Floris Books: 174 books
Hearing Our Calling
Rethinking Work and the Workplace
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2014
For many of us, work is a source of anxiety rather than joy, and our workplace routine has become a strain on our lives. This unique book explores whether it's possible to develop a world of work which is, in fact, joyful, fulfilling and good for our health. Insightful and practical, Hearing our Calling...
Preventing and Managing Alzheimer's and Dementia
A Holistic Approach
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2016
This practical book is the result of Jenny Lewis's research and experience as a carer for her mother, who has suffered from senile dementia for fifteen years. Despite her mother's continually worsening condition, Jenny has always fostered an attitude of hope, and a determination to improve her mother’s...
Holonomi
Business Where People and Planet Matter
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2014
Businesses around the world are facing rapidly changing economic and social situations. Business leaders and managers must be ready to respond and adapt in new, innovative ways. The authors of this groundbreaking book argue that business people must adopt a 'holonomic' way of thinking, a dynamic and...
Permaculture
A Student's Guide to the Theory and Practice of Ecovillage Design
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2015
Permaculture design has been the bedrock of the growth of the worldwide network of Ecovillages since the mid 1990s. A well-developed set of educational programmes has evolved too, including the Permaculture design foundation course.
This invaluable source book brings together everything students...
Grow Small, Think Beautiful
Ideas for a Sustainable World from Schumacher College
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2012
Schumacher College, based near Totnes in Devon, England, opened its doors in the early 1990s and is now an internationally-renowned centre for transformative learning on all aspects of sustainable living. James Lovelock led the first course on Gaia theory. A host of visionary thinkers has followed,...
Addictive Behaviour in Children and Young Adults
The Struggle for Freedom
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2012
Addiction is one of the most critical problems of our modern world, affecting children as much as adults. We face not only a widespread dependency on illicit substances, but also addictions to food, beverages, cigarettes and alcohol, as well as electronic gadgetry, online social networks, and entertainment...
Autism
A Holistic Approach
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2013
Educating and caring for an autistic child is a severely difficult task, too often associated with frustration and disappointment. As a result, the inner development of children with autism is at times considered to be beyond the reach of parents and carers. This book challenges that assumption, exploring...
The Legend of Parzival
The Epic Story of his Quest for the Grail
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2018
Enter the extraordinary world of Arthurian legend in an adventure overflowing with knightly chivalry, the danger of jousting and the warmth of true love. But the Legend of Parzival is more than the tale of one knight's epic journey to find the elusive Holy Grail; along the way Parzival faces a challenging...
Creative Discipline, Connected Family
Transforming Tears, Tantrums and Troubles While Staying Close to Your Children
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2015
Many parents struggle with finding effective ways to manage their children's behaviour. Can you discipline without punishing? How do you set limits while maintaining closeness and trust? Lou Harvey-Zahra, an experienced parenting coach and teacher, has developed a method that really works: creative...
by Isabel Wyatt
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2012
Enter a world of duels and jousting, where knights battle to protect the honour of fair maidens and defend King Arthur's castle. Knights meet in fellowship at Camelot, and are entertained with feasting and pageantry. Honour and chivalry are valued above all else, and courageous knights fight strange,...
Legends of the Norse Kings
The Saga of King Ragnar Goatskin and The Dream of King Alfdan
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2013
Legends of the Norse Kings brings together two epic medieval sagas of brave kings and fierce dragons, perilous journeys and deadly battles, tales of love, magic and destiny. The two sagas in this book date from the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries. The Saga of King Ragnar Goatskin recounts the adventures...
by Christiane Kutik
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2012
When a child is born parents feel on top of the world, but stress and exhaustion can soon take over, leaving nerves frayed. In this concise, practical book Christiane Kutik highlights twelve simple steps for bringing some peace, composure and enjoyment back into everyday family life. She bases her...
Time, Light and the Dice of Creation
Through Paradox in Physics to a New Order
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2015
The laws of modern physics are seen as the bedrock of our understanding of the material world that surrounds us. Newton's and Maxwell's mathematics reliably describe behaviour and events in the world, and have given us the age of technology from telephones to space travel. Yet the founders of modern...
Discovering Eris
The Symbolism and Significance of a New Planetary Archetype
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2012
In astrology, each planet in our solar system is symbolically associated with specific archetypes, characteristics, themes and patterns in human experience. The discovery in 2005 of Eris -- a dwarf planet beyond Pluto -- was therefore an event of great significance for astrology as well as astronomy....