De Commitments beschrijft hoe de soulband van Jimmy Rabbitte jr en zijn kornuiten na een flitsende start aan de schoonheid van zijn achtergrondzangeressen ten onder gaat. In De bastaard verwacht Sharon Rabbitte een kind van een anonieme minnaar haar vader probeert... Lees meer.

Together in one volume this book contains Roddy Doyle s trilogy about the Rabbitte family of Barrytown north Dublin. The Commitments was a major film of 1991 The Snapper is currently being filmed and The Van was shortlisted for the 1991 Booker Prize.... Lees meer.

The publication of The Commitments The Snapper and The Van signalled the emergence of a significant new voice in Irish fiction. This book traces the genesis and impact of the change in Ireland s fortunes on the work of Doyle Parker and Frears and shows how the i... Lees meer.

The Unavowable Community is an inquiry into the nature and possibility of community asking whether there can be a community of individuals that is truly communal. The problem for Blanchot is that the very terms of an ideal community make an avowal of membership i... Lees meer.

For therapists healers and lay practitioners this superb guide covers every aspect of the ancient healing art from its basic functions and the energetic principles underlying its practice to a detailed history of the method and its practitioners. Most important it... Lees meer.

The Cycle Of Day And Night by Namkhai Norbu is a practical guide to a fundamental practice of the Dzogchen system of Tibetan Buddhism presented in a clear and direct manner written by an acknowledged contemporary master of this ancient tradition. Central to Dzogchen... Lees meer.

Possibly the most famous and widely used resource in therapeutic bodywork this beautifully written detailed and reader-friendly picture of how and why the body responds to touch is both scientifically reliable and inspiring. Furthering the presentation of recent rese... Lees meer.

This essential reader from Station Hill Blanchot s longtime publisher in the United States is six books in one and the first and only collection of Maurice Blanchot s celebrated fiction and critical philosophical writing. Regarded both on the European continent and i... Lees meer.

Possibly the most famous and widely used resource in therapeutic bodywork this beautifully written detailed and reader-friendly picture of how and why the body responds to touch is both scientifically reliable and inspiring. Furthering the presentation of recent resea... Lees meer.

This long awaited reprint of a book about which John Hollander wrote. A masterful version of one of the most remarkable novels in any language since World War II is the story of the narrator s relations with two women one terminally ill the other found motionless by... Lees meer.

This volume describes the most successful approaches to the diagnosis and management of degenerative cervical spine disorders. Topics covered include anatomy biomechanics clinical presentation diagnosis surgical and nonsurgical treatments management of complication... Lees meer.

This work takes the form of a conversation an interview. An obsessive questioning back and forth builds up Blanchot s narrative with its sense--shared with Kafka s famous doorkeeper parable--that behind each question lies the spooky possibility of a further more impo... Lees meer.

Crazy Wisdom Tales for Dead Heads takes aim at readers who are captivated by trickster and prankster stories with a deep resonance and the scent of enlightenment. In a tradition with Ken Kesey s Merry Pranksters of the 60 s the Guide is a collection of magical mystica... Lees meer.

This volume brings together under one cover Roddy Doyle s three acclaimed novels about the Rabbite family from Dublin. The Commitments traces the rapid rise and even more rapid fall of Jimmy Rabbite Jr s unusual soul band. In The Snapper Sharon Rabbite s pregnancy spar... Lees meer.

This updated reader-friendly yet scientifically reliable and detailed introduction to the human body is ideal for use by massage therapists bodyworkers and the general public. Illustrations.... Lees meer.