The field of surgery has enchanted students for as long as it has existed, and today's medical students are no exception. Despite surgery being vital to our healthcare system, very few students are exposed to surgical teaching at a level of detail approaching that of their instruction in medicine or critical care. This textbook seeks to excise the mystery around the operating theatre and to equip students with a thorough understanding of the principles of common operations. The Unofficial Guide to Surgery: Core Operations is a practical guide to common surgical operations, and it would be a useful resource for any medical or nursing student undertaking a rotation in surgery. Whether you're a surgeon-to-be at the cutting edge of your cohort and hoping to wow your senior colleagues, or a budding psychiatrist unexcited about standing in theatre for hours on end, this textbook has something for you. It is detailed enough to serve as a study resource for the Christina Yangs of tomorrow, but organised and concise so that even the least surgically inclined student can feel more prepared for their obligatory stint in theatre after reading through an operation report while changing into their scrubs. The textbook features an introduction to the principles of surgery, followed by detailed operation reports for an extensive array of common procedures, organised in chapters based on speciality. Helpfully, each operation report includes the definition of the procedure being performed, its indications, high-quality illustrations of relevant anatomy, a step-by-step guide to the procedure at a level appropriate for students and junior doctors, and interesting trivia on the operation or associated condition. Students will be prepared for a niche question from even the most esoteric consultant!

The most successful club in the history of British athletics, Birchfield Harriers was formed in 1877, born out of a dispute over a cross country race and named after the old district about which they centred their activities. Ever since its inception over a century ago, Birchfield Harriers has been at the forefront of innovation and development of the sport of athletics. Indeed it was the first club to own it's own track and to employ a full time administrator. Now based at the Alexander stadium, the UK's premier Athletics venue, the club is undergoing a process of reorganisation heralding another significant era in the development of this most famous of athletics clubs. had an increasing impact on the success of track and field events, at not only national but global level. The ultimate accolade of Olympic Champion has been diligently pursued and claimed by Birmingham-born talents Denise Lewis in the heptathlon at Sydney 2000 and Mark Lewis-Francis with his 'glory leg' in the 4 x 100m at Athens 2004. Other success stories are commonwealth champions Bob Weir, Ashia Hansen and Dwayne Ladejo, international athletes such as Glen Smith, Kelly Sotherton and James Hillier, and disabled World Champions and Record holders such as Debbie Brannan. archives, much of which has never been published before, this book will be a delightful read for all those interested in British athletics.

The story, which has its roots with the racing 'Freres Renault' and their extraordinary technical advances at the end of the nineteenth century, follows the Renault F1 team through its heyday from 1977 to 1997. It begins at the turbulent days of 'The Yellow Teapot' (a popular reference to the groundbreaking yet temperamental cars which kept breaking down) through the team's rise to dominance of the racing world in the 1990s. The story reaches a climax with Villeneuve and Williams-Renault's 1997 triumphs - as this was also in this year that Renault were to take an extended break from the circuits. Many great drivers have graced the team's distinctive yellow-liveried cars, and the team's engines powered the majority of winners during the end of the period covered by the book, including Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Michael Schumacher, Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve.