Most Popular Books by D. J. Taylor

"This book explores how schema theory and therapy might be used in work with clients who suffer from psychosis, bipolarity and related symptoms. The first part of the book features in-depth qualitative research fortified with first person testimonies examining the self-states or ''modes'' of a person with psychosis or bipolarity. These self-states involve a range of features such as emotions, thoughts, motivations, and behaviours, which manifest as a pattern. Part two proposes the adaptation and application of Schema Therapy, a transdiagnostic approach targeting emotion and interpersonal functioning directly, to clinical work with these two groups. Offering unique insights, this text will appeal to a range of practicing clinicians such as psychologists, therapists, psychiatrists and those with a special interest in psychosis or bipolarity"--

Holland, 1943: In the last eighteen months of World War II, 14-year-old Anna''s life becomes a perilous world of secrets and danger. Her town in German-occupied southern Holland is transformed into a war zone , where trust is rare, and courage and resistance are everything. When the Nazis begin arresting local men and deporting them to work in German factories, Anna''s father hides in a cramped, secret cellar beneath their home. Even the youngest of his children don''t know he is there. Then Anna meets Karl, a young German translator, and his piercing gaze and unexpected kindness leave her conflicted. Against her better judgement, she is drawn to Karl and begins to believe he can be trusted - especially when he keeps her father''s hiding place a secret from Horst, the ruthless Nazi officer he translates for. But as her feelings deepen, so do the risks. One misstep could unravel everything Anna and her family have fought to protect. Anna''s War is a gripping tale of resilience, forbidden connection, family loyalties and the growing bravery of a young girl thrust into the deep shadows of war. Can Anna protect her family or will the cost of trust prove too great in a world torn apart?

Abstract: "VELOS represents a new approach for handling partitionings in replicated distributed systems. Our primary goals were influenced by efficiency and availability constraints. We developed mechanisms through which clients can interact with a replicated service and observe delays similar to non-replicated systems while enjoying the availability benefits of replication. VELOS achieves optimal availability, according to a well known metric, while ensuring one-copy serializability. It is shown to provide better availability than other methods which meet the same optimality criterion. In addition, unlike related work, it offers these availability characteristics without relying on system transactions that must execute to restore availability, but which introduce significant delays to user other transactions."

Biological Science covers both core and option material for AS Level and A Level. This is the third edition of the highly successful book, Biological Science. The text has been revised and updated to provide comprehensive coverage of the latest syllabuses. New material has been added in the following areas: human health and disease, microbiology and biotechnology, and the applications of genetics. Questions and practical work permeate the text and useful appendices are included covering biological chemistry, biological techniques and statistics. Biological Science is available as two soft cover volumes and as a combined volume hardback.