Persian art & architecture have a rich heritage that stretches far beyond the borders of modern-day Iran from the Abbasid monuments of Baghdad to the splendid Timurid buildings of Samarqand & Bukhara. This book follows a historical path across the Iranian world & examines the artistic legacies of great rulers & their dynasties from the rebirth of Persian art under the Seljuqs to the magnificent structures built by Timur-i Lang in Samarqand & the cultural flowering that occurred under the Safavid dynasty & beyond. Palaces mosques madrasas & mausoleums display a mesmerizing decorative complexity with form & ornament combining to create an indivisible whole. Spectacular polychrome tiles intricate brickwork curling arabesque motifs & calligraphic inscriptions attain a transcendent beauty designed to reflect both the temporal power of the rulers who commissioned them & the heavenly glory of creation. ...

The Persian Boy tells the story of the climactic last seven years of Alexander the Greats life through the eyes of his lover Bagoas. Abducted & gelded as a boy Bagoas was sold as a courtesan to King Darius of Persia but found freedom with Alexander after the Macedon army conquered his homel&. Taken as an attendant into Alexanders household the beautiful young eunuch becomes the great generals lover & their relationship sustains Alexander as he survives assassination plots the demands of two foreign wives a mutinous army & his own ferocious temper. ...

In The Persian Expedition" Xenophon a young Athenian noble who sought his destiny abroad provides an enthralling eyewitness account of the attempt by a Greek mercenary army
- the Ten Thousand
- to help Prince Cyrus overthrow his brother & take the Persian throne. When the Greeks were then betrayed by their Persian employers they were forced to march home through hundreds of miles of difficult terrain
- adrift in a hostile country & under constant attack from the unforgiving Persians & warlike tribes. In this outstanding description of endurance & individual bravery Xenophon one of those chosen to lead the retreating army provides a vivid narrative of the campaign & its aftermath & his account remains one of the best pictures we have of Greeks confronting a barbarian world."


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In 480 BC Xerxes the King of Persia led an invasion of mainland Greece. Its success should have been a formality. For seventy years victory
- rapid spectacular victory
- had seemed the birthright of the Persian Empire. In the space of a single generation they had swept across the Near East shattering ancient kingdoms storming famous cities putting together an empire which stretched from India to the shores of the Aegean. As a result of those conquests Xerxes ruled as the most powerful man on the planet. Yet somehow astonishingly against the largest expeditionary force ever assembled the Greeks of the mainland managed to hold out. The Persians were turned back. Greece remained free. Had the Greeks been defeated at Salamis not only would the West have lost its first struggle for independence & survival but it is unlikely that there would ever have been such & entity as the West at all. Tom Hollands brilliant new book describes the very first clash of Empires between East & West. Once again he has found extraordinary parallels between the ancient world & our own. There is no competing popular book describing these events.

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In 490 BC Darius I Great King of Persia & the most powerful man in the world led a massive invasion army to punish the interference of some minor states on the western borders of his huge empire. The main enemy was Athens. The resultant Battle of Marathon was a disaster for Darius & one of the most famous victories for the underdog in all military history. The Persians were forced to withdraw & plot an even bigger expedition to conquer Athens & the whole of Greece once & for all. The second invasion came ten years later under Darius successor Xerxes. This led to the legendary last stand of the Spartan King Leonidas at Thermopylae the sacking of Athens & the famous naval clash at Salamis which saved Greece. The following year 479 BC saw the remaining Persian forces driven from mainland Greece at the epic yet strangelyless- famous Battle of Plataea one of the largest pitched battles of the Classical Greek world. Dr Arthur Keaveney an expert on Achaemenid Persia re examines these momentous epoch-defining events from both Greek & Persian perspective to give a full & balanced account based on the most recent research. ...

How does the situation we're in influence the way we behave & think? Professors Ross & Nisbett eloquently argue that the context we find ourselves in substantially affects our behavior in this timely reissue of one of social psychology's classic textbooks. With a new foreword by Malcolm Gladwell author of The Tipping Point. ...

If you are working within the learning disability sector & studying for the QCF Diploma in Health & Social Care you will find this book invaluable in helping you to achieve the unit on Person Centred Approaches. It explains person centred values how they must influence all aspects of your work & shows how to support active participation & choice. The book is easy to navigate with each chapter covering one of the learning outcomes within the unit. Each chapter begins with an example taken from real peoples stories & lots of activities photographs & other illustrations are included throughout. ...

The term person-centred care has been widely used misused & ill defined. It is used frequently in the aims & objectives for dementia care services & provision although in practice what lies behind the rhetoric can be questionable. This book gives fresh definition to the important ideas behind & the implementation of person centred care for people with dementia. Dawn Brooker explains the four key elements of person centred care that comprise the VIPS model: Valuing people with dementia & those who care for them (V); treating people as Individuals (I); looking at the world from the Perspective of the person with dementia (P); & a positive Social environment in which the person living with dementia can experience relative well being (S). With an emphasis on practical application Person Centred Dementia Care provides care organisations with clear accessible guidelines on how to put the VIPS model into operation for effective care that is 'fit for VIPs'. Part 2 of the book comprises the VIPS organisational reflection tool which care providers can use to assess how well they think they are doing at providing person-centred care. This will be essential reading for practitioners working with & policy makers responsible for people with dementia at all levels. ...

Clients with mental health conditions are often diagnosed & treated using a strictly medical model of diagnosis with little input from the client themselves. This reference manual takes a person-centered holistic approach to diagnosis & treatment seeing the client as the unrecognized expert on their condition & encouraging their collaboration. This qualitative approach aims to find meaning in the experiences of the client exploring the reasons behind their feelings & behaviour & taking the whole person into account. Designed to complement DSM assessments the manual covers several different conditions including ADHD depression bulimia & OCD as well as mental health patterns such as abuse bullying violence & loss. In each case the client is involved in the diagnosis & treatment plan. The book features extended case studies sample questions & treatment plans throughout. This will be an essential reference book for all those involved in mental health diagnosis & treatment including psychologists psychiatrists mental health counselors clinical social workers school counselors & therapists. ...

Praise for previous editions: An important book...a most sophisticated text. Mearns & Thorne have written a book for all counsellors & psychotherapists. The reader will be left both grateful & hungry for more
- British Journal of Guidance & Counselling The discussion of empathy acceptance & congruence is central & should be required reading for all trainees working to understand the richness of these core concepts...outstanding
- Counselling & Psychotherapy The Journal of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy Without doubt the clearest description of the person-centred approach to counselling that I have read apart from Carl Rogers own writings. I felt that I had got to know both Dave Mearns & Brian Thorne through their offering the reader their own congruence & I found this aspect of the book at times quite moving
- Social Work Today Gives real insight into person-centred counselling... This is a gentle book; an absolute delight to read (I couldnt put it down) as it held me in the realm of my own feelings. I would like to thank both authors for sharing so much of their intimate selves.I recommend this book to trainee counsellors trained counsellors clients & those involved in the helping professions. It is a book that has influenced me & that I would not want to be without
- BPS Counselling Psychology Review Excellent all rounder" for practitioners to learn & build upon counselling skills with young offenders
- lecturer Guidance Youth & Youth Justice Nottingham Trent University An excellent text. Student friendly & covering all main issues
- lecturer Psychology Swansea Institute of HE Stimulates a re-exploration of the doctor-patient relationship
- British Medical Journal I felt understood by this book!
- Ann Weiser PCA Letter Network This book could very sensibly be placed on the reading lists of all counselling trainers & trainees...this is the most informative & useful book I have read in a long time & I have no doubt that if Carl Rogers were still alive today he would not only agree but also acknowledge experiencing some envy
- Changes The skilful conveying of tenderness & building of trust are well explained & described with lots of case study examples
- Guidance Matters Excellent book
- a useful & practical way to underpin current emphasis on humanism in nursing
- lecturer West London NHS Mental Health Trust Continues to be an excellent easy introduction but with depth. Deserves to be a bestseller!
- lecturer Preston College The book conveys the profound respect for the person for his/her autonomy & uniqueness which is inherent in the Rogerian approach
- British Journal of Medical Psychology A marvelous book; highly recommended. Someone has finally written an easily accessible book about the theory & practice
- mostly practice
- of the kind of therapy that makes the most sense to many focusers. Hurrah!
- The Focusing Connection Truly allows the reader to enter the world of the person-centered counsellor
- Contemporary Psychology Person Centred Counselling in Action written by Dave Mearns & Brian Thorne was originally published in 1988 about a year after the death of Carl Rogers. It has helped to maintain & stimulate interest in this approach & has become a best-seller in the Counselling in Action series
- The Journal of Critical Psychology Counselling & Psychotherapy It is now almost twenty years since the first edition of Person-Centred Counselling in Action appeared. In that time this SAGE bestseller has maintained enormous popularity with trainees & practitioners & has achieved world-wide acclaim. This substantially revised Third Edition provides an excellent introduction to the theory & practice of person-centred counselling while incorporating exciting new developments in the approach. Dave Mearns & Brian Thorne have preserved the compelling & accessible style of its predecessors. "


















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