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Humanising Healthcare: Patterns of Hope for a System Under Strain
Humanising Healthcare: Patterns of Hope for a System Under Strain
Margaret Hannah
¥83.14
A practical strategy for transforming the UK and other healthcare systems... offering an affordable,?sustainable?and compassionate alternative to the present mess. Healthcare systems across the developed world are in trouble.? Changing patterns of disease, an ageing population and advances in drugs and technology feed an inexorable rise in costs outrunning our best efforts to contain them.? At a human level the system is coming under intolerable strain.? Demands for cost savings squeeze out the time and humanity needed for good care and quality relationships.? Safety suffers.? Staff become demoralised, stressed and burned out.?? In the first two parts of Humanising Healthcare ?and focusing on the UK's National Health Service, Dr Hannah?explores the fundamental assumptions which have brought us to this point and which likewise inform our current inadequate responses. She dissects the burgeoning regime of regulation and inspection that tries to impose ever tighter controls on a healthcare system that needs to be freed to serve its citizen patients.? In the final part of the book, ‘Another Way Is Possible’, Dr Margaret Hannah offers a practical alternative strategy based on numerous examples of transformative practice from the UK and around the world.?? It promises a sustainable culture of healthcare that will enable us all to live healthy, fulfilled lives at a fraction of the current cost.?
The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse
The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse
Beatrix Potter
¥40.79
Johnny Town-mouse was born in a cupboard. Timmy Willie was born in a garden. Timmy Willie was a little country mouse who went to town by mistake in a hamper. The gardener sent vegetables to town once a week by carrier; he packed them in a big hamper.
Delphi Complete Works of Ovid (Illustrated)
Delphi Complete Works of Ovid (Illustrated)
Ovid
¥16.27
Shakespeare's favourite poet, deserves a place in the digital library of all lovers of classic literature. The Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin and Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of Ovid, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (6MB Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Ovid's life and works * Features the complete works of Ovid, in both English translation and the original Latin texts * Concise introductions to the poetry and other works * Provides both verse and prose translations of the METAMORPOHOSES and the AMOURS * Includes translations previously appearing in Loeb Classical Library editions of Ovid’s works * Images of famous paintings that have been inspired by Ovid’s works * Excellent formatting of the texts * Easily locate the poems or works you want to read with individual contents tables * Includes Ovid's rare works IBIS, TRISTIA and EX PONTO, first time in digital print * Features a bonus biography - discover Ovid's ancient world * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres CONTENTS: The Translations AMOURS (VERSE) AMOURS (PROSE) HEROIDES WOMEN’S COSMETICS TO ART OF LOVE LOVE’S CURE METAMORPHOSES (VERSE) METAMORPHOSES (PROSE) FASTI IBIS TRISTIA EPISTULAE EX PONTO The Latin Texts LIST OF LATIN TEXTS The Biography THE LIFE AND WORKS OF OVID by Arthur Leslie Wheeler
Delphi Complete Works of Julius Caesar (Illustrated)
Delphi Complete Works of Julius Caesar (Illustrated)
Julius Caesar
¥16.27
One of history’s most monumental figures, the Roman politician and general Julius Caesar played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. A celebrated author of Latin prose, Caesar wrote detailed accounts of his military campaigns, composed in a vigorous, concise and unemotional style in the third person. These invaluable historical sources provide an engaging window into the world of the Roman army during the Republican. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin texts.? This comprehensive eBook presents Julius Caesar’s complete extant works, with illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 2) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Caesar’s life and works * Features the complete extant works of Julius Caesar, in both English translation and the original Latin * Concise introductions to the texts * Provides two translations of THE GALLIC WARS: W. A. MacDevitt, (1869) and H. J. Edwards (1917) * H. J. Edwards’ translation previously appeared in the Loeb Classical Library edition of Julius Caesar * Excellent formatting of the texts * Easily locate the texts you want to read with individual contents tables * Provides a special dual English and Latin text of Caesar’s works, allowing readers to compare the sections paragraph by paragraph – ideal for students * Features three bonus biographies, including Suetonius’ account of the general – discover Caesar’s ancient world * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to explore our range of Ancient Classics titles or buy the entire series as a Super Set CONTENTS: The Translations THE GALLIC WARS THE CIVIL WAR ON THE ALEXANDRINE WAR ON THE AFRICAN WAR ON THE HISPANIC WAR The Latin Texts LIST OF LATIN TEXTS The Dual Texts DUAL LATIN AND ENGLISH TEXTS The Biographies THE LIFE OF JULIUS CAESAR by Suetonius CAESAR by Plutarch THE HISTORY OF JULIUS CAESAR by Jacob Abbott Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
Crystals I: 1st Battle of the Titans: Clash between Vacuum and the Hypercosmic (
Crystals I: 1st Battle of the Titans: Clash between Vacuum and the Hypercosmic (
Antonis Anastasiadis
¥84.20
The Crystals series will comprise a decalogy which will start from the creation of the universe, will transcend all human civilization, will come to the present and continue into the future, summarily showing the development of human civilization. The first book, ‘1st Battle of the Titans: Clash between Vacuum and the Hypercosmic (Creation)’ marks the beginning of a ‘cosmic’ journey from the Big Bang, following the evolutionary course of the universe, to reach the creation of planetary systems. The story in the first book starts from a town in the Greek provinces, where an enamoured couple comes upon an object with strange properties and potential. It is put under study by the local scientific community, and old folklore surrounding it is remembered that was hitherto dismissed as myth. The object is taken to Athens and is scrutinized by the Greek scientific community who call all the top brass of the international scientific community to their aid. On the basis of the object’s properties that have been assessed, an experiment is carried out on the Acropolis with wondrous, serendipitous findings. After that point, a wonderful journey starts that spans a series of ten books. Through myth and allegory, but also hard scientific facts, and apart from the reader’s entertainment, an effort is made for the reader to acquire true knowledge. Thus, through storytelling, the reader learns about the evolution of the universe, the galaxies, the solar systems, the earth and life on it, the evolution of humankind, philosophy, science, religion and in general, about the struggle for the humanization process of humankind to reach today’s conflicts. The following 10 books with follow with the following proposed titles: 1st Battle of the Titans: Clash between Vacuum and the Hypercosmic (Creation) 2nd Battle of the Titans: Clash between the Hypercosmic and the Supernatural (Battles of the Heavens) 3rd Battle of the Titans: Clash between the Natural and the Supernatural (Zeus-Cronos) 4th Battle of the Titans: Clash between the Natural and the Paranormal (Battle of Giants) 5th Battle of the Titans: Clash between the Natural and the Metaphysical (Prometheus) 6th Battle of the Titans: Clash between the Good and the Evil (White-Dark Crystal) 7th Battle of the Titans: Clash between the Sociopolitical and the Counter-sociopolitical (Early Civilizations) 8th Battle of the Titans: Clash between Humanism and Technocracy (Later Periods) 9th Battle of the Titans: Clash between Civilization and Barbarism (Current Times) 10th Battle of the Titans: Clash between Earthlings and Extraterrestrials (Intergalactic Travel)
Delphi Complete Works of Ben Jonson (Illustrated)
Delphi Complete Works of Ben Jonson (Illustrated)
Ben Jonson
¥16.27
The genius of Jacobean theatre appears here in his entirety for the first in digital print. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of Ben Jonson, with numerous illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Jonson’s life and works * Concise introductions to the plays and other texts * Images of how the dramas were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * ALL 19 plays, including rare fragments and F G Waldron’s continuation of THE SAD SHEPHERD * Includes the complete masques and entertainments for the first time in digital print * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Includes Jonson’s rare non-fiction texts * Features a special Jacobean Language glossary, providing easy access to difficult words and their definitions * Special criticism section, with essays by writers such as Samuel Taylor Coleridge and T. S. Eliot evaluating Jonson’s contribution to literature * Also includes a bonus biography – discover Jonson’s turbulent life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres CONTENTS: The Plays A TALE OF A TUB THE ISLE OF DOGS (LOST PLAY) THE CASE IS ALTERED EVERY MAN IN HIS HUMOUR EVERY MAN OUT OF HIS HUMOUR CYNTHIA’S REVELS THE POETASTER SEJANUS HIS FALL EASTWARD HO VOLPONE EPICOENE THE ALCHEMIST CATILINE HIS CONSPIRACY BARTHOLOMEW FAIR THE DEVIL IS AN ASS THE STAPLE OF NEWS THE NEW INN THE MAGNETIC LADY THE SAD SHEPHERD (Fragment) MORTIMER HIS FALL (Fragment) The Masques and Entertainments THE MASQUES OF BEN JONSON The Poetry Collections EPIGRAMS THE FOREST UNDERWOOD EUPHEME OR, THE FAIRE FAME EPITHALAMION MISCELLANEOUS POEMS The Poems LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Non-Fiction TIMBER, OR DISCOVERIES MADE UPON MEN AND MATTER ENGLISH GRAMMAR The Criticism NOTES ON BEN JONSON by Samuel Taylor Coleridge BEN JONSON by Jacob Feis MASQUES AND GENERAL INFLUENCE by W. W. Greg BEN JONSON by T. S. Eliot The Biography LIFE OF BEN JONSON by Felix E. Schelling Glossary of Jacobean Language
Delphi Complete Works of John Clare (Illustrated)
Delphi Complete Works of John Clare (Illustrated)
John Clare
¥16.27
This groundbreaking edition of the 'Peasant Poet' presents the complete works of John Clare for the first time in publishing history. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature's finest poets, with superior formatting, with beautiful illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Clare's life and works * Concise introductions to the poetry and other works * Images of how the poetry books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the poems * Rare Asylum and Last poems, appearing here for the first time in digital print * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Includes Clare's prose works, including the intriguing autobiography that he wrote for his children * Features two bonus biographies - discover Clare's literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Poetry Collections POEMS DESCRIPTIVE OF RURAL LIFE AND SCENERY THE VILLAGE MINSTREL, AND OTHER POEMS THE SHEPHERD'S CALENDAR WITH VILLAGE STORIES AND OTHER POEMS THE RURAL MUSE MIDDLE PERIOD, 1824-1836 ASYLUM POEMS LAST POEMS The Poems LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Prose LIST OF PROSE WORKS The Biographies THE LIFE OF JOHN CLARE by Frederick Martin BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN CLARE by Edmund Blunden Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
Poor People
Poor People
Fyodor Dostoevsky
¥24.44
Varvara Dobroselova and Makar Devushkin are second cousins twice-removed and live across from each other on the same street in terrible apartments. The novel follows their lives, their relationship with rich people, and poverty in general. A deep but odd friendship develops between them until Dobroselova loses her interest in literature, and later in communicating with Devushkin after a rich widower Mr. Bykov proposes to her.
The Double
The Double
Fyodor Dostoevsky
¥24.44
A government official Golyadkin has a formative discussion with his Doctor Rutenspitz, who fears for his sanity and tells him that his behaviour is dangerously antisocial. He prescribes 'cheerful company' as the remedy. Golyadkin resolves to try this, and leaves the office. He proceeds to a birthday party. He was uninvited, and a series of faux pas lead to his expulsion from the party. On his way home through a snowstorm, he encounters his double, who looks exactly like him. A new evolving relationship is formed.
Μαρ?να, η κ?ρη τη? θ?λασσα?
Μαρ?να, η κ?ρη τη? θ?λασσα?
Χριστόφορος Παπαδόπουλος
¥83.96
να ατρμητο καπετνιο ο Αντρα σαλπρει με το πλρωμα του απ να ασφαλ λιμνι για την πατρδα του. Παλεοντα με την γρια θλασσα και τα απρβλεπτα στοιχεα τη φση θα βρεθε σε μια γνωστη ζνη, στην οποα τον περιμνει μια μεγλη κπληξη.
Bloodwalker
Bloodwalker
L.X. Cain
¥32.62
Lightning flashes. Another child disappears... ? Zorka Circus’s big top roars with laughter and cheers, but when it moves on, children vanish. ? Circus Security Chief Rurik suspects a killer hides among the performers, but they close ranks—they’ve always viewed lightning-scarred Rurik as the monster. He must find the culprit before anyone else disappears and his home is destroyed by the murders. ? Into Zorka Circus comes the Skomori clan, despised as gravedigging ghouls. A one-day truce allows bloodwalker Sylvie to marry. Instead, she finds a body. Alerting others will defy her clan’s strict code, break the truce, and leave her an outcast. ? When more bodies turn up, the killer's trail becomes impossible to ignore. Rurik and Sylvie must follow the clues—even if they lead to something unimaginable… “...captivating shocker... ” - Publishers Weekly
Starfish Tales Vol I
Starfish Tales Vol I
Michelle Rutledge
¥32.62
Prepare for an ocean of tales! ? Imagination comes alive in this collection of stories. From the struggles of everyday life to the far reaches of outer space, these tales are sure to delight. ? So come aboard and share the adventure!
Revolution 2050
Revolution 2050
Jay Chalk
¥32.62
Samuel Moore is living a dystopian lie… ? After a civil war, the North American Commonwealth now dominates the eastern half of the former United States. Controlled by a totalitarian regime called the Directorate, the NAC demands compliance, awareness, and unity. A Directorate member and teacher, Sam enjoys the benefits while skirting the forbidden. ? Then Sam encounters Katie Spencer. S Katie also reveals a video she captured of NAC death camps. Sam realizes he’s involved in a nightmare that could shake every foundation. ? With the video broadcast date approaching and several students desperate to escape to the Western Alliance, Sam is forced to decide. Remain loyal to the Directorate? Or abandon all he’s ever known to fight for freedom?
Expendable
Expendable
Maggie Lynch
¥30.88
Children with no birth records and a soldier with PTSD together must define the value of human life. Jenna Mosier is on a mission to save her murdered sister’s child. Estranged for ten years after a bitter fight, the trail is as cold as her dead sibling. The only glimmer of hope is the place her sister’s body and a ten-year old boy were abandoned…the backyard of Reed Adler, retired Marine Special Ops. Working together, Jenna and Reed piece together a mystery involving missing children and biogenetics research..and find they have more than justice and revenge in common. But the closer they get to answers, and each other, the more deadly the game becomes. With their hearts and lives on the line, they must decide what they are willing to risk to save one young boy. This is the first book in a new suspense series where a group of former Marines become Shadow Finders. They help find those who have disappeared, have no identity, or are presumed dead.
The Innocence of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton (Illustrated)
The Innocence of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton (Illustrated)
G. K. Chesterton
¥8.09
This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Innocence of Father Brown’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of G. K. Chesterton’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Chesterton includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily.eBook features:* The complete unabridged text of ‘The Innocence of Father Brown’* Beautifully illustrated with images related to Chesterton’s works* Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook* Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles
The Bean
The Bean
Fyodor Dostoevsky
¥24.44
Ivan Ivanovitch is a frustrated writer. One day he attends the funeral of a casual acquaintance and falls to contemplation in the graveyard. He hears the voices of the recently deceased and buried, and he listens to their conversation. They discuss card games and political scandals. As the deceased prepare to entertain themselves by revealing all of the shameful details of their earthly lives, Ivan Ivanovitch sneezes. The dead go silent afterward.
The Scandal of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton (Illustrated)
The Scandal of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton (Illustrated)
G. K. Chesterton
¥8.09
This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Scandal of Father Brown’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of G. K. Chesterton’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Chesterton includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily.eBook features:* The complete unabridged text of ‘The Scandal of Father Brown’* Beautifully illustrated with images related to Chesterton’s works* Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook* Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles
Bleak House
Bleak House
Charles Dickens
¥24.44
The central theme of Bleak House is satirical exposure of the English Chancery court system. Chancery or equity courts were one half of the English civil justice system, existing side-by-side with law courts. Chancery courts heard actions having to do with wills and estates, or with the uses of private property and were notoriously slow and inefficient. The novel has many characters and several sub-plots, and the story is told partly by the novel's heroine, Esther Summerson, and partly by an omniscient narrator. At the centre of Bleak House is a long-running legal case, Jarndyce and Jarndyce, which came about because someone wrote several conflicting wills. This novel helped support a judicial reform movement, which culminated in the enactment of legal reform in the 1870s.
Вишнёвый сад
Вишнёвый сад
Антон Чехов
¥24.44
Вишнёвый сад — лирическая пьеса в четырёх действиях Антона Павловича Чехова, жанр которой сам автор определил как комедия. Вишнёвый сад — последняя пьеса Чехова, завершённая на пороге первой русской революции, за год до его ранней смерти.Действие начинается весной в имении Любови Андреевны Раневской, которая после нескольких лет проживания во Франции возвращается со своей семнадцатилетней дочерью Аней в Россию. На станции их уже ждут Гаев, брат Раневской, и Варя, её приемная дочь.Денег у Раневской практически не осталось, а имение с его прекрасным вишнёвым садом в скором времени может быть продано за долги.
Дядя Ваня
Дядя Ваня
Антон Чехов
¥24.44
Дяде Ване уже 47 лет. Всю жизнь он, не выезжая из деревни, довольствуясь малым жалованием, трудился, как вол, чтобы содержать зятя-профессора, которого считал видной и полезной научной фигурой. Однако с недавнего времени глаза Ивана Петровича открылись: он понял, что его зять лишь пережёвывал в своих статьях и лекциях 25 лет чужие мысли о реализме и натурализме.
The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov
Fyodor Dostoevsky
¥24.44
The Brothers Karamazov is a spiritual drama of moral struggles concerning faith, doubt, judgment, and reason, set against a modernizing Russia, with a plot developing around the subject of patricide. It is a passionate philosophical novel entering deeply into the ethical debates of God, free will, and morality. The Brothers Karamazov is recognised universally as one of the supreme achievements in world literature.