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  • 疼痛帝國:薩克勒家族製藥王朝秘史

    Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty

    Series series 黑盒子
    2021年歐巴馬總統最愛書籍巴美列.捷福獎非虛構寫作獎《紐約時報》暢銷書《時代》雜誌百大好書亞馬遜近一萬讀者4.7顆星好評Goodreads逾七萬讀者4.6顆星好評  因慈善事業聞名的薩克勒家族,利用鎮定劑煩寧(Valium)積累大量財富,其聲譽卻因疼始康定(OxyContin)而毀於一旦。本書出自《什麼都別說》(Say Nothing)一書的暢銷得獎作者之手,勾勒出薩克勒家族三代宏大且具毀滅性的故事。  薩克勒家族的歷史充滿戲劇性的情節──巴洛克式的私人生活、激烈的財產糾紛、會議室中的拳腳相向、光彩奪目的藝術收藏、馬基維利式的法庭謀略,以及利用金錢來美化名聲,並擊潰那些較無權勢之人。  許多知名機構的牆上都飾有薩克勒家族之名,如哈佛大學、大都會藝... ... Read more

    $15.51 USD

  • Cash Cow

    How the maternal body became a global commodity – and the hidden costs for women

    by Alev Scott ...
    *A Radio 4 Book of the Week*'Captivating, mind-boggling and deeply disturbing' – Maureen Freely'Humane, thoughtful and urgent — this book will make you think, make you laugh, make you cry, but also make you burn with rage' – Dr Mary WellesleyA thought-provoking deep dive into the global fertility industry and the commodification of the maternal body__________Should surrogacy be a... ... Read more

    $18.79 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

    $12.69 USD

  • The Mosquito

    A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator

    ****The instant New York Times bestseller.***An international bestseller.*Finalist for the Lane Anderson AwardFinalist for the RBC Taylor Award“Hugely impressive, a major work.”—NPRA pioneering and groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction that offers a dramatic new perspective on the history of humankind, showing how through millennia, the mosquito has been the single most powerful force in ... Read more

    $8.19 USD

  • The Myth of Normal

    Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture

    **The instant New York Times bestsellerBy the acclaimed author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, a groundbreaking investigation into the causes of illness, a bracing critique of how our society breeds disease, and a pathway to health and healing.**In this revolutionary book, renowned physician Gabor Maté eloquently dissects how in Western countries that pride themselves on their healthcare systems ... Read more

    $9.19 USD

  • Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination - E-Book

    Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination - E-Book

    Prepare for success on the NCLEX-RN® exam with this complete review! Often called the best NCLEX® exam review book ever, Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination reviews all nursing content areas related to the current test plan. This new edition includes 5,700 NCLEX exam-style questions in the book and online, including alternate items formats and Next Generation NCLEX ... Read more

    $57.59 USD

  • Wonder Drug

    The Secret History of Thalidomide in America and Its Hidden Victims

    “A shocking saga of pharmaceutical malpractice . . . Wonder Drug is both a first-rate medical thriller and the searing account of a forgotten American tragedy.”—Patrick Radden Keefe, author of Empire of PainA “fascinating and compassionate” (People) account of the most notorious drug of the twentieth century and the never-before-told story of its American survivors.Longlisted for the Andrew ... Read more

    $9.59 USD

  • Nemesis

    Series Book 1 - The Protector
    Mickey Bale, a Met close protection officer, wants revenge on the mafia family who killed his sister. First in The Protector, a gripping British thriller series from Anthony Riches.'Nemesis is a full-throttle adventure' ANDY McNAB'Fast-moving... The Bill meets Jack Reacher' THE TIMES Thriller of the MonthThey killed his sister. Now he'll kill them all.Mickey Bale is an elite close protection ... Read more

    $6.29 USD

  • DiPiro's Pharmacotherapy Handbook, 13th Edition

    The drug information you need to pass the boards and make effective drug therapy decisions―all in one convenient portable guideAccessible and expertly written, DiPiro’s Pharmacotherapy Handbook delivers key content to help you study for board examinations. It’s also filled with information necessary for successful clinical practice. While it’s concise enough for a quick read, the text provides ... Read more

    $76.49 USD

  • In Stitches

    by Nick Edwards ...
    The true story of an A&E doctor that became a huge word-of-mouth hit.Forget what you have seen on Casualty or Holby City, this is what it is really like to be working in A&E.Dr Nick Edwards writes with shocking honesty about life as an A&E doctor. He lifts the lid on government targets that led to poor patient care. He reveals the level of alcohol-related injuries that often bring the service to a ... Read more

    $3.46 USD

  • The Fantastic Laboratory of Dr. Weigl

    How Two Brave Scientists Battled Typhus and Sabotaged the Nazis

    by Arthur Allen ...
    “Thought-provoking…[Allen] writes without sanctimony and never simplifies the people in his book or the moral issues his story inevitably raises." —Wall Street JournalFew diseases are more gruesome than typhus. Transmitted by body lice, it afflicts the dispossessed—refugees, soldiers, and ghettoized peoples—causing hallucinations, terrible headaches, boiling fever, and often death. The disease ... Read more

    $13.69 USD

  • The Complications

    On Going Insane in America

    by Emmett Rensin ...
    An unflinching, rare account of living with severe mental illness that is also a bold commentary on how we misunderstand this often debilitating disease.The Complications is an intimate portrait of what it’s like to live with schizoaffective disorder of the bipolar type as well as a biting, revelatory critique of America’s mental health culture. Emmett Rensin has written and edited articles for ... Read more

    $17.89 USD

  • Processo alla carne

    Tutto quello che non ci hanno mai detto sul rapprto cibo e cancro (e non solo)

    Un magistrato interroga, come «persona informata dei fatti», uno dei massimi esperti nel nostro Paese sullo stretto rapporto tra ciò che mangiamo e la nostra salute. Secondo l’American Institute for Cancer Research, le cattive abitudini alimentari sono responsabili di circa 3 tumori su 10; per il Fondo Mondiale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, il 30-40% dei tumori può essere evitato con una dieta più ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Step-Up to USMLE Step 2 CK

    Series series Step-Up Series
    Concise, up to date, and easy to use, Step-Up to USMLE Step 2 CK, 6th Edition, makes essential information engaging and retainable. Drs. Latha Ganti, Shayne Gue and medical student Thor Stead deliver a high-yield, systems-based review. The popular and effective Step-Up outline format gives you access to exactly what you need to ace the USMLE Step 2! ... Read more

    $55.79 USD

  • 東亞醫療史:殖民、性別與現代性

    Edited by 劉士永、王文基 ...
    Series series 中央研究院講座系列
    **超越國族疆域,跳脫醫學史框架以東亞整體為範圍,探討 18 世紀以來東西方醫療文化的碰撞與交流全面關照東亞醫療、科技與社會之現代化歷程科技部「醫療史研究群的建構與發展」計畫成果中央研究院/國立陽明大學「人文講座」計畫叢書邀集中央研究院、陽明大學當代台灣一流學者撰述**《東亞醫療史:殖民、性別與現代性》共分四大領域,即醫學與東亞現代性、殖民醫學與後殖民時代、性別與醫療、生物醫學與現代臺灣。本書第一篇以「醫學與東亞現代性」為題,介紹傳統醫學發展的特色,及其在當代社會中的現代轉化。張哲嘉的〈近代早期的東亞傳統醫學〉一文首先透過介紹傳統醫學思想演變,官方對醫療的態度,醫者與社會的互動,乃至藥業的發展,醫療的國際交流等諸多面向,呈現出傳統醫學的複雜樣貌。祝平一的〈救人靈魂,非為肉軀〉一文,以十七、十八世紀由西方傳教士引入中國的自然哲學書籍出發,討論跨文化交流過程中諸多值得深究的議題 ... Read more

    $10.70 USD

  • Brain Changer

    The Good Mental Health Diet

    by Felice Jacka ...
    'This is a fascinating book, by a leading researcher, covering one of the most exciting areas of modern nutritional research - how what we eat impacts our gut and brain. The combination of personal stories and cutting edge science is a real winner.' Michael MosleyYou feel how you eat.We accept that the quality of our diet affects the health of our heart and liver. So why wouldn't diet - good or ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • Call the Midwife: Shadows of the Workhouse

    The sequel to Jennifer Worth's New York Times bestselling memoir and the basis for the PBS series Call the MidwifeWhen twenty-two-year-old Jennifer Worth, from a comfortable middle-class upbringing, went to work as a midwife in the direst section of postwar London, she not only delivered hundreds of babies and touched many lives, she also became the neighborhood's most vivid chronicler. Woven into ... Read more

    $12.79 USD

  • Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic

    Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic

    by David Quammen ...
    A masterpiece of science reporting that tracks the animal origins of emerging human diseases.The emergence of strange new diseases is a frightening problem that seems to be getting worse. In this age of speedy travel, it threatens a worldwide pandemic. We hear news reports of Ebola, SARS, AIDS, and something called Hendra killing horses and people in Australia—but those reports miss the big truth ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Life in the Fasting Lane

    How to Make Intermittent Fasting a Lifestyle—and Reap the Benefits of Weight Loss and Better Health

    Instant New York Times Bestseller“A highly readable, state-of-the-art book describing all one needs to know to follow a safe and effective fasting program for optimizing personal health. Be warned. It is a revolutionary book. It might just save your life.”—Tim Noakes, emeritus professor and author of Lore of Running and Real Food on TrialTake the guesswork (and fear) out of fasting with real-life ... Read more

    $18.49 USD

  • Eat Dirt

    Why Leaky Gut May Be the Root Cause of Your Health Problems and 5 Surprising Steps to Cure It

    by Josh Axe ...
    Doctor of Natural Medicine and wellness authority Dr. Josh Axe delivers a groundbreaking, indispensable guide for understanding, diagnosing, and treating one of the most discussed yet little-understood health conditions: leaky gut syndrome.Do you have a leaky gut? For 80% of the population the answer is “yes”—and most people don’t even realize it. Leaky gut syndrome is the root cause of a litany ... Read more

    $16.79 USD

  • The Anatomy of Hope

    How People Prevail in the Face of Illness

    An inspiring and profoundly enlightening exploration of one doctor’s discovery of how hope can changethe course of illnessSince the time of the ancient Greeks, human beings have believed that hope is essential to life. Now, in this groundbreaking book, Harvard Medical School professor and New Yorker staff writer Jerome Groopman shows us why.The search for hope is most urgent at the patient’s ... Read more

    $12.59 USD

  • USMLE Step 2 Secrets E-Book

    USMLE Step 2 Secrets E-Book

    Series series Secrets
    Succinct, easy to read, engaging, and highly effective—the highly regarded Secrets Series® provides students and practitioners in all areas of health care with focused, engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Written by prolific author Dr. Theodore X. O'Connell, USMLE Step 2 Secrets, 6th Edition, offers practical, up-to-date coverage of the full range of topics on this high-stakes ... Read more

    $38.69 USD

  • USMLE Step 1 Secrets in Color - E-Book

    USMLE Step 1 Secrets in Color - E-Book

    Series series Secrets
    Succinct, easy to read, engaging, and highly effective—the highly regarded Secrets Series® provides students and practitioners in all areas of health care with focused, engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Written by nationally recognized educators Drs. Theodore X. O'Connell and Ryan A. Pedigo, USMLE Step 1 Secrets in Color, 5th Edition, offers practical, up-to-date coverage of ... Read more

    $35.09 USD

  • An Introduction to Global Health Delivery

    Practice, Equity, Human Rights

    In the last two decades, the rise of global health studies at universities across the world reflects the interest of a growing generation of students motivated to be involved in progressive global change. Grassroots advocacy for health equity and strong leadership in the global South have catalyzed a paradigm shift from primarily preventative health programs to holistic systems providing health ... Read more

    $51.29 USD