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The poems in this book focus on different aspects of the self,
influenced by culture, art, politics and language. There are poems
that examine the relationship between the artist and art: a
Michelangelo sculpture describes its maker, Frida Khalo faces her
image in one of her canvases. The political self is evident in
poems about the Berlin wall and its eventual destruction and the
impact of death by sniper bullet in Sarajevo. The relationship
between language and culture is another theme developed in the
book: a famous American poet looks back over his life, a teacher
struggles to enthuse his class with a poem. Overall then, the poems
examine the inner life of the individual, the impact of cause and
effect on the psyche and how we often have to struggle to achieve
happiness. John Murphy was born in Kingston-on-Thames and after
years of living in various parts of London and Essex is now back in
the family home. He entered Essex University as a mature student,
discovered he was quite good at it and eventually emerged with a
PhD in American poetry. He has lectured in English and American
literature and Creative writing and now in semi-retirement, enjoys
teaching bass guitar and playing bass in JJ and The Jukes.
A collection of four films directed by Danny Boyle.
127 Hours
A triumphant true story from Danny Boyle, director of Slumdog Millionaire. The incredible true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's (James Franco) remarkable adventure to save himself after a falling boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated slot canyon in Utah. With only a day's worth of water, a blunt penknife and an unwavering will to survive Aron does everything he can go make it out alive.
28 Days Later
A powerful virus is unleashed. Transmitted in a drop of blood and devastating within seconds, the virus locks those infected into a permanent state of murderous rage. Within 28 days the country is overwhelmed and a handful of survivors begin their attempts to salvage a future, little realising that the deadly virus is not the only thing that threatens them.
Sunshine
It is the year 2057, the sun is dying and mankind faces extinction. Earth's last hope rests with a courageous crew of eight men and women on a mission to ignite the fading star with a massive nuclear weapon. Deep into their voyage, out of radio contact with Earth, their mission begins to unravel and they find themselves fighting, not only for their lives, but for the future of us all.
Slumdog Millionaire
Jamal Malik (Dev Patel), an 18-year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million Rupees on India's Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Arrested on suspicion of cheating, he tells the police the incredible story of his life on the streets, and of the girl he loved and lost. Mixing stunning scenery with breathtaking action, comedy and romance, this is the ultimate tale of rags to riches.
Gorgeous Collector's Edition. From the legends of Odin, Thor, Loki,
Freya and all the gods of Asgard come the 'The Treasure of the
Dwarf King', 'Ragnarok' and many other thrilling tales of the
Vikings and their Norse gods fighting a constant battle with
nature. Their landscape, with its stark mountains and long nights,
created a particularly robust mythology, with profound contrasts
and unforgettable heroes, great gods who leap out from the movies,
streaming services and comics, to great fiction and epic poetry.
This fabulous new book offers all the main stories with an
introduction to the characters and the land that inspired them.
Flame Tree Collector's Editions present the foundations of
speculative fiction, authors, myths and tales without which the
imaginative literature of the twentieth century would not exist,
bringing the best, most influential and most fascinating works into
a striking and collectable library. Each book features a new
introduction and a Glossary of Terms.
A Decent Provision is a narrative history of how and why Australia
built a distinctive welfare regime in the period from the 1870s to
1949. At the beginning of this period, the Australian colonies were
belligerently insisting they must not have a Poor Law, yet had
reproduced many of the systems of charitable provision in Britain.
By the start of the twentieth century, a combination of extended
suffrage, basic wage regulation and the aged pension had led to a
reputation as a 'social laboratory'. And yet half a century later,
Australia was a 'welfare laggard' and the Labor Party's welfare
state of the mid-1940s was a relatively modest and parsimonious
construction. Models of welfare based on social insurance had been
vigorously rejected, and the Australian system continued on a path
of highly residual, targeted welfare payments. The book explains
this curious and halting trajectory, showing how choices made in
earlier decades constrained what could be done, and what could be
imagined. Based on extensive new research from a variety of primary
sources it makes a significant contribution to general historical
debates, as well as to the field of comparative social policy.
'This important and illuminating book provides a powerful and
harrowing depiction of the inadequacies of the Australian welfare
system. Its findings challenge the foundations and direction of the
welfare reform agenda.' - Professor Peter Saunders, University of
New South Wales 'This major new study challenges many myths about
life on welfare and in low paid work. It should be read by anyone
concerned with welfare reform.' - Jane Millar, Professor of Social
Policy, University of Bath What is it really like to be unemployed
and on welfare? How do you make ends meet? Does the welfare system
actually help people get back into jobs?Half a Citizen draws on
in-depth interviews with 150 welfare recipients to reveal people
struggling to get by on a low income, the anxieties of balancing
paid work with income support, and how unstable housing makes it
difficult to get ahead. By investigating the lives beyond the
statistics, Half a Citizen also explodes powerful myths and
assumptions on which welfare policy is based. The majority of
welfare recipients interviewed are very active, in paid work,
caring for children or for other family members, and they see
themselves as contributing and participating citizens, even if they
sometimes feel they are being treated as 'half a citizen'. These
stories of resilience and passion bear no resemblance to the clich
d images of dependence, laziness, and social isolation which
underpin social policy and media debate.
This book juxtaposes Australian understandings of Vietnam with a
description of colonial and postcolonial history that establishes
the dynamics of revolutionary warfare in Phuoc Tuy. It evaluates
the Australian army's 'counter-revolutionary warfare' strategy
developed from Cold War prescriptions.
'This important and illuminating book provides a powerful and
harrowing depiction of the inadequacies of the Australian welfare
system. Its findings challenge the foundations and direction of the
welfare reform agenda.' - Professor Peter Saunders, University of
New South Wales'This major new study challenges many myths about
life on welfare and in low paid work. It should be read by anyone
concerned with welfare reform.' - Jane Millar, Professor of Social
Policy, University of BathWhat is it really like to be unemployed
and on welfare? How do you make ends meet? Does the welfare system
actually help people get back into jobs?Half a Citizen draws on
in-depth interviews with 150 welfare recipients to reveal people
struggling to get by on a low income, the anxieties of balancing
paid work with income support, and how unstable housing makes it
difficult to get ahead.By investigating the lives beyond the
statistics, Half a Citizen also explodes powerful myths and
assumptions on which welfare policy is based. The majority of
welfare recipients interviewed are very active, in paid work,
caring for children or for other family members, and they see
themselves as contributing and participating citizens, even if they
sometimes feel they are being treated as 'half a citizen'. These
stories of resilience and passion bear no resemblance to the clich
d images of dependence, laziness, and social isolation which
underpin social policy and media debate.
A Decent Provision is a narrative history of how and why Australia
built a distinctive welfare regime in the period from the 1870s to
1949. At the beginning of this period, the Australian colonies were
belligerently insisting they must not have a Poor Law, yet had
reproduced many of the systems of charitable provision in Britain.
By the start of the twentieth century, a combination of extended
suffrage, basic wage regulation and the aged pension had led to a
reputation as a 'social laboratory'. And yet half a century later,
Australia was a 'welfare laggard' and the Labor Party's welfare
state of the mid-1940s was a relatively modest and parsimonious
construction. Models of welfare based on social insurance had been
vigorously rejected, and the Australian system continued on a path
of highly residual, targeted welfare payments. The book explains
this curious and halting trajectory, showing how choices made in
earlier decades constrained what could be done, and what could be
imagined. Based on extensive new research from a variety of primary
sources it makes a significant contribution to general historical
debates, as well as to the field of comparative social policy.
How did fears of the Cold War shape Australian images of Asia? What
was the nature of the Vietnamese revolution, which some 50 000
Australian troops failed to reverse in the 1960s? How did a small
and marginal peace movement grow into the powerful Moratorium and
did it have any impact on the course of the War? Harvest of Fear is
a beautifully cra
This book captures solution-focused therapy's essence, which
distinguishes it from problem-focused approaches that have
dominated the psychotherapy profession for over a century.Â
What do therapists and clients talk about when therapy is
effective? The development of solution-focused therapy (SFT) has
been guided by the ongoing effort to answer this question.
Solution-focused therapy is a collaborative approach that invites
clients to describe what they want from therapy and apply the
knowledge and skills they already have toward achieving it in the
shortest time possible. The three main tasks of solution-focused
therapy include setting a direction based on what the client wants
from therapy, building on exceptions and other resources that are
already happening and available in the client's life, and exploring
progress toward desired outcomes. The three main techniques of SFT
are asking, listening, and amplifying. When practicing purely
solution-focused therapy, the therapist does little outside of
these activities. Solution-focused principles and practices reflect
the core values, ethical codes, and practice standards of
professional associations and licensing boards in psychology,
counseling, social work, and other helping professions. SFT has
proven useful with persons from a variety of cultures and contexts,
and on an array of concerns including trauma, substance misuse, and
suicide prevention. It is well suited to the time constraints,
third-party requirements, and other practical realities facing
today's therapists and clients.
Intelligence and Espionage: Secrets and Spies provides a global
introduction to the role of intelligence - a key, but sometimes
controversial, aspect of ensuring national security. Separating
fact from fiction, the book draws on past examples to explore the
use and misuse of intelligence, examine why failures take place and
address important ethical issues over its use. Divided into two
parts, the book adopts a thematic approach to the topic, guiding
the reader through the collection and analysis of information and
its use by policymakers, before looking at intelligence sharing.
Lomas and Murphy also explore the important associated activities
of counterintelligence and the use of covert action, to influence
foreign countries and individuals. Topics covered include human and
signals intelligence, the Cuban Missile Crisis, intelligence and
Stalin, Trump and the US intelligence community, and the Soviet
Bloc. This analysis is supplemented by a comprehensive documents
section, containing newly released documents, including material
from Edward Snowden's leaks of classified material. Supported by
images, a comprehensive chronology, glossary, and 'who's who' of
key figures, Intelligence and Espionage is an invaluable resource
for anyone interested in the role of intelligence in policymaking,
international relations and diplomacy, warfighting and politics to
the present day.
Strengths-Based Therapy: Distinctive Features offers an
introduction to what is distinctive about this innovative
client-directed approach. Written by two experienced practitioners
of strengths-based therapies, this book translates SBT principles
and practices into concise, evidence-based ideas and techniques
that mental health practitioners can immediately apply on the job.
Using the popular Distinctive Features format, this book describes
15 theoretical features and 15 practical techniques of
Strengths-Based Therapy. Strengths-Based Therapy will be a valuable
resource for psychotherapists, clinical, health and counselling
psychologists, counsellors, psychiatrists, marriage and family
therapists, social workers, and all who wish to know more about
this unique approach to therapy.
Strengths-Based Therapy: Distinctive Features offers an
introduction to what is distinctive about this innovative
client-directed approach. Written by two experienced practitioners
of strengths-based therapies, this book translates SBT principles
and practices into concise, evidence-based ideas and techniques
that mental health practitioners can immediately apply on the job.
Using the popular Distinctive Features format, this book describes
15 theoretical features and 15 practical techniques of
Strengths-Based Therapy. Strengths-Based Therapy will be a valuable
resource for psychotherapists, clinical, health and counselling
psychologists, counsellors, psychiatrists, marriage and family
therapists, social workers, and all who wish to know more about
this unique approach to therapy.
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Beech Grove (Hardcover)
Jim Hillman, John Murphy, Beech Grove Public Library
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Intelligence and Espionage: Secrets and Spies provides a global
introduction to the role of intelligence - a key, but sometimes
controversial, aspect of ensuring national security. Separating
fact from fiction, the book draws on past examples to explore the
use and misuse of intelligence, examine why failures take place and
address important ethical issues over its use. Divided into two
parts, the book adopts a thematic approach to the topic, guiding
the reader through the collection and analysis of information and
its use by policymakers, before looking at intelligence sharing.
Lomas and Murphy also explore the important associated activities
of counterintelligence and the use of covert action, to influence
foreign countries and individuals. Topics covered include human and
signals intelligence, the Cuban Missile Crisis, intelligence and
Stalin, Trump and the US intelligence community, and the Soviet
Bloc. This analysis is supplemented by a comprehensive documents
section, containing newly released documents, including material
from Edward Snowden's leaks of classified material. Supported by
images, a comprehensive chronology, glossary, and 'who's who' of
key figures, Intelligence and Espionage is an invaluable resource
for anyone interested in the role of intelligence in policymaking,
international relations and diplomacy, warfighting and politics to
the present day.
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Greenwood (Hardcover)
Jim Hillman, John Murphy; As told to Johnson County Museum of History
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R842
R691
Discovery Miles 6 910
Save R151 (18%)
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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A behind-the-scenes perspective on Buffalo Bills history from
longtime broadcaster John Murphy As the longtime play-by-play voice
of the Buffalo Bills, John Murphy knows what it means to live and
breathe Bills football. In If These Walls Could Talk: Buffalo
Bills, Murphy opens up about his life and career in Buffalo and
provides insight into the team's inner sanctum as only he can, from
Jim Kelly to Josh Allen and beyond. Featuring conversations with
players and coaches past and present as well as off-the-wall
anecdotes only Murphy can tell, this indispensable volume is your
ticket to Bills history.
Economic torts play a key role in the development of private law
more generally. Indeed, the landmark case of OBG v Allan (2008)
provided one of the most important decisions in the whole of the
law of torts in the last generation, as the House of Lords sought
to bring order to an area of the law that has long been beset by
doctrinal and theoretical puzzles. Probably the most enduring
question of all in this area is whether the economic torts can be
unified. This book argues that the search for unity is a will o'
the wisp. More particularly, it shows that although some juridical
connections exist between some of these torts, there is far more
that separates them than unites them. Offering a unique
perspective, this is a landmark publication on the law of economic
torts.
Once an Olympic-style wrestler, now a computer science professor,
John Murphy brings a wealth of unusual experience to this debut
collection. The themes broached include the economic crisis,
fatherhood, illness, marriage and divorce, along with the
inevitable flux and uncertainty of 21st-century life in Ireland.
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