Page 19 of Spring 2008 Trade Catalog by Dufour Editions

sociology health 17 lives in crisis homeless young people in dublin paula mayock lives in crisis reports on the findings of a qualitative study of 40 homeless young people in dublin city it documents their journeys into homelessness and traces the life experiences and events subsequent to their becoming homeless among other issues the book deals with the experience of being homeless the challenge of surviving on the street relationships and friendships drug use and criminal activity experiences of bullying violence and victimization health and health-related behavior help-seeking and coping strategies and service use and service utilization may 5½ x 8½ 260 pages liffey isbn 978-1-905785-07-0 1-905785-07-0 paper $29.95 diary of a diet a little book of big hannah jones hannah jones is magazine editor for the western mail her column diary of a diet is a must-read for women of every shape and size around wales and thanks to the internet way way beyond her new book which shares its title with her column chronicles her ongoing struggle to commit to get fit stick to a sensible eating plan or think once and for all that she s simply fabulous just the way she is right now may 5½ x 8½ 320 pages accent isbn 978-1-906125-04-2 1-906125-04-x paper $15.95 contemporary ireland a sociological map edited by sara o sullivan contemporary ireland a sociological map provides a very readable in-depth description and analysis of the transformations that have taken place in ireland over the past ten years during the heyday of the celtic tiger the book will become an important introductory textbook for undergraduate students in sociology irish studies and the human sciences but it is written in such a way that will be a useful resource for the general reader interested in irish society and culture although the book mainly maps changes in the south it also contains full description and analysis of recent transformations in the north april 6 x 9 496 pages ucd isbn 978-1-904558-87-3 1-904558-87-9 paper $52.95s weight loss life gain chrissie webber a journey for every reader from a dieting `scarcity mindset where food is demonized and weight loss is a life-long battle through to the eight mindsets of `abundant living free from food obsession craving and over-eating this new mindset focuses on replacing comfort eating with comfort loving building self-belief it leads the reader to discover the beauty of their inner self and how to let it shine freely by recapturing long forgotten habits of `conscious eating connecting mind body and spirit once more in unison with food and nature the reader will discover how to make happiness their pathway to permanent weight loss july 5½ x 8½ 192 pages accent isbn 978-1-906125-80-6 1-906125-80-5 paper $22.95 the politics of healthcare achieving real reform edited by eilish mcaulliffe kenneth mckenzie the complexity of health systems arises not because of the structure of healthcare but because of the myriad of complex relationships between the various stakeholders in health this book distills some of the collective experience that exists within and around the irish healthcare system on how to push for change and how to deal with some of the obstacles one inevitably meets the contributors are highly regarded individuals with considerable experience of bringing about change in the health sector my mummy wears a wig does yours michelle williams-huw a true and heart-warming account of a journey through breast cancer a diagnosis of breast cancer made michelle williams-huw mother of two small boys re-evaluate her life as she battled her demons to come to terms with the illness readers will be riveted by her honesty and enchanted as having hit bottom she falls in love with life all over again my mummy wears a wig is a moving and humorous account of michelle s personal journey which reveals the fears the hopes and the absurdity of her situation february 6 x 9 224 pages liffey isbn 978-1-905785-21-6 1-905785-21-6 paper $31.95 april 5½ x 8½ 280 pages accent isbn 978-1-906125-11-0 1-906125-11-2 paper $18.95

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