What is it like to try to heal the body when the mind is under attack? In this gripping & illuminating book, Dr Allan Ropper reveals the extraordinary stories behind some of the life-altering afflictions that he & his staff are confronted with at the Neurology Unit of Harvard`s Brigham & Women`s Hospital. Like Alice in Wonderl&, Dr Ropper inhabits a place where absurdities abound: a sportsman who starts spouting gibberish; an undergraduate who suddenly becomes psychotic; a mother who has to decide whether a life locked inside her own head is worth living. How does one begin to treat such cases, to counsel people whose lives may be changed forever? Dr Ropper answers these questions by taking the reader into a world where lives & minds hang in the balance. ...

This is one of a series in which each book contains flaps & fold-outs, & is accompanied by a sheet of reusable stickers. Readers can turn a disc to see which stars are in view on a particular day of the year, & how travellers once used the positions of the stars to find their way. The book covers the Moon
- its orbit, what happens during an eclipse, & exploration
- as well as the planets & all the other space bodies that make up the solar system. It also looks at the work of astronomers.

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” Lemmings don`t jump off cliffs.” It says so right here in Foxy’s book. There’s just one problem: the lemmings haven`t read it. Welcome aboard the S.S. Cliff for a hilarious arctic adventure as first mate Foxy & Captain Polar Bear try to get these little guys to just READ THE BOOK!‘ An off-the-wall lesson about the value of facts… Children will laugh, be encouraged to read & be glad to Know Better.’ Sunday Times‘A new favourite in our house… full of wit & exuberance, perfect for visually sophisticated modern children.’ Irish Independent ...

This book demystifies the writing process, empowering you to write your own novel or short story. The author explains expert technique in a clear & jargon-free way, with examples from twenty-five masters of prose. For aspiring writers of all ages & abilities, Read This If You Want to Be a Great Writer will motivate & strengthen your writing talent. ...

So you`ve got an Instagram account, you`re posting pictures, but your follower count has flatlined. Read This If You Want to Be Instagram Famous holds the answers to fixing up your feed & finding thousands of new followers. Packed with the essential secrets of the hottest Instagrammers around, the book features tips covering photographic techniques, captioning, codes of conduct, kit & managing your account. Put the advice into practice & soon you too will be hailed as an Instagram icon. ...

From the author of the best-selling Read This If You Want To Take Great Photographs series, this jargon-free introduction covers all aspects of photographing places, including landscapes, cityscapes, architecture & interiors. Whatever your camera, whatever your interest, whatever your level, this indispensable guide gives you all the essential techniques & demystifies the work of acclaimed photographers. Packed with practical tips & iconic images, this accessible book will arm you with the know-how you need to take meaningful pictures of the places that matter to you most. Featuring 50 master photographers, including Alec Soth, Martin Parr, Robert Adams, Todd Hido, Rut Blees Luxemburg, Julius Shulman, Rinko Kawauchi, Thomas Ruff, Tim Hetherington & Joel Sternfeld. ...

A beautiful homage to the art of reading
- light & funny. A celebration of the union of sensuality & language. Marie-Constance
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A collection of short stories celebrating Charlotte Bronte, published in the year of her bicentenary & stemming from the now immortal words from her great work Jane Eyre. The twenty-one stories in Reader, I Married Him
- one of the most celebrated lines in fiction
- are inspired by Jane Eyre & shaped by its perennially fascinating themes of love, compromise & self-determination. A bohemian wedding party takes an unexpected turn for the bride & her daughter; a family trip to a Texan waterpark prompts a life-changing decision; Grace Poole defends Bertha Mason & calls the general opinion of Jane Eyre into question. Mr Rochester reveals a long-kept secret in ” Reader, She Married Me”, & ” The Mirror” boldly imagines Jane`s married life after the novel ends. A new mother encounters an old lover after her daily swim & inexplicably lies to him, & a fitness instructor teaches teenage boys how to handle a pit bull terrier by telling them Jane Eyre`s story. Edited by Tracy Chevalier, this collection brings together some of the finest & most creative voices in fiction today, to celebrate & salute the strength & lasting relevance of Charlotte Bronte`s game-changing novel & its beloved narrator.

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` This collection is stormy, romantic, strong
- the Full Bronte` The Times A collection of short stories celebrating Charlotte
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An atlas is more than just a series of maps. It is a comprehensive guide to the world in which we live, & provides insights into the innumerable unique features of our world
- from politics to vegetation zones, from population distribution to heritage sites. Continuing a 52-year tradition as one of the leading producers of atlases & expertly edited knowledge about our planet, this stunning new edition of the Reader`s Digest World Atlas is an indispensable & fascinating reference. In an ever-changing world, we all need a reliable resource to understand where news is happening, where the Earth`s natural resources are found, where people live & work, what different landscapes look like & what forces shape our world. With this handsome atlas in your hands, you`ll discover so many new things. & you`ll do so faster, & more enjoyably, & with a level of complete trust that only Reader`s Digest can provide. -224 maps created using state-of-the-art digital mapping techniques. -Vibrant 3-D landscape modelling combined with a large-page format offers an unparalleled view of our planet. -Updated political maps & a new section of maps on the Earth`s vegetation zones.-Thematic features explain the farthest reaches of space; the formation of planet Earth; the world`s oceans; & the workings of the weather. -A feature on the art of mapmaking explains the ways in which projections of the spherical surface of the Earth are represented on a flat surface & how cartographers layer data & integrate those layers to create maps. -Comprehensive index of more than 100, 000 entries helps you to quickly find the largest cities, the smallest villages, the biggest deserts, the highest mountains. -An A to Z gazetteer of all the world`s 242 countries & autonomous territories features population figures, official languages, flags, capital cities & major resources & industries. -Stunning photographs provide an insight into the landscapes, coastlines, waterways & cityscapes of countries around the world.
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