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UNINA9910455536803321 |
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Sternlicht Sanford <1931-> |
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Masterpieces of modern British and Irish drama [[electronic resource] /] / Sanford Sternlicht |
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Westport, Conn., : Greenwood Press, 2005 |
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1-282-40777-5 |
9786612407772 |
0-313-03899-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (122 p.) |
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Greenwood introduces literary masterpieces, , 1545-6285 |
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English drama - 20th century - History and criticism |
English drama - Irish authors - History and criticism |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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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). |
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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 |
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UNINA9910450571503321 |
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Autore |
Wells Joe |
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Touch and go Joe [[electronic resource] ] : an adolescent's experience of OCD / / Joe Wells |
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London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2006 |
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1-280-56636-1 |
9786610566464 |
1-84642-489-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (128 p.) |
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Compulsive behavior |
Obsessive-compulsive disorder |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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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 |
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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. |
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