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'The chase is gripping, the stakes are high and the opposition deadly.' Stewart Peterson, Greenock Telegraph Mike Watson, an investigative reporter has problems. He's lost his job and his wife has walked out on him. But before he has time to feel sorry for himself he's dragged into a search for a former colleague's bride who mysteriously disappeared while having coffee in a busy Paris café. Watson's search takes him across Europe and exposes a massive insurance fraud and a chain of crooked nursing homes. It also brings him into contact with a former girlfriend he hasn't seen for a long ...

More wonderful agony column questions, answered by Vernon Coleman; a qualified doctor, registered GP and bestselling author. Vernon Coleman is the author of over 100 books which have sold over two million copies in hardback and paperback in the UK and been translated into 24 languages. This book (like Book 1) contains a wealth of questions and answers taken from Dr Coleman's hugely popular advice column. The column appeared in The People in the UK and in magazines and newspapers around the world. Vernon Coleman's books include the medical bestsellers Bodypower and How To Stop Your Doctor ...

'Cat owners will love it!' - Sunday Independent 'Charming and humorous second volume of memoirs by Alice, the UK's only feline author.' Sunderland Echo 'Eagerly awaited second volume by Alice whose debut Alice's Diary was a paw-away success.' Woman's Realm 'A must for anyone with a love of cats.' Evening Telegraph 'Charming and delightful' - Evening Echo 'Alice's gentle charm is irresistible' East Anglian Daily Times 'Alice's writings show just what it must be like to be a cat.' Cat World Alice's Adventures is the follow up to Vernon Coleman's hugely successful Alice's Diary. Together these...

Other than Alzheimer's disease normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is the commonest cause of dementia. It affects millions. The diagnosis is missed more than 80% of the time. Millions of patients with have been wrongly diagnosed. If they have idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus they can be treated and possibly cured. The author describes the symptoms of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus and how it can be diagnosed and treated. He also explains why doctors and nurses so often miss this diagnosis and why idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus is so little known. The author Dr ...

The funniest, maddest, sexiest, rudest, wildest set of agony column questions and answers ever published. Widely praised by reviewers and readers for the wisdom and fairness of the advice - as well as the humour. The first of the `Penis' series. Vernon Coleman was for over a decade the best read agony uncle in the world. "Bliss! A whole book of sex problems...better and far funnier than the usual earnest piety. Rather compulsive reading." - The Guardian "Puncturing myths and is unafraid to shock. Very funny." - The Observer "A chortling good read." - For Women "It's a good read. Very funny ...

This is the third in the four book series of novels about Mrs Caldicot. (The first book, 'Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War was filmed starring Pauline Collins in the title role.) Mrs Caldicot and her colleagues from the Twilight Years Rest Home win the lottery. Their win is small but it transforms their lives in an unexpected way. A trip abroad results in disaster but Mrs Caldicot and company rise above their misfortune.

A staggering true story of deceit, betrayal and corruption. This is the book which explains what is happening and why.

A critical assessment of medical research, first published in 1977.

How to unlock your body's protective powers and defend yourself against infectious diseases and cancer. A healthy immune system doesn't just protect you against infection - it is an essential factor in your body's ability to fight off all other diseases - including cancer. The first two parts of this book explain why and how are bodies are under siege - and why the incidence of cancer and infectious diseases is rising rapidly (and likely to continue rising). Infectious diseases started to become resistant to antibiotics a quarter of a century ago. Since then the situation has steadily ...

Exactly what the title says! A guide to spotting psychopaths. One in five people is a psychopath. How many do you know? Psychopaths lie and manipulate and ruin the lives of those around them. Very few psychopaths are in prison or hospital - most are living in the community, with families and jobs. Dr Vernon Coleman MB ChB DSc FRSA is a registered GP and bestselling author who has written widely on mental illness. He has written over 100 books which have sold over two million copies in the UK and been translated into 25 languages. Published by the European Medical Journal. What the papers ...

A unique collection of thought provoking and entertaining stories, anecdotes, quotes and ideas presented in the true Victorian tradition.

Private and confidential thoughts on surviving the coming economic, social and cultural chaos. SundayTimes bestselling author Vernon Coleman has written over 100 books which have sold over two million hardback and paperback copies in the UK alone - and been translated into 25 languages. What readers of the hardback version said: `The best and wisest book I have ever read.' -P.H. `Could not put it down until I had finished it. A thoroughly enthralling read to the very end.' W.M. What the papers say about Vernon Coleman: Vernon Coleman writes brilliant books - Good Book Guide No thinking ...

This collection of anecdotes, essays and memories describe some of the cats Vernon Coleman has known, and some of the ways in which they have affected his life and the lives of others. The common thread that unites these tales is that in some way someone's life was changed for the better through knowing a cat. Vernon Coleman is the author of 11 cat books including, Cat Fables, Alice's Diary , Alice's Adventures and We Love Cats. His many novels include Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War (which has been turned into an award winning movie with the same title), Mr Henry Mulligan and the Bilbury series...

The 15th book in The Young Country Doctor series can be read in sequence or as a stand alone volume. This is, like all the other books in the series, an account of the life of a young doctor working in a village practice in a remote part of Devon, England. The book is set in the 1970s.

Vernon Coleman's books have sold over two million hardback and paperback copies in the UK alone - and been translated into 25 languages. His books include the bestselling Young Country Doctor series and Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War (which has been turned into an award winning movie). Mr Henry Mulligan is a poignant and uplifting romantic mystery about the disappearance of an elderly couple from an English hospital. Where have they gone? And why? A newly qualified doctor working in the hospital tries to find them. Moving and revealing and based on a true story. Vernon Coleman, a Sunday Times ...

"'Paris in my Springtime' tells the story of what happened to a naive, inexperienced young man forced through illness at the start of medical school in 1963 to take an unplanned gap year. The colourful characters he meets and the unusual situations he finds himself in form the framework of this story, laced with amusing anecdotes that will keep you laughing. Highly entertaining." - Living France magazine Is this a novel? Or is it autobiography? The reader must decide. (Not easy...even the author's father got it wrong!) While sorting through old boxes the author finds a diary he kept during ...

Dr Blake Marvel is working as a GP in England when he loses his job, his wife and his home. He take a job in Paris working as the resident doctor at a hotel catering to British and American tourists. Dr Blake is startled to discover he is also expected to look after the girls who work in the bordello next door. This novel by bestselling author Vernon Coleman is packed with curious medical stories, adventures in Paris and unusual encounters.

Dr Vernon Coleman. a forrmer GP, explains what causes high blood pressure and what can be done, without medication, to bring this potentially lethal condition under control. This is a new, revised version of a book which has already helped thousands of patients. Naturally, drug company trolls don’t like the book. They want everyone to take lots of drugs, every day, for life.

`The entertaining story of how a man in his fifties found a new life in Paris.' - Living France Tony Davison is bored, tired and fed up with life. He has lost his job and his wife, and doesn't have much of a future.. In despair, he sells his house and most of his belongings and sets off for Paris for a weekend holiday. But what started off as a quick holiday break soon turns into a once in a lifetime experience. It's Never Too Late tells the uplifting story of Tony's search for a new life and happiness in a new country. Full of the gentle humour which are so much a hallmark of Vernon ...

This classic, bestselling analysis of the EU - first published in 2008 but still remarkably relevant - has now been re-edited.. Described as: 'The most powerful and revealing book about the EU ever published.' The paperback now available is a digital printing.