It's a bird! It's a plane! It's - a helicopter full of farm animals? It's this wacky premise that catches kids' attention, but the underlying message of this book is about the power of positivity - that when you believe in yourself, anything is possible. Ralph, the hero of the book, won't take no for an answer. When his father tells him he will buy him a bicycle 'when pigs fly', Ralph cheerfully takes his father's comment to heart and sets about devising a way to get his curly-tailed pals airborne
What happens when you ask twenty of your mates to tell you a story about their dad? You end up with Dad Stories, a collection of poignant accounts by Central Victorian men of their relationships with their dads, and the impact and influence those men have had on their lives. Dad Stories remembers the good times, while never shying away from the sad or the tragic. Ultimately, these stories reveal that our fathers are much like us; sharing the same passions, hopes, fears, strengths, joys and disappointments – the qualities... More info
The Big Book of Happy Sadness tells the beautiful story of George, a lonely boy with a great big space inside, he lives with his sad, old grandmother. Each Friday, in an attempt to visit something even lonelier than he is, George goes to visit the dogs at the dog shelter. He meets the lonely, sad and doomed three-legged Jeremy, who seems to share a special connection with George and together with Granny they make a new family. A touching and evocative story of finding hope in the darkest... More info
The issue of 'recovery' has been increasingly prioritised by policymakers in recent years, but the meaning of the concept remains ambiguous. This edited collection brings together the thoughts and experiences of researchers, practitioners and service users from the fields of health, addiction and criminal justice and centres on current developments in addiction policy and practice. Tackling Addiction examines what recovery, addiction and dependence really mean, not only to the professional involved in rehabilitation but also to each individual client, and how 'coerced treatment' fails to take account of recovery as a... More info
