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In this groundbreaking book, experts show what a difference support
systems-family, friends, community and social programs-can make
towards the recovery of the millions of people who suffer a
traumatic brain injury each year. Health and Healing after
Traumatic Brain Injury: Understanding the Power of Family, Friends,
Community, and Other Support Systems stresses the importance of an
integrated and systems approach to healing. This book offers a
unique combination of practitioner perspectives on what works for
individual patients, consumer stories and learned insights over
time, as well as researcher insights from innovative programs. It
provides a holistic account of the important factors in living with
a brain injury that will inform and benefit health practitioners
and policy makers as well as people with brain injuries and their
family members and friends. The chapters explore the current best
evidence and contemporary views on healing that draw on optimism,
aspirational living, and meaningful partnerships. The authors focus
on the emergent area of the salutogenic experience of injury-how
brain injury changes and shapes lives in positive ways-and on the
variables within individuals and their environments that provide a
supportive influence in long-term healing. Presents multiple
viewpoints from the perspectives of consumers, practitioners,
researchers, and policy makers Advocates an integrated approach to
healing after brain injury that incorporates multiple strategies
Demonstrates how change and growth are possible after brain injury
Within this book, family members will find the information they
need to better understand and cope with cancer in the family,
thereby helping their loved one, and themselves, most effectively.
Family members of individuals diagnosed with cancer are,
themselves, cancer survivors. Yet, all too often, their needs,
questions, and concerns are not systematically addressed by the
medical and human services systems. Surviving Cancer as a Family
and Helping Co-Survivors Thrive was written to help everyone
touched by cancer understand and cope. In this unique book, answers
to practical questions, including how and where to find financial
and emotional support as a caregiver, are explored through research
and personal experience. Influences, such as culture and
socioeconomic status that impact the family system within which a
cancer patient is cared for, are addressed as well. Recognizing
that family members sometimes need help even more than their loved
one with cancer, the book provides vignettes demonstrating
situations and solutions for particular ethnic and cultural
populations and for spouses/partners and children of cancer
patients. Easy to read and use, Surviving Cancer as a Family and
Helping Co-Survivors Thrive will quickly give readers the knowledge
to cope with a cancer diagnosis of a loved one—or even
themselves.
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Dulwich: Mid-Century Oasis
Paul Davis, Elisabeth Kendall, Ian McInnes, Catherine Samy
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Dulwich’s mid-century modern architecture is increasingly
recognised for its qualities of light, landscape and lifestyle. In
the 1950s, 60s and 70s, around 2,000 new homes were created to the
most modern standards without destroying the qualities which had
made Dulwich so attractive to previous generations. With both
historic and new photography, this book showcases the award-winning
work of the Dulwich Estate’s architects, Austin Vernon &
Partners, working with house builder Wates. Today, there is much to
be learned from the architects and landscape planners who saw their
role as fundamental to building Britain’s modern society.
In the 1934 classic It Happened One Night, heiress Claudette
Colbert races away from the altar and a conventional marriage and
throws herself into a wisecracking rough-and-tumble affair with
Clark Gable. The new brand of movies following in the wake of
Capra's kooky masterpiece-and the women starring in them-are the
focus of Kendall's The Runaway Bride, a look at the films that
mirrored the climate of the Great Depression while at the same time
helping Americans get through it. Kendall details the
collaborations between the romantic comedy directors and the female
stars, showing how such films as Alice Adams (with Katherine
Hepburn), Swing Time (where Ginger Rogers enjoys "A Fine Romance"
with Fred Astaire), The Awful Truth (with Irene Dunne), and The
Lady Eve (wherein Barbara Stanwyck's shapely leg repeatedly trips
naive millionaire Henry Fonda) came to be, and what they said about
the 1930s. Written with erudition and enthusiasm, The Runaway Bride
is a trip through some of Hollywood's most memorable moments, and a
key to the national issues of an era as revealed in its films.
The author explores the role of journalism in Egypt in effecting
and promoting the development of modern Arabic literature from its
inception in the mid-nineteenth century to the present day.
Remapping the literary scene in Egypt over recent decades, Kendall
focuses on the independent, frequently dissident, journals that
were the real hotbed of innovative literary activity and which made
a lasting impact by propelling Arabic literature into the
post-modern era.
The author explores the role of journalism in Egypt in effecting
and promoting the development of modern Arabic literature from its
inception in the mid-nineteenth century to the present day.
Remapping the literary scene in Egypt over recent decades, Kendall
focuses on the independent, frequently dissident, journals that
were the real hotbed of innovative literary activity and which made
a lasting impact by propelling Arabic literature into the
post-modern era.
The inspiration for the five-part Amazon Original docuseries Ted
Bundy: Falling for a Killer This updated, expanded edition of The
Phantom Prince, Elizabeth Kendall's 1981 memoir detailing her
six-year relationship with serial killer Ted Bundy, includes a new
introduction and a new afterword by the author, never-before-seen
photos, and a startling new chapter from the author's daughter,
Molly, who has not previously shared her story. Bundy is one of the
most notorious serial killers in American history and one of the
most publicized to this day. However, very rarely do we hear from
the women he left behind-the ones forgotten as mere footnotes in
this tragedy. The Phantom Prince chronicles Elizabeth Kendall's
intimate relationship with Ted Bundy and its eventual unraveling.
As much as has been written about Bundy, it's remarkable to hear
the perspective of people who shared their daily lives with him for
years. This gripping account presents a remarkable examination of a
charismatic personality that masked unimaginable darkness.
The inspiration for the five-part Amazon Original docuseries Ted
Bundy: Falling for a Killer Now in paperback, this updated,
expanded edition of The Phantom Prince, Elizabeth Kendall's 1981
memoir detailing her six-year relationship with serial killer Ted
Bundy, includes a new introduction and a new afterword by the
author, never-before-seen photos, and a startling new chapter from
the author's daughter, Molly, who has not previously shared her
story. Bundy is one of the most notorious serial killers in
American history and one of the most publicized to this day.
However, very rarely do we hear from the women he left behind-the
ones forgotten as mere footnotes in this tragedy. The Phantom
Prince chronicles Elizabeth Kendall's intimate relationship with
Ted Bundy and its eventual unraveling. As much as has been written
about Bundy, it's remarkable to hear the perspective of people who
shared their daily lives with him for years. This gripping account
presents a remarkable examination of a charismatic personality that
masked unimaginable darkness.
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War (Hardcover)
Hew Strachan, Elisabeth Kendall, Rana Mitter
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Balanchine and the Lost Muse is a dual biography of the early lives
of two key figures in Russian ballet, in the crucial time
surrounding the Russian revolution: famed choreographer George
Balanchine and his close childhood friend, ballerina Liidia
(Lidochka) Ivanova. Tracing the lives and friendship of these two
dancers from years just before the 1917 Russian Revolution to
Balanchine's escape from Russia in 1924, author Elizabeth Kendall
sheds new light on a crucial flash point in the history of
ballet-one where politics and art meet in legendary St. Petersburg,
both culture and nation struggling to reconfigure themselves in the
wake of the birth of modern Russia. Drawing upon extensive archival
research, Kendall weaves a fascinating tale of this crucial period
in the life of the man who would ultimately go on to be the most
influential choreographer in modern ballet. Abandoned by his mother
on the steps of the St. Petersburg Imperial Ballet Academy in 1913
at the age of nine, Balanchine spent his formative years studying
the art of dance in Russia's tumultuous capital city. It was there,
as he struggled to support himself while studying and performing
ballet, where Balanchine met Ivanonva, the first dancer with whom
he would ever compose and dance. A talented and bold dancer who
grew close to the Bolshevik elite in her adolescent years, Ivanova
was a source of great inspiration to Balanchine-both during their
youth together, and later in life, after her tragic and mysterious
death just days before she had planned to leave Russia with
Balanchine and their friends in 1924. Although he would have a
great number of muses, many of them lovers, the dark beauty of his
dear friend Lidochka haunted much of his work for years to come.
Part biography and part urban cultural history, Balanchine and the
Lost Muse presents a sweeping account of the heyday of modern
ballet and the culture at the heart of the unmoored ideals,
futuristic visions, and human decadence that characterized the
Russian Revolution.
What is the word for 'peacebuilding' in Arabic? How would you
translate 'multilateral negotiations'? This short, accessible
vocabulary gives you ready-made lists of 1,300+ Arabic expressions,
terms and idioms in 10 key areas of diplomatic discourse.
Here is the first dual biography of the early lives of two key
figures in Russian ballet: famed choreographer George Balanchine
and his close childhood friend, the extraordinary ballerina Lidia
(Lidochka) Ivanova. Tracing the lives and friendship of these two
dancers from years just before the 1917 Russian Revolution to
Balanchine's escape from Russia in 1924, Elizabeth Kendall's
Balanchine & the Lost Muse sheds new light on a crucial flash
point in the history of ballet. Drawing upon extensive archival
research, Kendall weaves a fascinating tale about this decisive
period in the life of the man who would become the most influential
choreographer in modern ballet. Abandoned by his mother at the St.
Petersburg Imperial Ballet Academy in 1913 at the age of nine,
Balanchine spent his formative years studying dance in Russia's
tumultuous capital city. It was there, as he struggled to support
himself while studying and performing, that Balanchine met Ivanova.
A talented and bold dancer who grew close to the Bolshevik elite in
her adolescent years, Ivanova was a source of great inspiration to
Balanchine-both during their youth together, and later in his life,
after her mysterious death in 1924, just days before they had
planned to leave Russia together. Kendall shows that although
Balanchine would have a great number of muses, many of them lovers,
the dark beauty of his dear friend Lidochka would inspire much of
his work for years to come. Part biography and part cultural
history, Balanchine & the Lost Muse presents a sweeping account
of the heyday of modern ballet and the culture behind the unmoored
ideals, futuristic visions, and human decadence that characterized
the Russian Revolution.
Recent events in the Islamic world have brought to our attention
the formidable potency of the classical Islamic tradition. Debates
over reform, revival, and change in the Islamic world, whether of a
political, religious, or economic nature, revolve around an
engagement with Islamic history, thought, and tradition. This book
examines such debates by exploring modern texts, groups, and
figures that stake out some sort of claim to pre-modern traditions
in disciplines as diverse as Islamic law, Qur'anic exegesis,
politics, literature, and jihad. It challenges the tendency to
locate modern scholars and groups in the Islamic world on an ideal
spectrum running in a linear way from 'modernism' to 'Islamism.' It
provides new insights into the complex religious landscape of the
Islamic world, drawing attention to important scholars and
intellectuals, some of whom have received little or no attention in
western scholarship. It provides an examination of how the
classical Islamic heritage functions in today's Islamic world in
regions as diverse as the Middle East, Iran, and the Indian
subcontinent. In its scope and coverage, this book transcends an
increasing tendency towards bifurcation between classical and
contemporary Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies.
How are Christians to respond to suffering and persecution in a
climate of growing geopolitical insecurity? In the latter part of
the 8th century BC, when Judah was twice invaded and under
existential threat, God commissioned a lone prophetic voice to
speak his words into a politically charged military crisis. In
Isaiah 1-39 God has provided spiritual resources and a historic
precedent to help us respond rightly when under siege. In these
days, as Christians world-wide face escalating persecution and
existential threat, it is time to hear the message of Isaiah.
Elizabeth Kendal is a leading religious freedom analyst and prayer
advocate on behalf of the persecuted church. Turn Back the Battle
draws on her long familiarity with global trends in religious
persecution. It has been forged out of a passionate interest in how
Christians respond to persecution and all forms of suffering.
Explores how the classical Islamic tradition has been retrieved,
reformed and reshaped in the modern Islamic worldRecent events in
the Islamic world have demonstrated the endurance, neglect and
careful reshaping of the classical Islamic heritage. A range of
modern Islamic movements and intellectuals has sought to reclaim
certain concepts, ideas, persons and trends from the Islamic
tradition. This book profiles some of the fundamental debates that
have defined the conversation between the past and the present in
the Islamic world. Qur'anic exegesis, Islamic law, gender, violence
and eschatology are just some of the key themes in this study of
the Islamic tradition's vitality in the modern Islamic world. This
book will allow readers to situate modern developments in the
Islamic world within the 'longue duree' of Islamic history and
thought.Key FeaturesBrings clarity to modern trends, events and
debates in the Islamic world by placing them in their longer
historical trajectoriesBrings together experts of the medieval and
modern Islamic worldProvides an examination of how the classical
Islamic heritage functions in today's Islamic world in regions as
diverse as the Middle East, Iran and the Indian subcontinentCase
Studies IncludeJihad Treatise Impact in IndiaJihadist
PropagandaWomen's Legal Testimony in IslamIslamic Legal Issues in
Iran
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such
as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
In this beautifully crafted book, Elizabeth Kendall tells the story of a family, of a passionate attachment between a mother and a daughter and the sudden tragedy that tears it apart. American Daughter is also a brilliant portrait of wellborn women's lives in cities and towns in the post-World War II era, as Kendall evokes how difficult it was to become anything other than an American daughter, which meant being a dependent woman. Occupying a coveted place in St. Louis's privileged high society, Henry and Betty Kendall seemed to be the American dream come true: six children, a sprawling house, a legacy of higher education at Harvard and Vassar. Yet underneath lay the flawed marriage of an idealistic young woman who made her eldest daughter her best friend and turned civil rights into her salvation. Elizabeth maintained the family silence as eccentricities began to appear in her father's behavior, along with whispers of financial difficulties. She accompanied her mother back to Vassar for a summer program on the home and family, then came into her own, away from her family, at the haven of a girls' summer camp and at Radcliffe. From the war-torn 1940s, when young men in uniform, home on leave, went to debutante parties, through the seismic social changes of the 1960s, Kendall tells the intertwined story of her mother and herself, of their powerful bond and how both shaped their lives in response to it. Unrelentingly honest, rich with humor and insights into families and women's lives, American Daughter is both a poignant portrait of American life at the middle of the twentieth century, and a dual coming-of-age story of a mother and a daughter, united by commitment and love, separated by a fatal accident-and by the vastly different birthrights of their generations.
From the Hardcover edition.
What is the Arabic term for "suicide bombing"? What phrase would be
used to describe "peacekeeping forces" in the Arab media? Or
"economic sanctions"? The Middle East is a key region for politics
and business and it is essential that scholars, journalists,
government workers, military personnel, businesspeople, and
diplomats familiarize themselves quickly with Arabic/English
translations for many key words and phrases used in the media.
Media Arabic-the language of printed or broadcast news
items-emphasizes contemporary terms like "multiculturalism" or
"globalization" that are not covered by most Arabic dictionaries.
This practical vocabulary reference provides concise and accessible
lists of the most relevant vocabulary, providing key terms for
translating from and into Arabic. The Arabic terms are organized by
topic and the book now includes an index of English terms to help
readers more easily find what they need. These word lists furnish
readers with an invaluable knowledge of basic vocabulary used in
the media to comprehend, translate, and write Arabic. NEW! Allow
the reader to hear the words, check pronunciation, and test
themselves! Audio MP3 files of all vocabulary words in English and
Arabic-available as a free download. Simply click on the links
below the cover image and download the .zip files. Topics include:
* General (reports, statements, sources, common media idioms)*
Politics & Government* Elections* Military* Economics* Trade
& Industry* Law & Order* Disaster & Aid
The term 'jihad' has come to be used as a byword for fanaticism and
Islam's allegedly implacable hostility towards the West. But, like
other religious and political concepts, jihad has multiple
resonances and associations, its meaning shifting over time and
from place to place. Jihad has referred to movements of internal
reform, spiritual struggle, social progress, self-defence and even
poetic expression as much as to 'holy war'. Jihad, moreover,
reflects principles and concerns by no means unique to Islam;
understanding the evolution of this concept is crucial for engaging
religion beyond Islam. Even among Muslim political, social and
intellectual leaders, the meaning and significance of jihad remain
subject to debate and controversy. Twenty-First Century Jihad
contains vital analysis for those researching the role of religion
in the modern world. It examines the ways in which the concept of
jihad has changed, from its roots in the Qur'an to its usage in
current debate. It explores familiar modern political angles, and
touches on far less commonly analysed instances of jihad. It
incorporates issues of law, society, literature and military
action. It also provides a selection of 'views from within',
allowing individuals associated with Islamic movements to present
their own understanding of jihad. The approaches to understanding
and conceptualising jihad include jihad in the Qur'an and Hadith,
non-violent perspectives on jihad, and contemporary understandings
of jihad as social practice. This makes Twenty-First Century Jihad
a crucial text in understanding both the history and the
contemporary applications of jihad.
This book offers user friendly lists of Arabic English intelligence
terms with brief definitions, organised in thematic sections. In an
era of globalised intelligence collection, analysis, sharing,
training, and liaison, precise translations of terms specific to
the intelligence industry are critical. Such translations are often
difficult, if not impossible, to find absent a human translator
with significant knowledge of the intelligence industry in both
languages. Intelligence Arabic seeks to fill this translation gap
by offering an extensive list of terminology specific to the
intelligence industry in English and Arabic, searchable in both
languages. It presents a comprehensive list of over 1000
intelligence terms searchable in Arabic and English, with brief
definitions. It includes common acronyms often found in
intelligence reports, manuals and training course materials. Terms
are ordered alphabetically in English within each section; an
Arabic index eases the search for terms in this language. The 7
sections cover general terms; analysis; operations; human
intelligence: signals intelligence counterintelligence; and
acronyms. The online audio materials and elearning flashcards aid
learning and help self assessment.
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