The medical profession is rich in those who have made names for themselves outside of medicine. The fields of literature, exploration, business, sport, entertainment, and beyond abound with doctors whose interests lie outside medicine. This book, largely written by members of the medical profession, examines the efforts of doctors in non-medical fields. The doctors discussed here are those who are, or were, well-known to the public for their contributions to their non-medical fields of cho...

'This is a deeply stylish, astute and illuminating biography of a fascinating writer' FRANCESCA WADE, author of Square Haunting 'Utterly charming. A book as elegant, sharp-witted and mischievous as its subject' CLARE POLLARD, author of Delphi'She was, if you believe what you read in the papers: a genius, a survivor, a bad mother, a fickle friend, a closeted lesbian, a tyrant, a loner, an eccentric, a recluse, a goss...

"Romcom fans will fall in love with the cheeky charm and wry wit of . . . a delightfully bloke-centered counterpart to Bridget Jones and her diary." — BooklistTo coin a phrase, Josh is suffering a quarter-life crisis. He just broke up with his long-term girlfriend, lost his job, and moved back home with his parents (shudder). Welcome to rock bottom in Bristol. As Josh starts questioning all his life choices, he has a mad thought: Maybe he would just be bet...

Manchmal ist die große Liebe nur einen Münzwurf entferntJosh hat alles erreicht:Eine tolle FreundinEinen JobEine Wohnung in LondonUnd ein KaninchenDoch als er in der Silvesternacht im berühmten Riesenrad London Eye seiner Freundin einen Antrag macht, verliert er mit einem Schlag alles. Denn sie sagt nicht nur Nein, sie setzt ihn auch gleich noch vor die Tür. Als Josh mit seinem Kaninchen Jeremy zurück zu seinen Eltern zieht, steht eine Sache für ih...

The ketogenic diet is a low-carb, high-fat diet that follows the Atkins and low-carb diets in many ways. It entails dramatically lowering carbohydrate consumption and substituting fat. This drop in carbs allows the body to reach a metabolic condition known as ketosis. Your body becomes extremely good at burning fat for energy as this happens. It also transforms fat to ketones in the liver, which can provide the brain with energy (6Trusted Source). Ketogenic diets can lower blood sugar and ...

With a loss of confidence at work and on the wrong end of a breakup, James Bailey ran away to Africa in what some might call a midlife crisis. He packed an oversized bag dubbed 'Baby Elephant' and pursued a dream he'd nurtured for years — becoming a safari guide.Through this diary-style narrative, readers experience the highs and lows of life on the African veld. James shares his home in an unfenced camp, the hard slog of guide training, heart-pounding moments with the Big Five, an...

40 Antworten bekannter Persönlichkeiten auf die großen Fragen des LebensWas fangen wir mit unserer kurzen Zeit auf dieser Welt an? Und was ist es, was unserem Leben letztendlich einen Sinn verleiht? Ist es unsere Arbeit, sind es unsere Freund*innen, oder unsere persönlichen Interessen?James Bailey versammelt in Letters on Life vierzig Briefe prominenter Schriftsteller*innen, Künstler*innen

Although history has swept James Anthony Bailey into the iconic shadow of P. T. Barnum, Bailey was the hard-working manager and the driving force behind The Greatest Show on Earth. He is considered to have been one of the most successful circus managers of the 19th century.Orphaned at age 8, James Bailey left home and joined the Robinson and Lake traveling circus when he was just 13. His hard work and determination carried him up through the ranks of the circus world to become a pa...

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James Bailey was unemployed, heartbroken, and questioning his purpose on the planet. In desperate search of an answer, he decided to write to luminaries from all fields and ask one simple question: What is the meaning of life?Then he waited.Slowly but surely their responses arrived through his letterbox.From entrepreneurs and environmentalists, to artists, authors and adventurers, this book gathers a kaleidoscope of perspectives on what it means to be human. With ov...

The Handbook of Peer Tutoring is the authoritative resource on the emerging interdisciplinary field of peer tutoring in higher education. Addressing the multiple audiences of undergraduate tutors in advanced trainings, students immersing themselves in the research of learning and writing centers, professionals seeking to understand the history and current state of the field, and researchers specializing in peer-led learning, the book gathers in one volume the voices that define th...

What role should government have in education? This question has exercised philosophers since Plato and economists since Adam Smith. It is also a question that is as relevant today, as people around the world worry about standards in public (government) schools and governments and international agencies look to fine-tune their educational policies.This book describes and analyses the work of one economist, Professor E.G. West, whose life's work was focused precisely on this questio...