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In these essays from the New York Review of Books, the Lancet, London Review of Books, and the Times Literary Supplement, Richard Horton examines how conceptions of disease and its treatment have changed over the centuries and looks at an array of medical questions facing both the individual and society. Covering a wide array of subjects from controversies over HIV/AIDS to the Human Genome Project to the debate over euthanasia, Horton argues eloquently for a new understanding of patients not as subjects but as people, and shows how society benefits from an appreciation of what disease does, not only to human bodies but to the human spirit.
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Express your personal style and make clothes that are comfortable for you and your body! Maybe you learned to sew in school and have a sewing machine, but it hasn't seen the outside of the closet since your last move. Or maybe you are completely new to the craft, with a lot of enthusiasm, but no idea how to thread your machine. No matter where you're coming from in terms of experience, this sewing workbook offers four basic patterns--two tops, a skirt, and a pair of pants--that empower you to express your personal style and make clothes that are comfortable for your body type. After explaining the basic concepts of sewing and construction, 100 Acts of Sewing designer Sonya Philip then provid...
A write-in, tear-off pad containing a different puzzle for each day of the year, plus an extra one for leap years. Includes wordsearches, crosswords, picture puzzles and more. Perfect for keeping children entertained in restaurants, on planes, trains or wherever they happen to be. Also suitable for sharing between a group of children at parties and sleepovers.