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| "The Tree of Yoga : The Definitive Guide to Yoga in Everyday Life" |
| "The definitive guide to yoga in everyday life from BKS Iyengar the world's most respected yoga teacher BKS Iyengar has devoted his life to the practice and study of yoga It was BKS Iyengar's unique teaching style bringing precision and clarity to the practice as well as a mindset of yoga for all' which has made it into a worldwide phenomenon His seminal book Light on Yoga' is widely called the bible of yoga' and has served as the source book for generations of yoga students around they world In Tree of Yoga' the collected wisdom of his many years of practical practice and its application in real life are brought into a single-volume work A collected philosophy for life researched through decades of practice by BKS Iyengar the world's most respected yoga teacher These are his core teachings and advice for living a long healthy happy life Using the tree as a structural metaphor for both life and yoga practice the essays cover many aspects of life and practice which are vital to health and happiness and in need of care This includes Yoga and health Yoga as part of daily life Childhood and parenthood Love Death Faith - hope and spirituality Teachers and teaching"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Tell Me How it Ends : An Essay in Forty Questions" |
| "A moving eye-opening polemic about the US-Mexico border and what happens to the tens of thousands of unaccompanied Mexican and Central American children arriving in the US without papers We are driving across Oklahoma in early June when we first hear about the waves of children arriving alone and undocumented from Mexico and Central America Tens of thousands have been detained at the border What will happen to them? Where are the parents? And why have they undertaken a terrifying life-threatening journey to enter the United States?' Valeria Luiselli works as a volunteer at the federal immigration court in New York City translating for unaccompanied migrant children Out of her work has come this book - a search for answers and an urgent appeal for humanity and compassion in response to mass migration the most significant global phenomenon of our time So true and moving that it filled me with hopeless hope' Ali Smith Harrowing intimate quietly brilliant' New York Times The first must-read book of the Trump era' Texas Observer Angry and affecting A slight book with a big impact' Financial Times There are many books addressing the plight of refugees Tell Me How It Ends - lucid plain-speaking and authoritative - is one of the most powerful' Big Issue"
Price: 5.49 |
| "Top 100 Baby Purees: 100 quick and easy meals for a healthy and happy baby by Annabel Karmel (Hardback, 2005)" |
| "Making your own baby food is not only more economical than buying commercial brands - you can be sure that your baby has only the best-quality ingredients This essential collection of Annabel's best ever purees features 100 quick and easy recipes that will make for a healthy and happy baby From sweet and smooth apple apricot pear and vanilla through savoury purees such as sweet potato with spinach and peas to the autumnal delights of peach pear and blueberry all the recipes are suitable for babies aged 6 months and above and are so tasty you will want to eat them yourself!"
Price: 9.49 |
| "Amsterdam by Ian McEwan (Paperback, 1999)" |
| "WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 1998Two old friends - Cline Linley and Vernon Halliday - meet at the funeral of gorgeous witty Molly Lane Both men had been Molly's lovers years before their dazzling success; Clive is Britain's most eminent modern composer and Vernon is the editor of the respected broadsheet The Judge In the weeks that follow Clive and Vernon's lives become bound together in ways neither could have imagined Two dubious moral decisions and a pact made in extremis lead them both to the heart of Amsterdam"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Stamboul Train by Graham Greene (Paperback, 2004)" |
| "WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS Carleton Myatt meets Coral Musker a naive English chorus girl aboard the Orient Express as it heads across Europe to Constantinople As their relationship develops they find themselves caught up in the fates of the other passengers and drawn into a web of espionage murder and lies"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Things: A Story of the Sixties with A Man Asleep by Georges Perec (Paperback, 2011)" |
| "Things A Story of the Sixties is the story of a young couple who want to enjoy life but the only way they know how to do so is through ownership of 'things' Perec's first novel won the Prix Renaudot and became the cult book for a generation In A Man Asleep a young student embarks upon a disturbing and exhaustive pursuit of indifference following his experience in non-existence with relentless logic"
Price: 7.49 |
| Thunderball |
| "He was one of those men - one meets perhaps only two or three in a lifetime - who seem almost to suck the eyes out of your head He was their Supreme Commander - almost their god'SPECTRE is a merciless new enemy - a group of the world's toughest criminals headed by the brilliant Ernst Stavro Blofeld When two NATO atom bombs go missing Bond must unravel SPECTRE's intricate plans and prevent a global catastrophe in Fleming's ninth 007 adventure"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Memoirs of Hadrian: And Reflections on the Composition of Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar (Paperback, 2000)" |
| "Framed as a letter from the Roman Emperor Hadrian to his successor Marcus Aurelius Marguerite Yourcenar's Memoirs of Hadrian is translated from the French by Grace Frick with an introduction by Paul Bailey in Penguin Modern ClassicsIn her magnificent novel Marguerite Yourcenor recreates the life and death of one of the great rulers of the ancient world The Emperor Hadrian aware his demise is imminent writes a long valedictory letter to Marcus Aurelius his future successor The Emperor meditates on his past describing his accession military triumphs love of poetry and music and the philosophy that informed his powerful and far-flung rule A work of superbly detailed research and sustained empathy Memoirs of Hadrian captures the living spirit of the Emperor and of Ancient RomeMarguerite de Crayencour (1903-88) who went by the inexact anagrammatic pen name 'Marguarite Yourcenar' was a Belgian-born French novelist and essayist the first woman to be elected to the Academie francaise Her first novel Alexis was published in 1929; in 1939 she was invited to America by her lover Grace Frick where she lectured in comparative literature at Sarah Lawrence College in New York When Memoires d'Hadrien was first published in 1951 it was an immediate success and met with great critical acclaimIf you enjoyed Memoirs of Hadrian you might like Robert Graves's I Claudius also available in Penguin Modern Classics'A timeless masterpiece every page is informed by her profound scholarship'Paul Bailey author of Gabriel's Lament'Yourcenar conjures worlds She can make us share passion - for beauty bodies ideas even power - and consider it closely at the same time She is that most extraordinary thing a sensual thinker'Independent on Sunday"
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| "Goodnight Spaceman (Goodnight 6) Paperback" |
| "Inspired by ESA astronaut Tim Peake and his sons and featuring an introduction from Tim this is the perfect bedtime book! Two space-mad little boys get ready for bed and say goodnight to their toy rockets launch pads and planet mobiles before being whisked away into space on an adventure beyond their wildest dreams Tim Peake is the first official British ESA astronaut He left Earth on 15th December 2015 to begin a six month long mission aboard the International Space Station His time in space has been watched by millions and he is inspiring a new generation of explorers adventurers and questioners Goodnight Spaceman is the sixth book in Michelle Robinson and Nick East&39;s beloved series Look out for Goodnight Digger Goodnight Tractor Goodnight Princess Goodnight Pirate and Goodnight Santa too!"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Hilo: The Great Big Boom (Hilo Book 3)" |
| "The third book in a brilliant new series perfect for fans of laugh-out-loud school adventures like Jedi Academy and Diary of a Wimpy KidWhen we last saw our INTREPID TRIO Gina had been sucked into a mysterious portal to who-knows-whereBut friends don't let friends disappear into NOWHERE! It's up to DJ and Hilo to follow her! Will there be danger? YES! Will there be amazing surprises? OF COURSE! Will Gina end up being the one to save them? DEFINITELY! With the help of Polly the magical warrior cat the friends will have to battle bad guys and face disgusting food an angry mom terrible knock-knock jokes powerful magic and more! Will they survive and make it back to Earth before the portal closes again?"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy (Paperback, 2003)" |
| "Far from the Madding Crowd was Thomas Hardy&39;s first major literary success and it edited with an introduction and notes by Rosemarie Morgan and Shannon Russell in Penguin Classics Independent and spirited Bathsheba Everdene has come to Weatherbury to take up her position as a farmer on the largest estate in the area Her bold presence draws three very different suitors the gentleman-farmer Boldwood soldier-seducer Sergeant Troy and the devoted shepherd Gabriel Oak Each in contrasting ways unsettles her decisions and complicates her life and tragedy ensues threatening the stability of the whole community The first of his works set in the fictional county of Wessex Hardy&39;s novel of swift passion and slow courtship is imbued with his evocative descriptions of rural life and landscapes and with unflinching honesty about sexual relationships This edition based on Hardy&39;s original 1874 manuscript is the complete novel he never saw published and restores its full candour and innovation Rosemarie Morgan&39;s introduction discusses the history of its publication and the Biblical and Classical allusions that permeate the novel Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) born Higher Brockhampton near Dorchester originally trained as an architect before earning his living as a writer Though he saw himself primarily as a poet Hardy was the author of some of the late eighteenth century&39;s major novels The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886) Tess of the D&39;Urbervilles (1891) Far from the Madding Crowd (1874) and Jude the Obscure (1895) Amidst the controversy caused by Jude the Obscure he turned to the poetry he had been writing all his life In the next thirty years he published over nine hundred poems and his epic drama in verse The Dynasts If you enjoyed Far from the Madding Crowd you might also like Elizabeth Gaskell&39;s Mary Barton &39;Wonderful a landscape which satisfies every stir of the imagination and which ravishes the senses&39; Ronald Blythe"
Price: 4.49 |
| "The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith (Paperback, 2010)" |
| "Best known for his revolutionary free-market economics treatise The Wealth of Nations Adam Smith was first and foremost a moral philosopher In his first book The Theory of Moral Sentiments he investigated the flip side of economic self-interest the interest of the greater good Smith's classic work advances ideas about conscience moral judgement and virtue that have taken on renewed importance in business and politics"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Rhetoric: A Very Short Introduction by Richard Toye (Paperback, 2013)" |
| "Rhetoric is often seen as a synonym for shallow deceptive language and therefore as something negative But if we view rhetoric in more neutral terms as the 'art of persuasion' it is clear that we are all forced to engage with it at some level if only because we are constantly exposed to the rhetoric of others In this Very Short Introduction Richard Toye explores the purpose of rhetoric Rather than presenting a defence of it he considers it as the foundation-stone of civil society and an essential part of any democratic process Using wide-ranging examples from Ancient Greece medieval Islamic preaching and modern cinema Toye considers why we should all have an appreciation of the art of rhetoric ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable"
Price: 6.99 |
| "DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Malaysia and Singapore" |
| "The ideal travel companion full of insider advice on what to see and do plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring Malaysia and SingaporeStroll around Singapore's atmospheric colonial centre relax on the white-sand beaches of Pulau Langkawi or trek through the the jungle in Taman Negara everything you need to know is clearly laid out in colour-coded chapters Discover the best of Malaysia and Singapore with this indispensable travel guideInside DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Malaysia and Singapore- Over 25 colour maps help you navigate with ease - Simple layout makes it easy to find the information you need- Comprehensive tours and itineraries of Malaysia and Singapore designed for every interest and budget- Illustrations and floorplans pick out the highlights at major sights such as Kuala Lumpur's Islamic Arts Museum Malacca's Baba-Nyonya Heritage Museum and Singapore's Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple- Colour photographs of the Malay peninsula's vibrant cities varied landscapes stunning coastline and spectacular national parks - Detailed chapters with area maps cover Kuala Lumpur the Northwest Peninsula the Southern Peninsula the Eastern and Central Peninsula Sarawak Sabah and Singapore- Historical and cultural context gives you a richer travel experience learn about the fascinating history of Malaysia and Singapore and discover the landscapes wildlife festivals religions and architecture of the Malay peninsula- Essential travel tips our expert choices of where to stay eat shop and sightsee plus how to get around useful phrases and visa and health information DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Malaysia and Singapore is a detailed easy-to-use guide designed to help you get the most from your visit to Malaysia and SingaporeDK Eyewitness winner of the Top Guidebook Series in the Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards 2017 No other guide whets your appetite quite like this one - The IndependentPlanning a shorter break in Singapore? Try our DK Eyewitness Top 10 Singapore guideAbout DK Eyewitness Travel DK's highly visual Eyewitness guides show you what others only tell you with easy-to-read maps tips and tours to inform and enrich your holiday DK is the world's leading illustrated reference publisher producing beautifully designed books for adults and children in over 120 countries"
Price: 10.99 |
| "Walk Through Walls : A Memoir" |
| "&39;Her bravest work of performance art to date Rawly intimate&39; Observer This memoir spans Marina Abramovic&39;s five decade career and tells a life story that is almost as exhilarating and extraordinary as her groundbreaking performance art Taking us from her early life in communist ex-Yugoslavia to her time as a young art student in Belgrade in the 1970s where she first made her mark with a series of pieces that used the body as a canvas the book also describes her relationship with the West German performance artist named Ulay who was her lover and sole collaborator for 12 years Abramovic has collaborated with stars from Lady Gaga to Jay-Z James Franco and Willem Dafoe Best known for her recent pieces &39;The Artist is Present&39; and &39;512 Hours&39; this book is a fascinating insight into the life of one of the most important artists working today and the woman who has been described as &39;the grandmother of performance art&39;"
Price: 7.99 |
| "The Carpet People by Terry Pratchett (Paperback, 2017)" |
| "In the beginning there was nothing but endless flatness Then came the Carpet That's the old story everyone knows and loves But now the Carpet is home to many different tribes and peoples and there's a new story in the making The story of Fray sweeping a trail of destruction across the Carpet The story of power-hungry mouls - and of two Munrung brothers who set out on an amazing adventure It's a story that will come to a terrible end - if someone doesn't do something about it If everyone doesn't do something about it Co-written by Terry Pratchett aged seventeen and master storyteller Terry Pratchett aged forty-three"
Price: 5.49 |
| "Getting Past No: Negotiating with Difficult People by Roger Fisher, William Ury (Paperback, 1992)" |
| "We all want to get to yes but what happens when the other person keeps saying no? How can you negotiate successfully with a stubborn boss an irate customer or a deceitful coworker?In Getting Past No William Ury of Harvard Law School's Program on Negotiation offers a proven breakthrough strategy for turning adversaries into negotiating partners You'll learn how to- STAY IN CONTROL UNDER PRESSURE- DEFUSE ANGER AND HOSTILITY- FIND OUT WHAT THE OTHER SIDE REALLY WANTS- COUNTER DIRTY TRICKS- USE POWER TO BRING THE OTHER SIDE BACK TO THE TABLE- REACH AGREEMENTS THAT SATISFY BOTH SIDES' NEEDSGetting Past No is the state-of-the-art book on negotiation for the twenty-first century It will help you deal with tough times tough people and tough negotiations You don't have to get mad or get even Instead you can get what you want!"
Price: 7.49 |
| "The Chalk Man" |
| "IF YOU ONLY READ ONE BOOK THIS YEAR MAKE IT THIS ONE THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A tense gripper with a leave-the-lights-on shock ending' Sunday Times'There are shades of Stephen King when the reality bends into the sinister and a deliciously creepy finale' Daily Mail--------------------- You can feel it in the woods in the school and in the playground; you can feel it in the houses and at the fairground You can feel it in most places in the small town of Anderbury the fear that something or someone is watching you It began back in 1986 at the fair on the day of the accident That was when twelve-year-old Eddie met Mr Halloran - the Chalk ManHe gave Eddie the idea for the drawings a way to leave secret messages for his friends and it was fun until the chalk men led them to a bodyThirty years later Ed believes the past is far behind him until an envelope slips through the letterbox It contains a stick of chalk and a drawing of a figureIs history going to repeat itself? Was it ever really over? Will this game only end in the same way?'I haven't had a sleepless night due to a book in a long time The Chalk Man changed that' Fiona Barton bestselling author of The Widow and The Child'A must-read' Daily Express 'Deliciously creepy with a side order of Eighties nostalgia' Good Housekeeping'Plenty of plot twists and an evocative portrait of small-town-life in the 1980s a riveting read' GuardianNow in chilling audio narrated by the acclaimed actor ANDREW SCOTT known for his roles in Spectre and Sherlock ASA BUTTERFIELD known for Hugo and The Boy in Striped Pyjamas also stars as twelve-year-old Eddie"
Price: 9.99 |
| "Peppa Pig: Treasure Hunt! Sticker Book by Penguin Books Ltd (Paperback, 2014)" |
| "Join Peppa and her friends in the delightful Treasure Hunt Sticker Book! Shiver me timbers it's Pirate Day! Peppa and George and all their friends have lots of pirate adventures and even find some treasure in this sticker scene book This swashbuckling book is packed with lots of Peppa Pig stickers for your little piggies to enjoyThere are lots more Peppa Pig books from Ladybird for you to enjoy including Peppa Goes Skiing George's New Dinosaur The Story of Prince George and many more"
Price: 4.99 |
| "The Rules of Work : A definitive code for personal success" |
| "NOW WITH 10 NEW RULES A definitive code for personal success 'The Rules of Work is an eye-opener for all those who would like to rise to the top but don't seem to be able to find the map'Sir Antony Jay author of Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minster and founder of Video Arts For some people work is a breeze They glide effortlessly onwards and upwards always saying and doing the right thing getting paid more getting promotions getting results Is there something successful people know that we don't? You bet there is They know the Rules of work These Rules are the guiding principles that will improve what you do and how you do it They will give you the unmistakable air of confidence that will win you admiration respect and help you towards your next promotion In this new edition of the international bestseller Richard Templar has added 10 new Rules to help you get heard noticed acknowledged and followed To get ahead and stay on top you need The Rules of Work"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Carving the Little Guys" |
| "Carving the Little Guys presents an accessible introduction to the art of caricature carving for beginning woodcarvers Author Keith Randich takes you cut-by-cut through the process of transforming a small block of wood into an expressive Little Guy This easy-to-learn tutorial teaches all of the essential techniques needed to get started in an enjoyable and rewarding new hobby Basic information is included on wood tools sharpening cutting safety finishing repairs and more"
Price: 6.99 |
| "Wine Trails: Plan 52 Perfect Weekends in Wine Country by Lonely Planet (Hardback, 2015)" |
| "From Lonely Planet the world's leading travel guide publisher Wine Trails the first book in Lonely Planet's Perfect Weekends series introduces the secret gems in well-known regions such as Napa and Sonoma Tuscany Burgundy and Rioja and also explores off-the-beaten-path regions in Georgia Greece and beyond Detailed itineraries recommending the most interesting wineries and the best places to stay and eat in 52 wine regions near major cities make this perfect for travel enthusiasts who enjoy wine Winemakers offer personal insights into what wines to taste and why they're special and help you to understand a place its people and their traditions through the wine that is made there Gorgeous photography maps and in-the-know authors complete the package Authors Lonely Planet Mark Andrew Robin Barton Sarah Bennett Lee Snider John Brunton Bridget Gleeson Virginia Maxwell Jeremy Quinn Helen Ranger and Luke Waterson About Lonely Planet Since 1973 Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel media company with guidebooks to every destination an award-winning website mobile and digital travel products and a dedicated traveller community Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travellers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves 'Lonely Planet It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands It's on mobile phones It's on the Internet It's everywhere and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world' -- Fairfax Media 'Lonely Planet guides are quite simply like no other' - New York Times Lonely Planet guides have won the TripAdvisor Traveler's Choice Award in 2012 2013 2014 and 2015"
Price: 14.49 |
| "The Illustrated History of Football" |
| "This is football comic-ery but not as you know it Welcome to the inimitable work of illustrator David Squires Football and comics Once a hearty Saturday combination to match cartoons and cereal in recent years they've drifted apart Thankfully for us Squires is here to change all that In The Illustrated History of Football his first book Squires relives some of football's most glorious moments and meets its greatest figures In a sport full of handsome paycheques and corporate sponsors he also casts a critical eye over corrupt backroom workings and helps pierce football's overblown balloon Funny good-looking and preternaturally astute this book is everything Sepp Blatter wishes he could be"
Price: 8.99 |
| "The Brain : The Story of You" |
| "'This is the story of how your life shapes your brain and how your brain shapes your life' Join renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman on a whistle-stop tour of the inner cosmos It's a journey that will take you into the world of extreme sports criminal justice genocide brain surgery robotics and the search for immortality On the way amidst the infinitely dense tangle of brain cells and their trillions of connections something emerges that you might not have expected to see you"
Price: 7.49 |
| "The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat (Paperback, 2016)" |
| "On one very special day an imaginary friend is born on an island far away Here he and his other imaginary friends play all day and each night they sit beneath the stars hoping and waiting for their turn to be picked to be imagined by a real child But this particular imaginary friend waits and waits and still no child imagines him So he does the unimaginable - he sets off into the real world Once there he searches so long that he is just about to give up when a shy bookish girl named Alice meets him Gradually they discover they are perfect for each other and Alice has the perfect name for her imaginary friend Beekle"
Price: 6.99 |
| "Liberty : Vintage Minis" |
| "Why should one half be free to live while the other is doomed to watch silently from the sidelines? In this visionary collection Virginia Woolf leads us on a transformative journey through the liberating powers of the mind From an exploration of why women were barred from writing and under what conditions they might break free to the solace derived from haunting London's streets these essays and stories present Woolf at her most impassioned rendering the pursuit of liberty one of life's most poetic adventures Selected from the books A Room of One's Own The Waves and Street Haunting and Other Essays by Virginia WoolfVINTAGE MINIS GREAT MINDS BIG IDEAS LITTLE BOOKS A series of short books by the world's greatest writers on the experiences that make us humanAlso in the Vintage Minis seriesLove by Jeanette WintersonHome by Salman RushdieLanguage by Xiaolu GuoRace by Toni Morrison"
Price: 3.49 |
| "Complete Guide to Life Drawing by Gottfried Bammes (Paperback, 2011)" |
| "A complete course packed with instruction and profusely illustrated This fantastic book is all you need if you want to start drawing the figure or if you want to develop your life drawing skills It is the ultimate reference book a most inspirational guide and above all it offers everything you ever needed to know including tips on simple ways to get it right' essential advice on anatomy help with easy drawing methods and many different examples of the drawn figure It is important to understand how the body works and detailed sections show hands feet faces limbs and much more"
Price: 14.49 |
| "Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know by Alexandra Horowitz (Paperback, 2012)" |
| "As an unabashed dog lover Alexandra Horowitz is naturally curious about what her dog thinks and what she knows As a cognitive scientist she is intent on understanding the minds of animals who cannot say what they know or feel This is a fresh look at the world of dogs -- from the dog's point of view The book introduces the reader to the science of the dog -- their perceptual and cognitive abilities -- and uses that introduction to draw a picture of what it might be like to bea dog It answers questions no other dog book can -- such as What is a dog's sense of time? Does she miss me? Want friends? Know when she's been bad? Horowitz's journey and the insights she uncovered from studying her own dog Pumpernickel allowed her to understand her dog better and appreciate her more through that understanding The reader will be able to do the same with their own dog Inside of a Dogwill allow dog owners to look at their pets' behaviour in a different and revealing light enabling them to understand their dogs and enjoy their relationship even more"
Price: 6.99 |
| "The Collected Stories by Ernest Hemingway (Hardback, 1995)" |
| "Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) is celebrated as a novelist and man of action He is perhaps most famous for WHOM THE BELL TOLLS and A FAREWELL TO ARMS But he was equally prolific as a writer of short stories which touch on the same themes as the novels war love the nature of heroism reunciation and the writer's life The present collection includes all Hemingway's shorter fiction arranged chronologically from 'Up in Michigan' (1923) to 'Old Man at the Bridge (1938) and contains stories not currently available in any other UK edition of Hemingway's work's"
Price: 13.99 |
| "Better : A Surgeon's Notes on Performance" |
| "The struggle to perform well is universal but nowhere is this drive to do better more important than in medicine In his new book Atul Gawande explores how doctors strive to close the gap between best intentions and best performance in the face of obstacles that sometimes seem insurmountable His vivid stories take us to battlefield surgical tents in Iraq to a polio outbreak in India and to malpractice courtrooms around the country He discusses the ethical dilemmas of doctors' participation in lethal injections examines the influence of money on modern medicine and recounts the astoundingly contentious history of hand-washing Finally he gives a brutally honest insight into life as a practising surgeon Unflinching but compassionate Gawande's investigation into medical professionals and their progression from good to great provides a detailed blueprint for success that can be used by everyone"
Price: 7.49 |
