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ABC of the First Year

By: Bernard Valman,Roslyn Thomas

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This well-established book gives clear guidance on normal development and how to diagnose and manage illness in newborn infants and babies. The sixth edition of the ABC of the First Year has been fully revised and updated to reflect the introduction of National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines, the reduction in universal screening and the increasing care of the newborn provided by family practitioners and midwives. There are new sections on the recognition and prevention of obesity, which is an increasing problem. The reduction in universal screening has resulted in parents requesting advice about their child's development at a variety of ages. A Development Chart shows the age-related normal range in different abilities and activities and will enable family doctors, at a glance, to determine whether a parent should be reassured that an infant is normal or needs further assessment. The inclusion of useful links and addresses of resources and organisations helps make the new edition of the ABC of the First Year an invaluable resource for GPs, midwives, paediatric nurses, health visitors and medical students, and an ideal companion to Bernard Valman's ABC of One to Seven.

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John Wiley & Sons

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144431243X

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Robert Louis Stevenson in the Pacific

Travel, Empire, and the Author's Profession

By: Roslyn Jolly

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Robert Louis Stevenson in the Pacific

Travel, Empire, and the Author's Profession

By: Roslyn Jolly

Robert Louis Stevenson's departure from Europe in 1887 coincided with a vocational crisis prompted by his father's death. Impatient with his established identity as a writer, Stevenson was eager to explore different ways of writing, at the same time that living in the Pacific stimulated a range of latent intellectual and political interests. Roslyn Jolly examines the crucial period from 1887 to 1894, focusing on the self-transformation wrought in Stevenson's Pacific travel-writing and political texts. Jolly shows how Stevenson's desire to understand unfamiliar Polynesian and Micronesian cultures, and to record and intervene in the politics of Samoa, gave him opportunities to use his legal education, pursue his interest in historiography, and experiment with anthropology and journalism. Thus as his geographical and cultural horizons expanded, Stevenson's professional sphere enlarged as well, stretching the category of authorship in which his successes as a novelist had placed him. Rather than enhancing his stature as a popular writer, however, Stevenson's experiments with new styles and genres, and the Pacific subject matter of his later works, were resisted by his readers. Jolly's analysis of contemporary responses to Stevenson's writing, gleaned from an extensive collection of reviews, many of which are not readily available, provides fascinating insights into the interests, obsessions, and resistances of Victorian readers. As Stevenson sought to escape the vocational straightjacket that confined him, his readers just as strenuously expressed their loyalty to outmoded images of Stevenson the author, and their distrust of the new guises in which he presented himself.

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Routledge

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1351902741

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9781351902748

The Politics of Exclusion in Graduate Education

By: Roslyn Thomas-Long

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The Politics of Exclusion in Graduate Education

By: Roslyn Thomas-Long

How do Canadian graduate students experience institutional funding? The Politics of Exclusion in Graduate Education answers this question by offering an in-depth examination into the nature of institutional funding arrangements from graduate students' standpoint. It explores the students' perspectives on access to funding, and the impact on their learning experience. The focus on graduate students is timely in the ongoing discussion of neoliberal education policies and the resulting commercialization of higher education in Canada. This study links current discussions about the direction of higher education funding and the impact for accessible and inclusive education. How do graduate students negotiate institutional arrangements to accommodate the funding practices they encounter? What does their competition for the scarce resources imply? The Politics of Exclusion in Graduate Education is both a reflection on the current state of the graduate experience, as well as a directive forward to a more inclusive process of allocating resources across graduate faculties and institutions.

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Peter Lang

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3034303300

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Colloquial Irish

The Complete Course for Beginners

By: Tomás Ó hÍde,Máire Ní Neachtain,Roslyn Blyn-LaDrew,John Gillen

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Colloquial Irish

The Complete Course for Beginners

By: Tomás Ó hÍde,Máire Ní Neachtain,Roslyn Blyn-LaDrew,John Gillen

Specially written by experienced teachers, this easy to use and completely up-to-date course provides a step-by-step approach to spoken and written Irish with no prior knowledge of the language required. What makes Colloquial Irish your best choice in personal language learning? emphasis on the language of East Connemara, with a clear pronunciation guide and an appendix on dialectal differences within Irish stimulating exercises with lively illustrations effective combination of language points, dialogues and cultural information Irish/English and English/Irish word lists. By the end of this rewarding course you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in Irish in a broad range of everyday situations. Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.

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1317305280

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Colloquial Irish (eBook And MP3 Pack)

The Complete Course for Beginners

By: Thomas Ihde,Maire Ni Neachtain,Roslyn Blyn-LaDrew,John Gillen

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Colloquial Irish (eBook And MP3 Pack)

The Complete Course for Beginners

By: Thomas Ihde,Maire Ni Neachtain,Roslyn Blyn-LaDrew,John Gillen

Specially written by experienced teachers, this easy to use and completely up to date course offers you a step-by-step approach to spoken and written Irish with no prior knowledge of the language required. What makes Colloquial Irish your best choice in personal language learning?: emphasis on the language of East Connemara, with a clear pronunciation guide and an appendix on dialectal differences within Irish stimulating exercises with lively illustrations effective combination of language points, dialogues and cultural information Irish/English and English/Irish word lists. By the end of this rewarding course you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in Irish in a broad range of everyday situations. The audio material has been recorded by native speakers and will help you perfect your pronuncation, listening and speaking skills. For the eBook and MP3 pack, please find instructions on how to access the supplementary content for this title in the Prelims section.

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Routledge

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1317582853

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Colloquial Irish

The Complete Course for Beginners

By: Thomas Ihde,Maire Ni Neachtain,Roslyn Blyn-LaDrew,John Gillen

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Colloquial Irish

The Complete Course for Beginners

By: Thomas Ihde,Maire Ni Neachtain,Roslyn Blyn-LaDrew,John Gillen

First Published in 2007. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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1134178530

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High Seas and High Teas

Voyaging to Australia

By: Roslyn Russell

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High Seas and High Teas

Voyaging to Australia

By: Roslyn Russell

‘The rats I frighten away by throwing books or anything hard at the spot at which they commence their gnawing,’ wrote emigrant Janet Ronald in her journal kept aboard the Invincible in 1857. Packed in cheek by jowl with fellow passengers and crew, life on board the ships transporting convicts and free settlers from Britain and Ireland to Australia in the nineteenth century was rigidly defined by social class: lower-class passengers dined on homemade concoctions of mutton fat pudding and preserved potatoes, while those travelling first-class enjoyed elaborate multi-course dinners, including fresh meat, slaughtered on board. Navigating the social mores on these giant floating microcosms was only half the story. Amid the chronicles of flirtations and hijinks, odours and rats, nineteenth-century diaries capture tales of despotic captains, disease and domestic discord. From those sailing under servitude to emigrants seeking a new life, the people who braved the journey changed Australia.

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National Library of Australia

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0642278857

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9780642278852

Playing Companies and Commerce in Shakespeare's Time

By: Roslyn Lander Knutson

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Playing Companies and Commerce in Shakespeare's Time

By: Roslyn Lander Knutson

Playing Companies and Commerce in Shakespeare's Time, first published in 2011, examines the nature of commercial relations among the theatre companies in London during the time of Shakespeare. Roslyn Knutson argues that the playing companies cooperated in the adoption of business practices that would enable the theatrical enterprise to flourish. Suggesting the guild as a model of economic cooperation, Knutson considers the networks of fellowship among players, the marketing strategies of the repertory, and company relationships with playwrights and members of the book trade. The book challenges two entrenched views about theatrical commerce: that companies engaged in cut-throat rivalry to drive one another out of business and that companies based business decisions on the personal and professional quarrels of the players and dramatists with whom they worked. This important contribution to theatre history will be of interest to scholars as well as historians.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139428373

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9781139428378

Positive Discipline for Preschoolers, Revised 4th Edition

For Their Early Years -- Raising Children Who Are Responsible, Respectful, and Resourceful

By: Jane Nelsen, Ed.D.,Cheryl Erwin, M.A.,Roslyn Ann Duffy

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Positive Discipline for Preschoolers, Revised 4th Edition

For Their Early Years -- Raising Children Who Are Responsible, Respectful, and Resourceful

By: Jane Nelsen, Ed.D.,Cheryl Erwin, M.A.,Roslyn Ann Duffy

Completely updated with the latest research in child development and learning, Positive Discipline for Preschoolers will help parents understand their preschooler and provide early methods to raise a child who is responsible, respectful, and resourceful. Caring for young children is one of the most challenging tasks an adult will ever face. No matter how much you love your child, there will be moments filled with frustration, anger, and even desperation. There will also be questions: Why does my four-year-old deliberately lie to me? Why is everything a struggle with my three-year-old? Should I ever spank my preschooler when she is disobedient? Over the years, millions of parents have come to trust the Positive Discipline series and its common-sense approach to child-rearing. This revised and updated fourth edition includes a new chapter on the importance of play and outdoor experiences on child development, along with new information on school readiness, childhood brain growth, and social/emotional learning. You'll also find practical solutions for how to: - Teach appropriate social skills at an early age - Avoid the power struggles that often come with mastering sleeping, eating, and potty training - See misbehavior as an opportunity to teach nonpunitive discipline--not punishment

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Harmony

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052557641X

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9780525576419

Positive Discipline: The First Three Years, Revised and Updated Edition

From Infant to Toddler--Laying the Foundation for Raising a Capable, Confident

By: Jane Nelsen,Cheryl Erwin, M.A.,Roslyn Ann Duffy

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Positive Discipline: The First Three Years, Revised and Updated Edition

From Infant to Toddler--Laying the Foundation for Raising a Capable, Confident

By: Jane Nelsen,Cheryl Erwin, M.A.,Roslyn Ann Duffy

The celebrated Positive Discipline brand of parenting books presents the revised and updated third edition of their readable and practical guide to communicating boundaries to very young children and solving early discipline problems to set children up for success. Over the years millions of parents have used the amazingly effective strategies of Positive Discipline to raise happy, well-behaved, and successful children. Research has shown that the first three years in a child's life are a critical moment in their development, and that behavior patterns instilled during that time can have profound implications for the rest of a child's life. Hundreds of thousands of parents have already used the advice in Positive Discipline: The First Three Years to help set effective boundaries, forge strong foundations for healthy communication, and lay the groundwork for happy and respectful relationships with their young children. Now this classic title has been revised and updated to reflect the latest neuroscientific research and developments in positive discipline parenting techniques.

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Harmony

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0804141185

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9780804141185

ELT, Gender and International Development

Myths of Progress in a Neocolonial World

By: Roslyn Appleby

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ELT, Gender and International Development

Myths of Progress in a Neocolonial World

By: Roslyn Appleby

For believers in the power of English, language as aid can deliver the promise of a brighter future; but in a neocolonial world of international development, a gulf exists between belief and reality. Rich with echoes of an earlier colonial era, this book draws on the candid narratives of white women teachers, and situates classroom practices within a broad reading of the West and the Rest. What happens when white Western men and women come in to rebuild former colonies in Asia? How do English language lessons translate, or disintegrate, in a radically different world? How is English teaching linked to ideas of progress? This book presents the paradoxes of language aid in the twenty-first century in a way that will challenge your views of English and its power to improve the lives of people in the developing world.

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Multilingual Matters

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1847694829

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Wasted Time

By: Roslyn Paterson

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Wasted Time

By: Roslyn Paterson

Wasted Time is a fictional depiction of the lives of alcoholics and addicts, from listening to their stories of relapse, recovery, and recidivism. Jemma is a mixed-race woman who struggles to fit in--with anyone or anywhere. She has been running away from her life since she was fifteen. Married by eighteen with two young children, she runs again in order to escape, by using drugs and alcohol, and sex. Jemma is fundamentally unable to see the true path of her life until incarceration abruptly halts that misdirection. A prostitution conviction sentences her to a year in jail, and that is where the chaplain sends Jemma's life onto a collision course with sobriety and a better future. Jemma encounters many conflicts in her recovery, most importantly, in her personal and professional relationships. Wasted Time is a story of relapse and recovery, running away and reunification, and a future she never imagined for herself.

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Author House

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1496960157

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9781496960153

Positive Discipline for Preschoolers

For Their Early Years--raising Children who are Responsible, Respectful, and Resourceful

By: Jane Nelsen,Cheryl Erwin,Roslyn Ann Duffy,Roslyn Duffy

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Positive Discipline for Preschoolers

For Their Early Years--raising Children who are Responsible, Respectful, and Resourceful

By: Jane Nelsen,Cheryl Erwin,Roslyn Ann Duffy,Roslyn Duffy

Teaches parents and cargivers how to use kind and firm methods to raise children who are responsible, respectful, and resourceful.

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Harmony

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0307341607

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9780307341600

The Repertory of Shakespeare's Company, 1594-1613

By: Roslyn Lander Knutson

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The Repertory of Shakespeare's Company, 1594-1613

By: Roslyn Lander Knutson

Knutson demystifies Shakespeare and his company by providing a clear vision of the dynamics of repertory management and play-going in Shakespeare's England.

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University of Arkansas Press

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1557281912

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9781557281913

Philosophers in the "Republic"

Plato's Two Paradigms

By: Roslyn Weiss

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Philosophers in the "Republic"

Plato's Two Paradigms

By: Roslyn Weiss

In Plato’s Republic Socrates contends that philosophers make the best rulers because only they behold with their mind’s eye the eternal and purely intelligible Forms of the Just, the Noble, and the Good. When, in addition, these men and women are endowed with a vast array of moral, intellectual, and personal virtues and are appropriately educated, surely no one could doubt the wisdom of entrusting to them the governance of cities. Although it is widely—and reasonably—assumed that all the Republic’s philosophers are the same, Roslyn Weiss argues in this boldly original book that the Republic actually contains two distinct and irreconcilable portrayals of the philosopher. According to Weiss, Plato’s two paradigms of the philosopher are the "philosopher by nature" and the "philosopher by design." Philosophers by design, as the allegory of the Cave vividly shows, must be forcibly dragged from the material world of pleasure to the sublime realm of the intellect, and from there back down again to the "Cave" to rule the beautiful city envisioned by Socrates and his interlocutors. Yet philosophers by nature, described earlier in the Republic, are distinguished by their natural yearning to encounter the transcendent realm of pure Forms, as well as by a willingness to serve others—at least under appropriate circumstances. In contrast to both sets of philosophers stands Socrates, who represents a third paradigm, one, however, that is no more than hinted at in the Republic. As a man who not only loves "what is" but is also utterly devoted to the justice of others—even at great personal cost—Socrates surpasses both the philosophers by design and the philosophers by nature. By shedding light on an aspect of the Republic that has escaped notice, Weiss’s new interpretation will challenge Plato scholars to revisit their assumptions about Plato’s moral and political philosophy.

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Cornell University Press

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0801465613

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9780801465611

Responding to God's Call

A Survival Guide

By: Roslyn A. Karaban,Rosalyn A. Karaban

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Responding to God's Call

A Survival Guide

By: Roslyn A. Karaban,Rosalyn A. Karaban

This is a book about discernment -- tuning in and listening to God's call, prayerfully reflecting on that call, clarifying what that call is, and responding to what you feel and hear. People involved in all sorts of ministry, and those who would like to be involved but find their calling in discord with the position of the Church, will find this book a valuable tool in determining what is of God and what is not, and how to set their own direction. The book includes a series of personal stories from both the author and others to help illustrate the concepts. A unique feature of this process is that it can involve loss -- the loss of who you are today in order to become what is your calling. Dr. Karaban carefully shows how this process of loss closely resembles the grieving process, and helps readers mourn and move through the losses to become what God (and you) want.

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Resource Publications (CA)

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0893904317

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9780893904319

Pharmacology in Midwifery - E-Book

By: Roslyn Donnellan - Fernandez,Maryam Bazargan,Clare Davison,Michelle Gray,Kirsten Small

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Pharmacology in Midwifery - E-Book

By: Roslyn Donnellan - Fernandez,Maryam Bazargan,Clare Davison,Michelle Gray,Kirsten Small

Pharmacology in Midwifery has been written specifically for midwives in Australia and New Zealand and focuses on medications and their management – a core subject of the nursing curriculum and an integral part of practice. Written by highly respected experts in both pharmacology and midwifery, the textbook takes the reader through essential information about drugs and their therapeutic effects. It then explores pharmacology in the midwifery scope of practice, considering pregnancy, labour, birth, the postpartum period and neonatal care, both for normal and low risk pregnancies and women with complex needs. This book is a useful foundation text for midwifery students as well as for practising midwives wishing to refresh or augment their skills as prescribers. - Relevant for midwifery students and midwives in Australia and New Zealand - Draws on trusted content from the highly respected Pharmacology for Health Professionals (Knights et al) - Covers pharmacological considerations across pregnancy, labour, birth, the postpartum period and neonatal care - Case studies and accompanying review questions in each chapter relate theory to real life - Supports midwives to refine and apply critical thinking, clinical judgement and decision-making skills - Covers adverse drug reactions and interactions - Includes pharmacological considerations for women with complex needs throughout the childbearing continuum, such as diabetes, thyroid, mental health, epilepsy, drugs of addiction and substance dependence - Aligns with ANMAC Standards, National Prescribing Framework and NSQHSS - An eBook is included in all print purchases Student and Instructor resources on Evolve: - Additional case studies

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