A Month by the Sea: Encounters in Gaza (Murphy Dervla)(Paperback)

A Month by the Sea: Encounters in Gaza (Murphy Dervla)(Paperback)

Over the summer of 2011, Dervla Murphy spent a month in the Gaza Strip. She met liberals and Islamists, Hamas and Fatah supporters, rich and poor. Through reported conversations, she creates a vivid picture of life in this coastal fragment of self-governing Palestine. Bombed and cut-off from normal

The Waiting Land: A Spell in Nepal (Murphy Dervla)(Paperback)

Having settled in a village in the Pokhara Valley to work at a Tibetan refugee camp, Dervla Murphy makes her home in a tiny, vermin-infested room over a stall in the bazaar. In diary form, she describes her various journeys by air, by bicycle, and on foot into the remote and mountainous Lantang

Tibetan Foothold (Murphy Dervla)(Paperback)

Tibetan Foothold is Dervla Murphy's account of the day-to-day life in an orphanage for Tibetan children in the refugee camps of Northern India in the 1960s. Dervla vividly describes the children's lives in squalor while a handful of dedicated volunteers do their best to feed and care for them,

Kidding Around: Tales of Travel with Children (Murphy Dervla)(Paperback)

Becoming a parent need to not put an end to wanderlust. That's the message in Kidding Around, the latest in Bradt's acclaimed series of travel writing anthologies. Contributors include Dervla Murphy, National Geographic Traveller Editorial Director Maria Pieri and nature writers Amy-Jane Beer and

Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle (Murphy Dervla)(Paperback)

Originally published in 1965, it is the diary of her bicycle trek from Dunkirk, across Europe, through Iran and Afghanistan, over the Himalayas to Pakistan and India. Murphy's immediate rapport with the people she alights among is vibrant and appealing and makes her travelogue unique. Venturing

Island that Dared - Journeys in Cuba (Murphy Dervla)(Paperback / softback)

Features a three-generational family holiday in Cuba. This book also builds a complex picture of a people struggling to retain their identity in the face of insistent hostility, and to stand against the all-but-overwhelming fire-power of

Close Encounters: Volume One: The Abduction Cases of Betty & Barney Hill, Travis Walton, and Antonio Villas-Boas (Murphy Duncan)(Paperback)

Month in the Country (Carr J. L.)(Paperback / softback)

Gaza: Preparing for Dawn (MacIntyre Donald)(Paperback)

Uniquely imprisoned, most Palestinians in Gaza cannot travel beyond the confines of the Strip, and in times of war escape is impossible. They live under siege - economic and armed - and yet so many remain courageous, outspoken and steadfast. Donald Macintyre lays bare Gaza's human tragedy and

Beastly Journeys: Unusual Tales of Travel with Animals (Murphy Dervla)(Paperback)

Beastly Journeys: Unusual Tales of Travel with Animals - Travel literature collection of tales of travelling with animals, both intentional and accidental. Includes stories from a mix of previously unpublished writers and old and modern favourites, from David Attenborough to Dion Leonard, Gerald

Beneath the Lion's Gaze (Mengiste Maaza)(Paperback / softback)

Beneath the Lion's Gaze opens in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1974, on the eve of a revolution. Yonas kneels in his mother's prayer room, pleading to his god for an end to the violence that has wracked his family and

Living in the Gaze of God: Supervision and Ministerial Flourishing (Cameron Helen Dixon)(Paperback)

'Living in the Gaze of God' offers an accessible exploration of the theme of ministerial accountability through the lens of one reflective tool - that of formal supervision of ministerial practice. Bold and far-reaching, the book addresses the key presenting issues around a need for a change of

Service Encounters in Tourism, Events and Hospitality: Staff Perspectives (Firth Miriam)(Paperback)

This book offers insights into the demands made on staff in service encounters in tourism, events and hospitality roles. It hinges upon storied incidents offered by workers about which the reader can reflect and apply theoretical knowledge. Each chapter includes learning objectives, questions and

Learn GIT in a Month of Lunches (Umali Rick)(Paperback)

Summary Learn Git in a Month of Lunches introduces the discipline of source code control using Git. Whether you're a newbie or a busy pro moving your source control to Git, you'll appreciate how this book concentrates on the components of Git you'll use every day. In easy-to-follow lessons designed

Miriam - A month in the presence of God's prophet (Pointer Pam)(Paperback / softback)

Strange Encounters: Embodied Others in Post-Coloniality (Ahmed Sara)(Paperback)

Examining the relationship between strangers, embodiment and community, Strange Encounters challenges the assumptions that the stranger is simply anybody we do not recognize and instead proposes that he or she is socially constructued as somebody we already know. Using feminist and postcolonial

Parallel Encounters: Culture at the Canada-US Border (Roberts Gillian)(Paperback)

The essays collected in Parallel Encounters offer close analysis of an array of cultural representations of the Canada-US border, in both site-specificity and in the ways in which they reveal and conceal cultural similarities and differences. Contributors focus on a range of regional sites along

Girl in the Fog - The Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month (Carrisi Donato)(Paperback / softback)

The Miracles of Your Mind (Murphy Joseph)(Paperback)

Dr. Joseph Murphy expands on his theory that the latent powers inherent in our subconscious can improve our lives. Each of us possesses two minds: the objective mind and the subjective mind. Murphy discusses ways to integrate the two. He also explains how to harness the power of the mind,

Theology in the Age of Scientific Reasoning (Murphy Nancey)(Paperback)

In this timely and provocative book, Nancey Murphy sets out to dispel skepticism regarding Christian belief. She argues for the rationality of Christian belief by showing that theological reasoning is similar to scientific reasoning as described by contemporary philosophy of science. Murphy draws

Learn Amazon Web Services in a Month of Lunches (Clinton David)(Paperback)

Summary Learn Amazon Web Services in a Month of Lunches guides you through the process of building a robust and secure web application using the core AWS services you really need to know. You'll be amazed by how much you can accomplish with AWS Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in

Murphy on Evidence (Glover Richard)(Paperback)

Murphy on Evidence is firmly established as a leading student text, framing the law of evidence in its practical context, suitable for undergraduates as well as those studying for professional law exams. Frequently consulted by judges and practitioners, and regularly cited in judgments, it has come

The Power of Your Subconscious Mind (Murphy Joseph)(Paperback)

In The Power of Your Subconscious Mind, Dr. Joseph Murphy gives you the tools you will need to unlock the awesome powers of your subconscious mind. You can improve your relationships, your finances, your physical well-being. Once you learn how to use this unbelievably powerful force there is

A Month with Julian of Norwich (Devereaux Rima)(Paperback)

Spend a month in the company of Julian of Norwich, with sixty-two reflections to enrich your mornings and evenings. 'According to her vision of God, he . . . has always been imparting unconditional love.' - Janina Ramirez, from Julian of Norwich: A very brief history Praise for the A Month with