Throughout history some books have changed the world They have transformed the way we see ourselves
- & each other They have inspired
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Winner of the 2017 Forward Prize for Best Collection Winner of the 2017 Poetry Book Society Choice Award Shortlisted for the 2017 Costa Poetry Award Set against a backdrop of ecological & economic instability Sinead Morrissey's sixth collection On Balance revisits some of the great feats of human engineering to reveal the states of balance & inbalance that have shaped our history The poems also address gender inequality & our inharmonious relationship with the natural world A poem on Lilian Bland
- the first woman to design build & fly her own aeroplane
- celebrates the audacity & ingenuity of a great Irish heroine Elsewhere explorers in Greenland set foot on a fjord system accessible to Europeans for the first time in millennia as a result of global warming But if life is fragile then its traces are persistent insistent & in ' Articulation' we are invited to stop & wonder at the reconstructed skeleton of Napoleon's horse Marengo 'whose very hooves trod mud at Austerlitz' suspended in time 'for however long he lasts before he crumbles'

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On Beauty is neither a history of art nor a history of aesthetics but Umberto Eco draws on both these disciplines to define the ideas of beauty that have informed us from the classical world to modern times In terms of form & style On Beauty has been conceived for a vast & diverse readership Packed with examples from painting sculpture architecture film photography the decorative arts & literature it offers a rich & intelligent panorama of this huge subject In On Beauty Eco is at his most captivating & eclectic we read not only of Botticelli & Michelangelo but of how much the fashion of the 1960s owes to ancient Egyptian dress & how ancient Roman & eighteenth-century hairstyles have much in common It makes the familiar new & sheds a brilliant light on the unfamiliar On Beauty is illustrated in full colour throughout & produced to the highest standards ...

Zadie Smith's On Beauty is a funny powerful & moving story about love & family Why do we fall in love with the people we do? Why do we visit our mistakes on our children? What makes life truly beautifulset in New England mainly & London partly On Beauty concerns a pair of feuding families
- the Belseys & the Kipps
- & a clutch of doomed affairs It puts low morals among high ideals & asks some searching questions about what life does to love For the Belseys & the Kipps the confusions
- both personal & political
- of our uncertain age are about to be brought close to home right to the heart of family' The novel I didn't want to finish I was enjoying it so much' John Sutherland Evening Standard' Thrums with intellectual sass & know-how' Literary Review' Delightfully entertaining filled with humour generosity & contemporary sparkle' Alex Clark Daily Telegraph ' My novel of the year Delicious' Liz Jones Evening Standard' Satirical wise & sexy' Washington Post' Heartstopping' The Times Literary Supplement'A triumph Smith's comedy shines' Daily Mail' Ambitious hugely impressive beautifully observed' Guardian



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In this book one of America's most distinguished psychologists describes his experiences in helping people to discover the path to personal growth through an understanding of their own limitations & potential What is personal growth? Under what conditions is it possible? How can one person help another? What is creativity & how can it be fostered? These are some of the issues raised which challenge many concepts of traditional psychology Contemporary psychology derives largely from the experimental laboratory or from Freudian theory It is preoccupied with minute aspects of animal & human behaviour or with the mentally ill But there are rebels of whom the author counts himself as one along with Gordon Allport Abraham Maslow & Rollo May who feel that psychology & psychiatry should be aiming higher & be more concerned with growth & potentiality in man The interest of such a psychology is in the production of harmoniously mature individuals given that we all have qualities & possibilities infinitely capable of development Successful development makes us more flexible in relationships more creative & less open to suggestion & control This book philosophical & provocative summarizes Dr Rogers' experience Non-technical in its language it is not only for psychologists & psychiatrists but for teachers & counsellors religious & social workers labour-management specialists & anyone interested in 'becoming' ...

Learn from master therapists & bring your skills to the next level Bringing a breath of fresh air to the therapy profession this compelling & thoughtful resource urges readers to move from competency to full mastery in the mental health field Combining the findings of hundreds of previous studies interviews with a wide range of master therapists own unique experiences & perspectives Jeffery A Kottler & Jon Carlson have devised a guide that takes therapists out of their comfort zones Professionals in the fields of psychology counseling social work & human services as well as graduate students studying for these professions will find a level of honesty & candor in this resource which tackles a range of essential topics in a frank personal tone & closes with a meaningful discussion about the challenges of striving for mastery Master therapists & authors Kottler & Carlson explore a range of hot-button topics such as Cultural misunderstandings Disliking your clients (or having clients dislike you) Receiving negative feedback from clients Injecting creativity into the therapeutic process Finding time for social justice & advocacy On Being a Master Therapist provides a much-needed look at a range of topics that aren't often given such genuine & insightful treatment with the goal of helping you attain the attributes that truly distinguish excellence in clinical practice Start on your journey toward mastery with this thoughtful resource ...

The scientific research enterprise is built on a foundation of trust Scientists trust that the results reported by others are valid Society trusts that the results of research reflect an honest attempt by scientists to describe the world accurately & without bias But this trust will endure only if the scientific community devotes itself to exemplifying & transmitting the values associated with ethical scientific conduct On Being a Scientist was designed to supplement the informal lessons in ethics provided by research supervisors & mentors The book describes the ethical foundations of scientific practices & some of the personal & professional issues that researchers encounter in their work It applies to all forms of research--whether in academic industrial or governmental settings-and to all scientific disciplines This third edition of On Being a Scientist reflects developments since the publication of the original edition in 1989 & a second edition in 1995 A continuing feature of this edition is the inclusion of a number of hypothetical scenarios offering guidance in thinking about & discussing these scenarios On Being a Scientist is aimed primarily at graduate students & beginning researchers but its lessons apply to all scientists at all stages of their scientific careers ...

Few living artists can claim to have had the influence of Michael Craig- Martin Celebrated around the world for his distinctive work & with major retrospectives high-profile commissions & numerous honours to his name he has also helped nurture generations of younger artists among them Julian Opie Damien Hirst Sarah Lucas Liam Gillick & Gary Hume Often described as the godfather of the YBAs he taught by combining personal example & individual guidance offering students encouragement practical advice & insights gained from his own professional highs & lows This powerful combination gave them the self-knowledge confidence & motivation to flourish as some of the most successful figures in contemporary art Now Craig-Martin shares the same benefit of his experiences with yet another generation Part memoir & part instructional guide On Being An Artist is a remarkable mix of reminiscence personal philosophy anecdote self-examination & advice for the budding artist In a series of short episodes he reflects with both wit & candour on the many ideas events & people that have inspired & shaped him throughout his life from his childhood in the postwar United States through his time as an art student at Yale in the 1960s & subsequent work as a teacher to his international success in later years More than the life of one of the most creative minds of our age On Being An Artist provides lesson after valuable lesson to anyone wishing to know what it means & what it takes to be an artist today ...

Most books that want to change us seek to make us richer or thinner This book wants to help us to be nicer that is less irritable more patient readier to listen warmer less prickly Niceness may not have the immediate allure of money or fame but it is a hugely important quality nevertheless & one that we neglect at our peril This is a guidebook to the uncharted landscape of Niceness gently leading us around the key themes of this forgotten quality We learn how to be charitable how to forgive how to be natural & how to reassure We learn that niceness is compatible with strength & is no indicator of naivety Niceness deserves to be rediscovered as one of the highest of all human achievements ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Emotionally devastated by the death of his uncle Boston carpenter Jack O& Toole (Mc Intyre) writes a play inspired by the man&s wake When nobody will produce the play Jack quits his job to produce it himself imagining that this play will give a new start to the strained relationship Jack has with his father But the only stage Jack can afford is in the back room of a neighbourhood pub In this humble environment Jack pulls together a theatre company of sorts & brings his story to the stage & in the process he brings together his family & friends & helps them move beyond their loss ...