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Nicholas Albery (1948–2001)

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Poem for the Day One (1994) 216 exemplares
Poem for the Day Two (2003) 73 exemplares
The New Natural Death Handbook (1993) — Editor — 32 exemplares
Time Out Book of Country Walks, Vol. 1: 52 Walks within Easy Reach of London (2005) 31 exemplares
Time Out Book of Country Walks: 52 Walks within Easy Reach of London (1997) 26 exemplares
The World's Greatest Ideas: An Encyclopedia of Social Inventions (1990) — Editor — 20 exemplares
The Book of Visions: Encyclopaedia of Social Innovations (1992) 11 exemplares
Time Out Book of Country Walks, Vol. 2 (2004) 7 exemplares
Social Dreams and Technological Nightmares: A Global Ideas Bank Compendium, The Post-Human Millenium (1999) 5 exemplares
DIY Futures: People's Ideas and Projects for a Better World (1996) 5 exemplares
Creative Endings: Designer Dying and Celebratory Funerals (1996) 3 exemplares
Poem For The Day Two (2011) 2 exemplares
Last Aid Manual (1999) 2 exemplares
Sooner or Later: Preparing for Dying and Family Organised Funerals (1997) 2 exemplares
How to Save the World: A Fourth World Guide to the Politics of Scale (1984) 2 exemplares
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POEM FOR THE DAY, ONE por Nicholas Albery
a nice book to have at your bedside, one poem a day
 
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betty_s | 3 outras críticas | Sep 13, 2023 |
POEM FOR THE DAY por NICHOLAS ALBERY
A great collection of poems. If you don't read much poetry you'll be surprised how many lines you recognize.
 
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barpurple | 3 outras críticas | Mar 18, 2011 |
Poem for the Day One: 366 poems, old and new, worth… por Nicholas Albery
A collection of poems intended to be read aloud daily. This good idea is neatly implemented although I could argue with some selections. All anthologies are personal selections so it is harsh to criticise this for not being my own choices but this is my party and I'll carp if I want to.
 
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TheoClarke | 3 outras críticas | Oct 25, 2009 |
Poem for the Day One: 366 Poems, Old and New, Worth… por Nicholas Albery ed.
Lord Wavell's anthology "Other men' flowers" put together during World War II, was composed of poems that at one time he had learnt by heart. Simiolrly, this anthology came about because the editor, Nicholas Albery, says in his Introduction "When I look back at everything I studied at school, nothing fills me with as much pleasure as remembering the few poems I learnt there." ... Nor am I surprised by Dr Robin Philipps' research ... indicating that poetry reading is as good a cure for depression as pills.
The poems are arranged so that the day on which they appear is one of significance in the poet's life, and each is supplemented with additional information. All the royalties from the book and its successor go to the charity "The Natural Death Centre", another of Nicholas Albery's good ideas.… (mais)
 
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gibbon | 3 outras críticas | Oct 21, 2008 |
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Obras
23
Membros
449
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#54,622
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3.9
Críticas
5
ISBN
34
Línguas
1

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