This new edition of the Oxford Handbook for the Foundation Programme provides everything you need to excel in your first two years as a doctor. Building on the success of the previous editions, and the valuable feedback from junior and senior doctors, the third edition has been extensively revised a[...]

A compact biography and guide to one of the greatest English-language poets, T. S. Eliot sheds new light on the themes and events that shaped the life and work of the Nobel laureate.[...]

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Why do some kids from good environments become mass murderers? Is there actually such a thing as a natural born killer? And, if so, what can we do to identify and treat those born with a predisposition to criminal behavior?
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?Bette is a wronged soul; and when her passion does break, it is, as Balzac says, sublime and terrifying,? wrote V. S. Pritchett. A late masterpiece in Balzac?s La Comédie Humaine, Cousin Bette is the story of a Vosges peasant who rebels against her scornful upper-class relatives, skillfully turnin[...]

Some of the most important and best lessons in a doctor's career are learnt from mistakes. However, an awareness of the common causes of medical errors and developing positive behaviours can reduce the risk of mistakes and litigation.[...]

One of the greatest novels of the twentieth century, Ulysses has had a profound influence on modern fiction. In a series of episodes covering the course of a single day--16 June 1906--the novel traces the movements of Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus through the streets of Dublin. Ulysses has been [...]

This authorized biography of the poet Kathleen Raine tells the story of how she developed from a small girl, who knew at the age of eight that she wanted only to write poetry, into a world-renowned poet and literary scholar. Philippa Bernard follows Kathleen Raine's struggle against the constriction[...]

Brynne Bennett is an American grad student and part-time photographic model living the good life in London. When successful and charismatic businessman Ethan Blackstone buys her nude portrait, he wants to possess more than just her image. He wants Brynne in his bed, serving him in every way possible[...]

From the the multitude of papers collected and filed by Anne Lister come the diaries of herself and her lover, an Indian heiress, and all their letters to each other, some in secret code. This is the first part of their story. As far as possible their own words have been used to tell their tale, and[...]