Harriet: 793 books

Why do so many people love gardening? What does your garden say about you? What is guerrilla gardening? The Psychology of Gardening delves into the huge benefits that gardening can have on our health and emotional well-being, and how this could impact on the entire public health of a country....

This book examines the forces of sadomasochism in the clinical domain where transference and countertransference reside. Psychoanalysts write in depth about cases where sadomasochism is present for both analysand and analyst. Four cases present the unfolding analytic exchange where life and death...

Homecare worker Molly Lewin confronts two unexpected challenges: a client’s murder and the threatened conviction of his long-time companion, an old-time southern blues singer. She is incensed to discover that the murder may be tied to a scheme to drive out low-rent tenants and replace their homes...

Aerobiology is the study of airborne particles that have an impact on humans and other organisms. Every day, we are exposed to airborne particles, including "natural" particles such as pollen, bacteria, and fungi, and "unnatural" particles, such as asbestos fibers and noxious chemicals....

In Summercove, dem Haus ihrer Großeltern an den Klippen Cornwalls, fällt Natasha das Tagebuch ihrer lang verstorbe­nen Tante in die Hände. Cecily, so hat man Natasha immer glauben lassen, ist im Alter von nur fünfzehn Jahren tragisch verunglückt. Doch das Tagebuch erzählt eine ganz andere Geschichte:...

Mistress Katy Scudder avait invité mistress Brown, mistress Jones et la femme du diacre Twitchel à prendre le thé chez elle, une après-midi de juin de l’an de grâce 17... Quand on veut raconter une histoire, on est toujours fort embarrassé de savoir comment la commencer. Il s’agit...

Mon cher jeune ami, puisque je vais vous raconter l’histoire de ma vie, je veux commencer par le commencement et vous dire comment les fées viennent au monde. Vous saurez donc que, lorsqu’à minuit une goutte de rosée tombe dans le calice d’une fleur, si l’atmosphère est sans nuages, la...

The Handbook on Crime is a comprehensive edited volume that contains analysis and explanation of the nature, extent, patterns and causes of over 40 different forms of crime, in each case drawing attention to key contemporary debates and social and criminal justice responses to them. It also challenges...

This holiday, we proudly present to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas stories. Over 250 of them are included by your favourite authors:Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Willa Cather, Beatrix Potter, Louisa May Alcott, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Hans Christian Andersen, E.T.A. Hoffmann, O. Henry, Mark Twain and many more!

With the upcoming implementation of CCSS in E/LA and mathematics in 2014, and the expected implementation in science, history/social studies, and technical subjects, educators need a grounded, specific text on how to scaffold students from where they are to where they need to be according to the Common...

Originally published in 1997. This book provides people moving into management roles in Further Education with an understanding of management theory applied specifically to Further Education colleges. Good management skills have been identified by the inspectorate as crucial to the future of this...

The Colour of Wine isn’t just another book about picturesque Cape Winelands vineyards in South Africa. Instead, it tells the remarkable story of South Africa’s transition from apartheid to democracy through the personal journeys of black winemakers. Woven through their stories are interviews with...