Lewisham Libraries are participating in BBCs year-long celebration of literature – 100 Novels that Shaped Our World throughout 2020.
The books are :
- The Forty Rules of Love – Elif Shafak
- The Far Pavilions – M. M. Kaye
- Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen
- Giovanni’s Room – James Baldwin
- The Slaves of Solitude – Patrick Hamilton
- Bridget Jones’s Diary – Helen Fielding
- Forever – Judy Blume
- The Passion – Jeanette Winterson
- Their Eyes Were Watching God – Zora Neale Hurston
- Riders – Jilly Cooper
We have the books available in print and as e-books and our reading groups will be choosing some of them to delve into throughout the year. Look out for the events and film showings also happening in our libraries.
‘Their eyes were watching God’ by Zora Neale Hurston
Review by Lynne, a Forest Hill library volunteer.
In the short introductory biography, Hurston is described as being recognised as one of the most influential African-American writers of the twentieth century, whom: “nearly every black woman writer of significance - including Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison and Alice Walker - acknowledges …as her literary foremother”.
In her introduction to the book Zadie Smith reflects on her experience of reading it for the first time. At the age of 14 her mother had given it to her to read: “I was reluctant to read it. I knew what she meant by giving it to me and I resented the inference…I preferred my own freely chosen, heterogeneous reading list. I flattered myself I ranged widely in my reading, never choosing books for genetic or socio-cultural reasons.” However, her suspicion that she was expected to like the book because the author was black and not, as her mother assured her was “because it’s really good writing”, were quickly dispelled and in her acclamation she describes the book as : “so lyrical it should be sentimental; it is so passionate it should be overwrought; but it is instead a rigorous, convincing and dazzling piece of prose, as emotionally satisfying as it is impressive. There is no novel I love more”.
The book, which is set in Alabama and Florida, was first published in 1932 and through the story, issues of race, faith, class, and the place of women (both white and black) in society emerge. However, although these issues are important, the book should not be considered as a social commentary, but fundamentally a story about love. Janie, the main character, marries three times; her first husband offers her land, her second provides “nothing….except what money could buy”, but her third provides love. She describes how he “kin take most any lil thing and make summertime out of it when times are dull. Then we lives offa dat happiness he made till some mo happiness come along.” In turn, her husband tells her that she’s “something tuh make uh man forgit to git old and forgit tuh die.” Janie’s story is beautifully written and understandably described by Alice Walker as: “One of the very greatest American novels of the twentieth century.”
The last word goes to Oprah Winfrey who cites ‘Their eyes were watching God’ as quite simply “My favourite love story of all time”.
Review by Lynne, a Forest Hill library volunteer.
In the short introductory biography, Hurston is described as being recognised as one of the most influential African-American writers of the twentieth century, whom: “nearly every black woman writer of significance - including Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison and Alice Walker - acknowledges …as her literary foremother”.
In her introduction to the book Zadie Smith reflects on her experience of reading it for the first time. At the age of 14 her mother had given it to her to read: “I was reluctant to read it. I knew what she meant by giving it to me and I resented the inference…I preferred my own freely chosen, heterogeneous reading list. I flattered myself I ranged widely in my reading, never choosing books for genetic or socio-cultural reasons.” However, her suspicion that she was expected to like the book because the author was black and not, as her mother assured her was “because it’s really good writing”, were quickly dispelled and in her acclamation she describes the book as : “so lyrical it should be sentimental; it is so passionate it should be overwrought; but it is instead a rigorous, convincing and dazzling piece of prose, as emotionally satisfying as it is impressive. There is no novel I love more”.
The book, which is set in Alabama and Florida, was first published in 1932 and through the story, issues of race, faith, class, and the place of women (both white and black) in society emerge. However, although these issues are important, the book should not be considered as a social commentary, but fundamentally a story about love. Janie, the main character, marries three times; her first husband offers her land, her second provides “nothing….except what money could buy”, but her third provides love. She describes how he “kin take most any lil thing and make summertime out of it when times are dull. Then we lives offa dat happiness he made till some mo happiness come along.” In turn, her husband tells her that she’s “something tuh make uh man forgit to git old and forgit tuh die.” Janie’s story is beautifully written and understandably described by Alice Walker as: “One of the very greatest American novels of the twentieth century.”
The last word goes to Oprah Winfrey who cites ‘Their eyes were watching God’ as quite simply “My favourite love story of all time”.
'Bridget Jones’s Diary’ by Helen Fielding
Review by Lynne, a Forest Hill library volunteer.
The Sunday Times review of Bridget Jones’s Diary described it as, “Wild comedy…observed with merciless, flamboyant wit… a gloriously funny book.”
Praise for the book also comes from Gill Hornby, writing for The Times who states that, “ any woman who has ever had a job, a relationship or indeed a mother will read it and roar”, and although, as Hornby suggests, it is essentially a book for women, Salman Rushdie believes that, “even men will laugh.”
It is certainly a very funny book which, for me, has stood the test of time; having re-read it recently I found it as enjoyable as when I read it over twenty years ago when it was first published. The humour is derived mainly, though not exclusively from the many awkward situations that Bridget manages to get herself into (the incident with the fireman’s pole; her disastrous outfit for the Vicars and Tarts party). However, whilst these incidents are funny, what makes the book so enjoyable is Helen Fielding’s portrayal of Bridget as someone that we can identify with, who despite her (perceived) foibles and inadequacies, is actually a ‘good person’ who deserves to be loved by someone who will cherish her.
The search for love is a common theme throughout the book, and involves not only Bridget, but also her friends (Jude and Tom in particular), and even her parents. Relationships emerge and develop throughout the book, and the actions and behaviour of the characters within these relationships provides much of the humour. However, in his critique Alain de Botton, writing for the Spectator, suggests there are more serious aspects of the book: “But beneath the humour, Helen Fielding has penned a crucial analysis of the modern mating ritual.”
Ultimately though, this is a fun book to read and perfectly summarised by Jilly Cooper as “Hilariously funny, miraculously observed, endlessly touching.”
Review by Lynne, a Forest Hill library volunteer.
The Sunday Times review of Bridget Jones’s Diary described it as, “Wild comedy…observed with merciless, flamboyant wit… a gloriously funny book.”
Praise for the book also comes from Gill Hornby, writing for The Times who states that, “ any woman who has ever had a job, a relationship or indeed a mother will read it and roar”, and although, as Hornby suggests, it is essentially a book for women, Salman Rushdie believes that, “even men will laugh.”
It is certainly a very funny book which, for me, has stood the test of time; having re-read it recently I found it as enjoyable as when I read it over twenty years ago when it was first published. The humour is derived mainly, though not exclusively from the many awkward situations that Bridget manages to get herself into (the incident with the fireman’s pole; her disastrous outfit for the Vicars and Tarts party). However, whilst these incidents are funny, what makes the book so enjoyable is Helen Fielding’s portrayal of Bridget as someone that we can identify with, who despite her (perceived) foibles and inadequacies, is actually a ‘good person’ who deserves to be loved by someone who will cherish her.
The search for love is a common theme throughout the book, and involves not only Bridget, but also her friends (Jude and Tom in particular), and even her parents. Relationships emerge and develop throughout the book, and the actions and behaviour of the characters within these relationships provides much of the humour. However, in his critique Alain de Botton, writing for the Spectator, suggests there are more serious aspects of the book: “But beneath the humour, Helen Fielding has penned a crucial analysis of the modern mating ritual.”
Ultimately though, this is a fun book to read and perfectly summarised by Jilly Cooper as “Hilariously funny, miraculously observed, endlessly touching.”
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Little worse than a man, 2016.
The Vision wants to be human, and what's more human than family? So he heads back to the beginning, to the laboratory where Ultron created him and molded him into a weapon. The place where he first rebelled against his given destiny and imagined that he could be more -that he could be a man. There, he builds them. A wife, Virginia. Two teenage twins, Viv and Vin. They look like him. They have his powers. They share his grandest ambition -or is that obsession? -the unrelenting need to be ordinary. Behold the Visions! COLLECTING: VISION 1-6
The Vision wants to be human, and what's more human than family? So he heads back to the beginning, to the laboratory where Ultron created him and molded him into a weapon. The place where he first rebelled against his given destiny and imagined that he could be more -that he could be a man. There, he builds them. A wife, Virginia. Two teenage twins, Viv and Vin. They look like him. They have his powers. They share his grandest ambition -or is that obsession? -the unrelenting need to be ordinary. Behold the Visions! COLLECTING: VISION 1-6
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A street cat named Bob
by James Bowen, 2012.
The original bestseller and heartwarming story of the life-saving friendship between a man and his streetwise cat'[Bob] has entranced London like no feline since the days of Dick Whittington.' (Evening Standard)'A heartwarming tale with a message of hope' (Daily Mail)'Reminded me how amazing having a cat can be' (Glamour)* * * * * * * *The uplifting true story of an unlikely friendship between a man on the streets of Covent Garden and the ginger cat who adopts him and helps him heal his life. Now a major motion picture starring Luke Treadaway.When James Bowen found an injured, ginger street cat curled up in the hallway of his sheltered accommodation, he had no idea just how much his life was about to change. James was living hand to mouth on the streets of London and the last thing he needed was a pet.Yet James couldn't resist helping the strikingly intelligent tom cat, whom he quickly christened Bob. He slowly nursed Bob back to health and then sent the cat on his way, imagining he would never see him again. But Bob had other ideas.Soon the two were inseparable and their diverse, comic and occasionally dangerous adventures would transform both their lives, slowly healing the scars of each other's troubled pasts.A Street Cat Named Bob is a moving and uplifting story that will touch the heart of anyone who reads it.IF you love A Street Cat Named Bob, don't miss The Little Book of Bob, the new book from James and Bob.
by James Bowen, 2012.
The original bestseller and heartwarming story of the life-saving friendship between a man and his streetwise cat'[Bob] has entranced London like no feline since the days of Dick Whittington.' (Evening Standard)'A heartwarming tale with a message of hope' (Daily Mail)'Reminded me how amazing having a cat can be' (Glamour)* * * * * * * *The uplifting true story of an unlikely friendship between a man on the streets of Covent Garden and the ginger cat who adopts him and helps him heal his life. Now a major motion picture starring Luke Treadaway.When James Bowen found an injured, ginger street cat curled up in the hallway of his sheltered accommodation, he had no idea just how much his life was about to change. James was living hand to mouth on the streets of London and the last thing he needed was a pet.Yet James couldn't resist helping the strikingly intelligent tom cat, whom he quickly christened Bob. He slowly nursed Bob back to health and then sent the cat on his way, imagining he would never see him again. But Bob had other ideas.Soon the two were inseparable and their diverse, comic and occasionally dangerous adventures would transform both their lives, slowly healing the scars of each other's troubled pasts.A Street Cat Named Bob is a moving and uplifting story that will touch the heart of anyone who reads it.IF you love A Street Cat Named Bob, don't miss The Little Book of Bob, the new book from James and Bob.
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The Rosie Project
by Graeme C. Simsion,2018.
Love isn't an exact science - but no one told Don Tillman.
A thirty-nine-year-old geneticist, Don's never had a second date. So he devises the Wife Project, a scientific test to find the perfect partner.
Enter Rosie - 'the world's most incompatible woman' - throwing Don's safe, ordered life into chaos.
But what is this unsettling, alien emotion he's feeling?
by Graeme C. Simsion,2018.
A thirty-nine-year-old geneticist, Don's never had a second date. So he devises the Wife Project, a scientific test to find the perfect partner.
Enter Rosie - 'the world's most incompatible woman' - throwing Don's safe, ordered life into chaos.
But what is this unsettling, alien emotion he's feeling?
A very DC Valentine's Day, 2019.
Fall in love all over again with your favourite DC characters in these adventures: Wonder Woman consults Eros himself about her feelings for The Man of Steel Barbara Gordon has always been too busy for romance, but could her role as Batgirl bring her back to the first guy she ever kissed? Aquaman makes waves as he treats his wife like a queen for a day.
Fall in love all over again with your favourite DC characters in these adventures: Wonder Woman consults Eros himself about her feelings for The Man of Steel Barbara Gordon has always been too busy for romance, but could her role as Batgirl bring her back to the first guy she ever kissed? Aquaman makes waves as he treats his wife like a queen for a day.
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Spiderman loves Mary Jane, 2019.
Everybody loves Mary Jane Watson - so why not Spider-Man? Whether she's in class, hanging out at theCoffee Bean, or attending homecoming, she's always the centre of attention. But is everything about Mary Jane quite what it seems? Join MJ, her best friend Liz Allan, Liz's boyfriend Flash Thompson, and their good pal Harry Osborn - not to mention a certain bookworm by the name of Peter Parker - as they experience the thrilling highs and devastating lows of high school existence! But is MJ's crush on the web-slinger pure fantasy? Could true love lay elsewhere? It might have to, when Spidey's head is turned by Firestar - and Peter meets the new girl in school... Gwen Stacy! It's a story you know - from a completely fresh perspective! Collecting: Mary Jane 1-4, Mary Jane: Homecoming 1-4, Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane (2005) 1-8
Everybody loves Mary Jane Watson - so why not Spider-Man? Whether she's in class, hanging out at theCoffee Bean, or attending homecoming, she's always the centre of attention. But is everything about Mary Jane quite what it seems? Join MJ, her best friend Liz Allan, Liz's boyfriend Flash Thompson, and their good pal Harry Osborn - not to mention a certain bookworm by the name of Peter Parker - as they experience the thrilling highs and devastating lows of high school existence! But is MJ's crush on the web-slinger pure fantasy? Could true love lay elsewhere? It might have to, when Spidey's head is turned by Firestar - and Peter meets the new girl in school... Gwen Stacy! It's a story you know - from a completely fresh perspective! Collecting: Mary Jane 1-4, Mary Jane: Homecoming 1-4, Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane (2005) 1-8
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The Forty Rules of Love
By Elif Shafak
"Every true love and friendship is a story of unexpected transformation. If we are the same person before and after we loved, that means we haven't loved enough..."
Ella Rubinstein has a husband, three teenage children, and a pleasant home. Everything that should make her confident and fulfilled. Yet there is an emptiness at the heart of Ella's life - an emptiness once filled by love.
So when Ella reads a manuscript about the thirteenth-century Sufi poet Rumi and Shams of Tabriz, and his forty rules of life and love, her world is turned upside down. She embarks on a journey to meet the mysterious author of this work.
It is a quest infused with Sufi mysticism and verse, taking Ella and us into an exotic world where faith and love are heartbreakingly explored. . .
By Elif Shafak
"Every true love and friendship is a story of unexpected transformation. If we are the same person before and after we loved, that means we haven't loved enough..."
Ella Rubinstein has a husband, three teenage children, and a pleasant home. Everything that should make her confident and fulfilled. Yet there is an emptiness at the heart of Ella's life - an emptiness once filled by love.
So when Ella reads a manuscript about the thirteenth-century Sufi poet Rumi and Shams of Tabriz, and his forty rules of life and love, her world is turned upside down. She embarks on a journey to meet the mysterious author of this work.
It is a quest infused with Sufi mysticism and verse, taking Ella and us into an exotic world where faith and love are heartbreakingly explored. . .
The Far Pavilions
By M. M. Kaye
The Far Pavilions is the story of an English man - Ashton Pelham-Martyn - brought up as a Hindu. It is the story of his passionate, but dangerous love for Juli, an Indian princess. It is the story of divided loyalties, of friendship that endures till death, of high adventure and of the clash between East and West.
To the burning plains and snow-capped mountains of this great, humming continent, M.M. Kaye brings her exceptional gifts of storytelling and meticulous historical accuracy, plus her insight into the human heart.
Pride and Prejudice
By Jane Austen
'Pride and Prejudice' is one of the best loved and most intimately known of Jane Austen's novels. Her sense of comedy and satire makes this an enduring classic of English literature.
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. At least Mrs Bennett is determined that this is the case, but as she pushes her five daughters at every matrimonial prospect, not every encounter goes to plan. This classic full of wit, humour and romance.
By Jane Austen
'Pride and Prejudice' is one of the best loved and most intimately known of Jane Austen's novels. Her sense of comedy and satire makes this an enduring classic of English literature.
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. At least Mrs Bennett is determined that this is the case, but as she pushes her five daughters at every matrimonial prospect, not every encounter goes to plan. This classic full of wit, humour and romance.
Giovanni’s Room
By James Baldwin
Baldwin's ground-breaking second novel, which established him as one of the great American writers of his time
David, a young American in 1950s Paris, is waiting for his fiancée to return from vacation in Spain. But when he meets Giovanni, a handsome Italian barman, the two men are drawn into an intense affair. After three months David's fiancée returns and, denying his true nature, he rejects Giovanni for a 'safe' future as a married man. His decision eventually brings tragedy.
Filled with passion, regret and longing, this story of a fated love triangle has become a landmark of gay writing. James Baldwin caused outrage as a black author writing about white homosexuals, yet for him the issues of race, sexuality and personal freedom were eternally intertwined.
By James Baldwin
Baldwin's ground-breaking second novel, which established him as one of the great American writers of his time
David, a young American in 1950s Paris, is waiting for his fiancée to return from vacation in Spain. But when he meets Giovanni, a handsome Italian barman, the two men are drawn into an intense affair. After three months David's fiancée returns and, denying his true nature, he rejects Giovanni for a 'safe' future as a married man. His decision eventually brings tragedy.
The Slaves of Solitude
By Patrick Hamilton
Measuring out the wartime days in a small town on the Thames, Miss Roach is not unattractive but no longer quite young. The Rosamund Tea Rooms boarding house, where she lives with half a dozen others, is as grey and lonely as its residents. For Miss Roach, 'slave of her task-master, solitude', a shaft of not altogether welcome light is suddenly beamed upon her, with the appearance of a charismatic and emotional American Lieutenant. With him comes change - tipping the precariously balanced society of the house and presenting Miss Roach herself with a dilemma.
By Patrick Hamilton
Measuring out the wartime days in a small town on the Thames, Miss Roach is not unattractive but no longer quite young. The Rosamund Tea Rooms boarding house, where she lives with half a dozen others, is as grey and lonely as its residents. For Miss Roach, 'slave of her task-master, solitude', a shaft of not altogether welcome light is suddenly beamed upon her, with the appearance of a charismatic and emotional American Lieutenant. With him comes change - tipping the precariously balanced society of the house and presenting Miss Roach herself with a dilemma.
Bridget Jones’s Diary
By Helen Fielding
A dazzlingly urban satire on modern relationships?
An ironic, tragic insight into the demise of the nuclear family?
Or the confused ramblings of a pissed thirty-something?
Bridget Jones is everyone's favourite spinster. In Bridget Jones's Diary she documents her struggles through the social minefield of her thirties and tries to weigh up the eternal question: Daniel Cleaver of Mark Darcy? She is supported through the whole process by four indispensable friends, Shazzer, Jude, Tom and a bottle of Chardonnay.
Welcome to Bridget's first diary: mercilessly funny, endlessly touching and utterly addictive.
Bridget Jones's Diary was first published in 1996 and applauded by critics from Salman Rushdie to Jilly Cooper. A number one best-seller, Helen Fielding's book has sold over fifteen million copies worldwide and has been turned into an Academy Award-nominated film starring Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth and Hugh Grant. Bridget Jones's Diary is followed by Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason and Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.
By Helen Fielding
A dazzlingly urban satire on modern relationships?
An ironic, tragic insight into the demise of the nuclear family?
Or the confused ramblings of a pissed thirty-something?
Bridget Jones is everyone's favourite spinster. In Bridget Jones's Diary she documents her struggles through the social minefield of her thirties and tries to weigh up the eternal question: Daniel Cleaver of Mark Darcy? She is supported through the whole process by four indispensable friends, Shazzer, Jude, Tom and a bottle of Chardonnay.
Welcome to Bridget's first diary: mercilessly funny, endlessly touching and utterly addictive.
Bridget Jones's Diary was first published in 1996 and applauded by critics from Salman Rushdie to Jilly Cooper. A number one best-seller, Helen Fielding's book has sold over fifteen million copies worldwide and has been turned into an Academy Award-nominated film starring Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth and Hugh Grant. Bridget Jones's Diary is followed by Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason and Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.
Forever
By Judy Blume
Do you remember the first time?
Forever is still the bravest, freshest, fruitiest and most honest account of first love, first sex and first heartbreak ever written for teens. It was a book ahead of its time - and remains, after forty years in print, a teenage bestseller from the award-winning Judy Blume.
By Judy Blume
Do you remember the first time?
Forever is still the bravest, freshest, fruitiest and most honest account of first love, first sex and first heartbreak ever written for teens. It was a book ahead of its time - and remains, after forty years in print, a teenage bestseller from the award-winning Judy Blume.
The Passion
By Jeanette Winterson ,
The Passion is a fairy tale about survival and broken-heartedness, cruelty, obsession and madness.
Henri had a passion for Napoleon and Napoleon had a passion for chicken. From Boulogne to Moscow Henri butchered for his Emperor and never killed a single man.
Meanwhile, in Venice, the city of chance and disguises, Villanelle was born with the webbed feet of her boatman father - but in the casinos she gambled her heart and lost.
As the soldier-chef's love for Napoleon turns to hate he finds the Venetian beauty, and together they flee to the canals of darkness.
By Jeanette Winterson ,
The Passion is a fairy tale about survival and broken-heartedness, cruelty, obsession and madness.
Henri had a passion for Napoleon and Napoleon had a passion for chicken. From Boulogne to Moscow Henri butchered for his Emperor and never killed a single man.
Meanwhile, in Venice, the city of chance and disguises, Villanelle was born with the webbed feet of her boatman father - but in the casinos she gambled her heart and lost.
As the soldier-chef's love for Napoleon turns to hate he finds the Venetian beauty, and together they flee to the canals of darkness.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
By Zora Neale Hurston
When sixteen-year-old Janie is caught kissing shiftless Johnny Taylor, her grandmother swiftly marries her off to an old man with sixty acres. Janie endures two stifling marriages before she finally meets the man of her dreams - who offers not diamonds, but a packet of flowering seeds.
By Zora Neale Hurston
When sixteen-year-old Janie is caught kissing shiftless Johnny Taylor, her grandmother swiftly marries her off to an old man with sixty acres. Janie endures two stifling marriages before she finally meets the man of her dreams - who offers not diamonds, but a packet of flowering seeds.
Riders
By Jilly Cooper, 2012.
Set against the glorious Cotswold countryside and the playgrounds of the world, Jilly Cooper's Rutshire Chronicles,Riders,Rivals,Polo,The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous,Appassionata and Score!, offer an intoxicating blend of skulduggery, swooning romance, sexual adventure and hilarious high jinks.
Riders, the first and steamiest in the series, takes the lid off international showjumping, a sport where the brave horses are almost human, but the humans behave like animals.
The brooding hero, gypsy Jake Lovell, under whose magic hands the most difficult horse or woman becomes biddable, is driven to the top by his loathing of the beautiful bounder and darling of the show ring, Rupert Campbell-Black. Having filched each other's horses, and fought and fornicated their way around the capitals of Europe, the feud between the two men finally erupts with devastating consequences during the Los Angeles Olympics.
By Jilly Cooper, 2012.
Set against the glorious Cotswold countryside and the playgrounds of the world, Jilly Cooper's Rutshire Chronicles,Riders,Rivals,Polo,The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous,Appassionata and Score!, offer an intoxicating blend of skulduggery, swooning romance, sexual adventure and hilarious high jinks.
Riders, the first and steamiest in the series, takes the lid off international showjumping, a sport where the brave horses are almost human, but the humans behave like animals.
The brooding hero, gypsy Jake Lovell, under whose magic hands the most difficult horse or woman becomes biddable, is driven to the top by his loathing of the beautiful bounder and darling of the show ring, Rupert Campbell-Black. Having filched each other's horses, and fought and fornicated their way around the capitals of Europe, the feud between the two men finally erupts with devastating consequences during the Los Angeles Olympics.
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A Dictionary of Psychology (4 ed.)
Andrew M. Colman, 2015.
Over 9,500 entries
This authoritative and up-to-date dictionary covers all branches of psychology. Clear, concise descriptions for each entry offer extensive coverage of key areas including cognition, sensation and perception, emotion and motivation, learning and skills, language, mental disorder, and research methods. The range of entries extends to related disciplines including psychoanalysis, psychiatry, the neurosciences, and statistics. Entries are extensively cross-referenced for ease of use, and cover word origins and derivations as well as definitions. Over 100 illustrations complement the text. Supplementary material includes lists of commonly used abbreviations and symbols, as well as of phobias and phobic stimuli, with definitions. The new edition incorporates updates from the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).
This is an invaluable work of reference for students, lecturers, and the general reader with an interest in psychology.
Andrew M. Colman, 2015.
Over 9,500 entries
This authoritative and up-to-date dictionary covers all branches of psychology. Clear, concise descriptions for each entry offer extensive coverage of key areas including cognition, sensation and perception, emotion and motivation, learning and skills, language, mental disorder, and research methods. The range of entries extends to related disciplines including psychoanalysis, psychiatry, the neurosciences, and statistics. Entries are extensively cross-referenced for ease of use, and cover word origins and derivations as well as definitions. Over 100 illustrations complement the text. Supplementary material includes lists of commonly used abbreviations and symbols, as well as of phobias and phobic stimuli, with definitions. The new edition incorporates updates from the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).
This is an invaluable work of reference for students, lecturers, and the general reader with an interest in psychology.
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The publication presented a vivid picture of British and world events including news of war, disasters, royalty, social affairs, the arts and science. Containing over 260,000 full colour pages, fully searchable and browseable, the ILN Historical Archive 1842-2003 provides library users with unprecedented access to the entire run of this unique historical record.
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