-new stories and two reprints:"A Prayer to the Many-Eyed Mother" by Eliza Victoria"Things Behind the Sun" by David Martin (reprint)"Maria's Children" by Tobi Ogundiran"Sun Dogs" by Laura Mauro (reprint)
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