“The Curse of the Good Samaritan” is not what you think. It’s a romantic mystery with twists and turns that you’ll never see coming. It’s the story of an attractive widow, Abby Christianson, who wants to start living a new and better life, a life that doesn’t involve any serious relationships with men. Abby has had some unfortunate experiences with men in her past, experiences that she has never shared and never plans to share, not even with her best friends. She is ready to leave her past behind her. First, she sells her large home and then purchases a luxury oceanfront apartment in a retirement complex. There she makes many interesting and unique friends who end up playing important roles in her new life. This number includes a man, Bob Goldman, who decides immediately that he wants to know Abby better; however, Abby finds his interest and attention a bit unsettling. Even more unsettling, are the letters and messages that she begins receiving from an unknown writer, who threatens to take her life and she doesn’t know why. The story doesn’t end where you think or how you think but it will hold your attention to the last page, leaving you wanting more.
“The Curse of the Good Samaritan” is not what you think. It’s a romantic mystery with twists and turns that you’ll never see coming. It’s the story of an attractive widow, Abby Christianson, who wants to start living a new and better life, a life that doesn’t involve any serious relationships with men. Abby has had some unfortunate experiences with men in her past, experiences that she has never shared and never plans to share, not even with her best friends. She is ready to leave her past behind her. First, she sells her large home and then purchases a luxury oceanfront apartment in a retirement complex. There she makes many interesting and unique friends who end up playing important roles in her new life. This number includes a man, Bob Goldman, who decides immediately that he wants to know Abby better; however, Abby finds his interest and attention a bit unsettling. Even more unsettling, are the letters and messages that she begins receiving from an unknown writer, who threatens to take her life and she doesn’t know why. The story doesn’t end where you think or how you think but it will hold your attention to the last page, leaving you wanting more.
Most English speakers in Australia know a few words of Yagara, the Pama-Nyungan language traditionally spoken in the area that now includes Brisbane and Ipswich. For example, Australian English yakka ‘work’ comes from the Yagara verb yaga ‘to work’. However, no fluent native speakers of Yagara remain. The current volume compares the written records of Yagara to facilitate revitalisation of the spoken language. Part 1: Grammar introduces the Yagara sources, which are then compared to extract a picture of Yagara’s structure – its sounds, its words, and its grammar. Attention is also given to the system of kinship terms, moieties, and totems. Part 2: Dictionary contains the most complete Yagara-English dictionary to date, with over 2,200 entries, the original source spellings for each word, standardised spellings, and anthropological notes. Entries include traditional place names, fun insults, and everyday expressions such as the greeting wi balga ‘Hey, come’. The dictionary is followed by an English word finder list. Part 3: Texts consist of full versions of all known texts in Yagara, including sentences, songs, and three Bible stories. Standardised versions are accompanied by English translations and the original unedited renditions. Format: Hardback
It is rare for any research methodology book to cover so much ground, and contain so many different kinds of resources between two covers." Journal of Education for Teaching "As a guide for new and inexperienced researchers, it is second to none." British Journal of Educational Studies Doing Early Childhood Research demystifies the research process. An international team of experienced researchers shows how to select methods which are appropriate for working with young children in early childhood settings or at home. They provide a thorough introduction to the most common research methods used in the early childhood context. Reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of much early childhood research, they cover a wide range of conventional and newer methods including observation, small surveys, interviews with adults and children, action research, ethnography and quasi-experimental approaches. They explain clearly how to set up research projects which are theoretically grounded, well-designed, rigorously analysed, feasible and ethically based. Each chapter is illustrated with examples. Widely used by early childhood researchers in many countries, this second edition of Doing Early Childhood Research has been fully revised. It includes new chapters on beginning research, mixed methods research, interviewing children, and working with Indigenous children, and also new case study chapters. It is essential reading for novice, initial career and experienced researchers. Contributors Maria Assunção Folque, Sue Atkinson-Lopez, Mindy Blaise, Liane Brow, Margaret Coady, Audrey D’Souza Juma, Anne Edwards, Sue Emmett, Susan Grieshaber, Linda Harrison, Alan Hayes, Patrick Hughes, Glenda Mac Naughton, Karen Martin, Sharne A. Rolfe, Iram Siraj-Blatchford, John Siraj-Blatchford, Louise Taylor, Teresa Vasconcelos
This book demystifies the research process and shows how to select methods which are appropriate for working with young children in early childhood settings or at home.
Thank you for visiting our website. Would you like to provide feedback on how we could improve your experience?
This site does not use any third party cookies with one exception — it uses cookies from Google to deliver its services and to analyze traffic.Learn More.