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Insomnia

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By: Dilys Davies

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One third of the population is estimated to experience insomnia and it is widely recognised to have far-reaching affects on the sufferer's health, relationships, work and happiness. However, there is often very little help available. Increasing concern over sleeping pills has led many sufferers to look for alternative approaches to aid better sleep. This book provides clear, practical advice to help deal with the problem of insomnia, encourage natural sleep, identify causes and provides information on natural remedies for poor sleep

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Collins & Brown

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1911163167

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9781911163169

Models Of Psychopathology

By: Dilys Davies,Dinesh Bhugra

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Models Of Psychopathology

By: Dilys Davies,Dinesh Bhugra

Models and theories of psychopathology and their associated clinical practice do not represent scientific fact so much as a variation in perspective within psychopathology itself. Several favoured models exist within any society at a given time, and as well as changing historically over time, they also differ culturally between societies. This book examines: . the similarities, differences and points of integration in the main models of psychopathology . how the theoretical conceptualizations underpinning these models are reflected in the theory and the clinical practice of different schools of psychotherapy . how various models are used in everyday practice . whether clinicians adhere to the rules of a given model or whether, in fact, there is more integration in practice than there appears to be in theoretical conceptualizations. Models of Psychopathology is aimed at advanced undergraduates and postgraduate students of clinical psychology, counselling psychology, psychotherapy and counselling. It will also be of interest to therapy students in professional training courses and experienced clinicians who want to know more about this aspect of psychotherapy.

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McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

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0335224741

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9780335224746

Cockles and Muscles

By: Paul Gwynfor Davies

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Cockles and Muscles

By: Paul Gwynfor Davies

Set in a rural Welsh village in the late 1950s comes a romantic comedy with great historical detail and larger than life characters that will make you laugh out loud! John Prosser has potential. Everyone knows this - except John, whose indolence and lack of self-confidence hamper his progress. He constantly requires a ‘kick up the backside’, sometimes from his hardworking parents, and sometimes from Miss ‘Smarty Pants’, Heulwen Hughes, a cerebral beauty he is captivated by whenever circumstances push them together. Despite this, John shows little sign of wanting to move on. There’s security to be had in the close-knit Welsh village of Brynteilo, its occupants numbering various branches of his extended family, and the host of eccentric and badly-behaved characters provide more than enough amusement. Further still, John feels a need to help his ageing parents - and a need for the coffin-maker’s daughter and village temptress, Rianna Lewis... Finally John makes the break and finds success, professionally and romantically, both in his home country and abroad. But life is determined to throw him a few curveballs along the way! A romantic comedy with a difference, Cockles and Muscles attempts to recreate the living conditions of the late 1950s, and aims to represent the Welsh people’s hard but interesting lives from that period before those voices are lost.

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Troubador Publishing Ltd

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1788032853

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9781788032858

Cartographies of Culture

New Geographies of Welsh Writing in English

By: Damian Walford Davies

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Cartographies of Culture

New Geographies of Welsh Writing in English

By: Damian Walford Davies

This pioneering study offers dynamic new answers to Christian Jacob's question: 'What are the links that bind the map to writing?

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University of Wales Press

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0708324770

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9780708324776

The Reporter's Tale

By: Tom Davies

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The Reporter's Tale

By: Tom Davies

The Reporter’s Tale is an adventure story about Tom Davies, a young Welsh writer who travels the world looking for the truth and, in a few days of blistering revelation in Malaya, finds it in a series of visions. Thereafter, he takes his new insights on a journey through the media, becoming a reporter for top Sunday newspapers – and later an award-winning author of many books – and realising he has a fresh understanding of the causes of the violence which is so blighting the modern world. His odyssey of discovery begins in Northern Ireland at the height of the Troubles where he finds that the media – with its persistent pursuit of violence – is the cause of much of the disorder there. The global media, which specialises in reporting the worst of everything from everywhere, has become the mother and father of modern terrorism, he says, giving the IRA disproportionate power and importance merely because they offer violence. Television in particular is the catalyst for the growing disorder in our streets: becoming the very leader of street riot while also giving motive and reward to suicide bombers. The many revolutions of the Arab Spring are fully explained by his visions, he shows. Here the world’s media first began feeding on the self-immolation of a Tunisian trader before spawning revolution after revolution in neighbouring countries. They all wanted freedom and democracy, we were told, but all that seemed to be happening was that they were deranged by watching too much television news as each service, particularly Al Jazeera, spooled out violent imagery on an almost twenty four hour loop mostly from footage downloaded from their viewers’ mobile phones. All outlets of the media have come together and conspired to set loose a tide of evil which is turning violence into the very oxygen we are all now breathing, Davies shows in this book which may well be the most powerful and trenchant attack ever mounted on the tyranny of the modern media.

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Berwyn Mountain Press

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0955353947

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9780955353949

Milky Peaks

By: Seiriol Davies

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Milky Peaks

By: Seiriol Davies

Nestled in the heart of Snowdonia, the small town of Milky Peaks is nominated for 'Britain's Best Town'. However, the award brings with it a dark, insidious right-wing agenda, threatening the heart and soul of the town. Can the community club together to save the identity of their beloved Milky Peaks?

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1913609049

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9781913609047

A Book Of Welsh Names

By: Trefor Rendall Davies

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A Book Of Welsh Names

By: Trefor Rendall Davies

William Camden flourished at the beginning of the seventeenth century, was the first and one of the greatest of many authorities on the derivation and meaning of English names as far as Welsh names were concerned, he explained that it was his policy to sparingly touch them or to leave them to the learned of that nation. Subsequent English expositors have followed his example, and the learned men of Wales do not seem to have found much time to devote to the subject. To- wards the end of the nineteenth century T. E. Morris and Sir John Edward Lloyd wrote a number of articles in various periodicals, and much incidental information is found in the works of Sir John RhFs, but very little has been published which is easily available, either to the student or to the more casual enquirer. It is hoped that, in due course, a more substantial work will help to fill this gap in philological reference books, but meantime this little volume is offered to those who are curious about the derivation and meaning of the beautiful and often ancient names of Wales. It may, perhaps, be conned by young parents seeking a name for their child. If so, those without Welsh connections are advised to reject the idea of finding one here, and those with sufficient ties to justify choosing one are admonished to use the utmost care Gwenhwyfar Smith or Cadwaladr Robinson looks just as incongruous as Cholmondeley Kai-shek - for just the same reason. The names which have been included are, for the most part, fairly well-known or popular ones the derivation or meaning of some is uncertain, and in these cases the one given is that which, considering all the evidence, seems most probable. After many of the entries are examples of early, famous, or merely typical uses of the name. Nearly all Welsh names can be sorted easily into one of seven groups. Those in the first four are Welsh in origin but the remainder, although they have acquired a distinctive Welsh form, derive from foreign sources. SYMBOLICAL NAMES These are usually the most ancient. They are not directly descriptive, but, as among most primitive people, they are often the names of animals, birds or natural phenomena. Sometimes their origin was totemistic the tribe or family believed itself to be under the special protection of a god whose manifestation was in the form of some particular creature. The creature itself was regarded as sacred and the chief, or head of the family, frequently took its name, or some combination containing it, for himself. At other times the giving of such a name was based on the more simple idea that so doing would induce in the infant some significant attribute of the beast from which his name was taken. As might be expected, the names of the old gods and legendary heroes are frequently of this type, such as Bran Raven , Bleddyn Little Wolf and Gwawr Dawn . When they are chosen to-day, of course, it is generally with little regard to their meaning, or symbolism, but simply because they are the traditional names of the people. Enfys Rainbow is a modern example in this group. Many of these too are very old...

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Read Books Ltd

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147335157X

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Sustaining Eden

Indigenous Community Wildlife Management in Australia

By: Jocelyn Davies,International Institute for Environment and Development

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Sustaining Eden

Indigenous Community Wildlife Management in Australia

By: Jocelyn Davies,International Institute for Environment and Development

The report focuses on Australian indigenous peoples' use and management of terrestrial vertebrates and some marine species.

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IIED

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190403523X

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9781904035237

Brittany in the Early Middle Ages

Texts and Societies

By: Wendy Davies

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Brittany in the Early Middle Ages

Texts and Societies

By: Wendy Davies

This volume focuses on Wendy Davies's work on early medieval Breton texts and their implications. Beginning with core analyses of the Redon and Landévennec cartularies, it continues with papers that tease out some of the key social implications of the 9th-century Redon material - on the nature of political power, on rural communities, on the settlement of disputes, and on transmission of property. While the Redon charters have long been known as a source of fundamental importance for Breton history, the author's database (established in the 1980s) allowed much greater understanding of the role of individuals - at all social levels, and particularly peasant level - than had previously been possible. Attention to the detail of the east Breton past also includes papers on some of the results of her fieldwork, on building stone in particular. Early medieval Brittany is not merely interesting in itself (and it is certainly not some Celtic backwater): Breton evidence can usefully be differentiated from the evidence of other Celtic areas and has a significant role in wider issues of European history. As well as papers on the familiar themes of kingship, rulership, cult sites and cemeteries, the final section highlights the distinctive quality of the Breton evidence for the protection of sacred and personal space, for slavery and serfdom and for village-level courts.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000950883

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9781000950885

Sex, Sects and Society

'Pain and Pleasure': A Social History of Wales and the Welsh, 1870-1945

By: Russell Davies

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Sex, Sects and Society

'Pain and Pleasure': A Social History of Wales and the Welsh, 1870-1945

By: Russell Davies

This book will provide an educational and entertaining read. It will explain the contradictions and complexities of the Welsh national identity. This book will reveal the hardships and horrors of some people's lives. It will reveal how religion and superstition ebbed and flowed together.

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University of Wales Press

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1786832151

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9781786832153

Fy Hanes I

By: Davies John

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Fy Hanes I

By: Davies John

Dyma hanes John Davies, Bwlch-llan, yn ei eiriau ei hun - dyn sydd wedi gwneud cyfraniad aruthrol i fywyd, hanes a diwylliant Cymru ers dros hanner canrif.

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Y Lolfa

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1784610895

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9781784610890

Gender and Body Language in Roman Art

By: Glenys Davies

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Gender and Body Language in Roman Art

By: Glenys Davies

Analysis of the body language of statues of men and women as an indicator of gender relations in Roman society.

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371

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0521842735

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9780521842730

Yogi

By: Bryan Davies

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Yogi

By: Bryan Davies

Hunangofiant dirdynnol Yogi, y chwaraewr rygbi a barlyswyd wrth chwarae rygbi i'r Bala. Dyma un o straeon tristaf ac anoddaf y byd rygbi yn y blynyddoedd diwethaf. Roedd Yogi yn 49 oed, ac yn chwarae ei gem olaf i'r Bala, lle gwnaed ef yn gapten am y dydd, ond o fewn deg eiliad, chwalwyd ei fywyd yn llwyr. Datgymalodd sgrym gynta'r gem, a thorrodd Yogi ei wddwg.The traumatic autobiography of Yogi, the Bala rugby player who was paralysed while playing his final game for the club at 49 years of age. He had been made captain for the day, but within 10 seconds his life was shattered as the first scrum collapsed, and Yogi broke his neck. This is one of the sadddest and most painful rugby stories of recent years.

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Y Lolfa

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1847717918

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9781847717917

People, Places and Passions

A Social History of Wales and the Welsh 18701948 Volume 1

By: Russell Davies

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People, Places and Passions

A Social History of Wales and the Welsh 18701948 Volume 1

By: Russell Davies

It takes a different view of the history of Wales, examining a panorama of different emotions and experiences – laughter, happiness, fear, anger, adventure, lust, loneliness, anxiety – to give an entertaining and exciting new history to Wales. a wide range of sources are used to present the ambitions and anxieties which drove and destroyed Welsh people The book’s literary style and the fact that it follows earlier successful studies by the author should ensure an audience.

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University of Wales Press

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1783162392

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9781783162390

The Joy of Birdwatching

For Those Who Love Seeing Birds in the Wild

By: Alan Davies,Ruth Miller

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The Joy of Birdwatching

For Those Who Love Seeing Birds in the Wild

By: Alan Davies,Ruth Miller

This pocket-sized miscellany, packed with fascinating facts, handy hints and captivating stories and quotes from the world of birds, is perfect for anyone who knows the incomparable joy of birdwatching.

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Summersdale

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1783725028

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9781783725021

Manual of Childhood Infections

The Blue Book

By: Mike Sharland,Andrew Cant,E. Graham Davies,David A. C. Elliman,Susanna Esposito,Delane Shingadia,Adam Finn

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Manual of Childhood Infections

The Blue Book

By: Mike Sharland,Andrew Cant,E. Graham Davies,David A. C. Elliman,Susanna Esposito,Delane Shingadia,Adam Finn

This manual gives information on the causative organisms, epidemiology and clinical features of all important childhood infections. It includes guidance on the clinical management of the infections and on steps to be taken to prevent future cases.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199573581

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9780199573585

John Davies

Dala'r Slac yn Dynn

By: John a Gruffydd Davies, Wyn

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John Davies

Dala'r Slac yn Dynn

By: John a Gruffydd Davies, Wyn

Hunangofiant y chwaraewr rygbi chwedlonol, John Davies, wedi ei gyd-ysgrifennu gan y sylwebydd rygbi, Wyn Gruffydd. Bu John yn un o gewri rheng flaen Castell-nedd a Llanelli am flynyddoedd lawer, enillodd 34 cap i Gymru, ac mae'n cael ei gydnabod fel un o chwaraewyr caletaf a mwyaf cyson y gem dros yr ugain mlynedd diwethaf.

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Y Lolfa

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1847718612

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9781847718617

Filming Shakespeare's Plays

The Adaptations of Laurence Olivier, Orson Welles, Peter Brook and Akira Kurosawa

By: Anthony Davies

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Filming Shakespeare's Plays

The Adaptations of Laurence Olivier, Orson Welles, Peter Brook and Akira Kurosawa

By: Anthony Davies

Shakespeare's plays provide wonderfully challenging material for the film maker. While acknowledging that dramatic experiences for theatre and cinema audiences are significantly different, this book reveals some of the special qualities of cinema's dramatic language in the film adaptations of Shakespeare's plays by four directors - Laurence Olivier, Orson Welles, Peter Brook and Akira Kurosawa - each of whom has a distinctly different approach to a film representation. Davies begins his study with a comparison of theatrical and cinematic space showing that the dramatic resources of cinema are essentially spatial. The central chapters focus on Laurence Olivier's Henry V, Hamlet and Richard III; Orson Welles' Macbeth, Othello and Chimes at Midnight; Peter Brook's King Lear and Akira Kurosawa's Throne of Blood. Davies discusses the dramatic problems posed by the source plays for these films for the film maker and he examines how these films influenced later theatrical stagings. He concludes with an examination of the demands that distinguish the work of the Shakespearean stage actor from that of his counterpart in film.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521399130

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9780521399135

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