Byrne: 544 books

What does the future hold for the welfare state in the post-industrial 21st century? Political and economic forces are threatening the taxation regimes of highly globalised, capitalist societies, prompting an urgent debate around the function of the welfare state and how we pay for it. In a challenge...

In early Christianity the sun-like figure of Christ gripped the imagination of men and women through a potent mixture of mystery and magic. Christ was seen then as the very embodiment or incarnation of the gnostic spirit of divine wisdom: Sophia. In order to connect faithfully with Jesus in our time...

This innovative and highly practical text provides an introduction to solution and narrative approaches to brief counselling and demonstrates how they may successfully be combined to create solution talk with clients. Solution talk is a highly flexible and effective way of empowering people to use...

Manage your own revision with step-by-step support from experienced teacher and examiner Sarah Byrne. Use a selection of examples activities to improve your understanding of psychological concepts. Apply psychological terms accurately with the help of definitions and key words. - Plan and pace...

Packed with hilarious anecdotes and astonishing tales from those on both sides of the law, Richard Byrne's absorbing history of the safecracking industry reveals the whole fascinating story. From the earliest strong-boxes to today's hightech alarm systems, from standard dynamite to complex...

Although Aristotle’s contribution to biology has long been recognized, there are many philosophers and historians of science who still hold that he was the great delayer of natural science, calling him the man who held up the Scientific Revolution by two thousand years. They argue that Aristotle...

Depuis plus de vingt siècles, les mots des textes sacrés ont mystifié, perturbé et ont été mal interprétés par la plupart de ceux qui les lisaient. Seuls quelques-uns ont compris à travers les siècles que les mots sont une énigme qui, une fois résolue, nous ouvre les yeux sur le monde...

Alle Leser sind im Grunde auf der Suche nach der einen Erkenntnis, die nicht nur ihre intellektuelle Neugier befriedigt, sondern ihnen Anleitung gibt, ihr Leben glücklicher und erfüllter zu gestalten. Diese eine Erkenntnis – „The Secret“, wie Autorin Rhonda Byrne es nennt – war wenigen Auserwählten...

Hibernia (Ireland) in the 5th century AD. Jesus is being worshipped in the form of a snake! Patrick, a Roman monk, is sent there from a monastery in Gaul to stamp out this foul, gnostic heresy. He succeeds, but only by invoking the magic power of the Holy Grail! In this historical novel the...

A short story from the author of ‘Phoenix’—a dark horror adventure set during the Vietnam WarVietnam 1967A unit of Vietnamese fighters ushers an ancient ox cart through the jungle trails of the Central Highlands. What is the secret of its bloody, fly encrusted cargo?For...

For decades, Mathias Girard has been convinced Will Orwell is his mate. It is painful for him to know that Will belongs to someone else and is forever out of his reach. But when Will's son Jessie desperately needs Mathias's help, Mathias doesn't hesitate and rushes to his aid. He does not expect his...

Jessie Orwell has a secret. He likes a little pain with his pleasure, and he craves the freedom he can only find in another man’s domination. But that secret has cost him, and now, he no longer dares to indulge in his true needs. One night of loneliness and desire makes his path cross with...

Dread was once a silencer, an assassin meant to take out threats to the secrecy of his world. Now he is just a man with a death sentence hanging over his head. He is tired and expects nothing—except maybe, some peace. What he gets is very different.While out on a hunt, Dread finds a house cat...

The Gathering—a meeting of Alpha werewolves, a place of intrigue, secrets, clashing interests and conflicts born out of greed, pride and resentment. A place that puts no value in love and tests the bonds of loyalty—and yet, leads two men and two destinies to come together as one.Beta Argent Hull...