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Saturday
'Dazzling... Profound and urgent' Observer 'A book of great maturity, beautifully alive to the fragility of happiness and all forms of violence... Everyone should read Saturday' Financial Times Saturday, February 15, 2003. Henry Perowne, a successful neurosurgeon, stands at his bedroom window before dawn and watches a plane - ablaze with fire like a meteor - arcing across the London sky. Over the course of the following day, unease gathers about Perowne, as he moves amongst hundreds of thousands of anti-war protestors in the post-9/11 streets. A minor car accident brings him into confrontation with Baxter, a fidgety, aggressive man, who to Perowne's professional eye appears to be profoundly unwell. But it is not until Baxter makes a sudden appearance at the Perowne family home that Henry's earlier fears seem about to be realised...
This is Our Place, this is Our Home
This collection of revealing jou al entries and biographical sketches describes some of the island�s most colourful inhabitants. Interspersed with line drawings, it reflects the land�s rugged grandeur and the people's enduring strength.
Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
This illustrated book covers all aspects of neurology and neurosurgery including: dystonia, tremor, akinetic rigid syndrome (Parkinsonian conditions), infectious diseases, headache, brain tumors, demyelinating disease, epilepsy, neuro-ophthalmology, peripheral neuropathy, clinical neurophysiology, pituitary, coma, neurogenetics, surgical technique, hydrocephalus, AVM/aneurysm, pain and trigeminal neuralgia, head injury, spinal injury, stroke and neuroradiology.
Cell Talk
Craniosacral therapy (CST) has become an important modality in treating trauma and promoting wellness. With its gentle approach to working with the spine, the skull and its cranial sutures, diaphragms, and fascia, CST has proven equally useful for physical therapists, massage therapists, naturopaths, chiropractors, and osteopaths. One reason for its success has been its underlying theory, as explained by CST pioneer John Upledger. According to Upledger, bodily tissues and cells have individual memories, and traumatic memories can be stored in these cells and tissues. Cell Talk, written for the layperson, explores this concept in depth and shows practitioners how to use it in healing their pa...
In the Kennedy Kitchen
Favorite Kennedy family recipes from the Hyannis Port Compound.
Making a Difference
The story behind Sir Owen Glenn's global business success and major philanthropic contributions. From humble beginnings in New Zealand, Owen Glenn built up a highly successful global business empire and now he is focusing his wealth to deliver significant philanthropic benefits here and overseas. This fascinating memoir gives insight into Owen's business philosophies and commercial strategies, especially regarding international business expansion and success. It also describes how Owen is now using his considerable energies to contribute to the world in a philanthropic sense through the Glenn Family Foundation. In addition, it covers some of his ideas about the best way forward for New Zealand. He is keen to see the country he loves succeed. This is a great read, inspiring and aspirational for every New Zealander.
Happy Birthday!....You're Diabetic
Following a three year hotel catering course and a successful apprenticeship at the renowned Connaught Hotel, David Green was in the midst of a fervent chef career. However, on the day of his 25th birthday something gate-crashed the party ..the diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes. Follow the tumultuous journey of an insulin-dependent diabetic professional chef. Learn the challenges, understand the problems and live through all the highs and lows in maintaining day-to-day normality. Accompanied by more than 70 recipes, all created by the author during his chef career spanning 30 years, beginning in London's Mayfair to Canada, Wales, the Lake District, Norfolk coast and more.
Genetics and the Literary Imagination
Studying works by Doris Lessing, Ian McEwan, A.S. Byatt, Kazuo Ishiguro, and Jackie Kay, this book explores the impact on literature of the gene-centric model of human nature that entered mainstream culture in the wake of the discovery of the structure of DNA.
A Man in a Distant Field
Declan O'Malley came to the coast of British Columbia because it was as far away from Ireland as he could go. He immerses himself in a new life, seeking to produce a more perfect translation of Homer's Odyssey. But Declan cannot free himself from his past, and when Ireland beckons, he is drawn to his own history.
Dispelling The Clouds
‘Poetry is the shadow cast by our streetlight imaginations.’ – Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Hey, you! Can you explain what it means to be ‘human’? Imagine someone confronts you with this question on the street. Most of us will ‘hmm’ and ‘haaa,' but Adam Webb gets it. Born in America, Adam spent a lot of time experiencing what exotic cultures could give and tried to understand what it means to be living in the here and now. He went on to chisel the marble of language to provide us with something real and tangible to think about. ‘The book began in my hometown,' Adam says, ‘and then developed through traveling.’ Adam spent time living in Europe, Southeast Asia, Thailand, and Ja...
