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The Japanese phenomenon that teaches us the simple yet profound lessons required to liberate our real selves and find lasting happiness.

Winner of the 2015 Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction, this Sunday Times bestseller upends conventional thinking about autism and suggests a broader model for acceptance, understanding, and full participation in society for people who think differently.

It's Christmas in New York - celebrate the season with delicious, evocative recipes from the Big Apple in holiday mode.

A completely updated edition of the internationally successful, user-friendly guide that takes students and researchers through the often daunting process of analysing research data with the widely-used SPSS software package. Fully revised and updated for IBM SPSS Statistics Version 21. Pallant at Uni of Melbourne.

Thoroughly updated and revised by a team of international experts, this continues to be the most authoritative and accessible overview of industrial relations practices around the world. This sixth edition includes a major new approach to analysing the forces shaping employment relations in the world economy.

The exquisitely wrought and thrillingly gripping second novel set during the time of the Black Death from Minette Walters.

Dad is waiting for the wet season to end so Yellow Truck Road Train can get back to work.There are cattle and donkeys to load, kangaroos to look out for, heat and dust, and always plenty to do. Come aboard Yellow Truck Road Train and experience life in the outback and on the road!

The long awaited second edition of The Art of Teaching Primary School Science has evolved to meet the demands of schools in our rapidly changing society.

Teaching Einsteinian Physics in Schools is designed to be a resource for primary and secondary science teachers and teacher education students, and anyone interested in a scientifically accurate description of physical reality at a level appropriate for school education.

This new edition of Social Work Practice in Mental Health builds on the underpinning principles of the previous editions, whilst reflecting how the context for practice has steadily evolved.

The topics covered are wide-ranging. They include: structuring the lecturing process; improving students' notes; structuring and summarising content; linking lectures to each other; holding the students' attention; promoting active learning during lectures; using resources; and monitoring students' learning from lectures.

Written in a user-friendly style by a team of experienced clinical researchers, this book guides readers through the fundamentals of clinical inquiry. It outlines the steps needed to plan a study, recruit and select subjects, gather and analyze data, and report on results.

Increasingly, Masters and PhD students are required, in their research proposal and in writing their thesis, to defend their choice of method. This text offers a detailed outline of the major theoretical perspectives which colour and shape current social research and their philosophical origins.

An accessible introduction to the work of the leading French social and cultural theorist Pierre Bourdieu, who has left his mark on most of the "big" theoretical issues in the world of contemporary theory - gender, subjectivity, the body, culture, citizenship, and globalisation.

Albert Einstein said we can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. If we don't have the kinds of health and human services or even the kinds of lives, communities and organisations we want, then we need to think differently.

Coalitions can be important tools for social change and union revitalisation. Community organiser Amanda Tattersall examines successful coalitions between unions and community organisations in three countries. She explores when and how coalitions can be a powerful strategy for social change, organisational development and union renewal.

Southern Theory presents the case for a radical re-thinking of social science and its relationships to knowledge, power and democracy on a world scale.Mainstream social science pictures the world as understood by the educated and affluent in Europe and North America.

A study of men and masculinity from one of Australia's leading social scientists. This book traces the development of Western masculinities, showing how gender was closely connected with the empire and the creation of a global economy.

A feisty guide for activists and community, welfare and social workers. The book is aimed at anyone concerned with understanding and challenging the dynamics, forms, and sources of oppression - whether it is their own oppression, that of others, or both.

A practical guide to identifying and working with young children with special needs (both delayed and advanced skills) in child care settings. It outlines how to: recognize when young children have atypical needs; individualize relevant programmes; and ensure they participate socially with others.

An engaging guide to the skills needed to analyse images of all kinds and a lucid introduction to the emerging field of visual culture. Author Webb from University of Canberra, ACT.

Do you know your animus from your anomie? Puzzled by all that jargon at university? Now there's no need to be. "Megawords" provides definitions for the key terms every student in the humanities and social sciences needs to know, from the new (cyberpunk) to the established (empiricism).

Many small human service organizations are under-resourced and under-skilled. This text outlines key strategies managers can take to not only survive but improve the service their organization provides. It covers recruitment, training, financial management and managing change.

This important new book critically examines the complex policy and practice issues surrounding child protection, including the impact of theoretical orientations, contemporary debates, policy initiatives and research findings, and maintains an emphasis on the ethics and values underpinning child welfare interventions.

Understanding research principles and developing a small-scale research project is increasingly required of both pre-service and in-service teachers at early childhood, primary and secondary levels. In Research Skills for Teachers Beverley Moriarty provides an accessible guide to every aspect of education research appropriate to the needs of the beginner. The book helps readers identify their area of research interest and then focus their topic into something manageable yet original and sustainable. There are comprehensive, readable explanations of key concepts and technical terms, and realistic examples throughout show how ideas can be put into action. The text adopts an iterative approach, encouraging readers to revisit research questions, research design and methodology as they progress through the stages of planning and execution. The book provides clear guidance on core issues including:*Understanding and completing a literature review*Quantitative and qualitative approaches* Developing interviews and surveys* Analysing data * Ethical issues and dilemmasFeaturing an accessible, step-by-step approach and rich with case studies and exercises, this is an essential tool for anyone embarking on a career in teaching.''I found this text highly accessible, authoritative and well structured... The examples and boxes provided are effective ways to organize a complex and often opaque process for novice researchers, especially pre-service teachers... The frameworks, notebook activities and tables are intuitive and useful.'' Dr Alexandra McCormick, Sydney School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney

Demystifies the popular obsession with 'good' versus 'bad' nutrients, showing how this is used by the food industry to promote processed foods with misleading health claims. Gyorgy Scrinis reveals the scientific, social and economic drivers behind this misleading focus on individual nutrients. Scrinis at Uni of Melbourne

A comprehensive and authoritative handbook on proactively managing students' behaviour in primary and secondary schools. Drawing on the latest international research, Porter outlines how teachers can develop a personal style in classroom management based on a sound understanding of theory. Porter at Flinders Uni.

Based on an earlier edition by Trevor Habeshaw et al., first published in 1987. Revised and updated for this edition by Hannah Strawson.

Seminars and tutorials are staples of higher and professional education courses, but running them well and ensuring that they are effective is not easy.53 Interesting Things to do in your Seminars and Tutorials provides practical suggestions, each tried and tested, for ways to develop your skills in running small groups. The authors cover all the issues involved in running small groups: ways to begin; student-led seminars; groupwork; student participation and responsibility; evaluation; written material; and expressing feelings.Whether you''re new to teaching and keen to develop good strategies, or more experienced and looking to expand your repertoire, 53 Interesting Things to do in your Seminars and Tutorials is a handy guide to keep on your desk.