o sullivan suzanne it s all in your head stories from the frontline of psychosomatic illness
O`Sullivan Suzanne It's All in Your Head. Stories from the Frontline of Psychosomatic Illness
A neurologist explores the very real world of psychosomatic illness. Pauline first became ill when she was fifteen. What seemed to be a urinary infection became joint pain, then life-threatening appendicitis. After a routine operation Pauline lost all the strength in her legs. Shortly afterwards, convulsions started. But Pauline’s tests are normal: her symptoms seem to have no physical cause whatsoever. This may be an extreme case, but Pauline is not alone. As many as a third of people visiting their GP have symptoms that are medically unexplained. In most, an emotional root is suspected which is often the last thing a patient wants to hear and a doctor to say. We accept our hearts can flutter with excitement and our brows can sweat with nerves, but on this journey into the very real world of psychosomatic illness, Suzanne O'Sullivan finds the secrets we are all capable of keeping from ourselves.
2419 Руб.
O`Sullivan Suzanne The Sleeping Beauties. And Other Stories of Mystery Illness
In Sweden, refugee children fall asleep for months and years at a time. In upstate New York, high school students develop contagious seizures. In the US Embassy in Cuba, employees complain of headaches and memory loss after hearing strange noises in the night. These disparate cases are some of the most remarkable diagnostic mysteries of the twenty-first century, as both doctors and scientists have struggled to explain them within the boundaries of medical science and – more crucially – to treat them. What unites them is that they are all examples of a particular type of psychosomatic illness: medical disorders that are influenced as much by the idiosyncratic aspects of individual cultures as they are by human biology. Inspired by a poignant encounter with the sleeping refugee children of Sweden, Wellcome Prize-winning neurologist Suzanne O’Sullivan travels the world to visit other communities who have also been subject to outbreaks of so-called ‘mystery’ illnesses. From a derelict post-Soviet mining town in Kazakhstan, to the Mosquito Coast of Nicaragua via an oil town in Texas, to the heart of the Maria Mountains in Colombia, O’Sullivan hears remarkable stories from a fascinating array of people, and attempts to unravel their complex meaning while asking the question: who gets to define what is and what isn’t an illness? Reminiscent of the work of Oliver Sacks, Stephen Grosz and Henry Marsh, The Sleeping Beauties is a moving and unforgettable scientific investigation with a very human face.
2495 Руб.
How Your Body Works. The Ultimate Visual Guide
Discover the wonders of the human body with this dynamically illustrated full-colour reference book. This 'owner's manual' to the human body explains how all its different parts work - from the hairs on your head to the tips of your toes. It also contains lots of fun experiments to try at home. Work out your pulse rate, test your brain's agility and discover how much iron is in breakfast cereal!
2488 Руб.
The Fly and Other Horror Stories. Level 6. B2-C1
Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms Library has seven reading levels from A1-C1 of the CEFR. Flies are a nuisance. They are annoying when they buzz around you, but you can brush them away with your hand. After all, a fly is only about half the size of your fingernail. But suppose it wasn't. Catch a fly and look at it closely - look at its head, its eyes, its legs. Now imagine that this thing was the size of a human being... These eight stories offer horror in many shapes and forms, in worlds full of monsters and evil spirits, where terror lies waiting in the shadows, and where the living and the dead dance hand in hand. Retold by John Escott.
1998 Руб.
Patterson James, Safran Tad The Twelve Topsy-Turvy, Very Messy Days of Christmas
No stockings, no gifts, no tinsel and no tree - has Christmas been cancelled? It's mid-December and for the fifth year in a row, there is little sign of the festive season in the Sullivan family's home in South London. That is until a mysterious someone starts sending strange gifts to widower Henry and his two children. First, a small-beaked and feathered face pokes its head out from between the branches of a pear tree. Before they know it, the Sullivan's home is full of boisterous animals and house guests, all demanding their attention. The next twelve days turn the Sullivan family's lives upside down in ways they never could have imagined. And even though this Christmas will be messy, it may be just the gift their family needs.
4131 Руб.
Fast Conditioner
Conditioner for Boosted Hair Growth - Formulated with Amino Acids that not only helps in keeping hair long \& strong, but also leaves your locks feeling clean, smooth and manageable with every wash. Achieve Best Results Together with F.A.S.T. Shampoo - Nurture your hair with the essential nutrients and proteins not found in regular hair products. The powerful combination of F.A.S.T Shampoo and Conditioner is especially made for the most needed nutrition of your hair, supporting your hair as it grow as fast and as healthy as possible. Suitable forf All Hair Types - F.A.S.T Fortified Amino Scalp Therapy Conditioner is suitable for all hair types and safe for coloured hair. Please take note that FAST will only affect the hair on your head; it will not affect facial or body hair. To Use - Use about the size of a quarter, and spread it evenly on the ends of your hair. For long hair, spread it from chin level and down. Run your fingers or a wide-tooth comb through the ends of your hair to work in the conditioner. Let it stay on your hair for about a minute then thoroughly rinse off. Nisim For You - Nisim International is committed to resolving your hair needs. All of the products sold by Nisim International are developed in a facility northwest of Toronto, Canada. Nisim has created a proprietary technology for extracting potent nutrients from the plants that are utilized in all of its products - to help you achieve your healthiest hair!
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Chekhov Anton, Doyle Arthur Conan, Warren Samuel The Best Medicine. Stories of Healing
This unique collection of medical stories approaches its theme from many eras and perspectives. Some of the authors included were themselves physicians, notably Chekhov, Conan Doyle, Somerset Maugham and William Carlos Williams. Bulgakov, too, draws on his own experience as a doctor in rural Russia a century ago, while Anna Kavan's story from Asylum Piece, takes a surreal look inside a Swiss psychiatric clinic, and Lorrie Moore's witty, grief-stricken Mother in 'People Like Us Are the Only People Here' examines the feelings of a parent with a child in the Paediatric Oncology war - 'Peed Onk'. Maupassant, Stevenson, Kipling, Conrad, Graham Greene, O. Henry, J. G. Ballard, Robert Heinlein, Dorothy Parker, Jhumpa Lahiri and Alice Munro all feature. Doctors observe patients; patients observe doctors. Nurses go about their important business, not always appreciated. Not quite everyone is healed. The meaning of illness - does it have any? - and of life itself, is called into question - and all in the most entertaining way imaginable.
4278 Руб.
Babchenko Arkady, Senchin Roman, Butov Denis War and Peace. Contemporary Russian Prose
WAR&PEACE: a compelling portrait of post-post-perestroika Russia. WAR&PEACE brings together 12 stories by new generation of Russian writers. These 'state of the nation' stories imaginatively explore current Russian definitions of war and peace. WAR: controversial stories about life in the modern Russian army where the continuing war in the Caucasus has bred discontent and corruption. PEACE: stories from the frontline of contemporary life for women in Russia - from relationships and violence to aging and the generation gap.
253 Руб.
Middleton Ant The Wall. Smash Self-doubt and Become the True You
The wall. Sooner or later we all hit it. The wall can be anything. It could be your lack of motivation, it could be your fear of leaving your comfort zone, it could be the aimlessness that comes from not having set yourself the right goals, it could be that you spend too much time with people who undermine you. What all these things have in common is that they’re holding you back. They’re the things that are stopping you from reaching your true potential, from getting the most you can out of your life. In this straight-talking inspirational book, Ant Middleton identifies twenty obstacles that are standing in our way, and offers common-sense, practical solutions to each of them. He shows the reader how they too can break through that wall and start becoming the best version of themselves.
4363 Руб.
Виниловая пластинка BAD BOYS BLUE - Bad Boys Best (Clear Vinyl) (2LP)
Трек-лист: LP 1: A1 You're A Woman A2 Back to the Future A3 L.O.V.E. In My Car A4 Jungle In My Heart A5 From Heaven To Heartache A6 Lady In Black B7 Don't Walk Away Suzanne B8 I'll Be Good B9 A World Without You B10 Queen Of Hearts B11 Come Back And Stay B12 Lovers In The Sand LP 2: C13 Do What You Do C14 Save Your Love C15 Have You Ever Had A Love Like This C16 Hungry For Love C17 Kiss You All Over, Baby D18 S.O.S. For Love D19 S. O. S. For Love D20 House of Silence
4590 Руб.
Chiang Ted Stories of Your Life and Others
With Stories of Your Life and Others, his masterful first collection, multiple-award-winning author Ted Chiang deftly blends human emotion and scientific rationalism in eight remarkably diverse stories, all told in his trademark precise and evocative prose. From a soaring Babylonian tower that connects a flat Earth with the firmament above, to a world where angelic visitations are a wondrous and terrifying part of everyday life; from a neural modification that eliminates the appeal of physical beauty, to an alien language that challenges our very perception of time and reality, Chiang's rigorously imagined fantasias invite us to question our understanding of the universe and our place in it. The science fiction novella 'Story of Your Life' is the basis for the Academy Award nominated film Arrival.
3129 Руб.
Macdonald Alan Football Mad 4-in-1
Four goal-scoring books in one! - Mark's Dream Team - Nice One, Sam! - There's Only One Danny Ogle - The Worst Team in the World Kick it, pass it, head it, cross it, live it, dream it - SCORE! If you're mad about football, you'd be mad to miss this book! Four awesome stories about all kinds of players - some great, some rubbish, some fair, some foul - all MAD ABOUT FOOTBALL! Whether you like to play football, watch football, wear your team's shirt, or just love kicking a ball around the garden, there's a story in here for you. Black and white illustrations throughout.
2677 Руб.
Human Anatomy
The definitive visual guide to human anatomy Discover fascinating facts about the human body in Human Anatomy. Did you know that your stomach is only a centimetre away from the bottom of your heart? You'll get to see all the biological wonders of the human body, often at life-size, with spectacular anatomical images showing the body's structure in incredible detail, from bone sutures to lymph nodes. Professor Alice Roberts takes you on a journey through all the body's systems, working down from the head to the toes, with a clear overview of each system. Amazing body diagrams and exhaustive annotations give you all the key details on organs and body structures. Human Anatomy is perfect for students of human biology and physiology with the quality of digital images and level of detail making it an invaluable study resource. Or if you are just curious to learn how your body works, this anatomy atlas is the perfect guide for you.
2572 Руб.
Human Anatomy
The definitive visual guide to human anatomy Discover fascinating facts about the human body in Human Anatomy. Did you know that your stomach is only a centimetre away from the bottom of your heart? You'll get to see all the biological wonders of the human body, often at life-size, with spectacular anatomical images showing the body's structure in incredible detail, from bone sutures to lymph nodes. Professor Alice Roberts takes you on a journey through all the body's systems, working down from the head to the toes, with a clear overview of each system. Amazing body diagrams and exhaustive annotations give you all the key details on organs and body structures. Human Anatomy is perfect for students of human biology and physiology with the quality of digital images and level of detail making it an invaluable study resource. Or if you are just curious to learn how your body works, this anatomy atlas is the perfect guide for you.
2572 Руб.
Brabantia Wooden Spatula
The Brabantia Wooden Spatula is a versatile and essential tool for any kitchen. Made from high-quality, sustainable beechwood, this spatula is not only durable but also environmentally friendly. Measuring 12 inches in length, this spatula is the perfect size for all your cooking and baking needs. It features a flat, angled head that is perfect for flipping, scraping, and stirring ingredients in pots and pans. The long handle allows you to reach deep into pots and bowls without getting too close to the heat. The wooden material of this spatula is gentle on non-stick cookware, making it safe to use on all types of pots and pans. It also has a smooth finish that prevents scratches and damage to your cookware. The Spatula is not only functional but also stylish. The natural wood grain adds a touch of warmth and elegance to your kitchen, making it a beautiful addition to your utensil collection. This spatula is also easy to clean and maintain. The smooth surface and natural material make it effortless to wash by hand or in the dishwasher. It is also resistant to stains and odors, ensuring that your food remains free from any unwanted flavors.
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Conrad Joseph To-morrow
'It was as if the sea, breaking down the wall protecting all the homes of the town, had sent a wave over her head' One of Conrad's most powerful, gripping stories Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Joseph Conrad (1857-1924). Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, Nostromo, The Secret Agent, The Secret Sharer and Other Stories, Typhoon and Other Stories and Under Western Eyes are available in Penguin Classics.
745 Руб.