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Psychiatry and Human Nature

Classic and Romantic Perspectives

by Gareth S. Owen ...

Psychiatry is medicine's most multi-disciplinary specialty and arguably its most intellectually and emotionally demanding. It has long attracted dual interpretations from cool, detached perspectives valuing objectivity (classic) to hotter, embodied and more political perspectives valuing subjectivity (romantic). Professor Owen argues that psychiatry should become more aware of classic and romantic ... Read more

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Psychiatry is medicine's most multi-disciplinary specialty and arguably its most intellectually and emotionally demanding. It has long attracted dual interpretations from cool, detached perspectives valuing objectivity (classic) to hotter, embodied and more political perspectives valuing subjectivity (romantic). Professor Owen argues that psychiatry should become more aware of classic and romantic
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The Far Edges of the Known World

Life Beyond the Borders of Ancient Civilization

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When Ovid was exiled from Rome to a border town on the Black Sea, he despaired at his bleak and barbarous new surroundings. Like many Greeks and Romans, Ovid thought the outer reaches of his world was where civilization ceased to exist. Our own fascination with the Greek and Roman world has for centuries followed this perspective, shrouding cultures at the far reaches of their influence in myth. ... Read more

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When Ovid was exiled from Rome to a border town on the Black Sea, he despaired at his bleak and barbarous new surroundings. Like many Greeks and Romans, Ovid thought the outer reaches of his world was where civilization ceased to exist. Our own fascination with the Greek and Roman world has for centuries followed this perspective, shrouding cultures at the far reaches of their influence in myth.
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The Cost of Capital and Company Valuation

Modigliani and Miller Revisited

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THE COST OF CAPITAL AND COMPANY VALUATION fundamentally challenges Modigliani and Miller's treatment of taxation in their 'correction' from 1963. It provides new propositions around how taxes affect the distribution of cash flows and capital values between the suppliers of financial capital, leading to alternative ways of calculating the cost of capital, including, by extension, the weighted ... Read more

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THE COST OF CAPITAL AND COMPANY VALUATION fundamentally challenges Modigliani and Miller's treatment of taxation in their 'correction' from 1963. It provides new propositions around how taxes affect the distribution of cash flows and capital values between the suppliers of financial capital, leading to alternative ways of calculating the cost of capital, including, by extension, the weighted
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Unhealed Wounds

Trauma, Aid and Angola

by Gareth Owen ...

In the shadow of a failed international intervention in Somalia, Gareth Owen lands in war-torn Angola, thrust into a besieged city teetering on the brink. Malanje, encircled by UNITA rebels deploying medieval tactics, becomes ground zero for a crack team of Irish aid workers fighting to stave off starvation for tens of thousands of children.Amid mortar fire and minefields, Owen bears witness to ... Read more

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In the shadow of a failed international intervention in Somalia, Gareth Owen lands in war-torn Angola, thrust into a besieged city teetering on the brink. Malanje, encircled by UNITA rebels deploying medieval tactics, becomes ground zero for a crack team of Irish aid workers fighting to stave off starvation for tens of thousands of children.Amid mortar fire and minefields, Owen bears witness to
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Raising an Eyebrow

My Life with Sir Roger Moore

by Gareth Owen ...

'a book you simply must read if you're a fan of movies, James Bond or Roger Moore' - Movies in Focus'Owen writes with wit, affection and poignancy . . . Highly recommended' - From Sweden with Love'a breezy, enjoyable read that takes few sittings to get through . . . The affection and energy with which Raising an Eyebrow has been written is intoxicating' - Entertainment Focus... ... Read more

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'a book you simply must read if you're a fan of movies, James Bond or Roger Moore' - Movies in Focus'Owen writes with wit, affection and poignancy . . . Highly recommended' - From Sweden with Love'a breezy, enjoyable read that takes few sittings to get through . . . The affection and energy with which Raising an Eyebrow has been written is intoxicating' - Entertainment Focus...
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When the Music's Over

Intervention, Aid and Somalia

by Gareth Owen ...

A gritty and moving personal account of the struggle to provide humanitarian relief during Operation Restore Hope in war-torn Somalia.In 1993, Gareth Owen volunteered to go to Somalia with an Irish aid agency.Located in a remote desert outpost, he encountered the brutality of conflict and famine and experienced the hardships and struggles of an extraordinary race of desert warriors. He rubbed ... Read more

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A gritty and moving personal account of the struggle to provide humanitarian relief during Operation Restore Hope in war-torn Somalia.In 1993, Gareth Owen volunteered to go to Somalia with an Irish aid agency.Located in a remote desert outpost, he encountered the brutality of conflict and famine and experienced the hardships and struggles of an extraordinary race of desert warriors. He rubbed
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Organometallic Chemistry

Volume 46

Edited by Gareth Owen, Nildo Costa ...

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This volume serves as an invaluable resource, offering thoroughly analysed, evaluated, and distilled information on the latest advancements in organometallic and coordination chemistry, as well as emerging fields. With the ever-growing volume of information, researchers often struggle to stay current with the literature in their domain.The expertly curated reviews in this volume cover a broad ... Read more

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This volume serves as an invaluable resource, offering thoroughly analysed, evaluated, and distilled information on the latest advancements in organometallic and coordination chemistry, as well as emerging fields. With the ever-growing volume of information, researchers often struggle to stay current with the literature in their domain.The expertly curated reviews in this volume cover a broad
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Norman Smith’s Hobbies

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Who is Norman Smith and why on earth are we reading about his latest impulsive hobby? Why is he under investigation? Are the characters he interacts with real people or merely figments of the author’s fevered imagination? Most importantly, how would he manage without his long suffering wife, Mrs G? Norman Smith’s Hobbies explores the carnage that a maverick hobbyist can unwittingly unleash, ... Read more

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Who is Norman Smith and why on earth are we reading about his latest impulsive hobby? Why is he under investigation? Are the characters he interacts with real people or merely figments of the author’s fevered imagination? Most importantly, how would he manage without his long suffering wife, Mrs G? Norman Smith’s Hobbies explores the carnage that a maverick hobbyist can unwittingly unleash,
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Escape to Hollywood

The True Story of One Woman's Daring Escape From Communist Prague to Her Career in Blockbuster Movies.

by Lidia Lukes-Hitchcock, Gareth Owen ...

This is the remarkable memoir of Lidia Lukes-Hitchcock, a film production manager who fled communist Prague to forge a prolific career making Hollywood blockbusters.Leaving Czechoslovakia seemed impossible, but a chance encounter with Barbra Streisand changed everything. Inspired, Lidia spent years meticulously planning a daring escape from the grey streets of Communist Prague to the bright lights ... Read more

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This is the remarkable memoir of Lidia Lukes-Hitchcock, a film production manager who fled communist Prague to forge a prolific career making Hollywood blockbusters.Leaving Czechoslovakia seemed impossible, but a chance encounter with Barbra Streisand changed everything. Inspired, Lidia spent years meticulously planning a daring escape from the grey streets of Communist Prague to the bright lights
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Organometallic Chemistry

Volume 45

Edited by Clare Bakewell, Nildo Costa, Rebecca Musgrave, Gareth Owen ...

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Compiled by a new editorial team, this volume provides an invaluable resource covering many aspects of organometallic and coordination chemistry. The book has been developed through contributions from future leaders in organometallic chemistry at the forefront of their research. With continued increases and expansion of chemical literature, researchers can find it challenging to keep up with ... Read more

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Compiled by a new editorial team, this volume provides an invaluable resource covering many aspects of organometallic and coordination chemistry. The book has been developed through contributions from future leaders in organometallic chemistry at the forefront of their research. With continued increases and expansion of chemical literature, researchers can find it challenging to keep up with
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The Royal Film Performance

A Celebration

by Robert Sellers, Gareth Owen ...

For nearly eight decades, the Royal family has been gracing the red carpet to see the most eagerly anticipated film of the year. Since 1946, the Royal Film Performance has been an annual highlight of the entertainment social calendar, where cinema's most famous icons have come face to face with royalty.With authors Gareth Owen and Robert Sellers, dive into the glitz, glamour and regal encounters ... Read more

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For nearly eight decades, the Royal family has been gracing the red carpet to see the most eagerly anticipated film of the year. Since 1946, the Royal Film Performance has been an annual highlight of the entertainment social calendar, where cinema's most famous icons have come face to face with royalty.With authors Gareth Owen and Robert Sellers, dive into the glitz, glamour and regal encounters
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The Maudsley Handbook of Practical Psychiatry

Edited by Gareth Owen, Simon Wessely, Robin Murray ...

The Maudsley Handbook of Practical Psychiatry has long served trainees in psychiatry, presenting them with practical and essential advice. This new edition of the orange book provides guidance on the psychiatric and neuropsychiatric examination and interviewing of adults and childrennot just as a central skill, but as the basis for reaching a diagnosis, formulation and defining a treatment plan. ... Read more

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The Maudsley Handbook of Practical Psychiatry has long served trainees in psychiatry, presenting them with practical and essential advice. This new edition of the orange book provides guidance on the psychiatric and neuropsychiatric examination and interviewing of adults and childrennot just as a central skill, but as the basis for reaching a diagnosis, formulation and defining a treatment plan.
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