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The gym of cartoon men
In men, body dysmorphia can be expressed as ‘bigorexia’ – the belief that your body is too weak and thin – or anorexia. Andrew McMillan explores two sides of the same coin.
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Obesity and Britain’s boys
Six young men and six experiences of being overweight. Find out how these boys and their loved ones feel about this stigmatising issue.
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The indelible harm caused by conversion therapy
With first-hand evidence from two powerful testimonies, neurologist Jules Montague explores the destructive history of conversion therapy, a punitive treatment designed to ‘cure’ people of homosexuality.
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Tea, coffee and chocolate, At T. Boot's Warehouse, No. 212, in Piccadilly, the Corner of Eagle-Street; Where the Nobility, Gentry, and others, may be supplied with some fine fresh Teas, Coffee and Chocolate, on the most reasonable Terms, for Ready Money only. He further begs Leave to inform them, although the undermentioned Prices may appear considerably cheaper than the usual Charges of like Commodities, yet he will warrant every Article sold at his Warehouse to be of the best Sort, and Nowise damaged nor adulterated in Order to reduce the Prices. s. d. Green Tea, 5s. 6d. to - 6 0 Ditto, much better - 6 6 Speckled-Leaf ditto - 7 0 Best ditto - - 8 0 Good Bloom, 8s. to - 8 6 Hyson Tea - - 9 6 Very good ditto - 10 0 Fine ditto, 10s 6d to - 11 0 Very fine ditto - 12 0 Superfine ditto, 14s to - 16 0 Jamaica Coffee - 3 4 Best Barbadoes ditto - 4 6 Turkey ditto - 6 0 s. d. Bohea Tea - 4 4 Best ditto - 4 8 Congou-Leaf - 5 0 Good Congou - 6 0 Best ditto - 6 6 Souchong - 7 0 Good ditto - - 8 0 Fine Pekoe, 8s. 6d. to - 9 0 Superfine Souchong, 10s to - 11 0 Chocolate - 3 6 Best Plain ditto - 4 4 Sir Hans Sloane's Chocolate - 5 0 Best Cocoa Shells - 2 0 N. B. Best Padre Souchong at 11s. which is usually sold for 12s. - Hyson at 10s. 6d. usually sold for 12s. Any Person purchasing 3 lb. of Tea, or upwards, will have an Allowance.
Boot, T. (Thomas).Date: 1790?]- Books
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Le pot aux roses, Ou correspondance secrete et familiere de l'honorable Thomas Boot, Cordonnier Royal avec Sa Majesté George III, Roi de la Grande-Bretagne, et ses ministres, les Lords Stormont, Sandwich, Germaine et North; sur les affaires presentes de l'Europe.
Boot, Thomas, cordonnier royal.Date: 1782- Books
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Le pot aux roses, ou correspondance secrete et familiere de l'honorable Thomas Boot, cordonnier royal, avec Sa Majesté George III, roi de la Grande-Bretagne, et ses ministres, les lords Stormont, Sandwich, Germaine et North; sur les affaires pre'sentes de l'Europe.
Boot, Thomas, cordonnier royal.Date: [1781]- Books
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The second volume of The British antidote to Caledonian poison: contains twenty-five of the most humorous satirical, political prints for the years 1762 and 63, viz. 26 The Bagshot Frolick 27 The Congress 28 The Caledonian Pacification 29 The Highland Seer 30 The Laird of the Boot 31 The Coach over-turn'd 32 The Scotch Hurdy-Gurdy 33 Gisbal and Bathsheba 34 We are all Come 35 Boot put to Flight 36 Without 37 Within 38 The Fishermen 39 Sawney in Office 40 The Times 41 The Good Ship, Old Engl. 42 The Scotch Cradle 43 Provision for the Convent 44 The Evacuation 45 A Hieroglyphic Letter 46 The Asses of Great-Brit. 47 The Mountebank 48 The Scotch Idol 49 Blocks for Hogarth's Wigs 50 Lyon in Boots To which is added, all the Poetical Poems, Essays, Songs, &c.
Date: [1764]- Books
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The gigantick history, volume the second. Which completes the history of Guildhall, London. With other curious matters.
Boreman, Thomas, active 1730-1743.Date: 1741