Collection: Adult Non Fiction - Health and Wellbeing

Dan Farnworth brings vividly to life his astonishing experiences as a medic working on the frontline of the UK Ambulance Service. When the 999 call goes out, he has little idea what he will find - and how he will cope with the challenges he faces when he gets there. Having worked in the emergency...

"Discover the secret relationship between Erotic, the Sexual and the Sacred. None of the four old philosophies about sex are sufficient to inspire us or even hold us in our sexuality. Sex is not merely negative or positive. Sex is not just neutral, nor is it merely sacred because it creates babie...

Immerse yourself in the history of medicine - a colourful story of skill, serendipity, trial and error, moments of genius, and dogged determination. From traditional Chinese medicine to today's sophisticated gene therapies and robotic surgery, A Short History of Medicine combines riveting storyte...

Drawing on oral history interviews conducted nationwide with abortion-providing doctors, nurses, counsellors and managers, women's health workers, academics and community activists, Baird brings a critical feminist analysis to create a sophisticated historical narrative of abortion provision over...

Discover the keys to a life of success, fulfilment, wholeness and plenty. We live in a time of fear and insecurity, wrapped up in a mindset of lack, scarcity and limitation. Too often we focus on the things we don't have and allow our egos to drive our thoughts, actions and reactions, preventing ...

Yoga practice has so much to offer us physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. It is truly a practice for all-- you do not need to be young, slim, and flexible to practice it. Heyman breaks down poses, breathing practices, meditation techniques and yoga teachings into practical tools t...

An entertaining and enlightening look at the discovery of twenty-five medical breakthroughs that changed the world--unintentionally.

THE ACT OF LIVING treats psychotherapy as a single, cohesive philosophical tradition. It synthesises the thinking of the principal figures in the history of psychotherapy (e.g. Freud, Jung, Adler, Frankl, Rogers, Fromm, Ellis and Laing) with a view to providing the reader with an accessible and p...

A thousand Instagram likes don't equal the wellness boost of one friendly hug. In our fast-paced world of glamourised busyness, social media fixation and convenience without human contact, there's nothing like putting down our devices and turning to those few special people who fill our cups, lig...