WHEN YOU'RE ALEXANDER POOLE, EVERYONE'S YOUR TEACHER A skeevy stereo salesman, master of the bait and switch. A flaky folk singer and his dog that reads Tolkien. A drug dealer loan shark with a passion for trees. A ballsy townie chick who turns you on to Springsteen. Your wiseass roommate whose favorite pastime is smoking your dope. Your first college girlfriend who has sex with you to confirm that she's gay. Even your one true love. Together they point you to paradise - Poole's Paradise - but what will it cost to get in?
WHEN YOU'RE ALEXANDER POOLE, EVERYONE'S YOUR TEACHER A skeevy stereo salesman, master of the bait and switch. A flaky folk singer and his dog that rea...
Giving Voice to Profound Disability is devoted to exploring the lives of people with profound and multiple learning difficulties and disabilities, and brings together the voices of those best placed to speak about the rewards and challenges of living with, supporting and teaching this group of vulnerable and dependent people - including parents, carers and teachers. Along with their personal insights the book offers philosophical reflections on the status, role and treatment of profoundly disabled people, and the subjects discussed include:
Respect and human...
Giving Voice to Profound Disability is devoted to exploring the lives of people with profound and multiple learning difficulties and disab...
Growing numbers of human beings live with profound and multiple learning difficulties and disabilities. Exploring the moral, social and political implications of this trend, Valuing Profoundly Disabled People addresses questions that are high on policy and practice agendas in numerous regions around the world, including the UK and the EU, the USA, and Australasia.
In this important work Vorhaus examines fundamental moral and social questions about profound disability, and each chapter combines a comprehensive review of existing literature with thought-provoking and original...
Growing numbers of human beings live with profound and multiple learning difficulties and disabilities. Exploring the moral, social and political i...
What's in this book? Some fiction, some flotsam, some dances with words, heart-stopping anagrams, found objects galore, things I've said about dogs, a punctuation puzzle, some gutted cliches, twitter tales, sad tales (at least one), true facts and bar facts, hilarious headlines (wait, you'll see), wisdomettes, a whiff of poker, names needing rock bands, a noun fight, a museum of lies, a war of random words, a bit of wizardry, plus bad ideas for children, some new dirty words, a brief interlude where writing in the passive voice is done and much more, all in fewer pages than you might expect....
What's in this book? Some fiction, some flotsam, some dances with words, heart-stopping anagrams, found objects galore, things I've said about dogs, a...
