Medical (Incl. Patients)
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Living Medicine: Don Thomas, Marrow Transplantation, and the Cell Therapy Revolution
$27.99 Add to cartA sweeping biography of the visionary behind bone marrow transplantation and the story of the diseases cured by Don Thomas’s discovery.
In the last half of the twentieth century, Thomas himself disco- Author: Appelbaum, Frederick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 16 2023
- ISBN10: 9798887700151
- Language: English
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Sister, Soldier, Surgeon: The Life and Courage of Sister Deirdre Byrne, M.D.
$18.95 Add to cart- Author: Carzon Ph. D., Leisa Marie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: November 03 2024
- ISBN10: 9.79889E+12
- Language: English
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Almost Fifty Years’ Experience as a Pediatrician
$16.95 Add to cartSlightly shy of a half century allows time for many events and experiences, both professional and personal. Dr. Tschetter’s personal health issues are chronicled as are personal family life events, in
- Author: Tschetter, Paul N.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 146
- Publish Date: July 16 2024
- ISBN10: 9798891570108
- Language: English
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Gray Matter: A Neurosurgeon Discovers the Power of Prayer . . . One Patient at a Time
$17.99 Add to cartA perfect blend of medical drama and spiritual insight, Gray Matter is a fascinating account of Dr. David Levy’s decision to begin asking his patients if he could pray for them before surgery. Some ar… [more below]
- Author: Levy, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 01 2011
- ISBN10: 1414339755
- Language: English
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Little Miracles Everywhere: My Unorthodox Path to Holistic Veterinary Medicine
$32.99 Add to cartJoin holistic veterinarian Marcie Fallek on an unconventional healing path that puts love of animals and their wellness first.
In this funny, honest, and illuminating memoir, Marcie Fallek, a skeptic- Author: Fallek, Marcie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 29 2024
- ISBN10: 1510782028
- Language: English
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The Big C?: stories from the chronic side of cancer
$19.99 Add to cart- Author: Fein, Ruth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 154
- Publish Date: November 15 2024
- ISBN10: 1965340504
- Language: English
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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 Read moreA 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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Rewriting Illness
$21.95 Read moreBy turns somber and funny but above all provocative, Elizabeth Benedict’s Rewriting Illness: A View of My Own is a most unconventional memoir. With wisdom, self-effacing wit, and the story-telling ski… [more below]
- Author: Benedict, Elizabeth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: May 23 2023
- ISBN10: 1942134916
- 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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But She Looks Fine: From Illness to Activism
$24.99 Read moreCelebrities have a lot to say about this book
- I want to thank you for all the great work you are doing. – Mark Hamil, actor (Star Wars, The Mandalorian, The Sandman)
- Olivia is a ten plus year survivor,
- Author: Goodreau, Olivia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 146
- Publish Date: May 09 2023
- ISBN10: 1592112102
- 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
