What is the measure of poetry? The creation and recreation of life with all the electricity of personal emotions, and the best of poetry is motivated by love, even in the depths of almost overwhelming grief. The Lucky Spot Dance has it.Though very sad at times, The Lucky Spot Dance is a joy to read. It recreates the past vividly. It ushers readers into the life of a unique family, which is true of all families, and the love that is the electric charge that both il...

Suddenly, Cassandra's body stiffened. Her fists clenched. Her eyes were opened wide, unblinking. After about ten seconds, her body relaxed and her fists unclenched. "Daddy!" she screamed, panic in her voice. Running out of the den, she headed for the back door, out into the yard, and over to where Nikos was standing. "Daddy!" she said, breathless. "What's the matter?" "Don't go!" "What are you talking about?" "The train!" "What about the train?" Nikos asked, staring at Cassandra. "It's goi...

Language and music are connected in many ways. As social and cultural practices, they have been intertwined in multiple ways. Musical and linguistic practices are often intertwined to express distinct and complex identities, attitudes, ideologies, social roles and political views. Spaces characterized by migration, contact, multilingualism, and colonial inequalities, are particularly interesting for the study of the intersections between language and music.This volume is the first ...

Psychodynamic Approaches to the Experience of Dementia: Perspectives from Observation, Theory and Practice demonstrates the impact of healthcare approaches that take into account not only the practical needs but also the emotional experience of the patient, their partners, families and friends, lay carers and professional staff.Currently there is no cure for dementia, but the psychosocial and therapeutic approaches described in this volume have appeared to help people, both patient...

How can we work effectively with older people?What contribution can be made by the field of psychodynamics?It is now recognised that older adults can benefit from psychodynamic therapy and that psychodynamic concepts can help to illuminate the thorny issues of aging and the complications of later life.Talking Over the Years begins by examining how ideas of old age are represented by the key psychodynamic theorists of the twentieth century including Freud, J...

‘Brilliant… needs more than 5 stars… from the first page I was hooked… amazing… gritty, with lots of twists and turns… will have you hooked’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars Every couple has their secrets... Lorraine Dell is getting ready for a night out with her fiancé Sean Kilbride. It’s freezing outside, but inside it’s warm, music is playing, all the lights are on and the curtains are wide open. Life couldn’t be more perfect.

What makes a speech community? How do they evolve? How are speech communities identified? Speech communities are central to our understanding of how language and interactions occur in societies around the world and in this book readers will find an overview of the main concepts and critical arguments surrounding how language and communication styles distinguish and identify groups. Speech communities are not organized around linguistic facts but around people who want to share their opinio...

202 More! Jokes for Kids contains 202 silly jokes and punch lines that kids of all ages will enjoy.

When Lilith's unborn child is threatened, there's only one place she can go. She flees her home to find her lost twin sister, the only person who might understand the choice that Lilith must make.The Heir, the story of the birth of Lilith's heir is set three decades before the events of The Portal Between.

What can steer a parent toward insanity faster than thephrase “Are we there yet?”…the words “Knock, Knock,” of course.Bob Phillips, comic genius, has mastered a gathering ofknock, knock jokes that will have kids laughing hysterically—and parents justplain hysterical—but a family that knock, knocks together, grows together.Knock, KnockWho’s There?Olive.Olive who?Olive to tell knock-knock jokes.

For one journalist, the story of a lifetime is hitting too close to homeSarah Denning is a military journalist with the Army in the Middle East when she is taken hostage. When former Army Ranger Gavin Black is asked by his old unit commander--Sarah's imposing father--to plan an extremely risky rescue, he reluctantly agrees and successfully executes it.Back in the US, Sarah is livid when she's discharged on a false psychiatric evaluation and vows to return t...

This collection of illuminating essays highlight the "globalization" of reggae - its global dispersal and adaptation in diverse local contexts of consumption and transformation.