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Benjamin Daniels is angry. He is frustrated, confused, baffled and,
quite frequently, very funny. He is also a GP. These are his
confessions. A woman troubled by pornographic dreams about Tom
Jones. An 80-year-old man who can't remember why he's come to see
the doctor. A woman with a common cold demanding (but not
receiving) antibiotics. A man with a sore knee. A young woman who
has been trying to conceive for a while but now finds herself
pregnant and isn't sure she wants to go through with it. A
7-year-old boy with 'tummy aches' that don't really exist. These
are his patients. Confessions of a GP is a witty insight into the
life of a family doctor. Funny and moving in equal measure it will
change the way you look at your GP next time you pop in with the
sniffles.
Benjamin Daniels is back. He may be older, wiser and more
experienced, but his patients are no less outrageous. Drawing on
his time working as a medical student, a locum, and a general
practitioner, Dr Daniels would like to introduce you to ... The old
age pensioner who can't keep his hands to himself. The teenager
convinced that he lost his virginity and caught HIV sometime
between leaving a bar and waking up in a kebab shop. A female
patient Dr Daniels recognises from his younger, bachelor years. The
woman whose mobile phone turns up in an unexpected place. A Jack
Russell with a bizarre foot fetish. Crackhead Kenny. Not to mention
the super nurses, anxious parents, hypochondriacs, jumpy medical
students and kaleidoscope of care workers that make up Dr Daniels'
daily shift. Further Confessions of a GP is the eagerly anticipated
follow-up to the bestselling Confessions of a GP. With more
eyebrow-raising stories from the world of general practice, Dr
Daniels will once again amuse, shock and surprise. You'll never
feel the same about going to the doctor again...
The Development Research in Practice handbook is the quintessential
desk reference for empirical researchers, policymakers, managers,
and students. It provides an introduction to modern, transparent,
and ethical research practices involving development data.
Armageddon rages on, changing the world and bringing with it all of
the Angels once thought dead and gone. Vera and Cole must save
their own fallen solider when his past returns to haunt him.
Everyone has a past and everyone has secrets. The only difference
is only a few will try to kill you. Vera and Cole are no different
fighting side by side in a battle over the world. Powers are
growing inside Cole that he never knew he had and has no idea what
they mean or how to control them. He only knows that figuring out
his past will be the only thing to save his future. The past
catches everyone in a storm. There will be nothing left if Vera and
Cole fail. Watch as the world burns and war rages on. Believe the
reckoning that is coming within Exsilium.
Nearly three years after his first book, There Is Nothing Poetic
About Fish, Benjamin Daniel Lawless is in an entirely different
frame of mind. "A lot changed in the last three years," says
Lawless. "I got married, for one. It gave me an opportunity to look
at the long term, both forwards and backwards in time. Reflect on
where I've been and plot out where I might be going." It's obvious
that in The Last Spelling Bee, he's doing just that.
Whether he's writing a to-do list for time travellers, spinning
a tall tale of how he won his sixth grade spelling bee, or painting
a picture of life in a distant galaxy, Lawless' work remains spry
and lively, full of humor and surprising moments of mature clarity.
For example, in "Spring Cleaning," the volcanic mountain range
surrounding San Luis Obispo suddenly erupts, destroying everything
human and man-made in the area. "And we deserve it too, living as
we do," writes Lawless. "The arrogance of convenience, / our
microwave ovens, / the slow drip in the kitchen sink."
Lawless - 28 and living in San Luis Obispo, California with his
wife, his dog and his cat - has been writing poetry nonstop for
fifteen years. "I've always focused on the adventure of life, the
surreal moments when a shape in the corner of your eye becomes
something fantastic in your mind. Kevin Clark once said that in
writing poetry, you have to lie to get at the truth. I couldn't
agree more."
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
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In Benjamin Daniel Lawless' first book of poetry you will find
Astronauts Car crashes Muggings Freddie Mercury Storms in South
Dakota Fiery cadavers in Fresno Confusion in Lodi Exhaustion
Romance Awkward situations in burning buildings A gorilla at the
prom Strange naked women Metaphor Dick Clark A world without us in
it Baseball Fast cars and ghetto gangsters Art classes Dante's
Inferno A good jazz band, but atrocious company Edward Hirsch
Liquid hot magma The moon, and you and me Inappropriate comments to
authority figures
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