'An absolute stunner: frank, funny, self-aware, constantly surprising ... One of the most insightful representations I've read of what it feels like to be alive these days' GEORGE SAUNDERS

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A memoir of finding where you are - so you know where you're going

One day Heidi Julavits sees her son silhouetted by the sun and notices he is at the threshold of what she calls 'the end times of childhood.' Who is my son becoming, she asks herself - and what qualifies me to be his...

Including an interview with Judy Blume, the author illustrates a short story from Turkey.

Helps students understand how theory impacts and informs social work practice across a range of contexts and with different service user groups

This groundbreaking book takes a humanistic approach to counselling young people, establishing humanistic counselling as an evidence-based psychological intervention.

This timely book showcases the variety of qualitative longitudinal methods and tools available to researchers today. It will help you find, generate, and manage data from a variety of research tools

An up-to-date, student focused introduction that will be adopted on sociology, human geography and population studies modules across the social sciences.

`Hall et al bring many years of practice and academic experience to their material. The book is accessible in its style and makes extensive use of interesting case histories' - Eisteach (Journal for the Irish Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy)Guided Imagery is a unique, practical guide to using imagery in one-to-one therapeutic work with clients.

Long waited second edition of this popular exploration of media economics. Will be adopted on courses across media management, media policy and the creative industries.

By using a fresh, sociological perspective, this book explores the development of sexualities across both public and private spheres, highlighting the history and development of 'sexualities' before looking at how sexualities are framed by cultural factors, including the media, religion, and politics, with thoughtful consideration given to heterosexualities, cis, bi and trans identities.

Focusing on what students really need to know, this book breaks down all of the key social work theory covered across a students' training, demystifying complex concepts by demonstrating their application to real-life practice.