Download or read book The Guinea Pig Club written by Emily Mayhew and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2019-01-19 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A truly inspiring tale about the history of the Guinea Pig Club. Plastic surgery was in its infancy before the Second World War — the most rudimentary techniques were known only to a few surgeons worldwide. The Allies were tremendously fortunate in having the maverick surgeon Archibald McIndoe operating at a small hospital in East Grinstead in the south of England. After arguing with his superiors, McIndoe set up a revolutionary new treatment regime and rightly secured his group of patients, dubbed the Guinea Pig Club, and honoured place in society. Based on extensive research into official records and moving first-person recollections, this extraordinary book brings home the heroism and triumphs of this courageous band of men and contains updated material on how their example is inspiring today’s wounded veterans.
Download or read book McIndoe s Army written by Edward Bishop and published by . This book was released on 2004-10 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NB: BOOKS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR RELEASE ON BATTLE OF BRITAIN DAY More exclusive than Boodle's, Buck's, White's and the Royal Yacht Squadron rolled into one. This was how Sir Archibald McIndoe, the celebrated plastic surgeon, described The Guinea Pig Club, a unique body of greviously burnt, often seriously disfigured and handicapped Allied airmen treated by McIndoe's team at the Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead. In the Guinea Pig Club's 62th Anniversary year Edward Bishop revises and expands his perceptive account of its members' courage, heroism and self-generated social and welfare activities around the world since McIndoe's earliest wartime patients founded the Club. He tells how it grew into so much more than a hospital ward Grogging Club in which airmen, who had escaped from blazing, exploding and crippled bombers and fighters, drowned their immediate inhibitions. Some well known members include Richard Hillary, Tom Gleave, Geoff Page, Jimmy Wright, Alois Siska, James Sandeman-Allen, Jackie Mann, Eric Lock, Ben Bennions, Colin Hodgkinson, and Brian Kingdome.
Download or read book The Reconstruction of Warriors written by Emily R. Mayhew and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "First published in Great Britain in 2004 by Greenhill Books, Lionel Leventhal Limited"--Title page verso.
Download or read book Guinea Pig Killer written by Annie Graves and published by Darby Creek ™. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Nightmare Club is not for just ANYBODY. Only the spookiest, scariest stories get told at Annie's Halloween sleepovers—and if you can't take it, well, tough! Sandy hates his sister's guinea pig. No way is he taking care of Princess Snowflake while the rest of the family's away. After all, dead pets tell no tales... Or do they?
Download or read book In Love and War written by Liz Byrski and published by Fremantle Press. This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the aftermath of the Battle of Britain, airmen filled a small town where pioneering plastic surgeon Archibald McIndoe established revolutionary surgical and therapeutic treatments. For the child Liz Byrski, growing up in East Grinstead, the burnt faces of these airmen filled her nightmares. In her late 60s, Liz returned to make peace with her memories and to speak not only with the survivors—known as the Guinea Pig Club—but with the nurses who played a vital and unorthodox role in their treatment, sometimes at a significant personal cost.
Download or read book Gasp of the Ghoulish Guinea Pig 7 written by Sam Hay and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-03-08 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joe's latest visitor needs help fast—to save his litter mates from the ghoulish grave! Flash, a guinea pig, needs Joe to guard his family from an escaped snake! Will the Protector of Undead Pets prevail, or will Flash have company for his final crossing?
Download or read book Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express written by Megan McDonald and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In honor of Judy Moody's younger "bother," the creators of the award-winning series introduce Stink's solo adventures, with tales enhanced by a series of comic strips, drawn by Stink himself, that are interspersed throughout.
Download or read book Shot Down in Flames written by Geoffrey Page and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2011-06-29 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pilot’s first-hand account of the Battle of Britain. “Quite simply one of the best books I have ever read about the men who fought the war in the air.” —Daily Mail On 12 August 1940, during the Battle of Britain, in an engagement with Dornier Do 17s, Geoffrey Page was shot down into the English Channel, suffering severe burns. He spent much of the next two years in hospitals, undergoing plastic surgery, but recovered sufficiently to pursue an extremely distinguished war and postwar career. This eloquently written and critically acclaimed autobiography tells of his wartime exploits in the air and on the ground. He was a founding member of The Guinea Pig Club—formed by badly burnt aircrew—and this is a fascinating account of the Club, of the courage and bravery of “The Few,” and of Geoffrey’s later life and achievements, most particularly in the creation of The Battle of Britain memorial. “For sheer narrative power, it ranks with the best.” —The Daily Telegraph
Download or read book Harry and the Guinea Pig written by Gene Zion and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2021-01-07 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The beloved character Harry the Dirty Dog returns for a brand-new picture book adventure! Harry, the mischievous white dog with black spots, loves being the centre of attention. But when the neighbour's guinea pig comes to stay, Harry feels quite left out! No matter what he tries, nobody seems to notice Harry anymore. But when Harry accidentally lets the guinea pig escape at school, it's a disaster! Can he use his best detective skills to save the day? Created by author Nancy Lambert and illustrator Saba Joshaghani in the classic style of Gene Zion and Margaret Bloy Graham, this is an irresistible story filled with humour - perfect for little animal lovers and big siblings alike!
Download or read book Guinea Pigs Online written by Jennifer Gray and published by Quercus. This book was released on 2013-11-12 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this hilarious adventure for elementary school readers, a team of lovable, fuzzy guinea pigs gets online to solve their mysteries. Fuzzy the guinea pig is a great friend to have--he's always cheerful, he cooks like a pro (his specialty is ketchup and dish soap), and he loves to surf the web. Fuzzy's stylish hutch-mate Coco is his best friend, though even she can't understand his fascination with computers. When Fuzzy goes missing, though, Coco is forced to get online for answers. On the social site Micespace she learns that her friend could be in terrible danger, so Coco assembles an extraction team to get him back: Terry, a technology whiz whose computer skills are second to none; Banoffee, a mother of fourteen with the organizational and motivational powers to match; and Eduardo, the heroic (and very handsome) Peruvian freedom fighter. Will Coco and her guinea pig commandos find a way to rescue Fuzzy and get back home alive?
Download or read book Crucial Interventions An Illustrated Treatise on the Principles Practice of Nineteenth Century Surgery written by Richard Barnett and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2015-11-23 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully illustrated look at the evolution of surgery, as revealed through rare technical illustrations, sketches, and oil paintings The nineteenth century saw major advances in the practice of surgery. In 1750, the anatomist John Hunter described it as “a humiliating spectacle of the futility of science”; yet, over the next 150 years the feared, practical men of medicine benefited from a revolution in scientific progress and the increased availability of instructional textbooks. Anesthesia and antisepsis were introduced. Newly established medical schools improved surgeons’ understanding of the human body. For the first time, surgical techniques were refined, illustrated in color, and disseminated on the printed page. Crucial Interventions follows this evolution, drawing from magnificent examples of rare surgical textbooks from the mid-nineteenth century. Graphic and sometimes unnerving yet beautifully rendered, these fascinating illustrations, acquired from the Wellcome Collection’s extensive archives, include step-by-step surgical techniques paired with depictions of medical instruments and depictions of operations in progress. Arranged for the layman (from head to toe) Crucial Interventions is a captivating look at the early history of one of the world’s most mysterious and macabre professions.
Download or read book The Adventures of Harry Stevenson written by Ali Pye and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-06-13 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join this small guinea pig on his very BIG adventures in a brand-new illustrated fiction series from author and illustrator Ali Pye 'A sweet, funny book that really made me want to eat dandelions' – Holly Webb 'Sweetly funny and beautifully illustrated' – The i newspaper Meet Harry Stevenson. He doesn’t live in a castle, or a witch’s cottage, or anywhere exciting like that. His home is in a flat with seven-year-old Billy and his mum and dad. And at first glance, Harry doesn’t seem any different from your average guinea pig. He has ginger fur and sparkly black eyes and likes nothing more than snacking on a piece of broccoli. But don’t be fooled! Harry may just want to sleep and eat (and then eat some more) but somehow he always manages to get swept up in adventures: whether it’s surfing the Pacific on a picnic plate or accidentally attaching himself to a helium balloon. PRAISE FOR THE ADVENTURES OF HARRY STEVENSON: 'Delightful stories with humorous exploits galore' – Parents in Touch 'Perfect for bedtime reading' – Books for Topics 'Filled with fun, giggles [...] and lots of action [...] A swinging start to a super new series!' – Lancashire Evening Post 'Harry Stevenson is a funny, plump guinea pig, and I wish I could be him' - Astrid, age 7
Download or read book Diseases of Domestic Guinea Pigs written by Virginia C. G. Richardson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-10-14 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive text covering all aspects of guinea pig medicine. This updated edition will be of value to veterinary surgeons and students, veterinary nurses, breeders and all those working in the animal care industry. Written in note form the book assists in the formulation of a diagnostic plan when the practitioner is faced with a sick animal. Sections on clinical signs, diagnoses and treatments, allow rapid reference in successive chapters on the reproductive, digestive, respiratory, musculoskeletal and urinary systems, the skin, head and neck, nervous system and husbandry. All the latest drug information has been included and full details of dose rates, contraindications and components of the proprietary preparations are listed in chapter 11. A new chapter has been written providing information on herbal and homeopathic remedies.
Download or read book Fuzzy s Great Escape Class Pets 1 written by Bruce Hale and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2018-06-26 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An all-new middle-grade series perfect for fans of Humphrey the Hamster! Fuzzy is the ambitious and unfortunately named guinea pig of class 5B. He has big plans for this year -- namely, to be president of the Class Pets Club. Then the cutest, most charming new bunny shows up and spins Fuzzy's plan like a hamster wheel. There's only one way to topple the adorable new club president: Fuzzy is taking the pets on a field trip!
Download or read book Looking After Guinea Pigs written by Laura Howell and published by Pet Guides. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring useful guidance throughout, this is the perfect guide for young guinea pig owners and those who are thinking of getting a pet guinea pig.
Download or read book The Guinea Pig Club written by Emily Mayhew and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2019-01-19 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Guinea Pig Club was a group of airmen seriously burned in airplane fires, who braved the experimental procedures that laid the groundwork for reconstructive surgery. This book explores the remarkable people and events behind this medical transformation that emerged from the Second World War.
Download or read book The Last Enemy written by Richard Hillary and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2014-11-10 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Last Enemy recounts the struggles and successes of a young man in the Royal Air Force.
