Disease & Health Issues
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Social Contagion: And Other Material on Microbiological Class War in China
$12.00 Read moreSocial Contagion presents the untold story of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan. Chuang, a collective of communists living inside and outside China, chronicle the struggles of everyday people caught betw… [more below]
- Author: Chuang
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 203
- Publish Date: November 23 2021
- ISBN10: 0882860070
- Language: English
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The Deep Places: A Memoir of Illness and Discovery
$27.00 Read moreNEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE – In this vulnerable, insightful memoir, the New York Times columnist tells the story of his five-year struggle with a disease that officially doesn’t exist, exploring t… [more below]
- Author: Douthat, Ross
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 26 2021
- ISBN10: 0593237366
- Language: English
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Fighting for Space: How a Group of Drug Users Transformed One City’s Struggle with Addiction
$21.95 Add to cartNorth America is in the grips of a drug epidemic; with the introduction of fentanyl, the chances of a fatal overdose are greater than ever, prompting many to rethink the war on drugs. Public opinion h… [more below]
- Author: Lupick, Travis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: June 05 2018
- ISBN10: 155152712X
- Language: English
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American Overdose: The Opioid Tragedy in Three Acts
$17.99 Add to cartA comprehensive portrait of a uniquely American epidemic — devastating in its findings and damning in its conclusions
The opioid epidemic has been described as “one of the greatest mistakes of moder- Author: McGreal, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 24 2019
- ISBN10: 1541742753
- Language: English
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The Real AIDS Epidemic: How the Tragic HIV Mistake Threatens Us All
$26.99 Read moreFour decades after And the Band Played On created an image of the AIDS epidemic that has survived in the public consciousness to this very day, mathematician Rebecca Culshaw is sounding the alarm that… [more below]
- Author: Culshaw, Rebecca V.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: March 28 2023
- ISBN10: 1510776710
- Language: English
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From Oversight to Overkill: Inside the Broken System That Blocks Medical Breakthroughs–And How We Can Fix It
$32.95 Add to cartMedical research saves lives-yet all too often, it is thwarted by a review system supposed to safeguard patients that instead creates needless delays and expense. Institutional Review Boards, which ex
- Author: Whitney, Simon N.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 316
- Publish Date: April 04 2023
- ISBN10: 1953943217
- Language: English
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Domestic Bodies
$15.00 Add to cartDomestic Bodies delves into the physicality of mundane and life-altering moments as told by a narrator disabled from birth. This collection deals with themes of cancer, family, death, disability, and
- Author: Jackson, Jennifer Ruth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: November 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1959118560
- Language: English
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Is This Wi-Fi Organic?: A Guide to Spotting Misleading Science Online (Science Myths Debunked)
$16.95 Add to cartHow to Separate Real Scientific Truths from Fake News
“Scientific literacy is our best defense in an age of increasing disinformation.” ―Kellie Gerardi, Aerospace Professional and Author of Not N
- Author: Farina, Dave
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 286
- Publish Date: March 30 2021
- ISBN10: 1642504157
- Language: English
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Malicious Intent: Murder and the Perpetuation of Jim Crow Health Care
$27.95 Add to cart“Do we want to perpetuate a Jim Crow health system?” A brilliant, idealistic physician named Jean Cowsert asked that question in Alabama in 1966. Her answer was no–and soon after, she died under susp… [more below]
- Author: Smith, David Barton
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 244
- Publish Date: October 15 2023
- ISBN10: 0826506135
- Language: English
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Full Body Burden: Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats
$18.00 Add to cart“An intimate and deeply human memoir that shows why we should all be concerned about nuclear safety, and the dangers of ignoring science in the name of national security.”–Rebecca Skloot, #1 New York
- Author: Iversen, Kristen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: June 04 2013
- ISBN10: 0307955656
- Language: English
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Slenderman: Online Obsession, Mental Illness, and the Violent Crime of Two Midwestern Girls
$27.00 Add to cartThe first full account of the Slenderman stabbing, a true crime narrative of mental illness, the American judicial system, the trials of adolescence, and the power of the internet
On May 31, 2014, in t… [more below]
- Author: Hale, Kathleen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: August 16 2022
- ISBN10: 080215980X
- Language: English
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Hitler’s Maladies and Their Impact on World War II: A Behavioral Neurologist’s View
$27.95 Add to cartToward the end of World War II, Hitler’s many health complications became even more pronounced, making an evil man yet more erratic and dangerous. While the subject of Hitler’s health has been catalog… [more below]
- Author: Hutton, Tom
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: February 28 2023
- ISBN10: 1682831663
- Language: English
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Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company That Addicted America
$46.00 Add to cartJournalist Beth Macy’s definitive account of America’s opioid epidemic “masterfully interlaces stories of communities in crisis with dark histories of corporate greed and regulatory indifference” (New… [more below]
- Author: Macy, Beth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: August 07 2018
- ISBN10: 0316523178
- Language: English
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Pain Studies
$18.95 Add to cart“A fascinating, totally seductive read ” —Eula Biss, author of Notes from No Man’s Land: American Essays and On Immunity: An Inoculation
“A book built of brain and nerve and blood and heart. . . . Irr
- Author: Olstein, Lisa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: March 04 2020
- ISBN10: 1942658680
- Language: English
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Tell Your Children: The Truth about Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence
$19.99 Add to cartIn “a brilliant antidote to all the…false narratives about pot” (American Thinker), an award-winning author and former New York Times reporter reveals the link between teenage marijuana use and ment… [more below]
- Author: Berenson, Alex
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: February 18 2020
- ISBN10: 1982103671
- Language: English
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Ocme: Life in America’s Top Forensic Medical Center
$19.00 Read more“Gripping . . . a brilliant insider’s view.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Go behind the scenes inside the nation’s preeminent Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, where good people fight the go- Author: Goldfarb, Bruce
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: February 21, 2023
- ISBN10: 1586423584
- Language: English
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Embodied Hope: A Theological Meditation on Pain and Suffering
$26.99 Add to cartWorld Magazine Book of the Year
Creative Quarterly Professional Graphic Design Runner-Up
Christianity Today‘s Book of the Year Winner
ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award“This book will make no attempt to de
- Author: Kapic, Kelly M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 205
- Publish Date: June 06 2017
- ISBN10: 0830851798
- Language: English
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Legacy: Trauma, Story, and Indigenous Healing
$19.95 Add to cartWinner of the 2019-20 Huguenot Society of Canada Award “Powerful … A deeply empathetic and inspiring work with insights of value to anyone struggling to overcome personal or communal trauma.” — Lib… [more below]
- Author: Methot, Suzanne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: March 19 2019
- ISBN10: 1770414258
- Language: English
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Atomic Days: The Untold Story of the Most Toxic Place in America
$19.95 Read moreThe Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state has become the most toxic site in the Western Hemisphere, yet most Americans are in the dark about the damage their government’s nuclear obsession h
- Author: Frank, Joshua
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 258
- Publish Date: October 11 2022
- ISBN10: 1642598283
- Language: English
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Epidemics: The Impact of Germs and Their Power Over Humanity
$21.99 Add to cartUnlike other books on epidemics, which either focus on the science behind how microbes cause disease or tell first-person accounts of one particular disease, Epidemics: The Impact of Germs and Their P
- Author: Loomis, Joshua
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: August 25 2020
- ISBN10: 1684426731
- Language: English
