"We all have a voice.Each one is unique.The important thing isThat you use it to speak."Award-winning children's book author, Robin L. Gordon LCSW, is delighted to present another inspirational book to encourage children to use their voice to communicate positively, with other living entities. We may not always know how far our voice reaches, but it could change the world!Squeak is a story about a bird who does not like his voice. Through coaxing and...

Join ten cheerful bees on an adventure as they explore nature, learn to count backwards from ten to one, and discover colors and objects around them. With a special song to sing along, this delightful book is perfect for young readers and their families.In Ten Little Bees, children embark on an enchanting journey with ten delightful bees as they set out to build a hive. As they buzz past vibrant trees and blooming flowers, they encounter various critters and insect...

Education students are continually asked to reflect upon their own philosophy of education and how it relates to their teaching practice. Philosophy of Education in Historical Perspective: Third Edition focuses on major educational philosophies that have had an impact on Western education and helps the reader to make sense of past and current trends and to place them in a historical context. This third edition is updated to correspond with the increasingly swift changes that have ...

In Fieldnotes from a Depth Psychological Exploration of Evil, Robin L. Gordon presents an accessible account of an attempt to define and understand the nature of evil. Gordon takes on the role of guide to this confusing land, tying together threads of Jungian theory, philosophy, etymology, neuroscience and history, as we are led on a personal journey of discovery.Gordon begins by analysing what a twelfth-century meeting between Chinggis Khan and Taoist priest Ch’ang-Ch’un ...

Step into the glittering world of Lucy, Lady Duff Gordon—a pioneering fashion designer, Titanic survivor, and one of the most influential women of the Edwardian era. This captivating memoir offers a rare inside look at high society, fashion history, and the life of a woman far ahead of her time.In Discretions and Indiscretions, Duff Gordon recounts her extraordinary journey as founder of the House of Lucile, where she dressed royalty across Europe, the elite “Four...

In Crossing Bar Lines: The Politics and Practices of Black Musical Space James Gordon Williams reframes the nature and purpose of jazz improvisation to illuminate the cultural work being done by five creative musicians between 2005 and 2019. The political thought of five African American improvisers—trumpeters Terence Blanchard and Ambrose Akinmusire, drummers Billy Higgins and Terri Lyne Carrington, and pianist Andrew Hill—is documented through insightful, multilayered case studi...

Award-winning children's book author, Robin L. Gordon LCSW, is delighted to present another inspirational book to help children to cope with the loss of a loved one. The Invisible Thread: How we stay connected by LOVE, is a story about a young boy and his grandmother, their close bond, and his fear of losing her. Eventually, his grandmother dies, and he finds himself having the same conversation with his own granddaughter and reassuring her, just has his own grandmother had done for him. U...

This landmark collection explores the origins and foundations of music education in Europe, The Americas, Africa and Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East, and considers the inclusion of music as part of the compulsory school curriculum in the context of the historical, social and political landscape. Within each chapter, the contributors explore the following key areas:- the aims, objectives and content of the music curriculum- teaching methods- the provision and trainin...

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com.This landmark collection explores the origins and foundations of music education across five continents and considers:the inclusion of music as part of the compulsory school curriculum in the context of the historical and political landscapethe aims, objectives and content of the music curriculumteaching methods

Wannabe actress Dani Steele’s résumé resembles a cautionary tale on how not to be famous. She’s pushing thirty and stuck in a dead-end insurance job, and her relationship status is holding at uncommitted. With unbearably perfect sisters and a mother who won’t let her forget it, Dani has two go-tos for consolation: maple scones and a blog in which she pours her heart out to her celebrity idol. He’s the man her father never was, no boyfriend will ever be—and not so impossible a drea...

Music Traditions, Cultures, and Contexts is a tribute to the ethnomusicologist Beverley Diamond in recognition of her outstanding scholarly accomplishments. The volume includes essays by leading ethnomusicologists and music scholars as well as a biographical introduction.The book’s contributors engage many of the critical themes in Diamond’s work, including musical historiography, musical composition in historical and contemporary frameworks, performance in diverse context...

Health promotion is an increasingly central tenet in health professionals' lives. It has come into the public eye as the subject of party politics and policy, but where does the movement come from? This book brings together views from a range of subjects, some not always associated with health promotion, such as marketing or communication theory. Others, such as social policy of psychology may have obvious connections to make; here the implications for practice are discussed fully for the ...