In Climbing Mount Improbable" Richard Dawkins author of " The God Delusion" builds a powerful & carefully reasoned argument for evolutionary adaptation as the force behind all life on earth. What drives species to evolve? How can intricate structures such as the human eye the spiders web or the wings of birds develop seemingly by chance? Regarding evolutions most complex achievements as peaks on a metaphorical mountain " Climbing Mount Improbable" reveals the ways in which the theory of natural selection can precisely explain the beautiful bizarre & seemingly designed complexity of living things. & through it all runs the thread of DNA the molecule of life responsible for its own destiny on an unending pilgrimage through time. Accompanied by evocative illustrations Dawkins eloquent descriptions of the living worlds astonishing adaptations throw back the curtain on the mysteries of Mount Improbable. "A beautiful barnstorming thunderclap of a book". (Michael White " Mail on Sunday"). " Exhilarating
- a perfect elegant riposte to a great deal of fuzzy thinking about natural selection & evolution". (" Observer"). " Dawkins has done more than anyone else now writing to make evolutionary biology comprehensible & acceptable". (" Sunday Times"). " Dazzling". (David Attenborough). "A cracking good book on evolution". (John Gribbin). Richard Dawkins is a Fellow of both the Royal Society & the Royal Society of Literature & Vice President of the British Humanist Association. He was first catapulted to fame with " The Selfish Gene" which he followed with a string of bestselling books: " The Extended Phenotype" " The Blind Watchmaker" " River Out of Eden" " Unweaving the Rainbow" & an impassioned defence of atheism " The God Delusion"."
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I was born in a sprawling house by the Yamuna River in Delhi. When I was a few minutes old Grandmother welcomed me into the world by writing Om" which means "I am" in Sanskrit on my tongue with a little finger dipped in honey. When the family priest arrived to draw up my horoscope he scribbled astrological symbols on a long scroll & set down a name for me Indrani or "queen of the heavens". My father ignored him completely & proclaimed my name was to be Madhur ("sweet as honey"). So begins Madhur Jaffreys enchanting memoir of her childhood in India. Her description of growing up a in a very large wealthy family (half a train was booked to transport the family from Delhi to the mountains for the summer) conjures up the spirit of a long lost age. Whether climbing the mango trees in her grandparents orchard armed with a mixture of salt pepper red chillies & roasted cumin or enjoying picnics in the foothills of the Himalayas reached by foot rickshaw palanquin or horse where meatballs stuffed with sultanas & mint leaves cauliflowers flavoured with ginger & coriander & spiced pooris with hot green mango pickle were devoured food forms a major leitmotiv of this beautifully written memoir. With recipes drawn from memories of dinners lunches breakfasts weddings & picnics moving effortlessly from the lamb meatballs of Moghul emperors to the tamarind chutneys of the streets this book will appeal to keen armchair cooks as well as fans of Madhur the world over." ...

Aconcagua; Denali; Elbrus; Everest; Kilimanjaro; Kosciuszko; Vinson. To a climber these mountains are known as the Seven Summits"
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From the grand houses of Brighton to imposing London mansions life as a kitchen maid could be exhausting & demoralising. It's not just being at the beck & call of the people upstairs when even the children of the family can treat you like dirt but having to deal with temperamental cooks starchy butlers & chauffeurs with a roving eye. Marriage is the only escape but with one evening off a week Margaret has no time to lose. Between Perce the bus conductor (who brings his mother on dates) & Mr Hailsham the fishmonger (who looks -- & smells -- a bit like his wares) her initial prospects are hardly the stuff of dreams. But then she meets Albert; a butcher boy-turned-milkman. Could he be the perfect husband? & can she make the perfect wife when as she soon discovers years spent serving others don't prepare you for managing your own life? Soon Margaret begins to wonder -- how can someone like her ever improve their station? Told with her trademark wit & warmth Climbing the Stairs is a unique sharp-eyed tale of a time when the idea of masters & servants began to lose its sway & of a remarkable woman who grasped the opportunities of this brave new world with both hands. ' Margaret Powell was the first person outside my family to introduce me to that world so near & yet seemingly so far away where servants & their employers would live their vividly different lives under one roof. Her memories funny & poignant angry & charming haunted me until many years later I made my own attempts to capture those people for the camera. I certainly owe her a great debt' Julian Fellowes ...

Clinging to the Wreckage"
- the first part of John Mortimers hilarious & moving autobiography. "A true masterpiece of
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Widely regarded as the standard reference in the field this book now in its third edition provides essential tools for understanding & assessing malingering & other response styles in forensic & clinical contexts. An integrating theme for the substantially expanded third edition is the systematic application of detection strategies as conceptually grounded empirically validated methods that bridge different measures & populations. From leading practitioners & researchers the volume presents major theoretical empirical & clinical advances. Coverage of multiscale inventories & feigned cognitive impairment has been doubled & new chapter topics include feigned medical presentations factitious disorders & forensic evaluations. ...

Clinical Electrocardiography: A Simplified Approach 7th Edition" goes beyond the simple waveform analysis to present ECGs as they are used in hospital wards outpatient clinics emergency departments & intensive care units
- where the recognition of normal & abnormal patterns is only the starting point in patient care. With Dr. Goldberger's renowned ability to make complex material easy to understand you'll quickly grasp the fundamentals of ECG interpretation & analysis."
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Oxford Assess & Progress is a new & unique revision resource for medical students. Written & edited by clinicians & educational experts the series provides an array of popular assessment questions & extra features including bonus online questions to be truly fit for purpose & assessment success! Medical students will benefit from a comprehensive selection of Single Best Answer Questions & Extended Matching Questions designed to test understanding & application of core medical topics. Key professional themes such as decision making communication & ethics are also teased out to ensure complete revision coverage. Editorials in each chapter unlock difficult subjects. Ideal companions to the best-selling Oxford Handbooks these excellent self-assessment guides can also be used entirely independently. Oxford Assess & Progress: Clinical Medicine doesnt simply reveal the correct or wrong answer. Readers are directed to further revision material via detailed feedback on why the correct answer is best & references to the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine & resources such as journal articles. Each question is rated out of four possible levels of difficulty from medical student to junior doctor. Carefully complied & reviewed to ensure quality students can rely on the Oxford Assess & Progress series to prepare for their exams. 60 Photographs line drawings & ECGs Online Resource Centre http://www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/orc/liakos hill/ A link to the Oxford Handbooks updates page Bonus online questions
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Volume 1 of a two volume MRCP text this book

Includes:: cases which mimic the style & approach of the MRCP

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Volume 2 of a two volume MRCP text this book

Includes:: cases which mimic the style & approach of the MRCP

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