Bøger af Ian Harris

For many complaints and conditions, the benefits from surgery are lower, and the risks higher, than you or your surgeon think. In this book you will see how commonly performed operations can be found to be useless or even harmful when properly evaluated. That these claims come from an experienced, practising orthopaedic surgeon who performs many of these operations himself, makes the unsettling argument particularly compelling.Of course no surgeon is recommending invasive surgery in bad faith, but Ian Harris argues that the evidence for the success for many common operations, including knee arthroscopies, back fusion or cardiac stenting, become current accepted practice without full examination of the evidence. The placebo effect may be real, but is it worth the recovery time, expense and discomfort?

Dear Reader, Poetry is art and art is never dull; art is controversial and so is poetry so be warned this is eroticism, loved by many criticised by a few people who dislike this kind of literature. Controversy is what makes us individually different as a whole.

The second poetry book by poet Ian harris. Cold Music is a collection of modern poems that reflect upon aspects of everyday life. Some poems in this volume have been inspired by highly emotional life events as well as places, people and concepts. If you are looking for a short read that is inspiring, thought provoking and occasionally satirical then Cold Music may just be the book for you. Cold Music attempts to hold a mirror up against aspects of modern life and asks the question 'What if...?'

The third collection of poetry from Ian Harris. Lightwork/Nightwork is a book that can be read from both directions as it attempts to describe the human condition through verse. We all have the capacity to be any type of person we wish to be, but which side of the spectrum are you most drawn to? That of Lightwork or that of Nightwork?

Jivah World Poetry is suitable for children and attempts to quench their incessant thirst for knowledge and debate. It portrays animals and their lifestyle, geography, travel and questions of the environment and where if possible it can be improved and for whose advantage. When one species has it's quality of life improved another species will be disadvantaged, not always to man's advantage and not only man will be beneficiaries. All artists thrive on controversy and poets are no exception. If you find debate or disagreement I have done well.

Buddhism is the fifth largest world belief system in the world today, with an estimated 350 million adherents. This richly illustrated book introduces and explains Buddhist history, philosophy and practice, from its very beginnings to the present time.

In The Price of Fish, Michael Mainelli and Ian Harris examine in a unique way the world s most abiding and wicked problems are characterized by a set of messy, circular, aggressive and peculiarly long-term problems and go on to suggest that it is not the circumstances that are too complex, but our way of reading them that is too simple.

John Locke (1632-1704) is a central figure in the history of thought, whose vision spanned questions concerning Christian worship, ethics, political economy, medicine, the human understanding, revealed theology and education. By connecting these wider interests with his political thought, this volume offers an integrated study of the mind of John Locke.

Ian Harris offers English-language scholars a treatment of the religious aspects of Cambodian culture, with a a coherent history of the presence of religion in the country from its inception to the present day.

An introduction to the Buddhist faith and its practice worldwide, in over 300 artworks and photographs.