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Shrinking Violets

The Secret Life of Shyness

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The author of Armchair Nation and On Roads examines shyness in a"sparkling cultural history rang[ing]from Jane Austen to Silicon Valley" ( The Guardian).Shyness is a pervasive human trait: even most extroverts know what it is like to stand tongue-tied at the fringe of an unfamiliar group or flush with embarrassment at being the unwelcome center of attention. And yet the cultural history of shyness ... Read more

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The author of Armchair Nation and On Roads examines shyness in a"sparkling cultural history rang[ing]from Jane Austen to Silicon Valley" ( The Guardian).Shyness is a pervasive human trait: even most extroverts know what it is like to stand tongue-tied at the fringe of an unfamiliar group or flush with embarrassment at being the unwelcome center of attention. And yet the cultural history of shyness
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First You Write a Sentence

The Elements of Reading, Writing . . . and Life

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**“Do you want to write clearer, livelier prose? This witty primer will help.” —The New York Times Book ReviewAn exploration of how the most ordinary words can be turned into verbal constellations of extraordinary grace through the art of building sentences**The sentence is the common ground where every writer walks. A good sentence can be written (and read) by anyone if we simply give it the gift ... Read more

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**“Do you want to write clearer, livelier prose? This witty primer will help.” —The New York Times Book ReviewAn exploration of how the most ordinary words can be turned into verbal constellations of extraordinary grace through the art of building sentences**The sentence is the common ground where every writer walks. A good sentence can be written (and read) by anyone if we simply give it the gift
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If You Should Fail

A Book of Solace

by Joe Moran ...

'There is an honesty and a clarity in Joe Moran's book If You Should Fail that normalises and softens the usual blows of life that enables us to accept and live with them rather than be diminished/wounded by them' Julia Samuel, author of Grief Works and This Too Shall Pass'Full of wise insight and honesty. Moran manages to be funny, erudite and kindly: a rare - and compelling - combination. This ... Read more

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'There is an honesty and a clarity in Joe Moran's book If You Should Fail that normalises and softens the usual blows of life that enables us to accept and live with them rather than be diminished/wounded by them' Julia Samuel, author of Grief Works and This Too Shall Pass'Full of wise insight and honesty. Moran manages to be funny, erudite and kindly: a rare - and compelling - combination. This
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Queuing for Beginners: The Story of Daily Life From Breakfast to Bedtime

The Story of Daily Life From Breakfast to Bedtime

by Joe Moran ...

Why do so many people go on about queuing? Have we always been obsessed with traffic? And why do so many of us now eat lunch at our computers - al desko? We spend our days catching buses and trains, writing emails, shopping, queuing...But we know almost nothing about these activities. Exploring the history of these subjects as they come up during a typical day, starting with eating breakfast and ... Read more

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Why do so many people go on about queuing? Have we always been obsessed with traffic? And why do so many of us now eat lunch at our computers - al desko? We spend our days catching buses and trains, writing emails, shopping, queuing...But we know almost nothing about these activities. Exploring the history of these subjects as they come up during a typical day, starting with eating breakfast and
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Armchair Nation

An intimate history of Britain in front of the TV

by Joe Moran ...

But what does your furniture point at?' asks the character Joey in the sitcom Friends on hearing an acquaintance has no TV. It's a good question: since its beginnings during WW2, television has assumed a central role in our houses and our lives, just as satellite dishes and aerials have become features of urban skylines. Television (or 'the idiot's lantern', depending on your feelings about it) ... Read more

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But what does your furniture point at?' asks the character Joey in the sitcom Friends on hearing an acquaintance has no TV. It's a good question: since its beginnings during WW2, television has assumed a central role in our houses and our lives, just as satellite dishes and aerials have become features of urban skylines. Television (or 'the idiot's lantern', depending on your feelings about it)
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On Roads

A Hidden History

by Joe Moran ...

In this history of roads and what they have meant to the people who have driven them, one of Britain's favourite cultural historians reveals how a relatively simple road system turned into a maze-like pattern of roundabouts, flyovers, and spaghetti junctions. Using a unique blend of travel writing, anthropology, history and social observation, he explores how Britain's roads have their roots in ... Read more

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In this history of roads and what they have meant to the people who have driven them, one of Britain's favourite cultural historians reveals how a relatively simple road system turned into a maze-like pattern of roundabouts, flyovers, and spaghetti junctions. Using a unique blend of travel writing, anthropology, history and social observation, he explores how Britain's roads have their roots in
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Reading the Everyday

by Joe Moran ...

In an ever-growing field of study, this is a major contribution to one of the key areas in cultural studies and cultural theory – the spaces, practices and mythologies of our everyday culture.Drawing on the work of such continental theorists as Henri Lefebvre, Michel de Certeau, Marc Augé and Siegfried Kracauer, Joe Moran explores the concrete sites and routines of everyday life and how they are ... Read more

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In an ever-growing field of study, this is a major contribution to one of the key areas in cultural studies and cultural theory – the spaces, practices and mythologies of our everyday culture.Drawing on the work of such continental theorists as Henri Lefebvre, Michel de Certeau, Marc Augé and Siegfried Kracauer, Joe Moran explores the concrete sites and routines of everyday life and how they are
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The Obscure Quote Book

by Joe Moran ...

The Obscure Quote Book is a collection of strange little thoughts and borrowed brilliance from history's greatest writers, philosophers, thinkers, and drinkers. What began as a daily quote calendar has now been transformed into a lovely coffee table volume full of wit and wisdom for the whole family. Sure to spark hours of deep meaningful discussions, and fun meaningless conversations.We have also ... Read more

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The Obscure Quote Book is a collection of strange little thoughts and borrowed brilliance from history's greatest writers, philosophers, thinkers, and drinkers. What began as a daily quote calendar has now been transformed into a lovely coffee table volume full of wit and wisdom for the whole family. Sure to spark hours of deep meaningful discussions, and fun meaningless conversations.We have also
... Read more
Unfinished Business

Social Policy for Social Care Students in Ireland

by Joe Moran ...

With social and community services coming under increasing pressure as austerity continues, Unfinished Business examines how social policy has operated in Ireland and how it has been affected by consistent government cutbacks. It examines a wide range of issues important to social care students, such as poverty, homelessness, disability, immigrants, mental health and many other issues pertinent to ... Read more

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With social and community services coming under increasing pressure as austerity continues, Unfinished Business examines how social policy has operated in Ireland and how it has been affected by consistent government cutbacks. It examines a wide range of issues important to social care students, such as poverty, homelessness, disability, immigrants, mental health and many other issues pertinent to
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Interdisciplinarity

by Joe Moran ...

Series series The New Critical Idiom
Interdisciplinarity covers one of the most important changes in attitude and methodology in the history of the university.Taking the study of English as its main example, this fully updated second edition examines the ways in which we have organized knowledge into disciplines, and are now reorganizing it into new configurations as existing structures come to seem restrictive. Joe Moran traces the ... Read more

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Interdisciplinarity covers one of the most important changes in attitude and methodology in the history of the university.Taking the study of English as its main example, this fully updated second edition examines the ways in which we have organized knowledge into disciplines, and are now reorganizing it into new configurations as existing structures come to seem restrictive. Joe Moran traces the
... Read more
Communicating Better with People on the Autism Spectrum

35 Things You Need to Know

by Paddy-Joe Moran ...

Covering verbal and non-verbal communication, Paddy-Joe Moran presents 35 simple tips and strategies to help professionals improve their communication and relationships with individuals on the autism spectrum.The language that professionals choose to use can have a long-term impact on autistic people. This book provides easy-to-implement suggestions to guarantee effective and sensitive ... Read more

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Covering verbal and non-verbal communication, Paddy-Joe Moran presents 35 simple tips and strategies to help professionals improve their communication and relationships with individuals on the autism spectrum.The language that professionals choose to use can have a long-term impact on autistic people. This book provides easy-to-implement suggestions to guarantee effective and sensitive
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First You Write a Sentence

The Elements of Reading, Writing . . . and Life

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**“Do you want to write clearer, livelier prose? This witty primer will help.” —The New York Times Book ReviewAn exploration of how the most ordinary words can be turned into verbal constellations of extraordinary grace through the art of building sentences**The sentence is the common ground where every writer walks. A good sentence can be written (and read) by anyone if we simply give it the gift ... Read more

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**“Do you want to write clearer, livelier prose? This witty primer will help.” —The New York Times Book ReviewAn exploration of how the most ordinary words can be turned into verbal constellations of extraordinary grace through the art of building sentences**The sentence is the common ground where every writer walks. A good sentence can be written (and read) by anyone if we simply give it the gift
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