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Phillips and Ruth Thygeson were pioneers in medical research on
external diseases of the human eye. Together, this husband-and-wife
team shared a mutual story of extraordinary accomplishment
including, among other things, the discovery of the cause and the
cure of trachoma, a potentially blinding disease that affects
millions of people worldwide.This comprehensive biography tells the
complete story of their personal lives and careers. Beginning with
each of their childhoods, the story continues through their meeting
on the campus of Stanford University, their years of practicing
""frontier medicine"" in rural Colorado (where they built a log
cabin with their own hands), their world travels in search of a
cure for trachoma, and their considerable roles in establishing the
Francis I. Proctor Foundation for Research in Ophthalmology. The
story of this couple is one of a lifelong collaboration in
medicine, a 70-year love affair, and an unending quest to conquer
preventable blindness around the world.
Anyone familiar with the town of Burton Upon Trent may associate it
with one thing above all else - brewing. Hardly surprising when you
consider that at its peak, around a quarter of all of the beer in
the UK was produced there. What many people donât realise,
however, is that this Staffordshire town has a diverse history that
dates back to the Roman period. Later, it had the most important
monastery in Staffordshire, and its medieval bridge was the scene
of two significant battles in 1322 and again during the English
Civil War. Burton was also home to the powerful Paget family and
the Peel family who played a significant role in the Industrial
Revolution. It should be no surprise that the echoes of this
townâs long and varied past can be heard and seen in the form of
countless ghost sightings. These range from fleeting glimpses of
opaque figures crossing roads and the chiming of bells from
churches long since demolished, to the more sinister visions of
murderous monks, and of the recently deceased rising from their
graves to torment the townspeople. Paranormal Burton Upon Trent
takes you on a spooky tour from the heart of Burton to the
surrounding parishes of Repton, Hanbury, Newton Solney and Church
Gresley in which readers will encounter exclusive reports from real
Paranormal Investigators who have spent over a decade studying this
townâs many spirits, and uncover historical events including the
accident that resulted in the worldâs largest-ever man-made
non-nuclear explosion. The book combines well-known local legends
with first-hand encounters from current residents to provide the
most in-depth account of Burtonâs Haunted Heritage to date.
Happiness has been written about by everyone from the Dalai Lama
("The Art of Happiness") to Daniel Gilbert ("Stumbling on
Happiness"), but in "Happy At Last "Richard O'Connor takes a fresh
look at what happiness is, why we are happy (or not) and how we can
stay happy. How? He says we can rewire our brain to be more
receptive to happiness by learning to control how our minds work.
Drawing on the latest scientific and psychological research, and
filled with practical advice and exercises, "Happy At Last "is the
definitive guide to understanding:
- The core skills that we need to feel fulfilled in today's
world
- Strategies for increasing happiness
- Techniques for keeping sadness and stress at bay.
Richard O'Connor makes it possible to be, finally, "Happy At
Last!"
The bestselling author of Undoing Depression offers a brain-based
guide to permanently ending bad habits Richard O'Connor's
bestselling book Undoing Depression has become a touchstone in the
field, helping thousands of therapists and patients overcome
depressive patterns. In Rewire, O'Connor expands those ideas,
showing how we actually have two brains-a conscious deliberate self
and an automatic self that makes most of our decisions-and how we
can train the latter to ignore distractions, withstand temptations,
and interrupt reflexive, self-sabotaging responses. Rewire gives
readers a road-map to overcoming the most common self-destructive
habits, including procrastination, excessive worrying, internet
addiction, overeating, risk-taking, and self-medication, among
others. By learning valuable skills and habits-including
mindfulness, self-control, confronting fear, and freeing yourself
from mindless guilt-we can open ourselves to vastly more
successful, productive, and happy lives.
The author of Undoing Depression presents an effective guide to
modern anxiety, and shows how you can recognize-and rescue yourself
from-its effects. Twenty-first-century life evolves at a breakneck
pace-and with it, stress seems to multiply by the day. We work
long, harrowing hours. We fret over our families and finances. Our
e-mail beeps and our cell phones ring. But our nervous systems were
never meant to handle so many stressors. In this groundbreaking
book, psychotherapist Richard O'Connor explains how a wide range of
common problems-both emotional and physical-are actually side
effects of modern life, and how you can undo their damage.
Combining expertise with down-to-earth language, Undoing Perpetual
Stress explains how you can: * Recognize the hidden effects of
stress on your brain and body * Understand your inner sanity in
conflict with a crazy world * Develop self-control over how you
think, act and feel when stressed * Regain a sense of meaning and
purpose in your life You already know how to "do" stress. With the
help of this book, you can undo it, too.
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