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Community Care

Policy and Practice

by Robin Means, Sally Richards, Randall Smith ...

Series series Public Policy and Politics
This new edition has been updated to reflect recent shifts in community and social care whilst still providing the authoritative account of its historical development. Particular attention is paid to partnerships between health and social care, the regulation of social care, direct payments and individual budgets and user/carer empowerment. ... Read more

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This new edition has been updated to reflect recent shifts in community and social care whilst still providing the authoritative account of its historical development. Particular attention is paid to partnerships between health and social care, the regulation of social care, direct payments and individual budgets and user/carer empowerment.
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The New Dynamics of Ageing Volume 1

by Joao Saboia, Constantinos Maganaris, Clare Lawton, Eleanor van den Heuvel, Catherine Hagan Hennessy, Amanda Crummett, Jane Elliott, Adelina Comas-Herrera, Michael Murphy, Penny Vera-Sanso, Julia Mase, Peter Lloyd-Sherlock, Valerie Moller, Armando Barrientos, Leonie Kellaher, Russ Marshall, Colette Nicolle, Martin Maguire, John Percival, Sheila Peace, Jane McCann, Jatinder Sandhu, Wendy Olphert, Leela Damodaran, Robin Means, Michael Murray, Andrea Creech, Susan Hallam, Ann Bowling, Rachel Cooper, Yoav Ben-Shlomo, Catharine Gale, Rebecca Hardy, Diana Kuh, Cheryl Haslam, Bo Hu, Raphael Wittenberg, Ruth Hancock ...

Series series The New Dynamics of Ageing
This volume and its companion, The new dynamics of ageing volume 2, provide comprehensive multi-disciplinary overviews of the very latest research on ageing. It reports the outcomes of the most concerted investigation ever undertaken into both the influence shaping the changing nature of ageing and its consequences for individuals and society.This book concentrates on three major themes: active ... Read more

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This volume and its companion, The new dynamics of ageing volume 2, provide comprehensive multi-disciplinary overviews of the very latest research on ageing. It reports the outcomes of the most concerted investigation ever undertaken into both the influence shaping the changing nature of ageing and its consequences for individuals and society.This book concentrates on three major themes: active
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The Blacker the Ink

Constructions of Black Identity in Comics and Sequential Art

by Frances Gateward, John Jennings, Daniel F. Yezbick, Sally McWilliams, Patrick F. Walter, Nancy Goldstein, Robin Means Coleman, William Lafi Youmans, Consuela Francis0, Andre Carrington1, Reynaldo Anderson2, Blair Davis3, Kinohi Nishikawa4, Qiana Whitted5, Craig Fischer6, Hershini Bhana Young7, James J. Zeigler8, Rebecca Wanzo9 ...

Winner of the 2016 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award for Best Academic/Scholarly WorkWinner of the 2016 Ray and Pat Browne Award for Best Edited Collection in Popular Culture and American Culture by the Popular Culture Association/American Culture AssociationWinner of the 2016 PEN Oakland-Josephine Miles Award for Excellence in LiteratureWhen many think of comic books the first thing that comes to ... Read more

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Winner of the 2016 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award for Best Academic/Scholarly WorkWinner of the 2016 Ray and Pat Browne Award for Best Edited Collection in Popular Culture and American Culture by the Popular Culture Association/American Culture AssociationWinner of the 2016 PEN Oakland-Josephine Miles Award for Excellence in LiteratureWhen many think of comic books the first thing that comes to
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100 Sexiest Women in Comics

by Brent Frankenhoff ...

Va-Va-Voom!For decades, fans have known the secret identities and powers of the beautiful women found in the comic book universe. Now you can savor the visual delights of the 100 Sexiest Women of Comics. From Aspen and Catwoman to Sue Storm and Zatanna, we rank 'em-and tell you a bit about their comics careers in this eye-popping and revealing book.Face it, tiger-you just hit the j... ... Read more

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Va-Va-Voom!For decades, fans have known the secret identities and powers of the beautiful women found in the comic book universe. Now you can savor the visual delights of the 100 Sexiest Women of Comics. From Aspen and Catwoman to Sue Storm and Zatanna, we rank 'em-and tell you a bit about their comics careers in this eye-popping and revealing book.Face it, tiger-you just hit the j...
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Dangerous Curves

Comics' Sexiest Bad Girls

by Brent Frankenhoff ...

Series series CBG Presents
The oh-so-sexy but oh-so-dangerous dames of the comic book world. ... Read more

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The oh-so-sexy but oh-so-dangerous dames of the comic book world.
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The Virtues of Aging

by Jimmy Carter ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Former president Jimmy Carter reflects on aging, blending memoir, anecdote, political savvy, and practical advice to truly illuminate the rich promises of growing older.“As we've grown older, the results have been surprisingly good,” writes former president Jimmy Carter in this wise, deeply personal meditation on the new experiences that come to us with age. President ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Former president Jimmy Carter reflects on aging, blending memoir, anecdote, political savvy, and practical advice to truly illuminate the rich promises of growing older.“As we've grown older, the results have been surprisingly good,” writes former president Jimmy Carter in this wise, deeply personal meditation on the new experiences that come to us with age. President
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The Astro Boy Essays

Osamu Tezuka, Mighty Atom, and the Manga/Anime Revolution

by Frederik L. Schodt ...

A tribute to Japan's God of Manga by his long-time American friend and translator.The pioneering genius of Japan’s “God of Comics,” Osamu Tezuka (1928–89), is examined through his life’s masterwork: Tetsuwan Atomu, also known as Mighty Atom or Astro Boy, a comic series featuring a cute little android who yearns to be more human. The history of Tetsuwan Atomu and Tezuka’s role in it is a road map ... Read more

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A tribute to Japan's God of Manga by his long-time American friend and translator.The pioneering genius of Japan’s “God of Comics,” Osamu Tezuka (1928–89), is examined through his life’s masterwork: Tetsuwan Atomu, also known as Mighty Atom or Astro Boy, a comic series featuring a cute little android who yearns to be more human. The history of Tetsuwan Atomu and Tezuka’s role in it is a road map
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Facing Age

Women Growing Older in Anti-Aging Culture

by Laura Hurd Clarke ...

Series series Diversity and Aging
The first book in the new series Diversity and Aging, Laura Hurd Clarke's Facing Age examines the relationship between aging and women in a culture obsessed with youthfulness. From weight gain, to wrinkles, to sagging skin, to gray hair, the book explores older women's complex and often contradictory feelings about their bodies and the physical realities of growing older. Although the women in the ... Read more

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The first book in the new series Diversity and Aging, Laura Hurd Clarke's Facing Age examines the relationship between aging and women in a culture obsessed with youthfulness. From weight gain, to wrinkles, to sagging skin, to gray hair, the book explores older women's complex and often contradictory feelings about their bodies and the physical realities of growing older. Although the women in the
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War, Politics and Superheroes: Ethics and Propaganda in Comics and Film

Ethics and Propaganda in Comics and Film

by Marc DiPaolo ...

Superhero adventure comics have a long history of commenting upon American public opinion and government policy, and the surge in the popularity of comics since the events of September 11, 2001, ensures their continued relevance. This critical text examines the seventy-year history of comic book superheroes on film and in comic books and their reflections of the politics of their time. Superheroes ... Read more

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Superhero adventure comics have a long history of commenting upon American public opinion and government policy, and the surge in the popularity of comics since the events of September 11, 2001, ensures their continued relevance. This critical text examines the seventy-year history of comic book superheroes on film and in comic books and their reflections of the politics of their time. Superheroes
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Long-Term Care in an Aging Society

Theory and Practice

by Graham D. Rowles, PhD ...

This comprehensive graduate textbook focuses on the full spectrum of long-term care settings ranging from family and community based care through supportive housing options to a variety of institutional long-term care alternatives. Integrating theory and practice, the book features the perspectives of diverse fields regarding current long-term care options and new directions for the future. ... Read more

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This comprehensive graduate textbook focuses on the full spectrum of long-term care settings ranging from family and community based care through supportive housing options to a variety of institutional long-term care alternatives. Integrating theory and practice, the book features the perspectives of diverse fields regarding current long-term care options and new directions for the future.
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Hand of Fire

The Comics Art of Jack Kirby

by Charles Hatfield ...

Series series Great Comics Artists Series
Jack Kirby (1917-1994) is one of the most influential and popular artists in comics history. With Stan Lee, he created the Fantastic Four and defined the drawing and narrative style of Marvel Comics from the 1960s to the present day. Kirby is credited with creating or cocreating a number of Marvel's mainstay properties, among them the X-Men, the Hulk, Thor, and the Silver Surfer. His earlier work ... Read more

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Jack Kirby (1917-1994) is one of the most influential and popular artists in comics history. With Stan Lee, he created the Fantastic Four and defined the drawing and narrative style of Marvel Comics from the 1960s to the present day. Kirby is credited with creating or cocreating a number of Marvel's mainstay properties, among them the X-Men, the Hulk, Thor, and the Silver Surfer. His earlier work
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Comics and Narration

by Thierry Groensteen ...

Translated by Ann Miller ...

This book is the follow-up to Thierry Groensteen's groundbreaking The System of Comics, in which the leading French-language comics theorist set out to investigate how the medium functions, introducing the principle of iconic solidarity, and showing the systems that underlie the articulation between panels at three levels: page layout, linear sequence, and nonsequential links woven through the ... Read more

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This book is the follow-up to Thierry Groensteen's groundbreaking The System of Comics, in which the leading French-language comics theorist set out to investigate how the medium functions, introducing the principle of iconic solidarity, and showing the systems that underlie the articulation between panels at three levels: page layout, linear sequence, and nonsequential links woven through the
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