Alex Martin

Chief Cognitive Studies Unit Laboratory of Clinical Science Alex Martin

Daffodils follows the varying fortunes of three people through the turbulent time of the First World War, as Edwardian England's rigid class structures crumble under its weight. Katy is frustrated as a domestic servant and longs to escape. Jem loves Katy but cannot have her. Lionel, fresh from missionary work in India, is ambitious, arrogant and full of radical ideas. War affects them all in very different ways and each pays a high price for the changes they are forced to make.

Daffodils

With a positive mood and the right attitude, nothing can hold you back. This small but stirring book is packed with energising quotes and practical tips for boosting motivation, encouraging productivity and kicking procrastination’s ass. It’s just the shot in the arm you need to MAKE SHIT HAPPEN.

Quotes, Tips and Activities for Inspiration and Motivation

Make (Sh)it Happen

Medlar Lucan

Durian Gray

The Decadent Cookbook is not another installment in the seemingly-serialized publication of prosaic cookbooks written by "celebrity chefs," but rather an accessible guide for people with an interest in history, a sense of humor, and a penchant for the unconventional. This is not the hundredth book on Provenal cuisine nor is it the seven hundredth book about Italian dining. Through their own irreverent narrative and selections from the works of others perhaps more wicked, Lucan & Gray take us along on a whirlwind journey -- steeped in myth, mystery, and misadventure -- through the culinary ages while reflecting on the gastronomical quirks, conceits, strange tastes and peculiar table-side manners of the periods' most outrageous figures. Sure the authors recommend blood, exotic meat (the aye-aye), strange herbs (samphire), and butter statues, but the real shock may be that these guys are serious. At times useful, at other times surreal, The Decadent Cookbook combines a scholarly temperament with a whimsical passion for the delicious: "Blood makes an excellent basis for a Decadent meal. Dark, heavy, rich and sinister, it combines beautifully with other Decadent themes: vice, corruption, incest and death." Definitely not your grandmother's cookbook. The Decadent Cookbook is a guide for the adventurous, the versatile, and frankly, the courageous. From the tables of ancient Rome (Stuffed Sow's Womb) to the kitchenettes of Victorian England (A Victorian Sausage) this cookbook is a testament to baroque living, and, if you can find "a heifer's udder" to go with your Andouillettes, practical dining.

The Decadent Cookbook

Robert Hill

Modern Poetry

Joanne Collie

This British cultural studies course is intended for students at an intermediate to upper-intermediate level in upper secondary or university level education. The 10 units explore the variety and realities of lifestyles in contemporary British society through a range of broad topics such as cultural diversity, sport, food,and holidays and leisure. The book's comparative, cross-cultural approach allows students to take the familiar as a departure point before moving into the less familiar. The wealth of authentic texts from different genres and recordings of unscripted interviews encourage a creative response and involvement throughout. This approach allows students to build up a personal picture and understanding of modern Britain. The Teacher s Book contains background information for each unit, clear teaching notes, tapescripts, answers and optional activity suggestions.

Life and Culture in Britain Today

What's It Like? Teacher's Book

Are you stressed? Have you tried all the other self-help books in a bid to untangle the jumble of thoughts that resides in your brain but to no avail? It's time to say 'f*ck stress' and transform yourself from a worrier to a warrior! This no-nonsense guide will show you how to banish irrational worries and negative thoughts as you explore what is actually causing you stress, and how you can re-program your brain to cope with what life throws at you, both positively and rationally. Packed with easy-to-follow advice, useful tips and empowering statements, this essential stress-busting toolkit will help you master your own thoughts and confidently give stress the middle finger.

Tips and advice on how to banish anxiety from your life

F*ck Stress

Imagine that you have just been given the assignment of reading a book with hundreds of pages. You have only two days to complete this task and produce a written report about the reading. Would you be able to accomplish this in a timely and effective manner? The truth is, not many people are able to leverage such an accomplishment. In fact, it is assumed that only expert readers can do this, leaving the average reader struggling to get through even a few pages of a work at a time. To compensate for this, researchers have long debated that speed reading, or the ability to read rapidly by combining phrases and sentences all at once, is the key to acquiring vast amounts of information in a shorter period of time. It has also been suggested that this technique is able to improve reading comprehension when implemented effectively. Today, you can find several online courses and applications that train individuals on speed reading. These courses aim to help readers improve their ability to comprehend materials without spending extensive time on the text. A strategy such as this one is truly effective for individuals that are required to read a great deal of material. Consider college students or graduate students. The work load is almost certain to be overwhelming; and professors are less inclined to sympathize with a student simply because she is required to read many books at a time. Instead, it is up to the student to develop methods and strategies that will enable him to move through the material much more quickly while still being able to grasp the information's content effectively. Thus, speed reading is a key element in producing these types of results. This is not to say that this concept is widely accepted among all those who have studied this phenomenon. As you will learn in this book as well as throughout your continued study of speed reading, there are many researchers who believe that speed reading is ineffective in its ability to help a person retain information. For many experts, those who oppose speed reading are considered to be old-fashioned, myth-based researchers who have not fully understood the positive effects of speed reading. To these individuals - the ones that oppose speed reading - the reader can and will miss important details that are often grasped by those who take their time in reading a text. Theoretically, it would be impossible for a reader to comprehend the material effectively if time is not taken to focus or fixate on each word. This idea, however, could not be further from the truth. In fact, there is substantial evidence to validate that one's inability to speed read greatly hinders his progress in acquiring the information presented in a text. Quintessentially, and for the sake of this book, we will explore the many benefits of speed reading, and will discuss various strategies that one can use to improve reading comprehension and completion.

Learn How to Read and Understand Faster in Just 2 Hours

Speed Reading

The Simple Guide to Customs and Etiquette in Greece

A Druid Priestess frustrates the creativity of a modern rock legend by haunting his music studio in the sacred grove of oaks she planted 2000 years ago on the Welsh island of Anglesey. Can Fay and Percy help this powerful spirit communicate her desperate message to the world before it's too late? And just what does the triskelion symbol mean? Once again, these mismatched psychic detectives must endanger their lives and make a bridge through time so the dead can reach the living. After setting up their website, 'Spirit Level', in an abandoned moment of hubris, the two amateur sleuths are astonished to find a rock star requesting their services on a professional basis. Rick O'Shea claims he is unable to record a new album on the island of Anglesey, just off the coast of North Wales, due to inexplicable mayhem in his music studio. Throwing caution to the wind, they answer his plea and embark on an adventure that takes them back 2000 years to when the Druids and Romans faced each other in battle. Can Fay and Percy communicate across such an enormous length of time with the determined spirit who is causing so much disruption? Only slowly do they realise the significance of the triskelion symbol that keeps appearing as they uncover its mystery, and hear the message this ancient soul is so desperate to convey to the entire world.

Book Two of The Spirit Level Series

Triskelion

Do your worries get in the way of life? Does your troubled mind stop you from sleeping? Are you ready for change? It’s time to say "f*ck worry" and transform yourself into a new, more confident you. This no-nonsense guide will help you ward off unwanted thoughts as you explore what is actually causing you to worry. Packed with useful advice, easy-to-follow tips and powerful statements, this essential self-help toolkit will help you improve your self-esteem and confidently give worry the middle finger.

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