Stories
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Dyslexia and its misconceptions
Overcoming common myths about dyslexia only adds to the challenges of growing up with the condition. Madeleine Morley, who was diagnosed with dyslexia aged eight, goes into myth-busting mode and shares her personal experiences.
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Dementia playlists and musical memory
Listening to the right music can provide both solace and pleasure for someone with dementia, helping them to reconnect with the world around them. Grace Meadows makes the case for more music in dementia care.
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Death and our digital ghosts
When we die, our data lives on. And as companies are increasingly spotting money-making opportunities from digital legacies, now could be the time to think about – and control – yours.
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Transitioning and the family album
“It’s really hard to describe to people how you know you’re a man when those ways of describing masculinity to me aren’t true. You need to find your own.”
Catalogue
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Stedman's medical terms and phrases : a complete guide to medical language.
Date: [2005], ©2005- Books
A dictionary of medieval terms and phrases / Christopher Corèdon with Ann Williams.
Corèdon, Christopher, 1945-Date: 2004- Books
The language of the foreign book trade : abbreviations, terms and phrases / Jerrold Orne.
Orne, Jerrold, 1911-2008Date: 1949- Books
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The gentleman's dictionary. In three parts. Viz. I. The Art of Riding the Great Horse: Containing the Terms and Phrases us'd in the Manage, and the Diseases and Accidents of Horses. II. The Military Art; Explaining the Terms and Phrases us'd in Field or Garison; The Terms relating to Artillery; The Works and Motions of Attack and Defence; and the Post and Duty of all the Officers of the Army: Illustrated with Historical Instances, taken from the Actions of our Armies. III. The Art of Navigation; Explaining the Terms of Naval Affairs; as Building, Rigging, Working, and Fighting of Ships; the Post and Duty of Sea-Officers, &c. With Historical Examples taken from the Actions of our Fleet. Each Part done Alphabetically, from the Sixteenth Edition of the Original French, Published by the Sieur Guillet, and Dedicated to the Dauphin. With Large Additions, Alterations and Improvements, adapted to the Customs and Actions of the English; and above Forty Curious Cuts, that were not in the Original.
Guillet de Saint-Georges, Georges, 1625?-1705.Date: 1705- Books
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Medical vocabulary, or, an explanation of all names, synonyms, terms, and phrases used in medicine and the relative branches of medical science.
Mayne, Robert Gray, 1808-1868.Date: 1862