Bøger af Richard Murphy

Winner of Prize Americana, Americana: Poems from Rich Murphy is a poetry collection featuring work that is intelligent, critical, incisive, and satirical. His poems examine - with unflinching honesty - not only what it means to be human but also what it means to be an American.

England On This Day revisits all the most magical and memorable moments from the national cricket team's illustrious past, mixing in a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce an irresistible England diary. From the first ever Test match of 1977 to the Twenty20 era, there's an entry for every day of the year.

Based upon private diaries kept over the long life and disjointed times of the poet Richard Murphy. Born (1927) he won an Oxford scholarship at 17. There he encountered Ken Tynan (a bit older) and C.S. Lewis in extraordinary circumstances. One life story follows another in a continuous, witty, ironical narrative of surprising events.

What happens when the rich are allowed to hide their money in tax havens, and what we should do about it

Richard Murphy (1927-2018) was one of Ireland's most distinguished poets, known particularly for poems drawing on the people and history of the west of Ireland. This late retrospective expands the scope of his Collected Poems of 2000 to include new poems and commentaries. Poetry Book Society Special Commendation.

An essential guide for mental health nursing students to mental health law required for practice, focussing on the Mental Health Act and Code of Practice.

This book argues that Collingwood's philosophy is best understood as a diagnosis of and response to a crisis of Western civilisation. He is demonstrated to be working in the traditions of Romanticism and 'historicism'.