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The Marble Corridor and Other Medical Tales
BLURB
Set within a South London hospital in the 1970s, The Marble Corridor is the first of four stories which chart the progress of a newly-qualified doctor from houseman to consultant. It tracks the multifarious events of a single weekend spent working ‘on-call' and the unremitting pressure creates a sense of tension which permeates this tale. Towards the end of this marathon stretch of duty, sleep deprivation causes the young doctor to hallucinate and he begins to confuse illusion and reality with some strange and incongruous outcomes.Beyond the Marble Corridor continues to document the author's progress through a series of posts, highlighting some of the ethical and moral issues posed to junior doctors along with the hierarchical structure which had to be managed to progress in hospital medicine. The Ivory Tower, is a humorous interlude as the author spends time in a renowned academic unit while the final part, Pastures New, documents the authors time as a consultant concentrating on a number of aspects of his practice including his work for a charitable institution, examining for one of the Medical Royal Colleges and the tragic story of one particular patient. Here, as in life, humour and tragedy are intertwined.
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The Lean Tool Room. Problem Solving, Understanding You Have a Problem
The Lean Tool Room. Problem Solving, Understanding You Have a Problem by Mark Roberts is a book that explores in depth the 'Lean' business model. It explores the origins of the 'Lean' system and is a detailed guide for both employers and employees who want to know more about this system or may be considering implementing it in their business.Packed with useful information and diagrams, this book will appeal to anyone with an interest in business or the Lean business model.
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The Heart of Consulting: Great Outcomes for Individuals, Organisations and Communities
This book is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the fascinating field of consultancy. Written by two consultants with decades of experience between them, this is an honest reflection of their 30 years of work. It provides significant insight into the nuances and everyday world of consulting in the community and government sectors. It is sure to be of great value for years to come.
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The Fountain of Youth, A Fountain of Good Health and Youthfulness, A Fountain of Independence and Happiness
My book here can be spoken for by three mindsets in the mother book of my writings, my book, ENOS.A 25-foot living brain in a flying saucer like shell craft from ENOS who suddenly speaks…“…this age of Christendom is coming to an end … it is not because the Christian ideal has been faulted … Jesus is still the newest saviour for humanity … his life has been your life … for your renewal … but there is not much more time for this now … you will have to find a new understanding of God soon … at this time, and in this critical period of your life in the universe … so that you can go on …”From a long poem in ENOS, “The Earth Spirit in 1969 is mad…”“Soon you will find out just why you are here, and why you are not of this earth.This is something you are afraid to know.It is something that you have always wanted to know and are afraid to actually realize.”I have a say by the Devil in ENOS…“Egoismo Pensas Nur Pri Si Same Kiel Egotismo”This is definitely a complete sentence—a language—and it has the energy of a definite being.
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The End of Schooling
How much the prosperity of both individuals and nations would burgeon if only more funding could be provided for education is a popular contemporary view. Class sizes made smaller, curricula more expertly designed, teachers more wide-ranging in their interests and competence. This mechanistic outlook is challenged. Education, like pure art, seeks to fathom the world's depths without ever totally reaching its bedrock. Participants need to be ready for surprise. To be left feeling mystified, wondering, overwhelmed. In a Nature never still, each generation has to face environments in novel ways. Education's incomparable brief, then, is to deal with the real demands made on humanity. Definite answers are unavailable. Invitations are to share interminable journeying. To find delight in evanescent experiences. Not to seek arrival at supposedly perfect destinations.
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The Contented Carer
The Contented Carer is William Long's second book, and carries on from themes explored in A Gift for Carers. It reveals the author's six-step 'contented carer' formula for creating a life of lasting well-being.The Contented Carer is an essential read, not just for those caring for someone, but for anyone with an interest in well-being and looking to improve and enrich their life.
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Teaching Research Writing to EFL Students
Aimed at EFL students, Ayed T. Alharbi's Teaching Research Writing to EFL Students can be considered an invaluable tool for students keen to prosper within the academic environment.From deciding which topic to choose, to research, collecting and collating data, to writing the final paper, every aspect of the process is covered in readily comprehensible, bite-sized chapters, perfect for students who are still building their confidence with writing in a second language.
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Taste The Arabic Proverbs
Treat your palate to a sample of Arabic sayings and adages with a varied collection of traditional Middle-Eastern proverbs. In Taste the Arabic Proverbs, an expansive range of mores and suggestions are offered with ties to the cuisine, ingredients, and food-preparation techniques of the Middle East. Warnings, jokes, and recommendations are translated from Arabic to English. These educational and guiding rhymes are accompanied with paraphrases and connotations outside the realms of Islam. As a multi-cultural reference, Taste the Arabic Proverbs is a treasure for the appetite of those seeking guidance on concepts such as kinship, wealth, determination, and generosity.
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Simple Ethical Skills
This book has been written to offer all those working with young people a consistent system of ethical reasoning. It will also be useful to new immigrants who need to understand the basics of democratic government and the general ethical standards of the society in which they are now living. The four simple ethical principles offered here are acceptable to all main religions and are based not on the teachings of any one particular religion, but on the wisdom of the past and reason for today.
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Public Administration in Nepal
Nepal as a nation-state was established in 1769 by King Prithvi Narain Shah. He was then a ‘Raja’ of the tiny hill-state of Gorkha in western Nepal. He unleashed a dormant national energy that saw the creation of a Hindu Kingdom of the Himalayas that was separate and distinct from both India, which was under British Rule (British Raj) in the south, and Tibet, which was within the ambit of the Chinese Empire in the north.In this work, Minto Jung Thapa looks at the efforts to develop the public administration system of the country following the ‘revolution’ of 1951 that ended the century of family autocracy of the Rana Prime Ministers. He places these efforts in the context of the constitutional and political changes that Nepal experienced from 1950 to 1974. He is always reminded of the words of philosopher George Santayana, “Those who do not remember the past, or who do not learn from history, are condemned to repeat it.”Public Administration in Nepal covers many topics including politics and administration, the civil service, personnel administration, organisation and methods, institution-building, and the challenges of transnational inducement of change and development.
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Practice Questions with answers in Pure Advanced Level Mathematics Book 1
This questions and answers test book contains work covered in several advanced level pure mathematics courses, including, the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (pure mathematics), The University of Cambridge Advanced Level Pure Mathematics (Papers 1,2 and 3) and The University of London Pure Advanced Level Mathematics Course. Book 2 will cover most, if not all, of the other topics found in the courses listed above. This book is intended for students studying and writing for the above courses. The questions and answers are of examination standard, and rather than having answers at the end of the book, they follow each exercise to make it easier for students to study particular topics rather than working their way through the book, and to aid in quickly finding the answers to questions.
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Pharmaceutical Warfare to Spiritual Deception
This is a book on how the medical system has led to an ongoing mafia system throughout the western world and has led to the few who get cured and the many who get destroyed by the legal medical system and some who even die from it, which is very much like how a mortgage system to property development works. The few at the top gain everything while the many at the bottom pay the price for it by taking the risks of being drugged and experimented with, while being told it’s the healthcare system. It’s to show how far someone today must go to be cured, and why more people need to demand cures than just accept the system of healthcare when they’re the consumers of this system, keeping the majority of those in it employed. With an aging population now growing around the world, this industry has become the biggest industry in the world and has created a cancer on itself by profiting off sickness rather than curing it!
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