Sunday Times bestseller We have a lifetime's association with our bodies but for many of us they remain uncharted territory In Adventures in Human Being Gavin Francis leads the reader on a journey through health & illness offering insights on everything from the ribbed surface of the brain to the secret workings of the heart & the womb; from the pulse of life at the wrist to the unique engineering of the foot Drawing on his own experiences as a doctor & GP he blends first-hand case studies with reflections on the way the body has been imagined & portrayed over the millennia If the body is a foreign country then to practise medicine is to explore new territory Francis leads the reader on an adventure through what it means to be human Both a user's guide to the body & a celebration of its elegance this book will transform the way you think about being alive whether in sickness or in health Published in association with the Wellcome Collection WELLCOME COLLECTIONWellcome Collection is a free museum & library that aims to challenge how we think & feel about health Inspired by the medical objects & curiosities collected by Henry Wellcome it connects science medicine life & art Wellcome Collection exhibitions events & books explore a diverse range of subjects including consciousness forensic medicine emotions sexology identity & death Wellcome Collection is part of Wellcome a global charitable foundation that exists to improve health for everyone by helping great ideas to thrive funding over 14000 researchers & projects in more than 70 countries wellcomecollectionorg ...

Peanut Big Top announces to the gang that she has a big surprise for them & everyone is very excited Peanut Big Top’s surprises are always amazing & no one wants to miss it However they soon notice that Pillow Feather Bed is nowhere to be seen & they do not want her to miss the surprise so they decide to look for her The only problem is that all of the girls have different ideas about how to find Pillow Feather Bed Unable to agree on a search method they all set out on their separate ways but to no avail They soon discover that they need to team up in order to find Pillow Feather Bed ...

“ There are no safe paths in this part of the world Remember you are over the Edge of the Wild now & in for all sorts of fun wherever you go” Wilderland Adventures contains seven ready-to-play adventures for the 5e OGL-compatible Adventures in Middle-earth – complete scenarios that can be played separately or as an epic campaign ...

Follow the Anduin river down from the chill springs of the Misty Mountains to the southern edge of the Wild! Explore the dread forest of Mirkwood running from the lonely thickets of the north to the very gates of Dol Guldur! Enter the heart of the Wild & defend it against the rising Shadow A sourcebook for Adventures in Middle-earth the Rhovanion Region Guide describes the lands of the River & the Forest – the Vales of Anduin along the banks of the Great River & the trackless forest of Mirkwood to the east It expands on the descriptions given in the Adventures in Middle-earth Loremasters Guide offering new sanctuaries & new perils for the players to discover Each region is described in detail listing potential friends & foes sites of interest & potential adventures Also included is an expanded bestiary containing a host of strange creatures & servants of the Enemy from the beasts of the forest to the fabled Great Spiders as well as variant cultures like River Hobbits & Wayward Elves that offer new options for adventurers ...

The Rivendell Region Guide takes your adventures West across the Misty Mountains to the Last Homely House expanding play into eastern Eriador covering not only Rivendell itself but Angmar Fornost Mount Gram Tharbad & everywhere in between There are also rules for creating your own Magical Treasure; playing High Elves of Rivendell; turning the baleful Eye of Mordor on your company; & facing more powerful adversaries than ever before This gorgeous hardcover 144-page full-colour supplement
Includes: Background for the Last Homely House Rivendell the sanctuary of Imladris Write-ups of the characters that might be encountered in Imladris from Elrond & Arwen to Glorfindel & the White Council New Fellowship undertakings A history of Arnor Angmar & the Rangers of the North A region guide to Eastern Eriador including the Barrow-downs the Trollshaws & Angmar New adversaries to face including Ettins Hill-men of Rhudaur & the toughest Troll of them all the Queen of Castle Hill A bestiary of undead creatures from Bog Soldiers & Barrow-wights to the Lord of the Nazgûl himself the Witch-king of Angmar Rules for powerful adversaries allowing you to customise any monster to provide a challenge for even the most heroic of adventurers A set of optional rules the Eye of Mordor to track how much attention the Enemy reserves for the company Rules for adding Magical Treasure to your campaign including dozens of ready-madeartefacts some famous others less so A new playable Heroic Culture the High Elves of Rivendell
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The greatest fantasy setting of all time comes to the world’s favourite roleplaying game rules! Smaug has been defeated the Battle of Five Armies has been won & Bilbo has returned to the Shire But much danger still remains & from the Orc-holds of the mountains to the dark & corrupt depths of Mirkwood a darkness waits recovering its strength laying its plans & slowly extending its shadow… Adventures in Middle-earth Player’s Guide gives players the Middle-earth setting-specific rules & guidance to create characters & adventures in the world of The Hobbit™ & The Lord of the Rings™ using the OGL ruleset Character creation features Cultures & Classes designed for Middle-earth to help players get deep into the setting from the very start of their adventures New rules add excitement to your journeys & encounters & chart the corruption of the Shadow in the unwary or unwise The quest begins with this lavishly illustrated hardcover Adventures in Middle-earth Player’s Guide to be followed by the Adventures in Middle-earth Loremaster’s Guide Players can start playing right away with this Player’s Guide & the 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons rules from Wizards of the Coast 11 playable Middle-earth Cultures 6 New & unique Classes 13 New Backgrounds custom-made for Middle-earth Middle-earth appropriate arms & armour Unique Journey rules New rules for Corruption New Audience rules Rules for The Fellowship Phase Beautiful Middle-earth maps Cover by John Howe ...

Laughter of Dragons is a set of adventures set around Dale & the Lonely Mountain making use of the setting material provided in Erebor ...

Learn valuable programming skills while building your own Minecraft adventure! If you love playing Minecraft & want to learn how to code & create your own mods this book was designed just for you Working within the game itself you&ll learn to set up & run your own local Minecraft server interact with the game on PC Mac & Raspberry Pi & develop Python programming skills that apply way beyond Minecraft You&ll learn how to use coordinates how to change the player s position how to create & delete blocks & how to check when a block has been hit The adventures aren&t limited to the virtual you&ll also learn how to connect Minecraft to a BBC microbit so your Minecraft world can sense & control objects in the real world! The companion website gives you access to tutorial videos to make sure you understand the book starter kits to make setup simple completed code files & badges to collect for your accomplishments Written specifically for young people by professional Minecraft geeks this fun easy-to-follow guide helps you expand Minecraft for more exciting adventures & put your personal stamp on the world you create Your own Minecraft world will be unlike anyone else&s on the planet & you&ll pick up programming skills that will serve you for years to come on other devices & projects Among other things you will Write Minecraft programs in Python (R) on your Mac (R) PC or Raspberry Pi (R) Build houses structures & make a 3D duplicating machine Build intelligent objects & program an alien invasion Build huge 2D & 3D structures like spheres & pyramids Build a custom game controller using a BBC microbit Plan & write a complete interactive arena game Adventures in Minecraft teaches you how to make your favourite game even better while you learn to program by customizing your Minecraft journey ...

& Nicholson&s insight into the female mind is uncanny& The Times &A sexy involving thought-provoking delight& Daily Mail &A fine tenderly written tale& Mail on Sunday & Nicholson is a masterly writer this a thoroughly engaging novel& Scotsman With pace wit & a beady eye Adventures in Modern Marriage revisits the characters from Nicholson&s highly acclaimed The Secret Intensity of Everyday Life But now the children are grown up & the adults are older though not always wiser Here is a big-hearted novel about life & love in the bestselling vein of Colm Toibin & Nick Hornby & So incredibly accurate & true Utterly captures the sense of quiet desperation of ordinary lives & the ways in which life turns on a sixpence& Kate Mosse on The Secret Intensity of Everyday Life Focusing on Henry & Laura Broad & their daughter Carrie this is a minute
- but in true Nicholson style extraordinarily empathetic
- dissection of relationships & what keeps them going It is an acute & compassionate look at male mid-life crises female sexual desire death & the fear of it children & the trouble with them
- all the things we battle with every day


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With pace wit & a beady eye Adventures in Modern Marriage revisits the characters from Nicholson&s highly acclaimed The Secret Intensity of Everyday Life But now the children are grown up & the adults are older though not always wiser Here is a big-hearted novel about life & love in the bestselling vein of Colm Toibin & Nick Hornby& So incredibly accurate & true Utterly captures the sense of quiet desperation of ordinary lives & the ways in which life turns on a sixpence& Kate Mosse on The Secret Intensity of Everyday Life Focusing on Henry & Laura Broad & their daughter Carrie this is a minute
- but in true Nicholson style extraordinarily empathetic
- dissection of relationships & what keeps them going It is an acute & compassionate look at male mid-life crises female sexual desire death & the fear of it children & the trouble with them
- all the things we battle with every day


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