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Based as a locum in his beloved West Scotland, Dr Tom Smith now takes time out from the surgery for stints as a medical researcher, travelling wherever he is called, from Rio to Jerusalem, Vienna to Sydney. Part memoir, part travelogue, 'Going Loco' takes us on a dizzying journey around the medical world.

No one is more responsible for Britain's current obsession with celebrity culture than the late, great gossip columnist Nigel Dempster (1941-2007). For a quarter of a century, as the editor of the Daily Mail's diary, he was the man perfectly placed and qualified to record - and accelerate - the end of the age of deference...

Tom Anderson has always loved surfing - anywhere except the UK. But a chance encounter leads him to a series of adventures on home surf... As he visits the popular haunts and secret gems of British surfing he rekindles his love affair with the freezing fun that is surfing the North Atlantic.

In this delightful and gently humorous book, Diana Melly takes us on an eye-opening tour of dance halls up and down the country, introducing us to everything from tango to swing.

Bestselling author Diana Henry offers minimum food waste and minimum expense for maximum flavour.

Ever accidentally used your thumb as a hammer cushion while putting up a picture hook? Dozens of everyday dilemmas are solved with Life Hacks. This fully illustrated manual covers everything from nifty electric cable management to ingenious cooking methods and much, much more.

Chocolate Cake with Hitler is a gripping fictional retelling of the harrowing story of Helga Goebbels, twelve-year-old daughter of the Nazi Party's head of propaganda.

Winter 1943. In the troubled landscape of Britain on the brink of ruin and revolution, one man's trial will be the key to a nation's sanity. The verdict will change English law forever.

Includes advice on psychic protection and channelling Interactive, step-by-step exercises involves the reader. Features a complete directory of psychic skills

This title is about the real America: a nation more misunderstood than any other on Earth. It is a counter-blast to the lazy anti-Americanism that infects European thinking, an effort to answer the simple question, 'why is America so successful?'.

Christof, Christophe, Christopher and Cristofol are four brothers - sons of the same father and four very different mothers, yet none of them knows of the others' existence. When they learn that their father has been declared missing, they come together for the first time and attempt to reconstruct his life.

What goes on behind closed doors? Hows Your Father tells the story of four generations of one Hackney family on a rollercoaster ride of drugs, violence, sickness, infidelity and the redeeming joys of motherhood.

Depressed and bullied, Geoff Thompson decided to fight back by taking a job as a bouncer in one of Britain's roughest nightclubs. But after being brutally attacked, he was forced to reassess his relationship with violence. This is the story of an ordinary man who took himself from bedsit to best-seller but very nearly got killed on the way.

A warmhearted funny novel that explores the secret lives of women - from the ages of 15 to 85...

The 2005 Pyramid Bonsai Basics sold over 55, 500 copies Each year, many thousands of Bonsai trees are imported from either China, Japan and other Far-Eastern countries to satisfy the gift market. In the UK there are many clubs and nurseries dedicated to Bonsai offering classes and workshops for a growing number of enthusiasts.

Britain's Rottenest Years is not just a bad news story. It is a fantastically readable leapfrog through British history which takes us, via the interesting bits, from the misery of the Roman invasion of AD60 (when 50,000 Roman thugs invaded) to the Thatcherite year of discontent of 1981.

Freya knows that her people are doomed. Warned by the fates of an impending catastrophe, she goes in search of a magnificent gold necklace that will save her people from destruction. But to obtain the necklace she must pay a terrible price and sell herself to the four brothers who created it.

23-year-old Judy is a woman in the mother of all ruts. Things have to change, and soon. So she gives herself 15 weeks in which to conduct the Great Overhaul - and that's when things really begin to unravel. Judy soon finds herself scaling new heights of degradation, terror and disgust.

Eat well and feel good with over 200 nutritionally balanced recipes for healthy student living.

The authors from bestselling healthy fast food brand Leon are back, this time with a book full of delicious and fresh salads that are a meal in themselves.

Written at the beginning of the twentieth century, it sets out to inform girls - with short stories, career advice, Cosy Corner Chats, and more.

A collection which contains the words of hymns and carols, alongside brief introductions and vocal lines for the traditional tunes.

Provides an easy-to-follow programme for individuals and families to cut down the carbon calories they consume at home, on the road and at play.

Explains 1175 recipes, 370 variations and more than 100 basic skills, from making pastry to the art of carving, from preserving lemons to making delicious home-made pasta, from culturing creamy yogurt to butterflying a leg of lamb.

Her father murdered her mother and sent her away to live as a virtual prisoner with a distant relative. Not only did she bring peace and stability to a suffering people, she turned England from an insignificant little island into the most glorious and powerful country in Europe.

It is 1921, and post-revolutionary Russia is being torn apart by civil war. Out of the wreckage rises a crazy, eagle-eyed Baron, who plans to conquer the largest empire the world has ever known... When he fails to get his hands on Russia, the Bloody Baron, Baron von Ungern-Sternberg, sets his sights on Mongolia... Ages 10+.

Annie was seven years old when her mother sent her away to work. They were just to poor to keep her at home. But this little girl had a very special talent. She could shoot better than anyone. By fourteen she was keeping her family alive. But who could have guessed that Annie would become internationally famous.

This is the story of the mad and murderous emperor who burnt Christians for fun, laughed as soldiers were ripped apart by wild animals, and lived in unbelievable luxury while his people languished in miserable poverty

Features 50 simple, practical things which we can do during the working day to make a difference to the world and those around us, regardless of our profession. This book helps us make the most of the time we spend at work and feel good about ourselves.

In this series of books on throwing and take-down techniques, Geoff Thompson, a leading expert on self-protection, teaches how to control vertical grappling and destroy an assailant with a demolishing throw. The book includes the original "blow before throw" techniques.