Medical (Incl. Patients)
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My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey
$16.95 Add to cart“Published in 2009 by arrangement with Viking, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.”–T.p. verso.
- Author: Jill Bolte Taylor, Phd
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 290
- Publish Date: June 02 2009
- ISBN10: 1594133379
- Language: English
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Too Young for Cancer: One Woman’s Battle for a Diagnosis and a Fighting Chance
$29.99 Read moreA stage IV cancer survivor reflects on treatment and recovery in this inspiring memoir that reveals the biases of the healthcare system–and the power of community.
New Year’s Eve 2020 was supposed t- Author: Coleman, Katie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: November 12 2024
- ISBN10: 1639109447
- Language: English
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Everybody Just Breathe: A Covid Nurse Memoir of Stamina and Swear Words
$16.95 Read moreJack, in my head I am considering you already dead. Is that wrong? I think it is a coping mechanism. You are just a body now, albeit one that I watch very closely. There are so many of you that we pou
- Author: Peterson, Amanda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: January 31 2023
- ISBN10: 1643436708
- Language: English
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Conversations on Dying: A Palliative-Care Pioneer Faces His Own Death
$24.99 Add to cartThe story of the end-of-life experience of a palliative care physician who helped thousands of patients to die well.
We all die. Most of us spend the majority of our lives ignoring this uncomfortable … [more below]
- Author: Dwyer, Phil
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: May 10 2016
- ISBN10: 145973193X
- Language: English
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Playing God: The Evolution of a Modern Surgeon
$26.00 Read moreWhat does it mean to be a doctor?
“I am a doctor.” Every year, thousands of medical school graduates utter these four simple words. But as you will see in Playing God, earning an M.D. is just the firs- Author: Youn M. D., Anthony
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 17 2019
- ISBN10: 1642931284
- Language: English
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In the Land of Invisible Women: A Female Doctor’s Journey in the Saudi Kingdom
$17.99 Add to cartA strikingly honest look into Islamic culture?–in particular women and Islam?–and what it takes for one woman to recreate herself in the land of invisible women.
Unexpectedly denied a visa to remain
- Author: Ahmed, Qanta
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: September 01 2008
- ISBN10: 1402210876
- Language: English
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Hand on My Heart: A Canadian Doctor’s Awakening in Afghanistan
$19.00 Read moreCanadian physician Maureen Mayhew returns to her time spent working in Taliban-occupied Afghanistan in an honest and heartfelt examination of our own cultural assumptions around gender, tradition, and… [more below]
- Author: Mayhew, Maureen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: May 23 2023
- ISBN10: 1773861026
- Language: English
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A Matter of Appearance: A Memoir
$20.00 Read moreA dazzling memoir of chronic illness that explores the fraught intersection between pain, language, and gender, by a debut author.
Emily Wells spent her childhood dancing through intense pain she assu- Author: Wells, Emily
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 16 2023
- ISBN10: 1644212765
- Language: English
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For the Boys: The War Story of a Combat Nurse in Patton’s Third Army
$34.95 Read more“This novelistic narrative captures both the violence and trauma of WWII and its subject’s remarkable heroism.”– Publishers Weekly
A month after her 24th birthday, Lt. Mary Elizabeth Balster collapses… [more below]
- Author: Davis, Ncr
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 30 2023
- ISBN10: 1636241581
- Language: English
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Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
$22.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – “[A] masterpiece . . . an astonishing book that will leave you questioning your own life and political views.”–USA Today
“If any one person can be given credit for transfo- Series: Random House Reader’s Circle
- Author: Kidder, Tracy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: August 25 2009
- ISBN10: 0812980557
- Language: English
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Her Name Was Margaret: Life and Death on the Streets
$19.00 Read moreMargaret Jacobson was a sweet-natured young girl who played the accordion and had dreams of becoming a teacher until she had a psychotic break in her teens, which sent her down a much darker path. Her
- Author: Davy, Denise
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 300
- Publish Date: April 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1989496326
- Language: English
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The Real James Herriot: A Memoir of My Father
$18.00 Read moreNo one is better poised to write the biography of James Herriot than the son who worked alongside him in the Yorkshire veterinary practice when Herriot became an internationally bestselling author. No… [more below]
- Author: Wight, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: May 01 2001
- ISBN10: 0345434900
- Language: English
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Brave New Medicine: A Doctor’s Unconventional Path to Healing Her Autoimmune Illness
$18.95 Read moreIn this revelatory memoir, Doctor Cynthia Li shares the truth about her disabling autoimmune illness, the limitations of Western medicine, and her hard-won lessons on healing–mind, body, and spirit.
- Author: Li, Cynthia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1684032059
- Language: English
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The Unseen Body: A Doctor’s Journey Through the Hidden Wonders of Human Anatomy
$27.99 Read more“A fascinating, lyrical book… Reisman’s experiences in other cultures bring a richness and depth to The Unseen Body. The way he thinks about the body and medicine–the rivers and tributaries, the fl
- Author: Reisman, Jonathan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 09 2021
- ISBN10: 1250246628
- Language: English
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The Tenth Nerve: A Brain Surgeon’s Stories of the Patients Who Changed Him
$19.00 Read moreCombining a humane perspective, lively anecdotes, and a deep curiosity about the uncharted territories of the human brain, The Tenth Nerve is a richly fascinating memoir that will fill you with wonder… [more below]
- Author: Honey, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 29 2023
- ISBN10: 1039001181
- Language: English
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Cutting a Path: The Power of Purpose, Discipline, and Determination
$22.95 Read moreBecoming a doctor is hard. Becoming a surgeon, even harder. Becoming a neurosurgeon as an Indian woman who wants to have a healthy work-home life balance and kids? Almost impossible.
But not for Dr. S… [more below]
- Author: Dewan, Sheri
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 161254620X
- Language: English
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E.R. Nurses: Walk My Rounds with Me: True Stories from America’s Greatest Unsung Heroes
$18.99 Read moreFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Walk in My Combat Boots comes the powerful true account America’s greatest unsung heroes.
“The compassion, the work ethic, and the selflessness of nurs… [more below]
- Author: Patterson, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 1538707233
- Language: English
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First in Line: How Covid-19 Placed Me on the Frontlines of a Health Care Crisis
$30.00 Read moreSandra Lindsay, the first person to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, takes the reader on her journey from humble immigrant beginnings in 1980s Bronx to national health equity advocate and winner of the P… [more below]
- Author: Lindsay, Sandra
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: July 23 2024
- ISBN10: 9798888452769
- Language: English
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How Do You Feel?: One Doctor’s Search for Humanity in Medicine
$28.99 Add to cartA poignant and thought-provoking memoir following one psychiatrist and four of her patients as they deal with the unspoken mental and physical costs of caring for others–perfect for fans of Maybe You… [more below]
- Author: Gold, Jessi
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 08 2024
- ISBN10: 1982199776
- Language: English
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My Last Breath
$19.99 Add to cartJvonne Belle, has a testimony to tell. Diagnosed with a rare disease that relentlessly attacked her
skin and joints in her early adulthood, Jvonne faced life-altering challenges that shaped her
journey
- Author: Belle, Jvonne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 90
- Publish Date: July 28 2024
- ISBN10: 9798330314430
- Language: English
