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The Silent Patient

The record-breaking, multimillion copy Sunday Times bestselling thriller and TikTok sensation

by Alex Michaelides ...

- THE RECORD-BREAKING, MULTIMILLION COPY GLOBAL BESTSELLER AND TIKTOK SENSATION -Discover the #1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling thriller with a jaw-dropping twist that everyone is talking about - as seen on TikTok. Soon to be a major film.Alicia Berenson lived a seemingly perfect life until one day six years ago.When she shot her husband in the head five times.Since th... ... Read more

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- THE RECORD-BREAKING, MULTIMILLION COPY GLOBAL BESTSELLER AND TIKTOK SENSATION -Discover the #1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling thriller with a jaw-dropping twist that everyone is talking about - as seen on TikTok. Soon to be a major film.Alicia Berenson lived a seemingly perfect life until one day six years ago.When she shot her husband in the head five times.Since th...
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Pale Rider

The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How it Changed the World

by Laura Spinney ...

Read the devastating story of the Spanish flu - the twentieth century's greatest killer – and discover what it can teach us about the current Covid-19 pandemic.'Both a saga of tragedies and a detective story... Pale Rider is not just an excavation but a reimagining of the past' GuardianWith a death toll of between 50 and 100 million people and a global reach, the Spanish flu of 1918–1920 was the ... Read more

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Read the devastating story of the Spanish flu - the twentieth century's greatest killer – and discover what it can teach us about the current Covid-19 pandemic.'Both a saga of tragedies and a detective story... Pale Rider is not just an excavation but a reimagining of the past' GuardianWith a death toll of between 50 and 100 million people and a global reach, the Spanish flu of 1918–1920 was the
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The Emperor of All Maladies

by Siddhartha Mukherjee ...

WINNER OF THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD 2011WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2011‘Profound, eloquent and searching’ SUNDAY TIMES‘Essential reading’ INDEPENDENT‘Masterly’ GUARDIAN‘Extraordinary’ NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWAN OBSERVER BEST BOOK OF THE CENTURY SO FAR</p... ... Read more

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WINNER OF THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD 2011WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2011‘Profound, eloquent and searching’ SUNDAY TIMES‘Essential reading’ INDEPENDENT‘Masterly’ GUARDIAN‘Extraordinary’ NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWAN OBSERVER BEST BOOK OF THE CENTURY SO FAR</p...
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The Age of Diagnosis

Are Medical Labels Doing Us More Harm Than Good? - THE MUST-READ SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

by Suzanne O’Sullivan ...

THE MUST-READ BESTSELLER AND BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE GUARDIAN, SUNDAY TIMES, FINANCIAL TIMES, ECONOMIST, NEW SCIENTIST AND MOREThe award-winning doctor investigates whether diagnoses like ADHD and Long Covid do more harm than good'Revelatory. Slices through the contradictions.' - CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN'So well-written... critically important.' - RANGAN CHATTERJEE'A doct... ... Read more

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THE MUST-READ BESTSELLER AND BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE GUARDIAN, SUNDAY TIMES, FINANCIAL TIMES, ECONOMIST, NEW SCIENTIST AND MOREThe award-winning doctor investigates whether diagnoses like ADHD and Long Covid do more harm than good'Revelatory. Slices through the contradictions.' - CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN'So well-written... critically important.' - RANGAN CHATTERJEE'A doct...
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A Bitter Remedy

A totally compelling historical mystery

by Alis Hawkins ...

Series Book 1 - Oxford Mysteries
Amongst the scholars, secrets and soporifics of Victorian Oxford, the truth can be a bitter pill to swallowJesus College, Oxford, 1881. An undergraduate is found dead at his lodgings and the medical examination reveals some shocking findings. When the young man's guardian blames the college for his death and threatens a scandal, Basil Rice, a Jesus College fellow with a secret to hide, is forced ... Read more

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Amongst the scholars, secrets and soporifics of Victorian Oxford, the truth can be a bitter pill to swallowJesus College, Oxford, 1881. An undergraduate is found dead at his lodgings and the medical examination reveals some shocking findings. When the young man's guardian blames the college for his death and threatens a scandal, Basil Rice, a Jesus College fellow with a secret to hide, is forced
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Clean

The New Science of Skin and the Beauty of Doing Less

by James Hamblin ...

Did you know that excessive use of soap and skin-care products is harming our health and the environment? Apart from in hand-washing there is no need to use soap on our bodies at all.Doctor and preventative medicine expert James Hamblin gave up showering five years ago and only ever uses soap on his hands. In Clean, he takes us on an irreverent and entertaining journey through our complex ... Read more

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Did you know that excessive use of soap and skin-care products is harming our health and the environment? Apart from in hand-washing there is no need to use soap on our bodies at all.Doctor and preventative medicine expert James Hamblin gave up showering five years ago and only ever uses soap on his hands. In Clean, he takes us on an irreverent and entertaining journey through our complex
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The Criminal Mind

Gripping encounters with serial killers and true crime from Britain's leading forensic psychiatrist

by Dr Duncan Harding ...

WHAT MAKES A MURDERER? Unraveling the Dark Psychology Behind Britain’s Most Notorious Killers From Forensic Psychiatrist, Dr Duncan HardingSHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION 2025'Grips you from the start like a bestselling novel then takes you on an extraordinary journey … Riveting’ JOHN HUMPHRYS'Incisive, informative and occasionally shocking, The Criminal Mind is an ... Read more

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WHAT MAKES A MURDERER? Unraveling the Dark Psychology Behind Britain’s Most Notorious Killers From Forensic Psychiatrist, Dr Duncan HardingSHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION 2025'Grips you from the start like a bestselling novel then takes you on an extraordinary journey … Riveting’ JOHN HUMPHRYS'Incisive, informative and occasionally shocking, The Criminal Mind is an
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Confessions of a GP

by Benjamin Daniels ...

Series series The Confessions Series
Benjamin Daniels is angry. He is frustrated, confused, baffled and, quite frequently, very funny. He is also a GP. These are his confessions.A woman troubled by pornographic dreams about Tom Jones. An 80-year-old man who can't remember why he's come to see the doctor. A woman with a common cold demanding (but not receiving) antibiotics. A man with a sore knee. A young woman who has been trying to ... Read more

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Benjamin Daniels is angry. He is frustrated, confused, baffled and, quite frequently, very funny. He is also a GP. These are his confessions.A woman troubled by pornographic dreams about Tom Jones. An 80-year-old man who can't remember why he's come to see the doctor. A woman with a common cold demanding (but not receiving) antibiotics. A man with a sore knee. A young woman who has been trying to
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No Ordinary Deaths

A People's History of Mortality

by Molly Conisbee ...

'A beautifully written and thought provoking journey' Professor Sue Black, author of All That Remains'There surely won't be a better history of the subject than Conisbee's' Literary Review'Richly researched ... an intimate chronology' TLSThe lost art of 'dying well' was common knowledge to our ancestors - who, living closer to death than we do, had an intimate and integrated relationship w... ... Read more

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'A beautifully written and thought provoking journey' Professor Sue Black, author of All That Remains'There surely won't be a better history of the subject than Conisbee's' Literary Review'Richly researched ... an intimate chronology' TLSThe lost art of 'dying well' was common knowledge to our ancestors - who, living closer to death than we do, had an intimate and integrated relationship w...
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The Long Shot

The Inside Story of the Race to Vaccinate Britain

by Kate Bingham, Tim Hames ...

How Covid-19 vaccines went from the laboratory to people’s arms – the inside story of an extraordinary national campaign against all oddsA Sunday Times bestseller and Financial Times Book of the Year.The unmissable inside story of the race against the virus.Catapulted into an international crisis, Kate Bingham knew the odds were heavily stacked against a workable Covid-19 vaccine.From a rem... ... Read more

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How Covid-19 vaccines went from the laboratory to people’s arms – the inside story of an extraordinary national campaign against all oddsA Sunday Times bestseller and Financial Times Book of the Year.The unmissable inside story of the race against the virus.Catapulted into an international crisis, Kate Bingham knew the odds were heavily stacked against a workable Covid-19 vaccine.From a rem...
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Vital Organs

A History of the World's Most Famous Body Parts

by Suzie Edge ...

...a bracing adventure, and one where our ancestors are not reduced to characters of myth and legend, but real people of flesh and blood. It is through this most intimate dissection that the past is brought so vividly to life - The TelegraphIt's an incisive book (pun intended) that will leave you with a newfound appreciation of the vessel that carries you through life - Irish IndependentThe ... Read more

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...a bracing adventure, and one where our ancestors are not reduced to characters of myth and legend, but real people of flesh and blood. It is through this most intimate dissection that the past is brought so vividly to life - The TelegraphIt's an incisive book (pun intended) that will leave you with a newfound appreciation of the vessel that carries you through life - Irish IndependentThe
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The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet

Lose weight fast and reprogramme your body

by Dr Michael Mosley, Professor Roy Taylor ...

Series series The Fast 800 series
From bestselling author Dr Michael Mosley.Struggling with low energy, blood sugar spikes or stubborn weight gain? The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet provides a simple, science-based plan to improve blood sugar management, prevent and reverse type 2 diabetes and promote better gut health through easy meals and practical lifestyle changes.Fully revised and updated by Professor Roy Taylor, bestselling ... Read more

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From bestselling author Dr Michael Mosley.Struggling with low energy, blood sugar spikes or stubborn weight gain? The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet provides a simple, science-based plan to improve blood sugar management, prevent and reverse type 2 diabetes and promote better gut health through easy meals and practical lifestyle changes.Fully revised and updated by Professor Roy Taylor, bestselling
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The Happiness Trap 2nd Edition

Stop Struggling, Start Living

by Russ Harris ...

THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLERDo you ever feel worried, miserable or unfulfilled - yet put on a happy face and pretend everything's fine? You are not alone. Stress, anxiety, depression and low self-esteem are all around. Research suggests that many of us get caught in a psychological trap, a vicious circle in which the more we strive for happiness, the more it eludes us.Fortunately, there is a way to ... Read more

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THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLERDo you ever feel worried, miserable or unfulfilled - yet put on a happy face and pretend everything's fine? You are not alone. Stress, anxiety, depression and low self-esteem are all around. Research suggests that many of us get caught in a psychological trap, a vicious circle in which the more we strive for happiness, the more it eludes us.Fortunately, there is a way to
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Sleuth-Hound

The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes

by Lindsey Fitzharris ...

From the bestselling author of The Butchering Art and The Facemaker comes the astonishing true story of Joseph Bell, the Scottish surgeon whose extraordinary talent for detection inspired Sherlock HolmesEdinburgh, 1878. A medical student squeezes into the Royal Infirmary’s packed operating theatre, eager to catch a glimpse of his celebrated professor—a man whose uncanny powers of observation blur ... Read more

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From the bestselling author of The Butchering Art and The Facemaker comes the astonishing true story of Joseph Bell, the Scottish surgeon whose extraordinary talent for detection inspired Sherlock HolmesEdinburgh, 1878. A medical student squeezes into the Royal Infirmary’s packed operating theatre, eager to catch a glimpse of his celebrated professor—a man whose uncanny powers of observation blur
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Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe

by Niall Ferguson ...

'Magisterial ... Immensely readable' Douglas Alexander, Financial Times'Insightful, productively provocative and downright brilliant' New York TimesA compelling history of catastrophes and their consequences, from 'the most brilliant British historian of his generation' (The Times)Disasters are inherently hard to predict. But when catastrophe strikes, we ought to be better prepared than th... ... Read more

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'Magisterial ... Immensely readable' Douglas Alexander, Financial Times'Insightful, productively provocative and downright brilliant' New York TimesA compelling history of catastrophes and their consequences, from 'the most brilliant British historian of his generation' (The Times)Disasters are inherently hard to predict. But when catastrophe strikes, we ought to be better prepared than th...
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Oestrogen Matters

Why Taking Hormones in Menopause Can Improve Women's Well-Being and Lengthen Their Lives - Without Raising the Risk of Breast Cancer

by Avrum Bluming MD, Carol Tavris PhD ...

'I believe it is an ethical imperative for all clinicians who treat women in menopause or women with breast cancer to alert their patients to this book' Michael Baum, MD, Professor Emeritus of Surgery and visiting professor of Medical Humanities, University College London'A thorough, careful and unbiased assessment . . . This extremely valuable message deserves to be widely disseminated' Lord ... Read more

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'I believe it is an ethical imperative for all clinicians who treat women in menopause or women with breast cancer to alert their patients to this book' Michael Baum, MD, Professor Emeritus of Surgery and visiting professor of Medical Humanities, University College London'A thorough, careful and unbiased assessment . . . This extremely valuable message deserves to be widely disseminated' Lord
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The Stitch-Up

How Medical Misogyny Harms Us All

by Emma Szewczak, Dr Andrzej Harris ...

A shocking and deeply personal exposé of the women's healthcare crisis: 'This book could not be more timely' OBSERVERExcruciating periods? You should have a baby!Birth trauma? Well, you had a baby.Perimenopausal symptoms? Have some antidepressants.Struggling to get help from doctors? Try our wellness candle!It’s a stitch-up. And we demand better.... ... Read more

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A shocking and deeply personal exposé of the women's healthcare crisis: 'This book could not be more timely' OBSERVERExcruciating periods? You should have a baby!Birth trauma? Well, you had a baby.Perimenopausal symptoms? Have some antidepressants.Struggling to get help from doctors? Try our wellness candle!It’s a stitch-up. And we demand better....
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Dopamine Nation

Why our Addiction to Pleasure is Causing us Pain

by Dr Anna Lembke ...

THE MILLION COPY INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERWe are a wired generation. In these fast-paced times we are constantly bombarded by high-reward, high-dopamine stimuli. From texting to social media, food to drugs, gambling to shopping, we have become addicted to fleeting and distracting pleasures that are making us sick.In Dopamine Nation*,* psychiatrist and bestselling author Dr Anna Lembke reveals why ... Read more

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THE MILLION COPY INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERWe are a wired generation. In these fast-paced times we are constantly bombarded by high-reward, high-dopamine stimuli. From texting to social media, food to drugs, gambling to shopping, we have become addicted to fleeting and distracting pleasures that are making us sick.In Dopamine Nation*,* psychiatrist and bestselling author Dr Anna Lembke reveals why
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The Thalidomide Catastrophe

How it happened, who was responsible and why the search for justice continues after more than six decades.

by Martin Johnson, Raymond G. Stokes, Tobias Arndt ...

“This momentous book is the first comprehensive history of thalidomide…It demonstrates how many thousands of victims could have been spared very late in the day if Chemie Grunenthal had taken any notice of the early alarms: … [It] carries conviction by its scientific rigour, and the clarity of the writing. Fifty years after the deaths and sufferings, the thalidomide tragedy is marked by … the ... Read more

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“This momentous book is the first comprehensive history of thalidomide…It demonstrates how many thousands of victims could have been spared very late in the day if Chemie Grunenthal had taken any notice of the early alarms: … [It] carries conviction by its scientific rigour, and the clarity of the writing. Fifty years after the deaths and sufferings, the thalidomide tragedy is marked by … the
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Dark Archives

A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin

by Megan Rosenbloom ...

On bookshelves around the world, surrounded by ordinary books bound in paper and leather, rest other volumes of a distinctly strange and grisly sort: those bound in human skin. Would you know one if you held it in your hand?In Dark Archives, Megan Rosenbloom seeks out the historic and scientific truths behind anthropodermic bibliopegy—the practice of binding books in this most intimate covering. ... Read more

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On bookshelves around the world, surrounded by ordinary books bound in paper and leather, rest other volumes of a distinctly strange and grisly sort: those bound in human skin. Would you know one if you held it in your hand?In Dark Archives, Megan Rosenbloom seeks out the historic and scientific truths behind anthropodermic bibliopegy—the practice of binding books in this most intimate covering.
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The Vaccine Race

How Scientists Used Human Cells to Combat Killer Viruses

by Meredith Wadman ...

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE WELLCOME BOOK PRIZE****A GUARDIAN SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR**‘Riveting … invites comparison to Rebecca Skloot's The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’NatureThe epic and controversial story of a major breakthrough in cell biology that led to the conquest of rubella and other devastating diseases.Until the late 1960s, tens of thousan... ... Read more

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**SHORTLISTED FOR THE WELLCOME BOOK PRIZE****A GUARDIAN SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR**‘Riveting … invites comparison to Rebecca Skloot's The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’NatureThe epic and controversial story of a major breakthrough in cell biology that led to the conquest of rubella and other devastating diseases.Until the late 1960s, tens of thousan...
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Medical Management of Type 2 Diabetes

Edited by Luigi F. Meneghini, MD, MBA ...

Medical Management of Type 2 Diabetes provides health care providers with all of the answers to their questions about implementing scientifically proven clinical care for their patients with type 2 diabetes.As type 2 diabetes continues its disturbing rise in prevalence worldwide, there is an increasing need to study the disease and describe successful treatment regimens. There are several options ... Read more

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Medical Management of Type 2 Diabetes provides health care providers with all of the answers to their questions about implementing scientifically proven clinical care for their patients with type 2 diabetes.As type 2 diabetes continues its disturbing rise in prevalence worldwide, there is an increasing need to study the disease and describe successful treatment regimens. There are several options
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Make Me Well

The Truth About the Wellness Industry, Supplements, and Personalised Health

by Xand van Tulleken ...

AN INSTANT NUMBER 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Deserves to prompt some kind of industry reckoning.' GUARDIAN'Put down your multivitamins and read this at once.’ HELEN LEWIS'Timely and thorough, van Tulleken tells us what's what.' TIM KEY'Clear-eyed, beautifully researched and very funny.' HANNAH FRY'A thorough, entertaining investigation.'... ... Read more

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AN INSTANT NUMBER 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Deserves to prompt some kind of industry reckoning.' GUARDIAN'Put down your multivitamins and read this at once.’ HELEN LEWIS'Timely and thorough, van Tulleken tells us what's what.' TIM KEY'Clear-eyed, beautifully researched and very funny.' HANNAH FRY'A thorough, entertaining investigation.'...
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After

A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About Life and Beyond

by Dr Bruce Greyson, MD ...

After is a ground-breaking book for anyone curious about the scope of the human mind, the nature of consciousness, and the pursuit of a meaningful life.'Absorbing and convincing' Daily MailAn Independent book of the month___What happens when we die?Ten per cent of people whose hearts stop, and then restart, report near-death experiences. St... ... Read more

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After is a ground-breaking book for anyone curious about the scope of the human mind, the nature of consciousness, and the pursuit of a meaningful life.'Absorbing and convincing' Daily MailAn Independent book of the month___What happens when we die?Ten per cent of people whose hearts stop, and then restart, report near-death experiences. St...
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