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Theme is Poison, The - A Short Story Collection

Stories revolving around one of humanities more subtle killing methods

by Oscar Wilde, Edgar Allan Poe, Katherine Mansfield, H P Lovecraft, Louisa May Alcott, Edith Nesbit, Arthur Gask, A M Burrage, E M Delafield, Lady Eleanor Smith, Francis Brett Young, Alice and Claude Askew, Vincent O'Sullivan ...

Narrated by Robert Maskell, Richard Mitchley, Janet Fullerlove ...

Unabridged

8 hours 21 min

Poison is all around us. Whether that’s in the vindictive personalities of some who do not wish us well or, more usually, in a substance given to us to cause illness and maybe even death.In this volume our classic authors take narratives and characters who sometimes know each other, may profess love for each other, but are on a dark path to ensure their victims suffer in a cruel and needless way ... Read more

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Poison is all around us. Whether that’s in the vindictive personalities of some who do not wish us well or, more usually, in a substance given to us to cause illness and maybe even death.In this volume our classic authors take narratives and characters who sometimes know each other, may profess love for each other, but are on a dark path to ensure their victims suffer in a cruel and needless way
... Read more
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Women of Wonder - Crime

Celebrate the true pioneers of female literature

by Baroness Orczy, Lettice Galbraith, Ethel Lina White, Edith Stewart Drewery, Elizabeth Corbett, Beatrice Heron-Maxwell, Lady Eleanor Smith, Leonara Wodehouse, Elinor Mordaunt, Josephine Tey, Catherine Louisa Pirkis, Winifred Holtby ...

Narrated by Lisa Bowerman, Janet Fullerlove, Richard Mitchley ...

Unabridged

6 hours 40 min

Let’s be clear. We are all equal under the law. However, even in these more modern times that is not an absolute and still remains a distant ambition for many.In the days when Britain ruled the waves and bestrode the world as its policeman and plunderer in chief it also subjugated half of its own people to second class status. Women were chattel and property. There were some exceptions based on ... Read more

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Let’s be clear. We are all equal under the law. However, even in these more modern times that is not an absolute and still remains a distant ambition for many.In the days when Britain ruled the waves and bestrode the world as its policeman and plunderer in chief it also subjugated half of its own people to second class status. Women were chattel and property. There were some exceptions based on
... Read more
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Female Short Story, The - A Chronological History - Volume 1

Aphra Behn to Harriet Beecher Stowe

by Aphra Behn, Eliza Haywood, Mary Shelley ...

Narrated by Eve Karpf, Janet Fullerlove, Richard Mitchley ...

Unabridged

8 hours 7 min

A wise man once said ‘The safest place for a child is in the arms of his mother’s voice’. This is a perfect place to start our anthology of female short stories.Some of our earliest memories are of our mothers telling us bedtime stories. This is not to demote the value of fathers but more to promote the often-overshadowed talents of the gentler sex.Perhaps ‘gentler’ is a word that we should re ... Read more

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A wise man once said ‘The safest place for a child is in the arms of his mother’s voice’. This is a perfect place to start our anthology of female short stories.Some of our earliest memories are of our mothers telling us bedtime stories. This is not to demote the value of fathers but more to promote the often-overshadowed talents of the gentler sex.Perhaps ‘gentler’ is a word that we should re
... Read more
Human Nature After Darwin

A Philosophical Introduction

by Janet Radcliffe Richards ...

Human Nature After Darwin is an original investigation of the implications of Darwinism for our understanding of ourselves and our situation. It casts new light on current Darwinian controversies, also providing an introduction to philosophical reasoning and a range of philosophical problems.Janet Radcliffe Richards claims that many current battles about Darwinism are based on mistaken assumptions ... Read more

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Human Nature After Darwin is an original investigation of the implications of Darwinism for our understanding of ourselves and our situation. It casts new light on current Darwinian controversies, also providing an introduction to philosophical reasoning and a range of philosophical problems.Janet Radcliffe Richards claims that many current battles about Darwinism are based on mistaken assumptions
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Only a Shadow

by Janet Richards ...

A lemonade stand, a principals tender heart, a Bundt cake, and a young boys invitation to a funeral all come together to begin this extraordinary journey. Does everything happen for a reason? Is there such a thing as divine providence? How does one reconcile belief in a merciful God of love with the inscrutable, inequitable nature of human suffering? Only A Shadow is an amazing story of resilience ... Read more

$3.99 USD

A lemonade stand, a principals tender heart, a Bundt cake, and a young boys invitation to a funeral all come together to begin this extraordinary journey. Does everything happen for a reason? Is there such a thing as divine providence? How does one reconcile belief in a merciful God of love with the inscrutable, inequitable nature of human suffering? Only A Shadow is an amazing story of resilience
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Crossing the River Sorrow

One Nurse's Story

by Janet Richards ...

Crossing the River Sorrow tells the story of one womans plunge from a sheltered childhood in the 50s into the world of medicine, and her personal search for answers to questions about suffering. A single moment at the bedside of a paralyzed girl begins her journey on the River Sorrow, which takes her on a life-long quest to come to terms with the problem of pain.More than medical case stories or ... Read more

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Crossing the River Sorrow tells the story of one womans plunge from a sheltered childhood in the 50s into the world of medicine, and her personal search for answers to questions about suffering. A single moment at the bedside of a paralyzed girl begins her journey on the River Sorrow, which takes her on a life-long quest to come to terms with the problem of pain.More than medical case stories or
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The Sceptical Feminist (RLE Feminist Theory)

A Philosophical Enquiry

by Janet Richards ...

Series series Routledge Library Editions: Feminist Theory
A systematic and original study of feminist issues, The Sceptical Feminist fights a battle on two fronts: against the view that little or nothing is wrong with women’s position, and at the same time against much current feminist dogma. It is written by a philosopher who, in the tradition of John Stuart Mill’s classic The Subjection of Women, avoids the psychological and sociological speculation ... Read more

$233.99 USD

A systematic and original study of feminist issues, The Sceptical Feminist fights a battle on two fronts: against the view that little or nothing is wrong with women’s position, and at the same time against much current feminist dogma. It is written by a philosopher who, in the tradition of John Stuart Mill’s classic The Subjection of Women, avoids the psychological and sociological speculation
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Elementary Literacy Lessons

Cases and Commentaries From the Field

by Janet C. Richards, Joan P. Gipe ...

Innovative and practical, this text helps prepare teachers to support the literacy learning needs of all children in grades K-6, including academically, linguistically, and culturally diverse students. It features original teaching cases written by preservice teachers enrolled in field-based reading/language arts methods courses, accompanied by commentaries written by experienced teacher educators ... Read more

$68.99 USD

Innovative and practical, this text helps prepare teachers to support the literacy learning needs of all children in grades K-6, including academically, linguistically, and culturally diverse students. It features original teaching cases written by preservice teachers enrolled in field-based reading/language arts methods courses, accompanied by commentaries written by experienced teacher educators
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Integrating Multiple Literacies in K-8 Classrooms

Cases, Commentaries, and Practical Applications

by Janet C. Richards ...

This text gives prospective and practicing teachers a comprehensive understanding of how to teach multiple literacies in elementary arid middle school classrooms. All of the Iiteracies—dance, music, visual arts, popular culture, media, and computer technologies—are integrated with reading and writing. Balanced treatment is given to theoretical perspectives and practical applications. The text also ... Read more

$66.99 USD

This text gives prospective and practicing teachers a comprehensive understanding of how to teach multiple literacies in elementary arid middle school classrooms. All of the Iiteracies—dance, music, visual arts, popular culture, media, and computer technologies—are integrated with reading and writing. Balanced treatment is given to theoretical perspectives and practical applications. The text also
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Doing Academic Writing in Education

Connecting the Personal and the Professional

by Janet C. Richards, Sharon K. Miller ...

This clear, reader-friendly book is carefully designed to help readers gain confidence and acquire competence in their academic writing abilities. It focuses on real people as they write and actively involves readers in the writing process. The authors' innovative approach encourages reflection on how professional writing initiatives connect to the personal self. For pre-service and in-service ... Read more

$72.99 USD

This clear, reader-friendly book is carefully designed to help readers gain confidence and acquire competence in their academic writing abilities. It focuses on real people as they write and actively involves readers in the writing process. The authors' innovative approach encourages reflection on how professional writing initiatives connect to the personal self. For pre-service and in-service
... Read more
Health and Well-being in Early Childhood

by Janet Rose, Louise Gilbert, Val Richards ...

The health and well-being of children is integral to learning and development but what does it actually mean in practice?This textbook draws on contemporary research on the brain and mind to provide an up-to-date overview of the central aspects of young children’s health and well-being – a key component of the revised EYFS curriculum.Critically engaging with a range of current debates, coverage ... Read more

$56.69 USD

The health and well-being of children is integral to learning and development but what does it actually mean in practice?This textbook draws on contemporary research on the brain and mind to provide an up-to-date overview of the central aspects of young children’s health and well-being – a key component of the revised EYFS curriculum.Critically engaging with a range of current debates, coverage
... Read more
Fogg in the Cockpit

Howard Fogg-Master Railroad Artist, World War II Fighter Pilot

by Richard Fogg, Janet Fogg ...

The acclaimed painter's memoir of his experiences as a fighter pilot during WWII includes original illustrations and satirical cartoons by the author.Renowned as the world's foremost painter of railroads, Howard Fogg's career spanned half a century and some 1,200 paintings. However, few are aware of his prior career as a fighter pilot in the US 8th Air Force during World War II. Fortunately, Fogg ... Read more

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The acclaimed painter's memoir of his experiences as a fighter pilot during WWII includes original illustrations and satirical cartoons by the author.Renowned as the world's foremost painter of railroads, Howard Fogg's career spanned half a century and some 1,200 paintings. However, few are aware of his prior career as a fighter pilot in the US 8th Air Force during World War II. Fortunately, Fogg
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