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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “tess maginess”
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  • Enhancing the Wellbeing and Wisdom of Older Learners

    A co-research paradigm

    by Tess Maginess ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Lifelong Learning and Adult Education
    Enhancing the Wellbeing and Wisdom of Older Learners: A Co-research Paradigm examines how lifelong learning, becoming wise, and sharing wisdom are integrally linked to older people’s wellbeing. The book highlights appropriate learning styles and pedagogies for older people, including research models emphasising participation, and offers recommendations for research in lifelong learning with the ... Read more

    $69.99 CAD

  • Dementia and Literature

    Interdisciplinary Perspectives

    Edited by Tess Maginess ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in the Medical Humanities
    Dementia is an urgent global concern, often termed a widespread ‘problem’, ‘tragedy’ or ‘burden’ and a subject best addressed by health and social policy and practice. However, creative writers can offer powerful and imaginative insights into the experience of dementia across cultures and over time. This cross-disciplinary volume explores how engaging with dementia through its myriad literary ... Read more

    $88.99 CAD

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    by Dorothy MacKeracher ...
    Learning is an inseparable part of human experience. Understanding how adults learn and applying that expertise to practical everyday situations and relationships opens the window on a broader understanding of the capacity of the human mind.Dorothy MacKeracher's Making Sense of Adult Learning was first published in 1996, and was acclaimed for its readability and value as a reference tool. For the ... Read more

    $38.99 CAD

  • Carry On, Warrior

    The Power of Embracing Your Messy, Beautiful Life

    by Glennon Doyle ...
    The inspiring and hilarious instant New York Times bestseller from the beloved speaker, activist, founder of Momastery, and writer of Untamed and Oprah’s Book Club selection Love Warrior.Glennon Doyle’s hilarious and poignant reflections on our universal (yet often secret) experiences have inspired a social movement by reminding women that they’re not alone. In Carry On, Warrior, she shares her ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • The Little Red Book

    by Anonymous ...
    Filled with practical information for those first days of sober living, this little book:* offers newcomers advice about the program, how long it takes, and what to look for in a sponsor* provides in-depth discussions of each of the Twelve Steps and related character defects* poses common questions about AA and helping others, identifying where to find answers in the Big Book* features non-sexist ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD

  • The Question of Competence

    Reconsidering Medical Education in the Twenty-First Century

    Edited by Brian D. Hodges, Lorelei Lingard ...
    Series series The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work
    Medical competence is a hot topic surrounded by much controversy about how to define competency, how to teach it, and how to measure it. While some debate the pros and cons of competence-based medical education and others explain how to achieve various competencies, the authors of the seven chapters in The Question of Competence offer something very different. They critique the very notion of ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • From Hiroshima to Fukushima to You

    A Primer on Radiation and Health

    by Dale Dewar, Florian Oelck ...
    The bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, brought radiation to international attention but the exact nature of what had been unleashed was still unclear to most. The 1986 meltdown at the Chernobyl nuclear plant again made headlines with estimates of fatalities ranging from 4000 to almost a million deaths. By the time of the shocking 2011 disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant social media meant ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Planet Obesity: How We're Eating Ourselves And The Planet To Death

    by Garry Egger & Boyd Swinburn ...
    Explores how affluence and the development of new technologies has come at a huge, and potentially devastating, cost - an epidemic of obesity and a world clogged by waste. Obesity is 'collateral damage in the battle for modernity'. It's an unintended but unavoidable consequence of economic progress. Obesity is not a disease but a signal. It's the canary in the coalmine, which should alert us to ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • The Peter Principle

    Say NO! to incompetence at work

    by 50minutes ...
    Series Book 23 - Management & Marketing
    Boost competence and efficiency in your companyThis book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding the Peter Principle, providing you with the essential information and saving time.In 50 minutes you will be able to:• Understand the theory behind the Peter Principle and how it can affect the performance of your company• Identify the different levels of competence among your workers and ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Comfortably Numb

    How Psychiatry Medicated a Nation

    by Charles Barber ...
    American doctors dispense approximately 230 million antidepressant prescriptions every year, more than any other class of medication. Charles Barberexplores this disturbing phenomenon, examining the ways in which pharmaceutical companies first create the need for a drug and then rush to fill it. Most importantly, he convincingly argues that, without an industry to promote them, non-pharmaceutical ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Eat To Live Bible: The Ultimate Cheat Sheet & 70 Top Eat To Live Diet Recipes (With Diet Diary & Workout Journal)

    by Samantha Michaels ...
    The eat to live diet offers a highly effective, scientifically proven way to lose weight quickly. The key to this diet is very simple and is based from Dr. Joel Fuhrman's revolutionary six week plan and that is focused on nutrient rich foods. The more nutrient-dense food you eat, the less you crave fat, sweets, and high-caloric foods. There are 70 delicous and easy to prepare recipes you can enjoy ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • Metal Guitar Lessons for Beginners

    Teach Yourself How to Play Guitar (Free Video Available)

    by LearnToPlayMusic.com, Brett Duncan, Jason Beveridge ...
    Series series Progressive Beginner
    Teach yourself how to play guitar with our easy metal guitar lessons for beginners.***Comes with online access to free guitar videos and audio for all examples. See and hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along with the backing band. Also includes music score animation for easy music learning.***"Excellent! When I bought my distortion pedal I didn’t know what to play. This book ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD