This book is the story of my life with multiple sclerosis. It chronicles the ups and downs of having this debilitating disease, for which there is no cure. MS is an autoimmune disease that affects predominately Caucasian women. Being an African American man, it is something I never thought I would get. But I have it and am forced to deal with it daily. In this book, I will give you some insight into the world of MS. I talk about the many issue of living with MS. There are no medical expert...

Brought to you by Penguin.Why was an English lawyer shot dead in Turkey by his firm's top client? How can a down-at-heel magician in Devon explain the vast fortune that has mysteriously appeared in his daughter's trust fund? With customs officer Nat Brock on the trail, the answers point to the House of Single - once a respectable finance company, now entangled with a Russian crime syndicate.West is pitted against East, and the British establishment against ...

Twenty-eight stories. One terrifying book!Need a new spine-tingling read?Consumed is a horror & dark fiction anthology featuring 28 macabre tales on the theme of food and drink, with stories from:U.M. Agoawike • Ed Ahern • K.G. Anderson • Evan Baughfman • Hannah Baxter • Cedric Bell • Jackson Bell • Tim Brown • Theo Carr • Tom Coombe • Marcus Field • Warren Frey • Gene Gallistel • Zach Gearey • E. Florian Gludovacz • Emma H...

Following Theresa May's shock general election announcement, the UK political landscape looks set to change dramatically. Will predictions of a Tory landslide come to pass, or will the pollsters be surprised again? Whatever the result, the latest edition of the bestselling Politicos Guide to the New House of Commons will have all the info.Public affairs consultant Tim Carr and political experts Iain Dale and Robert Waller are rolling up their sleeves to put together a complete guid...

What kind of world are we building for ourselves? That’s the question bestselling author Nicholas Carr tackles in his urgent new book, The Glass Cage, about the human consequences of automation.Digging behind the headlines about factory robots and self-driving cars, wearable computers and digitized medicine, Carr explores the hidden costs of granting software dominion over our work and our leisure. Even as they bring ease to our lives, computer programs are stealing something essen...

Statistical data and evidence-based claims are increasingly central to our everyday lives. Critically examining ‘Big Data’, this book charts the recent explosion in sources of data, including those precipitated by global developments and technological change. It sets out changes and controversies related to data harvesting and construction, dissemination and data analytics by a range of private, governmental and social organisations in multiple settings.Analysing the power of data ...

At the age of 23, Leslie Myers, young and in love with life, was suddenly afflicted by Crohn's disease. Throughout her 22-year struggle with the disease she experienced chronic fatigue, excruciating stomach pain, countless hospital visits, bowel removal surgery, and an array of medications, often with less-than-pleasant side effects. Aside from the physical side effects, she struggled with the extreme emotional turmoil chronic illness can bring. Did she give up? No. She learned to make the...

True Tales of the ridiculous, the silly, and the just plain weird cases doctors face—lampooning the medical bureaucracy that makes practicing medicine and getting medical care such a headache.Doctors have a sick sense of humor. This is the deep, dark, and hilarious secret of the medical profession revealed by the irreverent Dr. Douglas Farrago in his popular satirical magazine, Placebo Journal—affectionately known by its thousands of fanatic readers as “

Can a body turn against itself and still find the strength to laugh?At just seven years old, Brenda Currey Lewis was an active, typical child. But in the summer of 1974, her trajectory changed forever when a sudden, baffling neurological invader took hold of her muscles. Diagnosed with generalized dystonia—a rare and debilitating movement disorder that forces muscle groups to twist, tug, and lock the body into abnormal postures—Brenda was wheelchair-bound within a single year. For ...

Do You Happen To Suffer From Tennis Elbow?Want To Know More About Your Tennis Elbow Condition?Want The Proper Treatment For Your Tennis Elbow?In How To Cure Tennis Elbow - The Definitive Guide For The Treatment Of Tennis Elbow, you find a simple guide towards understanding your tennis elbow problem.What Is Tennis Elbow?Tennis elbow is a condition which affects anyone who uses their forearms, elbows or wrist repeatedly. Although known as "tennis elbow", ...

The true story of a middle-aged woman being unexpectedly diagnosed with a young person's disease: multiple sclerosis. The journey to diagnosis and the reality of the treatment brought a premature end to her career as a public school teacher. Life in "the sandwich generation" of adults caring for both their elder parents and their children, while balancing full time employment, is discussed with gentle empathy. The difficult economics and the changes in family responsibilities are also a pa...

More than 200,000 tonsillectomies and adenoidectomies will be performed on children this year. Will you be ready?The new 2nd Edition of this bestselling book helps parents understand and organizethe necessary medical and emotional components thataccompany their child’s surgery. In an easy to followtimeline for events prior to and following a tonsillectomyor adenoidectomy, the author provides reassuringand accurate guidance that eases the process for thepatient and f...