Social care needs excellent leaders now more than ever. Effective leaders aim high, listen to what the service users want and need, inspire their staff and continually question what they are doing and why.This book draws together the latest research on fundamental leadership issues in social care, discussing collaborative leadership and the importance of place-based development, exploring the key disciplines of supervision, management and leadership and examining the purpose of a l...

A young girl encounters danger in a Southern swampland on her journey to grandma's houseLittle Orange Honey Hood brings a Carolinian spin to the classic Brothers Grimm Little Red Cap and Charles Perrault's Little Red Riding Hood folktales. Illustrated and written by Lisa Anne Cullen, this story follows young Blossom on her journey through the river swampland to deliver mosquito-fever medicine to her ailing grandmother. Du...

A vibrant retelling of the classic children's story in which three pigs take on Hurricane WolfThree Wild Pigs: A Carolina Folktale, written and illustrated by Lisa Anne Cullen, is an adaptation of James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps's The Story of the Three Little Pigs. Set on Bird Island along the Carolina Coast, this creative retelling of the timeless tale features three generations of a pig family—Lulu, her father, and her grandfather.On ...

A vintage BBC suspense thriller from the creator of The Archers and Dick BartonWhen David Conway attends a birthday party for his beautiful fiancée Pat, he expects a few drinks and a good time, but what he discovers is that his beloved is in fact in terrible danger. Following the clues, and a tip off about her missing bracelet, David and Pat are led first to a steel works, then a circus, but instead of finding the bracelet, they uncover both a body and a r...

Did you notice that after you got 50 the way your body holds onto weight changed? Keto is the ideal regimen to add years to your life and life to your years!Dieting at any age is not an easy undertaking and it doesn’t get any easier as we get on in years. When it comes to the diets that come out each year, the trendy diets or the fads don’t always seem to give us the amazing results they seem to be giving everyone on television. Keto, as it turns out, holds many of...

Gunslingers. Lawmen. Snake-oil Salesmen. Cowboys. Mad Scientists. And a few monsters. The Old West has never been wilder! THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UNCANNY presents sixteen original and never-before-published adventures by some of today' s most visionary writers who have spun wildly offbeat tales of gunmen, lawmen, magic, and weird science. Saddle up with Josh Malerman, Scott Sigler, Keith DeCandido, Cullen Bunn, R.S. Belcher, Greg Cox, Jeffrey Mariotte, Laura Anne Gilman, Aaron Rosenberg...

Are you looking for a health and dietary regimen that will allow your body to function better without having to give up the most delicious foods in life? Then you must pay attention!There are so many trendy dietary fads at any given time that it can be absolutely dizzying to know which ones are best for you and your needs. There are so many diets that claim they’re the best and most effective regimens for weight loss and for health, but so few of them talk...

Some of America’s best reporters and thinkers offer an urgent look at a country in chaos in this collection of timely, often prophetic articles from The Atlantic.The past four years in the United States have been among the most turbulent in our history—and would have been so even without a global pandemic and waves of protest nationwide against police violence. Drawn from the recent work of The Atlantic staff writers and contributors, The Amer...

The letter from the bank is the last straw. William Blay sells his farm before it's repossessed and absconds with his wife Margaret and three daughters to Port Phillip. But life in the new colony is dogged by the same dramas that hounded William in Van Diemen's Land. A new start is not as easy as it seemed.Making the heartbreaking decision to have her husband admitted to the insane asylum, Margaret Blay finds a way to feed her children and pay the rent. But at what cost?Can...

Are you looking for a regimen that will not only change your weight but the way your body processes fat entirely? Then keep reading!For women, many of us know that our bodies have a few key areas where fat simply stays, no matter what we do. It just so happens that the ketogenic diet might be the answer to this problem. It also seems like the ketogenic diet might be the most optimal solution for keeping the weight off without having to struggle through f...

'Every time I speak to someone and hear about their experiences, it leaves me with a sense of running's incredible power to help people overcome pretty much anything.'Each day, millions of people around the world put on their trainers and try to deal with their personal demons and life challenges by going for a run. And, increasingly, they do it knowing that they are not alone: a growing and often virtual community is right there running alongside them. We are all, in some...

From USA Today bestselling author Sharon Cullen comes a tale of the fiery passion between a noble naval officer and a female pirate that’s as tempestuous and as unpredictable as the sea.Nicholas Addison, celebrated captain of the Blackwell Shipping Fleet, has agreed to take Mrs. Emmaline Sutherland aboard the Pride andferry the raven-haired beauty across the Atlantic on what he imagines will be a routine trip. But when the ship is attacked by pira...