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Michael White

Christmas was not always about cosy fires, cheerful songs and pretending to enjoy a family board game.For generations, it was also a time for gathering after dark, lowering the lamps and telling stories about haunted houses, restless dead, mysterious strangers and scholars who ignored perfectly sensible warnings.In The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Michael White traces the strange and enduring history of the Christmas ghost story, from old winter fireside tales and Vic...

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Michael White

Michael White, one of the founders of narrative therapy, is back with his first major publication since the seminal Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends, which Norton published in 1990.Maps of Narrative Practice provides brand new practical and accessible accounts of the major areas of narrative practice that White has developed and taught over the years, so that readers may feel confident when utilizing this approach in their practices. The book c...

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Michael White

The story of the trial of visionary philosopher Giordano Bruno. "A nice overview of the conflict between religion and philosophy in the Renaissance." — Publishers WeeklyGiordano Bruno challenged everything in his pursuit of an all-embracing system of thought. This not only brought him patronage from powerful figures of the day but also put him in direct conflict with the Catholic Church. Arrested by the Inquisition and tried as a heretic, Bruno was imprison...

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Michael White

Listen closely, dear friend, for I have a tale to tell you. It's a story that will chill you to the bone, make your heart race, and send shivers down your spine. Six eerie and spine-tingling tales have been gathered from the depths of two previous collections: "Paul McCartney's Coat and Other Stories" and "Liverpool." But beware, for these stories all share one common thread - the presence of ghosts!Yes, dear friend, ghosts! Apparitions that will haunt your dreams, send you screami...

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Michael White

Final thoughts from the now-deceased leader of narrative therapy.Michael White’s untimely death deprived therapists of a leading light. Here, available for the first time in book form, is a collection of the work he left behind—writings on topics dear to the psychotherapeutic world: turning points in therapy, conversations, resistance and therapist responsibility, couples therapy, and narrative responses to trauma.

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Michael White

Hoping to avoid the consequences of his crimes, an alcoholic veteran enters treatment, beginning a circuitous and altogether riveting journey to recovery.On an early summer morning in 2018, 38-year-old veteran Will Witherspoon wakes from a blackout on a riverbank with a boxcutter in his pocket, haunted by a murderous recollection—but missing most other memories of the day before.Soon, he is making his way across a variety of rehab and recovery centers in th...

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L. Michael White

The acclaimed author of From Jesus to Christianity reveals how—and why—the gospels were written in this groundbreaking work of Biblical scholarship.The greatest story ever told was honed like any good performance, on the road in front of audiences. In Scripting Jesus, acclaimed scholar of early Christianity L. Michael White demonstrates that the gospel stories of Jesus were never meant to be straightforward historical accounts, but instead they we...

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Michael White

How do you build a Tardis? What are the secrets of teleportation? Could Cybermen take over the world? Is telepathy possible - even for an alien? Will extra-terrestrials one day visit planet earth on their travels through the galaxy? Can a robotic dog catch a cold ...?Take a journey with the Time Lords as Michael White guides us through the real science behind Doctor Who. Here he shows us how one of the world's best-loved science-fiction programmes is actually based on genuine theori...

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Michael White

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The Flint & Locke Mysteries

Three coffins. Four corpses. Buried secrets do not sleep forever...London, 1888. The city is choking on fog, fear, and whispers of murder. Inspector Morven Flint finds himself drawn into a series of killings as grim as they are grotesque. Each victim is connected by blood to a darker chapter of London's past: the Resurrection Men, the ghoulish body-snatchers who once fed the dissecting tables of the city's medical schools.Now, decades later, their descendants are b...

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Michael White, Brian Harby

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Echoes of Britain

Echoes of Britain: Stonehenge: Sun, Stone and Mystery explores the story of Britain's most famous prehistoric monument, from its earliest earthworks and cremation burials to the raising of the great sarsens, the long journey of the bluestones, the mystery of its alignments, and the many myths that have gathered around it.Beautifully illustrated in full colour throughout, this accessible and atmospheric history brings Stonehenge to life not as a frozen ruin, but as a monument shaped...

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Michael White

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Tales From The Rook

The Curse of the Missing Boot: A Tale from The RookThe Booger Curse is back—grouchy, supernatural, and with a proven track record in sudden fatalities. Upon the treacherous and poorly-drained wastes of Bogmoor Moor, the final English heir to the house of Booger has been most frightfully slain—scared to death, the coroner suggests, by a spectral hound of considerable discourtesy.Hope arrives in unlikely form: one Wyatt Booger, recently located in the wilds of Texas,...

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Michael White

In this ebook everything you need to know about: - How to Learn Stand-up Comedy on your own - Learn An English Stand-up Comedy - Learn and Laugh with Stand-up Comedy - Learn Another Stand-up Comedy - Learn Globally Via Stand-up Comedy - and Much More