There is a subtle magic in fleeting encounters that brush against the fabric of our lives - the stranger on a train who reminds you that life is short, a country walk that evokes long-buried childhood moments, a fragment of ancient ceramic that takes you back two hundred years, a chicken flapping its wings in a forest, a strain of music that answers a question, tango dancers late at night in a street far from home.In forty-three brilliantly vivid, poignant, funny, nuanced vignettes...

This thoroughly revised and updated second edition of Profiles and Portfolios provides a complete guide to designing and maintaining a profile or portfolio. The text uses a practical step-by-step approach, has been expanded to cover a wide range of topics related to keeping a personal portfolio in a health as well as a social care context, and teaches the skills necessary for reflective practice.

Provides a comprehensive overview of the key concepts in biodiversity management within agricultural landscapesConsiders the role of farmers and rural communities in implementing ecological restoration practicesReviews the importance of habitat and animal rewilding in promoting biodiversity and other key ecosystem services

Cathy Williams: Apa karácsonyraNyolc évvel ezelőtt Nicholas alkalmi kalandba bocsátkozott, s nem is sejtette, hogy a szerelmes éjszakának következménye lett. Őrültnek tartja a fiatal lányt, Leigh-t, aki egyszer csak felbukkan nála, és azt bizonygatja, hogy Nicholas apa. Ám amint a férfi meglátja a kis Amyt, aki oly nagyon hasonlít rá, kénytelen beismerni, hogy a lány igazat mondott…Amanda Browning: Égből pottyant örökségLaura hatalmas...

A rediscovered modern classic: a life-affirming account of one man's journey into blindness*'*A gift to the whole of humanity' Cathy RentzenbrinkDays before the birth of his first son, writer and academic John M. Hull started to go blind. He would lose his sight entirely, unable to distinguish any sense of light or shadow. Isolated and claustrophobic, he sank into a deep depression. Soon, he had forgotten what his wife and daughter looked like.In Notes on Blindn...