Complete Book of Chinese Health
Written by Daniel Reid
Format: Trade Paperback
On Sale: December 5, 1994
Price: $24.95
Here is the first complete manual of Chinese medicine specifically written for the layperson. Filled with illustrated exercises and recipes, this book offers a unique, integrated system of preventive health care so that now anyone can promote good health, longevity, and spiritual awareness using these traditional techniques.
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The Anatomy of Melancholy
Written by Robert Burton
Introduction by William H. Gass
Format: Trade Paperback, 1424 pages
On Sale: April 30, 2001
Price: $29.95
One of the major documents of modern European civilization, Robert Burton's astounding compendium, a survey of melancholy in all its myriad forms, has invited nothing but superlatives since its publication in the seventeenth century. Lewellyn Powys called it "the greatest work of prose of the greatest period of English prose-writing," while...
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Another Day in the Frontal Lobe
A Brain Surgeon Exposes Life on the Inside
Written by Katrina Firlik
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: June 12, 2007
Price: $16.00
Katrina Firlik is a neurosurgeon, one of only two hundred or so women among the alpha males who dominate this high-pressure, high-prestige medical specialty. She is also a superbly gifted writer–witty, insightful, at once deeply humane and refreshingly wry. In Another Day in the Frontal Lobe, Dr. Firlik draws on this...
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Dead Men Do Tell Tales
The Strange and Fascinating Cases of a Forensic Anthropologist
Written by William R. Maples and Michael Browning
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: September 15, 1995
Price: $15.95
From a skeleton, a skull, a mere fragment of burnt thighbone, Dr. William Maples can deduce the age, gender, and ethnicity of a murder victim, the manner in which the person was dispatched, and, ultimately, the identity of the killer. In
Dead Men Do Tell Tales, Dr. Maples revisits his strangest, most...
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Natural Treatments for Tics and Tourette's
A Patient and Family Guide
Written by Sheila J. Rogers
Format: eBook, 360 pages
On Sale: July 26, 2011
Price: $19.95
This welcome guide explains how to treat tics and Tourette’s syndrome using natural and alternative therapies, from nutritional therapy, behavioral and counseling therapies, EEG biofeedback, and homeopathy to bodywork, energy medicine, and Chinese medicine. Author Sheila Rogers discusses categories of tics including spasmodic facial movements, eye blinking, mild sounds, and humming...
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Intensive Care
A Doctor's Journey
Written by Danielle Ofri
Format: eBook
On Sale: March 5, 2013
Price: $3.99
New York Times WellBlog regular contributor, Danielle Ofri has been praised for turning the triumphs and trials of medicine into riveting and compassionate stories. This e-book exclusive edition offers 98 pages of her best work. This eBook original exhibits Danielle Ofri's range and skill as a storyteller as well as...
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The Bantam Medical Dictionary, Sixth Edition
Updated and Expanded Sixth Edition
Written by Laurence Urdang
Format: Paperback, 784 pages
On Sale: February 24, 2009
Price: $7.99
Here in one compact volume is a personal medical reference guide you can turn to with trust. The fully expanded and revised sixth edition of
The Bantam Medical Dictionary provides the most up-to-date medical information in an easy-to-access format specifically designed for general readers, students, and health-care professionals. Compiled and reviewed...
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