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  • A Mind at Sea

    Henry Fry and the Glorious Era of Quebec's Sailing Ships

    by John Fry ...
    The trials and tribulations of a Canadian business titan during a fascinating period in 19th-century Quebec.A Mind at Sea is an intimate window into a vanished time when Canada was among the world’s great maritime countries. Between 1856 and 1877, Henry Fry was the Lloyd’s agent for the St. Lawrence River, east of Montreal. The harbour coves below his home in Quebec were crammed with immense rafts ... Read more

    $8.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Practice Management Compendium

    Part 1: Understanding the Contract

    Series Book 1 - Medicine (R0)
    General Practice is undergoing the most major series of changes since the introduction of the National Health Service in 1948. They concern both concepts of care and practical details of the way care is delivered. In spite of the hostility generated by the changes most of the broad general concepts have been accepted. The principle of patients having more choice is widely sup ported, the inclusion ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Almost Pioneers

    One Couple's Homesteading Adventure in the West

    by John Fry ...
    In the fall of 1913, Laura and Earle Smith, a young Iowa couple, made the gutsy—some might say foolhardy—decision to homestead in Wyoming. There, they built their first house, a claim shanty half dug out of the ground, hauled every drop of their water from a spring over a half-mile away, and fought off rattlesnakes and boredom on a daily basis.Soon, other families moved to nearby homesteads, and ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Story of Modern Skiing

    by John Fry ...
    This is the definitive history of the sport that has exhilarated and infatuated about 30 million Americans and Canadians over the course of the last fifty years. Consummate insider John Fry chronicles the rise of a ski culture and every aspect of the sport’s development, including the emergence of the mega-resort and advances in equipment, technique, instruction, and competition. The Story of ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Commonsense Paediatrics

    Series series Medicine (R0)
    As 'seasoned campaigners' we offer our readers more than 60 joint practice years of commonsense experience on children and their prob lems. Child care is a large and fascinating part of general family practice. More than any other discipline it is a mix of understanding the wide range of normal and abnormal development, of skilful diagnosis and treatment of treatable conditions, of long-term care ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Colour Atlas of Minor Surgery in General Practice

    Series series Medicine (R0)
    The New Contract which came into force on April 1st 1990 includes proposals for the provision of minor surgery services by the General Practitioner. The aim of this book is to assist those doctors undertaking minor surgery in their Practices. It is intended to present a practical, clear and concise text. This is accompanied by easy to follow illustrations. The contents of the book are governed by ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Present State and Future Needs in General Practice

    by John Fry ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    In the sixth edition of this work John Fry has reverted to the format of the earlier editions published in 1965, 1970 and 1973 and has presented statistical data drawn widely from many sources. General practice in the United Kingdom and elsewhere throughout the world has undergone many changes in the past decade. This new edition brings the available statistical informa tion up to date and ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • NHS Data Book

    Series series Medicine (R0)
    Administering the National Health Service (NHS) is asking to navigate without reliable and sufficient information. It is amazing how a national service costing more than £15,OOOM (1984) and employing more than 1 million has existed since 1948. It is likely that with better appropriate data there could be economies and great efficiency and effectiveness. Paradoxically there is much data on the NHS, ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Reviving Primary Care

    A US-UK Comparison

    The quality of health care in the US depends on the patient's ability to pay and his or her insurance cover, at an annual cost of $3600 per head of population. In the UK, the quality of care costs less at an annual cost of $1000 per head of population, although care is sometimes delayed through a lack of resources. This book compares the two systems from the viewpoint of primary care, identifying ... Read more

    $51.99 USD

  • A New Approach to Medicine

    Principles and Priorities in Health Care

    by John Fry ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    Medicine is news. There is constant public interest in health and disease; in medical miracles and in breakthroughs; in medical disasters, failures and malpraxis ; in deficiencies and defects ofhealth services; and in the rising costs ofhealth care. Medicine is 'big business'. Physicians co me out near the top money earners in most medical care systems. In the Uni ted Kingdom the National Health ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Medicine in Three Societies

    A comparison of medical care in the USSR, USA and UK

    by John Fry ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    This book is a personal testimony of faith in the future and in the progression to better health and a better life. It is the testament of a rough and ready measuring device - a practising physician who sought to compare and contrast three systems of medical care to see what can be distilled from them to help us all in achieving better services for medical care. Medical care as a human and civic ... Read more

    $49.49 USD