Cook explores the development of clinical tropical medicine from the 19th century onwards by following the pioneering doctors in this discipline, their personalities, achievements and scientific breakthroughs.

Between 1946 and 1962, following World War II (1939-45), for the first time in peace-time Britain, conscription was introduced as a partial solution to Churchill's 'cold war' strategy. While the majority of conscripts served their two-years within the UK or Europe, a minority was sent to overseas locations, some to where actual fighting was taking place. The author of this book was based in Nigeria for most of his years of National Service, more specifically at Yaba, a suburb of Lagos. This narrative, which took place immediately after Nigerian independence from colonial rule, is Corps officer, serving in the Royal Nigerian Army in newly independent Nigeria. Apart from medical duties, he acquired a great deal of information on the Atlantic slave trade, much of which was centred on the Nigerian coast.

Over the last 30 years the internet has changed almost every moment of our daily lives, from how we communicate, how we travel, to how we find things. The next generation of the internet, called web3, will completely disrupt how we come together to create products & services, entertainment, financial services, our economies and even governance structures. This book will help you understand a history of where we've come from and map out what the future may bring by covering how the Supply-side Revolution works and how it's going to disrupt business, media, talent, capital and operations. As a business leader you need to prepare for this change. It will help you understand that no industry is immune to the impact of web3 and how to predict what's coming with web4. If your business is to prosper in this new economy it has to start working alongside web3 in an on-chain/off-chain hybrid. Business-as-usual will not disappear overnight but web3 has already created a multi-billion-dollar alternative economy. Business leaders can either ignore it, fight it or figure out how to integrate with it. As an individual, whether an entrepreneur, creative, product builder or operational talent, this book will support you in future-proofing your career, ensuring you are developing the right skills and strategy for a web3 future.