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Set against industrial action that beset the NHS in the 1970's, the normal healthy camaraderie of the City Hospital is lost as the dispute sets nurse against nurse and doctor against doctor. Operations are cancelled, waiting lists spiral out of control and patient's lives are put at risk. Kate and Paul are saddened that so many of their colleagues are prepared to become involved. Hadn't they agreed to abide by the Hippocratic Oath with its simple message 'First do no harm'?

A collection of short medical stories about medical misadventures in the daily life of medical professionals.

In this collection of medical tales, the training of one slightly naive young trainee is viewed through the experiences of the patients he treats as he embarks on this most challenging of careers. We share his joy when things go well, his anguish when they don’t and learn that, at the end of the day, compassion and a sense of humour make wonderful medicine.

Paul Lambert, a quiet and introspective young doctor tells the real-life tales of some of his patients, at a time when care and compassion ruled supreme in British hospitals. Some stories are humorous, some sad, others poignant, but all are very 'human'. The novel also follows Paul's chequered love life and unveils some of the 'high jinks' that doctors get up to when off-duty. Had Jennifer Worth been a surgeon rather than a midwife, these are the tales that she might have told.

Wild swimming in February? No, thank you. It sounds like torture to Fiona, Daisy, and Partial Sue, the retired ladies behind the counter at Dogs Need Nice Homes charity shop. Still, no one ever died of plunging into the icy waters around the sleepy little English town of Southbourne. Until now. The body of Colin Barclay, retired PE master and wild-swimming fanatic, washes up in a secluded cove. Days later, a shifty new customer comes calling at Dogs Need Nice Homes. "Is this where you solve murders?" she asks, her eyes darting wildly round the shelves of bric-a-brac.

Whilst Paul and Kate work alongside each other as doctor and nurse on the surgical ward, strains in their relationship emerge. And when Kate's baby dies and Paul's inexperience costs lives, doubt and despair hang in the air and their marriage appears to be doomed.

Hunter continues his journey through his icy alien world. Having adapted to the merciless conditions beyond the Bunker, he has begun to expand his "territory" and explore new points on the map around the enormous Pillar.

Klaus-Peter Lipphaus hat in seiner Zeit bei der Polizei vieles erlebt, das die Grenzen des Vorstellbaren übersteigt. In 30 Jahren als Kriminalkommissar ermittelte er gegen Rauschgiftbanden und organisierte Kriminalität, vor allem aber in zahlreichen schockierenden Mordfällen. Habgier, sexuelle Triebhaftigkeit, schiere Mordlust – Kommissar Lipphaus war mit sämtlichen Spielarten der Niedertracht konfrontiert, aus denen Menschen zu Mördern werden.

La historia nos resulta familiar: una empresa que era una superestrella hasta ayer se halla en apuros o sumida en una crisis aparentemente ingobernable. El origen de casi todas esas crisis no es que las cosas se estén haciendo mal. De hecho, en la mayoría de los casos se está haciendo lo correcto, pero sin resultados. ¿Qué explica esta aparente paradoja?

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A hilarious new series from Australia's favourite comedian, Peter Helliar, about Galileo – a horse with talent for solving crimes. Galileo's brand-new detective agency on Happy Valley Farm is now in business, and with the help of Agatha, they've got eyes, ears and wings all across the farm...

The galaxy is vast, and worship of the God-Emperor by His faithful takes many forms. The Spiral Dawn is one of the countless sanctioned sects of the Imperial Cult. As a gathering of Spiralytes make their holy pilgrimage to Redemption, the sect's world of origin and a shrine world of the Imperium, they find not a haven of enlightenment and introspection, but a soot-choked hellhole where their order's founders and an unorthodox regiment of Astra Militarum maintain an uneasy coexistence.

Kole always wanted to be a wizard, a dream that grew into an obsession when his parents disappeared on an adventure. The son of two powerful magical heritages, Kole was hailed as a prodigy at an early age. But a head start is of little use if you're tied to the starting gate. When his mother's magic manifested after he'd already embarked on the path to wizardry, he found he had only a singular powerful magical ability—to turn invisible.

Eine einzigartige Sammlung der größten internationalen Verbrechen in und um das Massentransportmittel.

Sie vergiften und erschlagen, sie erschießen und erstechen, und wenn es sein muss, tun sie das alles auch in Serie: die Mörderinnen dieser Welt. Die Autoren erzählen in diesem True-Crime-Hörbuch wahre Geschichten über perverse und ganz „normale" Mörderinnen aus sechs Jahrhunderten – von der „Blutgräfin" Elizabeth Bathory bis zur „schwarzen Witwe" Elfriede Blauensteiner. Auf dass allen Männern und Frauen das Blut in den Adern gerinnen möge … – Mütter, Töchter, Ehefrauen: Zu wenig Taschengeld?

Perry Rhodan ist in Tarkan gestrandet, einem fremden Universum. Von Tarkan aus gibt es Verbindungen in die Milchstraße, und von ihm geht eine Gefahr für die Menschheit aus. Zwei Parteien stehen einander gegenüber: Die eine möchte die gesamte Galaxis Hangay, also einen Teil Tarkans in unser Universum überführen. Und die andere möchte dies verhindern und lieber den Untergang Tarkans erleben. Rhodan muss herausfinden, um was es wirklich geht, auch deshalb, weil die Superintelligenz ESTARTU in Tarkan verschollen ist.

In this book, I’ll give you a clear, repeatable system for changing clients’ lives through health and fitness. It’s called the Prescriptive Model, and it’s been tested and proven in over 3,000 gyms around the world.

Rick Black—a name as ordinary as the man behind it is extraordinary. For centuries, he has roamed the earth, guiding souls to their final rest. But eternity isn’t all scythes and sunsets. Even Death gets lonely. Enter the unlikeliest of scenarios: a modern dating reality show where “connections transcend the physical.” For Rick, it’s a chance to blend in, to feel human, and perhaps, to find the one who can see beyond his skeletal grin.

Triest, 1920. Mattia ist ein Faschist der ersten Stunde. Sein Gesicht ist noch bartlos, weshalb man ihn Bambino nennt, aber seine Schläge sind so hart, dass die halbe Stadt sich vor ihm fürchtet. Mattia weiß nicht, wer seine Mutter ist. Gar eine von drüben? Eine Slowenin? Sein Vater, der Antifaschist und Uhrmacher, will es ihm nicht verraten. Im Schlamm und Schmutz des Zweiten Weltkriegs verliert Mattia schließlich alle Gewissheiten, und er muss erfahren, dass der Gewinner von heute der Verlierer von morgen sein kann.

"Spiritual, Not Religious: Your Personal Journey of Self-Realization and Conscious Awakening" is a transformative guide for anyone seeking to expand their understanding of faith, reconnect with their inner truth, and embrace a more authentic and empowered spiritual life. Are you questioning the religious beliefs you’ve grown up with? Or are you looking to deepen your faith by exploring the profound connection between religion and spirituality? Dr.