There is a widespread perception that even when lawyers are acting squarely within their roles, being good lawyers, they display the vices of dishonesty and deviousness. At the heart of the perception is the so called standard conception of the lawyer’s role according to which lawyers owe special duties to their clients which render permissible, or even mandatory, acts that would otherwise count as morally impermissible. Many have concluded that the standard conception should be set aside....

Challenging Child Protection offers a ground-breaking new perspective which will illuminate and improve the professional understanding and practice of social workers and child protection workers.Taking a fresh look at the principles underlying child protection, this book provides a thought-provoking analysis of the evidence base which underpins professional understanding and intervention. It outlines the ways in which agencies have worked to prevent child abuse and neglect...

SophieHe's the best thing that's ever happened to me.Ruggedly handsome, sexy, and dynamite in bed.He's my husband and NHL God, and now, I'm having his baby.Nothing can change how I feel about him.Nothing could tear him away.TankShe's the love of my life and the mother of my unborn child.I'm one hell of a lucky bastard, the world in the palm of my hand.If only she had listened.T...

Immaginate un genio della comicità all'inglese che incontra la statistica: da qui nasce questo libro, un'intrigante prospettiva su dati, cifre, certezze e manipolazioni, una mole di informazioni spesso veicolate dalla politica e poi diffuse dai giornali, come è stato per il Coronavirus. Perché dietro l'apparente enigmaticità dei numeri si nasconde un'indubbia bellezza, ma soprattutto la chiave per decifrare il mondo, apprezzarlo e raccontarlo. Senza dimenticare che in tutto ciò c'è anche d...

All they could hear was the wind, and the waves crashing on to the rocks. All they could see was the night. They could not see the ship, broken in two. They could not see the people holding on to the dark wet rock, slowly dying of cold. And they could not hear the cries for help – only the wind. How could they save the people on the rock? Was their wooden boat stronger than the iron ship? Were a man and his daughter stronger than the great waves that broke the ship in two? The Forfarshire ...

Withdrawal episodes.That’s what the therapist says when my six year old starts disconnecting from everyone and it destroys my entire world.When I gave up professional hockey, signed my divorce and determined to raise my baby girl on my own in Lucky Falls, I swore I’d be everything my daughter needed.But Gordie needs more than her dad right now.For some reason she connects with the town biker chick... Cordelia Davenport.The female mechanic is the only...

Cocky. Jaw-droppingly sexy. A patient in my emergency room.As an ER nurse, I've seen a lot of things, but this might take the cake. Because the charming hottie packing a whole lotta somethin' somethin' beneath his hospital gown? He's all kinds of naughty trouble. And I have time for exactly none of it.I didn't expect to see Cade again - never expected the guy I treated for a monster erection in my ER would turn out to be the sweet, single dad I'm now secretly lusting over.

If you’ve ever been discouraged by Christianity—whether you’ve been a lifelong churchgoer or someone who left religion a long time ago—this book will change your life.If you’ve ever been discouraged by Christianity—whether you’ve been a lifelong churchgoer or someone who left religion a long time ago—this book will change your life.God only spoke twice while Jesus was on earth. (We should probably sit up and pay attention.) Both times He said: Jesus is “marked by my love.” No tatto...

Meet the unlikely people who witnessed history’s greatest event.At Easter, the Son of God took on the world’s sin and defeated the devil, death, and grave. How is it, then, that history’s most glorious moment is surrounded by fearful fishermen, despised tax collectors, marginalized women, feeble politicians, and traitorous friends?In The Characters of Easter, you’ll become acquainted with the unlikely collection of ordinary people who witnessed the...

Annie McFarland is sick of being a shy nobody. A session at summer camp seems like the perfect opportunity to reinvent herself—gain some confidence, kiss a boy, be whoever she wants to be. A few days in, she's already set her sights on über-hottie Kyle. Too bad her fear of water keeps her away from the lake, where Kyle is always hanging out.Jacob Fazio is at Camp Pine Ridge after one too many screw-ups. Junior counseling seems like punishment enough, but the rigid no-fraternizing-w...

The water, home to mermaids, selkies, and pirates alike, serves as a vessel for secrets, though it is not always airtight. A secret may sink to the bottom as a treasure long forgotten, or it may breach the surface, wrapping its tendrils around an innocent victim.Secrets in the Water showcases 31 mystical tales of deception, illusion, and enchantment, tales of seafaring witches, a seemingly magical family heirloom, the enticing call of a siren, and other secrets obscured by the wave...

Most Christians are familiar with the opening words of Genesis: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” But push beyond those iconic words, and sometimes the details get a little hazy. And strange. God walked around in a garden? Eve was made from Adam’s rib? A talking serpent? And what the in the world were the “Nephilim”? In The Characters of Creation, Daniel Darling re-introduces readers to the story they thought they knew. He explains the Bible’s story of how...