1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455536803321

Autore

Sternlicht Sanford <1931->

Titolo

Masterpieces of modern British and Irish drama [[electronic resource] /] / Sanford Sternlicht

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : Greenwood Press, 2005

ISBN

1-282-40777-5

9786612407772

0-313-03899-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (122 p.)

Collana

Greenwood introduces literary masterpieces, , 1545-6285

Disciplina

822/.91099417

Soggetti

English drama - 20th century - History and criticism

English drama - Irish authors - History and criticism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The playboy of the western world / by John Millington Synge (1907) -- Saint Joan / by George Bernard Shaw (1923) -- Juno and the paycock / by Sean O'Casey (1924) -- Private lives / by Noel Coward (1930) -- Waiting for Godot / by Samuel Beckett (1953) -- Look back in anger / by John Osborne (1956) -- The birthday party / by Harold Pinter (1958) -- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead / by Tom Stoppard (1966) -- Translations / by Brian Friel (1980) -- Top girls / by Caryl Churchill (1982).

Sommario/riassunto

Modern British and Irish dramatic works are among the plays most widely read by students. This volume conveniently introduces 10 major plays by British and Irish dramatists. Each chapter is devoted to a particular play and includes a brief biography, a plot synopsis, a discussion of major themes and characters, an overview of the play's historical background, an analysis of the work's dramatic style, an overview of the play's critical reception, and a list of works for further reading.||Modern British and Irish dramatic works are widely enjoyed by general readers and high school students. But



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450571503321

Autore

Wells Joe

Titolo

Touch and go Joe [[electronic resource] ] : an adolescent's experience of OCD / / Joe Wells

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2006

ISBN

1-280-56636-1

9786610566464

1-84642-489-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (128 p.)

Disciplina

616.85/227

Soggetti

Compulsive behavior

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Touch and Go Joe:An Adolescent's Experience of OCD; Contents; Foreword by Isobel Heyman; Acknowledgements; What's This Book About?; Chapter 1. Worrying; Chapter 2. Poisoning of the Mind; Chapter 3.Only Human; Chapter 4.Guilty Mind; Chapter 5.Am I Going Mad?; Chapter 6.Learning to Count; Chapter 7.Keeping My Secret; Chapter 8.Learning to Walk the Walk; Chapter 9.OCD Abroad; Chapter 10.Getting Help; Chapter 11.Convincing Myself of OCD's Irrationality; Chapter 12.Challenging; Chapter 13.Depression and OCD; Chapter 14. Citalopram; Chapter 15.The Awful Truth; Chapter 16.Getting On with It

Epilogue.The 30-20 Diary Appendix 1.Definition of OCD and CBT; Appendix 2. OCD Tips and Advice; Further Information; Index

Sommario/riassunto

As many as 2 in every 100 people suffer from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and 16-year-old Joe Wells is one of them. Here, he tells the story of his battle with OCD from its insidious beginnings at age 9 and increasingly intrusive symptoms, to diagnosis at age 12. This book is packed with advice and coping strategies.