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  • The Desistance Journey

    Into Recovery and Out of Chaos

    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This book examines desistance from offending amongst men in County Cork – the largest county in the Republic of Ireland. It examines the bigger picture of desistance, namely how offending and recovery from addiction are inseparable processes. It draws on in-depth interviews with 40 men who had engaged with the criminal justice system, and the chapters which follow trace the participants’ life ... Read more

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    Art of Lean, The

    Production Systems and Marketing Strategies in the Modern Era

    Narrated by Graham Mack ...

    Unabridged

    29 min

    ‘The Art of Lean: Production Systems and Marketing Strategies in the Modern Era’ explores a range of production and operations management systems, including the Toyota Production System, The Speedy System, The Henry Ford Assembly Line, and Zara Just In Time, as well as the marketing and branding strategies of The Golden Circle and the Mad Men scene "Lucky Strike - It's toasted".By examining the ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Sprint, The

    A day-to-day feel of life on a Scrum team

    Narrated by Graham Mack ...
    Series Audiobook 1 - Workflow Management

    Unabridged

    15 min

    The Sprint reflects an experience from life on a scrum team. Walking through the mandatory and optional scrum ceremonies as documented in The Scrum Guide. Experiences of scrum team life will differ across the world, but for people who have never been on a scrum team; you will get a clear insight of a singular experience to the everyday running’s. And for those scrum team regulars, you will relate ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Mad World

    The Politics of Mental Health

    Series series Outspoken by Pluto
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  • A Good Childhood

    Searching for Values in a Competitive Age

    Every day the newspapers lament the problems facing our children - broken homes, pressures to eat and drink, the stress of exams. The same issues are discussed in every pub and at every dinner party. But is life really more difficult for children than it was, and if so why? And how can we make it better?This book, which is a result of a two year investigation by the Children's Society and draws ... Read more

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  • Need, Risk and Protection in Social Work Practice

    Series series Transforming Social Work Practice Series
    This book provides a detailed and comprehensive guide to working with risk. It begins by looking at notions of need, vulnerability and protection and looks at the theoretical concepts of each before applying them to practice. By using this combination of theory and practice the authors are able to integrate policy for a wide range of services users, from older people to children, families and ... Read more

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    This book is part of the highly successful Transforming Social Work Practice series and is written specifically to support students on the social work degree. Full of practical activities, case studies and opportunities for students to critically reflect and explore theory and practice.Current practice in the field was driven by the government White Paper ′Valuing People′ (2001) which declared ... Read more

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  • Perspectives on Death and Dying

    In the past, most people encountered death at a relatively young age. Dying relatives were cared for at home, and mortality rates were higher. Today, there is much less familiarity with death, which increasingly takes place in hospitals, hospices and nursing homes. This wide-ranging and enlightening book offers an exploration of death and dying as human conditions that impact on the individual, ... Read more

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