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Paperback. Condición: New. This is a science fiction short story for all ages. After an apocalyptic event that leaves the world in a state of devastation, a boy called Aki lives alone in a giant robot, unable to go out because of the poisoned air. For years the robot walks the earth, through barren wastelands, searching for the New Place, where Aki might be able to live outside. Aki does not know what, or who, he will find there. Greta Thunberg, climate change activist, has said: "You say you love your children above all else ." Aki's parents loved him above all else, but they could not save him from losing everything that had been familiar to him. Summer, Seraphina (ilustrador).…

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Paperback. Condición: New. The author documents her experience of the diagnosis and treatment by plastic surgery of the lentigo maligna melanoma which was in, above, and to the side of her left eyebrow. She also describes the first appearance and the development of brown markings which were the precursors of the lentigo maligna melanoma. The book directs the reader to www.lentigomalignamelanoma.info where there is a series of photographs with dates and descriptive captions. These images show the early brown markings, the lentigo maligna melanoma and stages of its treatment.…

Paperback. Condición: New. PrefaceThis is but a sampler, and a rich smattering of verse - of all cadences and genres, penned over a long period of time. These poems could, at best, howsoever fleetingly, warm the heart, soothe the disgruntled sensibility, or allay the anxieties of the disturbed mind. The only interlarding thread, in all of them, is that rarefied sense of beauty that informs all poetic imagination. The reader could pause on the sounds, the moods, or the meanings of the Lyrics: it doesn't matter - each is part of the mythopoetic resonance of the stanzas. Occasionally, the Verses, old and new, are endorsed to near and dear ones, past and present: for such is the ever ongoing romance of life. I will hope they stir the waking spirit in the reader: and compel him or her to Look around, yet again, at the mystery and splendour of our existence in this grandiloquent Planetary Endowment within which we occupy a tiny space as restless, reverberating nuclei of Pain and Desire that are our inexorable, conjoint Destiny as humans. The selection is made across a very long canvas, dating back to 1968. Each is representative, as a loyal echo, of the period, the mood, and the context.The verse is mere spoken music, as I think but in measures of metre and rhyme.And words are deployed only as tonal instruments rather than items of syntax loaded with semantics. So the reader may read, and read in to, as S/he pleases. If these verses live on, it is my hope that the individuals they are dedicated to, shall also abide - forever. Finally, the poetry of the universe is flung all around us: as Wordsworth had it: 'O Listen, for the vale profound is overflowing with the sound.' Rajani Kanth. …

Paperback. Condición: New. That there is a link between psychiatric illness and creativity seems widely accepted, although not completely understood. The 'black dog' of clinical depression has kept me intermittent company since my early teens, and I have often written prolifically while recovering from periods of depressive illness. Once read, these poems will always be your companions. By turns they move and delight with their beauty, wit and depth of fellow-feeling. These are the real thing. Dr Iain McGilchrist Consultant Psychiatrist, The Priory Hospital Former Fellow in English Literature, Oxford University.…

Paperback. Condición: New. ForewordThis is a selection of poetry written by my mother, Celia O'Neill. Mum began writing at an early age and her talent was recognised whilst at school where she won a nationwide competition. She excelled at English Literature during A-levels and went on to study History and French at the University of East Anglia. Mum had various professional roles during her working life - ranging from Librarian and Archivist, to Executive Recruiter - but it was through writing that she really found her passion. On most mornings she would be up at the break of dawn to work on her novels and many times I would come down for breakfast to find the dining room table commandeered. It was a sight for bleary eyes to behold: folders of manuscript, covered from top to bottom in near illegible script, a seated figure hunched to a crescent and a scrawling hand ablaze, feverishly propelled by a mind not content to respect the rules of the ungodly hour in which it worked.It was this passion and level of commitment that saw Mum win prizes in international competitions for her poems, some of which were included in published anthologies, but there was no collection published that consisted solely of her own poems. The Poet's Eye is a collection of her poems that were bought together posthumously. The poems here lie broadly in two main kinds with various other topics and themes woven in.The first kind considers (what Mum liked to discuss with us until well into many a night) the more poignant side of personal experience we, or others, may face; love, family, spirituality, loss, choice, ageing, death and God. The second kind details the smaller `first world problems' (and perks!) that come and go but yet remain integral to our lives. To talk withMum, one would often be engaged in a topic at either end of this spectrum and I think the poems here perfectly express that duality of her persona.Mum was, by her own admission, a bit of an `outsider', never content to do things (or think!) much like everyone else, and this in turn cultivated her particular way of embracing her own experiences and those of others with whom she felt an affinity. She was deeply empathetic to the tragedies which people face, as expressed in poems such as `The refugee' and `To a spouse with Alzheimers'. She was in awe of the metaphysical nature of ourselves and of situations: `The people I never knew', `If Nana had married Arthur Underwood'; and she wasn't afraid to embrace the darker, more macabre side of herself in poems such as `The stalker' and `Crows at high tide'. Mum was never shy and was always only a step away from poking fun at herself, as shown in `Relaxation tape' and `Yoga'.Although melancholy manifests in some of Mum's poems, there is always evidence of an undeniable omnipresent spirit; from the stories she created and illustrated as a child, the small `Post-it' note messages she'd leave for me if she were out, to her novels and the poems collected here, all contain the endearin.…

Paperback. Condición: New. This is the second book in a series of self-help fiction titles. By reading about the lives of fictional characters, the reader learns much about how to unravel present day problems. The understanding of stresses that began earlier in life casts light on why the characters are struggling with the difficulties that they are having now. Description on the back cover reads as follows: Victimised by the new office manager and worried about her mother's health, Lynne feels at a very low ebb. When she decides to be more open with her mother about her concerns, she is surprised to find that they both benefit. Lynne's mother is determined to help her daughter explore why she had lost interest in finding a partner for herself, and she approaches the subject sensitively. Thus supported, Lynne faces the challenge of preparing to look for a new relationship. Together Lynne and her mother take a number of positive steps that lead to change and enrichment of their lives.…

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Paperback. Condición: New. Much of the author's poetry is meticulously crafted in a variety of classical forms of metre, structure and style. Although maintaining such forms, he is never satisfied unless the poem flows in both words and sense: in words, so that the reading or recital is smooth and un-laboured; in sense, so that the structure supports the development of the poem in its exploration of the subject. In this way, while walking in the shadows of the great classical poets, he seeks to make his poems manifestations of a particular kind of beauty.…

Paperback. Condición: New. My experience of World War II was in the Far East - South East Asia Command (SEAC), but these are not 'war poems' in the ordinary sense. They are thoughts and memories of the periphery rather than the centre of action, and reflections afterwards in subsequent years, some pertaining to other wars, bearing the stamp of futility, cynicism, sadness and a flicker of hope. I was a medical student when the war began in 1939, larking about with my friends, (see "A Cycle of Sonnets") but knowing that when we qualified we would be called up. After serving with an infantry battalion in coastal defence on the Isle of Wight, I was posted to a West African division and accompanied them into the jungles of Burma. This involved a fight against disease as well as the Japanese. When this was over, I sailed off with my African soldiers and returned them to their homes in the Gold Coast, now called Ghana. Before demobilisation I served for a short time in a prisoner-of-war camp in Scotland, attending to German prisoners. It was disconcerting to be back in civilian life. Peace was full of unease, and hardly seemed peaceful.The effect of the war on social life, and upon my reaction to it, was disturbing. Our culture had changed, and I felt not for the better. I was uneasy; and thinking moreover of the international unrest and subsequent wars, I wondered what it was all leading to. I still wonder.…

Paperback. Condición: New. The author always writes from his heart, with imagination, humour and sincerity. He would like his words to transport the reader or listener to other places, where new things can be thought about or experienced.

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Paperback. Condición: New. Deep in the Cheshire countryside, Philip Thornton has created 'Field Fare' - a hotel with a special reputation for its game dishes. The building contains a secret, known only to Philip. Feeling lonely while her husband, Grant, is away, Teresa dines at 'Field Fare', and Philip entices her to sample a unique cordial. When Teresa confides about her experience to Carrie, her young herdresser, she learns that Carrie has had a similar encounter. Could there be more? Concerned, Teresa approaches her friend, Monica. Aided by Grant, they devise a plan.…

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Paperback. Condición: New. This book provides a fascinating, detailed account of the family background and social context in which the writer's eating disorder developed and manifested. However, this book covers much more than an account of the sufferer's lengthy struggle with anorexia nervosa and its many effects. The book is about the author's lifelong work to recover, and to understand the illness from a psychological and spiritual perspective. It also includes broader discussion of related social and ecological matters.…

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Paperback. Condición: New. This is a science fiction short story for all ages. After an apocalyptic event that leaves the world in a state of devastation, a boy called Aki lives alone in a giant robot, unable to go out because of the poisoned air. For years the robot walks the earth, through barren wastelands, searching for the New Place, where Aki might be able to live outside. Aki does not know what, or who, he will find there. Greta Thunberg, climate change activist, has said: "You say you love your children above all else ." Aki's parents loved him above all else, but they could not save him from losing everything that had been familiar to him. Summer, Seraphina (ilustrador).…

Paperback. Condición: New. The author documents her experience of the diagnosis and treatment by plastic surgery of the lentigo maligna melanoma which was in, above, and to the side of her left eyebrow. She also describes the first appearance and the development of brown markings which were the precursors of the lentigo maligna melanoma. The book directs the reader to www.lentigomalignamelanoma.info where there is a series of photographs with dates and descriptive captions. These images show the early brown markings, the lentigo maligna melanoma and stages of its treatment.…

Paperback. Condición: New.

Paperback. Condición: New. This is the second book in a series of self-help fiction titles. By reading about the lives of fictional characters, the reader learns much about how to unravel present day problems. The understanding of stresses that began earlier in life casts light on why the characters are struggling with the difficulties that they are having now. Description on the back cover reads as follows: Victimised by the new office manager and worried about her mother's health, Lynne feels at a very low ebb. When she decides to be more open with her mother about her concerns, she is surprised to find that they both benefit. Lynne's mother is determined to help her daughter explore why she had lost interest in finding a partner for herself, and she approaches the subject sensitively. Thus supported, Lynne faces the challenge of preparing to look for a new relationship. Together Lynne and her mother take a number of positive steps that lead to change and enrichment of their lives.…

Paperback. Condición: New. PrefaceThis is but a sampler, and a rich smattering of verse - of all cadences and genres, penned over a long period of time. These poems could, at best, howsoever fleetingly, warm the heart, soothe the disgruntled sensibility, or allay the anxieties of the disturbed mind. The only interlarding thread, in all of them, is that rarefied sense of beauty that informs all poetic imagination. The reader could pause on the sounds, the moods, or the meanings of the Lyrics: it doesn't matter - each is part of the mythopoetic resonance of the stanzas. Occasionally, the Verses, old and new, are endorsed to near and dear ones, past and present: for such is the ever ongoing romance of life. I will hope they stir the waking spirit in the reader: and compel him or her to Look around, yet again, at the mystery and splendour of our existence in this grandiloquent Planetary Endowment within which we occupy a tiny space as restless, reverberating nuclei of Pain and Desire that are our inexorable, conjoint Destiny as humans. The selection is made across a very long canvas, dating back to 1968. Each is representative, as a loyal echo, of the period, the mood, and the context.The verse is mere spoken music, as I think but in measures of metre and rhyme.And words are deployed only as tonal instruments rather than items of syntax loaded with semantics. So the reader may read, and read in to, as S/he pleases. If these verses live on, it is my hope that the individuals they are dedicated to, shall also abide - forever. Finally, the poetry of the universe is flung all around us: as Wordsworth had it: 'O Listen, for the vale profound is overflowing with the sound.' Rajani Kanth. …

Paperback. Condición: New. ForewordThis is a selection of poetry written by my mother, Celia O'Neill. Mum began writing at an early age and her talent was recognised whilst at school where she won a nationwide competition. She excelled at English Literature during A-levels and went on to study History and French at the University of East Anglia. Mum had various professional roles during her working life - ranging from Librarian and Archivist, to Executive Recruiter - but it was through writing that she really found her passion. On most mornings she would be up at the break of dawn to work on her novels and many times I would come down for breakfast to find the dining room table commandeered. It was a sight for bleary eyes to behold: folders of manuscript, covered from top to bottom in near illegible script, a seated figure hunched to a crescent and a scrawling hand ablaze, feverishly propelled by a mind not content to respect the rules of the ungodly hour in which it worked.It was this passion and level of commitment that saw Mum win prizes in international competitions for her poems, some of which were included in published anthologies, but there was no collection published that consisted solely of her own poems. The Poet's Eye is a collection of her poems that were bought together posthumously. The poems here lie broadly in two main kinds with various other topics and themes woven in.The first kind considers (what Mum liked to discuss with us until well into many a night) the more poignant side of personal experience we, or others, may face; love, family, spirituality, loss, choice, ageing, death and God. The second kind details the smaller `first world problems' (and perks!) that come and go but yet remain integral to our lives. To talk withMum, one would often be engaged in a topic at either end of this spectrum and I think the poems here perfectly express that duality of her persona.Mum was, by her own admission, a bit of an `outsider', never content to do things (or think!) much like everyone else, and this in turn cultivated her particular way of embracing her own experiences and those of others with whom she felt an affinity. She was deeply empathetic to the tragedies which people face, as expressed in poems such as `The refugee' and `To a spouse with Alzheimers'. She was in awe of the metaphysical nature of ourselves and of situations: `The people I never knew', `If Nana had married Arthur Underwood'; and she wasn't afraid to embrace the darker, more macabre side of herself in poems such as `The stalker' and `Crows at high tide'. Mum was never shy and was always only a step away from poking fun at herself, as shown in `Relaxation tape' and `Yoga'.Although melancholy manifests in some of Mum's poems, there is always evidence of an undeniable omnipresent spirit; from the stories she created and illustrated as a child, the small `Post-it' note messages she'd leave for me if she were out, to her novels and the poems collected here, all contain the endearin.…

Paperback. Condición: New. That there is a link between psychiatric illness and creativity seems widely accepted, although not completely understood. The 'black dog' of clinical depression has kept me intermittent company since my early teens, and I have often written prolifically while recovering from periods of depressive illness. Once read, these poems will always be your companions. By turns they move and delight with their beauty, wit and depth of fellow-feeling. These are the real thing. Dr Iain McGilchrist Consultant Psychiatrist, The Priory Hospital Former Fellow in English Literature, Oxford University.…

Paperback. Condición: New.

Paperback. Condición: New. Much of the author's poetry is meticulously crafted in a variety of classical forms of metre, structure and style. Although maintaining such forms, he is never satisfied unless the poem flows in both words and sense: in words, so that the reading or recital is smooth and un-laboured; in sense, so that the structure supports the development of the poem in its exploration of the subject. In this way, while walking in the shadows of the great classical poets, he seeks to make his poems manifestations of a particular kind of beauty.…

Paperback. Condición: New. My experience of World War II was in the Far East - South East Asia Command (SEAC), but these are not 'war poems' in the ordinary sense. They are thoughts and memories of the periphery rather than the centre of action, and reflections afterwards in subsequent years, some pertaining to other wars, bearing the stamp of futility, cynicism, sadness and a flicker of hope. I was a medical student when the war began in 1939, larking about with my friends, (see "A Cycle of Sonnets") but knowing that when we qualified we would be called up. After serving with an infantry battalion in coastal defence on the Isle of Wight, I was posted to a West African division and accompanied them into the jungles of Burma. This involved a fight against disease as well as the Japanese. When this was over, I sailed off with my African soldiers and returned them to their homes in the Gold Coast, now called Ghana. Before demobilisation I served for a short time in a prisoner-of-war camp in Scotland, attending to German prisoners. It was disconcerting to be back in civilian life. Peace was full of unease, and hardly seemed peaceful.The effect of the war on social life, and upon my reaction to it, was disturbing. Our culture had changed, and I felt not for the better. I was uneasy; and thinking moreover of the international unrest and subsequent wars, I wondered what it was all leading to. I still wonder.…

Paperback. Condición: New.

Paperback. Condición: New. The author always writes from his heart, with imagination, humour and sincerity. He would like his words to transport the reader or listener to other places, where new things can be thought about or experienced.