Tom Smith

Dementia is one of today's health time bombs, affecting more than 700,000 people in the UK. This book examines the clinical evidence and analyses risk factors such as smoking, excess alcohol, high blood pressure, obesity, physical inertia, and poorly controlled and undiagnosed type 2 diabetes. It also explores the impact of genetic factors; the role of intellectual stimulation; hobbies and activities; the case for remaining physically active; and the importance of social networks. While we can't rely on lifestyle changes as a way of avoiding dementia, the good news is that they may help delay its onset and slow its progress.

Bronchitis and emphysema affect some three million people in the UK, and kill 30,000 people each year. The condition cannot be cured. However, further deterioration can be prevented, and this new edition brings us up to date with changes in treatment.

A fully revised and updated installment from the bestselling author of The Oz Principle Series. Two-time New York Times bestselling authors Roger Connors and Tom Smith show how leaders can achieve record-breaking results by quickly and effectively shaping their organizational culture to capitalize on their greatest asset-their people. Change the Culture, Change the Game joins their classic book, The Oz Principle, and their recent bestseller, How Did That Happen?, to complete the most comprehensive series ever written on workplace accountability. Based on an earlier book, Journey to the Emerald City, this fully revised installment captures what the authors have learned while working with the hundreds of thousands of people on using organizational culture as a strategic advantage.

Chest pain can be terrifying. Many people hope that if they ignore it, it will go away. But angina must be taken seriously, and it is very important to find out what you can about it. The book answers the key questions for anyone worried about angina: What should I do when I have chest pain? Does it mean I'm going to have a heart attack? How do I tell if it's serious? This new edition of Living with Angina makes the links between smoking, passive smoking, and heart health plainer than ever. It also highlights the importance of keeping up your medication in order to help prevent heart attack. Doctors are now taking angina-related depression more seriously, and the book includes up to date information on this as well.

Their relative isolation, scenery and Norse history make Orkney and Shetland a special place. Illustrated with colour photographs and maps throughout, this book provides information on where to start and finish, distances, times and tidal information. It contains facts and anecdotes about local history, geology, scenery, seabirds and sea mammals.

The authors promote a vision management technique that makes managers accountable for fulfilling the purpose of the company or organization and shows how the right tools and techniques will get people to see themselves and their organization differently. Reprint.

Heartburn, coughing when lying down, pain in the upper chest or throat -- these can all be signs of an often misunderstood condition: hiatus hernia. This book looks at all aspects of dealing with this condition, from diagnosis to self-care. Case studies discuss how individuals have successfully minimized symptoms and how dangerous complications can sometimes arise.

Heartburn, coughing when lying down, pain in the upper chest or throat these can all be signs of an often misunderstood condition: hiatus hernia. This book looks at all aspects of dealing with this condition, from diagnosis to self-care. Case studies discuss how individuals have successfully minimized symptoms and how dangerous complications can sometimes arise."

An engaging cycle of unorthodox interpretations of Biblical stories. Wood engravings by Frank C. Eckmair.

Using the analogy of the Wizard of Oz, this work shows how companies can benefit from the culture of accountability, detailing the principles behind this change. It offers strategies to strip away the trappings of current management programmes and fads.