American born English author Bill Bryson took the book world by storm with his Really Short History of Nearly Everything in 2008 and the paperback is coming soon.  For now he is Seeing Further: 350 Years of the Royal Society and Scientific Endeavour charting the story of science and the visionary Royal Society at London, [...]

In his groundbreaking publication Australia’s Remarkable Trees author Richard Allen explores the extraordinary lives of 50 of Australia’s oldest, largest and most unusual trees.  From timber top to valley floor, you don’t have to be a tree hugger to enjoy knowing about, and admiring the true splendour and wealth of Australia – its life giving [...]

An illuminating book, now also a brilliant six part series on BBC TV,  A History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years has everyone singing its praises.  Diarmaid MacCullough is one of the world’s best and most respected historians writing in English. He has tackled with verve the gargantuan task of telling [...]

Searching for Order by Anna Pavord traces the search for order in the natural world, a search that for hundreds of years occupied some of the most brilliant minds in Europe.
Redefining man’s relationship with nature was an important feature of the Italian Renaissance from the 14th to the end of the 16th century But [...]

No Matter What: Autism is a practical frank memoir by Sandy Howarth. It offers people with autistic children understanding, knowledge and hope. It outlines the frustrations, difficulties, trials and tribulations parents have to face, especially when working through the bureaucratic process. It gives guidance offering a way forward so that autistic children can have a [...]

The sixth edition by Nicholas J. Talley and Simon O’Connor of the must have textbook. It continues to serve all medical trainees well with its clear and concise explanation of history taking and Clinical Examination: A Systematic Guide to Physical Diagnosis
Set out systematically, this best selling textbook has comprehensive coverage of the skills [...]

If you have ever wondered if your hormones could be affecting your health, then this is the book for you. It Must Be My Hormones: Getting Your Life Back with Bio-Identical Hormone Therapy by Marion Gluck & Vicki Edgson will help you regain control of your hormones and your life.
Vicki Edgson featured on the hit [...]

2010 Edition: Complete Guide to Prescription and Nonprescription Drugs – H Winter Griffith. A no-nonsense guide that contains all the important information you need to know to secure your wellbeing.
Here is the classic guide to all major prescription and nonprescription drugs, which includes:

Revised information on new FDA changes
An easy-to-use chart format for quick access [...]

The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by acclaimed surgeon and writer Atul Gawande is about finding a remedy in the humblest and simplest of techniques: the checklist. This highly readable intellectual adventure, in which lives are lost and saved, is essential reading for anyone wanting to get things right.
Today we find ourselves in [...]

Assist your daughter negotiate her teen years with truthful information so she can become the happy, healthy woman you would want her to be. Parents take the initiative,  give guidance with The Secret Lives of Teen Girls: What Your Mother Wouldn’t Talk about but Your Daughter Needs to Know, when the time comes.
In The Secret [...]

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