This is the third edition of a highly successful guide to using massage therapy through all stages of the birth process, from pregnancy, through labor and birth, and into the long postpartum period. It is primarily for massage therapists but is also intended for physical therapists, other manual therapists and bodyworkers, nurses and midwives, physicians and doulas - any professional who wants to integrate more therapeutic touch in their work.The text combines what anyone who works...

La historia mágica de la ciudad de Valencia. Cuenta la leyenda que mientras el murciélago del rey siga sobrevolando la ciudad, ésta seguirá bajo su poder. Una fábula que tiene como escenario la noche y sus asombrosas criaturas. Jaume I y su gesta en la conquista de la ciudad. La historia de Valencia, sus puertas, sus túneles y sus murallas. Muchos han querido conquistar la ciudad de los valientes, pero muy pocos lo han conseguido y, tan solo, uno de ellos ha conocido al verdadero señor de ...

Le vieux guerrier se nomme Druss, mais on l'appelle Légende.Sa vie est un combat sans fin. Pour l'ennemi nadir, il est Marche-Mort, un surnom synonyme de destruction.A la veille de son dernier combat, le vieux guerrier raconte à une jeune recrue comment il a obtenu ce titre. Comment des années auparavant, il s'est embarqué aux cotés de l'énigmatique Talisman dans la plus incroyable des aventures, en quête des joyaux d'Alchazzar, et comment cette épopée l'a conduit jusqu'au pl...

The renowned masterpiece from one of the most influential writers in history, Machiavelli"It's very, very good...an engaging exploration of one of the most influential political works ever written." - Entertainment FocusThe Prince, written during the Italian Renaissance by author Niccolò Machiavelli, is an internationally renowned masterpiece about power, greed and strategy in government. Regarded by some as a manual for would-be t...

« À quoi bon emprunter sans cesse le même vieux sentier ? Vous devez tracer des sentiers vers l’inconnu. Si je ne suis pas moi, qui le sera ? »Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) quitte à vingt-huit ans sa ville natale pour aller vivre seul dans la forêt, près du lac Walden. Il a pour habitude de marcher au moins quatre heures par jour. Avec cet éloge de la marche, exercice salutaire et libérateur, Thoreau fait l’apologie de l’éveil à soi par la communion avec la nature.

A controversial new investigation in the 1984 Miners strike and how it changed Modern Britain.The Miners' strike was a dividing line in Modern British history. Before 1984, Britain was an industrial nation, reborn from the ashes of the Second World War by Clement Atlee's vision of a welfare state. Most of the great industries were nationalised and the trade unions was one of the major forces in the land. After the strike, which ended with humiliating defeat in March 1985, Thatcher'...

Three of the ever-popular Sheridan’s finest playsBorn in Dublin in 1751, Richard Brinsley Sheridan was a theatre impresario, statesman and the most celebrated playwright of his time. His brilliantly witty comedies of manners have become part of the literary canon, and are frequently performed around the world. This collection comprises three classic radio productions of his best works, performed by star casts including Barbara Mitchell, Rolf Lefebvre, Dorot...

Full-cast dramatisations of three insightful novels by Christopher Isherwood, plus a bonus interviewNovelist and playwright Christopher Isherwood is best known for The Berlin Stories of pre-Hitler Germany, which inspired the musical Cabaret. Many of his works have been adapted for stage and screen. This BBC Radio collection comprises full-cast adaptations of three of the Anglo-American’s acclaimed works, together with a riveting interview with Isherwood hi...

An epic 13-part dramatisation of William Harrison Ainsworth’s historical romance, centring around the rise and fall of Lady Jane GreyWilliam Harrison Ainsworth was lauded by his contemporaries as a successor to Sir Walter Scott, and was named in 1847 as one of the three most popular writers in England (alongside Edward Bulwer-Lytton and Charles Dickens). His first three historical novels were inspired by the lives of Dick Turpin, ‘Honest Jack’ Sheppard and ‘the Adm...

A detailed, illustrated account of the Union Army's controversial and destructive March to the Sea.Riding on the wave of his victory at Atlanta, Union General W. T. Sherman abandoned his supply lines in an attempt to push his forces into Confederate territory and take Savannah. During their 285-mile 'March to the Sea' the army lived off the land and destroyed all war-making capabilities of the enemy en route. Despite the controversy surrounding it, the march was a ...

A series of full-cast ghost stories based on plots by M. R. JamesIn 1929, M. R. James penned an essay called 'Stories I Have Tried to Write', in which he detailed plots that had failed to blossom and fragments of tales that never materialised, recalling them 'for the benefit of someone else'. In this BBC Radio series, Sheila Hodgson takes advantage of his generosity, fleshing out these sketchy ideas into full-blown dramas. Some are narrated by M. R. James himself, ...

A collection of seven ingenious full-cast thrillers and crime dramas by Rod BeachamActor, dramatist and founding member of Laurence Olivier’s National Theatre, Rod Beacham wrote over 15 plays for BBC Radio. This collection comprises seven crime dramas first broadcast on Radio 4’s ‘Saturday Night Theatre’ strand between 1980 and 1987, ranging in tone from tense whodunnits to light-hearted comedy thrillers.The Inter-City Contract – A...