This book is not about the past, which has gone. Or the future, which is uncertain. But it is for those who want to improve the lives of people with dementia and themselves in the Here and Now. The book is not written by an expert but by a man seeking to find new approaches concerning dementia who wishes to share his discoveries.Killick steers clear of any sort of medical terminology and instead nurtures

A look inside a dancer\'s world Inspiring, revealing, and deeply relatable, Being a Ballerina is a firsthand look at the realities of life as a professional ballet dancer. Through episodes from her own career, Gavin Larsen describes the forces that drive a person to study dance; the daily balance that dancers navigate between hardship and joy; and the dancer\'s continual quest to discover who they

The Student\'s Book Pack contains a print Student\'s Book that is visually engaging. Each unit incorporates the course theme of Life Skills, along with Grammar sections, Support boxes and a writing syllabus. A DVD is included and a webcode providing access to the Student\'s Resource Centre where video worksheets and audio are

Bernard Paget enjoyed a hugely successful military career which culminated in his top level appointments in WW2. As C-in-C Home Forces and the C-in-C 21st Army Group he was responsible for preparing the Army for the long awaited Second Front in Europe in 1944. To his lasting chagrin he was not to use in battle the weapon that he had shaped and tempered.He proved himself both a gallant soldier in the

Against the bleak backdrop of pressing issues in today\'s world, civil societies remain vibrant, animated by people\'s belief that they should and can solve such issues and build a better society. Their imagination of a good society, their understanding of their engagement, and the ways they choose to act constitute the cultural aspect of civil society. Central to this cultural aspect of civil society

A Lick and a Promise is the debut poetry collection of one of Ireland\'s most famed female musicians, Imelda May. Following the release of her first poetry EP Slip Of The Tongue in 2020, this collection contains 104 poems, including two each from both her father and young daughter. Using the themes of Breast, Below, Blood, Eyes, Tongue, and Temple, the poems are written in May\'s absorbing, visceral

Outsmart Your Enemies. Outrun the Galaxy.\"Just please, remember what I told you. Run. Don\'t stop running for anything.\" Buckle up your seatbelt for Victories Greater Than Death, a thrilling YA sci-fi adventure set against an intergalactic war from internationally bestselling author Charlie Jane Anders. Tina never worries about being \'ordinary\'--she doesn\'t have to, since she\'s known practically

Meet Bobby: an ordinary kid with an extraordinary voice! Sent off to school for the first time in his life, nine-year-old Bobby Dean is busy making new friends, learning lines for the Nativity Play, and trying to not laugh at the head teacher\'s terrible jokes. But then Bobby Dean discovers that when he sings magical things can happen! From rescuing kidnapped dogs, helping Santa, and even travelling

From the director of Dragged Across ConcreteDecades in the future Corpus Chrome, Inc. develops a robotic body, dubbed a \"mannequin,\" that can revive, sustain and interface with a cryonically-preserved human brain. Like all new technology, it is copyrighted. Hidden behind lawyers and a chrome facade, the inscrutable organization resurrects a variety of notable minds, pulling the deceased back from

Heine\'s efforts to shape the princelings into worthy successors to the throne continue, but it seems that Bruno in particular is struggling with a bit of a crisis of conscience when it comes to his future. Can he live up to Heine\'s standards to remain his \"apprentice\"? More importantly, does he have the courage to carve out his own

A Today Show and New York Post Summer Reads Selection First dates can be murder. \"Ferociously smart.\" --AJ Finn \"Riveting.\" --Riley Sager \"Addictive.\" --Liv Constantine \"Wonderfully tense.\" --Aimee Molloy\"Irresistible.\" --Mary Kubica\"Impossible to put down.\" --Megan MirandaRiveting and compulsive, national bestselling author Wendy Walker\'s The Night Before \"takes you to deep, dark places

Now available in a new paperback edition, this book for young readers offers an illustrated introduction to the life and art of Georgia O\'Keeffe. Georgia O\'Keeffe\'s bold and colorful depictions of flowers, New York skylines, and desert landscapes are easily recognizable to most adults and endlessly intriguing to young readers. This introduction to the life and work of the world renowned painter

A fast-paced, thorough introduction to modern C++ written for experienced programmers. After reading C++ Crash Course, you\'ll be proficient in the core language concepts, the C++ Standard Library, and the Boost Libraries. C++ is one of the most widely used languages for real-world software. In the hands of a knowledgeable programmer, C++ can produce small, efficient, and readable code that any programmer

Many people know that Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) was a Mexican artist, a feminist icon who lived in the famous Blue House and whose work includes The Two Fridas. What, perhaps, they don\'t know is that 55 of her 143 artworks are self-portraits; that her painting Roots holds the record for a Latin American artwork, having sold for $5.6 million in 2006; that her love letters sold for $137,000; that she

The extraordinary life and death-defying work of one of the most important and pioneering performance artists in contemporary art.When Marina Abramovic Dies examines the extraordinary life and death-defying work of one of the most pioneering artists of her generation--and one who is still at the forefront of contemporary art today. This intimate, critical biography chronicles Abramovic\'s formative

A bold new synthesis of paleontology, archaeology, genetics, and anthropology that overturns misconceptions about race, war and peace, and human nature itself, answering an age-old question: What made humans so exceptional among all the species on Earth? Creativity. It is the secret of what makes humans special, hiding in plain sight. Agust n Fuentes argues that your child\'s finger painting comes