![]() ![]() Rahul's new book Life on a Knife's Edge is out now.Ī compelling insight into that special organ that surgeons cannot replace * Professor Stephen Westaby, author of 'Fragile Lives' *Ī powerful and trustworthy insight into the brain. ![]() ![]() This is a deeply practical and readable book, which will take you on an expedition through the anatomy of the most fascinating - and mysterious - of organs. World-leading neuroscientist and neurosurgeon Dr Rahul Jandial draws on his years of work with patients suffering from the most extreme cases of brain damage, disorders and illnesses to reveal what they can tell us about the science of the mind.įrom a languages teacher who has to choose whether to lose her ability to speak Spanish or English after brain surgery, to a former TV exec, now homeless, who discovers that his life-altering despondency is the result of a tumour, to a fainting teen who learns that deep breathing can mean the difference between life or death, these stories uncover the secret workings of the brain.īlending cutting-edge research and beautiful storytelling, Life Lessons from a Brain Surgeon is a vital resource on the best ways to boost your memory, control stress and emotions, minimize pain, unleash your creativity, raise smart kids and reduce the risk of Alzheimer's. 'You're amazing I could talk to you (Rahul) all day' Chris Evans ![]()
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![]() ![]() She befriends two boys: Will, a quarterback and most likely the reincarnation of Arthur, and Miles, who has psychic flashes and is most likely the reincarnation of Merlin. Allie meets various new people who she later discovers are the reincarnations of figures from the legendary Camelot. Plot Īllie Pennington, the daughter of two medieval literature scholars, enrolls at Avalon High and becomes involved in a prophesied re-staging of Arthurian legend. It premiered on November 12, 2010, in the United States, January 22, 2011, in Australia and New Zealand, and January 28, 2011, in the United Kingdom. ![]() The movie is loosely based on the 2005 book of the same name by Meg Cabot. Avalon High is a 2010 Disney Channel Original Movie starring Gregg Sulkin, Britt Robertson, Joey Pollari, and Devon Graye. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Throughout the 1980s, film studios invested more money in marketing movie tie-ins, from board games to toys to books. However, it’s interesting to note that the Dead Poets Society novelization fits in with the decade-long “wave” of novelizations and other movie tie-ins. Literary Period: It’s especially hard to classify the novel as belonging to any literary period, since it’s a novelization of a film.The novel arguably alludes to 60s radicalism through Charlie’s advocacy for admitting women to Welton Academy, and perhaps through the novel’s ending, in which Todd and his classmates practice a form of “nonviolent resistance” much like that which Martin Luther King, Jr. The 60s, by contrast, are often regarded as a decade of radical social change-the era when diverse groups of people, many of them young, educated students, mobilized to oppose what they saw as the injustice of their society and won key victories in civil rights in the process. ![]() ![]() The 1950s are often regarded as a time when conformity and homogeneity overtook American culture-large chunks of American society cherished the same patriotic values and believed that the “good life” consisted of marrying, getting a job, and living in the suburbs. It’s no coincidence that the novel is set in 1959, at the dawn of a new decade. While the novel is set in the insular world of Welton Academy, it alludes to the radical changes in American society in the late 50s and early 60s. ![]() |