The Care and Keeping of Freddy (Paperback) by Susan Hill Long Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2022 by Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, United States ISBN-13: 978-1-5344-7520-5, ISBN: 1-5344-7520-6
"For fans of Kate DiCamillo and Sharon Creech comes this “both raw and warm in its compassionate telling” (Publishers Weekly) middle grade novel about a young girl, her pet bearded dragon, and the friends who make her summer one to ..."
"This book explores a theoretical model - the Transforming Experience Framework (TEF) - used to understand the complexities and ambiguities of experience within organisational life. The TEF explores how people can take authentic action through taking up roles. The model is initially presented together with an understanding of the nature of unconscious dynamics and their disturbing and creative potentials. The various chapters explore sit ..."
"Friends Georgia, Maria, and Roly stumble through a pivotal summer together as parents, siblings, and a bearded dragon named Freddy cause distress."
Whistle in the Dark by Susan Hill Long Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 2013 by Holiday House ISBN-13: 978-0-8234-2839-7, ISBN: 0-8234-2839-7
"What Clem wants for his thirteenth birthday is a dog. What he gets is a miner's cap. It's the 1920s in Leadanna, Missouri, and money is tight in the Harding household. So, Clem, a gifted student and talented writer, must leave school and join Pap in the lead mines, spending his days digging in the suffocating dark beneath the crushing weight of the earth.While searching for another way to help support his family Grampy's suffering from ..."
"This book provides a valuable introduction to historical and sociological studies of family change in Japan. The author discusses the organization and assumptions of the academic disciplines, introduces resources for cross-cultural research on family change, and summarizes research results in areas such as infanticide, preindustrial mobility, family size and structure, family relations, mate selection, and the elderly. Summaries of Japa ..."
Lives in Motion Composing Circles of Self and Community in Japan (Cornell East Asia Series, 106) by Susan Orpett Long, Ph.D. Long Paperback, 312 Pages, Published 2010 by Cornell Univ East Asia Program ISBN-13: 978-1-885445-06-3, ISBN: 1-885445-06-7
"From the deathbed to the commuter railway station, from the marriage market to the fish market, from the baseball field to the grave, this volume explores the diversity of contemporary Japanese society by studying how people "compose" their families, their communities, and their own identities. Challenging fixed boundaries characteristic of institutional analysis, these essays comprise an anthropology of real people who age, who play, a ..."
Socioanalytic Methods(1st Edition) Discovering the Hidden in Organisations and Social Systems by SusanLong Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2013 by Karnac Books ISBN-13: 978-1-78049-132-5, ISBN: 1-78049-132-8
"Socioanalysis is the study of groups, organisations, and society using a systems psychoanalytic framework: looking beneath the surface (and the obvious) to see the underlying dynamics and how these dynamics are interconnected. This book examines several of the methodologies used in socioanalytic work. Even though the beginnings of socioanalytic investigation lay in the mid-twentieth century, a broad look across several methodologies has ..."
Final Days(Updated) Japanese Culture And Choice at the End of Life by Susan Orpett Long Paperback, 287 Pages, Published 2006 by Univ Of Hawaii Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-8248-2964-3, ISBN: 0-8248-2964-6
"In postindustrial societies, people must consciously define their individuality through the choices they make. Recently, death has become yet another realm of personal choice, making a "good death" one in which we die in our "own way." Does culture matter in these decisions? Final Days represents a new perspective on end-of-life decision-making, arguing that culture does make a difference but not as a checklist of customs or as the sour ..."
Beginning Go(Reprint) Making the Winning Move by Peter Shotwell, SusanLong Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2016 by Tuttle Publishing ISBN-13: 978-0-8048-4655-4, ISBN: 0-8048-4655-3
"The must-have resource guidebook for those looking to learn the ancient Asian game of GoBeginning Go is a clear, concise and thorough introduction to the intricacies of Go that is perfect for first time players. The straightforward, easy-to-follow instructions and detailed examples make it simple to understand how to play. Players will learn the rules, how to keep score, as well as effective winning strategies and tactics to make the ga ..."
"“Entertaining and emotionally resonant.” —Kirkus Reviews “Long nails the voice of a kid trying as hard as she can to tackle adult problems on her own when the well-meaning adults in her life fall short.” —Publishers Weekly Josie Bloom is put to the test when she’s confronted by mysterious wads of money, a washed-up baseball player, and a whole lot of squirrels in this hilarious and heartwarming novel in the spirit of Kate DiCamillo’s Ra ..."
Thomas & Friends The Holiday Express (Lift-the-Flap) by Susan Hill Long, Jim Durk Board Book, 10 Pages, Published 2017 by Sfi Readerlink Dist ISBN-13: 978-0-7944-4028-2, ISBN: 0-7944-4028-2
"Count down to Christmas with Thomas and Friends! Twenty-four die-cut flaps reveal fun surprises in this holiday-adventure board book starring Thomas and his fellow locomotives on the island of Sodor."
The Magic Mirror Concerning a Lonely Princess, a Foundling Girl, a Scheming King and a Pickpocket Squirrel by Susan Hill Long Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2016 by Knopf Books For Young Readers ISBN-13: 978-0-553-51134-5, ISBN: 0-553-51134-3
"The twisty-turny journey of a girl searching for her heart’s desire—glimpsed in a magic mirror. Perfect for fans of Rump or Catherine, Called Birdy A foundling girl with a crooked leg and a crutch doesn’t expect life to be easy. Indeed, Maggie’s dearest wish is to simply not feel so alone. So when she spies a man behind bars in a magic mirror said to show one’s truest desire, she feels sure he is the father she’s always longed for—and ..."
The Magic Mirror Concerning a Lonely Princess, a Foundling Girl, a Scheming King and a Pickpocket Squirrel by Susan Hill Long Library, 320 Pages, Published 2016 by Knopf Books For Young Readers ISBN-13: 978-0-553-51135-2, ISBN: 0-553-51135-1
"The twisty-turny journey of a girl searching for her heart’s desire—glimpsed in a magic mirror. Perfect for fans of Rump or Catherine, Called Birdy A foundling girl with a crooked leg and a crutch doesn’t expect life to be easy. Indeed, Maggie’s dearest wish is to simply not feel so alone. So when she spies a man behind bars in a magic mirror said to show one’s truest desire, she feels sure he is the father she’s always longed for—and ..."
Whistle in the Dark by Susan Hill Long Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2014 by Holiday House ISBN-13: 978-0-8234-3191-5, ISBN: 0-8234-3191-6
"What Clem wants for his thirteenth birthday is a dog. What he gets is a miner's cap. It's the 1920s in Leadanna, Missouri, and money is tight in the Harding household. So, Clem, a gifted student and talented writer, must leave school and join Pap in the lead mines, spending his days digging in the suffocating dark beneath the crushing weight of the earth. While searching for another way to help support his family—Grampy's suffering from ..."
""The authors of this book share decades of geriatric perioperative nursing care experience with readers in a thorough, systematic manner....[This book] would be an excellent addition to the library of any health care professional, especially a perioperative nurse, who provides care to older adults."--AORN Journal, the official publication of the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses "This is a solid, well thought out book. The ..."
"Rainbow Fish is searching every nook and cranny of the beautiful Coral Reef for his friends. Gatefold flaps reveal each and every one of Rainbow Fish’s friends’ gems of hiding places and their snappy replies at being found."
"Miss Cuttle is leading her school of fish through the Coral Reef in a game of I spy with my little eye. Rainbow Fish and his friends take turns giving funny answers to the riddles. Gatefold flaps reveal the surprise answers – hidden treasures of their undersea home."
"This book offers both traditional and non-traditional literary selections drawn from the broad cultural base of the Spanish-speaking world. It approaches literature in stages, guiding readers step-by-step through the reading process."
""For twelve years, in so many ways we had been as one, everything had been shared, there had been no secrets. Yet the past still held secrets, the past threw its shadows, and the shadows sometimes separated us."Since Manderly burned, tormented Maxim de Winter and his demure second wife have fled the ghosts of a dark, unspoken yesterday. And now they have come home to England -- to bury what was and to start anew. But the sensual warmth ..."