Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine Ian Graham

Scarlet Women tells the stories of the most notorious courtesans, concubines and royal mistresses. Its contents range from the ancient world to the present day, and from Europe and America to the Far East. The extraordinary women featured in the book include: Cora Pearl, who served herself naked on a platter at her legendary parties; Harriette Wilson, who blackmailed her clients; Clara Ward, an American woman who married a Belgian prince and then ran away with a gypsy violinist; Klondike Kate, queen of the Yukon during the Klondike gold rush; Veronica Franco, the leading sixteenth century Venetian courtesan; Mesdames de Pompadour and du Barry, two of Louis XV's many mistresses; Nell Gwyn, the saucy orange-seller who captivated King Charles II; Marie Walewska, Napoleon Bonaparte's reluctant mistress; Cixi, a concubine who rose from obscurity to rule China; La Belle Otero, the last of the great European courtesans."

The Scandalous Lives of Courtesans, Concubines, and Royal Mistresses

Scarlet Women

Ian Graham

How do we know Earth isn't flat? What are the benefits of space exploration, and is it good value? How and why do scientists study the Universe? This series answers questions like these, while tackling key curriculum topics relating to Earth, Space, and the Universe. The series encourages critical thinking to support the modern science curriculum and includes features on "space science in the home" and "what it means for us," showing the relevance of space science to our everyday lives.

What Do We Know about the Solar System?

Cardiovascular Specialist Research Nurse Catriona Jennings

Catriona Jennings

Stephan Gielen

Associate Professor of Cardiology Stephan Gielen

The ESC Handbook of Preventive Cardiology is a 'how-to' manual for busy healthcare professionals. Complementing the 2012 Joint European Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention and in line with recommendations from the European Association of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation, it is an invaluable source of tools and skills to assist with the delivery of effective cardiovascular disease prevention. While acknowledging that cardiovascular disease prevention efforts must be complemented by societal and community based strategies, this handbook focuses on practical strategies that can be used in clinical settings. Concise and easily accessible, it guides readers through the patient and family pathway - from patient identification, recruitment of the patient and family, assessing lifestyle and risk factors, to managing lifestyle change, reducing risk factors, and compliance with cardio-protective drug therapies. Information on how to deliver a health promotion workshop programme and run a supervised exercise programme is also included. Previously published as Preventive Cardiology: A practical manual and now fully revised and updated and packed with checklists and diagrams, such as risk estimation charts,The ESC Handbook of Preventive Cardiology helps health workers contribute in real and practical ways to the prevention of artherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

Putting Prevention Into Practice

The ESC Handbook of Preventive Cardiology

Discover the most amazing gadget designs since 1900. From the Japanese Tamagotchi to the iPhone, this book charts the story of design that led to some amazing games and gadgets. We look at the needs that prompted their design, the designers responsible for breaking boundaries and the technology that made them possible.

Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine Ian Graham

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