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  • The Seven Ages of Death

    ‘Every chapter is like a detective story’ Telegraph

    The heart-wrenchingly honest new book about life and death from forensic pathologist and bestselling author of UNNATURAL CAUSES, Dr Richard ShepherdA TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR'Deeply insightful. Unflinching' THE TIMES'A finely-crafted detective story' DAILY TELEGRAPH'Enlightening, strangely uplifting' DAILY MAIL'... ... Read more

    $6.69 USD

  • 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

    $15.62 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

  • 中醫基礎理論學

    Series series 現代中醫論叢
    中醫基礎理論為中醫學體系的重要組成部分,是中醫學專業基礎和入門課程。本書主要介紹中醫學基礎理論和知識,內容包括中醫理論體系的形成和發展、中醫學的基本特點、陰陽五行學說、藏象學說、氣血津液學說、經絡學說、病因病機學說、以及中醫的防治原則。本書編寫力求概念明確、說理透徹、重點突出、通俗易懂,既可供中醫院校學生和中醫自修者學習所用,也可供從事中醫教學、臨床、科研人員參考。【作者簡介】主編:北京中醫藥大學教授 季紹良北京中醫藥大學醫學博士 余明哲國立臺灣大學生化所博士 陳國樹北京中醫藥大學醫學博士 李家屏編著:上海中醫藥大學醫學博士 朱忠春上海中醫藥大學醫學博士 范玉櫻上海中醫藥大學醫學碩士 彭美鳳北京中醫藥大學醫學碩士 楊光正 ... Read more

    $7.65 USD

  • An American Sickness

    How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back

    **A New York Times bestseller • A Washington Post Notable Book • Named a Best Book of the Year by The Wall Street Journal and NPR"This book will serve as the definitive guide to the past and future of health care in America.”—Siddhartha Mukherjee, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies and The GeneAt a moment of drastic political upheaval, An American Sickness is a shocking ... Read more

    $12.69 USD

  • Super Immunity

    The Essential Nutrition Guide for Boosting Your Body's Defenses to Live Longer, Stronger, and Disease Free

    Series series Eat for Life
    From world-renowned health expert and New York Times bestselling author of Eat to Live and Eat for Life Dr. Joel Fuhrman comes a practical nutritional plan to prevent and reverse disease—no shots, drugs or sick days required.Why do some of us get sick with greater frequency than others? What makes us more susceptible to illness? Is there a secret to staying healthy? Dr. Fuhrman doesn’t believe the ... Read more

    Was $11.29 USD Now $4.56 USD

  • I Am Vengeance

    by Ethan Cross ...
    Series Book 6 - The Ackerman Thrillers
    'Francis Ackerman is a manipulative monster with a corrupt conscience' THE TIMESVengeance is in my heart. Murder in my mind.Infamous serial killer Francis Ackerman Jr turns his unique and brutal talents to solving a cold case. Working alongside federal agent Marcus Williams, he discovers that the twenty-year-old murder is linked to a string of abductions in the Navajo Nation.The investigation ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Marks' Basic Medical Biochemistry

    A Clinical Approach

    Marks’ Basic Medical Biochemistry: A Clinical Approach, 6th Edition links biochemistry to physiology and pathophysiology, empowering students to confidently apply fundamental concepts to the practice of medicine — from diagnosing patients to recommending effective treatments. This proven, application-centered approach builds biochemical coverage around related clinical concepts to anchor students’ ... Read more

    $90.89 USD

  • A Journey in Surgery

    The Memoir of a Canadian Surgeon

    by Dennis Pitt ...
    The pathway to a career isn’t always straightforward. Not everyone dreams of becoming a doctor, let alone a surgeon, since childhood. Author Dennis Pitt certainly didn’t. Like his grandfather and parents, Dennis had his sights set on a career in the Canadian Armed Forces. But after a few pivotal events, he applied to medical school. And once there, the path wasn’t any clearer: What area to ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • 學會用情:當老莊遇見黃帝內經2

    by 蔡璧名 ...
    Series series 蔡璧名作品
    一種愛,深邃如海洋。一段情,相忘於江湖。**《醫道同源:當老莊遇見黃帝內經》**榮登博客來、誠品、金石堂三大通路暢銷排行榜!動心是一種緣遇,用情是一種修行。如何在濃如酒的愛裡,保有淡如水的心?體悟道家哲學與醫家經驗,鍊就多愛、少累,深情而不滯於情的理想境界。情與愛,本該是人生中一段美好的旅程。窮極一生,我們追逐著真摯不渝的愛情,與患難彌堅的友情。卻何以當曖昧蔓延,我們心神慌亂;當思念成疾,我們輾轉反側;當摯愛轉身離開,我們感覺世界崩毀——你可曾嘗過,情,究竟會有多傷?當你為愛焦慮懊悔,「所求不得,有所失亡」,情緒會亂了方寸,導致肺上火、氣鬱結;當你因「悲哀太甚」,陽氣妄動,你會心氣不通、經脈痿靡……時間或許能淡化曾經的過去,但身體卻會記憶所有心痛的痕跡。你的情越是易感,愛越是刻骨,就越是容易內傷。《當老莊遇見黃帝內經》的第二堂課,帶我們從「情」出發,結合道家的哲學與... ... Read more

    $11.15 USD

  • Quackery

    A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything

    What won't we try in our quest for perfect health, beauty, and the fountain of youth?Well, just imagine a time when doctors prescribed morphine for crying infants. When liquefied gold was touted as immortality in a glass. And when strychnine—yes, that strychnine, the one used in rat poison—was dosed like Viagra.Looking back with fascination, horror, and not a little dash of dark, knowing humor, ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

  • The Urge

    Our History of Addiction

    **Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker and The Boston GlobeAn authoritative, illuminating, and deeply humane history of addiction—a phenomenon that remains baffling and deeply misunderstood despite having touched countless lives—by an addiction psychiatrist striving to understand his own family and himself**“Carl Erik Fisher’s The Urge is the best-written and most incisive book I’ve ... Read more

    $12.69 USD

  • As Nature Made Him

    The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“We should aspire to Colapinto's stellar journalist example: listening carefully to the circumstances of those who are different rather than demanding that they conform to our own.” —Washington PostThe true story about the "twins case" and a riveting exploration of medical arrogance, misguided science, societal confusion, gender differences, and one man's ultimate ... Read more

    $12.79 USD

  • The Black Death

    A Global History of Humanity's Most Devastating Pandemic

    “A magisterial history” (The Guardian) of humanity’s greatest natural disaster—the Black Death—that reveals the true global impact and terrible human cost of this calamity, from the renowned author of The Crusades and The Greatest Knight.“Terrific—and truly terrifying. Thomas Asbridge puts a human face—or rather multiple faces—on the Black Death.”—Eric Cline, author of 1177 B.C.In the mid ... Read more

    $12.69 USD

  • Being Mortal

    Medicine and What Matters in the End

    by Atul Gawande ...
    **#1 New York Times BestsellerIn Being Mortal, bestselling author Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending**Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming birth, injury, and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable. But in the inevitable condition of aging and death, the goals of medicine ... Read more

    $10.29 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

  • The MBS Handbook for General Practice Updated for Mar 2026

    Updated for March 2026

    Navigating the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) has never been easier for General Practice professionals. This streamlined eBook removes the complexity of the full 1600-page MBS by focusing exclusively on item numbers relevant to General Practice. No more flipping through endless pages or printing your own version—this resource is tailored to meet the needs of GPs, practice managers, owners, and ... Read more

    $31.36 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

    $10.71 USD

  • The Plant Paradox

    The Hidden Dangers in "Healthy" Foods That Cause Disease and Weight Gain

    Series Book 1 - The Plant Paradox
    From renowned cardiac surgeon Steven R. Gundry, MD, the New York Times bestselling The Plant Paradox is a revolutionary look at the hidden compounds in "healthy" foods like fruit, vegetables, and whole grains that are causing us to gain weight, trigger inflammation, and develop chronic disease.Most of us have heard of gluten—a protein found in wheat that causes widespread inflammation in the body. ... Read more

    $20.09 USD

  • 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

  • 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

  • Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection

    Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection

    A pioneering neuroscientist reveals the reasons for loneliness and what to do about it.John T. Cacioppo’s groundbreaking research topples one of the pillars of modern medicine and psychology: the focus on the individual as the unit of inquiry. By employing brain scans, monitoring blood pressure, and analyzing immune function, he demonstrates the overpowering influence of social context—a factor so ... Read more

    $12.29 USD

  • Under the Big Tree

    Extraordinary Stories from the Movement to End Neglected Tropical Diseases

    Powerful stories of the debilitating effects of neglected tropical diseases throughout the world, highlighting the successes and challenges of those fighting to eliminate them.Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affect over one billion of the world's poorest people. More than 170,000 people die from NTDs each year, and many more suffer from blindness, disability, disfigurement, cognitive impairment ... Read more

    $25.39 USD