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A Wartime Welcome

An emotional and romantic WWII saga

By: Rosie Meddon

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A Wartime Welcome

An emotional and romantic WWII saga

By: Rosie Meddon

After the Blitz, she’ll need to rebuild her life from nothing... Clemmie throws herself into volunteering with the very organisation who helped her and her sisters when they were homeless: the WVS. Demonstrating a natural flair, painfully-shy Clemmie is soon drafted to set up one of the British Welcome Clubs aimed at easing American troops’ integration into English life. There, she meets Squadron Leader Dunning who, shot down in the Blitz, has been left partially paralysed. As friendship turns to something more, Clemmie faces an impossible decision – sacrifice her dreams of motherhood, or lose the man she’s learning to love. Between her volunteer work, Squadron Leader Dunning and the overarching danger and chaos of war, Clemmie must learn to speak up if she’s to survive and, more importantly, find the joy in life. An emotional and thrilling Second World War saga for fans of Rosie Hendry, Pam Howes and Vicki Beeby. Praise for A Wartime Welcome ‘A great saga... looking forward to the next book.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review ‘If you love family saga based during the war, you will love this book can’t wait to read more by this author.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review ‘Fantastic. Highly recommended read. Can’t wait for the next book!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review ‘This second in the series was every bit as enjoyable as the first.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review

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Canelo

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1800326564

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9781800326569

Just.Like.Us

By: Rosie Guss

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Just.Like.Us

By: Rosie Guss

Ellie just wanted to live a normal life. She wanted to be like other girls her age and have a boyfriend and a ton of friends. Sadly, that's not what she got. Now hiding from her past, Ellie must try to pick up the pieces and start a new life. But how can she do that when her secrets are lurking in her shadows?

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Lulu.com

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1365400573

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9781365400575

Chance Encounters

By: Rosie Harris

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Chance Encounters

By: Rosie Harris

A chance meeting will change her life in ways she never could have imagined... As the Second World War continues to bring heartache to those left behind, Megan Lloyd is determined to do her bit for the war effort. She is appalled by the plight of young women left pregnant and destitute following ill-fated love affairs with passing sailors or American GIs, and establishes a place of refuge for unmarried mothers. But Megan’s plan incurs her father’s intense disapproval and she finds herself cast out from the family and unprepared for the challenges ahead. Her new life is full of trauma, drama and heartbreak, but can she find joy and love as well? An emotional wartime saga set in Liverpool, perfect for fans of Lyn Andrews and Pam Howes.

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Canelo

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1788639197

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9781788639194

Cambridge Book of Days

By: Rosie Zanders

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Cambridge Book of Days

By: Rosie Zanders

Taking you through the year day by day, The Cambridge Book of Days contains a quirky, eccentric, amusing or important event or fact from different periods of history, many of which had a major impact on the religious, scientific and political history of England as a whole. Ideal for dipping into, this addictive little book will keep you entertained and informed. Featuring hundreds of snippets of information, it will delight residents and visitors alike.

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The History Press

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0752485911

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9780752485911

Love or Duty

A saga set in 1920s Liverpool

By: Rosie Harris

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Love or Duty

A saga set in 1920s Liverpool

By: Rosie Harris

A rich young woman takes in a Liverpool slum child in this absorbing historical saga Liverpool, 1924. Racing to meet her fiancé in her father's new-fangled motor car, Penny Forshaw knocks over a little girl and - much to her fiancé's disapproval - feels it her duty to take in six-year-old Kelly while she recovers. But little did Penny anticipate the challenges and responsibilities of looking after a child from the slums, and Kelly's miserable, poverty-stricken existence opens Penny's eyes to a world she never knew existed. Her relationship with her fiancé Arnold under strain, Penny's decision to take in young Kelly will change her life in ways she could never have expected. She wanted to give Kelly a better chance in life - but it may be Kelly who changes Penny's life for the better.

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Severn House Publishers Ltd

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1780105053

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9781780105055

A Wartime Summer

A captivating family saga set during WWII

By: Rosie Meddon

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A Wartime Summer

A captivating family saga set during WWII

By: Rosie Meddon

Hope and opportunity can come from even the bleakest of moments... Left homeless after the Exeter Blitz, May must find a job if she’s to put a roof over her head and help support her two younger sisters. Taking a job as housekeeper to farmer George, May soon ends up getting stuck into more than just cleaning and cooking. The Ministry of Agriculture will close Fair Maids Farm if it doesn’t meet their produce targets, but George refuses to heed their warnings. With only two reluctant Land Girls to help, May receives unexpected guidance from Dan, a neighbouring farmer, whose kindness gets tongues wagging in the village. But secrets and sabotage lie ahead – can May hold her own in a world she’s unfamiliar with and turn the fortunes of the farm around? An uplifting and captivating Second World War saga for fans of Rosie Clarke and Katie Flynn. Praise for A Wartime Summer 'Full of engaging characters and a fabulous countryside setting. A heartwarming and uplifting story that’s hard to put down.' Rosie Hendry 'I got swept away in this wonderful, uplifting tale. I was smiling one moment, crying the next. A must-read!' Vicki Beeby

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Canelo

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1800326602

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9781800326606

Sport in Prison

Exploring the Role of Physical Activity in Correctional Settings

By: Rosie Meek

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Sport in Prison

Exploring the Role of Physical Activity in Correctional Settings

By: Rosie Meek

Although prison can present a critical opportunity to engage with offenders through interventions and programming, reoffending rates among those released from prison remain stubbornly high. Sport can be a means through which to engage with even the most challenging and complex individuals caught up in a cycle of offending and imprisonment, by offering an alternative means of excitement and risk taking to that gained through engaging in offending behaviour, or by providing an alternative social network and access to positive role models. This is the first book to explore the role of sport in prisons and its subsequent impact on rehabilitation and behavioural change. The book draws on research literature on the beneficial role of sport in community settings and on prison cultures and regimes, across disciplines including criminology, psychology, sociology and sport studies, as well as original qualitative and quantitative data gathered from research in prisons. It unpacks the meanings that prisoners and staff attach to sport participation and interventions in order to understand how to promote behavioural change through sport most effectively, while identifying and tackling the key emerging issues and challenges. Sport in Prison is essential reading for any advanced student, researcher, policy-maker or professional working in the criminal justice system with an interest in prisons, offending behaviour, rehabilitation, sport development, or the wider social significance of sport.

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Routledge

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1135081905

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9781135081904

Seamus Heaney and Society

By: Rosie Lavan,Rosamund Lavan

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Seamus Heaney and Society

By: Rosie Lavan,Rosamund Lavan

In the course of Seamus Heaney's career he assumed roles across education, journalism, and broadcasting, as well as poetry. Seamus Heaney and Society presents a comprehensive and dynamic new engagement with one of the most celebrated poets of the modern period, appreciating how his work as a poet was shaped by his work as a teacher, lecturer, critic, and public figure. Seamus Heaney and Society draws on a range of archival material in order to revive the network of associations within which Heaney's work was written, published, and circulated. Mindful of the various spheres of his career, it assesses his achievements and status in Ireland, Britain, and the United States through newspapers, magazines, radio and television programmes, and manuscript drafts of key writings now held in the National Library of Ireland. Through asserting the significance of the cultural, institutional, and historical circumstances of Heaney's writing life it offers a re-examination of the writer in public, the social lives of the work of art, and the questions of obligations and responsibility which Heaney confronted throughout his career. Throughout, Seamus Heaney and Society addresses the nature and singularity of poetry and the ways in which these qualities are asserted, challenged, and sustained in Heaney's work. It demonstrates that despite the cultural standing and the scholarship that already surrounds his writing there is still a great deal to learn about, and to learn from, Seamus Heaney.

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0198822979

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9780198822974

Megan of Merseyside

By: Rosie Harris

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Megan of Merseyside

By: Rosie Harris

A POWERFUL SAGA SET IN LIVERPOOL. She fell in love - he broke her heart Young Megan Williams has come to Liverpool in search of work and a fresh start. She soon joins her father at Walker's Shipping Company where his co-driver Robert Field takes a great interest in her. But she has fallen deeply in love with dashing Miles Walker and does all she can to discourage Robert. Then, one fateful day, Megan's world falls apart when her younger sister is killed in a tragic accident. Distraught, Megan is also faced with shocking revelations about Miles, which force her to realise he's not the man she thought he was. Heartbroken, but determined to get on with her life, Megan starts up her own business, but will she ever love again...?

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Random House

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1446439992

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9781446439999

Prescribing Skills Workbook

By: Daniel Norton,Nicholas Norton,Jane Caisley,Rosie Furner,Elizabeth Hamilton

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Prescribing Skills Workbook

By: Daniel Norton,Nicholas Norton,Jane Caisley,Rosie Furner,Elizabeth Hamilton

Prescribing medications safely is a cornerstone of clinical practice but students receive little or no teaching in the practicalities of prescribing. Instead they are often left to learn on the ward, which inevitably leaves gaps in their knowledge. Unsurprisingly, prescribing errors among junior doctors are common and can cause significant harm to patients. This is a cause for concern with the GMC, and a potential solution - in the form of a national exam - has been proposed. Prescribing Skills Workbook is designed to help students and junior doctors bridge the gap between understanding the science of pharmacology and accurately writing a prescription on a patient's drug chart. The workbook format offers an ideal way to practice by completing a series of realistic, life-size charts in response to a clinical scenario. The book features 45 exercises, each one carefully chosen to test the reader's grasp of a key principle such as management of the patient on warfarin. Each exercise begins with a short scenario; next, the reader is invited to complete a chart based on the details in the case; then follows an answer section containing a correctly completed chart together with a summary of the main clinical and educational aspects of the exercise. Key Points A unique resource for medical students and foundation doctors to improve their understanding of the principles of safe prescribing and practice the physical act of filling out a drug chart correctly 45 blank' hospital charts replicate the experience of completing a realistic, life-size prescription, with 45 corresponding charts filled out correctly to enable the reader to compare, identify and rectify errors DRUGCHARTS checklist provides systematic framework for accurate prescribing by highlighting the key items to consider in each case Key points boxes highlight the main learning objectives in each exercise Short introductory chapter includes tips for safe prescribing

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JP Medical Ltd

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1907816860

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9781907816864

Celebrity Detox

(the fame game)

By: Rosie O'Donnell

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Celebrity Detox

(the fame game)

By: Rosie O'Donnell

Sometimes funny, sometimes heartbreaking, and always brutally honest, this is Rosie O'Donnell's surprising account of the pain, regret, and euphoria involved in withdrawing from celebrity life--and the terrifying dangers of relapsing into the spotlight. Celebrity Detox is Rosie's story of the years after she walked away from her top-rated TV show in 2002, and her reasons for going back on the air in 2006. In it, she takes you inside the world of talk show TV, speaking candidly about the conflicts and challenges she faced as cohost on ABC's The View. Along the way Rosie shows us how fame becomes addiction and explores whether or not it's possible for an addict to safely, and sanely, return to the spotlight. Chronicling the ups and downs of "the fame game," Rosie O'Donnell illuminates not only what it's like to be a celebrity, but also what it's like to be a mother, a daughter, a leader, a friend, a sister, a wife...in short, a human being.

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Grand Central Publishing

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0446199931

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9780446199933

Sing for Your Supper

By: Rosie Harris

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Sing for Your Supper

By: Rosie Harris

A mother will do anything to protect her child... Karen and Tudor Morgan have moved from a small mining community to the bustle and noise of Cardiff in search of a new life. Tudor longs to be a star entertainer and so Karen gets a job, leaving her husband to look after their young daughter Delia, doing stints at clubs in the evening, whenever he can get them. Until one day Tudor is arrested for begging and Karen is horrified to learn that he has been busking during the day and taking three-year-old Delia with him to collect the money. When Tudor comes out of prison he gets an honest job but soon he is back to his old ways. And when his life of petty crime quickly turns into something far more sinister, it is all Karen can do to ensure she and her daughter survive ...

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Random House

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144643995X

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9781446439951

Theatre Props and Civic Identity in Athens, 458-405 BC

By: Rosie Wyles

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Theatre Props and Civic Identity in Athens, 458-405 BC

By: Rosie Wyles

This book answers the question 'How did Athenian drama shape ideas about civic identity?' through the medium of three case studies focusing on props. Traditional responses to the question have overlooked the significance of props which were symbolically implicated in Athenian ideology, yet the key objects explored in this study (voting urns and pebbles, swords, and masks) each carried profound connections to Athenian civic identity while also playing important roles as props on the fifth-century stage. Playwrights exploited the powerful dynamic generated from the intersection between the 'social lives' (off-stage existence in society) and 'stage lives' (handling in theatre) of these objects to enhance the dramatic effect of their plays as well as the impact of these performances on society. The exploration of the 'stage lives' of these objects across comedy, tragedy, and satyr drama reveals much about generic interdependence and distinction. Meanwhile the consideration of iconography representing the objects' lives outside the theatre sheds light on drama's powerful interplay with art. Essential reading for scholars and students of ancient Greek history, culture, and drama, the innovative approach and insightful analysis contained in this volume will also be of interest to researchers in the fields of Theatre Studies, Art History, and Cultural Studies.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350143987

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9781350143982

Coach

The Pat Burns Story

By: Rosie DiManno

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Coach

The Pat Burns Story

By: Rosie DiManno

Pat Burns was one of the great NHL coaches. He worked with the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils, and seemed always to enjoy instant success. He capped his extraordinary career by coaching the New Jersey Devils to a Stanley Cup victory in 2003. Cancer--his third bout--finally claimed him in 2010, aged 58. Rosie DiManno, who knew Burns well, has written a revealing, exhilarating and heartfelt account of his life: his childhood as a fatherless, solitary male surrounded by many women, his years as a police officer, his glorious coaching career and his long and characteristically valiant ending. Coachis both the first major biography of Burns and one that, with its revelations, personal insights and riveting prose, is--like the man himself--sure to be both controversial and hard to beat. Rosie DiManno knew, liked and admired Burns, and in the writing of this book has interviewed many, many people from every stage of his life. She is not blind to his less endearing qualities, but seeks to explain them. DiManno reveals a man of contradictions--gruff and crude, bullying and sentimental, and easily wounded. She shows, moreover, a man of hockey. The Burns who rode motorcycles, dressed like a cowboy, and sweet-talked the ladies was, says DiManno, a self-creation. His one indisputable, true talent was for coaching hockey. He was a pure coach. DiManno tells a compelling story and helps us to understand a complex man, one who gave little of himself to the public and yet whose funeral was a spectacle. How did that happen? Who was Pat Burns? Rosie DiManno, who witnessed much of the story, has the answers.

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Doubleday of Canada

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0385676360

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9780385676366

Saint Thecla

Body Politics and Masculine Rhetoric

By: Rosie Andrious

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Saint Thecla

Body Politics and Masculine Rhetoric

By: Rosie Andrious

This volume questions the prevailing 'female empowering' interpretation of Thecla in the Acts of Paul and Thecla. Rosie Andrious examines the way that Thecla is voyeuristically paraded and subjected to a kind of sado-erotic torture, and demonstrates how this perception clashes with any notion that she is presented as a positive role-model for a woman. Rather, Andrious sets this discourse about female 'self-control' and 'chastity' over against the wider narrative of Christian men struggling against the invasive violence of Rome and suggests that the victimized, voyeuristic female representation of Thecla has very little to do with women and is, rather, a complex literary text that represents a power struggle between men. The ideological function of Thecla is therefore, as a constructed body that transcends its 'natural' feminine weakness. Andrious thus provides an original interpretative framework for understanding Thelca's representation, and suggests a completely new way of seeing the saint.

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0567691799

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9780567691798

Find Me

By: Rosie O'Donnell

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Find Me

By: Rosie O'Donnell

Part memoir, part mystery, 'Find Me' is a tale of a friendship between a troubled young woman and a celebrity obsessed with helping her. Rosie O'Donnell's candid memoir is a topsy-turvy tale of mistaken identities and strange psychological illnesses that may or may not exist.

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Grand Central Publishing

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0446548847

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9780446548847

The Mixture as Before

By: Rosie Harris

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The Mixture as Before

By: Rosie Harris

An emotionally compelling family saga about second chances and regaining one’s spirit. Newly widowed after a forty-year marriage, Margaret Wright is finding it hard to adjust to independence, having been stifled for so long by her overbearing, controlling husband. Is she up to the challenge? Margaret’s decision to make a fresh start by redecorating her home has unexpected consequences when talented interior designer Jason Parker enters her life. Her growing closeness to a man twenty years younger than herself causes increasing tension among her family and friends. But having only just attained her longed-for freedom, is Margaret falling into another trap? If she rushes headlong into a new relationship, is she in danger of making the same mistakes all over again?

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Severn House Publishers Ltd

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1780106920

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9781780106922

Adventures on Horseback

By: Rosie Rollins

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Adventures on Horseback

By: Rosie Rollins

Rosie has ridden trails all over the United States and in places that only can only be appreciated from the back of a horse. Packing everything she needs on her horse, she takes to roads and trails accompanied only by her horse and dog. She began doing this in the 1960s, riding in places near Washington, DC, where she lived. After college and her career, she took to the road with her horse and pursued her passion for new trails to ride. This took her west to Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, Montana, Arizona, New Mexico, and Nebraskaadventures and all. She is an endurance rider for sure and has competed in one hundred-mile races across the country. Her horse adventures are an escape from an intense career in critical care trauma nursing. These stories tell how its done.

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153201418X

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9781532014185

Duties to Care

Dementia, Relationality and Law

By: Rosie Harding

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Duties to Care

Dementia, Relationality and Law

By: Rosie Harding

The world of dementia care can be a difficult one for carers to navigate, posing new challenges at every stage from diagnosis to end of life. In her ground-breaking investigation, rooted in original empirical data, Rosie Harding explores the regulatory and legal dimensions of caring for a person with dementia. By exploring carers' experiences of dementia care, she critiques the limitations of current approaches to health and social care regulation. This socio-legal work is a new contribution to the study of feminist care ethics, relationality, and vulnerability theory. Duties to Care argues that by understanding the relational contexts that shape everyday experiences of regulatory structures, we will better understand where law is operating to support carers, and where it adds to the difficulties they experience. Ultimately, the challenges that dementia poses will be addressed only if we find solutions that take account of the relationality of life, dementia, and law.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108298664

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9781108298667

The Royal Wardrobe: peek into the wardrobes of history's most fashionable royals

By: Rosie Harte

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The Royal Wardrobe: peek into the wardrobes of history's most fashionable royals

By: Rosie Harte

I loved this book!' - Alison Weir '[A] lively, gossipy forage through royal wardrobes' - Daily Mail 'A sparkling history' - Dr Kate Strasdin Peek into the wardrobes of history's most fashionable royals Why did women wear such heavy and uncomfortable skirts in the Elizabethan era? What the hell happened to Charles II's pubic hair wig? How did Princess Diana's revenge dress become so iconic? Fashion for the royal family has long been one of their most powerful weapons. Every item of their clothing is imbued with meaning, history and majesty, telling a complex tale of the individuals who wore them and the houses they represented. From the draping of a fabric to the arrangements of jewels, the clothing worn by royals is anything but coincidental. King at just nine years old, Edward VI's clothes were padded to make him seem stronger and more manly; and the ever-conscious Elizabeth II insisted her coronation gown include all the representative flora of the commonwealth nations, and not just that of the United Kingdom. Yet reigning monarchs are not the only ones whose fashion sensibilities could mean make or break for the crown. Original and enlightening, Rosie Harte's complete history delicately weaves together the fashion faux pas and Vogue-worthy triumphs that chart the history of our royals from the Tudors to the Victorians right through to King Charles III and our twenty-first-century royal family. Travelling far beyond the bounds of the court, The Royal Wardrobe reveals the economic, social and political consequences of royal apparel, be it breeches, tiara, wig or waistcoat. Each stitch has a story, you just need to know how to read them

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1472297482

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Performing Music Research

Methods in Music Education, Psychology, and Performance Science

By: Aaron Williamon,Jane Ginsborg,Rosie Perkins,George Waddell

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Performing Music Research

Methods in Music Education, Psychology, and Performance Science

By: Aaron Williamon,Jane Ginsborg,Rosie Perkins,George Waddell

What is it that drives people to undertake music research? Such interest frequently grows from on-the-ground experiences as learners, performers, facilitators, composers, arts administrators, and educators. It can emerge, for example, from music teachers trying out new teaching methods, performers wishing to know more about how to improvise effectively, educators pursuing the most effective ways to structure music curricula, musicians aiming to explain why their music enhances wellbeing among different groups of people, and orchestral managers seeking to promote and protect the health of their players. At the heart of all of these enquiries lies a question of some sort, and it is these research questions that determine the direction of the research to be undertaken. Performing Music Research is a comprehensive guide to planning, conducting, analyzing, and communicating research in music performance. The book examines the approaches and strategies that underpin research in music education, psychology, and performance science. It reviews the knowledge and skills needed to critique existing studies in these fields and to design and carry out new investigations. Perspectives on qualitative, quantitative, and multistrategy methodologies are highlighted across the book in ways that help aspiring researchers bring precision to their research questions, select methods that are appropriate for addressing their questions, and apply those methods systematically and rigorously. Each chapter contains a study guide, comprising a chapter summary, a list of keywords, and suggestions for further discussion, and the book concludes with a resources section, including a glossary and supplementary material to support advanced statistical analysis. The book''s companion website provides information designed to facilitate access to original research and to test knowledge and understanding.

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Oxford University Press

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0191023906

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9780191023903

Murder and Marinara

An Italian Kitchen Mystery

By: Rosie Genova

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Murder and Marinara

An Italian Kitchen Mystery

By: Rosie Genova

Hit whodunit writer Victoria Rienzi is getting back to her roots by working at her family’s Italian restaurant. But now in between plating pasta and pouring vino, she’ll have to find the secret ingredient in a murder.... When Victoria takes a break from penning her popular mystery series and moves back to the Jersey shore, she imagines sun, sand, and scents of fresh basil and simmering marinara sauce at the family restaurant, the Casa Lido. But her nonna’s recipes aren’t the only things getting stirred up in this Italian kitchen. Their small town is up in arms over plans to film a new reality TV show, and when Victoria serves the show’s pushy producer his last meal, the Casa Lido staff finds itself embroiled in a murder investigation. Victoria wants to find the real killer, but there are as many suspects as tomatoes in her nonna’s garden. Now she’ll have to heat up her sleuthing skills quickly…before someone else gets a plateful of murder. First in a new series! RECIPES INCLUDED!

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Penguin

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1101627093

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9781101627099

Her Patriotic Duty

By: Rosie Meddon

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Her Patriotic Duty

By: Rosie Meddon

Happily in love, Esme Colborne is about to marry Richard Trevannion, descendant of one of the oldest families in England. But when Esme learns she is adopted – from a working class family – she cannot allow Richard to marry so far beneath his station. Fleeing the life she knew, a chance encounter leads Esme to work as a ‘decoy woman’, testing British undercover operatives who may otherwise reveal secrets in a moment of weakness. As dangerous as it is thrilling, she is soon captivated by this world of subterfuge – one wrong move, however, and Esme could lose everything. With her feelings for Richard as strong as ever, should she go back to him and reveal the truth of her birth? Is she brave enough to risk having her heart broken again?

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Simon and Schuster

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1667201301

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9781667201306

Home Improvement in Aotearoa New Zealand and the UK

By: Rosie Cox

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Home Improvement in Aotearoa New Zealand and the UK

By: Rosie Cox

This book examines experiences of home improvement in the UK and Aotearoa New Zealand, providing valuable insight into the ways in which people make and maintain home in social, material and economic context. Drawing on in-depth interviews, examining both DIY projects and projects carried out by professional handymen, Rosie Cox explores how home improvement fits into wider social relationships and structures of inequality. Consideration is given to the importance of such work for gender and national identities, and how these identities are related to material contexts and the forms and fabric of homes. The book also highlights how home improvement can be a rewarding and valuable form of work, as well as an unrewarding and alienating endeavour. It will be of interest to scholars from a range of disciplines including anthropology, sociology and human geography.

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1000181804

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9781000181807

Illuminati at my Door

By: Rosie F. Maureen,Ronder Scott,Shane Simmons,Russ Bickerstaff,Marc E. Fitch,David J. Fielding,Matt Adama,Bill B. Peters,Natasha Cage,Melanie Williams,Gregory L. Norris

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Illuminati at my Door

By: Rosie F. Maureen,Ronder Scott,Shane Simmons,Russ Bickerstaff,Marc E. Fitch,David J. Fielding,Matt Adama,Bill B. Peters,Natasha Cage,Melanie Williams,Gregory L. Norris

Tales of Speculative Fiction from this century's most creative and paranoid minds. If Secret Societies exist, ILLUMINATI AT MY DOOR offers an unrestricted view of their playbook while explaining their need to control every aspect of our lives... Short Stories inspired by Secret Society rumor and folklore.

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Black Books Publishing Inc.

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1530937450

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9781530937455

Let Nature Be Your Compass

Introducing the Power of Natural Intelligence

By: Rosie Tomkins

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Let Nature Be Your Compass

Introducing the Power of Natural Intelligence

By: Rosie Tomkins

A self-help and business book like no other, which explores the human connection to the natural world Ultimately humanity is part of nature so it makes sense that we should shape our lives in accordance to the idea of natural intelligence. Rosie Tomkins invites us to re-examine our connection with nature and return to the attributes that animals have been naturally reflecting on for thousands of years - such as purpose, adaption, resilience, pressure to name a few - in order to better our lives and our businesses. This book will encourage readers to gain back control of their initiative and natural flair in life, as well regain faith in their own judgement, by taking a look at nature in the raw to see what valuable lessons can be utilised to cut through the complexities of modern existence. Let Nature Be Your Compass uses memorable anchors, examples and solutions that will provide readers with an edge in almost any situation they go on to encounter in life.

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200

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Aeon Books

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1801520860

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9781801520867

An Orphan's Journey

The new heartwarming saga from the Sunday Times bestselling author

By: Rosie Goodwin

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An Orphan's Journey

The new heartwarming saga from the Sunday Times bestselling author

By: Rosie Goodwin

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Maiden's Voyage; perfect for fans of Dilly Court, Katie Flynn and Catherine Cookson. 'Goodwin is a master of her craft. The perfect book for a cold winter's evening' Lancashire Evening Post 'Goodwin is a fabulous writer' Worcester Evening News 'A vibrant page-turner with entrancing characters' Margaret Dickinson 'Rosie writes such heartwarming sagas' Lyn Andrews 1874. Growing up in extreme poverty in London, Pearl thinks life can get no worse. But when her parents discover there's yet another baby on the way, they have to tighten the belt even further. Pearl's mother decides to send her and her younger sister Eliza to the workhouse, where they are forced into a new life of hardship and struggle. Pearl's hopes are raised when the workhouse offers the sisters a new life in Canada and they board an orphan ship transporting unwanted children across the seas. Pearl hopes their luck has finally changed when she and Eliza are hired by the kindly Mrs Forbes to work in her grand house together. But when Pearl meets their mistress's bullying son Monty he reveals he will stop at nothing to make her life a misery. Will Pearl ever find the home she so craves?

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Bonnier Zaffre Ltd.

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1838773126

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9781838773120

The Factory Girls

The Bomb Girls 3

By: Rosie Archer

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The Factory Girls

The Bomb Girls 3

By: Rosie Archer

For fans of Daisy Styles, a heart-warming wartime saga about a group of women who work in an armaments factory. No matter how hard the times, despite bombing, short rations, cruel men, unwanted pregnancy, through thick and thin friendship will pull you through. Autumn, 1944. Doodlebugs are the latest threat to war-battered southern England. At Priddy's Hard munitions factory though, Em Earle is about to suffer a threat to her livelihood from much nearer home. Local crook Samuel Golden is back and up to his old tricks, trying to find ways to exploit people's hardship for his own gain. As well as Samuel's unwanted attentions, Em has to deal with some huge revelations from within her own family. Her daughter Lizzie is pregnant, and a strange woman has turned up on Em's doorstep claiming to be her sister. Em is excited, but wary - could this woman be too good to be true? Once again it will be up to the girls from the bomb factory to rally round and support one of their own.

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289

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Quercus

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1784297860

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9781784297862

The Wedding Soup Murder

By: Rosie Genova

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The Wedding Soup Murder

By: Rosie Genova

Victoria Rienzi came home to the Jersey Shore to write a new book, learn the family restaurant business, and practice the fine art of Italian cooking. But when delicious dishes are paired with murder, Vic has a little too much on her plate… When Vic asked her nonna for more responsibility in the kitchen, she didn’t mean forming a thousand tiny meatballs by hand for the family’s famous wedding soup. The dish is to be served at the reception for a close family friend at the exclusive Belmont Country Club. And once there Vic has to deal with a demanding bridezilla and clashes in the kitchen—between the staff and servers, between two egocentric head chefs, and between the country club president and…well…everyone. The wedding comes off without a hitch—until the body of the club’s president is found on the beach below a high seawall. Now Vic will need to use her noodle to find out who pushed whom too far…before she’s the one who lands in the soup! INCLUDES RECIPES

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189

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Penguin

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0698157672

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9780698157675

Our Fair Lily

The brand-new historical romance for 2024 that will keep you turning the page to the very end

By: Rosie Goodwin

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Our Fair Lily

The brand-new historical romance for 2024 that will keep you turning the page to the very end

By: Rosie Goodwin

THE NEW SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Marrying for love was all well and good, but it wasn't always enough Nuneaton, 1875. Lily Moon, the local miner's daughter, spends her days as a parlour maid for Lord and Lady Bellingham at Oakley Manor, and lives a happy life. But one day, everything changes when she becomes lady's maid to the Bellingham's daughter, Arabella, who is pregnant with an illegitimate child. When Arabella suddenly disappears and Lily is left holding the baby, it is only Louis Bellingham, the handsome son and heir of the estate, who shows any interest in the child. Soon a friendship forms between him and Lily, or perhaps more than a friendship if village gossips are to be believed. Could Lily dare to believe that she might be more than just a parlour maid?

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Bonnier Zaffre Ltd.

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180418442X

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9781804184424

Brookland

By: John J. Feeley, Jr.,Rosie Dempsey

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Brookland

By: John J. Feeley, Jr.,Rosie Dempsey

Brookland is a neighborhood with strong connections to Howard and Catholic Universities, the Catholic Church, and Washington's black intelligentsia. Its rich past is well preserved in its architecture, historic sites, and social institutions. It is a thriving middle-class neighborhood and a place full of family stories. It is graced by beautiful institutional open spaces, woods, and large backyards. But above all, it is a place full of history. The Brooks Mansion, the Twelfth Street business corridor, the Franciscan monastery, Fort Bunker Hill, and the Ralph Bunche House--each site tells another story of Brookland.

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