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  • The Great Mortality

    An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time

    by John Kelly ...
    “Powerful, rich with details, moving, humane, and full of important lessons for an age when weapons of mass destruction are loose among us.” — Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic BombThe Great Plague is one of the most compelling events in human history—even more so now, when the notion of plague has never loomed larger as a contemporary public concern.The ... Read more

    $12.79 USD

  • Food Is Medicine

    Healing Our Bodies, Nourishing Our Minds, and Transforming Our Food System

    NATIONAL BESTSELLERAn urgent indictment of the food we eat and a blueprint for a nutrition revolution to mend our health, economy, and planet, from a world-renowned expert in nutrition, medicine, and public policyThe food we eat is making us sick. In the United States and around the world, diet has become the leading cause of illness and premature death, from obesity and diabetes to heart disease ... Read more

    $16.69 USD

  • The Deepest Well

    Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Trauma and Adversity

    “An extraordinary, eye-opening book.” —PeopleNational Health Information Awards winner“A rousing wake-up call. . . . This highly engaging, provocative book prove[s] beyond a reasonable doubt that millions of lives depend on us finally coming to terms with the long-term consequences of childhood adversity and toxic stress.” —Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim CrowDr. Nadine Burke Harris was ... Read more

    $12.19 USD

  • No More Tears

    The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson

    **NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An explosive, deeply reported exposé of Johnson & Johnson, one of America’s oldest and most trusted pharmaceutical companies—from an award-winning investigative journalist“A damning portrait.”—Associated Press**“A page-turning drama that raises life-or-death questions about the world’s largest healthcare conglomerate.”—Jonathan Eig, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of ... Read more

    $13.19 USD

  • Savita: The Tragedy that shook a nation

    by Kitty Holland ...
    Seventeen weeks pregnant and facing a miscarriage, Savita Halappanavar and her husband Praveen walked into an Irish maternity ward in October 2012. Unwittingly, the couple also walked into that deeply controversial arena in which Ireland’s legislative position on abortion remained unresolved.A week later, Savita was dead from septicaemia. Reports of her death and of the refusal to allow Savita a ... Read more

    $4.69 USD

  • The Body Electric

    Electromagnetism and the Foundation of Life

    The perennial bestseller that you MUST READ in order to fully understand the interplay between electric energy and living organismsThe Body Electric tells the fascinating story of our bioelectric selves. Robert O. Becker, a pioneer in the field of regeneration and its relationship to electrical currents in living things, challenges the established mechanistic understanding of the body. He found ... Read more

    $14.09 USD

  • Where There Is No Doctor

    A village health care handbook

    Considered by the World Health Organization to be the most widely-used health care manual in the world, Where There Is No Doctor provides easy-to-understand information on how to identify, treat, and prevent many common health issues. Inside you'll find:• examining and caring for sick people – how to check breathing, pulse, and temperature; identifying diseases based on fever patterns, watching ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Shut Away

    When Down Syndrome Was a Life Sentence

    An explosive book that exposes the abuses of institutionalization."How many brothers and sisters do you have?" It was one of the first questions kids asked each other when Catherine McKercher was a child. She never knew how to answer it.Three of the McKercher children lived at home. The fourth, her youngest brother, Bill, did not. Bill was born with Down syndrome. When he was two and a half, his ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • A Living Remedy

    A Memoir

    by Nicole Chung ...
    A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOKWinner, Tillie Olsen Award for Creative WritingNamed a Best Book of the Year by: Time * Harper’s Bazaar * Esquire * Booklist * USA Today * Elle * Good Housekeeping * New York Times * Electric Literature * TodayFrom the bestselling author of ALL YOU CAN EVER KNOW comes a searing memoir of family, class and grief—a daughter’s se... ... Read more

    $17.89 USD

  • The Ultimate Muffin Book

    More Than 600 Recipes for Sweet and Savory Muffins

    Series Book 26 - Ultimate Cookbooks
    What's quick, easy, and sure to bring on the smiles? Muffins, of course! For recipes that are sweet, savory, or just over the top, look no further than The Ultimate Muffin Book. From classics like Berry and Corn Muffins to new favorites like Margarita and savory Quiche Lorraine Muffins, Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough once again take an American fun-food classic to new heights by offering more ... Read more

    $12.79 USD

  • Finding the Calm Child Within

    Raising Resilient Children with Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder

    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    In the intricate landscape of childhood emotional and behavioral challenges, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD) stands as one of the most daunting. Characterized by intense irritability and explosive outbursts, DMDD can transform the journey of parenting and teaching into a relentless storm, leaving families and educators searching for guidance and support. This bookoffers a beacon of ... Read more

    $21.69 USD

  • Survival of the Sickest

    The Surprising Connections Between Disease and Longevity

    Joining the ranks of modern myth busters, Dr. Sharon Moalem turns our current understanding of illness on its head and challenges us to fundamentally change the way we think about our bodies, our health, and our relationship to just about every other living thing on earth, from plants and animals to insects and bacteria.So why does disease exist? Moalem proposes that most common ailments—diabetes, ... Read more

    $12.19 USD

  • Statistica

    Teoria e test per concorsi pubblici e esami univeristari

    by C. Sardi ...
    Sintesi di statistica. Teoria e test a risposta multipla su tutti i principali argomenti di statistica per prepararsi a concorsi pubblici e esami universitari. Sintesti di tutto il prgramma d'esame.INDICECapitolo 1 La Statistica1.1 Il Sistema statistico nazionale e il Sistema statistico europeo1.2 Fasi di un’analisi statistica1.3 I caratteri statisticiCapitolo 2 Le rappresentazioni grafiche2.1 ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Bitten

    The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons

    by Kris Newby ...
    A riveting thriller reminiscent of The Hot Zone, this true story dives into the mystery surrounding one of the most controversial and misdiagnosed conditions of our time—Lyme disease—and of Willy Burgdorfer, the man who discovered the microbe behind it, revealing his secret role in developing bug-borne biological weapons, and raising terrifying questions about the genesis of the epidemic of tick ... Read more

    $12.79 USD

  • Safer

    A Playbook—Turning Fear into Action and Crisis into Community

    "Raj Panjabi is one of the smartest people around on health issues... and one of the best-placed people to guide us through this terrain and keep us safe." —Nicholas KristofForeword by Vivek MurthyThe essential guide for navigating crisis and uncertainty from the acclaimed physician who led the White House response to the world’s most dangerous health emergencies.When crisis hits — a sudden ... Read more

    $18.49 USD

  • Kader's Quest

    Middle school student Kader is on the precipice of the turbulent path to adulthood. Join him on this journey of discovery and healing through dazzling art replete with puzzles, hidden images, symbolism, reflection and silence.Award-winning artist Nadir Balan brings this deeply human story to life with stunning illustrations that invite readers to feel every emotion alongside Kader as he uncovers ... Read more

    Was $16.99 USD Now $14.99 USD

  • Bottle of Lies

    The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom

    A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * New York Times Notable Book * Best Book of the Year: New York Public Library, Kirkus Reviews, Science FridayWith a new postscript by the authorFrom an award-winning journalist, an explosive narrative investigation of the generic drug boom that reveals fraud and life-threatening dangers on a global scale—The Jungle for pharmaceuticalsMany have hailed the widespread use ... Read more

    $14.09 USD

  • The Empathy Exams

    Essays

    From personal loss to phantom diseases, The Empathy Exams is a bold and brilliant collection, winner of the Graywolf Press Nonfiction PrizeA Publishers Weekly Top Ten Essay Collection of Spring 2014Beginning with her experience as a medical actor who was paid to act out symptoms for medical students to diagnose, Leslie Jamison's visceral and revealing essays ask essential questions about our basic ... Read more

    $10.39 USD

  • Methods for Systems Thinking

    65+ Practical Approaches for Exploring Systems, Perspectives, and Complexity

    Methods for Systems Thinking is a practical workbook with more than 65 methods you can apply right away. It helps you explore complex systems, involve the right people, and respond effectively to change.The QuickStart Guide shows you where to begin. You can start with the short theory section, use the 5M Methods Matrix to choose an approach, or jump straight to a method. Methods are organized by ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • 免疫力的真相:為什麼你愈來愈容易生病?免疫權威帶你破解迷思,從此少生病、病得輕、好得快

    Self Defence: A Myth-Busting Guide to Immune Health

    Translated by 林文珠 ...
    Series Book 65 - 美好生活
    從壓力胖到憂鬱症,從慢性發炎到癌症,根源都在同一系統上!你的活力、你的情緒、你的體脂率都同時受到免疫系統的影響。《泰晤士報》、《科學》、《每日郵報》年度最佳圖書英國皇家學會科學圖書獎、生物學會圖書獎作者最新力作帶你將自身健康納入人生計畫,用新科學精準調控免疫力「這是最前瞻的內容,不必再自己到處搜尋了。」「引人入勝,幾乎每一段都發人深省。」「關於免疫力,充滿各種都市傳說,正確的免疫學就在這裡。」「世界級專家的重量級著作,不僅破除眾多迷思,更提供實用建議。」柳橙汁真的能預防感冒嗎?維生素D又有多重要?為什麼熬夜加班會「過勞肥」?年齡又如何改變我們的免疫系統?腸胃不好的人真的容易憂鬱嗎?心理健康為何與發炎脫不了關係?對你有效的藥怎麼對我無效?免疫健康如何提高我們的生存優勢?要提升免疫力,哪些運動比較好?如何調控免疫,提高生活品質?... ... Read more

    $11.33 USD

  • 醫道同源:當老莊遇見黃帝內經

    by 蔡璧名 ...
    Series series 蔡璧名作品
    心靜了,氣就順!氣順了,病不來!《正是時候讀莊子》、《穴道導引》蔡璧名老師首度為您揭開醫道經典**《黃帝內經》**的奧秘,教您運用道家與醫家的智慧,尋找人生追求與心神體況的解答!人的一生,有太多追求。感情路上――想成為理想的情人、朋友、兒女、父母。求學路上――希望步調從容,不受干擾,回首來時,已攀上群峰之巔。職場路上――期待覓得一份好工作,讓自己與家人的生活更加舒適。可是在追求的路途上,我們是否能感受到生命的意義?在日復一日的生活中,攬鏡自照,能否看到自己不斷精進的能力、越來越好的心情、容光煥發的氣色與身體?我們都想擁有一顆不知何謂煩惱的心,而這明明就是多數人剛來到這個世界最初的樣子。那麼,是否可以找... ... Read more

    $10.57 USD

  • The Checklist Manifesto

    How to Get Things Right

    by Atul Gawande ...
    The New York Times bestselling author of Being Mortal and Complications reveals the surprising power of the ordinary checklist.We live in a world of great and increasing complexity, where even the most expert professionals struggle to master the tasks they face. Longer training, ever more advanced technologies—neither seems to prevent grievous errors. But in a hopeful turn, acclaimed surgeon and ... Read more

    $10.29 USD

  • Blitzed

    Drugs in the Third Reich

    by Norman Ohler ...
    A New York Times bestseller, Norman Ohler's Blitzed is a "fascinating, engrossing, often dark history of drug use in the Third Reich” (Washington Post).The Nazi regime preached an ideology of physical, mental, and moral purity. Yet as Norman Ohler reveals in this gripping work of World War II nonfiction, the Third Reich was saturated with drugs: cocaine, opiates, and, most of all, methamphetamines ... Read more

    $12.79 USD

  • Choice Theory

    A New Psychology of Personal Freedom

    Dr. William Glasser offers a new psychology that, if practiced, could reverse our widespread inability to get along with one another, an inability that is the source of almost all unhappiness.For progress in human relationships, he explains that we must give up the punishing, relationship–destroying external control psychology. For example, if you are in an unhappy relationship right now, he ... Read more

    Was $12.79 USD Now $2.99 USD