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Marc is a promising young footballer of 15, growing up in Scotland. A few hundred miles away in England, Martin is a fun-loving 16-year-old. Both are enjoying their summers when they are suddenly struck down by debilitating illnesses. Within days, the boys are close to death. Although their paths have never crossed, their fortunes are about to be bound in the most extraordinary, intimate way. One of them will die, and in doing so he will save the other's life.

Shocking, funny and unflinchingly honest, Emergency Admissions gives us a fascinating glimpse into the extraordinary world of ambulance driving from the man behind the wheel.

Kit Wharton has been an ambulance driver for a dozen years. This book is his report from the frontline of that work: 999 calls that hurtle him to critical moments in other peoples' lives. Nothing in this job is normal; every job is different. From the bizarre to the terrifying and tragic, Wharton takes his audience through his strange work.

For the first time ever, Dr. Davis presents a simple 10-day grain detox plan - all the advice and a superb selection of recipes. This audiobook includes an accompanying PDF, complete with 10-day meal plan, recipes, and tips for successfully managing a wheat-free lifestyle. Dr. Davis provides a simple 10-day grain detox plan. With carefully designed meal plans and delicious recipes, you'll have everything you need to fully eliminate wheat and related grains from your diet in just 10 days.

Rejected by her mother and excluded by her school, Flip is a little girl desperate to be loved. ‘Am I ugly, Mummy?' are the first words that little Phillipa says to Mike and Casey as she stomps into their lives on a hot August afternoon. She has a Barbie doll in one hand and a pink vanity case in the other, and the bemused Watsons can only stare in amazement at this tiny eight-year-old girl who is being guided into the room by her social worker.

A heartwarming story of a woman who devoted her life to helping others. This is the memoir of Joan, who started nursing in the 1940s and whose experiences took her into the Yorkshire mining pits and through the tumult of the 1984-85 miners' strike. Joan Hart always knew what she wanted to do with her life. Born in South Yorkshire in 1932, she started her nursing training when she was 16, the youngest age girls could do so at the time.

We all know that being a narcissist is a bad thing, but what really is narcissism? An incurable disease set to ruin your future, a habit which can be cured, or a trait to be nurtured? And how can you spot if your partner, child, or - God forbid - you are one? Insightful and revolutionary, The Narcissist Test answers all these questions and more.

Answers to the questions real mums and dads have during the first year. There isn't one perfect way of parenting: every single baby and family is unique. Feeling confident, authentic and positive about your role as a parent is key to building a loving relationship. This book helps you find your parenting style so you can be the parent you want to be. Written by Sarah Beeson MBE, who has over 40 years' hands-on experience of working as a health visitor, this book is full of the author's secrets and tried and tested strategies.

Dreading work? Tired of a 9 to 5 that's more like an 8 to 10? Feeling overwhelmed by your job? A Great Day at the Office offers practical solutions to the challenges of modern-day business life for a healthier, happier and more productive time at the office and away. For almost two decades, Dr John Briffa has worked with a wide range of organisations, both in the UK and abroad, to inspire literally thousands of people to live and work more healthily, effectively and sustainably.

This is the perfect introduction to meditation and covers the five main types of meditative practice, including a series of exercises that will improve and enhance your meditative skills. The ancient practice of meditation affects both mind and body, providing ways to let go of stress and anxiety. Some people meditate because it is part of their spiritual practice, while others simply want to reap the renowned health benefits.

A tribute to the late Bobby Moore, captain of England's World Cup winning side of 1966, one of the greatest footballers of his generation, and a man who personified Britain in the swinging sixties. This is his powerful and moving human-interest life story, as told by his wife Tina, including his battle against cancer.‘But Bobby had been in that dark place before Lance Armstrong was even born. In many ways it was even more devastating…in those days cancer was something you just didn't mention, a taboo word, a fearful prospect.

Imagine what half an hour each day working with this guided relaxation will do for you! Current culture in many parts of the world encourages us to be 'on the go' 24/7, but we quite simply weren't designed to behave like this. Nor, contrary to general belief, do we perform better if we do. In fact studies have shown that short breaks of only a few minutes every hour result in improved efficiency and accuracy of up to 15%. So imagine what half an hour each day working with this guided relaxation will do for you!

The reason a lot of smokers find it difficult to become non-smokers is that they frame their intention in the negative – speaking about 'giving up' and focusing on lack. Fresh air in a box will help you take control of your smoking situation enabling you the deep inner strength to take each day at a time in order to give up forever. Note the use of positive language in this title. Focusing the brain on the benefits of becoming a non-smoker gives the intention much more power and gives you a more positive incentive. Self-hypnosis allows us to by-pass the critical sensor of the conscious mind and to access and change some of the subconscious negative belief patterns into more positive and helpful thoughts. Daily practice with this recording helps you become a permanent and lasting non-smoker, whilst maintaining a healthy weight.

Healthy Pregnancy in a Box is a recording that acts as a guided relaxation audiobook and has been developed to help promote good health for you and your baby during pregnancy in order to prepare you both for the birthThis guided relaxation has been developed to help promote good health for you and your baby during pregnancy and to prepare you both for the birth.

Blissful Sleep in a Box is a self-help audiobook which will help you to relax and make you feel well rested.We all work and live in such a hectic 24 hour society that these recordings should help you to regain perspective and enable a better more regulated sleep pattern in order to work better during the day.Interrupted sleep patterns are one of the most common signs of undue stress. You wake up turning things over in your mind or find it difficult to sleep in the first place.

Calm in a Box is a recording that enables you to find time to yourself giving you more freedom to move around fearlessly and from a position of optimism and confidence.If you experience times when your heart feels it's going to burst through your chest, you feel dizzy, hot and sweaty and ready to do anything to get out of your current situation, or if you find yourself worrying constantly about negative situations and outcomes, then this recording is for you

This guide helps reduce tension in the body and mind, releasing toxins that can help during periods of acute pain. A great self help audiobook which could help you with various aches and pains in the body through various relaxation techniques.Constant pain is uncomfortable, wearing on the nerves and can be depressing. Daily practice of breathing and relaxation encourages production of endorphins which are a natural pain reliever.

Better Health in a Box is an audiobook that acts as a guided relaxation recording helping your body to return to a more balanced, healthy state. One of the key symptoms of prolonged exposure to undue stress is high blood pressure which can lead to potentially fatal heart disease. Studies have shown that relaxation helps reduce the likelihood of heart attack and stroke or repeat of these.

Learn the secrets of self-esteem with 365 tips from the UK’s number-one confidence expert Gael Lindenfield. Dip into this comprehensive self-help handbook as and when you need it, or use it as a personal development plan. It includes advice on social life, work issues, relationships, and much more.

Dr. Robinson describes himself as having once being a chain-smoking, caffeine-drinking work junkie, dogged by self-doubt, with no close friends. His colleagues were breathing down his neck and didn’t really appreciate his hard work - at least that’s what he told himself. His memory got so bad, members of his family wondered if he was developing early onset Alzheimer's. He scoffed at the idea of work/life balance, yet he couldn't stop working. He joined Workaholics Anonymous, entered therapy, and stumbled into yoga and meditation.