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Mark Henderson

    With a background as an art historian specializing in 17th-century European painting, Mark Henderson's photographic work is subtly influenced by the expressive colors and chiaroscuro effects found in Baroque masters. While his images are not overtly referential to art history, his deep understanding of visual art imbues his photography with a distinct sensibility. Henderson often favors the tranquil atmosphere of a home studio, allowing for more private and personal portraits where models can be admired and idealized. His approach emphasizes a unique visual sensitivity and a focus on intimate, personal expression.

    Black Harry
    Perilaus II
    Dread Cold
    The Patient History: Evidence-Based Approach
    50 Genetics Ideas You Really Need to Know
    The Cat of Doom: The Man who let the Cat of Doom out of the Bag - A Surreal Apocalyptic Fantasy With Poetical and Musical Interludes
    • The Man who let the Cat of Doom out of the Bag is Mark P Henderson’s surreal fantasy (with poetical and musical interludes) which introduces the most unlikely cast ever to have been given an apocalyptic quest. England’s East Sussex coast truly does not know what has hit it when they assemble on its shore. The obsessive psychotherapist Herr Dr von Tür, the shaven-headed Glaswegian enforcer Big Vince, the incompetent Cuthbert Fell, the former champion marathon runner, Selina Crumpett and serial killer Gardner-Carpenter, might all turn heads but are only half a story that also has starring roles for Gabriella de Clare (seeking her True Self), Patricia (an Anglican priest), Abdul (Fell’s only friend), Winston, Esmerelda, Yggrasilsdottir (trees), a pack of mangy dogs and a gnome called Smiley. Each fixated on their own focus, they range far and wide causing ripples in the fabric of time itself, even while the Cat of Doom is still firmly entrapped within its bag. But inexorably they stumble closer to an inevitable, ultimately satisfying and epic denouement.

      The Cat of Doom: The Man who let the Cat of Doom out of the Bag - A Surreal Apocalyptic Fantasy With Poetical and Musical Interludes
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      In recent years knowledge of our genetic code has changed our understanding of life on Earth. New genetic technologies are transforming the way we live and promise treatments for otherwise incurable diseases. But these advances are also generating controversy, particularly surrounding issues such as cloning and designer babies.In 50 Genetics Ideas, Mark Henderson distils the central ideas of genetics in a series of clear and concise essays. Beginning with the theory of evolution, and covering such topics as the genome and how nature and nurture work together, he not only illuminates the role of genes in shaping our behaviour and sexuality, but also the very latest, cutting-edge developments in gene therapy and artificial life. Accessible and informative, 50 Genetics Ideas is a timely introduction to this young and ground-breaking strand of science.

      50 Genetics Ideas You Really Need to Know
    • "For medical students and other health professions students, an accurate differential diagnosis starts with The Patient History. The ideal companion to major textbooks on the physical examination, this trusted guide is widely acclaimed for its skill-building, and evidence based approach to the medical history. Now in full color, The Patient History defines best practices for the patient interview, explaining how to effectively elicit information from the patient in order to generate an accurate differential diagnosis. The second edition features all-new chapters, case scenarios, and a wealth of diagnostic algorithms. Introductory chapters articulate the fundamental principles of medical interviewing. The book employs a rigorous evidenced-based approach, reviewing and highlighting relevant citations from the literature throughout each chapter."--Page 4 de la couverture

      The Patient History: Evidence-Based Approach
    • Dread Cold

      • 208 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      Here comes the fear. Inspired by a lonely vista - white snow, a still blue lake, a castle on a hill - these authors weave their magic. Is it an ancient castle or a modern hotel? Is the horror dressed in darkness waiting in the dungeons, or dressed as an innocent by the side of the lake? The stories play out across the seasons, across the ages, across the stars ... Includes competition winner, The Loop, by novelist Mark Henderson and an invited contribution from guest editor and award-winning horror author, Matt Adcock. This collection is not for the faint hearted. You have been warned. Contains frightfully fear inducing fables by; Matt Adcock Max Bantleman JC Bateman Stephanie Billen Lorraine Childerstone Jeremy Childerstone Bill Davidson Joe Doliczny Peter Ford Jacci Gooding Caroline Hardwick Tansy Hawksley Mark P. Henderson Valerie Moyses Alan R Paine Kester Robert Park Steven Patchett David Stewart John Tolmie

      Dread Cold
    • Perilaus II

      • 314 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Deserted by his partner, Doug Carmichael grows increasingly paranoid as he struggles to complete his latest crime novel.The story demands a brutal murder, but he has grown fond of Peter Wishart, his intended victim, and can't bear to write the words that will kill him. But he must, or he cannot finish the book. When the gruesome chapter is finally drafted he falls into a whisky-induced slumber from which he wakes into a nightmare.A friend phones to break the terrible news of Peter's murder, but the 'friend' only exists in the pages of Doug's manuscript, and the murder that is splashed all over the news can't have happened. Confused and crippled by guilt that he has caused so much anguish to Peter Wishart's friends and family, Doug calls a cab and sets off into the fictional Edinburgh of his novel to meet people who should only exist in his head.It's a one-way journey.Not only is he trapped inside the book he's trying to create, if he can't control how the story develops, he will become the prime suspect for Peter's murder and never find his way back to reality.

      Perilaus II
    • Black Harry Botham leads peasant-farmers in their fight for fair rents against the most powerful landlords in Elizabethan England.

      Black Harry
    • This compilation is a spectacular look at the extraordinary evolution of a remarkable artist. In „Poolside Pleasures,“ we look back at Mark Henderson's breathtaking photography from „Household Idols“ (2008), „Suburban Pleasures“ (2010), „Poolside“ (2011), „Luminosity“ (2012), and „American Eros“ (2013) while also looking forward. Featuring several sizzling, never-before-published images, „Poolside Pleasures“ takes us in and out of the pool and truly lives up to its name: The best of Mark Henderson, at your pleasure.

      Poolside leasures
    • Poolside

      • 112 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      Mark Henderson bleibt auch für seinen dritten Fotoband der Häuslichkeit treu: In POOLSIDE geht’s ab in den Garten – wo ganz dekadent ein üppiger Swimmingpool wartet. Hendersons Vorliebe für blendend gut aussehende, perfekt trainierte Adonisse bleibt weiterhin das Leitmotiv seiner Arbeit; ebenso ist die aufwendige, clevere Bildbearbeitung, die Henderson auf geniale Weise einsetzt – das ist digitale Fotokunst auf einem neuen Level. Kühle Blau- und Grüntöne dominieren klar und bilden einen erfrischenden Kontrast zu den heißen Kerlen.

      Poolside
    • The Geek Manifesto

      Why Science Matters

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Britain's leading science journalist makes an agenda-setting argument that science matters to every aspect of politics with a rallying call to all geeks, wannabe geeks, and secret geeks to join together in a new force our leaders cannot ignore. There has never been a better time to be a geek (or a nerd, or a dork). What was once an insult used to marginalize those curious people (in either sense of the word) and their obsessive interest in science has increasingly become a badge of honor. And we should be crying out for them. England is a country where only one of 650 MPs has worked as a research scientist, the government's drug adviser was sacked for making a decision based on scientific fact rather than public opinion, a writer can be forced into court for telling the scientific truth, and the media would rather sell papers by scaremongering over MMR vaccines and GM crops than report the less sensational facts. Whether one wants to improve education, cut crime, enhance public health, or generate clean energy, science and its experimental method is critical. It's time to stop the nonsense! The Geek Manifesto explains what needs to happen to entrench scientific thinking more deeply into politics and society; and how those who are concerned can turn their frustrated outrage into positive action that our country's leaders cannot ignore. Contributors include Ben Goldacre, Simon Singh, Robin Ince, Evan Harris, Tim Harford, Brian Cox, and Sir Paul Nurse.

      The Geek Manifesto