With contributions from experienced dementia practitioners and care researchers, this book examines the impact of culture and ethnicity on the experience of dementia and on the provision of support and services, both in general terms and in relation to specific minority ethnic communities.Drawing together evidence-based research and expert practitioners' experiences, this book highlights the ways that dementia care services will need to develop in order to ensure that provision is ...

Fun and practical guide to finding joy in your work by applying Buddhist values from MBS mover-and-shaker Steve Nobel.With growing numbers of people feeling discontented at work in a post-pandemic era of the great resignation, Joy @ Work offers essential reading. Whether you are feeling aimless and bored, only hanging on for the monthly wage, stressed, overworked or burnt out, this book offers a simple philosophy: suffering happens – but we can transform it. Using ...

Inspired by the University of Illinois's celebration of the Brown v. Board of Education decision's fiftieth anniversary, this collection addresses the significance of Brown in the contributors' lives or work in education and civil rights. Several authors describe their personal roles in the Brown case or similar cases, while others examine and illustrate events, performances, and exhibitions that were part of the anniversary commemoration. The book not only explo...

Fully updated and revised edition of Isabel Losada's highly endorsed, feel good guide to how we all need to live now and how it will enrich our lives. Accessible, funny and practical steps to saving the planet that will encourage readers to take action.Finally! A book about saving our planet that is fast, funny and inspiring too. Written in short chapters for busy people, Isabel doesn’t bother with an examination of the problem but gets right on with the solutions. Her aim: to look...

Analyses how Black music and culture framed how we passed the time in the first 18 months of the pandemic.When everyday life moved online during the COVID-19 lockdowns, music and art took on a renewed importance. For millions, dancehall, lovers rock, rap, grime and UK drill became the soundtrack to this pandemic time as geographic and sonic borders blurred and interwove.Taking a deep dive into the Black popular music and culture that emerged during the pand...

Whether you're new to plant-based cooking or you're a seasoned vegan, join Sarah and the Made In Hackney family as they show you how to grow, cook and eat more plants with over a 100 banging vegan recipes that are good for you and the planet.You care about the planet and the climate crisis. You've been tempted to take the plunge into plant-based cooking, but you never knew where to start. This is the book you’ve been waiting for! Pioneering vegan community cookery ...

This beautiful pocket self-help book teaches us to notice three-second glimmers of joy every day, to build resilience and deal with difficult times.In difficult times it's easy to get lost in the darkness – but this beautiful pocket self-help book gives us the tools to find three-second glimmers of joy every day, to build our resilience and keep us going.Did you just taste something delicious? That was a glimmer. Notice the way the light slanted in through ...

Wendy Watkins, Joy Strategist, shares her philosophy that our life is like a cookbook and each day we choose a recipe to enjoy. In this clever and charming book, she shares four ingredients you can weave into your day. They are explained through Wendy’s experience and the “recipes” written by others that share their insights about Passion, Authentic Expression, Self-Care and Strategic Optimism-the ingredients that raise your Joy Factor.After taking the Joy Factor Quiz, you embark o...

An uplifting story of spiritual awakening revealing simple yet profound truths about our natural state of being, set amidst the atmospheric banks of the River Ganges that will appeal to self-help and Eat, Pray, Love readers.It is widely thought that finding peace, happiness and freedom requires tremendous effort – that in order to achieve a state of contentment and harmony in life, a journey must be taken, or someone or something must be awakened or overcome.After a chance ...

A fun and highly accessible guide to transforming your mental and physical wellbeing through joyful movement from TV personality and celebrity dancer Dianne Buswell.In this enriching 21-day programme, Dianne Buswell shows you how to make joyful movement a habit. Forget grueling exercise regimes or punishing diets – Dianne’s unique approach nourishes your body and mind using her four pillars of health: rest, movement, nutrition and positivity.Move Yourse...

A creative journey of art, craft and DIY activities to restore your mind, furniture and home, written by a TV personality with a background in art therapy.Creativity has proven benefits to our mental health, and this unique craft book shows you how to make with memories, heal through art and repair your mind.Gemma Longworth shares a collection of 25 craft and DIY projects designed to soothe our minds during difficult times. For Gemma, art has brought her co...

An uncompromising wake-up call. Joy White tells uncomfortable truths and blows apart our understanding of racism, crime and policing in our inner-cities.Since the 1980s, austerity, gentrification and structural racism have wreaked havoc on inner-city communities, widening inequality and entrenching poverty.In Terraformed, Joy White offers an insiders view of Forest Gate -- an urban neighbourhood in London -- analysing how these issues affect the bl...