A collection of comic strips by the internationally-acclaimed graphic-literary talent Alison Bechdel offers an acerbically funny insight into the lesbian culture of 1980s America Bechdel&s brilliantly imagined counter-cultural band of friends
- academics social workers booksellers
- fall in & out of love negotiate relationships raise children switch careers & cope with aging parents The Essential Dykes To Watch Out For fuses high & low culture
- from foreign domestic policy to domestic routine postmodern theory to hot sex
- in a serial graphic narrative &suitable for all humanist persuasions& Alison Bechdel has been chronicling the lives of a small universe of cartoon characters in her strip Dykes To Watch Out For which has been syndicated in fifty alternative newspapers in the USA & has been published in eleven volumes For this first time this collection gathers the best of those volumes & So much more than a comic strip No one comes close to Alison Bechdel& Times



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Sometimes pianists would love to play the 'pops' they enjoy but finding quality arrangements that work for the instrument can be a real challenge The author takes classic film songs from across the decades & makes well-crafted & satisfying arrangements for intermediate pianists ...

A bestselling classic completely revised & updated The third edition of The Essential Garden Design Workbook is fully updated with new colour photograph & illustrations It features new informaion on designing with computer-aided design (CAD) details on sustainability ad biodiversity & important advice on working with contractors It features all new garden plans & growing information for the top 50 plants no designer should be without ...

From time immemorial people have been drawn to the beach to collect practical resources as well as mysterious objects that have fuelled myth & folklore
- it is our inherent hunter-gatherer instinct Whether you are a seasoned beachcomber a casual visitor or an enthusiastic naturalist this book will satisfy your curiosity about the treasures found cast up on the beach strandline be it a pretty seashell a spent eggcase a seaweed frond or an exotic ocean voyager Every find has a story to tell & we aim to answer the questions that arise from each beachcombing discovery
- what is it & where has it come from? Clear photographs & descriptions are accompanied by information about the natural history of the animals & plants you encounter Even man-made debris can offer a fascinating introduction to the workings of the ocean & illustrate how items discarded in Africa or America can wash ashore on a British beach The beach strandline is often overlooked as a wildlife habitat but is home to a unique community of flora & fauna many found nowhere else It is understudied & under threat facing a variety of man-made problems In this book you will find a comprehensive account of the animals & plants that make up this rich & ever-changing oasis of life in the otherwise harsh environment of the beach The more we understand the delicate nature of the strandline the more we can do to nurture & protect it But beware
- beachcombing can be an addictive pleasure! Make sure you pack this book every time you visit the beach
- there is always something new to discover whether on a nocturnal strandline safari making seaweed whistles or hunting minibeasts with pots & pooters Emmerse yourself in the beachcombing experience; the wind in your face the smell of salt spray the roar of the ocean; it's an assault on the senses the perfect tonic
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Chakras are the body's subtle energy centres vital for our physical emotional & spiritual well-being This comprehensive book provides a detailed guide to the characteristics of each chakra & how you can work with them to heal & balance every aspect of your life Beginning with an outline of the key energy concepts including prana the nadis & kundalini energy the book goes on to explain the basic techniques for working with chakras including meditating on yantras the geometric representation of chakra energies; mantras; exercises; & journaling Saradananda then explores in depth each chakra in turn describing its key characteristics & related physical disorders providing helpful yoga poses & breathing techniques & giving clear information on how to recognise the signs that your chakra is overactive underactive or balanced You will also discover how the chakras relate to each other & find advice on protecting yourself while working energetically This is an essential book for everyone wanting to achieve total well-being through understanding & working with these vital energy centres ...

Lecturers request your electronic inspection copy here The ultimate companion to successfully completing your research project the author guides you through a step-by-step approach to research & provides all of the skills & momentum you need to excel Each stage of a project is clearly set out with best practice highlighted alongside pragmatic advice for tackling research in the real world The Third Edition uses multidisciplinary case studies & examples from the author's own experience to answer your questions & support your progress as you move smoothly through each stage With a new chapter on mixed methods approaches more on disseminating research more on the practical & legal implications of ethics & more international examples the book is packed full of learning features & tools to support your journey including A fully-developed website with podcasts videos journal articles & examples of real projects Activities & worksheets to help you organize your time Learning objectives to sustain your momentum Top tips relating to key research skills Full glossary to test understanding & provide definitions Annotated further reading to help you move through the literature Excuse me I have a question!' feature to answer common questions Warm innovative & clever this book is packed full of must-have information for anyone doing a research project ...

A bewildering range of vitamin mineral & herbal supplements is now widely available to us all but information about their health benefits cannot be given on the packaging as it would constitute a health claim In this jargon-free guide leading expert on sensible supplementation Dr Sarah Brewer sets out all you need to know about the main supplements & suggests which to take for specific health problems It
Includes:A-Z guide to 150 supplements for a brighter & healthier life Clearly explains the benefits possible side effects & contraindications Thoroughly sets out the research evidence to back their efficacy Recommends supplements for common problems such as IBS chronic fatigue recurrent candida & arthritis Packed with clear & concise answers this essential guide explains the use of supplements to maintain or improve your daily health
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A sparkling & up-to-date new cover for one of Fontana Press's strongest-selling titles Jung was on a giant scalehe was a master physician of the soul in his insights a profound sage in his conclusions He is also one of Western Man's great liberators' J B Priestly Sunday Telegraph Jung can sometimes rise to the heights of a Blake or a Nietzsche or a Kierkegaardlike any true prophet or artist he extended the range of the human imaginationto be able to share Jungian emotions is surely an almost necessary capacity of the free mind' Philip Toynbee Observer This compact volume of extracts from the twenty volumes of Jung's published writings presents him clearly in his own words & in precis Jung's writing is the key to understanding 20th-century psychology psychiatry & psychoanalysis Most of the terms of reference now used (extrovert' collective unconscious' archetype') are Jungian This is essential reading for both students of psychology & the general reader ...

Like George Orwell Franz Kafka has given his name to a world of nightmare but in Kafka's world it is never completely clear just what the nightmare is The Trial where the rules are hidden from even the highest officials & if there is any help to be had it will come from unexpected sources is a chilling blackly amusing tale that maintains to the very end a relentless atmosphere of disorientation Superficially about bureaucracy it is in the last resort a description of the absurdity of 'normal' human nature Still more enigmatic is The Castle Is it an allegory of a quasi-feudal system giving way to a new freedom for the subject? The search by a central European Jew for acceptance into a dominant culture? A spiritual quest for grace or salvation? An individual's struggle between his sense of independence & his need for approval? Is it all of these things? & K? Is he opportunist victim or an outsider battling against elusive authority? Finally in his fables Kafka deals in dark & quirkily humorous terms with the insoluble dilemmas of a world which offers no reassurance & no reliable guidance to resolving our existential & emotional uncertainties & anxieties ...

Edited with an introduction by ROBERT SKIDELSKY' Many of the greatest economic evils of our time are the fruits of risk uncertainty & ignorance' John Maynard Keynes was the most influential economist & one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century He overturned the orthodoxy that markets were optimally self-regulating & instead argued for state intervention to ensure full employment & economic stability This new selection is the first comprehensive single-volume edition of Keynes's writings on economics philosophy social theory & policy including several pieces never before published Full of irony & wit they offer a dazzling introduction to a figure whose ideas still have urgent relevance today ...