'you are to understand, Mr. Pip, that the name of the person who is your liberal benefactor remains a profound secret...' Young Pip lives with his sister and her husband the blacksmith, with few prospects for advancement until a mysterious benefaction takes him from the Kent marshes to London. Pip is haunted by figures from his past - the escaped convict Magwitch, the time-withered Miss Havisham and her proud and beautiful ward, Estella - and in time uncovers not just the origins of his great...

Fundamentals of the Physical Environment has established itself as a well-respected core introductory book for students of physical geography and the environmental sciences. Taking a systems approach, it demonstrates how the various factors operating at Earth’s surface can and do interact, and how landscape can be used to decipher them. The nature of the earth, its atmosphere and its oceans, the main processes of geomorphology and key elements of ecosystems are also all explained.

The final...

Structural proof theory is a branch of logic that studies the general structure and properties of logical and mathematical proofs. This book is both a concise introduction to the central results and methods of structural proof theory, and a work of research that will be of interest to specialists. The book is designed to be used by students of philosophy, mathematics, and computer science. A special feature of the volume is a computerized system for developing proofs interactively, downloa...

This book gives social work students a clear understanding of current legislation and a thorough grounding in the key issues in mental health in Scotland.

The Handbook for Social Research Methods is a must for every social-science researcher. It charts the new and evolving terrain of social research methodology, covering qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods in one volume.

The objective of this book is to assist readers to improve their communication skills in the Korean language. The format of the textbook and the workbook allows the learner to select and focus on any of the four language skills (speaking, listening, reading, and writing). These skills are connected by a common learning objective in each lesson, enabling the student to build on each through new situations and repetition.

The students learn specific language functions through meaningful practic...

Trauma na seksueel misbruik

Mensen met psychische problemen kunnen bij de ggz terecht. Mensen met een trauma, een psychisch probleem dat jarenlang is 'ingesleten', dragen extra ballast en zijn vaak moeilijker behandelbaar. Maar hulpzoekenden met een trauma na seksueel misbruik vragen wel het uiterste aan expertise en empathie van de behandelaar, omdat ze niet alleen gewond, maar ook afhoudend en sceptisch zijn geworden.

Hierdoor is het niet zo verwonderlijk dat er niet eerder een Nederlands ...

`Ik wens en begeer dat de trouweloze handelingen van mijn vader publiek en openbaar gemaakt zullen worden, desnoods na mijn dood.

Dit zijn de woorden van Elisabeth de Flines. Ze spreekt ze uit in 1715, als ze verwikkeld is in een jarenlange vete met haar vader. Het gaat daarbij om een grote erfenis, om standsverschil en om de liefde van haar leven. Wanneer Elisabeth, de dochter van een steenrijke Amsterdamse koopman, er vandoor gaat met de knecht van haar vader, is dat het begin van een verb...