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St Barnabas Pimlico - Ritual and Riots (Hardcover): Malcolm Johnson, Alan Taylor St Barnabas Pimlico - Ritual and Riots (Hardcover)
Malcolm Johnson, Alan Taylor
R1,088 Discovery Miles 10 880 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Sex and the City - Season 6 (DVD): Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Christopher Noth, Mikhail... Sex and the City - Season 6 (DVD)
Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Christopher Noth, …
R62 R42 Discovery Miles 420 Save R20 (32%) Ships in 10 - 20 working days

All 20 episodes from the sixth and final series of the hit comedy drama series set in New York. In 'To Market, To Market', Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) is getting so nervous about her date with Berger (Ron Livingston) that she decides to go on a Sim-u-date to calm her nerves. 'Great Sexpectations' sees Carrie realising that the passion she and Berger feel for each other doesn't translate to the bedroom. In 'The Perfect Present', Carrie is concerned by Berger's hostile reaction to his ex-girlfriend's voicemail message. In 'Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little', Berger reacts badly to Carrie's jokey criticism of his new novel. In 'Lights, Camera, Relationship', Carrie and Berger's relationship starts to look even more fragile when Carrie gets a big advance for her book just as Berger's option is dropped by his publisher. In 'Hop, Skip and a Week', Berger and Carrie drift even further apart and he finally dumps her - by Post-it note. In 'The Post-it Always Sticks Twice', Carrie vows to her friends that she won't badmouth Berger - but when she runs into some friends of his the temptation proves irresistible. In 'The Catch', Charlotte (Kristin Davis) gets married to Harry (Evan Handler). 'A Woman's Right to Shoes' finds Carrie's new Manolos being stolen at her friend's baby shower. In 'Boy, Interrupted', Carrie runs into an old high school boyfriend, who is in town to attend a local psychiatric facility. 'The Domino Effect' sees Big (Chris Noth) back in town for an operation. In a feverish delirium he opens up to Carrie - but on recovery becomes his usual cool and closed-off self. In 'One', Carrie meets Aleksandr Petrovsky (Mikhail Baryshnikov) at a hot new art exhibition. In 'Let There Be Light', Carrie stays over at Aleksandr's apartment and the two become an official item. In 'Catch-38', Aleksandr tells Carrie that he has a daughter in Paris, and that he doesn't want any more children - leaving Carrie to wonder if, at 38, she's willing to give up a man for a baby she may or may not want to have. 'Out of the Frying Pan' sees Carrie walking out on Aleksandr when, during a conversation about Samantha's (Kim Cattrell) breast cancer, he mentions a friend of his who died of the illness. In 'The Cold War', Carrie arranges for her friends to meet Aleksandr, but he doesn't show up, and it turns out he's anxious about his forthcoming exhibition in Paris. In 'Splat', Carrie accepts Aleksandr's offer to accompany him to Paris. In 'An American Girl in Paris (Part Une)', Carrie, left to her own devices on the streets of Paris while Aleksandr prepares for his exhibition, is missing her friends and her life back home. In the final episode, 'An American Girl in Paris (Part Deux)', Carrie returns to New York and her friends with Big after he tracks her down in Paris and they realise they are meant to be together.

BGE S1-S3 Mathematics & Numeracy: Second Level (Paperback): Helen Kelly, Kate Mcquillan, Alan Taylor BGE S1-S3 Mathematics & Numeracy: Second Level (Paperback)
Helen Kelly, Kate Mcquillan, Alan Taylor
R714 Discovery Miles 7 140 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Motivate and nurture every pupil with bespoke support and inclusive, age-appropriate content for those working towards Second Level Maths in secondary schools. This rigorous approach guides learners through mathematical concepts with worked examples, plenty of practice and opportunities to check that skills are secure before moving on. Covering all CfE Second Level Benchmarks, this ready-made and differentiated course puts progression for all pupils at the heart of your curriculum. > Make new learning manageable: Each concept is introduced through step-by-step explanations and progressive worked examples, with proven methods for mastering more difficult concepts > Apply knowledge and practise skills: Pupils are encouraged to test and explore their understanding of new concepts by completing exercises that gradually build in difficulty - with answers included at the back of the book > Meet the needs of each pupil in your class: The explanations and activities are designed to ensure accessibility for all, while extension tasks provide further stretch and challenge > Effectively check and assess progress: 'Check-up' exercises at the end of each chapter consolidate learning and support formative assessment, helping you to monitor progression against the Experiences & Outcomes and Benchmarks > Deliver the 'responsibility for all' Es and Os: Plenty of activities that address literacy and health and wellbeing skills are threaded through the book

Madly, Deeply - The Alan Rickman Diaries (Main): Alan Rickman Madly, Deeply - The Alan Rickman Diaries (Main)
Alan Rickman; Edited by Alan Taylor; Foreword by Emma Thompson
R317 Discovery Miles 3 170 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2022: ENTERTAINMENT A MAIL ON SUNDAYS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 Alan Rickman remains one of the most beloved actors of all time across almost every genre, from his breakout role as Die Hard's villainous Hans Gruber to his heart-wrenching run as Professor Severus Snape, and beyond. His air of dignity, his sonorous voice and the knowing wit he brought to each role continue to captivate new audiences today. But Rickman's artistry wasn't confined to just his performances. Rickman's writing details the extraordinary and the ordinary in a way that is anecdotal, indiscreet, witty, gossipy and utterly candid. He takes us behind the scenes on films and plays ranging from Sense & Sensibility, the Harry Potter series, Private Lives, My Name Is Rachel Corrie and many more. The diaries run from 1993 to his death in 2016 and offer insight into both a public and private life. Here is Rickman the consummate professional actor, but also the friend, the traveller, the fan, the director, the enthusiast: in short, the real Alan Rickman. Here is a life fully lived, all detailed in intimate and characteristically plain-spoken prose. Reading the diaries is like listening to Rickman chatting to a close friend. Madly, Deeply also includes a foreword by Emma Thompson and a selection of Rickman's early diaries, dating from 1974 to 1982, when his acting life first began.

Healthcare Technology in Context - Lessons for Telehealth in the Age of COVID-19 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Alan Taylor Healthcare Technology in Context - Lessons for Telehealth in the Age of COVID-19 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Alan Taylor
R3,714 Discovery Miles 37 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book investigates how the technology used by telehealth services shapes our healthcare, and how we, as humans, collectively change and shape the technology and services used in healthcare. Based on extensive field research on telehealth services in Australia and Brazil, the book reveals some surprisingly obvious conclusions about our powers to shape the society.

BGE S1-S3 Mathematics & Numeracy: Fourth Level bridging to National 5 (Paperback): Helen Kelly, Alan Taylor, Kate Mcquillan BGE S1-S3 Mathematics & Numeracy: Fourth Level bridging to National 5 (Paperback)
Helen Kelly, Alan Taylor, Kate Mcquillan
R721 Discovery Miles 7 210 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Syllabus: CfE (Curriculum for Excellence, from Education Scotland) and SQA Level: BGE S1-3: Fourth Level Subject: Mathematics & Numeracy Aim high and build confidence with this rigorous approach. Pupils are guided through mathematical concepts with worked examples, plenty of practice and opportunities to check that skills are secure before moving on. Covering all CfE Fourth Level Benchmarks (with bridging material to prepare for N5), this ready-made and differentiated course puts progression for every pupil at the heart of your curriculum. > Make new learning manageable: Each concept is introduced through step-by-step explanations and progressive worked examples, with proven methods for mastering difficult concepts > Apply knowledge and practise skills: Pupils are encouraged to test and explore their understanding of new concepts by completing exercises that gradually build in difficulty - with answers provided at the back of the book > Lay firm foundations for National qualifications: Key skills required for N5 Maths are covered in greater depth within the context of Fourth Level topics, giving pupils and teachers a head start in S4 > Meet the needs of each pupil in your class: The explanations and activities are designed to ensure accessibility for those with low prior attainment, while coverage of higher order thinking skills will challenge and extend high achieving pupils > Effectively check and assess progress: 'Check-up' exercises at the end of each chapter consolidate learning and support formative assessment, helping you to monitor progression against the Experiences & Outcomes and Benchmarks > Deliver the 'responsibility for all' Es and Os: Plenty of activities that address literacy and health and wellbeing skills are threaded through the book

Family Life Education with Diverse Populations (Hardcover): Sharon M. Ballard, Alan Taylor Family Life Education with Diverse Populations (Hardcover)
Sharon M. Ballard, Alan Taylor
R2,881 Discovery Miles 28 810 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Sex and the City: Series 2 (DVD): Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Christopher Noth, Willie... Sex and the City: Series 2 (DVD)
Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Christopher Noth, …
R48 Discovery Miles 480 Ships in 10 - 20 working days

All 18 episodes from the second series of the popular TV comedy. In 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game' Carrie tries to get over her bust-up with Mr Big by dating a baseball player. 'The Awful Truth' finds Miranda talking dirty with her man. 'The Freak Show' has Charlotte date a man called Mr Pussy. 'They Shoot Single People, Don't They?' sees Samantha date a club owner. In 'Four Women and a Funeral' Miranda buys her own apartment. 'The Cheating Curve' finds Carrie back together with Mr Big. 'The Chicken Dance' sees the four friends attend a wedding. 'The Man, The Myth, The Viagra' has Miranda start dating a bartender. 'Old Dogs New Dicks' finds Charlotte dating an uncircumcised man. 'The Caste System' sees Samantha date a wealthy man. 'Evolution' has Charlotte unsure about the man she is dating. In 'La Douleur Exquise!' Miranda dates a man who enjoys the thought of being caught in the act. 'Games People Play' finds Samantha dating a sports fan. 'The Fuck Buddy' has Carrie recovering from another break-up with Mr Big. 'Shortcomings' sees Samantha date Charlotte's brother. 'Was It Good For You?' finds Carrie dating a recovering alcoholic. In 'Twenty-Something Girls vs Thirty-Something Women' the friends take a vacation and Charlotte dates a younger man. And finally in 'Ex and the City' Miranda meets a man she once used to date and Mr Big announces that he is getting married.

The Imagination of Experiences - Musical Invention, Collaboration, and the Making of Meanings (Paperback): Alan Taylor The Imagination of Experiences - Musical Invention, Collaboration, and the Making of Meanings (Paperback)
Alan Taylor
R697 Discovery Miles 6 970 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Aimed at lay, student, and academic readers alike, this book concerns the imagination and, specifically, imagination in music. It opens with a discussion of the invalidity of the idea of the creative genius and the connected view that ideas originate just in the individual mind. An alternative view of the imaginative process is then presented, that ideas spring from a subconscious dialogue activated by engagement in the world around. Ideas are therefore never just of our own making. This view is supported by evidence from many studies and corresponds with descriptions by artists of their experience of imagining. The third subject is how imaginations can be shared when musicians work with other artists, and the way the constraints imposed by trying to share subconscious imagining result in clearly distinct forms of joint working. The final chapter covers the use of the musical imagination in making meanings from music. The evidence is that music does not communicate meanings directly, and so composers or performers cannot be looked to as authorities on its meaning. Instead, music is commonly heard as analogous to human experience, and listeners who perceive such analogies may then imagine their own meanings from the music.

The Bachelors (Hardcover, Centenary Edition): Muriel Spark The Bachelors (Hardcover, Centenary Edition)
Muriel Spark; Introduction by James Campbell; Series edited by Alan Taylor 1
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R325 Discovery Miles 3 250 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Spiritualist and extortionist Patrick Seton is coming up for trial. He's been accused of forgery, and suddenly West London's bachelors are all in a tizzy. Described by Evelyn Waugh as the 'cleverest and most elegant of all Mrs Spark's clever and elegant books', The Bachelors is a biting comedy of English manners. This is one of the 22 novels written by Muriel Spark in her lifetime. All are being published by Polygon in hardback Centenary Editions between November 2017 and September 2018.

Glasgow: The Autobiography (Paperback, New Edition): Alan Taylor Glasgow: The Autobiography (Paperback, New Edition)
Alan Taylor
R395 R358 Discovery Miles 3 580 Save R37 (9%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Glasgow: The Autobiography tells the story of the fabled, former Second City of the British Empire from its origins as a bucolic village on the rivers Kelvin and Clyde, through the Industrial Revolution to the dawning of the second millennium. Arranged chronologically and introduced by journalist and Glasgowphile Alan Taylor, the book includes extracts from an astonishing array of writers. Some, such as William and Dorothy Wordsworth, Dirk Bogarde and Evelyn Waugh, were visitors and left their vivid impressions as they passed through on. Many others were born and bred Glaswegians who knew the city and its inhabitants - and its secrets - intimately. They come from every walk of life and, in addition to professional writers, include anthropologists and scientists, artists and murderers, housewives and hacks, footballers and comedians, politicians and entrepreneurs, immigrants and locals. Together they present a varied and vivid portrait of one of the world's great cities in all its grime and glory - a place which is at once infuriating, frustrating, inspiring, beguiling, sensational and never, ever dull.

Appointment in Arezzo - A friendship with Muriel Spark (Paperback): Alan Taylor Appointment in Arezzo - A friendship with Muriel Spark (Paperback)
Alan Taylor 1
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R267 R242 Discovery Miles 2 420 Save R25 (9%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book is an intimate, fond and funny memoir of one of the greatest novelists of the last century. This colourful, personal, anecdotal, indiscreet and admiring memoir charts the course of Muriel Spark's life revealing her as she really was. Once, she commented sitting over a glass of chianti at the kitchen table, that she was upset that the academic whom she had appointed her official biographer did not appear to think that she had ever cracked a joke in her life. Alan Taylor here sets the record straight about this and many other things. With sources ranging from notebooks kept from his very first encounter with Muriel and the hundreds of letters they exchanged over the years, this is an invaluable portrait of one of Edinburgh's premiere novelists. The book will be published to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Muriel's birth in 2018.

BGE S1-S3 Mathematics & Numeracy: Third Level (Paperback): Helen Kelly, Alan Taylor, Kate Mcquillan BGE S1-S3 Mathematics & Numeracy: Third Level (Paperback)
Helen Kelly, Alan Taylor, Kate Mcquillan
R716 Discovery Miles 7 160 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Syllabus: CfE (Curriculum for Excellence, from Education Scotland) and SQA Level: BGE S1-S3: Third Level Subject: Mathematics and Numeracy Boost attainment, engagement and confidence with this progressive approach to Third Level Maths. Pupils are guided through mathematical concepts with worked examples, plenty of practice and opportunities to check that skills are secure before moving on. Covering all CfE Third Level Benchmarks for Numeracy and Mathematics, this ready-made and fully differentiated BGE S1-S3 course puts progression for every pupil at the heart of your curriculum. - Make new learning manageable: Each concept is introduced through step-by-step explanations and rigorously worked examples, set within real life contexts that are relevant to pupils - Apply knowledge and practise skills: Pupils are encouraged to test and explore their understanding of new concepts by completing exercises that gradually build in difficulty - with answers provided at the back of the book - Meet the needs of each pupil in your class: The explanations and activities are designed to ensure accessibility for those with low prior attainment, while coverage of higher order thinking skills will challenge and extend more able pupils - Effectively check and assess progress: 'Check-up' exercises at the end of each chapter consolidate learning and support formative assessment, helping you monitor progression against the Experiences & Outcomes and Benchmarks (with additional assessments and worksheets in the separate Planning & Assessment Pack) - Lay firm foundations for National qualifications: The skills, knowledge and understanding established through the course will set pupils up for success at National 4, National 5 and beyond - Deliver the 'responsibility for all' Es and Os: Plenty of activities that address literacy and health and wellbeing skills are threaded through the book

Thor 2 - The Dark World (English & Foreign language, DVD): Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Christopher Eccleston, Tom... Thor 2 - The Dark World (English & Foreign language, DVD)
Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Christopher Eccleston, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, … 1
R53 Discovery Miles 530 Ships in 10 - 20 working days

Action adventure sequel which sees Chris Hemsworth reprise his role as the Marvel Comics superhero Thor, based on the mythical Norse God of Thunder.

Earth and the Nine Realms come under attack from the powerful Malekith and his age-old army that have existed since even before the creation of the universe. With the enemy proving near impossible to defeat, Thor approaches his adoptive brother Loki for help, despite his villainous past.

Meanwhile, the hero becomes reacquainted with the woman he loves, astrophysicist Jane Foster, and takes her to Asgard in an attempt to protect her from harm.

Melancholia - The Diagnosis, Pathophysiology and Treatment of Depressive Illness (Hardcover): Michael Alan Taylor, Max Fink Melancholia - The Diagnosis, Pathophysiology and Treatment of Depressive Illness (Hardcover)
Michael Alan Taylor, Max Fink
R4,901 R4,228 Discovery Miles 42 280 Save R673 (14%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book provides a comprehensive review of melancholia as a severe disorder of mood, associated with suicide, psychosis, and catatonia. The syndrome is defined with a clear diagnosis, prognosis, and range of management strategies, differentiated from other similar psychiatric, neurological, and general medical conditions. It challenges accepted doctrines in the classification and biology of the mood disorders and defines melancholia as a treatable mental illness. Described for millennia in medical texts and used as a term in literature and poetry, melancholia was included within early versions of the major diagnostic classificatory systems, but lost favour in later editions. This book updates the arguments for the diagnosis, describes its characteristics in detail, and promotes treatment and prevention. The book offers great hope to those with a disorder too often mis-diagnosed and often fatal. It should be read by all those responsible for the management of patients with mood disorders.

American Revolutions - A Continental History, 1750-1804 (Paperback): Alan Taylor American Revolutions - A Continental History, 1750-1804 (Paperback)
Alan Taylor
R477 Discovery Miles 4 770 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Often understood as a high-minded, orderly event, the American Revolution grows in this masterful history like a ground fire overspreading Britain's mainland colonies, fuelled by local conditions and resistant to control. Emerging from the rivalries of European empires and their allies, the revolution pivoted on western expansion as well as resistance to new British taxes. In the seaboard cities, leading Patriots mobilised popular support by summoning crowds to harass opponents. Along the frontier, the war often featured guerrilla violence that persisted long after the peace treaty. The smouldering discord called forth a movement to consolidate power in a Federal Constitution but it was Jefferson's "empire of liberty" that carried the Revolution forward. This magisterial history reveals the American Revolution in its time, free of wishful hindsight.

The Comforters (Hardcover, Centenary Edition): Muriel Spark The Comforters (Hardcover, Centenary Edition)
Muriel Spark; Introduction by Allan Massie; Series edited by Alan Taylor 1
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R324 Discovery Miles 3 240 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Caroline Rose has a problem. She hears voices and the incessant tapping of typewriter keys, and she seems to be a character in a novel . . . A comedy of errors, a crime novel, a book about books, Spark's debut remains as otherworldly and mischievous as it was when first published sixty years ago. The publishers acknowledge investment from Creative Scotland towards the publication of this book. Supported by the Muriel Spark Society.

Oz - Season 3 (DVD): Dean Winters, Lee Tergesen, J. K. Simmons, Philip Scozzarella, Terry Kinney, Harold Perrineau Jr, George... Oz - Season 3 (DVD)
Dean Winters, Lee Tergesen, J. K. Simmons, Philip Scozzarella, Terry Kinney, …
R140 R89 Discovery Miles 890 Save R51 (36%) Ships in 10 - 20 working days

Complete third series of the gritty, thought-provoking prison drama from HBO. Set in the Emerald City experimental wing of Oswald (Oz) Correctional Facility - the series is a futuristic look at crime and punishment. Emerald City was set up with a pre-agreed amount of members of ten racial and social demographics (The Muslims, The Homeboys, The Aryans, The Bikers, The Italians, The Latinos, The Irish, The Gays, The Christians and The Others) to see whether they might be able to sort things out among themselves or at least to witness their attempts. Episodes comprise: 'The Truth and Nothing But...', 'Napoleon's Boney Parts', 'Legs', 'Unnatural Disasters', 'U.S. Male', 'Cruel and Unusual Punishments', 'Secret Identities' and 'Out 'o Time'.

American Republics - A Continental History of the United States, 1783-1850 (Hardcover): Alan Taylor American Republics - A Continental History of the United States, 1783-1850 (Hardcover)
Alan Taylor
R815 Discovery Miles 8 150 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

In this beautifully written history of America's formative period, an eminent historian upends the traditional story of a young nation marching to its continent-spanning destiny. The newly constituted United States actually emerged as an internally fragile union of states that clashed over a tenuous balance of regional power. European empires and the new republic of Mexico sought to contain that union by allying with Native peoples who defended their homelands. Bitter political divisions pitted those favouring strong government with elite rule against those, like Andrew Jackson, espousing a democratic populism for white men. With a flood of settlers pouring into the west, the United States invaded Canada, Florida, Texas and much of Mexico. It forcibly removed most of the Native peoples living east of the Mississippi. And after the Mexican war, with conquered territory reaching west to the Pacific, the sectional divisions over slavery produced a crisis.

A Century of the Potteries - Events, People and Places Over the 20th Century (Paperback): Alan Taylor A Century of the Potteries - Events, People and Places Over the 20th Century (Paperback)
Alan Taylor
R305 R251 Discovery Miles 2 510 Save R54 (18%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This fascinating selection of photographs illustrates the extraordinary transformation that has taken place in The Potteries during the 20th century. The book offers an insight into the daily lives and living conditions of local people and gives the reader glimpses and details of familiar places during a century of unprecedented change. Many aspects of The Potteries' recent history are covered, famous occasions and individuals are remembered and the impact of national and international events is witnessed. The book provides a striking account of the changes that have so altered the appearance of The Potteries, and records the process of transformation. Drawing on detailed local knowledge of the community, and illustrated with a wealth of black-and-white photographs, this book recalls what The Potteries has lost in terms of buildings, traditions and ways of life. It also acknowledges the regeneration that has taken place and celebrates the character and energy of local people as they move through the first years of this new century.

The Imagination of Experiences - Musical Invention, Collaboration, and the Making of Meanings (Hardcover): Alan Taylor The Imagination of Experiences - Musical Invention, Collaboration, and the Making of Meanings (Hardcover)
Alan Taylor
R1,527 Discovery Miles 15 270 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Aimed at lay, student, and academic readers alike, this book concerns the imagination and, specifically, imagination in music. It opens with a discussion of the invalidity of the idea of the creative genius and the connected view that ideas originate just in the individual mind. An alternative view of the imaginative process is then presented, that ideas spring from a subconscious dialogue activated by engagement in the world around. Ideas are therefore never just of our own making. This view is supported by evidence from many studies and corresponds with descriptions by artists of their experience of imagining. The third subject is how imaginations can be shared when musicians work with other artists, and the way the constraints imposed by trying to share subconscious imagining result in clearly distinct forms of joint working. The final chapter covers the use of the musical imagination in making meanings from music. The evidence is that music does not communicate meanings directly, and so composers or performers cannot be looked to as authorities on its meaning. Instead, music is commonly heard as analogous to human experience, and listeners who perceive such analogies may then imagine their own meanings from the music.

The Assassin's Cloak - An Anthology of the World's Greatest Diarists (Hardcover, Main - New edition): Irene Taylor,... The Assassin's Cloak - An Anthology of the World's Greatest Diarists (Hardcover, Main - New edition)
Irene Taylor, Alan Taylor
R637 Discovery Miles 6 370 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'A diary is an assassin's cloak which we wear when we stab a comrade in the back with a pen', wrote William Soutar in 1934. But a diary is also a place for recording everyday thoughts and special occasions, private fears and hopeful dreams. The Assassin's Cloak gathers together some of the most entertaining and inspiring entries for each day of the year, as writers ranging from Queen Victoria to Andy Warhol, Samuel Pepys to Adrian Mole, pen their musings on the historic and the mundane. Spanning centuries and international in scope, this peerless anthology pays tribute to a genre that is at once the most intimate and public of all literary forms. This new updated edition is published to mark the twentieth anniversary of the book's original publication.

Madly, Deeply - The Alan Rickman Diaries (Hardcover): Alan Rickman Madly, Deeply - The Alan Rickman Diaries (Hardcover)
Alan Rickman; Edited by Alan Taylor; Foreword by Emma Thompson
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R379 Discovery Miles 3 790 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Alan Rickman remains one of the most beloved actors of all time across almost every genre, from his breakout role as Die Hard's villainous Hans Gruber to his heart-wrenching run as Professor Severus Snape, and beyond. His air of dignity, his sonorous voice and the knowing wit he brought to each role continue to captivate new audiences today.

But Rickman's artistry wasn't confined to just his performances. Rickman's writing details the extraordinary and the ordinary in a way that is anecdotal, indiscreet, witty, gossipy and utterly candid. He takes us behind the scenes on films and plays ranging from Sense & Sensibility, the Harry Potter series, Private Lives, My Name is Rachel Corrie and many more.

The diaries run from 1993 to his death in 2016 and offer insight into both a public and private life. Here is Rickman the consummate professional actor, but also the friend, the traveller, the fan, the director, the enthusiast: in short, the real Alan Rickman. Here is a life fully lived, all detailed in intimate and characteristically plain-spoken prose. Reading the diaries is like listening to Rickman chatting to a close friend.

Madly, Deeply also includes a foreword by Emma Thompson and a selection of Rickman's early diaries, dating from 1974 to 1982, when his acting life first began.

American Republics - A Continental History of the United States, 1783-1850 (Paperback): Alan Taylor American Republics - A Continental History of the United States, 1783-1850 (Paperback)
Alan Taylor
R468 Discovery Miles 4 680 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

In this beautifully written history of America's formative period, an eminent historian upends the traditional story of a young nation marching to its continent-spanning destiny. The newly constituted United States actually emerged as an internally fragile union of states that clashed over a tenuous balance of regional power. European empires and the new republic of Mexico sought to contain that union by allying with Native peoples who defended their homelands. Bitter political divisions pitted those favouring strong government with elite rule against those, like Andrew Jackson, espousing a democratic populism for white men. With a flood of settlers pouring into the west, the United States invaded Canada, Florida, Texas and much of Mexico. It forcibly removed most of the Native peoples living east of the Mississippi. And after the Mexican war, with conquered territory reaching west to the Pacific, the sectional divisions over slavery produced a crisis.

Melancholia - The Diagnosis, Pathophysiology and Treatment of Depressive Illness (Paperback): Michael Alan Taylor, Max Fink Melancholia - The Diagnosis, Pathophysiology and Treatment of Depressive Illness (Paperback)
Michael Alan Taylor, Max Fink
R1,998 Discovery Miles 19 980 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book provides a comprehensive review of melancholia as a severe disorder of mood, associated with suicide, psychosis, and catatonia. The syndrome is defined with a clear diagnosis, prognosis, and range of management strategies, differentiated from other similar psychiatric, neurological, and general medical conditions. It challenges accepted doctrines in the classification and biology of the mood disorders and defines melancholia as a treatable mental illness. Described for millennia in medical texts and used as a term in literature and poetry, melancholia was included within early versions of the major diagnostic classificatory systems, but lost favour in later editions. This book updates the arguments for the diagnosis, describes its characteristics in detail, and promotes treatment and prevention. The book offers great hope to those with a disorder too often mis-diagnosed and often fatal. It should be read by all those responsible for the management of patients with mood disorders.

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