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''Yes, I know it contravenes every rule in the book... lucky I threw that out years ago.'' Recently retired, Dr Sparrow reveals with refreshing candour and dark humour the most memorable experiences of his career as a rural GP on the Devon/Cornwall border. From sewing a patient's finger back on during a call-out, to the emergency countryside delivery inspired by James Herriot, to suddenly remembering the body left in the back of a Volvo, and a small oversight that blew up the local crematorium, Dr Sparrow spares no blushes. Dr Michael Sparrow charted an unconventional course from the immaturity and uncertainty of life as a medical student, through hospital jobs and a six-year spell in the Royal Air Force, to the immaturity and uncertainty of life as a rural GP. He lives on the Devon/Cornwall border, after retiring as the region's longest serving GP.

Continues the memoirs of a rural doctor, following on from "Country Doctor", which sold more than 20,000 copies. Dr Sparrow guides us through the daily rounds of his practice on the Devon/Cornwall border.

This final instalment in the comic trilogy of doctor's memoirs is characterised by refreshing candour and dark humour, with a series of new rural misadventures related on a case-by-case basis inspired by James Herriot.

A collection of David Ziggy Greene's Scene & Heard columns from Private Eye.

The pages of The Confession Album contain 100 questions. Your part is collecting the answers - whether from a loved one, or yourself - in the course of an evening, or over a lifetime.

In the illuminating and entertaining One Kiss or Two? Andy Scott goes down the rabbit hole to take a closer look at what greetings are all about. Through in-depth research and his personal experiences, and with the help of experts, Scott takes us on a captivating journey through a subject far richer than we might have expected.

The first full and accessible account of one of the most significant and overlooked figures in the field of sexual psychology

A page-turning adventure into the dark heart of human origins, revealing the story of our species, the paradox of the modern mind and our innate predilection for murder...

The All the Stations team celebrate and explore our rich railway legacy in Wales, England and Scotland.

In the breaststrokes of Roger Deakin's Waterlog, this is the story of one man's search for himself across the breadth of Britain's wild waters.

As usual the RAF top brass don't know what to do with loose cannon Major Bart Bandy. Bart reinvigorates the pilots of his new squadron, who start doing some serious flying in the notoriously tricky new Dolphin Camels. With black comedy and seat-of-the pants escapades, Donald Jack's series makes the War to End All Wars come roaring to life.

In his mission to help people attain what he felt was their greatest gift, Leo Buscaglia famously developed a university course on love. This remarkable volume was the result of the interactions of students in his course. Love is for everybody who has ever reached out to touch the heart of another.

A revealing and tremendously entertaining look at how the world of luck really works

Taking only a modicum of knowledge for granted, Lancelot Hogben leads readers of this famous book through the whole course from simple arithmetic to calculus. Mathematics is the language of size, shape, and order - a language Hogben shows one can both master and enjoy.

Awesome and magnificent as the body itself, here is the one book that explains the mysteries of human anatomy, from head to heart, bones to blood and beyond, in a way certain to captivate. Indispensable for everyone who has ever felt a sense of wonder for the remarkable machine that remains infinitely superior to every human invention.

This text discusses how Eastern spirituality can enhance Western psychology. It argues that the contemplative traditions of the East help patients go beyond merely recognizing their problems to healing them, and that this approach is not at odds with the psychodynamic method.

War-time England, and a young Miss Emily Seeton's suspicious sketches call her loyalty into question-until she is recruited to uncover a case of sabotage. Faced with bombs, sabotage and murder, Miss Seeton must summon all her courage-it is after all her nature to Keep Calm and Carry On!

At the roulette table an elderly woman in diamonds is making a killing. Who would guess the bejewelled high roller is retired art teacher Miss Emily Seeton, in disguise to help capture a mysterious crime boss?Serene amidst every kind of skullduggery, Miss Seeton steps in where Scotland Yard stumbles, armed with only her sketchpad and umbrella!

When a flood of faked banknotes hits the market, retired art teacher Miss Emily Seeton is chosen to investigate a respected Geneva bank. Bamboozling both the crooks and the police, and innocently humming the fraudsters' musical password, she trips gaily along the dangerous trail, armed with nothing more than her sketchpad and umbrella!

From the pestilence which contributed to the downfall of Rome to the dancing manias of medieval Europe, the aristocracy's fashion for wearing wigs and the role of typhus in the First World War, Hans Zinsser reveals just how disease and epidemics have shaped human history.

Discover the incredible life of John Ogilby, shipwreck and Great Fire of London survivor, royal conspirator, mapmaker, translator and soldier in the first ever biography of this forgotten British legend.

Discover a captivating new voice and a great new heroine of Roman historical fiction in this fast moving page-turner.

An engaging, funny and extremely useful book on how to communicate with the French.

The occult wasn't Miss Seeton's cup of tea... until Scotland Yard requested she go undercover to investigate some sinister shenanigans. A flim-flam was afoot in the local witches' coven... and magic could be a prelude to murder most foul. Armed with only her sketchpad and umbrella, she is the most lovable and unlikely master of detection.

Miss Seeton's every attempt at a portrait of little Effie Goffer has become a chilling picture of a corpse. Is she actually drawing a clue to a series of child murders in rural England?Armed with only her sketch pad and umbrella, Miss Seeton is every inch an eccentric English spinster and the most lovable and unlikely master of detection.

In this exploration of loving and living, bestselling author Leo Buscaglia addresses the intricacies and challenges of love relationships. He suggests behaviour that opens the way to truly loving each other. He recalls with heartwarming detail the importance of his own family and friendships in helping him to be open to grow and to love.

Churchill may have played the larger role in Hitler's defeat, but Orwell's reckoning with the threat of authoritarian rule in 1984 and Animal Farm defined the stakes of the Cold War and continues to inspire to this day. Their lives are an eloquent testament to the power of moral conviction, and to the courage it takes to stay true to it.

In the conventional wisdom the scientist is seen as a data gatherer, but scientific creation is really more complex and inspiring. This beautifully written work was hugely influential when first published and continues to inspire today. As V.S. Ramachandran says, 'it makes science seem like a grand, romantic adventure yet also fun'.