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This section includes categories which may be relevant to both trainees and trainers, such as:

  • Recruitment/Interview skills
  • Networking
  • Management
  • Coping with stress
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Communication skills etc.

Also check out the Deanery’s Virtual Learning Centre for a menu of online career management courses. Access is free to all doctors working within the NW Deanery. http://vlc.nwpgmd.nhs.uk


General career management topics
The Roads to Success - A Practical Approach to Career Planning for Medical Students, Foundation Trainees (and their supervisors)- 2nd edition
Authors: ELTON Caroline, REID Joan
Publisher: Postgraduate Deanery for Kent, Surrey and Sussex 2008
ISBN: 978 0 9556014 2 2
Library Reference Number: CM/PB032/ELTThe updated career planning handbook for all foundation trainees and medical students. This book provides a framework for career planning, tailor written exercises for junior doctors, and specific literature on medical speciality choice. Aiming to help trainees make robust career decisions, as well as guidance for supervisors on how best to support trainees.


Student Manual – helping medical students plan for the future
Authors: Association of American Medical Colleges
Publisher: AAMC 2002
ISBN: nil
Library Reference Number: CM/BG507AAMC
A workbook for undergraduate students and junior trainees to assess, explore, decide and implement their medical careers and career decisions.


Appraisal for the Apprehensive – a guide for doctors
Authors: CHAMBERS Ruth, WAKLEY Gill, FIELD Steve, ELLIS Simon
Publisher: Radcliffe Medical Press 2003
ISBN: 1-85775-982-6
Library Reference Number: CM/PB557/CHA
Appraisal is a formative and developmental process now being introduced for all general practitioner principals and hospital consultants working in the NHS. [This book] is a straightforward and practical book with tips and advice that can be integrated into everyday medical practice, helping doctors prepare for annual appraisals. It provides information and examples for making up appraisal portfolios ready for revalidation, matching the GMC’s requirements for revalidation. All doctors preparing for annual appraisals will find this book invaluable.


Strategic Career Management for the 21st Century Physician
Authors: HIRSCH Gigi
Publisher: American Medical Association 2000
ISBN: 1-57947-001-7
Library Reference Number: CM/PB288/HIR
This guide lays out a roadmap for physicians to use in charting their evolutionary journeys to successful career resolutions. This book contains topics such as: case studies of other physicians, various career and organizational options, how to avoid pitfalls and how to seize opportunities for career diversification.


Medical Interviews and Professional Development - An essential handbook for the junior doctor
Authors: MAITY Chinmoy K
Publisher: Radcliffe 2006
ISBN: 1-84619-080-0
Library Reference Number: CMI/PB005/MAI
This guide for junior doctor of all grades and specialities is full of practical advice and tips on getting ahead in medicine. This includes helpful suggestions in relation to areas such as medico-legal issues, confidentiality, current issues in the NHS, ethics and research.


I can do that! – 36 activities to help you get the job you want
Authors: HORNBY Malcolm
Publisher: Pitman 1994
ISBN: 0 273-60970-X
Library Reference Number: CM/PB498/HOR
Written for all jobsearchers and ambitious career changers. I can do that! Is a step by step guide through the career planning and jobsearch process. It will show you how to appraise yourself and set your career goals, what you need to build your own career plan, the tactics required to get the job you want; including CV writing, ways into the unadvertised job market and how to succeed in recruitment interviews...


Taking Care - Making the Most of Your Consultant Post - Consultants' Handbook: Professional Support & Expert Advice
Authors: Medical Protection Society and Hospital Consultants & Specialists Association
Publisher: Medical Protection Society 2008
ISBN: 978 1 903673 03 4
Library Reference Number: CM/PB271/MPS
Aimed at final year SpR’s or new consultants, a useful guide to the non-clinical aspects of the new role. Containing topics such as: patient care, patient safety, leadership and management, personality types, inspiring your team, the working time directive, work/life balance and your business plan.

 

 

Application / Interview skills


Brilliant CV - What employers want to see and how to say it
Authors: BRIGHT Jim, EARL Joanne
Publisher: Pearson Education Ltd 2008
ISBN: 978 0 273 71486 6
Library Reference Number: CMP/PB038/BRI
This guide tells you what employers want and how to write it into your CV. Covering topics such as: How to write CVs that make the shortlist, what employers love and loathe and revamp your existing CV with minimum effort.


Writing the Medical CV - Effective professional communication
Authors: McERIN Sam
Publisher: Edukom 2004
ISBN: 1 904836 01 1
Library Reference Number: CMP/PB036/MCE
This book is designed to help doctors who do not feel confident about writing CVs, letters and reports. Learn to write effective clinical, academic and professional documents. This book will show you how to write: CVs, research papers, clinical audits and dissertations. 


So You Have to Have a Portfolio - A Teacher's Guide to Preparation and Presentation
Authors: WYATT Robert L. III, LOOPER Sandra
Publisher: Corwin Press – Sage 2004
ISBN: 0-7619-3936-9
Library Reference Number: CMP/PB014/WAY
This guide offers a practical approach - centred on the simple CORP (collection, organisation, reflection, and presentation) concept – to alleviate the anxiety and frustration associated with the process. This guide will help you create a high-impact professional portfolio.

Including: hot interview topics, advice on awkward interview questions, constructing a portfolio, as well as CV help.


Great Answers to tough Interview questions
Authors: YATE Martin John
Publisher: Kogan Page 2005
ISBN: 0 7494 4356 1
Library Reference Number: CMI/PB035/YAT
The best selling job-hunting book of all time, it takes you through the whole process, from composing your CV and preparing for interviews, to interview techniques, answering touch questions and even negotiating your salary.


Medical Interviews
Authors: PICARD Oliver, WOOD Dan, YUEN Sebastian
Publisher: ISC Medical 2008
ISBN: 978-1-905812-07-03
Library Reference Number: CMI/PB508/PIC
This book takes you through all the important aspects of CT, ST and Registrar interviews and will give you a unique insight into the marking scheme […] topics such as, how to talk about your motivation, your skills, experience, strengths and weaknesses, how to demonstrate your understanding and experience of clinical governance, audit, research and teaching, how to deal with difficult ethical dilemmas on confidentiality and consent, how to handle a wide array of difficult colleagues…

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Succeeding in your consultant medical interview
Authors: GHOSH Robert
Publisher: Apply2 Ltd 2009
ISBN: 978-0-9556-7465
Library Reference Number: CMI/PB283/GHO
A book aimed to help doctors achieve consultancy status, including such topics as: preparation prior to the interview, make-up of the interview, good answers to commonly asked questions, and summaries of “hot topics” with related questions.

Click here for a book review.


Brilliant Interview - What employers want to hear and how to say it
Authors: JAY Ros
Publisher: Pearson Education Ltd 2008
ISBN: 978 0 273 71490 2
Library Reference Number: CMI/PB037/JAY
This guide teaches you how to present yourself in the best possible light and will help you understand what impresses interviewers most. It also includes, tips from experts, shining examples, horror stories and questions and quizzes.


Competency-Based Interviews - Master the Tough New Interview Style and Give Them the Answers That Will Win You the Job
Authors: KESSLER, Robin
Publisher: Career Press 2006
ISBN: 978-1-56414-869-8
Library Reference Number: CMI/PB027/KES
This book shows you how to emphasize the knowledge, skills, and abilities that you have and employers need. Most sophisticated U.S and international employers are using competency based systems to recruit, interview and select employees. This book will provide you with the answers that will win you the job.


The Medical Job Interview - Secrets for Success
Authors: MUMFORD Colin
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing - 2nd Edition 2006
ISBN: 1 4051 2185 8
Library Reference Number: CMI/PB099/MUM
This book provides you all you need to know to be a winner in a medical interview. This book covers such topics as: preparing the best CV, what you should do to get shortlisted, how to find out who is on the interview panel, appropriate behaviour in an interview and negotiating salary and terms.


Get Through - Postgraduate Medical Interviews
Authors: SRITHARAN Kaji, STANFIELD Nigel
Publisher: The Royal Society of Medicine Press Ltd. 2008
ISBN: 978-1-85315-816-2
Library Reference Number: CMI/PB205/STRIT
Practical advice for candidates on how to maximise their chances of success in the postgraduate medical interview. This guide examines the entire interview process, advising how to prepare and dispelling common myths.

 

 

Networking


The Networking Survival Guide - Get the success you want by tapping into people you know
Authors: DARLING Diane
Publisher: McGraw-Hill 2003
ISBN: 0-07-140999-8
Library Reference Number: CM/PB509/DAR
...Darling answers all of your questions, walks you step by step through each phase of the networking process, and helps you find the style and approach that’s right for you […] You’ll learn how to set your networking goals, form a strategic plan to reach your goals, indentify and develop potential contacts, follow up on leads and turn them into opportunities, become a resource for fellow networkers.


Brilliant Networking - What the best networkers know, do and say
Authors: D'SOUZA Stephen
Publisher: Pearson Education Ltd 2008
ISBN: 978-0-273-71484-2
Library Reference Number: CM/PB511/DSO
A brilliant network is essential for personal and professional success. Whether you are going after your dream job, branching out and starting your own business or you simply want to meet new people, Brilliant Networking is your stepping stone to raising your profile in all aspects of life. Packed full of tips and techniques from the most successful networkers around, you’ll find everything you need to network confidently and effectively.


Confident Networking – for career success and satisfaction
Authors: LINDENFIELD Gael, LINDENFIELD Stuart
Publisher: Piatkus
ISBN: 978-0-7499-2650-2
Library Reference Number: CM/PB111/LIN
Good networking skills are vital in today’s world of work. […] Both extroverts and introverts can reap the rewards networking has to offer! In [this book the authors] will help you to develop self-presentation and communication skills so you can converse with confidence and build up a network of quality relationships. This book is packed with advice and simple strategies to help you to boost your self-belief before a daunting event, appeal distinctively to others, introduce yourself with panache, glide effortlessly into conversation, nurture relationships, create an engaging presence when e-networking.

 

 

Management


Management Teams – why they succeed or fail
Authors: BELBIN R. Meredith
Publisher: Butterworth Heineman 2010 – 3rd Edition
ISBN: 978 1 85617 807 5
Library Reference Number: CM/PB551/BEL
Benefit from Belbin’s own experience of putting the Team Roles method into practice. Succinct and practical information to enable managers to make a real difference in the workplace. Real-life case studies show how to apply the theory in practice. […] this is the original book by Meredith Belbin, offering the only authoritative explanation of how Belbin’s world famous Team Role language came into being.


Change Forces – probing the depths of educational reform
Authors: FULLAN Michael
Publisher: Falmer Press 1993
ISBN: 1-85000-826-4
Library Reference Number: CM/PB559/FUL
Change forces is a radically different book on educational reform. It tackles head-on the non-linearity and chaotic nature of the forces of change at all levels of society. It shows why we need a new mind-set for contending with the real complexity of dynamic and continuous change. Ultimately, Change Forces provides clarity and insights for understanding and coping with the seemingly intractable problems of educational reform.

Change Forces debunks many of the current myths about the roles of vision and strategic planning, site-based management, strong leadership, consensus and accountability. Drawing on research from successful organisation in business as well as in educational systems, Change Forces identifies 8 basic lessons about why change is seemingly chaotic and what to do about it. The book brings together the moral purpose of education to produce better citizens regardless of class, gender and ethnicity, and the skills of change agentry necessary for individuals and systems to contend successfully with the forces of change […].

 

The Handbook of Medical Ethics
Authors: British Medical Association
Publisher: British Medical Association 1981
ISBN: 0-7279-0077-3
Library Reference Number: CM/PB505/BMA
This handbook represents an attempt to set down in a co-ordinated form the profession’s approach to its ethical responsibilities. […] Certain fundamental principles underly the whole of the book. We have attempted in various sections to suggest how these should be applied to every day medical work. There is wide agreement on these principles among doctors in all countries, but as conditions vary, we see this book mainly as a guide for doctors, medical students and other in the UK concerned with the moral issues which arise in the practice of medicine.

 

The A-Z of Management for Healthcare Professionals
Authors: LILLEY Roy
Publisher: Radcliffe Medical Press 2002
ISBN: 1-85775-953-2
Library Reference Number: CM/PB556/LIL
Roy Lilley, creator of the best-selling Tool Kit series for the NHS, has produced his personal A-Z of management topics. It covers key issues for today’s managers to think about and act upon. The author takes the 26 letters of the alphabet and matches them to practical ideas for managers facing the challenges of change and the pressures of expectations. Each word he has chosen for his “alphabet” encapsulates and describes a management style or achievement, or perhaps habits or routines, that have impressed him. They are words that describe the extra “thing” that made a manager stand out, sparkle, seem different from the rest.

Each idea is presented with hazard warnings, thinking-issues and exercises, for personal development and organisational improvement. This book is for any manager in healthcare, whether just starting out or a seasoned professional. Clinical directors, general practitioners, practice managers, managers in newly formed Primary Care Trusts and elsewhere in the NHS, and managers in the professions and trades that support and sell to the health service, will all find the book stimulating, informative and practical.

 

Assertiveness and the Manager’s Job
Authors: PHILLIPS Annie
Publisher: Radcliffe Medical Press 2002
ISBN: 1-85775-901-X
Library Reference Number: CM/PB561/PHI
This practical guide provides GPs, practice managers and members of the primary care team with the tools to manage the stresses and conflict in general practice. All the necessary skills are covered including negotiating, dealing with anger, handling criticism and change management. Filled with practical examples and exercises, referenced throughout and with recommended reading lists at the end of each chapter, it encourages the reader to invest in their own personal and professional development.

“This is a time of uncertainty and change for managers in all sectors of healthcare. This book can be of enormous support for managers in finding a more positive way forward. It describes in detail the components of assertiveness, what they actually mean and the influences they have in carrying out the manager’s job. It systematically works through how to adjust behaviour to optimise performance and job satisfaction. It is possible to select a specific topic to expand understanding and to use the exercises to practice their application. This book will provide managers with the opportunity to progress assertively in the changing world around them” (Brenda Sawyer)

 

 

Coping with Stress


De-stressing Doctors – a self-management guide
Authors: SUTHERLAND Valerie, COOPER Cary L.
Publisher: Butterworth Heinemann 2003
ISBN: 0-7506-8783-5
Library Reference Number: CM/PB553
In a healthcare climate where patients are ever more demanding and resources increasingly difficult to access, it is a truism that stress is an inevitable part of the profession of the medical practitioner. Stressed doctors become ill and dissatisfied, and in consequence patients may also suffer. Eliminating a source of stress is acknowledged as the most effective approach to stress control, but that is not always a realistic option for doctors. This invaluable guide shows doctors how to effectively manage their stress, before they become distressed. Drawing on their extensive experience of stress control strategies for the medical profession, the authors offer an extremely practical, three-fold approach to the subject: Awareness – increase your self-awareness to understand stress among medical practitioners; how and why it causes harm. Analysis – learn how to identify and measure the stress that can lead to poor quality of life, ill health of poor job performance. Action – strategies include: time management – including how to recognise and avoid “burnout” and how to identify “time-wasters”, ways of creating a more effective and stress-free medical practice environment, promoting understanding of the relationship between behaviour and stress and why certain patterns of behaviour create or exacerbate stress. 


Beating stress in the NHS
Authors: CHAMBERS Ruth, SCHWARTZ Anthony, BOATH Elizabeth.
Publisher: Radcliffe Medical Press 2003
ISBN: 978 1 85775 927 3
Library Reference Number: CM/PB554
All pressure is not harmful. A certain amount of pressure can enhance performance. But excessive, unrelenting negative pressure results in individuals experiencing stress. This book focuses on the why, when and how stress occurs from working in the health service, and on advisable approaches to take, from the perspective of the practitioner, the workplace team and healthcare organisation. Beating stress in the NHS helps NHS staff to learn how to control stress arising from patients’ demands, excessive workload, continual organisation change and the plethora of government directives.  It offers a straightforward overview of the whole subject, combined  with detailed information about controlling stresses. It provides a wide range of practical methods to reduce or control stress as an individual, encourages NHS teams to consider how to control stress for team members, and shows how to incorporate stress management within life-long learning and self-development. Its unique interactive approach bridges the gap between theory and practice. It is essential reading for doctors, managers, therapists and nurses in every healthcare setting, as well as for those working in integrated social care, health and education setting.

 

 

Emotional Intelligence


Emotional Intelligence – why it can matter more than IQ
Author: Daniel Goleman
Publisher: Bloomsbury 1996
ISBN: 978 0 7475 2830 6
Library Reference Number: CM/PB550/GOL
Is IQ destiny? Not nearly as much as we think. Daniel Goleman argues that our view of human intelligence is far too narrow, and that our emotions play a far greater part in thought, decision making and individual success than is commonly acknowledged. Emotional intelligence includes self-awareness and impulse control, persistence, zeal and motivation, empathy and social deftness. Those are the qualities that mark people who excel: whose relationships flourish, who are stars in the workplace. 


Working with Emotional Intelligence
Author: Daniel Goleman
Publisher: Bloomsbury 1998
ISBN: 978 0 7475 4384 8
Library Reference Number: CM/PB541/GOL
Do you want to be more successful at work? […] improve your chances of promotion? […] get on better with your colleagues? The secret of success is not what they taught you in school. […] The single most important factor in job performance and advancement is emotional intelligence. EI is actually a set of skills that anyone can acquire, and in this practical guide Goleman identifies them, explains their importance and shows how they can be fostered


Emotional Intelligence – Pocketbook
Author: CHAPMAN Margaret
Publisher: Management Pocketbooks
ISBN: nil
Library Reference Number: CM/PB540/CHA
A pocketful of tips, tools and techniques to improve your emotional awareness and your ability to manage feelings – yours and other people’s

 

 

Presentation  skills


Creative Business Presentations – Inventive Ideas for Making an Instant Impact
Author: SAMPSON Eleri
Publisher: Kogan Page 2003
ISBN: 978 0 7494 3853 1
Library Reference Number: CM/PB543/SAM
Everyone wants presentations to be as memorable as possible. The key of course is to engage the audience. Keep them interested and inspired and they’ll never forget you or your message. But how? By following the refreshingly original advice provided here by Eleri Sampson: rule 1: leave the PowerPoint at home. Rule 2: think of new ways of getting your message across. [This book] is bursting with fresh, innovative and creative ideas that will fire up your audience time after time.


Presentation Skills – the essential guide for students
Authors: McCARTHY Patsy & HATCHER Caroline
Publisher: Sage Study Skills 2002
ISBN: 978 0 7619 4092 0
Library Reference Number: CM/PB542/McC
This engaging new book offers practical and constructive advice for students giving presentations. [It] presents a detailed explanation of how to conduct a successful presentation and how to feel at ease with public speaking. [the book]: Includes real life examples illustrating how to achieve an effective presentation, Explains the importance of body language, voice control and the relationship with your audience, Demonstrates an awareness of cross-cultural communication, Offers a thoroughly up-to-date analysis of new technologies as a medium through which to communicate.

 

 

Communication Skills



The Doctor’s Communication Handbook
Authors: TATE Peter
Publisher: Radcliffe 2010
ISBN: 978-184619-392-7
Library Reference Number: CM/PB555/TAT
This book has established itself as a key text for all doctors, whatever their experience and wherever they practise. The role of doctors is changing: where doctors were once seen as a repository of knowledge and experience, the Internet now gives many patients immediate access to a vast amount of detailed information – more than any doctor could expect to hold in their head. As patients become participants, doctors are increasingly adjusting to new roles and forms of communication – from tellers and controllers to listeners, sharers and interpreters. This new edition […] takes these latest developments into account, with an entirely new chapter on the essentials of good doctoring. Conversational in tone and spiced as ever with lighthearted but informative cartoons, it remains a key text for doctors at all levels and in all settings. It will be of particular value to candidates sitting the new MRCGP examination, particularly the Clinical Skills Examination, and to undergraduate medical students.

 

The Definitive Book of Body Language
Authors: PEASE Allan & Barbara
Publisher: ORION 2004
ISBN: 978 0 7528 5878 4
Library Reference Number: CM/PB534/PEA
People’s body language often reveals that what they say is very different from what they think or feel. Revealed in this book: How to make a positive impression on others, How to tell if someone is lying, How to get cooperation from other people, how to interview and negotiate successfully, how to choose a partner.

 

The Art of Connecting – how to overcome differences, build rapport and communicate effectively with anyone
Authors: RAINES Claire & EWING Lara
Publisher: AMACOM 2006
ISBN: 0-8144-0872-9
Library Reference Number: CM/HC562/RAI
Today’s workplace is a microcosm of our ever more diverse society, a patchwork quilt of different cultures, races, religions and perspectives. It’s no secret that the key to a vibrant and productive environment is communication with your colleages, but how do you connect with someone with whom you have little in common?

Actually you share much more with others than you may think, and the five core principles explored in The Art of Connecting will help you identify that common ground: [there is a bridge, curiosity is the key, what you assume is what you get, every individual is a culture, reach out with no strings attached]. [This book] is filled with real-life examples of people handling potentially awkward or difficult relationships in everyday situations. There are also intriguing and uplifting of truly masterful communicators practicing their craft, in environments ranging from corporate boardrooms to television studios to the mountain of Lesotho in Africa. The authors explain how these expert connectors effortlessly shift among three distinct perspectives (“me”, “you” and “them”) to arrive at a clear and well-rounded view of every potential interaction.

As our workplaces and communities become more diverse in more ways, it’s more important than ever to focus not on what sets us apart, but on what can bring us together. Packed with refreshing perspectives and clear, heartening examples, The Art of Connecting shows you how.



Various Career Management skills or issues


Time to Think – listening to ignite the human mind
Authors: KLINE Nancy
Publisher: Cassell Illustrated
ISBN: 978-0-7063-7745-3
Library Reference Number: CM/PB549/KLI
Most people think they listen well, but they rarely do – not at this level. Listening this way is a radical act. Over the past 15 years, Nancy Kline has identified 10 behaviours that form a system called a Thinking Environment TM, a model of human interaction that dramatically improves the way people think, and thus the way they work and live. Listening – the quality of people’s attention for each other – is the core of this method. […] Whether you want to have more productive meetings, solve business problems, create bold strategies or build stronger relationships, this book offers you a world of possibilities.


The Doctor’s Communication Handbook
Authors: TATE Peter
Publisher: Radcliffe 2010
ISBN: 978-184619-392-7
Library Reference Number: CM/PB555/TAT
This book has established itself as a key text for all doctors, whatever their experience and wherever they practise. The role of doctors is changing: where doctors were once seen as a repository of knowledge and experience, the Internet now gives many patients immediate access to a vast amount of detailed information – more than any doctor could expect to hold in their head. As patients become participants, doctors are increasingly adjusting to new roles and forms of communication – from tellers and controllers to listeners, sharers and interpreters. This new edition […] takes these latest developments into account, with an entirely new chapter on the essentials of good doctoring. Conversational in tone and spiced as ever with lighthearted but informative cartoons, it remains a key text for doctors at all levels and in all settings. It will be of particular value to candidates sitting the new MRCGP examination, particularly the Clinical Skills Examination, and to undergraduate medical students.

 

The Definitive Book of Body Language
Authors: PEASE Allan & Barbara
Publisher: ORION 2004
ISBN: 978 0 7528 5878 4
Library Reference Number: CM/PB534/PEA
People’s body language often reveals that what they say is very different from what they think or feel. Revealed in this book: How to make a positive impression on others, How to tell if someone is lying, How to get cooperation from other people, how to interview and negotiate successfully, how to choose a partner.

 

The Art of Connecting – how to overcome differences, build rapport and communicate effectively with anyone
Authors: RAINES Claire & EWING Lara
Publisher: AMACOM 2006
ISBN: 0-8144-0872-9
Library Reference Number: CM/HC562/RAI
Today’s workplace is a microcosm of our ever more diverse society, a patchwork quilt of different cultures, races, religions and perspectives. It’s no secret that the key to a vibrant and productive environment is communication with your colleages, but how do you connect with someone with whom you have little in common?

Actually you share much more with others than you may think, and the five core principles explored in The Art of Connecting will help you identify that common ground: [there is a bridge, curiosity is the key, what you assume is what you get, every individual is a culture, reach out with no strings attached]. [This book] is filled with real-life examples of people handling potentially awkward or difficult relationships in everyday situations. There are also intriguing and uplifting of truly masterful communicators practicing their craft, in environments ranging from corporate boardrooms to television studios to the mountain of Lesotho in Africa. The authors explain how these expert connectors effortlessly shift among three distinct perspectives (“me”, “you” and “them”) to arrive at a clear and well-rounded view of every potential interaction.

As our workplaces and communities become more diverse in more ways, it’s more important than ever to focus not on what sets us apart, but on what can bring us together. Packed with refreshing perspectives and clear, heartening examples, The Art of Connecting shows you how.


Kitchen Table Wisdom
Authors: REMEN Rachel Naomi
Publisher: Pan, 1996
ISBN: 0 330 35153 2
Library Reference Number: CM/PB560/REM
“Everybody is story” writes Dr Rachel Remen in her introduction to Kitchen Table Wisdom. Her book recaptures the art of passing on wisdom through storytelling – and is a collection of stories from those moments in everyday lives – moments of pain, of happiness, of contact – which help us connect with the deeper meaning of our lives. Dedicated to the ordinary hero in all of us, Kitchen Table Wisdom reminds us of the daily triumphs of the human spirit.



Pocket Prescriber
Authors: NICHOLSON Timothy R J
Publisher: Hodder Arnold Education 2007
ISBN: 978-0-340-93907-9
Library Reference Number: CMC/PB276/NIC
A quick reference alphabetical list of drugs that account for the majority of a junior doctor’s prescriptions, concentrating on “need to know” information.  Also includes summaries of the management of common medical emergencies and up-to-the-minute national protocols and guidelines on drug choice.


The Reflective Practitioner - How professionals think in action

Authors: SCHON Donald A
Publisher: Arena, Ashgate Publishing 1995
ISBN: 85742 319 4
Library Reference Number: CM/PB134/SCH
Schon maintains that the best professionals meet challenges of their work, they rely less on formulas learned in school than on the kind of improvisation learned in practice. This process is the subject of this original book, in an effort to show precisely how “reflection in action” works and how this vital creativity might be fostered in future professionals.


The Luck Factor - Four simple principles that will change your luck - and your life
Authors: WISEMAN Richard
Publisher: Arrow 2004
ISBN: 978-009944-324-7
Library Reference Number: CM/PB510/WIS
For over 10 years, psychologist professor Wiseman has been conducting a unique research project, examining the behaviour of over a 1000 volunteers who considered themselves “lucky” or “unlucky”. The results reveal a radical new way of looking at luck: You hold the key to creating your luck, there are 4 simple behavioural techniques that are scientifically proven to help you attract good fortune, you can use these principles to revolutionise every area of your life – including relationships, personal finances and career.