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Early childhood education across the world has been influenced by the pioneering work of Maria Montessori, and this book provides a complete overview of Montessori pedagogy and practice. It considers the Montessori approach within the context of early childhood education and care, and examines it...

"A masterpiece... the one single indispensable book that all media students and scholars need to read to understand this vital and growing area of research." - Robert W. McChesney, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign "A contemporary classic of media studies. Vincent Mosco,...

Praise for First Edition: `This book is highly recommended to a wide range of people as a clear and systematic introduction to phenomenological psychology... the book has set the stage for possible new colloquia between the phenomenological and other approaches in psychology' - Changes `As...

The black-white divide has long haunted the United States as a driving force behind social inequality. Yet, the civil rights movement, the increase in immigration, and the restructuring of the economy in favor of the rich over the last several decades have begun to alter the contours of inequality....

"Drawing on a course road tested for over a decade, Sharp has delivered an invaluable aid for teaching students about the complex political, cultural and spatial logics of colonialism and post-colonialism. Difficult theoretical jargon is demystified and the generous use of illustrations and quotes...

"This is an in-depth examination of a slippery and contradictory subject. Knowledge alone is not enough for this type of project. It takes breaking out of narrow conceptual cages and unsettling what we think of as stable meanings. The author brings all of this to life in often unforgettable ways." -...

How do children relate to numbers and mathematics? How can they be helped to understand and make sense of them? People are rarely ambivalent towards mathematics, having either a love or hate relationship with the subject, and our approach to it is influenced by a variety of factors. How we are taught...

When pregnant mom-to-be Jenn hires a new personal trainer, she's shocked and thrilled to find herself paired with Scott, a tall, handsome young man with a soft touch and sparkling emerald eyes that make her melt with desire. She's so happy with the attention that she doesn't mention matters to her...

Rachel awakens in an unfamiliar place, bound and blindfolded... and subject to the whims of her mysterious captor. Whoever it is, he knows what he wants - and is prepared to take it. He wastes no time in seducing his vulnerable, helpless prey, and Rachel finds herself unable to resist his advances....

"Mum, dad, it's morning time, can we get up now and play... Go back to bed, it's 6 o'clock, it's too early to start the day" - Join the little boy as he discovers the right time to get up in the morning and meets some new friends along the way including birds from the dawn chorus, a fox just going to bed and a little spider with a newly spun web.

When two South Carolina Department of Natural Resources officers are called to the scene of a car accident to view a body that has been partially eaten by a wild animal, they cannot begin to imagine that the race against the clock to stop a man eater before it kills again will also uncover a conspiracy...

Kenna's life is looking up. She's finally moved out of the governor's mansion, and more independence means moreprivate time with her two boyfriends, Jamie and Peter. But just when things are going smoothly, their unconventional relationship hits another snag in the form of Jamie's ex-fiancee, Audrey...

Alex Riviera's baseball career seems doomed before a mysterious new team doctor offers him a cutting-edge treatment to help his body recover from injury. But when he discovers he's actually being used as a guinea pig for a new miracle drug that turns men into women, Alex is furious to find...

Marina's finally getting the hang of her internship, most of which she spends in private "brainstorming sessions"  with CEO Henry Meyers, until a familiar face from her past re-enters the picture. With her sex life hanging by a thread, she questions whether Henry sees her more than just...