This is the story of a dinner party a knot of people with pasts & connections which at first seem few but are later found to be many.. . The prevailing mood is urbane: the wine is poured the talk continues & all the time the ice on which the protagonists world rests is being thinned from beneath by boiling emotions & ugly motives.. . No living writer handles the tension between formality of expression & the subversiveness of thought more elegantly Candia Mc William Independent on Sunday ...

Unfolding in an informal setting Platos The Symposium" is a powerful discussion on the nature of love translated from the Greek with notes & an introduction by Christopher Gill in " Penguin Classics". In the course of a lively drinking party a group of Athenian intellectuals exchange views on eros or desire. From their conversation emerge a series of subtle reflections on gender roles sex in society & the sublimation of basic human instincts. The discussion culminates in a radical challenge to conventional views by Platos mentor Socrates who advocates transcendence through spiritual love. " The Symposium" is a deft interweaving of different viewpoints & ideas about the nature of love
- as a response to beauty a cosmic force a motive for social action & as a means of ethical education. Christopher Gills translation retains all the drama & humour of Platos language bringing the historical figures to life. His introduction discusses aspects of classical Athenian life shown in " The Symposium" & provides thoughtful examinations of the individual speeches. Plato (c.4 27-347 BC) stands with Socrates & Aristotle as one of the shapers of the whole intellectual tradition of the West. He founded the Academy in Athens the first permanent institution devoted to philosophical research & teaching & the prototype of all Western universities. If you enjoyed " The Symposium" you might like Aristotles " Poetics" also available in " Penguin Classics". " Translated in bright modern English by Christopher Gill." (Peter Stothard " The Times")."
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Life would be much simpler for GPs if patients presented with diagnoses. Unfortunately patients instead present with symptoms that are frequently vague sometimes multiple & often obscure. Most clinical texts adopt a diagnosis rather than a symptom based approach. Across its four editions Symptom Sorter has redressed this balance becoming an essential reference book in primary care. Covering over 100 of the symptoms most commonly found in primary care this latest fully updated edition features new entries including failure to thrive & febrile children anxiety hip & knee pain & mouth lumps & marks all explored through the red flags top tips & ready reckoner format for sorting symptoms that has made previous editions so popular & respected. All general practitioners especially GP trainers GP registrars young principals nurse practitioners & A&E nurses will find this book an invaluable reference. From reviews of previous editions: Essential for all GPs trainers & registrars. Great value & a superb practical book. Five stars! DOCTOR This is the one book I would like to take into the consulting room. LONDON CALLING If you have this book in your room & you consult it every day my guess is that you will do at least one thing better every day & maybe many more. If that is not a recommedation for a book then I dont know what is. WORK BASED LEARNING IN PRIMARY CARE A classic general practice book. FAMILY MEDICINE A very useful reference tool. Very user friendly & informative. A valuable asset for any practice library. It is one of the most well used books on my shelf. BEDS & HERTS FACULTY NEWS ________________________________ Highly Commended
- BMA Medical Book Awards 2004 (Second Edition) Commended
- BMA Medical Book Awards 2008 (Third Edition)

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A practical & evidence-based guide for student pre-registration & qualified pharmacists Symptoms in the Pharmacy is an indispensable guide to the management of common symptoms seen in the pharmacy. With advice from an author team that

Includes:: both pharmacists & GPs the book covers ailments which will be encountered in the pharmacy on a daily basis. Now in its sixth edition Symptoms in the Pharmacy has been fully revised to reflect the latest evidence & availability of new medicines. There are new sections & case studies for POM to P switches including chloramphenicol sumatriptan diclofenac naproxen & amorolfine. This edition features colour photographs of skin conditions for the first time enabling the differentiation & diagnosis of common complaints. The public health & illness prevention content have been expanded to support this increasingly important aspect of the pharmacists work. The book is designed for quick & easy reference with separate chapters for each ailment. Each chapter incorporates a decision making framework in which the information necessary for treatment & suggestions on when to refer is distilled into helpful summary boxes. At the end of each chapter there are example case studies providing the view of pharmacists doctors & patients for most conditions covered. These easy-to-follow- chapters can be read cover to cover or turned to for quick reference. This useful guide should be kept close at hand for frequent consultation.

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The religious buildings of the Jewish community in Britain have never been explored in print. Lavishly illustrated with previously unpublished images & photographs taken specially by English Heritage this book traces the architecture of the synagogue in Britain & Ireland from its discreet Georgian- & Regency-era beginnings to the golden age of the grand cathedral synagogues of the High Victorian period. Sharman Kadish sheds light on obscure & sometimes underappreciated architects who designed synagogues for all types of worshipers
- from Orthodox & Reform congregations to Yiddish-speaking immigrants in the 1900s. She examines the relationship between architectural style & minority identity in British society & looks at design issues in the contemporary synagogue.
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Weve all had those perfect moments when events that could never be predicted let alone controlled remarkably seem to guide us along our path. Carl Jung called this phenomena synchronicity
- a collaboration between persons & events that seems to enlist the cooperation of fate. In this book Joseph Jaworski argues that the right state of mind will make you the kind of person who can enlist the cooperation of fate & take advantage of synchronicity creating the conditions for predictable miracles. If you are tired of being the victim of circumstances this book will teach you to be the kind of person who creates your own circumstances. Jaworski shares the story of his own escape from an inauthentic life & his journey into a world filled with possibility. He maps out the inner path of leadership for those who feel the call to achieve their full potential using his own life story to teach readers a greater truth. He examines the fundamental shifts of mind that free us to seek out the power of synchronicity. After reading this book you will discover your own power to help those realities unfold. You will learn to listen to realities that want to emerge in this world & acquire the courage to help them be born.
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From the pages of Keyboard" magazine " Keyboard Presents Synth Gods" spotlights artists who did much more than just play synthesizers: they changed the course of music history & inspired generations. Featuring in-depth profiles of leading synthesists such as Jan Hammer Wendy Carlos Rick Wakeman & Stevie Wonder this book delves into how these new untested boxes of circuitry captured the imagination of these legendary artists. You can read about the design of some of the most famous synthesizers ever made models from masterminds such as Dr. Robert Moog Dave Smith & Ray Kurzweil. You can get the details on what made them sound unique what timeless music was created on them & how you can re-create some of these sounds using synths you already have! Related titles: " In the Studio with Michael Jackson" (978-1-42346-495-2); & " Behind the Glass" (978-0-87930-614-4). Ernie Rideout (San Francisco CA) as the former editor in chief of " Keyboard" magazine got to spend a lot of quality time with many of the greatest synth players synth designers & synthesizers of all time. When hes not tweaking sounds on his beloved collection of analog & virtual synthesizers he enjoys writing about music & video technology & participating in the music scene in the San Francisco Bay Area." ...

Enter the world of Septimus Heap Wizard Apprentice. Magyk is his destiny. In the fifth book of this Magykal series Septimus & his friends find themselves on an island whose secrets are as dark & dangerous as its inhabitants. Septimus Heap returns to the House of Foryx with Spit Fyre to pick up Jenna Nicko Snorri & Beetle. But the journey home does not go well & when Septimus & his friends are caught in a storm Spit Fyre crashes into the Rokk Lighthouse. They are rescued by the lighthouse keeper who is disturbingly sinister & who has an equally sinister cat.. . And all the while Septimus is trying to fight the strange pull hes feeling to the island & its mysterious secrets. ...

This is the comprehensive reference & technical guide to Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2012. A team of expert authors offers step-by-step coverage of related topics in every feature area organized to help IT professionals rapidly optimize Configuration Manager 2012 for their requirements & then deploy & use it successfully. The authors begin by introducing Configuration Manager 2012 & its goals & explaining how it fits into the broader System Center product suite. Next they fully address planning design & implementation. Finally they systematically cover each of Configuration Manager 2012's most important feature sets addressing issues ranging from configuration management to software distribution. Readers will learn how to use Configuration Manager 2012's user-centric capabilities to provide anytime/anywhere services & software & to strengthen both control & compliance. The first book on Configuration Manager 2012 System Center Configuration Manager 2012 Unleashed joins Sams' market-leading series of books on Microsoft's System Center product suite: books that have achieved go-to status amongst IT implementers & administrators worldwide. ...

This is the first comprehensive Operations Manager 2012 technical resource for every IT implementer & administrator. Building on their bestselling Ops Mgr 2007 book three Microsoft System Center Cloud & Data Center Management MVPs thoroughly illuminate major improvements in Microsoft's newest version-including new enhancements just added in Service Pack 1. You'll find all the information you need to efficiently manage cloud & datacenter applications & services in even the most complex environment. The authors provide up-to-date best practices for planning installation migration configuration administration security compliance dashboards forecasting backup/recovery management packs monitoring including. NET monitoring Power Shell automation & much more. Drawing on decades of enterprise & service provider experience they also offer indispensable insights for integrating with your existing Microsoft & third-party infrastructure. Detailed information on how to...* Plan & execute a smooth Ops Mgr 2012 deployment or migration * Move toward application-centered management in complex environments * Secure Ops Mgr 2012 & assure compliance through Audit Collection Services * Implement dashboards identify trends & improve forecasting * Maintain & protect each of your Ops Mgr 2012 databases * Monitor virtually any application environment or device: client-based. NET distributed networked agentless or agent-managed * Use synthetic transactions to monitor application performance & responsiveness * Install UNIX/ Linux cross-platform agents * Integrate Ops Mgr into virtualized environments * Manage & author management packs & reports * Automate key tasks with Power Shell agents & alerts * Create scalable management clouds for service provider/multi-tenant environments * Use Ops Mgr 2012 Service Pack 1 with Windows Server 2012 & SQL Server 2012 ...