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Our titles are published simultaneously in paperback and in a range of e-book formats. E-books can be bought for a range of personal devices such as Kindle, Apple iPad or Kobo and can be purchased in epub format from this website.

Titles are also available via most of the main academic booksellers and library aggregators in the world. This includes: Blackwell Learning, Coresource, Dawsonera, Ebrary, EBL, EBSCOHost, Gardners. Kortext, Myilibrary and Vitalsource.

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Leading with Empathy

Supporting People in a Hybrid World

This book helps leaders and managers understand the impact of hybrid working on the well-being of staff and offers practical ideas  to reduce work-related stress and create an effective, flexible and motivated workforce.

Learning and Teaching Practical Skills

As seen on TV

This innovative book uses examples from popular TV shows to help teachers support the development of students' practical skills. 

Learning Disability Nursing

Developing Professional Practice

A must-have book for nurses, exploring all aspects of professional development in learning disability nursing from the foundations to advanced practice.

Learning to be a Primary Teacher

Core Knowledge and Understanding

This fully revised essential guide gives all primary trainees and early career teachers the key knowledge, understanding and skills they need to succeed. 

Listening Skills for Effective Policing

Key listening skills for police officers at all levels explained and exemplified.

Living a good life with Dementia

A practitioner's guide

A practical exploration of what’s possible when caring for someone living with dementia, to help them live their best life in a way that makes sense to them.

Love in the Present Tense

A Bereaved Mum's Story

A mother shares insight on the positives and negatives of her young adult son’s unsuccessful cancer treatment with a view to contributing to improving services for the patient and the family. 

Major and Serious Crime Investigations

Provides essential reading in the field of major and serious crime investigation, providing those new to investigation a strong foundation from which to build and those with experience the opportunity to develop their knowledge in the field.

Making sense of theory and its application to social work practice

How to understand social work theory and apply it to social work practice

Management from A to Z and back again

52 Ideas, tools and models for managing people

If you want to develop your ability to manage yourself and the people who work for you, this engaging guide is just what you need.   

Managing Stress

A theoretically informed practical guide to understanding and tackling stress, presented by a well-respected author who explains complex ideas clearly and accessibly without oversimplifying them.

Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Children 4-11 Years

Helps trainees and teachers to identify and support primary-aged children with mental health needs, providing a range of evidence-based tools.