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Untangling the Maternity Crisis

Edited by Nadine Edwards, Rosemary Mander, Jo Murphy-Lawless ...

Arguing that contemporary maternity services provide a toxic environment both in which to practise and to give birth, this book looks at how we can change this. Its aim is promoting the best possible experiences of childbearing, and confident, strengthening and loving contexts for new parenthood.Designed to create awareness about the professional and political realities which enmesh maternity care ... Read more

$55.99 USD

Arguing that contemporary maternity services provide a toxic environment both in which to practise and to give birth, this book looks at how we can change this. Its aim is promoting the best possible experiences of childbearing, and confident, strengthening and loving contexts for new parenthood.Designed to create awareness about the professional and political realities which enmesh maternity care
... Read more
The Politics of Maternity

by Rosemary Mander, Jo Murphy-Lawless ...

The evidence surrounding the skills and approaches to support good birth has grown exponentially over the last two decades, but so too have the obstacles facing women and midwives who strive to achieve good birth.This new book critically explores the complex issues surrounding contemporary childbirth practices in a climate which is ever more medicalised amidst greater insecurity at broad social ... Read more

$54.99 USD

The evidence surrounding the skills and approaches to support good birth has grown exponentially over the last two decades, but so too have the obstacles facing women and midwives who strive to achieve good birth.This new book critically explores the complex issues surrounding contemporary childbirth practices in a climate which is ever more medicalised amidst greater insecurity at broad social
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The Salley Gardens

Women, Sex, and Motherhood in Ireland

by Jo Murphy-Lawless, Laury Oaks ...

Series Book 106 - Reimagining Ireland
By the early 2000s, women in Ireland were arguably freer than any past generation to shape their sexual lives amidst the social freedoms of a globalised society. The Salley Gardens presents reflections from seventy-three heterosexual young women on growing up, forming sexual relationships and some becoming mothers in the last years of the «Celtic Tiger». The authors explore their hope and despair ... Read more

$34.19 USD

By the early 2000s, women in Ireland were arguably freer than any past generation to shape their sexual lives amidst the social freedoms of a globalised society. The Salley Gardens presents reflections from seventy-three heterosexual young women on growing up, forming sexual relationships and some becoming mothers in the last years of the «Celtic Tiger». The authors explore their hope and despair
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Wear Wolf

by Zoe Chant, Murphy Lawless, C. E. Murphy ...

Narrated by Madeleine Dauer, Erik Bloomquist ...

Series series Virtue Shifters
Unabridged

6 hours 59 min

Wolf shifter and fashion designer Zane Bellamy has a secret: he's "face-blind," unable to recognize people easily no matter how often he's seen them.Victoria Hawthorne has a secret, too, but if she's learned anything from teaching first graders, it's that the best way to keep a secret is to not tell anybody. She and Zane have that in common . . . but absolutely nothing else.Haute couture collides ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Wolf shifter and fashion designer Zane Bellamy has a secret: he's "face-blind," unable to recognize people easily no matter how often he's seen them.Victoria Hawthorne has a secret, too, but if she's learned anything from teaching first graders, it's that the best way to keep a secret is to not tell anybody. She and Zane have that in common . . . but absolutely nothing else.Haute couture collides
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Timber Wolf

by Zoe Chant, Murphy Lawless, C. E. Murphy ...

Narrated by Madeleine Dauer, Erik Bloomquist ...

Series series Virtue Shifters
Unabridged

6 hours 45 min

Wolf shifter and carpenter Jake Rowly left his home town of Virtue straight out of high school and never planned to return. But a broken heart sends him back into the fold, because if there's one thing Virtue doesn't have, it's any chance of romantic complications. Then he meets newcomer Mabs Brannigan, and realizes fate has brought him home again . . .All single mother Mabs Brannigan wants is a ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Wolf shifter and carpenter Jake Rowly left his home town of Virtue straight out of high school and never planned to return. But a broken heart sends him back into the fold, because if there's one thing Virtue doesn't have, it's any chance of romantic complications. Then he meets newcomer Mabs Brannigan, and realizes fate has brought him home again . . .All single mother Mabs Brannigan wants is a
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Hold My Bear

by Zoe Chant, Murphy Lawless, C. E. Murphy ...

Narrated by Erik Bloomquist, Madeleine Dauer ...

Series series Virtue Shifters
Unabridged

6 hours 39 min

If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen . . .Chef Charlee has spent a lifetime trying to outrun her difficult past. A head chef job in a small town might be the start of something new—but she never expected the boss to be more sizzling hot than anything she's ever cooked! But keeping her mind on the job is the only choice.If only she would stop imagining the kitchen counter as a great ... Read more

$19.99 USD

If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen . . .Chef Charlee has spent a lifetime trying to outrun her difficult past. A head chef job in a small town might be the start of something new—but she never expected the boss to be more sizzling hot than anything she's ever cooked! But keeping her mind on the job is the only choice.If only she would stop imagining the kitchen counter as a great
... Read more
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Librarian Bear

by Zoe Chant, Murphy Lawless, C. E. Murphy ...

Narrated by Erik Bloomquist, Madeleine Dauer ...

Series series Virtue Shifters
Unabridged

8 hours 7 min

Sarah is looking for love under the covers . . . of a good book!As a small-town librarian, Sarah has her hands full with projects that range from running an in-library day care to planning her best friend's wedding. Romance is a complication she doesn't need . . . until he walks in.Archivist Matthew is a big-city bear shifter looking forward to a quiet, short-term project in Virtue before heading ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Sarah is looking for love under the covers . . . of a good book!As a small-town librarian, Sarah has her hands full with projects that range from running an in-library day care to planning her best friend's wedding. Romance is a complication she doesn't need . . . until he walks in.Archivist Matthew is a big-city bear shifter looking forward to a quiet, short-term project in Virtue before heading
... Read more
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Peacock on Parade

by Zoe Chant, Murphy Lawless, C. E. Murphy ...

Narrated by Wyeth Watts, Aoife McMahon ...

Series series Shamrock Safari Shifters
Unabridged

3 hours 12 min

American photographer Tara Lynch has never wanted anything more than to visit Ireland—but her itinerary didn't include chasing peacocks around a wildlife park! On the other hand, it didn't include meeting a tall, handsome Irishman and falling head over heels for him in a heartbeat, either, so it might be time for Tara to re-think what makes a perfect holiday.Peacock shifter Declan McCarthy, a ... Read more

$10.99 USD

American photographer Tara Lynch has never wanted anything more than to visit Ireland—but her itinerary didn't include chasing peacocks around a wildlife park! On the other hand, it didn't include meeting a tall, handsome Irishman and falling head over heels for him in a heartbeat, either, so it might be time for Tara to re-think what makes a perfect holiday.Peacock shifter Declan McCarthy, a
... Read more
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Lion on Loan

by Zoe Chant, Murphy Lawless, C. E. Murphy ...

Narrated by Wyeth Watts, Aoife McMahon ...

Series series Shamrock Safari Shifters
Unabridged

3 hours 13 min

Lion shifter Elliott Harkness is in Ireland for the dream vacation of a lifetime—and helping the Shamrock Safari Wildlife Park do some fundraising! After all, it's not often that a shifter gets to display his animal form in public, and being the 'lion on loan' means Elliott can show off while doing some good for the underfunded park.Aoife Gallagher loves her education and outreach job at the ... Read more

$10.99 USD

Lion shifter Elliott Harkness is in Ireland for the dream vacation of a lifetime—and helping the Shamrock Safari Wildlife Park do some fundraising! After all, it's not often that a shifter gets to display his animal form in public, and being the 'lion on loan' means Elliott can show off while doing some good for the underfunded park.Aoife Gallagher loves her education and outreach job at the
... Read more

The Myth of Meritocracy

Why Working-Class Kids Still Get Working-Class Jobs (Provocations Series)

by James Bloodworth ...

The best jobs in Britain today are overwhelmingly done by the children of the wealthy. Meanwhile, it is increasingly difficult for bright but poor kids to transcend their circumstances. This state of affairs should not only worry the less well-off. It hurts the middle classes too, who are increasingly locked out of the top professions by those from affluent backgrounds.Hitherto, Labour and ... Read more

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The best jobs in Britain today are overwhelmingly done by the children of the wealthy. Meanwhile, it is increasingly difficult for bright but poor kids to transcend their circumstances. This state of affairs should not only worry the less well-off. It hurts the middle classes too, who are increasingly locked out of the top professions by those from affluent backgrounds.Hitherto, Labour and
... Read more
Beyond White Guilt

The real challenge for black-white relations in Australia

by Sarah Maddison ...

'This book lays out the way modern Australia can right the wrongs that have occurred in the intervening years, and decades, and centuries that have passed since that first dramatic encounter.' - From the foreword by The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG'An excellent diagnosis of Australia's mind-set.' - Jeff McMullen journalist, author, film makerDeep in our hearts, Australians know that our nation was ... Read more

$11.99 USD

'This book lays out the way modern Australia can right the wrongs that have occurred in the intervening years, and decades, and centuries that have passed since that first dramatic encounter.' - From the foreword by The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG'An excellent diagnosis of Australia's mind-set.' - Jeff McMullen journalist, author, film makerDeep in our hearts, Australians know that our nation was
... Read more
Deeds Not Words

The Story of Women's Rights - Then and Now

by Helen Pankhurst ...

'An uplifting record of progress and strength... You'll lay the book down feeling not only informed, but galvanised to take action yourself.' Independent'An incredible book . . . with the potential to change women's lives.' Sandi ToksvigWhy is it taking so long? Despite huge progress since the suffragette campaigns and wave after wave of feminism, women are still fighting for equality.Why will we ... Read more

$4.99 USD

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'An uplifting record of progress and strength... You'll lay the book down feeling not only informed, but galvanised to take action yourself.' Independent'An incredible book . . . with the potential to change women's lives.' Sandi ToksvigWhy is it taking so long? Despite huge progress since the suffragette campaigns and wave after wave of feminism, women are still fighting for equality.Why will we
... Read more

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