This book is a personal account of a plastic and cosmetic surgeons career, from his earliest dreams to his recent retirement following a stroke. He gives an insight into the difficulties of this career, the training involved, the patients encountered, the interesting places visited and the NHS. The increasing interest in cosmetic surgery and its place in todays world are discussed, together with some of the authors own views and personal experiences in the NHS and in private practice. He gives a historical review of this specialty and a glimpse into the future. This account will be of...

Twice voted the top railway journey in the world, the West Highland route to Mallaig (like the Dingwall & Skye and the Callander & Oban) accessed the remote and mountainous west coast of Scotland. The original West Highland line, described here, links Glasgow and Fort William. In the late nineteenth century, with their nearest railheads many miles away, the inhabitants of Fort William sought their own railway, approved in 1889. It was opened all at once in 1894. From the north shore of the Firth of Clyde, the line passes the Gareloch, Loch Long and Loch Lomond, before crossing desolate but...