Product Description: "Terrifying, persuasive, and aesthetically delightful." —Nick Diamonds, Islands, The Unicorns"Chris Taylor is a visionary and a prophet. He is in our reality to teach us how to see the world in more meaningful ways. After Land is a demonstration of his genius and is a gift for humanity from beyond the membrane of our earthy perceptions...read more

Product Description: Tried and tested by undergraduate law students across the UK. * 94% of students polled agree that Law Express helps them to revise effectively and take exams with confidence. * 88% agree that Law Express helps them to understand key concepts quickly...read more

Product Description: When Chris Taylor went to Hong Kong in 2003 he expected to teach history to enthusiastic students, stay for two years and then go home to England. Instead he discovered the vastness of China. Ten years and 33 provinces later he became that rarest of commodities; a westerner who scratched beneath the surface and explored beyond Great Wall, shopping malls and Terracotta Warriors in order to understand this fascinating, frustrating and beautiful country...read more

More than a decade after first discovering an idyllic walled town deep in the mountains of southwest China, a former guidebook writer returns to find his modern-day vision of Shangrila threatened by an outsider intent on bringing the party scene to town. When he falls for the newcomer's fire-dancing Chinese girlfriend, he becomes entangled in a conflict that pits the drug-addled Westerners against increasingly hostile locals. A dark exploration of the disrupting effects of change, globalization and travel, Harvest Season also provides a glimpse of a China most of us never imagined existed.

Product Description: "The Formula For Success In Network Marketing" is a step-by-step guide to building a successful network marketing business. There is a wealth of information to help every networker, from the point of just starting out with no networking experience, to the more advanced strategies needed by seasoned networkers with a large team, keen to progress at a quicker speed...read more

Product Description: This book guides childcare professionals through attachment theory and provides techniques for caring for children with attachment difficulties. It explains what attachment is, what different patterns of attachment look like in children and young people, how early attachment experiences affect their lives, and how this understanding can help childcare workers to develop therapeutic ways of caring...read more

Product Description: Law Express: Constitutional & Administrative Law is designed to help you to relate all the reading and study throughout your course specifically to exam and assignment situations. Understand quickly what is required, organise your revision, and learn the key points with ease, to get the grades you need...read more

Product Description: The author Chris Taylor uses old family stories told to him by his Uncle Billy and the letters written between him and his mother Elizabeth to tell the story of a brave and courageous woman who changes her life from being an alcoholic to being a woman who falls in love with God...read more

"The editors take readers through a breathtaking landscape of perspectives on the foundations of playwork. ... This book invites you to reflect (see Palmer, p51). But above all, it is one that inspires action." Children and Society "Foundations of Playwork is a must read for anyone with an interest in playwork or children's services. It shows the breadth, depth and value of our work with and on behalf of children." Mike Greenaway, Director of Play Wales Play impacts on all aspects of human behaviour and development, including the social, physical, cognitive, creative, emotional and spiritual worlds. The profession of playwork endeavours to provide enriched play environments with a view to enabling children achieve their full potential. This book provides a holistic overview of contemporary play and playwork. Straightforward and accessible, it covers topics such as playwork identity; play environments; the role of the playworker; values and ethics; play and playwork theory; and at the heart of the book, a special chapter located at the cutting-edge of 21st century play theory. The authors position play and playwork within the broader social context of the management and development of play settings, work within and between different sectors of the children's workforce, and the socio-legal framework of children's rights, and legislation. The book has international interest, considering playwork in the UK, US and Romania. It looks at diverse settings such as prisons, hospitals, parks, adventure playgrounds and play centres, schools, youth settings and nurseries. Contributions from many of the leading names in playwork offer the most current theory and practice in the field. They present approaches to playwork using a range of techniques such as case studies and critiques, applied and emergent theorizing, story-telling and reflection. This encourages the reader to gain a breadth of perspective and develop their own contribution to the playwork tradition. Foundations of Playwork is a vital resource for playwork students, practitioners, members of the children's workforce, carers and parents.

Product Description: Journalist Chris Taylor posed one simple question to the most brilliant achievers in the country: If you could give only one piece of advice to the next generation, what would it be? From Nobel Prize winners to Olympic gold medalists, from senators to CEOs, each contributor gives a glimpse of the ultimate philosophy that guides his or her life...read more

Do you want to revise more effectively? Do you want to take exams with confidence? This book is designed to: help you understand what is important about the subject; enable you to remember the most important cases and statutes; and, show you how to apply your knowledge effectively in exams.