Bereits in 4. Auflage: Das Grundlagenwerk zum "sozialen Basisdienst"! Das mediale Interesse am Allgemeinen Sozialen Dienst (ASD) ist immer dann groß, wenn über Fälle der Kindesvernachlässigung berichtet wird. In der Fachliteratur wird der ASD selten als Ganzes in den Blick genommen. Dieses Handbuch stellt umfassend und differenziert das Fachwissen zum ASD, seine Aufgabenbereiche und Handlungsansätze dar: rechtliche Grundlagen, verschiedene Organisationsformen und Methoden, Qualitätsentwick...

The astonishing new work of non-fiction from the prize-winning author of Rare Singles, The Gallows Pole and The OffingUnder the Rock is about badgers, balsam, history, nettles, mythology, moorlands, mosses, poetry, bats, wild swimming, slugs, recession, floods, logging, peacocks, community, apples, asbestos, quarries, geology, industrial music, owls, stone walls, farming, anxiety, relocation, the North, woodpiles, folklore, landslides, ru...

Macbeth, Shakespeare’s last great tragedy, has remained one of the most popular plays since it’s first performance in 1606 probably in front of King James. This exciting new audiobook production is directed with fresh imagination by Fiona Shaw who breaks the conventional strait jacket that has hampered the development of Shakespeare on audio. We are as much in the twenty-first century as in medieval Scotland the tensions, the politics, the struggle for power and dark ambition is part of ou...

Holding Back Disaster: Protecting Lives and Infrastructure Through Excavation Damage Prevention presents a rare system-level account of excavation damage prevention as a form of critical infrastructure, bringing together the people, systems, and practices that protect people and essential infrastructure every day.Excavation damage to buried infrastructure is one of the most persistent, costly, and under-examined safety problems in the built environment. Each year in the Un...

"Anarchists have much to learn from Indigenous struggles for decolonization. [A] thought-provoking collection" Lesley J. Wood, Professor, York University, Toronto**"Vigorously affirming anarchism’s plurality, the authors make a powerful case for the reconfiguration of anticolonial struggle"**Ruth Kinna, Professor, Loughborough UniversityAs early as the end of the nineteenth century, anarchists such as Peter Kropotkin and Élisée Reclus became interested in I...

Collects Predator VS. Wolverine #1-4. The bloodthirsty saga you've been waiting for! Wolverine has lived one of the longest and most storied lives in Marvel Comics history. Now witness the untold greatest battles of Logan's life - across the ages, against a Predator! One Yautja seeks the greatest prey in existence - and finds it in Weapon X. From the blood-ridden snows of the Canadian wilderness to the sword-slinging streets of Madripoor, Wolverine and a Predator will destroy everything in...

With a lifetime of friendship, now, they’re racing toward something far more dangerous—love.Sebastien was made for distance. Nathan was built for speed. Back in school, they were an unbeatable duo, until life and ambition pulled them in different directions. Now, years later, they’re both back in London, struggling with the end of their athletic careers, uncertain futures post-uni, and feelings they’ve never fully outrun.When Seb ropes Nathan into training with him, their o...

For the first time, a book exists that compiles all the information candidates need to apply for their first Ventilation technicians job, or to apply for a better job.What you'll find especially helpful are the worksheets. It is so much easier to write about a work experience using these outlines. It ensures that the narrative will follow a logical structure and reminds you not to leave out the most important points. With this book, you'll be able to revise your application into a ...

Like Stephen King's The Stand before it, THE DEAD LANDS is an incredible novel set across the sprawling landscape of a nightmarish post-apocalyptic American West.The world we know is gone, destroyed by a virus that wiped out nearly every human on the planet. Some few survivors built walled cities, fortresses to keep themselves safe from those the virus didn't kill... but did change.Sanctuary. A citadel in the heart of the former United States of America. Hundreds o...

All children grow up, but Peter Pan wanted to be old right away. So he ran off to a magically spooky place to become . . . a mummy! One night in the normal world, Peter overhears Wendy Darling telling her brothers a super scary story, and soon they're all flying off to Mummy Land. But Peter's home is filled with other frightening ghouls, including a skeleton pirate crew who want to put Peter in a tomb once and for all! With Far Out Classic Stories, experience the tale of Peter Pan like nev...

Das ausbildungs- und praxisbezogene Standardwerk informiert seit mehr als vier Jahrzehnten zuverlässig über Ziele, Aufgaben, Arbeitsfelder und Methoden der Sozialen Arbeit – von A bis Z. Dargestellt werden die fachlichen, ethischen, rechtlichen, historischen und strukturellen Grundlagen in den Kernbereichen der Sozialen Arbeit unter Berücksichtigung von aktuellen Entwicklungen in Forschung und Lehre. Im Mittelpunkt stehen die Arbeitsfelder der Sozialen Arbeit, also insbesondere die Kinder-...

In "Rambles by Land and Water; or, Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico," Benjamin Moore Norman offers a lyrical and vivid exploration of the landscapes, cultures, and peoples he encountered during his travels. Written in the 19th century, this work exemplifies the literary style of travel writing of the period, merging personal narrative with rich descriptive passages and insightful observations. Norman employs eloquent prose that captures the sights and sounds of Cuba and Mexico, while als...