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  • DOUBLE GENEALOGY
    Marilee Wein
    Surprise adoptee, Grandfather was a coal picker in Scotland, at 29, and Chief Inspector of Mines for British Columbia, at 43. He had shared his date and place of birth, or so, it seemed. This genealogy embraces late 18th to early 20th Century, Scotland, with US implications. His family is lovingly presented in “who done it”, under evaluation, as his potential birth parents. His...
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    20,57 €

  • Close to Forever
    Victoria D. Loggins / Victoria DLoggins
    Alexis had known since she was a young girl that if she wanted something she would have to work for it.  Not born with a silver spoon in her mouth, she knew the road to success and having it all would be a challenging and sometimes difficult path to take.  What Alexis didn't see coming was Oliver, the man who would take her heart almost from the second she met him.  Almost ...
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    21,13 €

  • ALL ABOUT ILYAS
    APRIL MARTIN
    I wonder what it would feel like to meet your family – your parents, siblings, aunts and uncles for the first time in the middle of your childhood? At a time when making friends, and being accepted is anxiety ridden and tenuous. What if you were damaged, fragile and angry? What if this was your last chance to be part of a family before being sent permanently to a group home for...
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    20,01 €

  • Caregiving 101
    Dave Leffmann
    This personal yet clinically relevant guide stands out as a must read for anyone faced with caregiving. These pages, penned from the heart and soul of a physical therapist turned caregiver, offers simple yet well thought through and medically accurate essays, external links, even video, to help you with most everything you will face on your journey. The links are written out so...
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    21,47 €

  • Lasting Touch
    Jean-François Pinsonnault
    For nearly ten years Jean-François visited his widowed and unwell mother every other week, to ensure her comfort. Regularly, he invited her to come and live with him. Each time Lise, his mother, kindly refused saying she was not ready. One spring day, she called and asked: “Is the offer still good?” Not long after that life changing conversation began a journey of joy, challeng...
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    17,48 €

  • None Call Me Dad
    Ky Owen
    None Call Me Dad is the true, mesmerizing story of a 21st Century dad. On two weeks notice, Ky Owen becomes an adoptive father to a six-year-old son. Five years later, on two days notice, he becomes a father to a teenage daughter. Along the way he assumes the role of father figure to four other kids. “None call me dad,” Owen writes, “But they know that’s who I am.” Intriguing ...
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    11,12 €

  • Surviving Mother
    Gwen Head
    Just as Deb and her mother Estelle are learning how to mesh their individual lives together, nature’s destructive hand comes down, leaving them to wait for a new hope, and help from unexpected others.  In SURVIVING MOTHER Gwen Head has written a story of life struggles, tragedy, and getting one’s life back together to move forward. Written with the caregivers of the world in ...
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    11,15 €

  • Gabrielle’s Gift
    Lerone Landis
    The premise of Gabrielle’s Gift is a simple one - a child’s wish for a very special birthday gift. It is a gift that that nearly every kid will ask for at some point in their childhood, the gift of a pet! This everyday typical scenario is coupled with an atypical family dynamic in which Gabrielle’s parents are two dads. The unique family is never explicitly mentioned. The visu...
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    19,65 €

  • ABC, Adoption & Me
    Casey Anne Swift / Gayle H. Swift
    A book about adoption that celebrates the miracle of family and addresses the difficult issues as well. With charming, exuberant illustrations and a diverse representation of families, ABC, Adoption & Me will warm hearts, deepen understanding of what it means to be an adoptive family and provide teaching moments that bring families closer, connected in truth, compassion, and jo...
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    10,16 €

  • A Life Let Go
    Patricia J Florin
    Closed adoption, heralded as the answer to the problem of unplanned pregnancy, shows its other side in A Life Let Go, A Memoir and Five Birth Mother Stories of Closed Adoption. These women tell how they experienced unplanned pregnancy in the restrictiveness of the last decades of the twentieth century. All gave up a child in closed adoption—the only option—understanding they wo...
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    10,55 €

  • The House by the Marsh
    William Blyghton
    One morning just before lunch, Caroline stopped breathing. Bereft and alone, a small madness fell upon William. Fleeing to his flat in London, he locked himself away and grew a beard. Some months later, whilst reluctantly attending a dinner party, William saw her, and felt that perhaps Providence had plans for him after all. Jennifer, however, saw things differently.Then, quite...
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    14,22 €

  • Scattered
    Jana Panarites
    In November 2009 Jana Panarites was scrambling to make ends meet in LA, despite a lifetime of working hard and having recently earned a master’s degree from the University of Southern California. Her career spiraling out of control, she didn’t think life could get any worse until she learned of her father’s sudden death two days before Thanksgiving.She flew east for the funeral...
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    12,36 €

  • Chicken and Hen
    Aefa Mulholland
    In the heartwarming and heartbreaking 'Chicken and Hen,' Aefa Mulholland recounts the story of her family's adoption of a tiny, talkative three-year-old from the other side of town, from his first words to her to his final goodbye. ...
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    4,90 €

  • Crédito Consignado
    Marcos Délli Ribeiro Rodrigues
    Este livro oferece uma análise aprofundada sobre o consignadono Brasil. Ele revela a profundidade de pesquisa do autor, não apenasfruto de dois anos no programa de mestrado do PPGD/UNIPÊ, masde duas décadas de uma trajetória consolidada no mercado de crédito,fazendo, sem dúvida, que Marcos seja considerado uma das maioresreferências sobre o assunto. ...
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    18,65 €

  • Radicalisation, counter-radicalisation, and Prevent
    Andrew Whiting / Lee Jarvis / Stuart Macdonald
    This book offers urgent exploration of how ’ordinary’ citizens understand and make sense of radicalisation and counter-radicalisation policy. ...
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    157,64 €

  • Educação A Distância Na Pós-graduação
    Lázaro Ferreira
    O tema do presente estudo é a Educação a distância com foco na Pós-Graduação. O assunto é de fundamental importância devido à necessidade de entender como a modernização na educação, com as tecnologias de informação nas áreas de informática e telecomunicações ocasionaram mudanças na produção e na revolução do conhecimento. ...
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    9,81 €

  • Sliding Into Home
    Tonya Flory
    How one woman found the true meaning of home after a childhood of rejection and abuse. At a very young age, Tonya is forced to find strength within herself to survive brutal childhood trauma while facing heart-shattering circumstances.  Moving from one foster home to the next, she learns to navigate the terrain of a broken foster care system. She finds solace in playing sports,...
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    11,90 €

  • Sliding Into Home
    Tonya Flory
    How one woman found the true meaning of home after a childhood of rejection and abuse. At a very young age, Tonya is forced to find strength within herself to survive brutal childhood trauma while facing heart-shattering circumstances.  Moving from one foster home to the next, she learns to navigate the terrain of a broken foster care system. She finds solace in playing sports,...
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    16,62 €

  • Indo-Pacific Security
    Following the 2008 Beijing Olympics and Global Financial Crisis, China’s foreign policy shifted to become more assertive, effecting a systematic deterioration in the US-China relationship. In 2017, the US’ China policy shifted from that of ’engagement’ to ’strategic competition’ under Trump - a policy which has remained under the Biden administration.Indo-Pacific Security: US-C...
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    81,41 €

  • Atendimento Psicopedagógico E Pedagógico Para Idosos
    Profª Dra. Regiane Souza Neves
    Engana-se quem pensa que o atendimento psicopedagógico e pedagógico é apenas para crianças e jovens em idade escolar. Do dia em que nascemos até o último dia que vivemos, estaremos sempre propícios a aprender algo. Para que isso aconteça, é necessário que estejamos preparados para assimilar, compreender o mundo a nossa volta e transformar o objeto de aprendizagem.Na idade adult...
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    14,00 €

  • Institutional Change and Adaptive Efficiency
    Kunling Zhang / Tony Saich
    Since the 1990s, neo-institutionalists have posited that 'institutions matter'. However, they overlook one important issue: the ways institutions change also matters. Numerous academic studies have identified 'good' and 'bad' institutions, but little has been written about effective methods of transforming 'bad' institutions so that they enhance economic performance. To fill th...
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    105,79 €

  • A Case of Peaches
    Kathleen D Tresemer
    Social worker June Hunter races to find a loving adoptive family for a troubled teenage orphan before she ages out of the system. June supports the girl by teaching her how to trust, build healthy relationships, and prepare for an uncertain future. The first novel in the June Hunter series, A Case of Peaches is set in the fascinating world of social workers, lawyers, cops, and ...
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    13,37 €

  • Cada estrella tiene su cielo
    Natalia Ojeda
    Es un viaje transformador y auténtico, un diario depensamientos, testimonios yrelatos que nos llevan directamente al corazón de la adopción, con sus luces y sombras.Es un reflejo vívidode experiencias realesy abordajesprofesionales, de una madre adoptiva y psicóloga clínica, que pretende llevarte de la mano en este caminoúnico de luchas, alegrías, triunfos y momentos de calmay ...
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    13,51 €

  • Engaged Buddhism in Japan, volume 2
    Jonathan S. Watts
    These volumes are the culmination of sixteen years of research and engagement in the growing Socially Engaged Buddhist movement in Japan by the International Buddhist Exchange Center (IBEC) @ Kodosan in Yokohama, Japan. They follow its two publications dedicated to the Northeast Japantsunami and nuclear disaster in This Precious Life: Buddhist Tsunami Relief and Anti-Nuclear Ac...
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    26,19 €

  • Inequality and Social Work
    Rick Hood
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    135,48 €

  • Developing Your Communication Skills in Social Work
    Melanie Watts / Paula Beesley / Sarah Harlow
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    44,53 €

  • The Practice Educator’s Handbook
    Lynne Rutter / Sarah Williams
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    153,72 €

  • Program Development in the 21st Century
    Nancy Calleja
    Offering effective strategies for program and organizational development in human services, this book is essential to individuals in the helping professions. This comprehensive text provides a blueprint for business planning in the non-profit human services. Emphasizing due diligence, data-driven decision-making, and evidence-based practices, the book covers the various issues ...
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    108,78 €

  • Navigating Jihad
    Mansukh Srivastava
    In the complex landscape of global affairs, few subjects evoke as much intrigue, controversy, and concern as 'Jihad' in 'Navigation Through Jihad: Understanding Motivations, Histories, and Modern Realities,' the veil is lifted on this multifaceted concept, offering readers a comprehensive exploration that goes beyond the surface to uncover the intricacies that have shaped its e...
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    48,50 €

  • Making the Public Service Millennial
    Keren Shlomi / Liza Ireni Saban / Maya Sherman
    Examines how the new wave of Generation Y public service employees are affecting the dynamics of continuity and change in public management ethics. ...
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    42,22 €