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Child Welfare and Family Services: Policies and Practice (Eighth Edition)
by Susan Downs Ernestine Moore Emily Jean McfaddenIntended for use in collaborative programs bringing together public child welfare agencies and schools of social work, this textbook takes a deliberately broad approach to child services. Chapters concentrate on topics like rights and responsibilities, the prevention of maltreatment, day care and child development programs, family income security, court intervention, protection from neglect and abuse, family preservation, foster care, adoption, delinquency, and professional responsibilities. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-third Annual Collection
by Gardner Dozois[from the book jacket] "In The Year's Best Science Fiction Twenty-Third Annual Collection, our very best SF authors explore ideas of a new world with such compelling stories as: "Beyond the Aquila Rift": Critically acclaimed author Alastair Reynolds takes readers to the edge of the universe, where no voyager has dared to travel before-or so we think. "Comber": Our world is an ever-changing one, and award-winning author Gene Wolfe explores the darker side of our planet's fluidity in his own beautiful and inimitable style. "Audubon in Atlantis": In a world not quite like our own, bestselling author Harry Turtledove shows us that there are reasons some species have become extinct. The twenty-nine stories in this collection imaginatively take us far across the universe, into the very core of our beings, to the realm of the gods, and the moment just after now. Included here are the works of masters of the form and of bright .new talents, including: Neal Asher Paolo Bacigalupi Stephen Baxter Elizabeth Bear Chris Beckett David Gerrold Dominic Green Daryl Gregory Joe Haldeman Gwyneth Jones James Patrick Kelly Jay Lake and Ruth Nestvold Ken MacLeod Ian McDonald Vonda N. McIntyre David Moles Steven Popkes Hannu Rajaniemi Alastair Reynolds Robert Reed Chris Roberso Mary Rosenblum William Sanders Bruce Sterling Michael Swanwick Harry Turtledove Peter Watts and Derryl Murphy Liz Williams Gene Wolfe Supplementing the stories are the editor's insightful summation of the year's events and a lengthy list of honorable mentions, making this book both a valuable resource and the single best place in the universe to find stories that stir the imagination, and the heart."
The Ice Age
by Margaret DrabbleTo the privileged generation that came of age in the Sixties, the era of easy money and easier sex was like a high-stakes gamble that might just roll on forever...
Knight Triumphant
by Shannon DrakeAfter her husband dies from the plague, Igraina finds herself captive in her own castle, held hostage by a Scottish warrior.
Post-Capitalist Society
by Peter DruckerWe are in the middle of another time of radical economic change, from the Age of Capitalism and the Nation-State, to a Knowledge Society.
Reflections from the Keyboard: The World of the Concert Pianist
by David DubalInterviews with 35 noted pianists, with selected discography
A Call to Virginity?
by Fr. Thomas DubayThis book offers women a theologian's view of virginal dedication, as well as reasons for choosing this lifestyle, by presenting a positive view of virginity.
Can Religious Life Survive? An Urgent Question Confronts the Church Today
by Fr. Thomas DubayCan religious life survive by attaining a shared vision of love, humility and unity throughout the Christian world?
Caring: A Biblical Theology of Community
by Fr. Thomas DubayChristian communities find in this work the Biblical, theological, psychological and practical means to reinvigorate their lives with meaning and purpose
Dawn of a Consecration: Meditations for Young Sisters
by Fr. Thomas DubayMeditations on adjusting to convent life, voluntary poverty, one's purpose in life, humility, peace, perfection, all for Christ.
Ecclesial Women: Towards a Theology of the Religious State
by Fr. Thomas DubayDubay lays bare the evangelical and theological principles which can give vitality and meaning to a sister's life, giving priorities and perspective in the light of Vatican II directives.
God Dwells Within Us
by Fr. Thomas DubayA detailed description of the mystery of the Trinity indwelling in the Christian soul
The Marist Ideal: Meditations for the Missionary Sisters of the Society of Mary
by Fr. Thomas DubayMeditations on humility, detachment, charity, Mary's Love for God, poverty, virginity, obedience, the Eucharist, love of the Church, death, God's mercy, time and eternity, etc.
Philosophy of the State as Educator
by Fr. Thomas DubayPenetrating analysis of questions like: What is the function of the state in education? What obligations does the state have to support private education? Must the state teach morality?
Pilgrims Pray
by Fr. Thomas DubayIn a lucid style, Dubay explores the richness of scriptural prayer themes to be found in the biblical word.
Sisters' Retreats: A Guide for Priests and Sisters
by Fr. Thomas DubaySisters speak out on how to improve their retreats, what they want in a retreat master, what forms of meditation talks are the most helpful, etc.
What Is Religious Life? Questions Religious Are Asking
by Fr. Thomas DubayDubay answers questions to help people gain a clearer understanding of the theological dimensions of the religious life
The Seminary Rule: An Explanation of the Purposes Behind It and How Best to Carry It Out
by Fr. Thomas Dubay Joseph Francis RummelAn explanation of the purposes behind the Seminary Rule and how best to carry it out
Resurrection Day
by Brendan DuboisIt's October 1972, 10 years since the Cuban missile crisis erupted into a full-blown nuclear war between the US and the USSR. The USSR is decimated, and the US is a shell of her former self...
The Story of Squanto: First Friend to the Pilgrims
by Cathy East DubowskiNo part of this biography has been fictionalized. When the Pilgrims landed in Plymouth, they faced many hardships, but they found English-speaking Squanto to guide them.
Deep Fire Rising
by Jack DubrulHired to lead the excavation of caverns deep beneath Area 51, Philip Mercer finds himself drilling straight into the epicenterof an age-old conspiracy.
Who Were the Celts? Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Celts 1000 B.C. to the Present
by Kevin DuffyThis fast-paced history entertains, informs and surprises. We think of the Celts as the people of Scotland, Ireland and Wales, but in 800 B.C. they were organized and prosperous farmers populating middle Europe including Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Hungary, and Austria. They were spiritual, had elaborate, fair, laws and worked in metals inventing plough-shares and horse shoes, and creating beautiful works of art. They were fastidiously clean and loved colorful, elaborate clothing, tales, songs and feasting. Centuries later in the Celtic countries we know today, they fought for nearly a thousand years to protect their culture and freedom. In Scotland and Ireland, they preserved art, history and literature during the dark ages. Driven from their homeland by the invading English, they poured in to the United States where they made major contributions to their new nation, in writing and signing The Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Ronald Reagan, and Bill Clinton, are some of the U. S. Presidents with Celtic roots. Andrew Carnegie and Alexander Graham Bell are examples of Celts who helped shape The United States in the past. Other notable Celtic Americans include Grace Kelly, George M. Cohan, and John Wayne, F. Scott Fitzgerald, The founder of Domino's Pizza and the CEO of Disney studios. This short history is a feast for history, trivia and culture buffs. The full bibliography and index are included.
Emergency Engagement
by Michele Dunaway"I'm not a hooker and I don't strip bare. I've only done it a few times. I needed the money." When was the last time she'd had something to eat?
Emperor and Clown (A Man of His Word, Part #4)
by Dave DuncanThe loyal stableboy Rap had fought through hell and high water to rescue Inos, his queen. But at the end, it had all been in vain. Inos had married the accursed Sultan Azak. A failed and broken man, Rap awaits his fate, at the hands of Azak's torturers while Inos follows her lord on a dangerous journey.
Dolly and the Bird of Paradise (Johnson Johnson #6)
by Dorothy DunnettJohnson Johnson, portrait painter (and secret agent for British Intelligence), and his yacht Dolly gets tangled up in international intrigue with a beautiful bird named Rita Geddes.