Francis Boro and Liam Skit are thrown into the world of Izelfeld after being involved in a deadly car accident in the market town of Banbury in the UK.They have a sand timer watch on their wrists counting down the seven days until their death.The vicious king Charro Lynptuk has enslaved the people of Izelfeld to build his kingdom and fight those who oppose him.To survive, Boro and Skit must return the Polyranium Crystal to the Quill Star which controls Charro's invi...

Alison Pearce, a recent graduate from the Police Academy, grapples with tragedy when her father is killed in a devastating earthquake in central London.Amidst ridicule from her colleagues, Alison takes on an undercover mission to unveil a Special Branch double agent collaborating with the Chinese government.As she navigates a world where every choice carries a perilous outcome, Alison confronts the daunting question: how far must she push herself to carve out her place in a...

Christmas time is always a busy period for The Maintenance Team but this year, Bennie Barrier and his team embark on an experience like no other.When Bruno Bus is sent into London to help support the London Buses, Chester Cone decides that it would be a great opportunity to visit his old workplaces. As Chester Cone, his nephew Costin Cone and Beatrice Barrier begin their exploration of London, Chester Cone is kidnapped and taken away to The Tower Of London.When Beatrice Bar...

When Bryony and Bennie Barrier take a peaceful boat trip along the Itchen River, they notice something unusual a neglected house on the riverside that neither of them has ever seen before. Its crumbling exterior suggests years of abandonment, yet one detail stands out: a vivid green door leading into an overgrown garden.Curious, they ask the boat's captain, who reveals that no one has been seen living there for years.Back at the City Centre Maintenance Yard, the mystery tak...

A military history of a group of British miners who dug attacking tunnels under enemy lines during World War I.Undermining the positions of the enemy is one of the most ancient activities. For almost 3000 years even before 1914, it was a popular siege-breaking technique. During the Great War, arguably the greatest siege the world had ever seen, it presented a conflict environment that perfectly favoured the skills of the military miner. During 1915, the Western Fron...

Puzzled by terminology, skills, law, or theory? Revising for your placement or exam? Then look no further! This series of concise and easy-to-use A-Zs will be your guide.Designed for both students and newly-qualified social workers, this book will introduce you to over 300 key laws, legal terms, and legal processes in a concise and no-nonsense way. It covers all areas of social work practice - adults, children and families, mental health, and youth justice - ensuring you have the k...

How do social workers in the UK legal context act ethically? What do we understand by ethics and how does social work law relate to it? Social work practice in all countries incorporates a clear, unstinting commitment to social justice, but what is social justice?Using an applied, practice-based and refreshingly ′real′ approach, this text bridges the gap between law and ethics. Each chapter opens with a case study which considers ethical dilemmas in real life practice. Chapters hav...

You’re going to get knocked down. Getting back up is what counts.Meet Tom O’Brien—disciplined, motivated, the star of his 1965 high school football team, and about to be recruited by Ohio State. But when Tom gets injured and is unable to play, he finds himself at a crossroads during a turbulent time in American history. With increasing self-doubt and uncertainty, he tries to reconcile the loss of a dream with the search for a new purpose.Tom journeys throug...

Using official statistics, this book explores how the SNP managed to confound expectations and win a parliamentary majority in the 2011 Scottish General Election. Perhaps surprisingly, it was not constitutional politics or the return of the Conservatives to power in Westminster but domestic issues that decided the vote in the SNP's favour.

A core function of social work is to assist, empower, and protect the most vulnerable in society, requiring social workers to often make decisions in complex and challenging situations. This book helps social workers understand their statutory duties, keep up to date with relevant law, legislation and legal processes and learn how to apply this knowledge to social work practice. Using jargon-free language, it provides a grounding in legally appropriate, rights-based social work across serv...

For centuries, controversy has raged over the authorship and genuineness of the book of Daniel. Is it an authentic document from the sixth century before the Common Era with a message from God to postexilic Israel; or is it a forged document written centuries later to encourage Israelites being oppressed by the Seleucid king, Antiochus Epiphanes? Robert Johns addresses these issues and more in his thesis on Daniels visions. Importantly, Johns establishes when Daniel was provided with his v...

Tales of Conflict and RediscoveryThree divergent protagonists fight to surmount conflicts in their own ways. Each makes personal choices in the face of cultural forces and discovers foundational insights about themselves as memories of the past resurface to guide them on their journeys forward.Christmas 1968When Janice finds herself unhappy in her picture-perfect marriage, she begins questioning the heavy social expectations set upo...