Dorothy: 1480 books

This book examines the social, economic and political issues of public health provision in historical perspective. It outlines the development of public health in Britain, Continental Europe and the United States from the ancient world through to the modern state. It includes discussion of: *...

This very interesting and charming narrative chronicles the life of a mouse. All the animals have been invested with a unique persona. The work is made unique by the fact that the attitudes, feelings and thoughts of the animal are presented by an animal itself. Interspersed with moral lessons on how to treat the weak, this is a brilliant work.

This compilation of myths, legends, and oral histories from the far north of New Zealand is the story of the people who make up the tribes of Muriwhenua. The author provides whakapapa (genealogy and history) as well as a variety of lively and dramatic stories for each tribe. All have been discussed...

A fascinating discussion on the constitutional growth of India as the British Raj came to an end.

Este libro presenta la historia mínima de la educación en México desde la época prehispánica hasta nuestros días. Se destacan las rupturas y las continuidades, los conflictos y las soluciones, las esperanzas y los fracasos en la educación promovida por familias, grupos sociales, maestros y gobernantes.

Childhood: Services and Provision for Children provides an important and timely contribution to the field of Childhood and Youth Studies. This cutting-edge text brings together, within a critical framework, an understanding and discussion of a broad range of services, ideas and themes, and debates...

'I didn't mean to, honest to goodness I didn't. It just happened.' Amber Salpone doesn't mean to keep ending up in bed with her friend Greg Walterson, but she can't help herself. And after every time it 'just happens' their secret affair moves closer to being a real relationship, which is big...

To avenge his child, a New York cop vows to tear his own family apart On the twentieth floor of a half-finished skyscraper, two brothers-in-law stare each other down. One is Vincent Ventura, a made man who fancies himself a real estate mogul. The other is Danny O’Hara, an honest foreman who’s...

On a snowy night in 1935, a decades-old secret begins with a killing Walter Stachiew has powerful arms, matinee-idol looks, and an easy charm that he uses to distract his neighbors in the Bronx from his bad habits, which include a love of liquor and a fondness for teenage boys. When he is found...

This wonderful book links all the elements of her life into one intimate, flowing and absolutely enthralling story - relating details of her beautiful, holy mother; her noble and pious father; her great and generous sisters, all of whom entered the convent; plus her own story - from her infancy to...

The Paper House is neither an account of soul-stirring achievement nor heart-rending abuse. Rather, it simply records the adventures of a child occupied with the business of growing up.

The stark naked body was lying in the tub. Not unusual for a proper bath, but highly irregular for murder -- especially with a pair of gold pince-nez deliberately perched before the sightless eyes. What's more, the face appeared to have been shaved after death. The police assumed that the victim was...

Presents the classical epic, glorifying the heroism of Charlemagne in the 778 battle between the Franks and the Moors. Presents the classical epic, glorifying the heroism of Charlemagne in the 778 battle between the Franks and the Moors.

This is a revised edition of an important title originally published in 2009. It is written primarily for psychotherapists and other practitioners and describes a new and effective form of dynamic therapy designed for working with adults and with adolescents. The theory, on which the new form of therapy...