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The Basilicas of Ethiopia
The basilica is symbolic of the history of Christianity in Ethiopia. Aizan, the first Christian king of the Aksumite empire was responsible for the creation of the large, five-aisled church of M?ry?m ??yon, sadly destroyed in 1535, and since then many hundreds of basilicas have been built in Ethiopia, many, including the UNESCO World Heritage site of Lalibela, literally 'hewn from the rock'. In this book, architectural historian and architect Mario di Salvo considers the unique architectural features of Ethiopia's basilicas and explains how they developed over time. Featuring almost 200 colour illustrations, this book is an attractive and comprehensive guide to some of Ethiopia's most inspiring religious buildings.
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تاريخ معرض فرانكفورت للكتاب
يتحدث الكتاب عن بدايات نشوء معرض فرانكفورت أكبر وأشهر معارض الكتب العالمية، وقدمه التاريخي حيث تعود فكرته إلى القرن الثالث عشر (عام 1370م)، في مدينة فرانكفورت التي عدت مركزا سياسيا مهما في أوروبا، واشتهرت تاريخيا في القرون الوسطى.ويصف الكتاب ما مر به هذا المعرض من مؤثرات وتغيرات جعلته يتقدم حينا، ويتأخر حينا آخر، وأثر اختراع جوتنبرج تقنيات الطباعة عام 1445 في مدينة ماينز، قرب فرانكفورت.ويشير إلى أنه ليس هناك يوم تأسيس رسمي لمعرض فرانكفورت للكتاب، ولكن يمكن إثبات أن السوق تطورت إلى معرض للطابعين والناشرين بحلول عام 1462 م. ويبرز الكتاب تأثر معرض فرانكفورت الواضح بمعرض ليبزغ، ويبحث فيما حصل من اضطرابات بين الشرق والغرب والحروب العالمية، وما كان للصحافة من دور بارز، ويشير إلى التحول الذي طرأ على المعرض منذ عام 1968. ويذهب بنا الكتاب إلى التأثير الذي أدته التجارة في المعرض، والشهرة العالمية التي حققها خلال رحلته الثقافية، ثم يوضح أثر المتغيرات السياسية في البلاد، والبنية التحتية في ازدهار المعرض، فقد انحدر معرض فرانكفورت بين الحربين العالميتين الأولى والثانية، ثم عاد إلى ازدهاره. ويصل المؤلف بالكتاب الذي صدر بالألمانية عام 2007، إلى عصرنا الحالي، حيث يتحدث عن المعرض الإلكتروني الذي أنشأته فرانكفورت
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Double duty: sketches & diaries of Molly Lamb Bobak, Canadian war artist
After keeping company with such high - minded personalities and objectives, coming across [Molly Lamb Bobak]'s war diaries was like finding oneself on a Greyhound bus seated next to an ebullient farm girl off to the big city. Graduating from the Vancouver School of Art in 1942, Bobak joined the Canadian Women's Army Corps and immediately began to keep an illustrated diary of her experiences: \"GIRL TAKES DRASTIC STEP!\" reads the opening entry. Formatted in newspaper fashion and resembling old \"Ripley's Believe It or Not!\" columns, the pages of these diaries eventually totalled 147 folios.
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Props on her sleeve: the wartime letters of a Canadian airwoman
Kelsey's story is told through a series of diary entries which begin in Montreal on 27 April 1940 and end in Liverpool on 28 September 1944 aboard the old Mauretania, then called the V92. Kelsey's narrative is absorbing: it begins with her decision to travel to England, where she joined the Women's Land Army; and her decision to join is based on her wish to be near her soldier husband, Charlie Kelsey. Although Charlie's war work is never fully revealed, Marion learns, after he is wounded and returned to England, that he had been in charge of a six- man armoured vehicle called a 'staghound.' Charlie was with the Royal Montreal Regiment in the 1st Canadian Division, and his dangerous missions proved almost fatal. He suffered from his war wounds until he died in 1993; as he writes in a short and moving epilogue months before his death, his wife 'invaded England the same day that Hitler invaded the Lowlands.' Clearly the poignancy and beauty of Marion's diary has much to do with the unusual experience she had. She was always within cycling distance of her husband for those four years when most wives and families waited and longed far away in Canada. The diary is even more meaningful, in the context of the present, when we learn that Charlie, disabled as a young man, and Marion have to learn to live and love in very changed circumstances. As the unadorned introduction by Wendy Wickwire and Michael McGonigle indicates, the war's effects on these lovers are long- lasting. Wickwire and McGonigle quote Charlie at the close of their comments: 'Now, forty-five years later these experiences are the very fabric of our lives. This was our romance.'
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Experiences of acceptance and commitment therapy for people living with motor neuron disease (MND): a qualitative study from the perspective of people living with MND and therapists
Background:Motor neuron disease (MND) is a progressive, fatal, neurodegenerative condition that affects motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord, resulting in loss of the ability to move, speak, swallow and breathe. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is an acceptance-based behavioural therapy that may be particularly beneficial for people living with MND (plwMND). This qualitative study aimed to explore plwMND’s experiences of receiving adapted ACT, tailored to their specific needs, and therapists’ experiences of delivering it.Method:Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with plwMND who had received up to eight 1:1 sessions of adapted ACT and therapists who had delivered it within an uncontrolled feasibility study. Interviews explored experiences of ACT and how it could be optimised for plwMND. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed and analysed using framework analysis.Results:Participants were 14 plwMND and 11 therapists. Data were coded into four over-arching themes: (i) an appropriate tool to navigate the disease course; (ii) the value of therapy outweighing the challenges; (iii) relevance to the individual; and (iv) involving others. These themes highlighted that ACT was perceived to be acceptable by plwMND and therapists, and many participants reported or anticipated beneficial outcomes in the future, despite some therapeutic challenges. They also highlighted how individual factors can influence experiences of ACT, and the potential benefit of involving others in therapy.Conclusions:Qualitative data supported the acceptability of ACT for plwMND. Future research and clinical practice should address expectations and personal relevance of ACT to optimise its delivery to plwMND.Key learning aims(1) To understand the views of people living with motor neuron disease (plwMND) and therapists on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for people living with this condition.(2) To understand the facilitators of and barriers to ACT for plwMND.(3) To learn whether ACT that has been tailored to meet the specific needs of plwMND needs to be further adapted to potentially increase its acceptability to this population.
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