The inspirational story of how a group of women overcame breast cancer, taken from the diary notes of a cancer counsellor

Cancer, an Alternatve Treatment

C.R. Davies

Parenting & Relationships

Cloister House Press

Anthony J Randall looks at the canonical victims of Jack the Ripper and investigates the family background of their paternal and maternal lines. Perhaps their histories reveal the origins of their destiny. Perhaps their family backgrounds hold the seeds to the paths they trod. In this searching investigation many birth, marriage and death certificates, and over two hundred census returns, have been transcribed and presented. This book examines the history and genealogy of the 'canonical' victims to guide the reader from the industrial centres of Staffordshire, the wide marshes of Sussex and the woodlands of the Forest of Dean to the east end of London and the deprivation of Whitechapel.

Jack the Ripper Blood Lines

Biographies & Memoirs

Randall, Anthony J.

True Crime

The Story of St Katharine's tells the fascinating story of 23 acres of land by the River Thames with a trading history that began in the 10th century. Queen Matilda inaugurated the ancient hospital of St Katharine in the 11th century and so, under royal patronage the precinct grew. Chris West lives close to St Katharine Docks and with the inspiration of the neighbouring Tower of London and Wapping his book describes both the rich history of St Katharine's and the wonderful marina, buildings and amenities that make up St Katharine Docks today.

The Story of St Katharine's

History

West,Christopher

Europe

Anthony J Randall examines the resistance movement along the French and Belgian border during the first year of the Great War, culminating with the execution of Edith Cavell and Philippe Baucq in October 1915. There were others: Louise Thuliez, Henriette Moriamé, Jacqueline Van Til, Princess Marie de Croy and Jeanne de Belleville. They all sacrificed their freedom, if not their lives. Some were from the French and Belgian aristocracy, others were simple peasants; all were patriots. Some were rewarded, others returned to obscurity: all were heroes. Georges Gaston Quien plays his part in the story. A Frenchman for whom the war was a game and for whom the consequences of his actions deserve to be his epitaph.

Edith Cavell: Brussels via Yorc

Community & Culture

What was the world of Geelong's legendary Thomas Ambrose Bowen (1916-1982) really like? What do those who who flocked to him have to say about his talent to "fix them" when credentialed and envious others failed? Step into Tom's time - the '40s to early '80s, brought alive by the memory of touch and his attentive, but no-fuss presence. Meet his grateful patients and Rene Horwood, loyal clinic organiser and enduring ally to the end. There's Ron Garner, a forgotten comate till now who stops awhile bringing gifts of White Magic. Be surprised at what's in store and what three of his professional apprentices Drs.Neave, Smeeton and Ryan reveal about Tom's healing hands and the unsung finesse at the heart of his work. Former politician Rod Mackenzie, OAM shows us the parliamentary gates that opened to the cold, regulatory winds of change that robbed Tom of due recognition for his life's accomplishments. With Heather, a daughter's insight; join sister Agnes in childhood and at the end for a forbidden cigarette. Finally, a second leg amputation courted by the cause of his untimely death. Healing Hands, Unsung Voices is a celebratory centennial anthology in memory of a gifted and exceptional human being.

Healing Hands: Unsung Voices Anthology, Thomas Ambrose Bowen, Osteopath (1916-1982)

Strachan, Shirley

Professionals & Academics

This book is about words that may be constructed using the symbols for the chemical elements, for example, crab comprises carbon (C), radium (Ra) and boron (B). About half the book is devoted to technical words, and introduces and draws on the Periodic Table at an informal level. The approach is to say the least whimsical, for example identifying the most valuable words and the most magnetic words with respect to their elemental constitution. The other half of the book showcases words in categories such as food, drink, people, etc. and encompasses terms both new and old, sometimes resurrecting antique gems that the author finds amusing or interesting. Elements and the Periodic Table have recently become quite popular in many TV quiz shows. This book will help you impress family and friends with your technical talents in this specialism, and for those who enjoy crosswords and similar puzzles there is a section devoted to word challenges ranging from the easy to the diabolical.

An Elemental Philavery

Humor & Entertainment

Perring, Keith D

Puzzles & Games

A colourful autobiography. Peter Horn describes being raised in a small Yorkshire village, unrecognisable today, where horses and carts, and pigs in the public bar were normal. However, Peter was growing up in a country at the tail end of its Empire, and in a part of the country where opportunity was limited to the soon to be declining industries of the woollen mills and farming. Peter seized the opportunity of casting his net wider, to see and experience other cultures. travelling the world with the British Army, to places as far flung and varied as Brunei, Libya and Northern Ireland. Later years are sadly characterised by the toll of age, both in the author and loved ones with his true account of coping and managing the cruel progression of dementia and the impact this had on him and his family and so his story needed to end with a first-person polemic on the treatment of older adults in the UK within the care system, and more specifically his beloved wife, Moira. True to his word and his vows, through sickness and in health and faced with many challenges with the social care systems, he promised Moira he would never leave her side and care for her right to the very end, and that he honoured with humour, dignity and respect.

A Wonderful World: A Gentleman's true story; Yorkshire in 1937; serving in the British Army; to fighting with Dementia

Horn, Peter

In 1913 Ada Moore rode her pony along the ancient trade route from Srinagar to Leh, in Ladakh, to join the Moravian Mission there. This was the end of a journey which began in a laundry in Scarborough ten years before and the beginning of an extraordinary thirteen years living and working amongst the Tibetan people of this remote part of India. Ada's daughter, Monica, was born near the Tibetan border. Her book describes living high in the Himalayas in the first half of the 20th century. It gives a rare insight into the domestic and professional life of the missionaries who, from running a school to giving medical help in the most primitive conditions, were involved with the lives of the local people, and who worked to build a connection between different cultures. It tells what they learnt of local customs and beliefs and recounts their hair-raising adventures while travelling by yak and pony amongst some of the most beautiful and dramatic scenery in the world.

Yaks and cataracts: Medical mission at the top of the world

Bass, Monica

Burroughs, Ada

Leaders & Notable People

This practical guide is a must for anyone making a trip to Venice, especially if you only have a day. With easy to follow itineraries and over 600 colour photographs and maps, it will give you a pictorial view of the city which brings Venice to life. The visual itineraries and practical advice will save you hours of effort in planning, provide inspiration and help you to get much more out of your trip. The author has visited nearly 50 countries around the world as an independent traveller and from this experience he provides simplified practical advice for planning your trip to Venice, where to go and what to do, including finding and choosing hotels and restaurants, and much more. The itineraries in this guide are easy to follow with film strip pictures and maps to show exactly where you are, where you are going and what to do next. If you are tight for time, it’s possible to see about 70% of the key sights and get a good perspective of the City in a long day.

Venice in a day

Travel

Bishop, Stephen

Jack Beresford: an Olympian at War

Jack Beresford was the first British Olympian to win medals of any colour in five consecutive Olympic Games. His record of 3 Gold and 2 silver medals at the 5 Olympic Games held between 1920 and 1936 remained until Sir Steve Redgrave won gold at the 2000 Sydney Games. Historically, men have had two great chances to prove their mettle; in battle and in sport. While many are aware that Jack Beresford was one of Britain's greatest oarsmen, this affectionate but unsentimental tribute by his son, John, reveals what few know, that Beresford served his country with distinction in war as well as in peace, and both with a modesty that is usually indicative of true merit. It is commonly said, show me the boy and I'll show you the man, and this work reveals that Jack the schoolboy, the soldier and the sportsman was driven by the same strict principals of duty and hard work throughout his life. This is, says John, the story that his Father never wrote. It is also a story with a delicious (if vicious) irony; the German bullet that wounded 19-year-old 2nd Lieutenant Beresford in 1918 led to him abandoning rugby and taking up rowing. Eighteen years later, the German favourites to win the Olympic Double Sculls paid the price of Jack's change of sport as, in the final's last 100 metres, Dick Southwood and Jack Beresford rowed them to a standstill to win Olympic Gold.

Beresford, John

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