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Understanding Schemas and Young Children

From Birth to Three

by Frances Atherton, Cathy Nutbrown ...

Shortlisted for the 2013 Nursery World Awards!′This exciting book will greatly enhance understanding of learning throughout the early years, and reinforces the importance of responsive professionals who understand children′s schemas. Atherton and Nutbrown have brought together socio-cultural and cognitive learning theories with ease, and their metaphors are brilliantly evocative′-Dr Anne Meade, ... Read more

$83.99 CAD

Shortlisted for the 2013 Nursery World Awards!′This exciting book will greatly enhance understanding of learning throughout the early years, and reinforces the importance of responsive professionals who understand children′s schemas. Atherton and Nutbrown have brought together socio-cultural and cognitive learning theories with ease, and their metaphors are brilliantly evocative′-Dr Anne Meade,
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Inclusion in the Early Years

by Frances Atherton, Cathy Nutbrown, Peter Clough ...

This insightful text shows how the attitudes of adults in early years settings can influence practice. The authors argue for a broad definition of inclusion, not limited to those with learning difficulties or impairment, but addressing factors affecting all members of the learning community. The book shows how the lives of practitioners, parents and children have been affected by inclusive and ... Read more

$68.79 CAD

This insightful text shows how the attitudes of adults in early years settings can influence practice. The authors argue for a broad definition of inclusion, not limited to those with learning difficulties or impairment, but addressing factors affecting all members of the learning community. The book shows how the lives of practitioners, parents and children have been affected by inclusive and
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The Philosophy of Homelessness

Barely Being

by Paul Moran, Frances Atherton ...

Series series Routledge Advances in Sociology
The Philosophy of Homelessness is borne out of a five-year ethnographic research project involving being with a group of chronically homeless people in Chester.A small city located in the northwest of the UK, Chester is economically supported by its heritage and the tourism that this attracts. In an obvious sense, the awkwardness of the phrase ‘being with a group of chronically homeless people’ is ... Read more

$90.68 CAD

The Philosophy of Homelessness is borne out of a five-year ethnographic research project involving being with a group of chronically homeless people in Chester.A small city located in the northwest of the UK, Chester is economically supported by its heritage and the tourism that this attracts. In an obvious sense, the awkwardness of the phrase ‘being with a group of chronically homeless people’ is
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Youth Marginality in Britain

Contemporary Studies of Austerity

by Anthony Rudd, Robert Mcpherson, Frances Atherton, Jane Mckay, Sean Murphy, Emma Davidson, Claire Tupling, Patrick Ainley, Jenny van Krieken Robson, Lucy Williams, Kim Robinson, L. Ling, Alistair Fraser, L. Whittaker, Susan Anusas Batchelor, Mary Jane Kehily, Linda Brooks, Eldin Fahmy, Peter Squires ...

Tabloid headlines such as ‘Anti-social Feral Youth,’ ‘Vile Products of Welfare in the UK’ and ‘One in Four Adolescents is a Criminal’ have in recent years obscured understanding of what social justice means for young people and how they experience it. Youth marginality in Britain offers a new perspective by promoting young people’s voices and understanding the agency behind their actions. It ... Read more

$48.79 CAD

Tabloid headlines such as ‘Anti-social Feral Youth,’ ‘Vile Products of Welfare in the UK’ and ‘One in Four Adolescents is a Criminal’ have in recent years obscured understanding of what social justice means for young people and how they experience it. Youth marginality in Britain offers a new perspective by promoting young people’s voices and understanding the agency behind their actions. It
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The Scandalous Ladies Football Club

The Radio 2 Book Club Summer Pick 2026

by Frances Quinn ...

Narrated by Kristin Atherton ...

Unabridged

10 hours 22 min

The Radio 2 Book Club Summer Pick 2026Welcome to the British Ladies Football ClubLondon, 1897. Minnie Newton – twenty-eight-year-old schoolteacher and women’s rights advocate – has a passion for football. But in Victorian society, football is a men's game. That is, until Minnie decides to take matters into her own hands and place an ad in the newspaper, asking for volunteers to join the first ever ... Read more

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The Radio 2 Book Club Summer Pick 2026Welcome to the British Ladies Football ClubLondon, 1897. Minnie Newton – twenty-eight-year-old schoolteacher and women’s rights advocate – has a passion for football. But in Victorian society, football is a men's game. That is, until Minnie decides to take matters into her own hands and place an ad in the newspaper, asking for volunteers to join the first ever
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Roman Mornings

A novel of mysterious beauty that you will want to revisit time and time again

by Matson Taylor ...

Narrated by Sara Alexander ...

Unabridged

9 hours 41 min

A glorious novel of hope and healing for fans of Armistead Maupin, Fredrik Backman and Kate Atkinson from the author of The Miseducation of Evie Epworth'Rome is both healer and magician in this enchanting novel of homecoming and belonging, and of the transformational power of friendship. Delizioso' Sarah Winman, author of Still Life'Taylor’s prose is lilting and lyrical, capturing the city... ... Read more

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A glorious novel of hope and healing for fans of Armistead Maupin, Fredrik Backman and Kate Atkinson from the author of The Miseducation of Evie Epworth'Rome is both healer and magician in this enchanting novel of homecoming and belonging, and of the transformational power of friendship. Delizioso' Sarah Winman, author of Still Life'Taylor’s prose is lilting and lyrical, capturing the city...
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The Animal and the Thinker

Instinct, Reason and the Dance of Our Divided Selves

by John Duncan ...

Narrated by John Sackville ...

Unabridged

12 hours 27 min

Why are we so often in conflict – arguing with ourselves and with others, uncertain over who we are and what we want?For thousands of years, writers, thinkers and philosophers have seen life as a battle between the guiding power of reason and a disruptive animal within. In a world where fierce culture wars and endless newsfeeds turn up the tension, how can we overcome our uncertainties and know ... Read more

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Why are we so often in conflict – arguing with ourselves and with others, uncertain over who we are and what we want?For thousands of years, writers, thinkers and philosophers have seen life as a battle between the guiding power of reason and a disruptive animal within. In a world where fierce culture wars and endless newsfeeds turn up the tension, how can we overcome our uncertainties and know
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Monstrous Tales

Haunting encounters with Britain's mythical beasts

by Rosie Andrews, Jenn Ashworth, Sunyi Dean, Janice Hallett, Jane Johnson, Dan Jones, Abir Mukherjee, Rebecca Netley0, Stuart Turton1, Helen-Rose Andrews9 ...

Narrated by Janice Hallett, Dan Jones, Abir Mukherjee, Arthur Darvill2, Catrin Walker-Booth3, Ian Hanmore4, Julie Hesmondhalgh5, Kimberley Nixon6, Oscar Kennedy7, Ralph Ineson8 ...

Unabridged

6 hours 38 min

Bloomsbury presents Monstrous Tales read by Kimberley Nixon, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Ian Hanmore, Oscar Kennedy, Janice Hallett, Catrin Walker-Booth, Dan Jones, Abir Mukherjee, Arthur Darvill and Ralph Ineson.This isle is full of noises...From the beaches of Orkney to the Welsh mountains, and the Derbyshire peaks to the Cornish moors, Britain is home to many strange creatures of folklore. Some are ... Read more

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Bloomsbury presents Monstrous Tales read by Kimberley Nixon, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Ian Hanmore, Oscar Kennedy, Janice Hallett, Catrin Walker-Booth, Dan Jones, Abir Mukherjee, Arthur Darvill and Ralph Ineson.This isle is full of noises...From the beaches of Orkney to the Welsh mountains, and the Derbyshire peaks to the Cornish moors, Britain is home to many strange creatures of folklore. Some are
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Limitless

Nine Pillars to Unlock Extraordinary Human Potential

by Mitch Hutchcraft ...

Narrated by Mitch Hutchcraft ...

Unabridged

9 hours 26 min

'Inspirational’ Ben Fogle'Incredible' Bear Grylls‘Extraordinary’ Bill Bailey13,000KM. 240 days. A journey no one thought possible.________What are you capable of when you stop believing your own limits?When Mitch Hutchcraft set out to swim, cycle, run, and climb from the English channel to the summit of Everest, he made history. Over 240 days, he crossed two continents and re... ... Read more

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'Inspirational’ Ben Fogle'Incredible' Bear Grylls‘Extraordinary’ Bill Bailey13,000KM. 240 days. A journey no one thought possible.________What are you capable of when you stop believing your own limits?When Mitch Hutchcraft set out to swim, cycle, run, and climb from the English channel to the summit of Everest, he made history. Over 240 days, he crossed two continents and re...
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The Odyssey Mindset

7 Timeless Lessons on Strength, Resilience, and the Power of Purpose

by Sam Akbar PHD ...

Narrated by Sam Akbar PHD ...

Unabridged

6 hours 20 min

Seven essential life lessons from The Odyssey—a timeless story of grit, resilience, and staying true to your purpose.Who are you? Who do you want to become? How do you treat others, and what truly matters? The Odyssey Mindset transforms the ancient wisdom of Homer's epic into a practical, reassuring toolkit for modern life. Each of the seven lessons pairs a moment from Odysseus's journey with ... Read more

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Seven essential life lessons from The Odyssey—a timeless story of grit, resilience, and staying true to your purpose.Who are you? Who do you want to become? How do you treat others, and what truly matters? The Odyssey Mindset transforms the ancient wisdom of Homer's epic into a practical, reassuring toolkit for modern life. Each of the seven lessons pairs a moment from Odysseus's journey with
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The Price of Redemption

by Shawn Carpenter ...

Narrated by Carlotta Brentan ...

Unabridged

12 hours 28 min

A debut swashbuckling fantasy following a powerful sorceress, the Marquese Enid d’Tancreville, as she is forced on the run where she meets a vast cast of characters including a young sea captain who has need of a sea mage. Perfect for fans of Patrick O’Brian, Naomi Novik, and Brian McClellan.Despite her powerful magic, Marquese Enid d’Tancreville must flee her homeland to escape death at the hands ... Read more

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A debut swashbuckling fantasy following a powerful sorceress, the Marquese Enid d’Tancreville, as she is forced on the run where she meets a vast cast of characters including a young sea captain who has need of a sea mage. Perfect for fans of Patrick O’Brian, Naomi Novik, and Brian McClellan.Despite her powerful magic, Marquese Enid d’Tancreville must flee her homeland to escape death at the hands
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Rewilding

Freedom, Friendship, and Finding Our Way Home

by Jane Green ...

Narrated by Jane Green ...

Unabridged

10 hours 3 min

A coming of age at fifty-five by New York Times bestselling author Jane GreenI was fifty-five when I finally stopped pretending.What if real freedom isn’t about reinventing yourself … but about letting the woman you buried years ago grow wild again?To the world, Jane Green had everything: bestselling novels, a beautiful home, the perfect family. Inside, she was disappearing, squeezed into the ... Read more

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A coming of age at fifty-five by New York Times bestselling author Jane GreenI was fifty-five when I finally stopped pretending.What if real freedom isn’t about reinventing yourself … but about letting the woman you buried years ago grow wild again?To the world, Jane Green had everything: bestselling novels, a beautiful home, the perfect family. Inside, she was disappearing, squeezed into the
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