Public Health
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The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
$32.00 Add to cartThe instant New York Times bestseller
By 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- Author: Mat?, Gabor
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: September 13 2022
- ISBN10: 0593083881
- Language: English
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Through the Fire: How People with Mental Illness Are Empowering Each Other
$24.95 Add to cartMental health touches every aspect of life in the United States: from police encounters to prisons, and from hospitals to housing, those suffering from mental illness are overrepresented and underserv
- Author: Vars, Fredrick E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 262
- Publish Date: May 05 2026
- ISBN10: 1493087835
- Language: English
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Qigong & Baduanjin: Beginning Qigong and learning its secrets.
$25.54 Add to cartA unique new and enlightening text on the ancient Chinese Art of Qigong (Ch’i Kung) brought up to date with the world’s first ever description of Qi (Ch’i or Bioenergy) is and does. Illustrated throug… [more below]
- Series: Taoist Arts #Q01
- Author: Symonds, Myke
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: April 02 2009
- ISBN10: 0954293223
- Language: English
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This Book May Cause Side Effects: The Curious and Dangerous Power of the Nocebo Effect, Placebo’s Evil Twin
$30.00 Read moreIn This Book May Cause Side Effects, Dr. Helen Pilcher explores the “nocebo” effect–the shadow side of the placebo–and shows how our convictions can sometimes quite literally harm us
Take the COVID
- Author: Pilcher, Helen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: August 25 2026
- ISBN10: 1419774662
- Language: English
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The Johns Hopkins Guide to Everyday Psychological First Aid
$24.95 Add to cartA practical guide for how to offer compassionate, effective support during times of emotional crisis and acute distress.
The Johns Hopkins Guide to Everyday Psychological First Aid equips readers with
- Series: A Johns Hopkins Health Press Book
- Author: Everly, George S., Jr.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: December 23 2025
- ISBN10: 1421453835
- Language: English
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Medicare for All: A Citizen’s Guide
$19.98 Add to cartA citizen’s guide to America’s most debated policy-in-waiting
There are few issues as consequential in the lives of Americans as healthcare–and few issues more politically vexing. Every single America… [more below]- Author: El-Sayed, Abdul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: October 31 2023
- ISBN10: 0197678181
- Language: English
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Public Startup: How America’s Least Likely Government Program Became Its Boldest Experiment
$14.99 Add to cartPublic Startup is a work of narrative nonfiction that explores how American government, particularly Medicaid, can function as a platform for innovation rather than an obstacle to progress. Drawing on
- Author: Cogle, Christopher R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 210
- Publish Date: March 19 2026
- ISBN10: 1965121438
- Language: English
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The Panic Virus: The True Story Behind the Vaccine-Autism Controversy
$19.00 Add to cartWHO DECIDES WHICH FACTS ARE TRUE? In 1998 Andrew Wakefield, a British gastroenterologist with a history of self-promotion, published a paper with a shocking allegation: the measles-mumps-rubella vacci… [more below]
- Author: Mnookin, Seth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: January 03 2012
- ISBN10: 1439158657
- Language: English
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Phantom Plague: How Tuberculosis Shaped History
$30.00 Add to cartHarvard Public Health Magazine, Best Public Health Books and Journalism of 2022
The definitive social history of tuberculosis, from its origins as a haunting mystery to its modern reemergence that now- Author: Krishnan, Vidya
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: February 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1541768469
- Language: English
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Take Care of Them Like My Own: Faith, Fortitude, and a Surgeon’s Fight for Health Justice
$19.99 Add to cartThe founder of the Black Doctors Consortium shares her “inspiring story of overcoming mind-numbing obstacles” (Will Smith), highlighting the devastating racial injustices in our healthcare system in t… [more below]
- Author: Stanford, Ala
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: August 19 2025
- ISBN10: 1668004070
- Language: English
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Inescapable: Facing Up to Forever Chemicals
$32.99 Add to cartA portrait of people fighting for truth and accountability as they confront the environmental injustice of “forever chemicals.”
Invisible and nearly indestructible, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
- Author: Schauffler, F. Marina
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: March 17 2026
- ISBN10: 1421453991
- Language: English
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Food and Nutrition: What Everyone Needs to Know(r)
$18.98 Add to cartAn eye-opening examination of food and nutrition that reveals the truth about what we eat and why it matters, while helping readers distinguish between science and disinformation and inspiring eaters … [more below]
- Series: What Everyone Needs to Know(r)
- Author: Newby, P. K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: November 21 2025
- ISBN10: 0197802826
- Language: English
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Clean: Overcoming Addiction and Ending America’s Greatest Tragedy
$19.99 Add to cartA myth-shattering look at drug abuse and addiction treatment, based on cutting-edge research
Addiction is a preventable, treatable disease, not a moral failing. As with other illnesses, the approaches
- Author: Sheff, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: January 07 2014
- ISBN10: 0544112326
- Language: English
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Prediabetes for Dummies
$26.99 Add to cartOvercome prediabetes with this comprehensive guide to prevention and wellness
Prediabetes For Dummies is an essential guide for anyone looking to take control of their health and prevent the progressi
- Author: Poole, Simon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: April 07 2026
- ISBN10: 1394361165
- Language: English
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100 Questions & Answers about Diabetes for Dummies
$14.99 Add to cartEverything You Want to Know About Diabetes: A Q&A Guide
If you have diabetes or simply want to gain a better understanding of this condition, look no further. 100 Questions & Answers About Diabetes Fo
- Author: Poole, Simon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: March 10 2026
- ISBN10: 1394368887
- Language: English
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The Cure for Everything: The Epic Struggle for Public Health and a Radical Vision for Human Thriving
$32.00 Add to cartThe inspiring story of how we overcame a history of infectious disease, poisonous environments, and early death and unlocked an explosion in human potential–and a vision for the work ahead to optimiz… [more below]
- Author: Williams, Michelle A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: February 03 2026
- ISBN10: 0593595548
- Language: English
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Invisible Illness: A History, from Hysteria to Long Covid
$28.95 Add to cart“An incisive study that illuminates the myriad complexities of chronic illness.”–Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)
“Movingly spotlights the struggles of chronically ill patients.”–Publishers Weekly
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- Author: Mendenhall, Emily
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: January 06 2026
- ISBN10: 0520421523
- Language: English
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Redfield’s Warning: What I Learned (But Couldn’t Tell You) Might Save Your Life
$32.99 Add to cartThey ignored young army virologist Robert Redfield when he warned Americans that the sexually transmitted HIV virus affected heterosexual women and men just as it did gay men. They ignored Redfield wh… [more below]
- Author: Redfield, Robert R.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: November 04 2025
- ISBN10: 1510785051
- Language: English
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Imagine Doing Better: Why Policies Backfire and How Prevention Thinking Can Change Everything
$29.95 Add to cartA bold vision for reimagining harmful public policies through prevention.
Public policies in the United States are built on certain assumptions: that long-term prison sentences deter crime, that corpor
- Author: Fleming, Paul J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: October 14 2025
- ISBN10: 1421452863
- Language: English
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Breaking the Grip of Addiction: How is Drug Addiction Started, Sustained, and Stopped?
$14.99 Add to cartDrug addiction is a massive public health crisis. Current interventions, public policy, and untold millions of dollars in biomedical research are based on the assumption that addiction is a chronic di… [more below]
- Author: Svensson, Craig K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 282
- Publish Date: May 06 2022
- ISBN10: 1732706921
- Language: English
