Described as ‘part cabinet of wonders, part call to arms’ (Mark Haddon), this month’s read was The Golden Mole by Katherine Rundell. What do the giraffe, the swift, the wombat, the hare and the seahorse all have in common? They Read More …
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New books – week commencing 16th Sept 2024
A Guide to Hormonal Dermatology Ramanjit Singh, Nidhi Sharma Publisher’s Synopsis This book covers all aspects of how various Hormonal diseases affect Skin Health. It covers essential parts of the most common Hormonal disease – Polycystic Ovarian Disease (PCOD), i.e., its Read More …
New Books – week commencing 9th Sept 2024
Burns, Infections and Wound Management – Recent Clinical Techniques, Results, and Research in Wounds Melvin A. Shiffman (editor), Mervin Low (editor) Publisher’s Synopsis This book presents a comprehensive overview of recent clinical techniques and findings regarding wounds in burns, infections of Read More …
GEH Wellbeing Reading Group review of Miriam Margolyes This much is true
Miriam Margolyes’ autobiography was an interesting choice for our readers this month. At the age of 80, BAFTA winning Miriam has written her remarkable life story. From birth to (almost) recent day it explains how being conceived in an air-raid Read More …
New Books week commencing 2nd Sept 2024
ACSM’s Clinical Exercise Physiology – American College of Sports Medicine Walter R. Thompson (editor), American College of Sports Medicine (associated with work) Publisher’s Synopsis Reflecting the unsurpassed quality and excellence synonymous with the American College of Sports Medicine, ACSM’s Clinical Exercise Read More …
Celebrating South Asian Heritage Month at George Eliot
A rather windy August day saw the Knowledge and Library Services in the Serenity Garden at GETEC, celebrating South Asian Heritage Month with staff. Having anchored everything down due to the blustery weather (making us feel rather less than serene!), Read More …
New Books week commencing 12th Aug 2024
Building and Improving Health Literacy in the ‘New Normal’ of Health Care Frameworks and Actions – European Health Management in Transition Federico Lega, Pia Kreutzer Publisher’s Synopsis Research shows that low health literacy (HL) is linked to poorer mental and physical health, increased Read More …
SWFT Wellbeing Reading Group review of The Cameraman
This month’s read was The Cameraman by Matthew Kneale. Described as ‘a captivating, thought-provoking road trip through a rapidly changing Europe in the 1930s’, this was the tale of Julius Sewell and his family’s journey to his sister’s wedding. Unusually for Read More …
GEH Wellbeing Reading Group Review- The last murder at the end of the world by Stuart Turton
This was our second reading group book from Stuart Turton, with the group having read The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle a while ago. This novel had a much more positive review from our readers! The story is an intriguing Read More …
New Book Week Commencing 5th Aug 2024
Inner Engineering A Yogi’s Guide to Joy Sadhguru Publisher’s Synopsis The practice of what is commonly known as hatha yoga is but one of eight branches of the body of knowledge that is yoga. Yoga is a sophisticated system of self-empowerment Read More …