Verlag: Psychology News Press Ltd, United Kingdom, London, 2008
ISBN 10: 0907633102 ISBN 13: 9780907633105
Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Martin Stephen's "Diary Of A Stroke" is one of the first books to give a blow by blow account of what having a stroke means. He describes how he suffered and how he was treated. Like most patients he was put on a general ward rather than on a specialised stroke unit. But specialised units save lives and help people recover more of their old selves. Forget the high skill high tech medicine we love on House and Casualty. Martin Stephen was put on a ward which was dirty, where the nurses were not very motivated and therapy was something you might get next week. Hope was not much in evidence. He describes his physical and emotional battles to survive with insight and feeling.He charts how his personality changed - and he pays tribute to his wife and sons. Without them it would have been bleak, bleak, bleak. This is a moving and important book. Martin Stephen is an accomplished writer - author of some best selling thrillers - but he has never before written such a personal book. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Verlag: Psychology News Press Ltd, United Kingdom, London, 2019
ISBN 10: 0907633625 ISBN 13: 9780907633624
Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. A touching and comic tale of the last week before Stanley Dowd turns thirteen. Stanley wants a window knocked out of the gable-end of his end-of-terrace home on Richmond Street, New Brighton - though he feels it might be semi-detached - to give him a lovely view of sea. He also wants to be told the secret that concerns the father he never knew. Mum won't tell him. Grandad won't. Gran in the Seaview Home can't. Stanley lives with his mum who is very liberal (though not about his dad), and Stanley's best friend and partner-in-arms. Both mum and son coordinate sleepover sessions: mum with a succession of gentlemen callers; Stanley with school-friend Dominic, whose parents are both doctors. He also talks to strangers (though Mum, advises against it). As Stanley tells Mum, `How do you know someone's strange until you've spoken to him?' He is questioned by Jim the sad milkman who is fed up with trying to compete with Asda, while going without payment from some of his customers in Richmond Street, and becomes friends with 'Disgusting Derek' and many another New Brighton character. Derek and Stanley meet near the sea, Stanley's favourite place in the whole world. But the sea turns on them, and turns the last week of his childhood upside down. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Verlag: Psychology News Press Ltd, United Kingdom, London, 2022
ISBN 10: 0907633226 ISBN 13: 9780907633228
Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. A major memoir of the Second World War reissued for the centenary of Vernon Scannells birth. Scannell is considered one of the finest poets of the 1945 war. This book is based on his experiences. John Bain (Scannells real name) is a good soldier who becomes a deserter in 1942. He walks away from the battle at Wadi Akarit where he saw fellow soldiers casually stealing from the bodies of their dead comrades. He is disgusted and starts walking back to Tripoli where hes picked up by the military police. The book describes the harsh interrogations he was subjected to. He is sentenced to serve in the military detention barracks at Alexandria. Lawrence Durrell made the city famous with his Four Xx but Bain describes experiences that are anything but romantic. The endless brutal routine wears all the prisoners down. The book gives bleak detail after bleak detail after bleak detail. Bain returned to serve in Normandy and celebrated the end of the war by leaving the army. In an introduction, Scannell hoped the book will tell readers something about the Second World War and perhaps all wars that is not found in other accounts of military life. I hope too that it might throw a little light on the nature of human courage. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Verlag: Psychology News Press Ltd, London, 2024
ISBN 10: 0907633900 ISBN 13: 9780907633907
Anbieter: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: new. Hardcover. North Wales, 1945.Twelve-year-old Jackie is an evacuee, Iolo, her host, is touched by Gwyn apNudd, the Welsh god of the chase, and from him Jackie learns hunting's ancientsecret lore. She knows every hound in his pack, every stream and covert intheir valley, and by sleeping in their kennels, understands their dreams. Bythe war's end she sees herself as more hound than girl.When her mothercomes to reclaim her, Jackie is transplanted to a derelict estate inWestmorland. Its owner, Major Wetheral, is the local Master of Foxhouds. But hisEnglish way of hunting flouts the Welsh god's lore, courting disaster for him andthe Wetheral line. His troubled fourteen-year-old, Oliver, is fiercely opposedto blood sports, and as the bond between Jackie and Oliver deepens the huntpresents new and frightening challenges for them both.Can Jackie,through her knowledge of the god, avert the doom that haunts the Wetherals? Orwill she be trapped in the fate of an English house and its master? Novel based after WW2 Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Verlag: Psychology News Press Ltd, United Kingdom, London, 2019
ISBN 10: 0907633641 ISBN 13: 9780907633648
Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Fine. A 14 year-old Andrew Lloyd Webber chanced upon the painting of the Flaming June. He was a budding collector and his hobby was financed by his grandmother, who had just shelled out GBP50 for three huge, beautifully-illustrated volumes of Dugdale's History of Ancient Abbies and Monasteries. The boy described in detail the painting he fell in love with, but his grandmother was adamant: 'I will not have Victorian junk in my flat'. This comes near the opening of the real story of Ada Pullen (Dorothy Dene) who became the favourite model of Lord Leighton who was President of the Royal Academy. This book tells the story of Ada's life, success and Celebrity - and of the painting. Lloyd Webber's grandma was wrong. The current value of the painting is GBP14 million.
Verlag: Psychology News Press, London, 2009
ISBN 10: 0907633188 ISBN 13: 9780907633181
Anbieter: Greystone Books, Margate, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Hardback. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Fine/Fine. First edition, first printing in d/w not price clipped. The autobiography of Matthew Huggins. His home life left him suicidal at the age of ten, and he entered care to escape an abusive stepfather. He faced the worst realities of children's homes: drugs, sexual abuse and the arrogrance of therapists who just don't listen. Though suffering from bi-polar disorder and wounded by a childhhod of rejection and neglect, Matthew became Britain's youngest elected councillor, a champion of children's rights, and founder of Care Matters Partnership. A moving account of overcoming depression and abuse. Will interest those professionals concerned with the rights of children. A fine copy, in a fine d/w, of a first edition, first printing. NO inscriptions, underlining or highlighting.
Verlag: Psychology News Press Ltd, United Kingdom, London, 2019
ISBN 10: 0907633617 ISBN 13: 9780907633617
Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Aunt Margaret has just waved goodbye to her niece as she sets off for a teenage rendezvous with her father for a year. Now, buoyed up by an unexpected legacy, Aunt Margaret decides to kick up her heels and have some fun and places an advert - 'Woman, 39, seeks lover for one year.' The result is Simon and what ensues is not entirely without incident! The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Verlag: Psychology News Press Ltd, London, United Kingdom, 2005
ISBN 10: 0907633021 ISBN 13: 9780907633020
Anbieter: The London Bookworm, East Sussex, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Small mark to edge of front of cloth. Slight shelf wear to top edge of D/J. This book tells the story of the nightmare that began on August 4th, from the moment it became clear that Holly and Jessica wre missing, through the long investigation and its aftermath. An unflinching take of surviving tragedy, Kevin's diaries tell of battles with the media, police bureaucracy and legel system. The book includes a gripping account of the trial and convictions of Huntley and Maxine Carr. Above all, this book is a loving final act of fatherhodd. Illustrated. 276 pp.(We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.).
Verlag: Psychology News Press, London, 2008
ISBN 10: 0907633102 ISBN 13: 9780907633105
Anbieter: BOOKHOME SYDNEY, Annandale Sydney, NSW, Australien
Reprint ed. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good dustjacket), minimal edgewear jacket (tiny scuff top corner). 183 pp. The Diary of a Stroke, by Martin Stephen (Psychology News Press, 2008). This book is a moving, hilarious and honest story of the author's recovery from a stroke. He shares his thoughts on the current treatment of stroke patients in Britain. The book is an important resource for stroke victims and their families, as he shows how the support of loved ones and dogged determination can lead to a meaningful recovery.
Verlag: Psychology News Press Ltd, London, 2024
ISBN 10: 0907633900 ISBN 13: 9780907633907
Anbieter: CitiRetail, Stevenage, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardcover. Zustand: new. Hardcover. North Wales, 1945.Twelve-year-old Jackie is an evacuee, Iolo, her host, is touched by Gwyn apNudd, the Welsh god of the chase, and from him Jackie learns hunting's ancientsecret lore. She knows every hound in his pack, every stream and covert intheir valley, and by sleeping in their kennels, understands their dreams. Bythe war's end she sees herself as more hound than girl.When her mothercomes to reclaim her, Jackie is transplanted to a derelict estate inWestmorland. Its owner, Major Wetheral, is the local Master of Foxhouds. But hisEnglish way of hunting flouts the Welsh god's lore, courting disaster for him andthe Wetheral line. His troubled fourteen-year-old, Oliver, is fiercely opposedto blood sports, and as the bond between Jackie and Oliver deepens the huntpresents new and frightening challenges for them both.Can Jackie,through her knowledge of the god, avert the doom that haunts the Wetherals? Orwill she be trapped in the fate of an English house and its master? Novel based after WW2 Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
Verlag: Psychology News Press Ltd, London, 2024
ISBN 10: 0907633900 ISBN 13: 9780907633907
Anbieter: AussieBookSeller, Truganina, VIC, Australien
Hardcover. Zustand: new. Hardcover. North Wales, 1945.Twelve-year-old Jackie is an evacuee, Iolo, her host, is touched by Gwyn apNudd, the Welsh god of the chase, and from him Jackie learns hunting's ancientsecret lore. She knows every hound in his pack, every stream and covert intheir valley, and by sleeping in their kennels, understands their dreams. Bythe war's end she sees herself as more hound than girl.When her mothercomes to reclaim her, Jackie is transplanted to a derelict estate inWestmorland. Its owner, Major Wetheral, is the local Master of Foxhouds. But hisEnglish way of hunting flouts the Welsh god's lore, courting disaster for him andthe Wetheral line. His troubled fourteen-year-old, Oliver, is fiercely opposedto blood sports, and as the bond between Jackie and Oliver deepens the huntpresents new and frightening challenges for them both.Can Jackie,through her knowledge of the god, avert the doom that haunts the Wetherals? Orwill she be trapped in the fate of an English house and its master? Novel based after WW2 Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.