Why are we desperate for what we dont have or cant have often at great cost to what we do have? Why do we risk our peace & contentment even our lives? Why are we so moved by our addictions either succumbing to them or spending our energy fighting them? In Memoirs of an addicted Brain" Marc Lewis illuminates how the fundamental workings of the brain are at the root of the problem. Lewis relationship with drugs began in a New England boarding school where bullied & homesick he made brief escapes from reality by way of cough medicine & alcohol. From there he moved to Berkeley California in its hippie heyday where he developed an infatuation with LSD & ultimately an addiction to heroin. In Asia he stole pharmaceutical morphine from a hospital joined American medics sniffing nitrous oxide in the Malay jungle & found a second home in the opium dens of Calcutta. As a student & then as a clinician in a mental hospital he resorted to stealing drugs from labs & doctors offices; finally arrested & convicted of an attempted robbery of a drugstore pharmacy came the tortuous road to recovery. At the age of thirty he traded in his pharmaceutical supplies for the life of a graduate student eventually becoming a professor of developmental psychology & then of neuroscience
- his field for the last 12 years. Now he studies the brains of children who get into trouble using the electric signals from their scalps to explore whats going on underneath. But he never forgets that he was once one of those kids
- & no matter how many scientific conferences he attends always will be. In this unique personal narrative told with courage candor & wit Lewis shows in detail the different neurological effects of a variety of powerful drugs from alcohol & marijuana to methamphetimine LSD oxycodone & heroin & shows how they speak to the brain
- itself designed to seek rewards & soothe pain
- it its own language. & he illuminates the science of craving
- an intensely focused need that overtakes the nervous system again & again sculpting a synaptic network dedicated to the pursuit of a singular goal
- at the expense of everything else."





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Goodreads finalist 2012 as voted by over 1 million readers My name is BUDO. I have been alive for 5 years. 5 years is a very long time for someone like me to be alive. MAX gave me my name. Max is 8 years old. He is the only human person who can see me. I know what Max knows & some things he doesnt. I know that Max is in danger. & I know that I am the only one who can save him. ...

First published in 1958 Montgomerys memoirs cover the full span of his career first as a regimental officer in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment & then as a Staff Officer. His choice of the Warwickshires was due to his lack of money. He saw service in India before impressing with his courage tactical skill & staff ability in the Great War. Despite his tactless uncompromising manner his career flourished between the wars but it was during the retreat to Dunkirk that his true brilliance as a commander revealed itself. The rest is history but in this autobiography we can hear Monty telling his side of the story of the great North African Campaign followed by the even more momentous battles against the enemy & sadly the Allies as he strove for victory in North West Europe. His interpretation of the great campaign is of huge importance & reveals the deep differences that existed between him & Eisenhower & other leading figures. His career ended in disappointment & frustration being temperamentally unsuited to Whitehall & the political machinations of NATO. ...

In her magnificent novel Marguerite Yourcenor recreates the life & death of one of the great rulers of the ancient world. The Emperor Hadrian aware his demise is imminent writes a long valedictory letter to Marcus Aurelius his future successor. The Emperor meditates on his past describing his accession military triumphs love of poetry & music & the philosophy that informed his powerful & far-flung rule. A work of superbly detailed research & sustained empathy Memoirs of Hadrian" captures the living spirit of the Emperor & of Ancient Rome." ...

The story of the last world war as told by Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz himself. His memoir covers his early career with submarines in the First World War & follows both his successes & failures through the Second World War with great detail on the way the U-boat campaign was waged as told by the man who invented U-boat tactics. Doenitz

Includes:: details of the U-boat campaigns during the Second World War as well as the opinions ideas & commentary on the period. Of particular interest are the comments regarding British & American conduct during the war. An important social document & an invaluable source for any student of the last war. He became the last Fuhrer of Germany after Hitlers suicide in May 1945 & the books subtitle Ten Years & Twenty Days is a direct reference to the time Karl Doenitz spent in Spandau Prison having been convicted of war crimes following trial at Nuremberg.

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This second edition updates references to relevant regulations standards & publications. It replaces references to the Institution of Electrical Engineers' IEE Regulations with BS7671. This book is relevant to all work activities & premises except mines & quarries certain offshore installations & certain ships. The guidance is intended to assist duty holders in meeting the requirements of the Regulations. It will be of interest & practical help primarily to engineers (including those involved in the design construction operation or maintenance of electrical systems & equipment) technicians & their managers. ...

'I can understand myself only in the light of inner happenings. It is these that make up the singularity of my life & with these my autobiography deals
- Carl Gustav Jung. In 1957 four years before his death Carl Gustav Jung began writing his life story. But what began as an exercise in autobiography soon morphed into an altogether more profound undertaking. The result is an absorbing piece of self-analysis: a frank statement of faith philosophy & principles from one of the great explorers of the human mind. Covering everything from Sigmund Freud analytical psychology & Jungian dream interpretation to a forthright discussion of Christianity & the existence of God these final reflections on an extraordinary life are a fitting coda to the work of Carl Gustav Jung.
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Pierre Koffmanns Memories of Gascony is the story of how one of the most influential chefs of our time first learned to love food. With recipes & reminiscences from his grandparents home in rural Gascony this is an intimate account of school holidays spent on the farm helping his grandfather to harvest & hunt & learning to treasure seasonality simplicity & the best ingredients at his grandmothers side. The finest of Gascony produce is here with a focus on simplicity. The recipes stand the test of time & speak to the food tastes & trends of today. While you read the charming stories of everyday life on the farm youll devour the cuisine as you go along
- dandelion salad with bacon & poached egg grilled chicken with shallots & vinaigrette & greengages in armagnac in Spring; chicken liver pate with capers Bayonne ham tart with garlic oeufs a la neige in Summer; roast hare with mustard & beetroot salt cod cassoulet & quince jelly in Autumn; & fried eggs with foie gras potato & bacon pie & tarte aux pruneaux in Winter. This is a book to learn love & live from.
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The ravaged continent of Genabackis has given birth to a terrifying new empire: the Pannion Domin. Like a fanatical tide of corrupted blood it seethes across the land devouring all who fail to heed the Word of its elusive prophet the Pannion Seer. In its path stands an uneasy alliance: Dujek Onearm's Host & the Bridgeburners & each now outlawed by the Empress & alongside their enemies of old including the grim forces of Warlord Caladan Brood Anomander Rake Son of Darkness & his Tiste Andii & the Rhivi people of the Plains. But more ancient clans too are gathering. As if in answer to some primal summons the massed ranks of the undead T'lan Imass have risen. For it would seem something altogether darker & more malign threatens the very substance of this world. The Warrens are poisoned & rumours abound of the Crippled God now unchained & intent on a terrible revenge... Marking the return of many favourite characters from GARDENS OF THE MOON & introducing a host of remarkable new players MEMORIES OF ICE is a thrilling new chapter in Erikson's magnificent epic fantasy & another triumph of storytelling. ...

This is the intimate portrait of James Hunt put together from responses to the question: what is your strongest memory of him? This new edition will be published ahead of the release of the movie Rush the feature film that tells the story of the 1976 World Championship battle between James Hunt & Niki Lauda. Hunt
- public school hell-raiser loved & feared broadcaster an enigma even to his friends
- was one of the very few people who lived life as he wanted to. In this book of reminiscences from those who knew him & worked with him all sorts of surprising material emerges forming a rounded picture of this colourful character.

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