' Anyone interested in military history or indeed history in general will find it fascinating to read'
- Spectator". " What If?"
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What Is Is provides a powerful new approach to life change that eliminates stress regret worry & self-blame removes conflict & improves relationships. In this book chartered psychologist Graham W Price transforms the way people think about life & work generating significant & lasting improvements in stress resilience motivation relating to others well-being achievement & dealing positively with change. Live the amazing life you deserve! ...

This book provides a short & accessible introduction to the field of gender history one that has vastly expanded in scope & substance since the mid 1970s. Paying close attention to both classic texts in the field & the latest literature the author examines the origins & development of the field & elucidates current debates & controversies. She highlights the significance of race class & ethnicity for how gender affects society culture & politics as well as delving into histories of masculinity. The author discusses in a clear & straightforward manner the various methods & approaches used by gender historians. Consideration is given to how the study of gender illuminates the histories of revolution war & nationalism industrialization & labor relations politics & citizenship colonialism & imperialism using as examples research dealing with the histories of a number of areas across the globe. Written by one of the leading scholars in this vibrant field What is Gender History? will be the ideal introduction for students of all levels. ...

One of the most fundamental questions in our life is to find out what we value
- what principles we want to live by & which
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A starter unit for Key Stage 3 History
- a series of seven engaging activities that introduce pupils to the key ideas needed to
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Who is to say how things really were? In formulating a modern answer to the question ' What is History?' Professor Carr shows that the 'facts' of history are simply those which historians have selected for scrutiny. Millions have crossed the Rubicon but the historians tell us that only Caesar's crossing was significant. All historical facts come to us as a result of interpretative choices by historians influenced by the standards of their age. Yet if absolute objectivity is impossible the role of the historian need in no way suffer; nor does history lose its fascination. This edition

Includes:: new material which presents the major conclusions of Professor Carr's notes for the second edition & a new preface by the author in which he calls for 'a saner & more balanced outlook on the future'.

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Nobel laureate Erwin Schrodingers What is Life? is one of the great science classics of the twentieth century. It was written for the layman but proved to be one of the spurs to the birth of molecular biology & the subsequent discovery of DNA. What is Life? appears here together with Mind & Matter his essay investigating a relationship which has eluded & puzzled philosophers since the earliest times. Brought together with these two classics are Schrodingers autobiographical sketches which offer a fascinating account of his life as a background to his scientific writings. ...

In What is Madness?" Darian Leader the author of " The New Black" & " Why do Women Write More Letters Than They Post?" asks probing questions about madness sanity & everything in between. What separates the sane from the mad? How hard or easy is it to tell them apart? & what if the difference is really between being mad & going mad? In this landmark work Darian Leader undermines common conceptions of madness. Through case studies like the apparently normal Harold Shipman he shows that madness rarely conforms to standard models. " What is Madness?" explores the idea of quiet madness
- that at times many of us live interior lives that are far from sane but allow us to function normally & unthreateningly
- he argues that we must seek a new way to assess treat & deal with those suffering mental health problems. " What is Madness?" is Darian Leaders radically insightful & masterfully convincing exploration of a painful complex but endlessly fascinating area of humanity. "A terrific intellectual stylist". (Joseph O Neill " Guardian"). " Engrossing & enlightening... Leader is as much a philosopher as a psychoanalyst". (" Metro"). " The mad.. .have been segregated & often confined; for fear perhaps that they will contaminate the rest of us. But as Darian Leader brilliantly shows things are never so simple". (Hanif Kureshi " Independent"). " Provides valuable insights into how psychiatry can help those who have suffered psychosis to rebuild their lives". (" Sunday Times"). " Witty probing. A myth-busting diagnosis of the method in our madness". (" Independent"). " Leaders insights could have radical consequences for the way we regard madness". (" Daily Telegraph). " Fascinating. A formidable grasp of psychiatric history & a storytellers flair for detail. What Leader does so effectively is to give us a sense of what it might be like to live inside the mind of a psychotic. A humane & timely book". (" New Statesman"). " Superb insights brilliant". (" Observer"). " One of our most important contemporary thinkers". (" Guardian"). Darian Leader is a psychoanalyst practising in London & a member of the Centre for Freudian Analysis & Research & of the College of Psychoanalysts
- UK. He is the author of " Why Do Women Write More Letters Than They Post?" " Promises Lovers Make When It Gets Late" " Freuds Footnotes" & " Stealing the Mona Lisa" & co-author with David Corfield of " Why Do People Get Ill?" He is Honorary Visiting Professor in the School of Human & Life Sciences Roehampton University."


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If we want to achieve a different society where the principle of money operates equitably if we want to abolish the power money has developed over people historically & position money in relationship to freedom equality & fraternity.. .then we must elaborate a concept of culture & a concept of art where every person must be an artist...
- Joseph Beuys. The world of finance exerts a huge influence over our lives being responsible for economic turmoil & seemingly interminable peaks & crashes. Whereas money was once a simple means of exchange today it is a commodity in itself & as capital exerts power over individuals degrading work to tradable labour. Can we find a new way of understanding money today so that we can begin to overcome its destructive aspects? In November 1984 a remarkable discussion took place at the Meeting House in Ulm Germany. It featured the radical artist Joseph Beuys two professors (of Financial Sciences & Political Economics) & a banker. Beuys would appear to be out of place among these heavyweight academics professionals & authors. But rather than being intimidated by his fellow panellists Beuys
- also a social & political activist
- demonstrates his groundbreaking thinking on the subject & his ability to bring fresh perspectives. Here for the first time is a transcript of this debate together with analysis by Ulrich Rosch which will be of equal interest to artists economists & spiritual seekers.


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Why does your cat want to sleep all day? Does he view you as a sibling kitten or parent? Why does he attack your shoelaces but leave the toys you buy him alone? Just what is your cat thinking? Understand whats really going on in your cats cranium with this petcare classic. Written by one of the countrys leading Animal Behaviourists & including all the latest research this fascinating book provides expert yet accessible analysis of all your cats mannerisms so that youll never be baffled by them again. ...