"Analoge Kleinstadtträume" sind Tom Smiths ganz persönliche Reise durch die Geschichte der Popmusik. Anhand ausgewählter Meilensteine des Pop und Rock lässt der Hamburger DJ ein spannendes, buntes Leben Revue passieren. Jeder Song steht stellvertretend für eine Schlüsselepisode: eine bemerkenswerte Bandbreite von Chris Howland und Peggy March über Rod Steward oder David Bowie bis zu Grace Johns und Udo Lindenberg. Am Anfang steht der jugendliche Wunsch, eines Tages große Kunst zu produzier...

Hiatus hernia affects 1 in 3 people over 50, but it doesn't have to limit or significantly impact your health and wellbeing. Most symptoms can be very easily prevented, or managed, at home with some simple and easy to manage changes to your diet and lifestyle.In his career as a GP, Dr Tom Smith has helped hundreds of people to manage their hiatus hernia, eliminating and significantly improving such symptoms as heartburn, reflux or bloating. This book sets out, step-by-step, some ba...

Tom Smith first wrote his guide for umpires and scorers in 1980. Since then, his indispensable guide has gone through six fully-revised editions. The 'new' Tom Smith is the first to be fully redesigned and updated for the 21st century. Its publication coincides with international recognition that there should be one universal standard for the training of umpires whatever country they operate in.The 'new' Tom Smith incorporates the full 2000 Code of the Laws of Cricket with subseque...

"Eat That Elephant" is an uplifting, playful self-help guide by Toronto-based project manager and motivational speaker Tom Smith. Using the classic metaphor—"How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time"—Smith transforms overwhelming life challenges into manageable, joyful adventures, encouraging readers to approach big goals with creativity, persistence, and fun.The book unfolds across nine chapters, guiding readers step by step:Chapter 1 helps identify your personal "el...

Bronchitis and emphysema affect some three million people in the U.K. and kill 30,000 people each year. They account for more loss of time from work than any other form of illness, and are usually caused by smoking, which leads to inflammation of the bronchi. As the lungs become increasingly damaged, shortness of breath develops even on moderate exertion, such as climbing stairs. As the condition worsens, simple tasks such as washing or shaving cause marked shortness of breath, and eventua...

"Eat That Elephant" is an uplifting, playful self-help guide by Toronto-based project manager and motivational speaker Tom Smith. Using the classic metaphor—"How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time"—Smith transforms overwhelming life challenges into manageable, joyful adventures, encouraging readers to approach big goals with creativity, persistence, and fun.The book unfolds across nine chapters, guiding readers step by step:Chapter 1 helps identify your personal "el...

Praise for The Unique Grief of Suicide: Questions and HopeA gem of a book. Tom Smith is one of those unique human beings who, through a labor of love and generosity, is able to turn a personal tragedy into an opportunity to reach out and help many others. His work combines scientific data and personal feelings admirably.Luis A. Giuffra, MD, PhD; professor of clinical psychiatry, Washington University School of MedicineVery painful questions arise fo...

Stomach ulcers are common, affecting one in seven in the UK. The new edition of Coping with Stomach Ulcers looks at the latest thinking about the causes and treatment of ulcers, including the role of the Helicobacter pylori bacterium. It explains your treatment options, including antibiotics, and any further investigation that may be required. Lifestyle changes and stress management techniques are also covered.

Questions that people want to ask their doctors vary tremendously! Sometimes they don't even get asked as people are afraid of wasting the doctor's time - or they may end up as the 'hand on the doorknob' or the 'while I'm here' type of question that gets

This is the story of Frank Sinatra with a twist: an account of his life and art from an unconventional point of view - his prodigious appetite for alcohol. There are more than enough tales and anecdotes to make a compelling case that his fondness for booze was an integral element of his character, his lifestyle, his marriages and extramarital relationships and his creative output. The book doubles as a practical cocktail manual, containing over fifty recipes for preparing the fancy drinks ...

Diabetes is on the increase in all age groups and is described by the World Health Organisation as an epidemic. The good news is that effective control can greatly improve life expectancy, as well as reducing the risk of complications such as cardiovascular disease, stroke, kidney disease and blindness. This book explains how to tackle type one diabetes in adults and teenagers; it also looks at type two diabetes and explains why the dividing line between types one and two is not always eas...

A diagnosis of diabetes can feel like a life sentence of poor health. Yet this is far from the case as the example of the Olympic champion and diabetic, Sir Steve Redgrave, has demonstrated. In this book Dr Tom Smith aims to help diabetics understand their condition and so achieve a high quality of life. He details all aspects of the healthy lifestyle that will empower every diabetes sufferer to shape their own future.