This book draws on a wide range of evidence to explore the facts about the relationship between substance misuse and domestic violence and their effect on children, and examines the response of children's services when there are concerns about the safety and welfare of children.It reveals the vulnerability of these children and the extent to which domestic violence, parental alcohol or parental drug misuse impact on children's health and development, affect the adults' capacity to ...

Parental Learning Disability and Children's Needs explores how to effectively assess children in families where one or more parent has a learning disability. These children often have unmet needs because their parents are more likely to be coping with mental and physical illness, domestic violence or substance abuse.The book examines current social care practice in this area, whether it is working, and the impact it has on families. The authors describe how, although some parents w...

In "Don Quixote," Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra weaves a rich tapestry of reality and illusion through the misadventures of an aging nobleman, Alonso Quixano, who loses his sanity and decides to become a knight-errant. This seminal work, characterized by its innovative narrative style and profound psychological depth, explores themes of chivalry, madness, and the nature of reality itself. Written in the early 17th century, during the Spanish Golden Age, Cervantes employs a blend of realism ...

Once upon a time, there was a misty blue mountain. Below the misty blue mountain was a wild, dark forest and by the wild, dark forest was a village.The village had a stream and a duck pond and an old red apple tree and it was home to Goldilocks and her fairytale friends.The Fairytale Friends series brings fairytales into the modern day and features scenarios young children can relate to and learn from. Each story in this new picture book series focuses on a different fairy...

We're at a special moment in the entrepreneur and media space. With more and more people starting businesses and building personal brands, bootstrappers need to know how to grow without spending a ton of money on ads and wasting their time falling for the publicity scams making their way into their DMs on Instagram.In the United States, more than five million new businesses started in 2022. It marked a record-breaking number of new businesses post-pandemic. Not only is the surge ne...

Don Quixote, issued in two parts (1605, 1615), dismantles the waning chivalric romance while helping invent the modern novel. The deluded hidalgo and his canny squire, Sancho Panza, wander early modern Spain in episodes that braid farce with ethical reflection. Cervantes multiplies narrators—chiefly the feigned Arab historian Cide Hamete Benengeli—mixes inserted tales with the main plot, and exploits self-referential play to probe authorship, truth, and perception. The prose toggles betwee...

Revealing the backstage dealings that led to the 2010 repeal of the Pentagon's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) policy, Fighting to Serve offers a detailed, no-holds-barred account of the negotiations from an insider's perspective. In early 2006, Alexander Nicholson, the founder of the largest organization for gay and lesbian servicemembers—Servicemembers United—along with fellow former military members who had also been discharged under DADT, toured the United States, speaking abou...

In "The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha," Miguel de Cervantes deftly weaves a rich tapestry of satire and adventure, exploring the nature of reality and illusion through the misadventures of its titular character, an aging gentleman who becomes enamored with the chivalric ideals of knighthood. Written in the early 17th century, this monumental work employs a distinctive blend of prose and dialogue, showcasing Cervantes' innovative narrative techniques, such as the use of unreliable nar...

This holiday, we proudly present to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas stories. Over 250 of them are included by your favourite authors:Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Willa Cather, Beatrix Potter, Louisa May Alcott, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Hans Christian Andersen, E.T.A. Hoffmann, O. Henry, Mark Twain and many more!

This ebook comprises the 4 volumes of our series named "50 Classic Christmas Stories". All 4 volumes are also available separately in the shop. This edition includes bonus streaming links to our album called "35 essential christmas songs (guitar arrangements)" (Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, Deezer, Tidal...) CONTENTS: 50 Classic Christmas Stories Vol.1 50 Classic Christmas Stories Vol.2 50 Classic Christmas Stories Vol.3 50 Classic Christmas Stories Vol.4

This holiday, we proudly present to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas stories. Over 250 of them are included by your favourite authors:Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Willa Cather, Beatrix Potter, Louisa May Alcott, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Hans Christian Andersen, E.T.A. Hoffmann, O. Henry, Mark Twain and many more!

This holiday, we proudly present to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas stories. Over 250 of them are included by your favourite authors:Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Willa Cather, Beatrix Potter, Louisa May Alcott, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Hans Christian Andersen, E.T.A. Hoffmann, O. Henry, Mark Twain and many more!