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  • Giulia Gonzaga

    A Gentlewoman in the Italian Reformation

    by Susanna Peyronel Rambaldi ...
    Translated by Richard Bates ...
    The life of Giulia Gonzaga – a leading figure in a delicate time of transition in 16th-century Italian political, cultural and religious history – brings this period and its dramatic turning-points alive. A favoured disciple of Juan de Valdés and at the centre of his group of followers, as well as a loyal friend of the protonotary Pietro Carnesecchi, who was condemned for heresy and executed, ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • Psychoanalysis and the family in twentieth-century France

    Françoise Dolto and her legacy

    by Richard Bates ...
    Series series Studies in Modern French and Francophone History
    In the last quarter of the twentieth century, if French people had a parenting problem or dilemma there was one person they consulted above all: Françoise Dolto (1908–88). But who was Dolto? How did she achieve a position of such influence? What ideas did she communicate to the French public? This book connects the story of Dolto’s rise to two broader histories: the dramatic growth of ... Read more

    $93.59 USD

  • Schooling Internationally

    Globalisation, Internationalisation and the Future for International Schools

    Edited by Richard Bates ...
    The number of schools that call themselves international is growing exponentially. In addition many other schools are exploring the concept of international-mindedness and what that might mean in the contemporary world of globalisation. This book sets out to provide a critical perspective on current issues facing ‘international schooling’, particularly the conflict between ‘internationalising’ and ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Florence Nightingale at Home

    by Paul Crawford, Anna Greenwood, Richard Bates, Jonathan Memel ...
    Series series History (R0)
    Winner of the 2021/2022 People's Book Prize Best Achievement AwardHomes can be both comforting and troubling places. This timely book proposes a new understanding of Florence Nightingale’s experiences of domestic life and how ideas of home influenced her writings and pioneering work. From her childhood homes in Derbyshire and Hampshire, she visited the poor sick in their cottages. As a young woman ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • Soccer Speed

    by Richard Bate, Ian Jeffreys ...
    The world’s most popular sport is also one of the most demanding. Stronger, smarter, and more agile players have increased the intensity and tempo of the game. Success hinges on the ability to read, react, and execute. For individual players and teams alike, speed is a necessity.Soccer Speed is a groundbreaking work—more than a training guide, but an all-encompassing execution plan for success in ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • The World is My Mirror

    by Richard Bates ...
    The World is My Mirror sparkles with a commonsensical humour, but Richard Bates is serious when it matters. Richard is an “ordinary bloke” with his own small business in England. A little less ordinary is this simple, yet profound, book about his experience of trying to find out the meaning of his life and what happened when the trying stopped. In straightforward language he takes us with him into ... Read more

    $9.39 USD

  • Cromwell A Drama in Five Acts

    by Alfred Bate Richards ...
    The plot centers around Cromwell's transition from a relatively obscure country gentleman to the leader of the Parliamentary forces, and eventually to the de facto ruler of England. The play portrays his military prowess, political cunning, and the moral dilemmas he faces as he navigates the turbulent world of 17th-century English politics. Through his interactions with key historical figures—such ... Read more

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  • Cromwell

    Enriched edition. A Drama, in Five Acts

    by Alfred Bate Richards, Marcus Finley ...
    In his pivotal work "Cromwell," Alfred Bate Richards intricately explores the complex life and enduring legacy of Oliver Cromwell, the 17th-century English military leader and statesman. Set against the backdrop of the English Civil War, Richards employs a blend of vivid prose and rich historical detail, framing Cromwell's political maneuvers and moral dilemmas with an empathetic lens. The ... Read more

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  • The Aesthetic Dimensions of Educational Administration & Leadership

    Edited by Eugenie A. Samier, Richard Bates ...
    The question of aesthetics as a theoretical framework for thinking about modern leadership issues in educational settings is an emergent area of inquiry that is receiving considerable attention. There is a growing sense that the mechanistic approach to leadership, which has been widely encouraged over the last ten years, is sterile and that a more philosophical approach is now required.This ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

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  • Mentors

    How to Help and Be Helped

    by Russell Brand ...
    Russell Brand explores the idea of mentoring and shares what he's learned from the guidance of his own helpers, heroes and mentors.Could happiness lie in helping others and being open to accepting help yourself? Mentors – the follow up to the New York Times bestseller Recovery – describes the benefits of seeking and offering help."I have mentors in every area of my life, as a comic, a dad, a ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • Speech Begins after Death

    by Michel Foucault, Claude Bonnefoy ...
    Translated by Robert Bononno ...
    In 1968, Michel Foucault agreed to a series of interviews with critic Claude Bonnefoy, which were to be published in book form. Bonnefoy wanted a dialogue with Foucault about his relationship to writing rather than about the content of his books. The project was abandoned, but a transcript of the initial interview survived and is now being published for the first time in English. In this brief and ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • Falling in Love with Where You Are

    A Year of Prose and Poetry on Radically Opening Up to the Pain and Joy of Life

    by Jeff Foster ...
    As we open up to life and love and each other, as we awaken from our dream of separation, we encounter not just the bliss of existence, but its pain, too; not only life’s ecstasy, but also its agony. Healing doesn’t always feel good or comfortable or even “spiritual,” for we are inevitably forced to confront our shadows, fears, and deepest longings—those secret parts of ourselves that we have ... Read more

    $11.99 USD