These poems were all written between 1978 and 1999 - until they just became so sad as 'psyche' problems - mostly caused by my 'revolving door syndrome - based SOLIDLY on "it is not me - it is all them others!"' - took over my 'life' while my local Ware Psyche Social Services desperately tried their best to turn me into just another 'psyche lifer', incredibly, while I am a FOURFOLD EMERITUS PROFESSOR! This soon became so severe that I was in psyche 'Godhelpusall' or prison / stir /porridge WITH NO HINT OF A TRIAL just three mere 'opinions by self-styled "experts in psychiatry" who rarely even met me before they 'ticked boxes' to 'put me inside yet again...!!! Never with any ENDING IN SIGHT over and over and over again - for 16 of my last 26 years 1993-2019 - most peculiar - I never had any actual 'psyche symptoms' in that whole period, despite fluent lying by the BIG BROTHER MENTAL HEALTH ACTS SYSTEM...!!! (especially my hideously neglectful and TOTALLY ABUSIVE/STIGMATISED IMMEDIATE FAMILY !!)

Explores how the concept of ‘region’ has evolved over time and shaped architectural culture and practice. Includes contributions from the US, UK, Poland, Australia, Italy, Serbia, India, Spain, Africa, Austria, Brazil, Denmark, Iran, Bangladesh, China, Greece, Russia, Singapore. The 18th book in the AHRA Critiques series

Explores how the concept of ‘region’ has evolved over time and shaped architectural culture and practice. Includes contributions from the US, UK, Poland, Australia, Italy, Serbia, India, Spain, Africa, Austria, Brazil, Denmark, Iran, Bangladesh, China, Greece, Russia, Singapore. The 18th book in the AHRA Critiques series

A healer removes the pain of a broken wrist in fifteen minutes. Another removes an ovarian tumor in a couple of weeks. Still another, from thousands of miles away, regenerates the nerves of an injured spine for a patient on whom the doctors had given up. These sound like tabloid stories but could they be true? They are just three out of millions of instances in which healers have claimed to manipulate energy fields to cure the body.

Books on vibrational medicine, prayer, and spiritual healing present readers with an array of historical and current discoveries and techniques. But so far nobody has addressed the reality of healing through comprehensive scientific research. "The Energy Healing Experiments" fills that void. Harvard- educated Dr. Gary E. Schwartz provides scientific experiments and evidence to reveal the truth about the existence of energy fields and unlocks their potential for enhancing your health.

Presents an overview of what the authors see as the roots of Western traditional thought: Homer, the tragedians, Plato, Aristotle, and the Bible. Each section of the book offers lucid intepretations of a major figure through discussion of seminal texts.

The idea that buildings could be used to reform human behaviour and improve society was fundamental to the 'modernist' architecture and planning of people like Walter Gropius, Le Corbusier and Jose Luis Sert in the first half of the 20th century. Their proposals for functional zoning, multi-level transport, high-rise living, and machine-inspired aesthetics came under attack from the 1950s onwards, and many alternative approaches to architecture and planning emerged. It was thought that the environmental determinist strand of the discourse was killed off at this time as well. This book argues that it was not, but on the contrary, that it has deepened and diversified. Many of the most prominent architect-planners continue to design with a view to improving the behaviour of individual people and of society at large. By looking at - and interviewing - major figures and movements of recent years in Britain, Europe and America, including Leon Krier, Peter Eisenman, Andres Duany, Jane Jacobs, Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, it demonstrates the myriad ways that architect-planners seek to shape human behaviour through buildings. In doing so, the book raises awareness of this strand within the discourse and examines its different purposes and manifestations. It questions whether it is an ineradicable and beneficial part of architecture and planning, or a regrettable throwback to a more authoritarian phase, discusses why is it seldom acknowledged directly and whether it could be handled more responsibly and with greater understanding. Richards does not provide any simple solutions but in conclusion, is critical of architect-planners who abuse the rhetoric of social reform simply to leverage their attempts to secure building commissions, while being more sympathetic towards those who appear to have a sincere desire to improve society through their buildings.

The idea that buildings could be used to reform human behaviour and improve society was fundamental to the 'modernist' architecture and planning of people like Walter Gropius, Le Corbusier and Jose Luis Sert in the first half of the 20th century. Their proposals for functional zoning, multi-level transport, high-rise living, and machine-inspired aesthetics came under attack from the 1950s onwards, and many alternative approaches to architecture and planning emerged. It was thought that the environmental determinist strand of the discourse was killed off at this time as well. This book argues that it was not, but on the contrary, that it has deepened and diversified. Many of the most prominent architect-planners continue to design with a view to improving the behaviour of individual people and of society at large. By looking at - and interviewing - major figures and movements of recent years in Britain, Europe and America, including Leon Krier, Peter Eisenman, Andres Duany, Jane Jacobs, Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, it demonstrates the myriad ways that architect-planners seek to shape human behaviour through buildings. In doing so, the book raises awareness of this strand within the discourse and examines its different purposes and manifestations. It questions whether it is an ineradicable and beneficial part of architecture and planning, or a regrettable throwback to a more authoritarian phase, discusses why is it seldom acknowledged directly and whether it could be handled more responsibly and with greater understanding. Richards does not provide any simple solutions but in conclusion, is critical of architect-planners who abuse the rhetoric of social reform simply to leverage their attempts to secure building commissions, while being more sympathetic towards those who appear to have a sincere desire to improve society through their buildings.

'A masterpiece' MARTIN AMIS 'The best book about homicide detectives by an American writer' NORMAN MAILER Based on a year on the killing streets of Baltimore, David Simon's true crime masterpiece reveals a city few will ever experience. Day in day out citizens are shot, stabbed, or bludgeoned to death. At the centre of this hurricane of crime is the city's homicide unit, a small brotherhood of men who fight for whatever justice is possible in a deadly world.

During the German advance through Belgium into France in 1940, Captain de Reixach is shot dead by a sniper. Three witnesses, involved with him during his lifetime in different capacities - a distant relative, an orderly and a jockey who had an affair with his wife - remember him and help the reader piece together the realities behind the man and his death. A groundbreaking work, for which Claude Simon devised a prose technique mimicking the mind's fluid thought processes, The Flanders Road is not only a masterpiece of stylistic innovation, but also a haunting portrayal - based on a real-life incident - of the chaos and savagery of war.

Challenging existing approaches to autism that limit, and sometimes damage, the individuals who attract and receive the label, this book questions the lazy prejudices and assumptions that can surround autism as a diagnosis in the 21st Century. Arguing that autism can only be understood through examining 'it' as a socially or culturally produced phenomenon, the authors offer a critique of the medical model that has produced a perpetually marginalising approach to autism, and explain the contradictions and difficulties inherent in existing attitudes. They examine and dispute the scientific validity of diagnosis and 'treatment', asking whether autism actually exists at the biological level, and question the value of diagnosis in the lives of those labelled with autism. The book recognises that there are no easy answers but encourages engagement with these essential questions, and looks towards service provision and practice that moves beyond a reliance on all-encompassing labels. This unique contribution to the growing field of critical autism studies brings together authors from clinical psychiatry, clinical and community psychology, social sciences, disability studies, education and cultural studies, as well as those with personal experiences of autism. It is essential and challenging reading for anyone with a personal, professional or academic interest in 'autism'.

Radioaktive und stabile Isotope gehoren zu den wichtigsten Forschungswerkzeugen der organischen Chemie und der Biochemie. Die mit ihrer Hilfe in den letzten Jahrzehnten gewonnenen Erkennt- nisse konnen kaum uberschatzt werden. Aber auch in Zukunft wird die Isotopen-Anwendung nichts von ihrer Bedeutung verlieren. Von der Archaologie bis zur Zahnheilkunde gibt es kaum ein natur- wissenschaftliches bzw. medizinisches Spezialfach, in dem nicht auch mit Isotopen gearbeitet wird. Solche Arbeiten sind stets mit Mes- sungen verbunden. Ihre AusfUhrungen entscheiden, ob die groBen Moglichkeiten der Isotopentechnik zu richtigen oder zu quantitativ oder gar qualitativ falschen Ergebnissen fuhren. Die Gefahr, falsche Ergebnisse zu erhalten, ist besonders groB beim Umgang mit weichen -Strahlern und stabilen Isotopen. Hier beeinfiussen viele Parameter, die mit dem Isotopengehalt gar nichts zu tun haben, das MeBergebnis. Entscheidend ist haufig die Praparation der Proben. Ob sie richtig oder falsch geschehen ist, sieht man dem MeBergebnis nicht an, zumal ein groBes oder zumindest teures Gerat oft sehr uberzeugend eine mitunter vielstellige Zahl anzeigt und groBe Genauigkeit vortauschen kann. Die Problematik der Isotopen-Analyse, insbesondere die von radioaktiven Isotopen, liegt darin, daB es so einfach ist, ein MeBgeriit zum Ansprechen zu bringen. Das Buch solI auch dem weniger Versierten Kriterien fUr die opti- male Auswahl beim Kauf der meist teuren Gerate an die Hand geben. Isotopen-Analysen sind nach verschiedenen Prinzipien moglich.

The project of interpreting contemporary forms of punishment means exploring the social, political, economic, and historical conditions in the society in which those forms arise. The SAGE Handbook of Punishment and Society draws together this disparate and expansive field of punishment and society into one compelling new volume. Headed by two of the leading scholars in the field, Jonathan Simon and Richard Sparks have crafted a comprehensive and definitive resource that illuminates some of the key themes in this complex area - from historical and prospective issues to penal trends and related contributions through theory, literature and philosophy. Incorporating a stellar and international line-up of contributors the book addresses issues such as: capital punishment, the civilising process, gender, diversity, inequality, power, human rights and neoliberalism. This engaging, vibrantly written collection will be captivating reading for academics and researchers in criminology, penology, criminal justice, sociology, cultural studies, philosophy and politics.

Ad Paria is the seventh and final story in the Quest of Eight saga. All is revealed in the battle to keep the Kelpies from fully reuniting and regaining control.

God has 3 answers to prayer: Sometimes he says, "YES." Other times, he says, "YES, but wait - not right now." And sometimes he says, "NO." The "YES" may come rather quickly, but the "YES, but wait" may take months, even years to manifest. How can you tell the difference between the "YES, but wait" and the "NO?" What do you do while you are waiting on the answer? How do you know when to stop praying for something that is not in God's will for you? How do you respond to a "NO" from God? If you want answers to these questions, then this book is for you No matter what the answer is to your prayer, this book will provide hope and encouragement for your journey. This compact book is the first in a series designed to educate, encourage and edify believers in the Christian Faith.

Based on a true story, Only Bloody Lovely tells of one family's experiences of some of Sheffield's history of disasters and the ensuing impact and distress on the family. During his national service Harold Kingswood was stationed at Pembroke Dock, a flying boat station in Wales. At the end of the war he came home to Sheffield to start his new life as husband and family man. However, the Hillsborough disaster, the Falklands war, the Sheffield floods and the Sheffield blitz all tore away the family's 'happy ever after' dream. But that's just for fairy tales, anyway ...isn't it?