Dr Olivier Ameisen was a brilliant cardiologist & running his own successful practice when he developed a profound addiction to alcohol Fearing for his life he immersed himself in AA rehab & therapy Nothing worked So he did the only thing he could; he took his treatment into his own hands Searching for a cure for his deadly disease he happened upon baclofen a muscle relaxant that had been used safely for years as a treatment for various types of muscle spasticity but had more recently shown promising results in studies with laboratory animals addicted to a wide variety of substances Dr Ameisen prescribed himself the drug & experimented with increasingly higher doses until he finally reached a level high enough to leave him free of any craving for alcohol That was more than six years ago Baclofen as prescribed under a doctor's care could possibly help many addicts But as long as the medical & research establishments ignore a cure for one of the most deadly diseases in the world we won't be able to understand baclofen's full potential This book is a plea for research that can rescue millions from the scourge of addiction ...

Our politics is broken but it can be fixed A real democracy is not only possible
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Jeffrey Sachs draws on his remarkable 25 years' experience to offer a thrilling & inspiring vision of the keys to economic success in the world today Marrying vivid storytelling with acute analysis he sets the stage by drawing a conceptual map of the world economy & explains why over the past 200 years wealth & poverty have diverged & evolved across the planet & why the poorest nations have been so markedly unable to escape the trap of poverty Sachs tells the remarkable stories of his own work in Bolivia Poland Russia India China & Africa to bring readers with him to an understanding of the different problems countries face In the end readers will be left not with an understanding of how daunting the world's problems are but how solvable they are
- & why making the effort is both our moral duty & in our own interests
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The hilarious & poignant final instalment in Minna Lindgren's heart-warming Lavender Ladies trilogy 352 pages Lindgren Minna ...

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MONICA ALIThe love affair between Maurice Bendrix & Sarah flourishing in the turbulent times of the London Blitz ends when she suddenly & without explanation breaks it off After a chance meeting rekindles his love & jealousy two years later Bendrix hires a private detective to follow Sarah & slowly his love for her turns into an obsession ...

An urgently needed "risk map" of the many dangers that could derail Asia's growth & stability Since Marco Polo the West has waited for the " Asian Century" Today the world believes that Century has arrived Yet from China's slumping economy to war clouds over the South China Sea & from environmental devastation to demographic crisis Asia's future is increasingly uncertain Historian & geopolitical expert Michael Auslin argues that far from being a cohesive powerhouse Asia is a fractured region threatened by stagnation & instability Here he provides a comprehensive account of the economic military political & demographic risks that bedevil half of our world arguing that Asia working with the United States has a unique opportunity to avert catastrophe
- but only if it acts boldly Bringing together firsthand observations & decades of research Auslin's provocative reassessment of Asia's future will be a must-read for industry & investors as well as politicians & scholars for years to come
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The Cold War had seemed like a permanent fixture in global politics & until its denouement no Western or Soviet politician foresaw that the st&-off between the two superpowers
- after decades of struggle over every aspect of security politics economics & ideas
- would end in their lifetimes Even after March 1985 when Mikhail Gorbachev became the leader of the Soviet Union it was not preordained that global nuclear Armageddon could or would be averted peaceably But just four years later the Berlin Wall was dismantled & perestroika spread throughout the former Soviet bloc It was a sea change in world history which resulted in the dissolution of the Soviet Union Drawing on pioneering archival research Robert Service's gripping new investigation of the final years of the Cold War pinpoints the astonishing relationships among President Ronald Reagan & Mikhail Gorbachev Secretary of State George Shultz & the USSR's last Foreign Affairs Minister Eduard Shevardnadze who found a way to cooperate during times of extraordinary change around the world The story is of American pressure & Soviet long-term decline & over-stretch The End of the Cold War shows how that small skillful group of statesmen were determined to end the Cold War on their watch In the process they irreversibly transformed the global geopolitical landscape Authoritative compelling & meticulously researched this is political history at its best

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES PFD YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2017' Funny ambitious immensely humane & full of philosophical panache' Sunday Times' Extraordinary wildly impressive" Lucy Hughes-Hallett BBC Radio 4' Wholly original & hauntingly beautiful' Kirkus Sooner or later death visits everyone Before that they meet Charlie Charlie meets everyone
- but only once Sometimes he is sent as a courtesy sometimes as a warning Either way this is going to be the most important meeting of your life The End of the Day is the stunning new story from Claire North the voice behind the word-of-mouth bestseller The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August' Reaffirms the passion & ambition that have made North such a consistently intriguing writer' Locus' Every one of the chapters is shaped with philosophical panache' Guardian' Compelling keeps the surprises coming until the very end' San Francisco Chronicle
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' That's not my job' If you don't want your employees to say that why do you start your relationship by giving them a narrow task & competency focused description of their job? We need people to fulfil many different roles at work yes the need to do their job but they also need to contribute positive energy collaborate & take personal reasonability for innovation & personal development How do they fit into a traditional job description? It is futile persevering with the job description borne out of the scientific management movement one hundred years ago The world of work is vastly different to the assembly lines of the Ford Motor Company of the early twentieth-century Building on the phenomenal success of The End of the Performance Review Baker examines four essential ' Non-Job' roles that all employees must fulfil & shows how to create meaningful role descriptions that can help you recruit better people & enable them to deliver better results ...

No civilization no matter how mighty it may appear to itself is indestructible'-Niall Ferguson We do not need to invent the world anew The international order established by the United States after World War II is in need of expansion & repair but not reconception'-Fareed Zakaria Fears of a globalized world are rampant Across the West borders are being reasserted & old alliances tested to their limits Could this be the end of the liberal order or will the major crises of the twenty-first century strengthen our resolve? ...