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Cotton bag designed by fiona rae royal academy of arts – tote shopper lined w28cm x h30cm x d9cm all dimensions are approximate 100% cotton, machine washable, lined very strong barely used lovely condition please don’t hesitate to ask any questions or to ask for more photos (plenty availablethanks for looking, ooh and do take a look at my others items) happy to post it to you, just let me know the location you want it posted to for a quote
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Sets of arts and crafts/ activity sets for only ÂŁ4 each! buy any 6 for 1 delivery fee of ÂŁ3 or collect if local in st neots
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Quebec and related silver at detroit institute of arts: [catalogue] - hardcover
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The lyle official arts review reference books for sale see our other adds more ÂŁ3 books and many other reference books for sale thanks
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Two specialist books on french furniture in two parts written in the french language by alfred champeaux curator of the library of the association of decorative arts in parisare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikipart one describes: - "the period of the antiques, the middle ages and the renaissance" - 317 pages and contains 75 drawn images, followed by a table of contentsthe two parts are nicely bound in a red hard cover with gold and black printa study or reference literature for true lovers or specialists of french furniture or those who want to become itthis edition is fromplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepart two includes: - "the period of the seventeenth (xvii), eighteenth (xviii) and nineteenth (xix) century" and also 317 pages and contains 108 drawn images, followed by a table of contents
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Jones made detailed observations of decorative arts on his travels in europe, the middle east, and in his native london, where he studied objects on display at the great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations in and at local museumsjones's resulting study is a comprehensive analysis of styles of ornamental design, presenting key examples ranging from maori tattoos, egyptian columns, and greek borders to byzantine mosaic, indian embroidery, and elizabethan carvingsthe studio library of decorative art, the grammar of ornament owen jones hardcover with dust jacket good condition - some tears to the dust jacket first published in , the grammar of ornament remains a design classicsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehis aim was to improve the quality of western design by changing the habits of victorian designers, who indiscriminately mixed elements from a wide variety of sourcesat once splendidly victorian and insistently modern, the grammar of ornament celebrates objects of beauty from across time periods and continents, and remains an indispensable sourcebook todayits inspiration came from pioneering british architect and designer owen jones (), who produced a comprehensive design treatise for the machine age, lavishly illustrated in vivid chromolithographic color
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The book concludes by developing an account of the impact such a theological realism and practice of critique might have on contemporary political theory--with explorations of the doxological nature of social change, the changing shape of the state, governmentality and political sovereignty, and the status and role of religious communities in civil societybourne develops this account and shows how it is consonant with aspects of the work of a range of contemporary theologians including stanley hauerwas, john milbank, karl barth, and dietrich bonhoefferin developing this theological realism, the book furnishes an account of christian criticism capable of addressing key debates in contemporary theology and political theoryhe demonstrates that only a vigorous theological realism, grounded in the universal lordship of christ, is capable of providing a foundation for local, particular, and ad hoc practices of critiqueoxfam books & music lancaster seek the peace of the city provides a robust engagement with the theological foundations and practices of christian social and political criticismbourne begins by arguing for the public status of theological political claimssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis realism bases social and political criticism in the purposes of a nonviolent, patient, and reconciling godrichard bourne identifies a theological realism found in the work of john howard yoder
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Patrons of the arts who helped make florence one of the great cultural centers of the renaissance, they were also power-hungry and reckless, ultimately losing everythingit was the house of medicibankers turned nobility and de facto rulers, the medici family defined upward mobilityit shaped all of europe and controlled politics, scientists, artists and even popes for three hundred yearsoxfam bookshop cheltenham it was a dynasty with more wealth and power than the houses of windsor, kennedy, and rockefeller combinedin the house of medici, christopher hibbert, author of the days of the french revolution, explores the lives and misdeeds of this remarkable familysee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe lives with his family in henley-on-thames in oxfordshire, englandchristopher hibbert, an oxford graduate, has written more than fifty books, including wellington: a personal history, london: the biography of a city, redcoats and rebels, and the destruction of lord raglan
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The volumes are nos in the hakluyt society second series, originally published in volume set hardbacksit covers the coast of north americathe main pagination of all four volumes is continuousthey attracted his interest, and the attention he devoted to the islands, their inhabitants and their political future when he twice later wintered there will surprise manyvolume i contains book 1 of this new and annotated edition of a voyage of discoveryall pages are very clean and crisp all solid bindingsthis is the first annotated edition of vancouver's journal as he revised it for publication inthe third volume in the set includes the remainder of book 3, all book 4, part of book 5, covering the pacific coast of north america and return to hawaiithe final volume contains the remainder of book 5 of a voyage of discoveryoxfam bookshop skipton four of the greatest maritime exploring expeditions were crammed into two decades late in the 18th century - cook's third voyage, the french expedition commanded by la perouse, the malaspina expedition sent out by spain, and george vancouver's voyage of discoverythese supplement vancouver's narrative at many pointsit has been possible to identify virtually all the host of islands, channels and inlets that vancouver encountered, and the provenance of most of the approximately 400 place names he bestowed, nine out of ten of which are still in use, is indicatedthe voyage to australia and tahitivery small tear to spine on volume iiall four visited the northwest coast of north america, but weather and circumstances prevented cook from making more than what beaglehole calls ' a magnificent, an epoch-making reconnaissance'; la perouse only touched the coast in a significant way at yakutat bay and lituya bay, and malasina's memorable visits were to yakutat bay and nootka soundvancouver, by contrast, surveyed the enormous extent of coast from lower california to cook inlet, and his meticulous survey literally set out on the map of the world the intricacies of puget sound and the western coast of mainland canadait was an achievement that places him with his mentor, cook, in the first rank of marine surveyorsall dust covers present (unclipped) some rubbing wear to dust covervolume ii continue with book 2 and part of book 3 of the new edition, and contains the voyage to hawaii and the north american coastthe original manuscript has disappeared, but fortunately no fewer than 25 partial or complete logs or journals by other members of the expedition have survivedas a midshipman vancouver had been with cook when he discovered the sandwich (hawaiian) islands insee oxfam website for delivery information read moreappendices include documents relating to the voyage and a list of the ships' company
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I have got all 6 the modern children's library of knowledge book one the world of nature book two the world we live in book three the world of the past book four the world of science and invention book five the world of arts and past times book six the school companion damaged pages missing other books good hence price because of book 6 can send by post if wanted postage and packaging will be ÂŁ because of waight 6 kg in total read more
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Makdisi's book is important to our understanding of lebanese society today, but it also makes a significant contribution to the discussion of the importance of religious discourse in the formation and dissolution of social and national identities in the modern worldmakdisi highlights how european colonialism and orientalism, with their emphasis on christian salvation and islamic despotism, and ottoman and local nationalisms each created and used narratives of sectarianism as foils to their own visions of modernity and to their own projects of colonial, imperial, and national developmentthe ottoman reform movement launched in and the growing european presence in the middle east contributed to the disintegration of the traditional lebanese social order based on a hierarchy that bridged religious differences condition good, some minor warping to front cover as can be seen in digital imagesee oxfam website for delivery information read moremakdisi argues that sectarianism represented a deliberate mobilization of religious identities for political and social purposesthe religious violence of the nineteenth century, which culminated in sectarian mobilizations and massacres in , was a complex, multilayered, subaltern expression of modernization, he says, not a primordial reaction to itoxfam bookshop knutsford focusing on ottoman lebanon, ussama makdisi shows how sectarianism was a manifestation of modernity that transcended the physical boundaries of a particular countryhis study challenges those who have viewed sectarian violence as an islamic response to westernization or simply as a product of social and economic inequities among religious groups
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Shortly after his reunion with his best friends, ron (rupert grint) and hermione (emma watson), harry is introduced to yet another defence against the dark arts teacher: the grizzled mad-eye moody (brendan gleeson)oxfam bookshop carlisle fantasy adventureof course, harry's wishes for an uneventful school year are almost immediately shattered when he is unexpectedly chosen, along with fellow student cedric diggory (robert pattinson), as hogwarts' representative in the tri-wizard tournament, which awards whoever completes three magical tasks the most skilfully with a thousand-galleon purse and the admiration of the international wizard communitysee oxfam website for delivery information read morediscs and case in good conditionthe fourth instalment of this hugely popular series sees harry potter (daniel radcliffe) board the train to hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, where he will attend his fourth year of magical education
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Shortly after his reunion with his best friends, ron (rupert grint) and hermione (emma watson), harry is introduced to yet another defence against the dark arts teacher: the grizzled mad-eye moody (brendan gleeson)oxfam shop kendal case condition: very good sleeve condition: very good disc condition: very good directed by mike newell, the fourth instalment of the hugely popular series sees harry potter (daniel radcliffe) board the train to hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, where he will attend his fourth year of magical educationsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreof course, harry's wishes for an uneventful school year are almost immediately shattered when he is unexpectedly chosen, along with fellow student cedric diggory (robert pattinson), as hogwarts' representative in the tri-wizard tournament, which awards whoever completes three magical tasks the most skilfully with a thousand-galleon purse and the admiration of the international wizard community
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But when spectators gather worldwide for a much-anticipated solar storm, billions are left blinded and the few sighted survivors watch as society collapses into chaosvanessa redgrave, brian cox, jason priestley and eddie izzard co-staroxfam bookshop aberystwyth dougray scott and joely richardson star in this star-studded two-part bbc remake of the classic science fiction thrillerfree to roam the planet with a fatal sting, and a retributive taste for human flesh, the triffids begin rapid breedingit is up to dr bill masen (scott) to lead the brave in their epic battle against the triffids' reign of terror in what could be the last days for humankindsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein the near future, humankind's search for an alternative fuel supply leads to the discovery of the ominous triffid, a crop cultivated for its fuel that seems to have a life of its ownthe triffids, meanwhile, find their way out of captivity
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Shortly after his reunion with his best friends, ron (rupert grint) and hermione (emma watson), harry is introduced to yet another defence against the dark arts teacher: the grizzled mad-eye moody (brendan gleeson)oxfam shop salisbury directed by mike newell, the fourth instalment of the hugely popular series sees harry potter (daniel radcliffe) board the train to hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, where he will attend his fourth year of magical educationsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreof course, harry's wishes for an uneventful school year are almost immediately shattered when he is unexpectedly chosen, along with fellow student cedric diggory (robert pattinson), as hogwarts' representative in the tri-wizard tournament, which awards whoever completes three magical tasks the most skilfully with a thousand-galleon purse and the admiration of the international wizard community
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He founded the famous 45 aid society and worked with the board of deputies of british jews and the holocaust educational trustoxfam shop west hampstead a holocaust survivor, liberated from thereisenstadt by the red army, ben was one of "the boys" who came to englandin his mid 80s, ben is a rominent figure in the claims conference, which has awarded billions of dollars to needy survivorshe became a successful businessman and retired early so that he could make a personal crusade of bringing together other survivorsthe book is in excellent condition, as newhis sporting excellence was recognised when he was selected for two olympic games in which he represented britain as a weightlifterhe is a great believer in reconciliation with both germany and his native poland, and both nations have given him awards in recognition of his worka handwritten label with a greeting from ben helfgott is attached to the front endpapersee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop hampstead liberalism and the limits of justice by michael sandel a liberal society seeks not to impose a single way of life, but to leave its citizens as free as possible to choose their own values and endsin the most important challenge yet to rawls' theory of justice, sandel traces the limits of liberalism to the conception of the person that underlies it, and argues for a deeper understanding of community than liberalism allowsin very good conditionbut can any such principles be found? and if not, what are the consequences for justice as a moral and political ideal? these are the questions michael sandel takes up in this penetrating critique of contemporary liberalismsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit therefore must govern by principles of justice that do not presuppose any particular vision of the good lifesandel locates modern liberalism in the tradition of kant, and focuses on its most influential recent expression in the work of john rawls
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Now, for the first time in book form, this volume presents a series of exciting and engaged interviews with, and essays from, the founder of social ecologyoxfam shop mutley plain  "murray bookchin has been a dynamic revolutionary propagandist since the s when, as a teenager, he orated before socialist crowds in new york city and engaged in support work for those fighting franco in the spanish civil warsome dirt marks to the page edges, otherwise very goodfinally, he states what is to be valued in both anarchism and marxism in building such a left and offers guidelines for forming a new revolutionary social movementprinted in , first edition" book in good condition with clean pages throughout and securely boundsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe goes on to assess the crisis of radicalism today and defends the need for a revolutionary leftthis expansive collection ranges over, amongst others, bookchin's account of his teenage years as a young communist during the great depression, his experiences of the s and reflections on that decade's lessons, his vision of a libertarian communist society, libertarian politics, the future of anarchism, and the unity of theory and practice
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Oxfam bookshop newport a study of the processes of discovery, invention, imagination and creativity in humour, science, and the artsfirst published in ; this is the scarcer danube edition, with a new preface by the authorit lays out koestler's attempt to develop an elaborate general theory of human creativityone or two underlinings in pen; one or two marginal annotations in pencil - otherwise clean/intactunclipped d/j is tatty with a number of tears around the edgesfrom describing and comparing many different examples of invention and discovery, koestler concludes that they all share a common pattern which he terms "bisociation" - a blending of elements drawn from two previously unrelated matrices of thought into a new matrix of meaning by way of a process involving comparison, abstraction and categorisation, analogies and metaphorshe regards many different mental phenomena based on comparison (such as analogies, metaphors, parables, allegories, jokes, identification, role-playing, acting, personification, anthropomorphism etchence low price for this itemsee oxfam website for delivery information read more), as special cases of "bisociation"
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Part two studies how such monuments were modified and reinterpreted to suit the changing needs of society through a series of detailed case studiesthe significance of monuments studies the importance of monuments tracing their history from their first creation over six thousand years laterstarting in the mesolithic and carrying his analysis through to the late bronze age, richard bradley sheds light on this complex period and the changing consciousness of these prehistoric peoplesoxfam bookshop leeds 179ppother features of the prehistoric landscape - such as mounds and enclosures - across continental europe are also examinedin as new conditionthe neolithic period, when agriculture began and many monuments - including stonehenge - were constructed, is an era fraught with paradoxes and ambiguitiesit is also an enlightening read for professional archaeologists and all those interested in this fascinating periodthe significance of monuments is an indispensable text for all students of european prehistorysee oxfam website for delivery information read morepart one discusses how monuments first developed and their role in developing a new sense of time and space among the inhabitants of prehistoric europe
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Published in the usa by the grolier societyno inscriptionsgilt top page edges, fore edge and lower edge are untrimmedhalf bound with red leather corners and spine with raised bands, and marbled boardsthe front board is detachedfour other black & white illustrationsundated, possibly late 19th centurythe text block binding is tightshe gained literary and historical importance primarily through her correspondence, which is of cultural and historical value due to her sometimes very blunt descriptions of french court lifesaid to be the correspondence of elizabeth-charlotte, duchesse d'orleans, mother of the regent philippe ii, duke of orléans, france's ruler during the regencythe spine is discoloured and the top third is missing, the remaining part is decorated with giltmarbled endpaperssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoccasional light foxing spotsoxfam bookshop lymington limited edition of 500 copies, this being number 36colour frontispiece photo-etching of madame de la valliere with protective tissue sheet
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He continued his education at the academy of arts in novi sad, where he graduatedare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihe is best known as the illustrator of avant l'incal and the technopriestsgave him knowledge needed to start his careerdimensions- heightzoran janjetov born june is a serbian comic artistyoung janjetov was influenced by the works of disneyfrom to , janjetov worked on the bernard panasonik, published in magazines yu strip magazin and vreme zabavepainted in formerly india ink now called chinese inkjanjetov started to draw at very early age with strong support from his parentshis father an archtect by professionin , janjetov was chosen by alejandro jodorowsky to finish the colour art in the incalculableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethis drawing was used for a offset printwritten by alenjandro jodorowskyafter finishing highlander schooland had already made his first short comic at age stevencatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablejanjetov is among prominent comics creators of former yougoslavia, published worldwide
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The book stresses both the underlying unity and the rich variety of the age, and raises fundamental issues about a period of crucial change in british history - industrialisation, war, constitutional change and the attitudes of politicians towards it, political development, and, not least, society and culturethe author also discusses perceptions of, and reactions to, changing circumstances, the influence of religion and science on national life, and changing styles in art and literature in the background are the new economic powers based on the development of a coal and iron technology; in the foreground, new social and political problems and new ways of tackling themcould improvement be maintained? could balance and progress continue to be reconciled? see oxfam website for delivery information read morewidely read and quoted it has had a unique influence on teaching and researchoxfam bookshop shaftesbury the age of improvement has long established itself as a classic of modern historical writing this second edition draws on the great volume of new research - produced by lord briggs amongst others, since its original publicationthe story ends, not with a full stop but with a question mark
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Shortly after his reunion with his best friends, ron (rupert grint) and hermione (emma watson), harry is introduced to yet another defence against the dark arts teacher: the grizzled mad-eye moody (brendan gleeson)see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop byres road directed by mike newell, the fourth instalment of the hugely popular series sees harry potter (daniel radcliffe) board the train to hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, where he will attend his fourth year of magical educationof course, harry's wishes for an uneventful school year are almost immediately shattered when he is unexpectedly chosen, along with fellow student cedric diggory (robert pattinson), as hogwarts' representative in the tri-wizard tournament, which awards whoever completes three magical tasks the most skilfully with a thousand-galleon purse and the admiration of the international wizard community
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Published on the occasion of the arts council of great britain's retrospective exhibition of raymond moore's photographs at the hayward gallery londonthe boards are age-discoloured along the lower edge and a little way up the spine (see photo) the dust jacket is also worn along the edges and age-discoloured see oxfam website for delivery information read morea little explanatory textoxfam bookshop newark hardback with dust jacket
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Originally published in and updated in , the discovery of insulin has won the city of toronto book award, the jason hannah medal of the royal society of canada, and the william hin this engaging and award-winning account, historian michael bliss recounts the fascinating story behind the discovery of insulin - a story as much filled with fiery confrontation and intense competition as medical dedication and scientific geniuswelch medal of the american association for the history of medicineoxfam books & music bury stedmunds the discovery of insulin at the university of toronto in was one of the most dramatic events in the history of the treatment of diseasesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreinsulin was a wonder-drug with ability to bring patients back from the very brink of death, and it was no surprise that in the nobel prize for medicine was awarded to its discoverers, the canadian research team of banting, best, collip, and macleod
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Narrow sets of interests now dominate the agenda as society becomes more and more tribal - and, as murray shows, the casualties are mountinga truthful look at today's most divisive issues' - jordan bwe are living through a postmodern era in which the grand narratives of religion and political ideology have collapsedreaders of all political persuasions cannot afford to ignore murray's masterfully argued and fiercely provocative book, in which he seeks to inject some sense into the discussion around this generation's most complicated issuespeterson in his devastating new book the madness of crowds, douglas murray examines the twenty-first century's most divisive issues: sexuality, gender, technology and raceoxfam original liverpool the sunday times bestseller a times and sunday times book of the year 'douglas murray fights the good fight for freedom of speechhe ends with an impassioned call for free speech, shared common values and sanity in an age of mass hysteriasee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe reveals the astonishing new culture wars playing out in our workplaces, universities, schools and homes in the names of social justice, identity politics and 'intersectionality'in their place have emerged a crusading desire to right perceived wrongs and a weaponization of identity, both accelerated by the new forms of social and news media
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In an epilogue he observes that the end of the wars did not mean the end of the agony, but rather a legacy of pain and anger that to this day shapes south african societyexternally the bottom right corner of the front cover has been creased and the is some slight signs of edge wear on the front and back covershis starting point is the arrival of the first visitors to the cape, the portugeuse, innoel mostert vivdly recounts this momentous story and its appalling aftermath - the self-immolation of the xhosaoxfam books & music beeston this book is in very good condition the story of the nine 'kaffir' wars, fought in the 18th and 19th centuries between the whites and the xhosa nation, form the heart of this astonishing bookinternally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarkedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein a comparatively small area of land, eastwards from the cape, on territory demarcated by the great fish and the great kai riversit was here that the crucial frontier was variously to be found - the volatile border where colonial expansion met local intransigence and brutal warfare proved the only solution to the impasse
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Oxfam bookshop victoria based on a three-year course prepared by leon maclaren for the school of economic science in london in the late s, this book reassesses the first principles of economicsit concludes with an examination of society's structure as a whole, the part economic activity plays in the bigger picture, and the social and cultural influences that shape the production and distribution of wealthin his view, science is a study of laws that exist in nature, while economics is a study of the humanities with the interaction between human nature and the natural universe at its heartwith original subject matter from his economic course and introducing more recent examples and statistics from australia, canada, new zealand, the uk, and the united states, the study examines the major characteristics of the modern economy-such as banking, taxation, and international trade-and considers the role of the government in economic affairsleon maclaren () was a barrister, politician, philosopher, and the founder of the school of economic sciencesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This is a book written not just by a professional transpersonal psychotherapist but by someone who has walked the heart-rending path and experienced the psychological trauma of loving someone in psychosis; psychosis which still remains the greatest taboo in society today, together with its implicit diagnosis of a lifelong sentence of medication and no cureit is in the main a personal and moving narrative of a mother looking to help her son avoid such a lifelong sentence of medication whilst trying to research holistic resources and alternative approaches for treatment at the same time as negotiating the vagaries of the current mental health systemit includes an accessible inquiry into how unconscious forces influence our mind, our bodies and the entire family systemits hypothesis is that if we cannot understand our own unconscious responses how can we understand those of our loved ones in psychotic episodes? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music wells internally a very good clean copy of this paperback bookit is often a tale of despair and frustration, yet also gives a compassionate voice the cover has a few marks and bows away from the booktranspersonal and transgenerational psychotherapeutic insights back up the personal narrative there is also a mark on the front of the bottom edge
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