Gail Lewis Books

Rethinking Social Policy is a comprehensive introduction to, and analysis of, the complex mixture of problems and possibilities within the study of social policy. Contributors at the cutting edge of social policy analysis reflect upon the implications of new social and theoretical movements for welfare and the study of social policy. Topics covered include: criminology and crime control; race, class and gender; poverty and sexuality; the body and the emotions; violence; work and welfare in Europe. Examples are drawn from a variety of welfare sectors such as: social services and community care, health, education, employment, and criminal justice. This is a course reader for The Open University course (D860) R

Sarah Tanner was about to turn eighteen which meant she would be forced to fulfill a commitment of marriage made by her Mormon father. To escape a terrible future as one of many wives, she runs away to make a new life in the city. Caught in a storm she falls victim to the elements. Saved by a stranger, handsome Jordan Eversly, Sarah's misadventures have only just begun. She finds herself falling for Jordan but discovers that parliament has passed a bill abolishing polygamy. Would she be Jordan's choice now that he could have Only One wife?

No one in Stacey Dickson's family was more surprised than her to discover she was the sole heir to her grandfather's beloved Evergreen Golf & Country Club. Having spent every summer of her life there, Stacey decides to take on the challenge of continuing her Grandfathers legacy and feels sure that with the help of her lifelong friends, she can manage the operation for at least one season. But where Stacey goes, trouble inevitably seems to follow and when her friends and staff begin to show up injured, she is torn between keeping Grandfather's dream alive and what she knows in her heart is the best thing for everyone and for Evergreen!