British-Jewish writers are increasingly addressing challenging questions about what it means to be both British and Jewish in the twenty-first century. Writing Jewish provides a lively and accessible introduction to the key issues in contemporary British-Jewish fiction, memoirs and journalism, and explores how Jewishness exists alongside a range of other different identities in Britain today.By interrogating myths and stereotypes and looking at themes of remembering and fo...

Statistical data and evidence-based claims are increasingly central to our everyday lives. Critically examining ‘Big Data’, this book charts the recent explosion in sources of data, including those precipitated by global developments and technological change. It sets out changes and controversies related to data harvesting and construction, dissemination and data analytics by a range of private, governmental and social organisations in multiple settings.Analysing the power of data ...

Is it possible to overcome the enduring problem of child maltreatment?In Eradicating Child Maltreatment, leading international figures in the field of child welfare address this enduring and thorny question, setting out a public health approach to prevention. It draws on groundbreaking research and practice on prevention and early intervention from around the globe spanning health, social care, education and criminal justice. Contributors describe what is known about the incidence ...

»Nehmt meine Geschichte als Leitlicht, bis Ihr Euer eigenes in Euch entdeckt.« - Dr. Ruth K. WestheimerEinsamkeit ist das größte Gesundheitsrisiko unserer Zeit. Sie macht uns krank an Leib und Seele. Ein Phänomen, das für die lebensfrohe Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer kaum zu ertragen war. Als Dr. Ruth sorgte sie jahrzehntelang dafür, dass Millionen Menschen ein befriedigendes Sexualleben führen. Mit diesem kurz vor ihrem Tod abgeschlossenen Buch möchte sie Menschen, die u...

The definitive Handbook of Trauma-Transformative Practice brings together the work of leading international trauma experts to provide a detailed overview of trauma-informed practice and intervention: its history, the latest frameworks for practice and an inspiring vision for future trauma-transformative practice.The Handbook is interdisciplinary, incorporating trauma research, interpersonal neuroscience, the historical and continuing experiences of victims and survivors, and insigh...

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In Dr. Ruth’s final book, the iconic therapist offers an urgent guide to combating loneliness with 100 ways to increase connectivity right now, based on insights from her life story and her unparalleled career.“Dr. Ruth’s strategies are essential for building the kinds of bonds that will reduce loneliness and transform lives.”—Gretchen Rubin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of** The Happiness ProjectWhen Surgeo...

After leaving a movie in Jersey City, Shannan kissed her boyfriend, Alex Diaz, goodbye. She had received a call out from a client in Oak Beach and promised to come back the next day. Diaz was not worried about her since she had a driver who acted as her security, pocketing half of Shannan's earnings. Shannan called her driver, Michael Pak, and the two drove off from Jersey City at around 10 p.m. that night. Pak drove into the gated community at around 2 a.m., parking outside the client's h...

Working Small, Thinking BigBy: Ruth M. GilbertWorking Small, Thinking Big shares the incredible work that originates from a lifetime as an artist. Ruth M. Gilbert has created images for large-scale outdoor sculpture installations in her Yonkers, NY "Yoho" studio. These images, along with figurative painting, are the backbone of this new book. Her ever-expanding vision emerges from reading, travels, interest in history, especially archaeology, and studying the work of contem...

This edited collection about good practice for mental health chaplains and other related professionals looks at how spirituality is viewed across mental health fields. It identifies what mental health chaplaincy is, how mental health chaplaincy interacts with other organisations like the NHS, and what good practice means with examples of positive and fulfilling experiences in mental health settings.The chapters consider some of the main issues of working with the mental health comm...

Széles körben ismert tény, hogy napjainkban magányosabbak vagyunk, mint valaha. A modern életmód sajátosságai, a nagyvárosok személytelensége és a technológia mind hozzájárulnak ahhoz, hogy elszigetelve érezzük magunkat. Pedig a tartós magány nem csupán kellemetlen, hanem egészségügyi kockázatokat is rejt.Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer társszerzőivel közösen írt könyvében száz egyszerű trükköt oszt meg, amelyek segítenek a tartalmas kapcsolatok kialakításában. Ezeket a sokszor szokatlan, m...

Retail has never existed in a vacuum.This interdisciplinary volume explores how English commercial, co-operative and charity retailing were shaped by and in turn influenced their social and political environments, from the local to the global, between the late nineteenth and early twenty-first centuries.Historians, sociologists, archivists and heritage professionals engage with current debates on the rise of modern business and the decline of the high street, class and cred...

**In Dr. Ruth’s final book, the iconic therapist offers an urgent guide to combating loneliness with 100 ways to increase connectivity right now, based on insights from her life story and her unparalleled career.“Dr. Ruth’s strategies are essential for building the kinds of bonds that will reduce loneliness and transform lives.”—Gretchen Rubin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of** The Happiness ProjectWhen Surgeon General Vivek Murthy...