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HarperElement
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Forensic scientist Derek and forensic secretary Pauline have been behind some of the world?s most pioneering forensic science techniques. Their work has played a pivotal role in extremely high-profile cases across the years, putting murderers behind bars, discovering causes of seemingly inexplicable accidents and salvaging victims of tragic disasters. Warmly recalled and brilliantly told, this must-read will teach you everything you?ve ever wanted...
Author
Publisher
Picador
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
This is not a new book but a specially adapted version of Adam Kay's bestseller This is Going to Hurt for Quick Reads. These short books are perfect for adults who are discovering reading for pleasure for the first time. Welcome to the life of a junior doctor. You work 97 hours a week. You make life and death decisions. You are often covered in blood (or worse) from head to toe. And the hospital parking meter earns more money than you do. Adam Kay's...
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Publisher
Picador
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat . . . but 1.4 million NHS staff are heading off to work. In this perfect present for anyone who has ever set foot in a hospital, Adam Kay delves back into his diaries for a hilarious, horrifying and sometimes heartbreaking peek behind the blue curtain at Christmastime. Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas is a love letter to all those who spend their festive season on the front line, removing babies and...
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English
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A TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR Dr Richard Shepherd, Britain's top forensic pathologist, has spent a lifetime close to the dead. As a medical detective, each autopsy he carries out is its own unique investigation, uncovering the secrets not only of how a person died, but also of how they lived. Through twenty-four of his most intriguing, enlightening and never-before-told cases, Dr Shepherd shares autopsies that span the seven ages of human...
Author
Publisher
Michael Joseph
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
THE SUNDAY TIMES NO 1 BESTSELLER 'A wonderful life story with lessons for us all' Daily Telegraph 'Inspirational' Sunday Times Captain Sir Tom Moore's story is all our stories . . . Born at the tail end of the Spanish flu epidemic, Tom Moore was raised in the Yorkshire Dales by a loving family that had not escaped tragedy. Yet when the clouds of war threatened, Tom raised his hand and joined up to fight. The Second World War took him to the Far East,...
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Publisher
HarperNorth
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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As any reader of murder mysteries can tell you, poison is one of the most enduring - and popular - weapons of choice for a scheming murderer. It can be slipped into a drink, smeared onto the tip of an arrow or the handle of a door, even filtered through the air we breathe. But how exactly do these poisons work to break our bodies down, and what can we learn from the damage they inflict? In a fascinating blend of popular science, medical history, and...
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Publisher
Penguin
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
'This vital memoir illuminates the power of being on the autism spectrum' - The Times Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the age of eight, Camilla Pang struggled to understand the world around her and the way people worked. Desperate for a solution, Camilla asked her mother if there was an instruction manual for humans that she could consult. But, without the blueprint to life she was hoping for, Camilla began to create her own. Now armed...
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