Bøger af Peter Ford

Joseph Carey Merrick, born in Leicester on 5th August 1852, is better known as the Elephant Man.Through horrible physical deformities which were almost impossible to describe, he spent much of his life exhibited as a fairground freak until even nineteenth-century sensibilities could take no more.Hounded, persecuted and starving, he ended up one day at Liverpool Street Station where he was rescued, housed and fed by the distinguished surgeon Frederick Treves. To Treves' surprise, he discovered during the course of their friendship that lurking beneath the mass of Merrick's corrupting flesh lived a spirit that was as courageous as it had been tortured, and a nature as gentle and dignified as it had been deprived and tormented.The subject of several books, a Broadway hit, and a film, Joseph Merrick has become a part of popular mythology. Here, in this fully revised edition containing much fresh information, are the true and unromanticised facts of his life. An extraordinary and moving story, set amongst the brutal realities of the Victorian world, telling of a tragic individual and his survival against overwhelming odds.

The history of Hay on Wye usually concentrates on the castle and Jacobean Mansion built on the bluff in the centre of town, and the cluster of buildings around them. Easily overlooked is the original pre-Norman settlement to the west of the town.Known as Weston Hamlets it lay outside the 1237 town walls on the flat agricultural lands of Gypsy Castle. The first Mott and Bailey castle and St Mary's Church formed the core of this settlement and legally it remained distinct from the town being part of Haia Wallensis or Welsh Hay until at least the 17th century. Latterly this is the area of the town expansion. Here are the almshouses, the workhouse, the National School, hospitals, wells, and memorials to the dearly departed. It was also the site of the Bletchley Park monitoring station for decoding Enigma signals during the Second World War. This is the story of Weston Hammett the founding settlement of what became the town of Hay on Wye, and the people who who lived there.

This is the true story of a young Cambodian woman who has challenged her country's social and cultural norms throughout her life and as a consequence has become an ambassador for female empowerment. Growing up on an island in the Bassac River, removed from many of the conveniences of modern life and surrounded by traditional customs and thought, Thavry's story is one of inspiration to females around the world. As Cambodia slowly recovers from the great turmoil and destruction of civil war and the Khmer Rouge, rural life largely returned to familiar, century-old ways. For women, this meant marrying young, bearing children and working on the family farm, with little say in anything. But with support from her parents, whose own childhood experiences had been greatly shaped by the four years of Khmer Rouge rule, Thavry was taught to value education as a means of breaking from the confines of the village and to forge her own independent future. Her inspiring story shows that encouraging young women to believe in their dreams - and supporting them to do so - can lead to a freedom to learn and grow unknown to earlier generations.

This is the story of the state of the health of inhabitants of Hay on Wye, a small rural town in the Welsh Marche. Life was hard but did it really need the 50 or so doctors who worked there over the last 200 years. Was it a hotbed of disease, a famous centre for healing, or just full of hypochondriacs? Charles Dickens would have us believe that life expectancy was short in Victorian times, with the spectre of disease, ill-health, infirmity and death ever present. Is this right? Read about the medieval folklore and traditional healing, the diseases inhabitants were exposed to, the healthcare they received, and the evolution of medical practice from the apothecaries to pharmacists and the early surgeons and doctors. What was the range of the doctors work, and how did the towns counsellors try to look after the health of its inhabitants? Here are its workhouse, isolation hospital, almshouses, surgeries, nurses, dentists and chemists. The doctors are listed, together with stories around their medical practice and incidents in which their services were required, a cross section of life in a typical market town.

WHEN'S THE RIGHT TIME TO PROTEST?-WHAT'S THE PRICE YOU'RE WILLING TO PAY? With war looming and people protesting to end Jim Crow, Sergeant William Wanton finds himself at a crossroads: fighting battles with his son, his conscience, and racism. Sergeant Wanton, a highly decorated leader in the US Army, is a man who appreciates the opportunities his country has given him-and for that his thanks and sacrifice know no bounds. Willingly, he put his life on the line for America even though he was unjustly denied many of the same rights the country promised-and accorded-other citizens. Things are about to come to a head for this patriotic soldier. His community is engulfed in turmoil, overtaken by civil rights demonstrations. Sergeant Wanton, however, believes agitating and calling attention to inequities only inflames issues, so he forbids his son from joining the protests. Sergeant Wanton's son Will is from a new generation. A student heavily influenced by a professor, Dr. Davis, he defies his father, choosing to put his young life on the line to stand for an end to the racist, unconstitutional laws that keep the nation mired in segregation. Armed with a guitar and the inspirational words of a beloved teacher, young Will joins the protest rallies. No matter the personal cost to himself, he will fight to affirm America's highest ideals-equal rights and justice for all.

A rounded conceptual vision of criticality in higher education for the twenty-first century, demontrating ways forward in theory, research and practice of critical thinking.

This biography documents the life and the occasionally scandalous private life of Glenn Ford, chronicling a renowned actor's relentless infidelities and long, slow fade-out, while also celebrating his talent-driven career.