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Words Have a Past

The English Language, Colonialism, and the Newspapers of Indian Boarding Schools

by Jane Griffith ...

For nearly 100 years, Indian boarding schools in Canada and the US produced newspapers read by white settlers, government officials, and Indigenous parents. These newspapers were used as a settler colonial tool, yet within these tightly controlled narratives there also existed sites of resistance. This book traces colonial narratives of language, time, and place from the nineteenth-century to the ... Read more

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For nearly 100 years, Indian boarding schools in Canada and the US produced newspapers read by white settlers, government officials, and Indigenous parents. These newspapers were used as a settler colonial tool, yet within these tightly controlled narratives there also existed sites of resistance. This book traces colonial narratives of language, time, and place from the nineteenth-century to the
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Architectural Space and the Imagination

Houses in Literature and Art from Classical to Contemporary

Edited by Jane Griffiths, Adam Hanna ...

Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
This book sheds light on the intimate relationship between built space and the mind, exploring the ways in which architecture inhabits and shapes both the memory and the imagination. Examining the role of the house, a recurrent, even haunting, image in art and literature from classical times to the present day, it includes new work by both leading scholars and early career academics, providing ... Read more

$98.99 USD

This book sheds light on the intimate relationship between built space and the mind, exploring the ways in which architecture inhabits and shapes both the memory and the imagination. Examining the role of the house, a recurrent, even haunting, image in art and literature from classical times to the present day, it includes new work by both leading scholars and early career academics, providing
... Read more
Antigone

by Jane Montgomery Griffiths ...

Antigone has always been a respected member of her community but in civil war all bets are off. She suddenly finds herself on the outside looking in. Everyone has a right to bury their dead. Everyone has a right to give their loved ones a dignified resting place. Yet when the community leaders decide that they need to set an example, they deny Antigone her right to mourn. Faced with the prospect ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Antigone has always been a respected member of her community but in civil war all bets are off. She suddenly finds herself on the outside looking in. Everyone has a right to bury their dead. Everyone has a right to give their loved ones a dignified resting place. Yet when the community leaders decide that they need to set an example, they deny Antigone her right to mourn. Faced with the prospect
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Little Silver

by Jane Griffiths ...

The recurrent themes of Little Silver are inheritance, loss, and the relationship between real and imagined lives. Moments of crisis – a near-drowning, a fall down a mine-shaft, the death of a friend – prompt reflection on the stories ‘we tell ourselves about our / selves’, and on the sheer strangeness of existing in our bodies and in time. The book’s title sequence responds to the recent ... Read more

$10.99 USD

The recurrent themes of Little Silver are inheritance, loss, and the relationship between real and imagined lives. Moments of crisis – a near-drowning, a fall down a mine-shaft, the death of a friend – prompt reflection on the stories ‘we tell ourselves about our / selves’, and on the sheer strangeness of existing in our bodies and in time. The book’s title sequence responds to the recent
... Read more
Silent in Finisterre

by Jane Griffiths ...

The houses and landscapes of childhood exert a strong presence in Silent in Finisterre. Recalled by name, in incantation, or described in ways that recapture their irreducible reality to a child for whom they are the totality of the world, they become a kind of memory theatre: for Jane Griffiths physical things are remembered both for their own sake and to explore how they continue to shape the ... Read more

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The houses and landscapes of childhood exert a strong presence in Silent in Finisterre. Recalled by name, in incantation, or described in ways that recapture their irreducible reality to a child for whom they are the totality of the world, they become a kind of memory theatre: for Jane Griffiths physical things are remembered both for their own sake and to explore how they continue to shape the
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CBT for Beginners

by Rachel Griffiths, Jane Simmons ...

This book provides the ideal starting point for trainees and practitioners needing a no-nonsense, clear guide to the basics of CBT. It will equip them with the knowledge and know-how, covering all the main theory and competencies to help them practice CBT effectively and confidently.Focusing on case formulation, the authors show readers how to build a ′picture′ of each client, using their case ... Read more

$62.99 USD

This book provides the ideal starting point for trainees and practitioners needing a no-nonsense, clear guide to the basics of CBT. It will equip them with the knowledge and know-how, covering all the main theory and competencies to help them practice CBT effectively and confidently.Focusing on case formulation, the authors show readers how to build a ′picture′ of each client, using their case
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Healthcare in the Arabian Gulf and Greater Middle East: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals - E-Book

Edited by May McCreaddie, Gary E. Day, Jane Leanne Griffiths ...

Healthcare in the Arabian Gulf and Greater Middle East: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals is the first evidence-based, English-language textbook to provide a comprehensive overview of healthcare in this region, where health systems are rapidly evolving and feature large numbers of expatriate health professionals serving a population with diverse ethnic, social, cultural and environmental needs ... Read more

$40.99 USD

Healthcare in the Arabian Gulf and Greater Middle East: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals is the first evidence-based, English-language textbook to provide a comprehensive overview of healthcare in this region, where health systems are rapidly evolving and feature large numbers of expatriate health professionals serving a population with diverse ethnic, social, cultural and environmental needs
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Public Policy For Women

The State, Income Security, and Labour Market Issues

Edited by Marjorie Griffith Cohen, Jane Pulkingham ...

Containing essays from leading feminist academics, and social activists, Public Policy for Women addresses important public policy issues that fail to address women's needs. The volume's contributors pay particular attention to the relationship between the welfare state and vulnerable populations of women, while making substantial contributions to current public policy debates in Canada.Focusing ... Read more

$46.99 USD

Containing essays from leading feminist academics, and social activists, Public Policy for Women addresses important public policy issues that fail to address women's needs. The volume's contributors pay particular attention to the relationship between the welfare state and vulnerable populations of women, while making substantial contributions to current public policy debates in Canada.Focusing
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Workplace Health

Employee Fitness And Exercise

Edited by John Kerr, Tom Cox, Amanda Jane Griffiths ...

Series series Issues in Occupational Health
Given the growing awareness of the negative effects of work-related stress, Many Businesses Are Focusing On Active Health Promotion To Enhance employee health, well-being and performance. This text aims to review the state of the art and offer ideas and suggestions for how stress-related employee health problems can be combated through the provision of effective fitness and exercise programmes. ... Read more

$110.99 USD

Given the growing awareness of the negative effects of work-related stress, Many Businesses Are Focusing On Active Health Promotion To Enhance employee health, well-being and performance. This text aims to review the state of the art and offer ideas and suggestions for how stress-related employee health problems can be combated through the provision of effective fitness and exercise programmes.
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The Janus Stone

A Ruth Galloway Mystery

by Elly Griffiths ...

Narrated by Jane McDowell ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Ruth Galloway Mysteries
Unabridged

9 hours

In this “chilling and entirely believable”* mystery, forensic archaeologist Ruth Galloway and DCI Harry Nelson investigate a set of remains buried in the foundations of an old country manor—but as soon as they get close to cracking the case, Ruth becomes the killer’s next target.*Richmond Times-DispatchWhen a child’s remains are found at a demolition site—a former children’s home in Norwich ... Read more

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In this “chilling and entirely believable”* mystery, forensic archaeologist Ruth Galloway and DCI Harry Nelson investigate a set of remains buried in the foundations of an old country manor—but as soon as they get close to cracking the case, Ruth becomes the killer’s next target.*Richmond Times-DispatchWhen a child’s remains are found at a demolition site—a former children’s home in Norwich
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The Crossing Places

A Ruth Galloway Mystery

by Elly Griffiths ...

Narrated by Jane McDowell ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Ruth Galloway Mysteries
Unabridged

9 hours

An atmospheric adventure with beloved forensic archaeologist and “captivating amateur sleuth” Ruth Galloway, as she teams up with Detective Chief Inspector Harry Nelson to investigate a set of remains, thought to be the bones of a little girl who went missing ten years before—“an inspired creation” (Louise Penny).Forensic archeologist Ruth Galloway is in her late thirties. She lives happily alone ... Read more

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An atmospheric adventure with beloved forensic archaeologist and “captivating amateur sleuth” Ruth Galloway, as she teams up with Detective Chief Inspector Harry Nelson to investigate a set of remains, thought to be the bones of a little girl who went missing ten years before—“an inspired creation” (Louise Penny).Forensic archeologist Ruth Galloway is in her late thirties. She lives happily alone
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The Man in Black

And Other Stories

by Elly Griffiths ...

Narrated by Luke Thompson, Jane McDowell, Juliette Burton, Beth Eyre, Nina Wadia, Imogen Wilde ...

Unabridged

7 hours 52 min

LONGLISTED FOR THE CRIME WRITERS' ASSOCATION 2025 DAGGER AWARDSFrom the internationally bestselling author of the Ruth Galloway Mysteries, an eclectic, thrilling collection of short stories, featuring many characters that readers have come to know and love.Elly Griffiths has always written short stories to experiment with different voices and genres as well as to explore what some of her fictional ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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LONGLISTED FOR THE CRIME WRITERS' ASSOCATION 2025 DAGGER AWARDSFrom the internationally bestselling author of the Ruth Galloway Mysteries, an eclectic, thrilling collection of short stories, featuring many characters that readers have come to know and love.Elly Griffiths has always written short stories to experiment with different voices and genres as well as to explore what some of her fictional
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