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...account of how his damaged leg, A Leg to Stand On, included conclusions about the nature of illness that were more abstract than most could relate to. But his later books saw a remarkable flowering of diverse interest and mature writing. Music, imagery, hallucinations and their astounding relationship with the brain and experience were the basis of three books that showed...

...accounts of either voluntary or involuntary cases of complete or near-complete starvation that allow us to make some very general conclusions. One of the most well known cases of voluntary starvation, is the hunger strike of Mahatma Ganhdi. During his protest, Gandhi ate absolutely no food and only took sips of water for 21 days, and survived. What extraordinary about...

...Accounts in the office, than Sybill Trelawney, Head of Divination at Hogwarts; less like Dumbledore the long-bearded wizard in his purple cloak, and more like Damian the hipster writer with waxed moustache and tweed coat. Official census figures back this up. Between 2001 and 2011 the number of people registering as Pagan increased by 85%, many of whom – though not all...