The Knife Man
Blood, Body Snatching, and the Birth of Modern Surgery
Written by Wendy Moore
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: September 12, 2006
Price: $16.00
In an era when bloodletting was considered a cure for everything from colds to smallpox, surgeon John Hunter was a medical innovator, an eccentric, and the person to whom anyone who has ever had surgery probably owes his or her life. In this sensational and macabre story, we meet the surgeon...
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The Concise Book of Muscles, Second Edition
Written by Chris Jarmey
Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: March 26, 2013
Price: $24.99
A clear, simple guide for students of anatomy as well as an excellent resource for athletes, massage therapists, and anyone interested in the workings of the human body, this user-friendly book is organized around six muscle groups. They include muscles of the face head, and neck; the trunk; the shoulder and...
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Arms Wide Open
A Midwife's Journey
Written by Patricia Harman
Format: eBook
On Sale: April 12, 2011
Price: $24.95
A midwife’s memoir of living free and naturally against all odds
In her first, highly praised memoir, Patricia Harman told us the stories patients brought into her exam room, and her own story of struggling to help women as a nurse-midwife in medical practice with her husband, an OB/GYN, in Appalachia. In...
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Paramedic
On the Front Lines of Medicine
Written by Peter Canning
Format: Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: September 28, 1998
Price: $7.99
In this unforgettable, dramatic account of one man's experience as an EMT, Peter Canning relives the nerve-racking seconds that can mean the difference between a patient's death and survival, as Canning struggles to make the right call, dispense the right medication, or keep a patient's heart beating long enough to reach...
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The Pill Book Guide to Medication for Your Dog and Cat
Written by Kate Roby and Lenny Southam
Format: Paperback, 624 pages
On Sale: October 6, 1998
Price: $7.99
How much do you know about keeping your dog or cat healthy?
Did you know that the same aspirin that can safely relieve a dog's fever can be fatal to a cat?
What conditions may respond better to alternative therapies than standard prescription medications?
Under what circumstances can common over-the-counter medications be hazardous...
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White Coat, Black Hat
Adventures on the Dark Side of Medicine
Written by Carl Elliott
Format: Trade Paperback, 232 pages
On Sale: September 13, 2011
Price: $16.00
By
New Yorker and
Atlantic writer Carl Elliott, a readable and even funny account of the serious business of medicine.
A tongue-in-cheek account of the changes that have transformed medicine into big business. Physician and medical ethicist Carl Elliott tracks the new world of commercialized medicine from start to finish, introducing the...
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A Consultation With the Back Doctor
Written by Hamilton Hall
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: February 10, 2004
Price: $19.99
The latest advice from the original bestselling Back Doctor
Twenty-five years ago, Dr. Hamilton Hall wrote the book that changed the way back-pain sufferers deal with their affliction. In
The Back Doctor, he advocated activity instead of bed rest. In place of braces and girdles, he suggested that patients follow a program...
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Musicophilia
Tales of Music and the Brain
Written by Oliver Sacks
Read by John Lee
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: October 16, 2007
Price: $22.50
Music can move us to the heights or depths of emotion. It can persuade us to buy something, or remind us of our first date. It can lift us out of depression when nothing else can. It can get us dancing to its beat. But the power of music goes much...
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