Gill: 949 books

This book argues that educators and the general public have become complacent about girls’ education as a consequence of the more recent fuss about problems for boys. After an analysis of persistent  disquiet about girls’ lifestyles, it uses theories of gender and education to demonstrate that...

This title was first published in 2000. Providing an introduction to contemporary regional economic development issues, this book analyzes whether the Regional Development Agencies (ROAs) have the organizational capacities to cope with complex business and economic development challenges.

This book analyses war monuments by developing a multimodal social-semiotic approach to understand how they communicate as three-dimensional objects. The book provides a practical tool-kit approach to how critical multimodal social semiotics should be done through visual, textual and material analysis....

Ten-year-old Adam lives in a small village in England, and his greatest passion is performing magic tricks – but the one thing he’s missing is a real, live rabbit to pull out of his top hat.One day, Adam is practising with his toy rabbit Scrags, when he reaches into his hat and pulls out a very...

Being a male midwife is an unusual career choice for an Ex-army officer. But Chris McAlpine has chosen it - and he is good at it. At first his new boss, Joy Taylor, is suspicious of Chris. But in time she recognises his dedication to the job and admires his organisational skills as well. In spite...

Dispelling the myths about how personalisation works for people with dementia living in care homes, this book demonstrates how to introduce Individual Service Funds (ISFs), what works and what doesn't, and how to deal with difficulties and setbacks. Individual Service Funds are one way that...

Christian embarks on a fascinating adventure that begins as an ordinary day. As an average American husband and father in his early thirties, he takes for granted the simple things in life; and at times, finds himself drowning in the monotony of his day-to-day routine. He seems to have it all under...

The book covers approximately twenty years of experience, living with dingoes. The author and her family make several interstate moves, taking with them their dingoes, horses and sheep. It tells about many of the habits and behaviour of the dingoes, and of how the family dealt with most of the day...

In a remote community off the west coast of Ireland, residents inclined to gossip speculate why reclusive Clement Ford, the "Sea Wolf," has become such a generous benefactor to his neighbors. then one night, a mysterious figure from Ford's past arrives on the island, and by morning three...

It was all that he wanted, a new life for Dr Alex Storm. Promotion to Specialist A and E Registrar at a good hospital in the North. He would be near his mother, his sister and her family, near the countryside he loved so much. Then a devastating letter made all his dreams and hopes seem futile. He...

Una barca è alla deriva. Le persone a bordo hanno perso tutto quel che avevano. Sempre più lontane dalla costa, in balia delle onde, cercano di tenere viva la speranza ascoltando una storia e cantando. Una canzone di libertà e una storia come il vento...

Dr Delyth Price was stunned by her reaction to her new boss, the intriguing Dr James Owen. He was everything she'd ever wanted in a man. But Delyth was the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter and had a gift that not everyone understood. James, at least, seemed prepared to listen, if not to believe...

All you need to encourage a love and enthusiasm for reading and writing from a young age. Benefit from the experience of key educators across the Caribbean regions who have carefully designed this resource to give your students exactly the right introduction to the Language Arts curriculum. -Ensure...

Higher education is in a current state of flux and uncertainty, with profound changes being shaped largely by the imperatives of global neoliberalism. Changing Pedagogical Spaces in Higher Education forms a unique addition to the literature and includes significant practical pointers in developing...