' Bad Science' hilariously exposed the tricks that quacks & journalists use to distort science, becoming a 400, 000 copy bestseller. Now Ben Goldacre puts the $600bn global pharmaceutical industry under the microscope. What he reveals is a fascinating, te ...

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Ben Goldacre's wise & witty bestseller, shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, lifts the lid on quack doctors, flaky statistics, scaremongering journalists & evil pharmaceutical corporations. Since 2003 Dr Ben Goldacre has been exposing dodgy medical data in his popular Guardian column. In this eye-opening book he takes on the MMR hoax & misleading cosmetics ads, acupuncture & homeopathy, vitamins & mankind's vexed relationship with all manner of 'toxins'. Along the way, the self-confessed ' Johnny Ball cum Witchfinder General' performs a successful detox on a Barbie doll, sees his dead cat become a certified nutritionist & probes the supposed medical qualifications of ' Dr' Gillian Mc Keith. Full spleen & satire, Ben Goldacre takes us on a hilarious, invigorating & ultimately alarming journey through the bad science we are fed daily by hacks & quacks. ...

This is a biography of musician Nick Cave, from his early days with " The Birthday Party". Charting his career, it explores Cave's idiosyncratic, obsessive lyrical visions, which make no concession to prevailing musical fads. Insights into his turbulent personal life are also given. ...

Orphaned by an act of senseless violence that took their mother from them, half-brothers Clarence Luckman & Elliott Danziger have been raised in state institutions, unaware of any world outside. But their lives take a sudden turn when they are seized as hostages by a convicted killer en route to death row. Earl Sheridan is a psychopath of the worst kind, but he has the potential to change the boys' lives for ever. As the trio set off on a frenetic escape from the law through California & Texas, the two brothers must come to terms with the ever-growing tide of violence that follows in their wake
- something that forces them to make a choice about their lives, & their relationship to one another. Set in the 1960s, BAD SIGNS is a tale of the darkness within all of us, the inherent hope for salvation, & the ultimate consequences of evil. It returns to the haunting ground covered in the award-winning, international bestseller, A QUIET BELIEF IN ANGELS.
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Three ambitious, rivalrous sisters. & a deadly secret, which one of them is determined to keep buried at any cost.. . Deeley is the fake wife of a Hollywood TV hunk, who is secretly gay. But Deeley's five-year contract is up, & his cut-throat publicist wants Deeley out. So, dejected & penniless, Deeley wends her way home to London, hoping to re-establish links with her two estranged elder sisters.. . Devon is married to the nation's-favourite-rugby-hunk Matt, & has her own highly successful TV career, as the sexy hostess of her own cookery show. But behind her buxom facade, Devon is lonely & frustrated, & when a live celebrity cook-off shows her up as a fraud, she leaves sweet Matt & runs off to Tuscany, to learn a few lessons
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- from an Italian master. Lastly, there's Maxie: a politician's wife, Maxie is fiercely ambitious. She's furious when Deeley, hard on her luck, sells the sisters' childhood story to a tabloid newspaper, revealing their impoverished roots & unsavoury parentage. The story undermines Maxie's carefully cultivated image, & the fallout threatens to be devastating. But Maxie is only too aware that there is much more Deeley could yet reveal. What murderous secret lies in the sisters' past? & just how far will Maxie go to keep it buried? This book has 389 pages & is 19.7cm x 13cm x 2.5cm

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We can all recall a little rule bending in our schooldays
- the Geography teacher who preferred to talk football than fold mountains;
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Offers insight into the Victorian scandal which raged at the end of the 19th century surrounding the adulteration of whisky in public houses throughout the UK. This book covers the scandal which eventually resulted in laws being passed which created safeguards for what is known the world over as Scotch. ...

Books Wellbeing Books Badass Habits is a eureka-sparking, easy-to-digest look at how our habits make us who we are, from the measly moments that happen in private to the resolutions we loudly broadcast (&, erm, often don't keep) on social media. Habit busting & building goes way beyond becoming a dedicated flosser or never showing up late again--our habits reveal our unmet desires, the gaps in our boundaries, our level of self-awareness, & our unconscious beliefs & fears. Badass Habits features Jen's trademark hilarious voice & offers a much-needed fresh take on the conventional wisdom & science that shape the optimism (or pessimism?) around the age-old topic of habits. The book

Includes:: enlightening interviews with people who've successfully strengthened their discipline backbones, a new perspective on how to train our brains to become our best selves & offers a simple, 21-day, step-by-step guide for ditching habits that don't serve us & developing the habits we deem most important. Habits shouldn't be impossible to reset--and with healthy boundaries, knowledge of--and permission to go after--our desires, & an easy-to-implement plan of action, we can make any new goal a joyful habit.  Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781529367157 •†Author: Jen Sincero •†Publisher:†  John Murray Learning •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:† 256 •†Dimensions:† 12.8 x 2 x 19.6 cm

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