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Follows the development of trees from seedling and sapling, through maturity and fruiting to the falling, with reflections in poetry and prose by much-loved writers such as John Clare, A.E. Houseman, William Blake, Thomas Hardy, W.B. Yeats, Sylvia Plath and Ogden Nash.
Cherry Denman has spent her life trailing husband Charlie round some of the world's most remote outposts and can ask for the lavatory in eleven languages. While some aspects of living abroad will always puzzle her - saunas, tofu and circumcision, to name just three - she wouldn't have missed it for anything. Lessons learnt range from the practical (possessions belong either in the suitcase or the skip: storage is for wimps), to the truly useful (how to avoid the drinks party bore) and the truly bizarre (the episode with the goat . . .). Charming and witty, these hilarious tales of global misunderstsanding are illustrated with over seventy original line drawings.
Discover the unspoiled beauty of Arkansas in N is for Natural State: An Arkansas Alphabet. Acansa is the Sioux Indian name for the state we know today as Arkansas and this begins our alphabet journey. Next you'll find Blanchard Springs Cavern with its 80,000 bats and then to D is for Diamonds, and learn the Natural State is the only state that mines them. Illustrator Rick Anderson's rich and colorful images bring the beautiful vision of Arkansas to all readers.
A stunning re-telling of the most dramatic stories of the Old Testament illustrated with sensational full colour illustrations. The epic tales of the Old Testament are re-told with imagination and power by renowned children's author Monica Furlong and illustrated with Cherry Denman's exquisitely rich and detailed freize illustrations. A book to treasure, beautiful and unique enough to become a family heirloom.
This authoritative text for those training in Sexual Medicine now returns in a new edition that builds on what clinicians found most useful in the previous editions - physical and psychological background knowledge and all relevant treatments, combined with psychological therapies, principles, and case examples applied to common problems.
This puzzle book takes the reader and Everyman (he is the key to the puzzle), on an adventure history trail, from primeval slime to the present day. This book is both educational and entertaining, with each picture being packed with clues, information, stories, events and historical characters.
Imagine what it would be like to turn your back on the nine-to-five drudgery of normal working life and risk everything you've ever had on the fate of a horse race or the outcome of a ball game. In the gambling fraternity, Harry Findlay has earned legendary status. He has been skint dozens of times, won over £20 million and spent just as much. But he will not change. Fearless and formidable, bullish and bombastic, there is no one in the gambling game who can match Harry's style and seismic impact. When he first ran a betting slip through his fingers as a 16-year-old, Harry said he had been handed the keys to the Magic Kingdom. Gambling has taken him all around the globe, enjoying five-star ...
This is a comprehensive, up-to-date introduction to the origins, development, and practice of cognitive-analytic therapy (CAT). Written by the founder of the method and an experienced psychiatric practitioner and lecturer, it offers a guide to the potential application and experience of CAT with a wide range of difficult clients and disorders and in a variety of hospital, community care and private practice settings. Introducing Cognitive Analytic Therapy includes a wide range of features to aid scholars and trainees: ? Illustrative case histories and numerous case vignettes ? Chapters summaries, further reading and glossary of key terms ? Resources for use in clinical settings Essential reading for practitioners and graduate trainees in psychotherapy, clinical psychology, psychiatry and nursing.