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  The Reluctant Carer - Dispatches...

  The Reluctant Carer

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  'Incredible. One of those rare books that should be dispensed on prescription to every household.' - Lucy Easthope, author of When the Dust Settles'Hilarious, bitter, poignant and profound . . . like an existential soap opera - only with more laughs.' - Philip Hoare, author of LeviathanIt was the kind of phone call we all dread. Your elderly father has been admitted to hospital. Your even older mum is now at home alone. The answer? Simple. Drop everything, go back and help. The reality? Not so straightforward. Suddenly, you’re a kid again, stranded in the overheated house you grew up in. Soon they need you 24/7. And you want to help, of course you do. But now your own life starts to unravel almost as quickly as their health. And then there is nowhere else to go.In between bouts of washing, feeding, cooking and fighting there are times that test you, days where everything goes wrong and moments when everyone, miraculously rises to the occasion. And amidst all of that, this strange second childhood offers up a shot at redemption - if you can just stop everyone from falling down.Irresistibly funny, unflinching and deeply moving, this is a love letter to family and friends, to carers and to anyone who has ever packed a small bag intent on staying for just a few days. This is a true story of what it really means to be a carer, and of the ties that bind even tighter when you least expect it. This is The Reluctant Carer.

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  The Power of Social Media -...

  Jim Stephens

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  Do you own or operate your own website or online business? With the rising popularity of the internet, there is a good chance that you do. Whichever type of website you have, did you know that you could help to promote it with social media? 
  I’m sure many of you have heard of different social media sites like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, MySpace, LinkedIn, Blogger, WordPress, and others. With a fairly large number of such social media websites having over a millions users, there is a good chance that by joining these sites, you not only make new friends but also find internet users that would be interested in visiting your website. Therefore, by joining these social media sites and then providing a link to your website in these sites, you should receive a number of new visitors to your website. 
  If you have totally no experience with social media or if you are still wondering how and why you should use social media to promote your website, then you may want to continue reading to find out more about the power of social media and how you can benefit from it.

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  The Gardener Says - Quotes Quips...

  Nina Pick

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  A “breezy collection” of quotes about gardening, “filled with humor, reflection, and a love of plants and planting” (Publishers Weekly).  The Gardener Says invites you to a festive garden party where guests ranging from Gertrude Jekyll and Henry David Thoreau to Michelle Obama and Michael Pollan share their insights and words of inspiration on the topic of gardening.   Ranging from the humorous to the poignant, these quotes from gardeners, poets, philosophers, and landscape designers highlight both the joys and challenges of gardening—the exhaustion at the end of a long day’s work, the satisfaction of seeing a flower blossom, the peace and happiness of time spent in quiet contemplation.   A delightful hobby, a potent tool for ecological and social transformation, and a crucial reminder of our place in nature, gardening is, in the words of Mirabel Osler, the one occupation where “if you were to creep up behind someone at their work, you would find them smiling.”   “Will inspire you . . . [This] compilation of thoughtful and powerful insights helped me understand, on a personal level, my desire to garden.” —The Oregonian

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  Beyond Your Doorstep - A...

  Hal Borland

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  The inspiring classic on the virtues of embracing the great outdoors from the national bestselling author of The Dog Who Came to Stay.  Over the course of his career, Hal Borland wrote eight nature books and hundreds of “outdoor editorials” for the Sunday New York Times, extolling the virtues of the countryside. From his home on one hundred acres in rural Connecticut, Borland wrote of the natural wonders, both big and small, that surrounded him every day. Beyond Your Doorstep is his guide to venturing into the outdoors around your home, wherever it is, and discovering the countryside within reach. The beauty to be found in roadsides, meadows, woodlands, and bogs are explored in elegant prose. Borland takes up birds, animals, and plants—both edible and poisonous—and the miraculous ways in which they are threaded together throughout the natural world. Part introductory field guide and part incitement to exploration, Beyond Your Doorstep is a classic of nature writing and a must-read for anyone looking to renew his or her relationship to the outdoors.

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  Emergency Care For Beginners -...

  Branda Nurt

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  We’ve all seen someone with an orthopedic cast, and some of us have had the misfortune of living the experience of having a fractured bone. We all have a idea of what’s a fracture is, but only a small percentage of the population is able to understand and treat a fracture correctly.  
  If you’re aware of the dangers of a fractured bone, and you’re worried about how an accident could change the health of your family, and you want to do something about it, then this book is the right book for you. Everything that you need to know regarding the approach to a fracture is right here in this book.  
  This book will teach you about identifying and treating fractures. You’ll learn basic knowledge about anatomy, source of fractures, and how to get an injured person to a hospital. You’ll understand the different types of fractures, how to treat them if the person is an adult or a child, and how to limit the damage to this person during the whole process.  
  Those who don’t have the required skills and knowledge are doomed to cause more harm than good in the management of fractures. It’s very easy to engage a fracture in the right way; however, the slightest mistake could be very dangerous and have awful consequences for the injured person. The management of a fractured bone can easily go wrong, which is why it’s so important to be sure of what you’re doing.  
  You can’t put a price on your safety, and the safety of those around you. You have the power to turn a dangerous injury that could become a disability into a healed and normal limb. You can make a huge difference in the life of those around you, and all you need to learn in order to do what is written inside this book.  
  Don’t overlook the possibility of saving a limb. Take your family’s health and safety seriously, and learn how to act and engage the situation of a possible fracture the best way you can.

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  The Microscopic World Inside and...

  Martin K Ettington

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  We live surrounded by an invisible world which affects our lives in many ways.In this book we will take a journey from barely visible life, to cells, their structures, molecules, atoms, fundamental particles and even smaller.We will explore not just the facts about this small world, but also try to unearth interesting facts to ponder too.For example, what did paranormal investigators believe about the structure of atoms over one hundred years ago?And what particles or forces might be smaller than the standard building block particles we know about today?Also, what are the limitations of the standard model of subatomic particles?There are many things in the microscopic world which you might not expect.The journey from the small to the infinitely small starts here.

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