What type of cities do we want our children to grow up in? Car-dominated, noisy, polluted and devoid of nature? Or walkable, welcoming, and green? As the climate crisis and urbanisation escalate, cities urgently need to become more inclusive and sustainable. This book reveals how seeing cities through the eyes of children strengthens the case for planning and transportation policies that work for people of all ages, and for the planet. It shows how urban designers and city planners can inc...

To save her lover’s life, Lira of Stone swore allegiance to a demigod known as the Dragon. She’s transformed into his weapon—the Dragon’s death-bringer, using her gifts to conquer nations and unleash demons. Yet there’s a part of Lira not even the Dragon can stifle, and the soul-reader must find a way to free herself before he declares war against the gods.After the warrior Reyker Lagorsson attempted to overthrow the Dragon, Reyker’s soul was fractured. Now, he’s a shadow of his fo...

Warriors. Tyrants. Gods. She will stand against them all.Book 1: Beasts of the Frozen SunBurn brightly. Love fiercely. For all else is dust. Every child of Glasnith learns the last words of the god-gifted mortal Aillira, and Lira of clan Stone, a descendant of Aillira with the power to read people’s souls, knows the story better than most. When a golden-haired warrior washes up on the shores of her homeland, Lira helps the...

Burn brightly. Love fiercely. For all else is dust.Every child of Glasnith learns the last words of Aillira, the god-gifted mortal whose doomed love affair sparked a war of gods and men, and Lira of clan Stone knows the story better than most. As a descendant of Aillira and god-gifted in her own right, she has the power to read people's souls, to see someone's true essence with only a touch of her hand.When a golden-haired warrior washes up on the shores of her hom...

In North America's Last Frontier, there are still untrammeled wildernesses where a man can stand alone in a region the size of entire states, where deep cold quiets every whisper of life and vast emptiness reigns. Alaska remains a mysterious place that, thanks to reality television, has captured the imagination of millions. Yet a minuscule fraction have acquired an understanding of the land afforded by exploring in their most vulnerable state — on foot, towing all of their supplies, wholly...

Lira and Reyker have lost everything. Including each other.Lira of Stone watched her home burn and her clan fall beneath the sword of the warlord known as the Dragon. She believes the man she loves, a warrior who defected from the Dragon’s army, is dead. Alongside her exiled brother and his band of refugees, she will fight the forces that conquered her island. But the greatest danger may come from Lira herself—with the blood of banished gods running through her veins, she’s become ...

'Ingredients are at the heart of everything we do at River Cottage. By gathering our all-time favourites together, I hope to inspire you to look at them with fresh eyes and discover new ways of cooking them' Hugh Fearnley-WhittingstallThe definitive River Cottage kitchen companion.Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and his team of experts have between them an unprecedented breadth of culinary expertise on subjects that range from fishing and foraging to bread-mak...

In kürzester Zeit hat das neue Coronavirus die Welt auf den Kopf gestellt. Zur Eindämmung der Infektionen werden seit mehr als einem Jahr rund um den Globus bisher ungekannte restriktive Maßnahmen angeordnet, die Gewohnheiten und Bedürfnisse massiv einschränken. Die 2. Auflage bündelt die neuesten wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisse, wie sich die Pandemie und die einhergehenden Maßnahmen auf unsere Psyche auswirken und wie mit der außergewöhnlichen Situation umgegangen werden kann. Dabei wird ...

Join Tim "CoolDad" Gill and the unforgettable Ole Captain on a rollicking ride through the muddy banks, shaded boat ramps, and tall tales of the Chattahoochee and beyond. These aren't your average fishing stories-these are legends born under sycamores, carried on the wind, and sometimes tangled in the lines of truth and exaggeration.From wild river carp and cranky joggers to a mechanical monkey and the world-famous Carp Hound, Maximus Relaximus-a dachshund with more heart than heig...

The epic story of the forgotten Irish men and women who changed the face of Latin America forever.In the early nineteenth century, thousands of volunteers left Ireland behind to join the fight for South American independence. Lured by the promise of adventure, fortune and the opportunity to take a stand against colonialism, they braved the treacherous Atlantic crossing to join the ranks of the Liberator, Símon Bolívar, and became instrumental in helping oust the Spanish from Colombia, Pana...

La réhabilitation psychosociale regroupe des pratiques destinées à favoriser le rétablissement des personnes ayant des troubles psychiques sévères (troubles du spectre de la schizophrénie, troubles du spectre de l'autisme, troubles bipolaires, troubles sévères de la personnalité, etc.). Elle s'appuie sur la mise en évidence de leurs ressources, y compris cognitives, et sur le renforcement de leurs capacités de décision et d'action. Ce traité témoigne de la pluralité et de l'ampleur des tra...

Developments in Social Work with Offenders explains the organisational and legislative changes that have occurred in social work and probation across the UK in the past 10 years, in the context of the accumulating body of knowledge about what constitutes effective practice in the assessment, supervision and management of offenders in the community.Three different aspects of working with offenders are covered: developments in policy; assessment, supervision and intervention; and iss...