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Why the orthodox approach to smoking cessation is flawed
Dr Gabriel Symonds

gs front cover In spite of knowing the risks, why do smokers keep smoking? They feel compelled to do it because of mild anxiety and nervousness – produced by the smoking itself. The long lists of awful withdrawal symptoms trotted out by orthodox smoking-cessation counsellors are largely untrue; most smokers when they quit do not experience such symptoms – unless they think they will! Understanding this is the key to successful quitting. In this ground-breaking book Dr Symonds exposes how the current approach of governments to the smoking problem is wrong-headed. It’s based on the idea that the way to reduce smoking prevalence is by so-called ‘tobacco control’ – strong health warnings and horrible pictures on cigarette packs, plain packaging, restrictions on where you’re allowed to smoke, increased cigarette taxation, etc.
Published:July 2016
Paperback:148 pages
Price:£11.95
ISBN:9-781911-175209
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Though this has some effect, it doesn’t get to the heart of the problem. Tobacco doesn’t need to be ‘controlled’; it needs to be abolished. Further, for smoking-cessation the emphasis should shift away from nicotine products and drugs to being nicotine- and drug-free. More attention should be paid to evidence which shows the best way to stop smoking is – just stop. Many smokers achieve this on their own, and for those who need help, the Symonds Method is simple, quick and gimmick-free.
Gabriel Symonds is a British general practitioner working in Tokyo for more than thirty years. Now retired from full-time practice, he specialises in smoking cessation counselling using a unique simple method which has successfully helped hundreds of smokers to quit.
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Childrens

Jessicca’s Other World
David Waugh

Jessica's Other World Cover POD.indd When Jessica Chambers discovers a trapdoor under her bed in the small terraced house where she lives with her mum and sisters, she finds herself in a quite different and much larger house. She attends a different school, and now seems to be called Jessica Scott. Her mother has changed too and her sisters have gone. Jessica begins to live two different lives in two very different worlds.
Published:14th March 2016
Paperback:210 pages
Price:£7.50
ISBN:9-781911-175162

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The book will appeal to both boys and girls and includes a range of topics which may interest readers.

Dr David Waugh is Senior Teaching Fellow at Durham University and an expert in Primary English. He has written 27 books on the subject and was an adviser for the National Strategies form 2008-2010. Until 2008, he was Head of Education at University of Hull. He has taught in four schools and was a deputy headteacher before working in higher education.

Events

Radio Merseyside

Ian McKinney, author of Scouse Gothic and Scouse Gothic 2, will be talking with Sean Styles of Radio Merseyside next Monday morning, 18th April, about his successful gothic crime series based on Liverpool. 

Events

Aston Birmingham, TEAN Conference

On Thursday 6th May, Dr David Waugh, author of Girls Can’t Play Football, Lottie’s Run and Jessica’s Other World, all produced by YouCaxton, is  running a workshop and giving a presentation at the TEAN Conference at the Aston Centre in Birmingham, on writing with and for children, using his own books as examples. David is Senior Teaching Fellow at Durham University and an expert in Primary English.
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The author looks at principled Gandhian nonviolence
George Paxton

9781911175186 War is an extremely costly means of responding to conflict and yet nonviolent defence of a country is normally considered unrealistic because it is considered ineffectual against a ruthless opponent. This book tries to demonstrate otherwise by looking at historical facts focusing on the Nazi tyranny as a specific case. In reality, nonviolent resistance to the Third Reich took place in the occupied countries as well as in Germany itself. While not on a scale to bring down the regime its potential to do so is clearly demonstrated in in this well-argued account. More speculatively, the author looks at principled Gandhian nonviolence and asks if this approach would have affected the nature of the resistance.
Published:5th April 2016
Paperback:252 pages
Price:£10.00
ISBN:9-781911-175186

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George Paxton is the editor of The Gandhi Way, the quarterly journal of the Gandhi Foundation which is based in the UK.
He is the author of Sonja Schlesin: Gandhi’s South African Secretary (Pax Books 2006).
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A realistic look at day-to-day Social Work
Shari King & Nicola Brown

9781909644786
This first book in the series, Brummie Girls do Social Work, takes a realistic down-to-earth look at day-to-day Social Work practice and the daily dilemmas faced by practitioners. It takes the form of a collection of short, colourful episodes based on the authors' personal experiences - a light hearted approach to a serious subject. It gives invaluable insights into the profession, showing how variable each day can be and the complex challenges that arise. Each episode finishes with a number of tips for Social Workers already in the profession and for newly qualified Social Workers and students, to help them be prepared for any situation.
Published:5th April 2016
Paperback:100 pages
Price:£10.00
ISBN:9-781909-644786

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This new approach allows the reader to get into mind-set of two practicing social workers and to share the humour, sorrow and joy in their experiences. It strips Social Work bare and exposes its ups and downs in the current climate.
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