Transitions and the Lifecourse: Challenging the Constructions of 'Growing Old', Paperback - Amanda Grenier

Transitions and the Lifecourse investigates and challenges dominant interpretations of transitions in late life. Amanda Grenier takes a cross-natio...

Scientific studies show that the mind/body connection has an extraordinary power to heal. This book goes beyond ancient mind/body wisdom and anti-a...

Reducere. As anthropologists, we offer this book about aging in a wide variety of human societies in the hope of its making three contributions. First, this ...

`And that is one thing we need to relearn, that all of life brings its gifts - not only the first two or three decades.' - Rudolf Steiner

Drawing on the authors' extensive experience as educators, this book puts forward a new model of social work practice that both supports and protec...

A comprehensive guide to doing life course research, including an 'inside view' of how they designed and carried out influential longitudinal studi...

Reducere. Present Day. After tragedy plunges her into grief and unresolved anger, Sarah Ashby returns to her childhood home determined to finally follow her ...

Reducere. DescriptionIn the early hours of 30th September 1888, the City of London Police force went from being a close bystander to having an active involve...

Drawing on a range of evidence using large-scale data from various countries, the authors consider the key factors that affect human well-being, in...

Reducere. Navigating the uncharted seas of the golden years. In this world, we are all unique Even identical twins do not always have the same DNA. But we al...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Dale DanneferIllustration(s): 19 Line drawings, black and white; 19 Illustrations, black and whiteNumber ...

A sanity-saving guide to parenting and child developmentRaising kids is hard, and the rules, behaviors, and patterns seem to change as they get old...

Publisher: Books By BoxerAuthor(s): Jex SilveyPublication date: 2014Dimensions: 140 x 110 x 9Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedescopera farmecul l...

Reducere. The story of one man's journey from idealistic youth to hardened veteran, Lieutenant-Colonel Stephane Grenier returned to Canada from Rwanda haunte...

See the funny side of ageing with this collection of amusing observations, silly suggestions and humorous illustrationsSo you're a little bit older...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Publisher: Michael Wiese ProductionsAuthor(s): Pete ChatmonIllustration(s): Featuring 57 original black and white storyboards, 32 behind-the-scenes...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Jane M. GullongDancing at the Castle, a memoir, is the story of an American girl coming of age in the 1950s on the shore of...

A delightful memoir of a later-life friendship and what happens when two ladies of a certain age decide to test the maxim: Leap and the net will ap...

Reducere. From the tiny seedbed of Falkland, North Carolina grew highly respected leaders in business, military, education, and civil rights. Unlock the secr...

Reducere. This book explores the evolution of Americans' first way of war, to show how war waged again Indian noncombatant population and agricultural resour...

Challenging conventional thinking, leading academics explore how individuals' relationships with civil society change over time as different lifeco...

Out of the Ordinary captures Dillon/Jivaka's various journeys - to Oxford, into medicine, across the world by ship - within the major narratives of...

Reducere. The Cannibal's Cookbook fiercely consumes the body of past cyclopean constructions. It assembles, re-packages, and offers this latent knowledge for...

Since the mid 1990s, the focus of European employment and social policy has shifted from protection to promotion. This book provides a timely analy...

This book argues that the realist novel compresses the duration of aging into descriptive intervals, constructing senescence as a shameful event to...

Reducere. In early childhood settings, children spend much of their time handwashing, dressing, napping, and on other routines and transitions. Turn these ro...

An introduction to the complex field of attachment theory, by a top social work commentator.

Taking a functional approach, this textbook provides a thorough overview of Morphosyntax, and research on variation and universals in grammatical c...

An examination of daily life in the Middle Ages which reveals the intimate relations between age groups, between the living and the dead, and betwe...

Reducere. A humorous collection of short stories that will keep you turning the pageHop into the author's DeLorean and travel back to a simpler and less comp...

A funny and touching coming-of-age memoir set on the fabled Old Course of St Andrews.

Reducere. When many think of comic books the first thing that comes to mind are caped crusaders and spandex-wearing super-heroes. Perhaps, inevitably, these ...

Reducere. Paulette Ramsay's study analyses cultural and literary material produced by Afro-Mexicans on the Costa Chica de Guerrero y Oaxaca, Mexico, to under...

This new text from Mary Larkin on the increasingly important life course approach covers health from pre-pregnancy to old age. Chapters include sug...

Reducere. As Elders we can grow towards the Final Journey, remaining healthy and conscious. Often this process becomes painful or disempowered. Angela Bea wh...

This book is the first to explore the interactions of the law with the life course in order to understand the complex life journey as a whole. Jona...

GRAMWELL GLADE is Making Old Bones. A care home, purpose built around a Georgian folly castle fa ade in Essex, Gramwell Glade is making a fortune f...

Reducere. DescriptionFor those fortunate enough to reside in the developed world, death before reaching a ripe old age is a tragedy, not a fact of life. Alth...

Reducere. ★ Publishers Weekly starred reviewSeasoned pastor and church leader Will Willimon excels at creating thought-provoking, accessible books for workin...

Publisher: University Press of ColoradoNumber of pages: 138Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 153 x 229 x 13Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedescop...

2nd edition. Provides a comprehensive guide to understanding the entire life course from an interdisciplinary perspective. Presents the concept's t...

Reducere. Directly on the heels of the inspiring and holiday-filled month of Tishrei, Cheshvan is a month that is quiet and devoid of holidays. In the month ...

Reducere. Ever wondered how to age well? How about aging better? Wonder no more! "Essential Skills for Growing Old with Grace" offers suggestions for adoptin...

The groundbreaking sculptor's most comprehensive monograph to date

Description'Rethinking the Concept of 'Healing Settlements' Water, Cults, Constructions and Contexts in the Ancient World' brings together papers d...