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Writers like to elude their public, lead them a bit of a dance. They take them down untrodden paths, land them in unknown country where they have to ask for directions.In this personal anthology, Alan Bennett has chosen over seventy poems by six well-loved poets, discussing the writers and their verse in his customary conversational style through anecdote, shrewd appraisal and spare but telling biographical detail. Ranging from hidden treasures to famous poems, this is a collection for the beginner and the expert alike. Speaking with candour about his own reactions to the work, Alan Bennett creates profound and witty portraits of Thomas Hardy, A. E. Housman, John Betjeman, W. H. Auden, Louis MacNeice and Philip Larkin, all the more enjoyable for being in his own particular voice.Anybody writing poetry in the thirties had somehow to come to terms with Auden. Auden, you see, had got a head start on the other poets. He d got into the thirties first, like someone taking over the digs.

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I seem to have banged on this year rather more than usual. I make no apology for that, nor am I nervous that it will it make a jot of difference. I shall still be thought to be kindly, cosy and essentially harmless. I am in the pigeon-hole marked no threat and did I stab Judi Dench with a pitchfork I should still be a teddy bear. Alan Bennett s third collection of prose Keeping On Keeping On follows in the footsteps of the phenomenally successful Writing Home and Untold Stories, each published ten years apart. This latest collection contains Bennett s peerless diaries 2005 to 2015, reflecting on a decade that saw four premieres at the National Theatre (The Habit of Art, People, Hymn and Cocktail Sticks), a West End double-bill transfer, and the films of The History Boys and The Lady in the Van. There s a provocative sermon on private education given before the University at King s College Chapel, Cambridge, and Baffled at a Bookcase offers a passionate defence of the public library. This is an engaging, humane, sharp, funny and unforgettable record of life according to the inimitable Alan Bennett.

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Already a bestseller, this is a wonderfully entertaining collection of Alan Bennett s prose writings. Writing Home brings together diaries, reminiscences and reviews to give us a unique and unforgettable portrait of one of England s leading playwrights. As a memoir it covers the production of his very first play, Forty Years On, which starred John Gieldgud, as well as many other important productions. His television series Talking Heads has become a modern-day classic; as part of the 1960s revue Beyond the Fringe Bennett helped to kick-start the English satire revolution, and has since remained one of our leading dramatists, most recently with The History Boys at the National Theatre. At the heart of the book is The Lady in The Van, since adapted into a radio play featuring Dame Maggie Smith. It is the true account of Miss Mary Shepherd, a homeless tramp who took up residence in Bennett s garden and stayed for fifteen years. This new edition also includes Bennett s introduction to his Oscar-nominated screenplay for The Madness of King George and his more recent diaries.

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Alan Bennett sealed his reputation as the master of observation with this series of 12 groundbreaking monologues, originally filmed for BBC Television. At once darkly comic, tragically poignant and wonderfully uplifting, Talking Heads is widely regarded as a modern classic. This edition, which contains the complete collection of Talking Heads, as well as his earlier monologue, A Woman of No Importance, is a celebration of Alan Bennett s finest work.

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Two brand-new monologues in the Talking Heads series, as seen on BBC1 and iPlayer â ˜Given the opportunity to revisit the characters from Talking Heads Iâ ™ve added a couple more, both of them ordinary women whom life takes by surprise. They just about end up on top and go on, but without quite knowing how. Still, theyâ ™re in good company, and at least theyâ ™ve made it into print.â ™ Alan Bennettâ ™s twelve Talking Heads are acknowledged masterworks by one of our most highly acclaimed writers. Some thirty years after the original six, Bennett has written Two Besides, a pair of monologues. Each, in its way, is a devastating portrait of grief. In An Ordinary Woman, a mother suffers the inevitable consequences when she makes life intolerable for herself and her family by falling for her own flesh and blood; while The Shrine tells the story behind a makeshift roadside shrine, introducing us to Lorna, bearing witness in her high-vis jacket, the bereft partner of a dedicated biker with a surprising private life. The two new Talking Heads were recorded for the BBC during the exceptional circumstances of coronavirus lockdown in the spring of 2020, directed by Nicholas Hytner and performed by Sarah Lancashire and Monica Dolan.The book contains a substantial preface by Nicholas Hytner and an introduction to each, by Alan Bennett.

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2022 Sparklingly sardonic ... There really is no one like Bennett Independent Filled with elegiac memories and literary gossip ... a major National Treasure Lynn Barber4 March. HMQ pictured in the paper at an investiture wearing gloves, presumably as a precaution against Coronavirus. But not just gloves; these are almost gauntlets. I hope they re not the thin end of a precautionary wedge lest Her Majesty end up swathed in protective get-up such as is worn at the average crime scene. 20 March. With Rupert now working from home my life is much easier, as I get regular cups of tea and a lovely hot lunch.A year in and out of lockdown as experienced by Alan Bennett.The diary takes us from the filming of Talking Heads to thoughts on Boris Johnson, from his father s short-lived craze for family fishing trips, to stair lifts, junk shops of old, having a haircut, and encounters on the local park bench. A lyrical afterword describes the journey home to Yorkshire from King s Cross station via fish and chips on Quebec Street, past childhood landmarks of Leeds, through Coniston Cold, over the infant River Aire, and on.

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Like everything Bennett does, these stories are playful, witty and painfully observant of ordinary people s foibles. They all have brilliant twists, are immensely entertaining and highly moral. And all are modern classics.The Laying on of HandsThe painfully observant account of a memorial service for a masseur to the famous. The Clothes They Stood Up InThe comic tale of an elderly couple s trials after their flat is stripped completely bare. Father! Father! Burning BrightThe savage satire on the family of a dying man who rules over them from his hospital bed. The Lady in the VanThe true story of the eccentric old woman who is invited to live in a homeowner s front garden. She stays there, in her van, for fifteen years. The home is Alan Bennett s. It became a West End hit and a major film, starring Maggie Smith.

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â ” What were you in life?â ” In life, as you put it, I was a schoolmaster. The Beth, an old fashioned cradle-to-grave hospital serving a town on the edge of the Pennines, is threatened with closure as part of an NHS efficiency drive. As Dr Valentine and Sister Gilchrist attend to the patients, a documentary crew, eager to capture its fight for survival, follows the daily struggle to find beds on the Dusty Springfield Geriatric Ward. Meanwhile, the old peopleâ ™s choir, in readiness for next weekâ ™s concert, is in full swing, augmented by the arrival of Mrs Maudsley, aka Pudsey Nightingale. Alan Bennettâ ™s Allelujah! opened at the Bridge Theatre, London, in July 2018. With an introduction by Alan Bennett.

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. Killing Time is a wonderful surprise gift from Alan Bennett â “ a new story, set in a home for the elderly; a glorious, darkly comic treat. A mini-masterpiece. THE TIMES Full of wit and style. OBSERVER A terrific cast of characters, and secrets and chaos aplenty. iNEWS A geriatric Lord of the Flies. SPECTATORWe have a choir and on special occasions a glass of dry sherry. Itâ ™s less of a home and more of a club and very much a community.Presided over by the lofty Mrs McBryde, Hill Topp House is a superior council home for the elderly. Among the unforgettable cast of staff and residents thereâ ™s Mr Peckover the deluded archaeologist, Phyllis the knitter, Mr Cresswell the ex-cruise ship hairdresser, the enterprising Mrs Foss and Mr Jimson the chiropodist. Covid is the cause of fatalities and the source of darkly comic confusion, but itâ ™s also the key to liberation. As staff are hospitalised, protocol breaks down. Miss Rathbone reveals a lifelong secret, and the surviving residents seize their moment, arthritis allowing, to scamper freely in the warmth of the summer sun.â ˜Violet? Sheâ ™ll be having a little lie-down,â ™ said Mrs McBryde. â ˜She likes to give her pacemaker a rest. Iâ ™ll rout her out.â ™Killing Time was a Sunday Times bestseller w/e 09/11/2024 to w/e 28/12/2024.

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Alan Bennett s classic story about Queen Elizabeth IIWhat would happen if the Queen became a reader of taste and discernment rather than of Dick Francis? The answer is a perfect story.The Uncommon Reader is none other than HM the Queen who drifts accidentally into reading when her corgis stray into a mobile library parked at Buckingham Palace. She reads widely (JR Ackerley, Jean Genet, Ivy Compton Burnett and the classics) and intelligently. Her reading naturally changes her world view and her relationship with people like the oleaginous prime minister and his repellent advisers. She comes to question the prescribed order of the world and loses patience with much that she has to do. In short, her reading is subversive. The consequence is, of course, surprising, mildly shocking and very funny.

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Alan Bennett s beloved, best-known play, with a beautiful typographic cover. The best moments in reading are when you come across something â “ a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things â “ that youâ ™d thought special, particular to you. And here it is, set down by someone else, a person youâ ™ve never met, maybe even someone long dead.As an unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form boys pursue sex, sport and a place at university, adolescent anarchy and staffroom rivalry provoke insistent questions about history and education.The History Boys premiered at the National Theatre, London, 2004, winning Evening Standard, Criticsâ ™ Circle, Olivier and South Bank Awards. On Broadway, it received numerous awards, including six Tonys.

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Alan Bennett s first original screenplay in twenty years: a poignant, bittersweet comedy about a Yorkshire village s local choral society during the First World War.

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The Shielding of Mrs ForbesGraham Forbes is a disappointment to his mother, who thinks that if he must have a wife, he should have done better. Though her own husband isn t all that satisfactory either. Still, this is Alan Bennett, so what is happening in the bedroom (and in lots of other places too) is altogether more startling, perhaps shocking, and ultimately more true to people s predilections.The Greening of Mrs DonaldsonMrs Donaldson is a conventional middle-class woman beached on the shores of widowhood after a marriage that had been much like many others: happy to begin with, then satisfactory and finally dull. But when she decides to take in two lodgers, her mundane life becomes much more stimulating...

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Designed to meet the requirements for students at GCSE and A level, this accessible educational edition offers the complete text of The History Boys with a comprehensive study guide. Highlights of Andrew Bruff s guide include:â “ detailed analyses of character, theme and structure;â “ a clear introduction to the context of the play and its author;â “ key quotations and activities both for the student working alone and in the classroom.An unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form boys in pursuit of sex, sport and a place at university. A maverick English teacher at odds with the young and shrewd supply teacher. A headmaster obsessed with results; a history teacher who thinks heâ ™s a fool.In Alan Bennettâ ™s award-winning and hugely popular play, staffroom rivalry and the anarchy of adolescence provoke insistent questions about history and how you teach it, about education and its purpose.

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From the bestselling and award-winning author of Felix Ever After comes a heart-melting and joyful romance.Maybe it s too late to tell them how I really feel. That I ve had these feelings for months, for years . . .Lark Winters wants to be a writer, and for now that means posting anything and everything on their social media accounts â “ just to build their platform. When former best friend Kasim accidentally posts a thread on Lark s Twitter declaring his love for a secret, unrequited crush, Lark s tweets are suddenly the talk of the school. To protect Kasim, Lark decides to take the fall, pretending they accidentally posted the thread in reference to another classmate. It seems like a great idea: Lark finally gets the courage to ask out their crush, Kasim keeps his privacy and Lark s social media stats explode. But living a lie takes a toll â “ as does the judgement of thousands of Internet strangers. Lark tries their best to be perfect at all costs, but nothing seems good enough for the anonymous hordes â “ or for Kasim, who is growing closer to Lark, just like it used to be between them . . .In the end, Lark must embrace their right to their messy emotions and learn how to be in love. A hilarious and bold love story for the ages. Mason Deaver, bestselling author of I Wish You All the Best Fresh and necessary. The Horn Book Magazine Callender proffers complex perspectives on activism, bullying, respectability politics, and polyamory via a queer, socially conscious cast. Publishers Weekly

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Since its publication in 1988, Philip Larkin s Collected Poems has become essential reading on any poetry bookshelf. This new edition returns to Larkin s own deliberate ordering of his poems, presenting, in their original sequence, his four published books: The North Ship, The Less Deceived, The Whitsun Weddings and High Windows. It also includes an appendix of poems that Larkin published in other places, from his juvenilia to his final years - some of which might have appeared in a late book, if he had lived. Preserving everything that he published in his lifetime, this new Collected Poems returns the reader to the book Larkin might have intended: it is, for the first time, Larkin s own collected poems.

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Novela Neobyčejný čtenář (The Uncommon Reader) oceňovaného britského dramatika Alana Bennetta (za svou hru The History Boys v roce 2006 obdržel šest divadelních cen Tony Awards) začíná popisem neobvyklé situace, kdy královna, když náhodou zabloudila do pojízdné knihovny, zaparkované poblíž Buckinghamského paláce, pocítí náhlé nutkání vypůjčit si knihu. Nemá však samozřejmě nejmenší tušení, že toto jako mávnutí motýlích křídel nevinné rozhodnutí přinese nedozírné následky. Jak si totiž s pomocí Normana, mladíka pracujícího v královské kuchyni, z knihovny začne půjčovat vše, klasiky počínaje a Jeanem Genetem konče, brzy pod vlivem četby začne měnit své názory, pochybovat o zavedeném světovém řádu a své roli jakožto královny. Jelikož její prapodivná vášeň nezůstane ušetřena pozornosti pracovníků paláce či jejího chotě, brzy povede k jistým velmi humorným událostem, které navždy ovlivní celou zemi.

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We have a choir and on special occasions a glass of dry sherry. Itâ ™s less of a home and more of a club and very much a community.Presided over by the lofty Mrs McBryde, Hill Topp House is a superior council home for the elderly. Among the unforgettable cast of staff and residents thereâ ™s Mr Peckover the deluded archaeologist, Phyllis the knitter, Mr Cresswell the ex-cruise ship hairdresser, the enterprising Mrs Foss and Mr Jimson the chiropodist. Covid is the cause of fatalities and the source of darkly comic confusion, but itâ ™s also the key to liberation. As staff are hospitalised, protocol breaks down. Miss Rathbone reveals a lifelong secret, and the surviving residents seize their moment, arthritis allowing, to scamper freely in the warmth of the summer sun. â ˜Violet? Sheâ ™ll be having a little lie down,â ™ said Mrs McBryde. â ˜She likes to give her pacemaker a rest. Iâ ™ll rout her out.â ™

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A new story about the relationships between major twentieth-century English-language poets.Why did poets from the United States, Britain, and Ireland gather in a small town in Italy during the early years of Mussolini s regime? These writers were--or became--some of the most famous poets of the twentieth century. What brought them together, and what did they hope to achieve? The Poets of Rapallo is about the conversations, collaborations, and disagreements among Ezra and Dorothy Pound, W.B. and George Yeats, Richard Aldington and Brigit Patmore, Thomas MacGreevy, Louis Zukofsky, and Basil Bunting. Drawing on their correspondence, diaries, drafts of poems, sketches, and photographs, this book shows how the backdrop of the Italian fascist regime is essential to their writing about their home countries and their ideas about modern art and poetry. It also explores their interconnectedness as poets and shows how these connections were erased as their work was polished for publication.Focusing on the years between 1928 and 1935, when Pound and Yeats hosted an array of visiting writers, this book shows how the literary culture of Rapallo forged the lifelong friendships of Richard Aldington and Thomas MacGreevy--both veterans of the First World War--and of Louis Zukofsky and Basil Bunting, who imagined a new kind of democratic poetry for the twentieth century. In the wake of the Second World War, these four poets all downplayed their relationship to Ezra Pound and avoided discussing how important Rapallo was to their development as poets. But how did these democratic poets respond to the fascist context in which they worked during their time in Rapallo? The Poets of Rapallo discusses their collaboration with Pound, their awareness of the rising tide of fascism, and even--in some cases--their complicity in the activities of the fascist regime.The Poets of Rapallo charts the new direction for modernist writing that these writers imagined, and in the process, it exposes the dark underbelly of some of the most lauded poetry in the English language.

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A sale? Why not? Release all your wonderful treasures onto the open market and they are there for everyone to enjoy. It s a kind of emancipation, a setting them free to range the world... a sale room here, an exhibition there; art, Lady Stacpoole, is a rover.People spoil things; there are so many of them and the last thing one wants is them traipsing through one s house. But with the park a jungle and a bath on the billiard table, what is one to do? Dorothy wonders if an attic sale could be a solution.

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The Book of Answers According to Harry invites us to uncover Harry Styles’ wisdom and model it in our own lives. When there are hard decisions to be made or you need some positivite words, tap into the power of this magical man to find the answers you have been searching for. It’s simple: Press play on your favorite Harry Styles’ song. Breathe deeply for three counts as Harry begins to sing, holding the closed book next to your heart. Allow Harry’s voice to enter your mind and focus on your question. See the question in your mind’s eye or say or sing it aloud. Run a finger along all the page edges and when you feel called, stop and open the book in that place. This is Harry’s answer to you. Trust in Harry to empower you on life’s journey.

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Poets are famous rakes, seductresses and time travellers, are they not? Cast all doubt from your mind by taking in these ten tantalising accounts of extremely inter-generational flirtation, whereby prominent persons from history are left weak-kneed and willing. But is that all there is to it? Or are our poets, as poets tend to be, up to much else besides mere dalliance? And will they change the past forever, or vanish into it?

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113 brand new poems. Responding to 113 songs by Taylor Swift. Can you match every poem to the song that inspired it?🦋✨💜☎️🌃🐍🌸🌲🍂🌟🖋️ If you like Taylor Swift easter eggs, this is the book for you... so much fun! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ If you re a fan of Swift s music, you ll find yourself enchanted by this collection ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Poetry meets pop brilliance... a must-read for Swifties and poetry enthusiasts alike ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐*** There is always a link. This is the magic of Taylor Swift . . .She has trained her fans to follow her threads. With a record-breaking four Grammy awards for Album of the Year, Taylor Swift s lyrics have been heard by millions around the world - clever, authentic, and elegantly written, to her fans these songs are a kind of modern poetry. In Invisible Strings, poet, professor and dedicated Swiftie Kristie Frederick-Daugherty has brought together 113 new poems, each inspired by a particular Taylor Swift song. Taking a cue from Taylor s love of clues and puzzles, test your knowledge of every era - from Fearless to folklore, Reputation to The Tortured Poets Department, vault tracks included - to match each poem to the song it is a response to. For Swifties, this is a creative and affectionate reimagining of their favourite writer s iconic discography - with a chance to see these songs in a brand new way. For poetry lovers, this one-of-a-kind anthology is an unparalleled collection of new work from some of the most lauded and exciting voices in contemporary poetry.

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Do poets make good detectives? Find out by following their feats of deduction, in this set of ten wildly varied accounts of mystery and murder. See them soften the tight lips of witnesses, squeeze the hearts of suspects, and wrestle with the muddledness of the inner life exposed. Watch for their subtle skill, but also for the all-too-human weaknesses and maddening contradictions that all honest poetry (and all good detective fiction) holds up, glintingly, to the light.

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Dreams and Songs to Sing is a unique people s history of the triumphs and tragedies of one of the biggest teams in sport. From Shankly to Klopp, Alan McDougall takes us on a global tour of Liverpool FC s history, viewed through the eyes of the people who ve been there all along: the supporters. He weaves together interviews with fans from around the world, poignant farewells to Shankly, birthday cards to Michael Owen, letters from grieving Italians after Heysel, and eyewitness accounts of Hillsborough to tell the inseparable story of the club and the city. This is a history which crosses borders of class, gender, race, and nation, ranging well beyond the pitch but never forgetting the crowds and matches at the heart of it all. Rarely does sports writing have this much intelligence and soul, powerfully combining the personal with the universal, and the everyday with the epic.

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A memorable, oddly beautiful book Wall Street Journal A marvellous glimpse of the Japan that rarely peeks through the country s public image Washington PostOne sunny spring morning in the 1970s, an unlikely Englishman set out on a pilgrimage that would take him across the entire length of Japan. Travelling only along small back roads, Alan Booth travelled on foot from Soya, the country s northernmost tip, to Sata in the extreme south, traversing three islands and some 2,000 miles of rural Japan. His mission: to come to grips with the business of living here, after having spent most of his adult life in Tokyo.The Roads to Sata is a wry, witty, inimitable account of that prodigious trek, vividly revealing the reality of life in off-the-tourist-track Japan. Journeying alongside Booth, we encounter the wide variety of people who inhabit the Japanese countryside - from fishermen and soldiers, to bar hostesses and school teachers, to hermits, drunks and the homeless. We glimpse vast stretches of coastline and rambling townscapes, mountains and motorways; watch baseball games and sunrises; sample trout and Kilamanjaro beer, hear folklore, poems and smutty jokes. Throughout, we enjoy the wit and insight of a uniquely perceptive guide, and more importantly, discover a new face of an often-misunderstood nation.

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How to Think is a contrarian treatise on why we re not as good at thinking as we assume - but how recovering this lost art can rescue our inner lives from the chaos of modern life.Most of us don t want to think, writes the American essayist Alan Jacobs. Thinking is trouble. It can force us out of familiar, comforting habits, and it can complicate our relationships with like-minded friends. Finally, thinking is slow, and that s a problem when our habits of consuming information (mostly online) leave us lost in the echo chamber of social media, where speed and factionalism trump accuracy and nuance.In this clever, witty book, Jacobs diagnoses the many forces that prevent thought - forces that have only worsened in the age of Twitter, such as alternative facts, and information overload. He also dispels the many myths we hold about what it means to think well. (For example: it s impossible to think for yourself. )Drawing on sources as far-flung as the novelist Marilynne Robinson, the basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain, the British philosopher John Stuart Mill and the Christian theologian C.S. Lewis, Jacobs digs into the nuts and bolts of the cognitive process, offering hope that each of us can reclaim our mental lives from the whirlpool of what now passes for public debate.After all, if we can learn to think together, perhaps we can learn to live together.

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This updated and revised new edition of Six Key Approaches to Counselling and Therapy provides an accessible introduction to the theory and practice of six of the most popular contemporary therapeutic approaches from the three main schools of therapy practice:- cognitive therapy and solution-focused therapy from the cognitive-behavioural school- person-centred and Gestalt therapy from the humanistic school- Freudâ ²s psychoanalysis and Jungâ ²s analytical therapy from the psychodynamic school.Following a clearly-defined structure, each chapter describes the origin of the therapeutic approach, a biography of its originator, its theory and practice, discusses case material and further developments, and suggests further reading. Richard Nelson-Jones goes on to review and evaluate all the approaches in his concluding chapter.This excellent textbook is a vital resource for students on introductory courses and those who are starting out on professional training.

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Harry and the Crown + CD audio About the series: The series Young ELI Readers is divided into four levels according to the language level of the readers. It s in line with the indications of the Common European Framework of Reference for Language and comprise useful language certification exercises. This ensures that learners will meet language and structures they have already studied or which are commensurate with their level, making reading an achievable, enjoyable and stimulating experience. Stages: Stage 1 (100 headwords) Below A1 Stage 2 (200 headwords) A1 Starters Stage 3 (300 headwords) A1.1 Movers Stage 4 (400 headwords) A2 Flyers About Harry and the Crown + CD audio: Stage 4: A2 Flyers In this amusing story Harry, the reluctant hero, braves robbers and ghosts and armour to triumph in the end (by accident!). Two detectives, Harry and Emma are sent to the castle to lie in wait for some robbers. The enthusiastic Emma persuades Harry to put on some armour as a disguise. The night is long and events take an unexpected turn. Harry’s mood turns from reluctant to bored to horrifi ed! How will the night end? The book contains five pages of exercises for revision at the end. An illustrated dictionary, placed on the inside of the cover, keeps the vocabulary the student needs within sight at all times. Fun cut out bookmarks personalize the book. Reading, speaking, writing and listening skills are fully practised and developed through exercises specifically designed for each skill. The text, either whole or partial, is narrated by native speakers on an Audio CD. The illustrations have been carried out by the most interesting of illustrators, with the conviction that visual ‘comments’ in the text aid the comprehension of a foreign language text. The Young ELI Readers compel the reader to fall in love with both the stories and illustrations. It s elegant book made up of fine details which surprise the reader: from the type of paper to the font chosen. This particularly clear and captivating design was created to guide the readers in the comprehension of the text and the execution of the activities. Syllabus: Verb tenses and patterns - Positive, negative, question, imperative and short answer forms including contractions: Present Simple passive, Past Continuous, Present Perfect, be going to Modal Verbs - will, might, may, shall, could, should In this Reader you will find: - Games and language activities - An audio recording of the story and the song - A picture dictionary

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Call Me By Your Name meets Evelyn Waugh in a gorgeous novel about the generations-long aftershocks of a youthful tryst â ” EsquireFrom the winner of the Man Booker Prize, a masterly novel that spans seven transformative decades as it plumbs the complex relationships of a remarkable family.In October 1940, the handsome young David Sparsholt arrives in Oxford. A keen athlete and oarsman, he at first seems unaware of the effect he has on others â “ particularly on the lonely and romantic Evert Dax, son of a celebrated novelist and destined to become a writer himself. While the Blitz rages in London, Oxford exists at a strange remove: an ephemeral, uncertain place, in which nightly blackouts conceal secret liaisons. Over the course of one momentous term, David and Evert forge an unlikely friendship that will colour their lives for decades to come . . .Alan Hollinghurstâ ™s sweeping novel evokes the intimate relationships of a group of friends bound together by art, literature and love across three generations. It explores the social and sexual revolutions of the most pivotal years of the past century, whose life-changing consequences are still being played out to this day. Richly observed, disarmingly witty and emotionally charged, The Sparsholt Affair is an unmissable achievement from one of our finest writers.Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature. Startling, radical, embedded in tradition but entirely new - Guardian A master storyteller - John BanvillePre-order the new novel from Alan Hollinghurst, Our Evenings, now.

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Show off your love for your besties and the Harry Potter films with this official Harry Potter friendship bracelet book -- including all the materials you need to create more than six bracelets!Harry, Ron, and Hermione went through many ups and downs over the course of the eight Harry Potter films. But they never let Dark wizards, magical creatures, or jealousy get between their friendship (or, at least never for too long!).Now, you and your friends can make sure everyone know how tight you are by making and wearing matching Harry Potter friendship bracelets. This craft book includes all the instructions and materials you need to make wizarding world-themed friendship bracelets. It comes with eight different colors of embroidery floss, a variety of beads, and four dangling charms. Youâ ™ll find detailed, easy-to-follow instructions for how to make several different bracelet designs -- from easy beaded designs, to more complex knotted bracelets in the Hogwarts house colors.With friendship facts and materials to make more than six bracelets, this book is hours of fun for Harry Potter fans of all ages!

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Six Dinner Sid has been settled at Pythagoras Place for some time - but what happens when all his six owners decide to go on holiday at the same time? How will Sid get his six dinners a day....? This Sid adventure has joined the original story and become a much-loved classic picture book. The appetite for Sid s cheeky charisma has never dulled. - BooksellerIllustrated in Inga Moore s classic watercolour style, and told with gentle humour, this book is a must-have companion title to the classic bestseller Six Dinner Sid.Sid s first adventure, Six Dinner Sid is a Smarties Award winner and is in the Daily Telegraph s top 50 children s books of all time.

Objev podobné jako Six Dinner Sid: A Highland Adventure - Inga Moore

Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) remains one of the best loved of the great English poets. Hardy thought of himself as a poet all his life, although his poetic career only flowered after he had retired from novel-writing in his mid-fifties. Over the next thirty years he wrote the poems that have established him as one of the great and most enduringly popular English poets of the twentieth century. His verse touches all the common themes of human existence: birth, childhood, love, marriage, ageing, death. If Hardy s age brings anything to them, it is an old man s ironic and elegiac sense that in life hopes are likely to be defeated and losses sustained, and that the world was not designed for human happiness. This collection is prepared by Samuel Hynes, editor of the Oxford English Texts edition of The Complete Poetical Works of Thomas Hardy, and selected from the Oxford Authors critical edition. The introduction and notes illuminate Hardy s central place in the tradition of English poetry. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Objev podobné jako Selected Poetry - Thomas Hardy

Harry is definitely the wriggliest otter on the riverbank. He always needs to be on the go. That s how he bumps into Ray-who is definitely the stillest heron on the riverbank. Harry s playmates, Elsie and Clive, aren t completely sure about welcoming Ray into their group, so it s up to Harry to prove how brilliant a new friend can be!Harry and the Heron is perfect for fans of Wendy Meddour s other bestselling titles including Peggy the Always Sorry Pigeon.

Objev podobné jako Harry and the Heron - Wendy Meddourová

The Puffin Book of Stories for Six-year-olds, edited by Wendy Cooling is essential reading for all six-year-olds!Brilliant stories from some of our best-loved authors, including Geraldine McCaughrean, Philippa Pearce and Penelope Lively. With a Martian in a supermarket, a monkey in trouble, and a magic pearl tree, there s something for everyone to discover in this special collection.Perfect for six-year-olds to share or read alone. Wendy Cooling was educated in Norwich and then spent time travelling the world. On her return to England she trained as a teacher, and taught English in London for many years. She left teaching to work on the promotion of books and reading as Head of the Children s Book Foundation (now Booktrust), and later founded Bookstart, the national programme that helps to bring books to young readers.

Objev podobné jako The Puffin Book of Stories for Six-year-olds - Cooling Wendy

One of the most powerful monarchs in British history, Henry VIII ruled England in unprecedented splendour. In this remarkable composite biography, Alison Weir brings Henry s six wives vividly to life, revealing each as a distinct and compelling personality in her own right. Drawing upon the rich fund of documentary material from the Tudor period, The Six Wives of Henry VIII shows us a court where personal needs frequently influenced public events and where a life of gorgeously ritualised pleasure was shot through with ambition, treason and violence. At last we have the truth about Henry VIII s wives. This book is as reliable and scholarly as it is readable Evening Standard

Objev podobné jako The Six Wives of Henry VIII - Alison Weirová

Long before we went to the moon, we dreamt of going there, of what it would be like, in every medium from cinema to comic strip. Now, ten brave cosmonauts have resurrected that most rickety, most celestial of technologies â “ the lyric poem â “ as a means of reaching out as far as any of us has ever gone, in a space race from which some of them may never return. What will they find out there, amid the cold craters of the forbidding lunar crust?

Objev podobné jako Ten Poets Travel to the Dark Side of the Moon

When a group of musicians arrive in Snuggleburg to ply their trade, everyone s least favourite, wise-cracking sheriff finds himself up to his neck in skulduggery. Never one to shy away from a caustic remark or derisive retort, Bujac must investigate and solve the string of murders plaguing the isolated colony. With leading citizens hounding him for quick results and having to tolerate hapless deputies he has no time for, he must unmask friend from foe. He confronts a hotelier whom he despises and keeps Bujac in the dark, a swaggering gunslinger who peppers him with mealy-mouthed insults, a saloon keeper that won t keep out of his affairs, a lisping frog out for his blood and ruthless, devious outlaws out to hoodwink him. Read a thrilling Wild West adventure steeped in suspense, set on a remote landscape in an unforgiving toy world. Ride the trail with an antagonistic enforcer that answers glibly with an acerbic tongue and who commits himself to a conclusion that can only lead to an unexpected betrayal.

Objev podobné jako Dark Passage to Snuggleburg - Alan Pilecki

The rollercoaster career of Tony Lock, extending over twenty-five years, is the saga of a resilient cricketer who triumphed over adversity.He was an inspirational figure in Surreyâ ™s seven consecutive championship wins in the 1950s when he forged a feared spin partnership with Jim Laker for both club and country. Controversy stalked Lock as a bowler during his destructive rule with Surrey and England but the return to the orthodox style of his youth brought renewed acclaim. He rejoiced in another role as captain in reviving the fortunes of Leicestershire and Western Australia, where he led the state to victory in the Sheffield Shield.Tony Lock was, for a legion of admirers, an incorrigible showman, with boundless enthusiasm for the game. It was said of him, for instance, that when he appealed at the Oval, someone else was given out at Lordâ ™s. Tony Lock: Aggressive Master of Spin is an engrossing study that reveals the paradox of a volatile and vulnerable man, but an astonishingly durable cricketer; his memory will endure.

Objev podobné jako Tony Lock - Alan Hill

WHAT MAKES A MONSTER? ⠜Come find me.⠝ Legion developer Zelene Birkenbaum, a figure shrouded in mystery, has left the Eighty-Sixth Strike Package a trail of bread crumbs leading all the way to the frozen north. But as Shin and the Eighty-Six acquaint themselves with the United Kingdom of Roa Gracia, they learn of an anti- Legion strategy that chills them worse than the cold. Here on this new battlefield, surrounded by mechanical ghosts that exist only to fulfill their duty, the Eighty-Six are forced to acknowledge an unsettling truth...

Objev podobné jako 86--EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 5 (light novel) - Asato Asato, Shirabii Shirabii, Roman Lempert

Harry Potter is lucky to reach the age of thirteen, since he has survived the murderous attacks of the feared Dark Lord on more than one occasion. But his hopes for a quiet school term concentrating on Quidditch are dashed when a maniacal mass-murderer escapes from Azkaban, pursued by the soul-sucking Dementors who guard the prison. It s assumed that Hogwarts is the safest place for Harry to be. But is it a coincidence that he can feel eyes watching him in the dark, and should he be taking Professor Trelawney s ghoulish predictions seriously?These adult editions with glorious jacket art by Andrew Davidson are now available in hardback for the first time.

Objev podobné jako Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Joanne K. Rowlingová

The Dark Lord will rise again with his servant s aid, greater and more terrible than ever before Sybill TrelawneyHarry Potter is lucky to reach the age of thirteen, since he has survived the murderous attacks of the feared Dark Lord on more than one occasion. But his hopes for a quiet school term concentrating on Quidditch are dashed when a maniacal mass-murderer escapes from Azkaban, pursued by the soul-sucking Dementors who guard the prison. It s assumed that Hogwarts is the safest place for Harry to be. But is it a coincidence that he can feel eyes watching him in the dark, and should he be taking Professor Trelawney s ghoulish predictions seriously?These adult editions have been stylishly redesigned to showcase Andrew Davidson s beautiful woodcut cover artwork.

Objev podobné jako Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Andrew Davidson, Joanne K. Rowlingová

In a Cornish valley steeped in legend lies an abandoned house where Edens may be lost, found and remade...The house at White Cove comes with a reputation. Once the venue for glittering parties, it has lain neglected since the war, which is why Mila and her mother Magda acquire it so cheaply in the summer of 1954. While Magda plans to restore the house to its former glory, Mila just wants a happy home for her little girl, Janey.Locals say this valley is home to a white hare; to some itâ ™s an ill omen, to others a blessing. Feeling fragile and broken-hearted, Mila is in need of as many blessings as she can get. But will this place provide the fresh start she so desperately needs?â ˜This book does not hesitate to evoke a sense of wonderâ ™ Robin Hobbâ ˜Mythic, witchy... sings of an earth alive with powerâ ™ Jackie Morrisâ ˜A brilliant novel of love, loss, forgiveness, and healingâ ™ Liz Fenwick

Objev podobné jako The White Hare - Jane Johnsonová

*THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* VERY funny Jennie Godfrey Smart, twisty, and original Heat Terrific J. M. Hall Superb Glamour Wildly original Elly Griffiths Delightfully refreshing Daily MailFRANCES ALWAYS SAID SHE D BE MURDERED. SHE WAS RIGHT. In 1965, Frances Adams was told by a fortune teller that one day she d be murdered. Frances spent the next sixty years trying to prevent the crime that would be her eventual demise. Of course, no one took her seriously - until she was dead. For Frances, being the village busybody was a form of insurance. She d spent a lifetime compiling dirt on every person she met, just in case they might turn out to be her killer. In the heart of her sprawling country estate lies an eccentric library of detective work, where the right person could step in and use her findings to solve her murder. When her great-niece Annie arrives from London and discovers that Frances worst fear has come true, Annie is thrust into her great-aunt s last act of revenge against her sceptical friends and family. Frances will stipulates that the person who solves her murder will inherit her millions. Can Annie unravel the mystery and find justice for Frances, or will digging up the past lead her into the path of the killer? *******************************Readers are loving How to Solve Your Own Murder* FINALLY, the book I ve been searching for . . . Without a doubt the best murder mystery book I ve ever read ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A cracking dual timeline read . . . I was totally engrossed in trying to solve the crime! Loved it! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This book is SO much more than just a clever hook. It s a fantastic combination of wonderfully crafted prose, vivid characters and a plot that made me gallop through ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An amazingly well written mystery with true Christie vibes . . . a rollercoaster I didn t want to get off ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Just brilliant . . . A proper who done it with a very modern twist ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐*Praise for How to Solve Your Own Murder* A wonderful idea and, pun intended, brilliantly executed Ian Moore Plenty of twists and red herrings . . . entertaining Guardian Addictive . . . a devilishly clever plot Sunday Post I so enjoyed this smart, original murder mystery Beth O Leary A deliciously inventive new take on the classic murder mystery Bobby Palmer Ridiculously fun . . . unputdownable . . . One to savour for fans of Only Murders in The Building My Weekly Sharply observed . . . vivid characterisation and theatrical plotting Sunday Independent Intriguing . . . skilful storytelling . . . a compelling read Daily MirrorA New York Times bestseller April, 2025

Objev podobné jako How To Solve Your Own Murder - Kristen Perrin

A Field Guide to Larking is a practical, interactive and inspiring guide to larking from the bestselling author of Mudlarking. LARK (verb): to get out and about, to explore the world around us and to discover the little treasures hiding in plain sight.We think, of course, of mudlarking but there is also beachlarking, fieldlarking or even simply exploring your own home with fresh eyes.In this beautiful field guide, Lara teaches us how to lark for ourselves. There are maps and charts, tips and lists, and colour illustrations throughout to help identify finds. From tide tables for mudlarkers to a flint guide for fieldlarkers, this book is richly informative and yet small enough to pop in a pocket. Like a journal it invites you to interact â “ to make notes and record finds along the way.If Lara Maiklem s first book was a glimpse into a hidden world, with this field guide she shows us how we can discover it for ourselves.

Objev podobné jako A Field Guide to Larking - Lara Maiklem

These days we re all in need of a little nugget of happiness to help soothe our weary souls at the end of the day. A Happy Poem to End Every Day provides just that: one sublimely happy poem for every day of the year, from cosy fireside idylls in winter to outdoor adventures in summer, encounters with the beauty of nature in spring and moments of quiet reflection in autumn. It features some of the greatest poets ever to put pen to paper, from William Wordsworth on the joy of skating and Emily Brontë enjoying life on the moors to Simon Armitage catching a cricket ball and Wendy Cope sharing an orange, with a good smattering of classic jolly verse such as Edward Lear s The Owl and the Pussycat.Beautifully illustrated with contemplative scenes of pure happiness, this wonderful book is the perfect way to give yourself a little lift every evening. Keep it by your bedside and it s sure to bring restful sleep and sweet dreams.

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Az Eva Solo nerez termohrnek To Go 0,35 literes űrtartalmú, dupla falú vákuumos kialakítással rendelkezik. A termék egykezes működtetésű fedéllel, szilikon pánttal és autós pohánytartó kompatibilitással készül. Mosogatógépben tisztítható, és hozzávetőleg 5-6 órán át tartja a 60-65 °C-os hőmérsékletet.

• Dupla falú vákuumos szigetelés hosszú hőtartáshoz
• Egykezes nyitás-csukás mechanizmus a fedélen
• Szilikon pánt a kényelmes hordozáshoz
• Autós pohánytartó méret és mosogatógép biztonság

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Az Eva Solo Urban To Go termohrneket matt nerez acélból készítik, dupla fallal és vákuumos szigeteléssel, amely akár 6 órán át is melegen tartja a italokat. A 350 ml-es, teljesen vízhatlan pohár click-open mechanizmussal rendelkezik, amely lehetővé teszi az egykezes használatot. Autós tartókba illeszkedik, mosogatógépben mosható, és több színben kapható.

• Kiváló hőszigetelés: akár 6 órán át tartja melegen italait (60-65°C) vákuumos, dupla falú kivitelezéssel.
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• Univerzális és praktikus: tökéletesen zár, autós tartóba illeszkedik, és mosogatógépben is mosható.
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Objev podobné jako Nerezový termohrnek Urban To Go s černým uzávěrem 0,35 l Eva Solo

A Riedel Sommeliers Black Tie Face to Face dekantér exkluzív, kézzel készült darab, melynek két arcot formázó alsó része funkcionálisan segíti a bor intenzív provzdušněníét. Ez kiemeli a fiatal borok gyümölcsös jellemzőit, és ideális mind a rövid, mind a hosszabb dekantáláshoz. A fekete alapú design a prémium Sommeliers Black Tie széria része, amely a borízélményt és az asztali esztétikát egyszerre szolgálja.

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• Dekantálásra ideális mind fiatal, mind érett borok számára, ízfejlődést elősegítve.

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A Mason Cash 2 literes konyhai tál kőedényből készül, mely könnyű és stabil. A széles, sekély formája megkönnyíti a tésztagyúrást és a hozzávalók keverését. A HOME TO ROOST kollekció részét képezi, csirkés domborműves mintázattal, mosogatógépben mosható.

• Könnyű kőedény anyag, stabil munkahelyi felületen
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• Díszes HOME TO ROOST kollekció, csirkés domborműves mintázattal
• Mosogatógépben mosható és fagyasztóban tárolható

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