Ian Mitchell
Author of Isle of the West: A Hebridean Voyage
About the Author
From Parkinson's disease to Tourette's syndrome, and depression to psychopathy, Broken Brains reveals the mysteries of brain function - and dysfunction, in this no-nonsense introduction, Ian Mitchell takes you on a tour through the sometimes devastating, and sometimes bizarre, effects of what show more happens when brains breakdown. Highly readable and packed with anecdotes and real examples from neurosurgery, it brings biological psychology to life, making it the perfect introduction to understanding the brain and what happens when things go wrong. Ian Mitchell is Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology at the University of Birmingham, UK. He has published over 100 papers and book chapters on topics as diverse as the neurobiology of Parkinson's disease, programmed cell death, social cognition and the neurobiology of psychopathy. His passion for brains is shared by his wife, a Consultant Neurosurgeon. show less
Image credit: Ian Mitchell, author of "Isles of the North" and "Isles of the West"
Works by Ian Mitchell
The cost of a reputation : Aldington versus Tolstoy : the causes, course and consequences of the notorious libel case (1997) 10 copies
Learning About Life Cycles Using an Organic Garden: Food Raised in Organic Gardens in Schools (Green shoots series) (2002) 3 copies
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- Moscow, Russia (author of "Isles of the North" and "Isles of the West")
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Having visited a number of the Scottish islands included in this book I was looking forward to reading this account of a journey around the Inner and Outer Hebrides. My initial impression was that this would be a travelogue, but I was very much mistaken. The book is far more political. Parts are written journalistically in order to explore the issue of nature conservation in this part of Scotland.
Mitchell has big concerns about how much money goes towards the preservation and protection of show more habitats that are not particularly at risk and bird spieces that are not internationally under threat. He is very much against the authoritarian approach taken by the likes of the RSPB and Scottish Natural Heritage, often going against the wishes of islanders.
The book is well written and I enjoyed the read and learnt a good deal from it. I might not agree with Mitchell's views, but I still thought it was worth reading. I one aspect that left a bad taste in my mouth was his interview approach to representatives of the nature conservation bodies he met along the way. Having had not success speaking to people who run the bodies he instead harangues local reps. This often made for uncomfortable reading and resembled the Paxman approach to interviews. show less
Mitchell has big concerns about how much money goes towards the preservation and protection of show more habitats that are not particularly at risk and bird spieces that are not internationally under threat. He is very much against the authoritarian approach taken by the likes of the RSPB and Scottish Natural Heritage, often going against the wishes of islanders.
The book is well written and I enjoyed the read and learnt a good deal from it. I might not agree with Mitchell's views, but I still thought it was worth reading. I one aspect that left a bad taste in my mouth was his interview approach to representatives of the nature conservation bodies he met along the way. Having had not success speaking to people who run the bodies he instead harangues local reps. This often made for uncomfortable reading and resembled the Paxman approach to interviews. show less
Ian Mitchell is great at digging out facts on remote corners, but I wish he'd stop going on at the RSPB. That does get boring.
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