Medical (Incl. Patients)
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Story of a Heart: Two Families, One Heart, and the Medical Miracle That Saved a Child’s Life
$28.99 Add to cartA riveting and inspiring true story of two families linked by one heart–written by a bestselling author and palliative care doctor.
The first of our organs to form and the last to die, the heart is- Author: Clarke, Rachel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 10 2024
- ISBN10: 1668045435
- Language: English
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We Choose to: A Memoir of Providing Abortion Care Before, During, and After Roe
$19.99 Add to cart“An invaluably intimate glimpse at a delicate subject. It’s a must-read.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)“We Choose To is a story of love, shared humanity, and the power of choosing to stare in
- Author: Boyd, Curtis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 10 2024
- ISBN10: 1633310876
- Language: English
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My Hallowed Ground: Reminiscences of a Flight Surgeon
$30.00 Add to cartMy Hallowed Ground chronicles the exciting experiences of a flight surgeon spanning the years 1962-2010.
The stories are told in a series of anecdotes embellished
with historical references, personal in… [more below]
- Author: Rayman, Russell B.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 186
- Publish Date: April 04 2024
- ISBN10: 9798890270214
- Language: English
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Too Much
$17.95 Add to cart- Author: Neighbors, Cindy Lee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 332
- Publish Date: August 24 2024
- ISBN10: 9.79889E+12
- Language: English
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Wrinkles Welcome: A Cancer Survivor’s Memoir
$16.99 Add to cartAt twenty-six, Gaby felt like her life was just beginning. Newly married and pregnant with her first child, she was on top of the world.
But that joy was shattered when a routine blood test led to a di
- Author: Laurent, Gaby
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: August 27 2024
- ISBN10: 1964251125
- Language: English
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Beyond the Sea: Leading with Love from the Nuclear Navy to the White House and Healthcare
$29.99 Read moreAre you aspiring to create a legendary culture, become an exceptional leader, and lead a fulfilling life?
In his debut book, Beyond the Sea, Robert Roncska offers insights into the transformation of- Author: Roncska Dba, Robert Navy Bob
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 228
- Publish Date: June 25 2024
- ISBN10: 1955026203
- Language: English
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Travelers to Unimaginable Lands: Stories of Dementia, the Caregiver, and the Human Brain
$19.00 Add to cartThese “moving and often surprising” (The Wall Street Journal) case histories meld science and storytelling to show that caregivers don’t just witness cognitive decline in their loved ones with dementi… [more below]
- Author: Kiper, Dasha
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: July 16 2024
- ISBN10: 0399590552
- Language: English
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Telltale Hearts: A Public Health Doctor, His Patients, and the Power of Story
$32.00 Add to cartIn this illuminating work, a doctor and public health advocate reveals what his patients have taught him about patience and healing.
For over three decades, Dr. Dean-David Schillinger has served in on
- Author: Schillinger, Dean-David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: July 16 2024
- ISBN10: 1541704207
- Language: English
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Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher: A Monkey’s Head, the Pope’s Neuroscientist, and the Quest to Transplant the Soul
$18.99 Add to cartThe “delightfully macabre” (The New York Times) true tale of a brilliant and eccentric surgeon…and his quest to transplant the human soul.In the early days of the Cold War, a spirit of desperate sci… [more below]
- Author: Schillace, Brandy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 08 2022
- ISBN10: 1982113782
- Language: English
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Cowboys and Indian
$24.95 Add to cartCowboys and Indian: A Doctor’s First Year in Texas is an exciting and entertaining account of a doctor’s first year of practice in an underserved Texas hospital. Besides the challenges of being an imm… [more below]
- Author: Mathur, Sandip V.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: July 07 2021
- ISBN10: 0875657729
- Language: English
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On Vanishing: Mortality, Dementia, and What It Means to Disappear
$16.95 Add to cartA New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice
An essential book for those coping with Alzheimer’s and other cognitive disorders that “reframe[s] our understanding of dementia with sensitivity and acc… [more below]- Author: Harper, Lynn Casteel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 13 2021
- ISBN10: 1646220560
- Language: English
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Say I Won’t: A Cowboy’s True Story of Defiance in the Face of Death and the Present-Day Miracle that Kindled a Fire of Faith
$17.95 Add to cartEight seconds…
The time that separates the winners from the losers.
Sixteen-year-old Wesley had his heart set on an eight-second ride that February morning. As he lowered himself onto the bull inside
- Author: Fishel, Karen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 222
- Publish Date: September 30 2019
- ISBN10: 1645593843
- Language: English
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The Hope Circuit: A Psychologist’s Journey from Helplessness to Optimism
$30.00 Add to cartOne of the most influential living psychologists looks at the history of his life and discipline, and paints a much brighter future for everyone.
When Martin E. P. Seligman first encountered psycholo- Author: Seligman, Martin E. P.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: April 03 2018
- ISBN10: 1610398734
- Language: English
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Angel of Bataan: The Life of a World War II Army Nurse in the War Zone and at Home
$26.83 Add to cartAlice Zwicker was the only service woman from Maine to be a prisoner of the enemy in either of the two World Wars. But there is more to the story than that. Across the nation, wherever one of the seve… [more below]
- Author: Macdougall, Walter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 218
- Publish Date: April 22 2015
- ISBN10: 1608933741
- Language: English
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Now I See You
$22.99 Add to cartAt nineteen years old, Nicole C. Kear’s biggest concern is choosing a major–until she walks into a doctor’s office in midtown Manhattan and gets a life-changing diagnosis. She is going blind, courtes
- Author: Kear, Nicole C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: July 14 2015
- ISBN10: 1250068614
- Language: English
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From Brokenness to Atonement, Faith, Hope, and Love: A Vietnam War Sniper’s Journey and a Psychiatrist’s Bibliotherapy
$37.95 Read moreThis is a story of Mr. L, an orphan who was raised and nurtured by a devoted Carmelite nun, then drafted to serve as a skilled sniper during the Vietnam War. A journey of learning and mastering of the
- Author: Khouzam Mph Fapa, Hani Raoul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 190
- Publish Date: May 30 2023
- ISBN10: 9798885403962
- Language: English
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Contains Recycled Parts: My Triple Organ Transplant Journey and the Science of Gratitude
$24.99 Add to cartAimee Mackovic almost died at least twice. The first time was as a three-year-old, choking on a Life Saver candy, until her mother helped expel it. The second time, as a 40-something English professor… [more below]
- Author: Mackovic, Aimee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: December 13 2023
- ISBN10: 1956879498
- Language: English
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Tears of Salt: A Doctor’s Story of the Refugee Crisis
$15.95 Add to cartSituated more than one hundred miles off Italy’s southern coast, the rocky island of Lampedusa has hit world headlines in recent years as the first port of call for hundreds of thousands of African an
- Author: Bartolo, Pietro
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: February 19 2019
- ISBN10: 0393356558
- Language: English
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Gorilla and the Bird: A Memoir of Madness and a Mother’s Love
$21.99 Add to cart“Glorious…one of the best memoirs I’ve read in years…a tragicomic gem about family, class, race, justice, and the spectacular weirdness of Wichita. [McDermott] can move from barely controlled hila… [more below]
- Author: McDermott, Zack
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 18 2018
- ISBN10: 0316315125
- Language: English
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Sleep Is Now a Foreign Country: Encounters with the Uncanny
$15.95 Read moreONE OF CBC BOOKS CANADIAN NONFICTION TO READ IN THE FALL
A poet recounts his experience with madness and explores the relationship between apprehension and imagination.
In the summer of 1977, standing o
- Author: Barnes, Mike
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: November 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1771965126
- Language: English
