Nominated for the BSFA Awards 2017!In the port city of Searcy, murder is no longer a common occurrence, despite its history of violence. But when a senior psychiatrist is found with his head quite literally emptied out, it seems things might be about to take a dark turn. For DI Shaymie Sjaemusson, it marks the beginning of an investigation unlike any before, even as he’s forced to confront a deep trauma from his childhood.As if things couldn’t get any stranger, all evidence...

This is a systematic and critical appraisal of the variety of ways in which people's attitudes to language have been researched internationally over recent decades. The authors explain this complex field through clear reviews and commentary on previous work, while also offering a demonstration of language attitude research in one specific and important context, the English language in Wales. In addition to discussing different ways of expressing attitudes, from teenagers' and teachers' att...

The Academy continues its steady progress with this volume of working papers that were considered at the second international conference in 2019. The proceeds of the previous year's inaugural annual conference were subtitled Gathering the Field.The current volume, Setting the Bearings, demonstrates the Academy's intention to provide ongoing developmental learning and professional affiliation for those working in this essential discipline. The accounts contained in...

This inaugural volume records the Gathering of the Field of Professional Dialogue. It acknowledges and celebrates the work of 25 Professional Dialogue Practitioners, and the wide variety of good work they have delivered. Some have been actively developing their Professional Dialogue careers for decades, whilst others add the innovative energy of being relative newcomers. Their combined work has provided a unique service, addressing and resolving fragmented situations in hundreds of organis...

This is the fifth book of a series recording the highlights of the international conferences held annually by the Academy of Professional Dialogue under the title The World Needs Dialogue! In 2022 the theme was Dialogue as Story. This refers to the subtle and unnoticed way people make sense of the things they encounter by forming them into a story. Discord between various versions results in fragmented thinking and counter-productive activity. Together checking and updating our stories is ...

An exploration of the power of Dialogic Teamwork and the impact on awareness, participation, decision-making and outcomes.Including insightful plenary sessions, exploratory Microcosms, and recent Case Studies presented by Accredited Professional Dialogue Practitioners.Foreword by Jane BallEdited by Peter GarrettThe theme of this book is: Your Team Needs Dialogue! The contents are drawn from the Academy of Professional Dialogue ́s onl...

This volume contains abundant evidence of Putting Dialogue to Work in commercial, governmental, and social organisations to the benefit of a wide range of activities like education, health, community welfare and public safety. The 39 Case Studies were considered at the fourth annual conference of the Academy of Professional Dialogue and describe work designed and delivered by 58 authors working across the globe - in the USA, UK, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, ...

Insights and enquiries by Professional Dialogue Practitioners at the Sixth Annual International Conference of the Academy of Professional DialogueEdited by Peter GarrettForeword by Harold ClarkeThis is the sixth book of a series under the title The World Needs Dialogue! that records the insights, enquiries and first-hand accounts from the international conferences held annually by the Academy of Professional Dialogue.In 2023 the the...

The third annual conference of the Academy of Professional Dialogue was held online for the first time, and in the Academy's Online Conference Centre specially created for the occasion. By holding sessions for four hours each day for five consecutive days, many more could be present than in previous conferences.This year's conference theme was Shaping the Profession. Dialogue as a profession is beginning to assume the form needed to encourage and enable different sectors t...

A New Kind of Dialogue is a landmark in understanding the pervasive challenges of modern society.It is a serious but easy read, written as a first-hand narrative that encourages dialogic thinking.This is the story of how a new kind of Dialogue was conceived by the author and theoretical physicist David Bohm, and their eight years of participatory research until Bohm's death in 1992. Their seminal paper, "Dialogue - A Proposal", laid the foundation for the author's 30 years ...

The Routledge Handbook of Language Awareness is a comprehensive and informative overview of the broad field of language awareness. It contains a collection of state-of-the-art reviews of both established themes and new directions, authored and edited by experts in the field. The handbook is divided into three sections and reflects the engaging diversity of language awareness perspectives on language teaching and teachers, language learning and learners, and extending to additional...

The first full-length biography of a brilliant, self-taught inventor whose innovations in information and energy technology continue to shape our world.The Economist called Stanford R. Ovshinsky (1922–2012) “the Edison of our age,” but this apt comparison doesn't capture the full range of his achievements. As an independent, self-educated inventor, Ovshinsky not only created many important devices but also made fundamental discoveries in materials science....