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  • Changing Faces II
    Darrel Dabbs
    Dabbs wasn’t quite a teenager when his vitiligo surfaced.  It showed up as a little patch around his eyes when he was in sixth grade, Dabbs said.  It spread to his lips, mouth, hands and then across his body.            For years, he wore makeup to avoid stares and have a consistent skin tone. He had his lips tattooed so they wouldn’t be pink.  “It made me look so much better,”...
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    23,23 €

  • Tu Youyou’s Journey in the Search for Artemisinin
    Wenhu Zhang / Yiran Shao / Junxian Yu
    Tu Youyou's Journey in the Search for Artemisinin is an autobiographical science book chronicling in detail the great experiences of Tu Youyou from her childhood to winning the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.As Tu Youyou is the first female scientist from China to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, this win created a sudden wave of interest in medicine, r...
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    82,76 €

  • Nipples To Kneecaps
    Mandy Brown
    'Nipples to Kneecaps – To Die or Not to Die with Cancer' is the true, inspirational story of Steve, a man who seemed to have it all…until a cancer diagnosis threatened to take it all away.Historians recall that the mid-1980s boasted big hair, loud music, and iconic Hollywood superstars. Mandy recalls, “My dear girl, I have seen many a patient in my time and we cannot he...
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    15,07 €

  • We've Lost My Prostate, Mate! ... And Life Goes On
    Alan White
    Being diagnosed with prostate cancer once in a lifetime is enough. In 2011, Alan White was facing a second round with this life-threatening disease.Alan’s years of experience as a natural health practitioner and counsellor helped him and his wife, Fiona, to make the choice that no man really wants to make – surgical removal of the prostate gland – and to recover, physically and...
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    18,52 €

  • A Hero in a Bandana
    Brad W Hoover
    You are invited to come along on a gripping journey involving one brave boy and his steadfast family. A story from the hand of an ER physician from the opposite end of the white coat, it describes a parent's nightmare yet also a community's uplifting love and undying support. See how this ordinary father's journal transforms into an extraordinary primer on not only survival but...
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    7,25 €

  • Eco-Logical Lives. the Philosophical Lives of Richard Routley/Sylvan and Val Routley /Plumwood.
    Dominic Hyde
    Richard Sylvan and Val Plumwood were eminent twentieth-century Australian philosophers who, in the way of philosophers, devoted their lives to examining fundamental assumptions about thought and the world. Though they were both renowned logicians - and probed metaphysics, ethics, epistemology, social and political theory and economics - it was their determination to fuse the pr...
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    109,13 €

  • The Soul of a Doctor
    Gordon Harper / Sachin H. Jain / Sachin HJain / Susan Pories
    By the time most of us meet our doctors, they’ve been in practice for a number of years. Often they seem aloof, uncaring, and hurried. Of course, they’re not all like that, and most didn’t start out that way. Here are voices of third-year students just as they begin to take on clinical responsibilities. Their words focus on the odd transition students face when they must deal...
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    13,66 €

  • My Inventions
    Nikola Tesla
    Nikola Tesla has been called the most important man of the twentieth century. Certainly he contributed more to the field of electricity, radio, and television than any other person living or dead. Ultimately he died alone and impoverished having driven all of his friends away through his neurotic and eccentric behavior. Tesla was never able to fit into the world that he found h...
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    20,52 €

  • Passage to Persia - Writings of an American Doctor During Her Life in Iran, 1929-1957
    In 1929 Adelaide Kibbe was a 27-year-old missionary physician who set out from New York, on the steamer SS American Banker, headed for Iran. Her route to Persia took her through England, Scandinavia, Germany, Switzerland and Egypt. It would be 28 years before she returned home, and during the ensuing decades she would see huge changes in her adopted country: the development of ...
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    17,13 €

  • The Armchair Activist's Handbook
    Ruth Stokes
    Would you change the world, if only you knew how? Do you dream of doing more than signing online petitions but don't want to camp out on a pavement to prove a point? Are you frustrated because you're not making a difference but don't want to turn your life upside down in the name of action? Then this is the book for you. THE ARMCHAIR ACTIVIST'S HANDBOOK will help you find easy ...
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    15,01 €

  • Don’t Panic
    Adrian Ramirez
    Don’t Panic is the true story of my battle with anxiety, panic attacks and intrusive thoughts. Throughout this book, I want to take you on my journey from a young seven-year-old boy who did not want to go to school to a successful Criminal Investigator in San Antonio, Texas, (retired). It was not until later in life that I was diagnosed with what is known as obsessive-compulsiv...
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    16,66 €

  • Sam Altman’s OpenAI
    Daniel D. Lee
    'Sam Altman’s OpenAI: Training the Mind of AI' is a compelling exploration of OpenAI, the pioneering AI research organization co-founded by Sam Altman. This book provides a deep dive into the evolution of OpenAI, from its early days as a daring startup to its status as a leader in the field of artificial intelligence. Through a seamless narrative, the author, Daniel D. Lee, off...
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    18,79 €

  • Dem Damn Church Folk
    Bessa Bellavia
    Born in the #Mudd#RaisedndaJungle; A Jewel of the Island. Penny the #ChurchKid has to become wise and tough quickly at the age of 14 after the death of her mother and the death of her father at the age of 16 both from cancer. A once young and ambitious girl from a small southen Island on the coast of Mississippi, had what seemed like the perfect life. She had the world in the ...
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    34,56 €

  • Satya Nadella’s Journey as Microsoft Chairman and CEO
    Tali J Lingam
    Satya Nadella faces the biggest crisis of his career as Microsoft gets criticized by United States Government for the company’s pathetic cybersecurity standards. Find out how the failures in Microsoft are not one or two but a cascading series of flaws which have enabled hackers from enemy nations to access email accounts of high-profile Microsoft customers including the Secreta...
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    7,59 €

  • Let’s Discover Nvidia
    TrendSettingKnowledge Publication
    'Let’s Discover Nvidia: The Vision of Jensen Huang' is a comprehensive exploration into the meteoric rise of Nvidia Corporation and the pioneering spirit of its founder, Jensen Huang. This book delves into the origins of Nvidia, tracing its journey from a small startup to a global powerhouse in graphics processing technology and artificial intelligence. Through meticulous resea...
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    16,83 €

  • The Many Dimensions of Dementia as Seen Through Family’s Eyes
    Shirley KalpinOlson
    If you have met or known someone inflicked with a deadly Dementia or Alzheimer’s and feel you are having a difficult time knowing what to do or say, you may want to read about how this family was able to deal with a situation which could have been much more tragic and unbearable. There is sickness, sadness, grief, anger, crying, feeling of uselessness and just feeling like giv...
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    12,13 €

  • Stroke of Blessing
    Chris Adkins
    In this inspirational autobiography, the author shares his journey of death, paralysis from neck down, and a conversation with God. He shares his story of faith-driven determination--relearning how to breathe, to movement, and adjusting to being disabled while living the rest of his days on earth for the purpose of bringing as many people to God’s kingdom. Reflecting back, the ...
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    13,58 €

  • Empowered
    Serena Sacks-Mandel
    Through our challenges, we all need a reminder that our stories can empower our journeys!Serena Sacks-Mandel built a successful tech career on the foundation of a tough childhood. Brick by brick, she laid a new foundation for herself, one where she saw each of her successes as evidence that she could do more.A huge part of her self-empowerment came from framing her own narrativ...
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    15,88 €

  • Patient
    Akshay Rao
    Patient is a quirky, humorous, and occasionally poignant romp through the American health care system. After a seemingly mild case of COVID-19, the author finds himself hospitalized with acute renal failure. The connection to COVID-19 is tenuous at best, yet he is examined from head to toe with the ruthless efficiency that only a hospital with the latest technology can accompli...
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    13,04 €

  • For the Birds
    Marilyn B. Ogilvie
    A first-rate ornithologist, Margaret Morse Nice (1883-1974) pioneered field studies on song sparrows and advocated for women’s active role in the sciences. Yet her nontraditional path toward scientific progress, as well as her gender, meant that she had to reach the highest pinnacles of achievement in order to gain prominence in her chosen field. Luckily for Nice, she was more ...
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    42,48 €

  • The Ballad of the Bunny and Other Poems
    Catherine Hannah
    In May 2020, Catherine Hannah’s drive to work ended in a serious car crash. These are her poems, her story. This is her diary.This honest account of road trauma recovery is a celebration of human spirit and the power of poetry for healing. Over 3.5 years, 76 poems and a sprinkle of photographs, Catherine navigates:traumatic brain injury and post concussion syndromePTSD (Post Tr...
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    9,67 €

  • Hackers, Crackers, Pirates and Phreaks
    George Parthimos
    Hackers, Crackers, Pirates, and Phreaks provides a vivid first-hand account of the emergence of the 1980’s global computer underground, and its ultimate downfall, as seen through the eyes of one of its pioneering members.Follow the compelling journey of ’The Rebel,’ an inquisitive 12-year-old who transforms to become one of the world’s most prolific software pirates by the age ...
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    14,29 €

  • Joseph
    Louis R T Mulholland
    Assaulted, Humiliated, Robbed, Abandoned, Exploited, Loathed - are some of the experience Joseph had to unfortunately deal with on a day to day basis. Taking readers on a dark journey back in time when laws and regulations were inadequate leaving people with differences lost and misunderstood. This is a world unlike anything one could imagine today. Where anything out of the or...
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    14,82 €

  • Joseph
    Louis R T Mulholland
    Assaulted, Humiliated, Robbed, Abandoned, Exploited, Loathed - are some of the experience Joseph had to unfortunately deal with on a day to day basis. Taking readers on a dark journey back in time when laws and regulations were inadequate leaving people with differences lost and misunderstood. This is a world unlike anything one could imagine today. Where anything out of the or...
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    22,97 €

  • The Story of Leonardo da Vinci
    Clifford S. Witend / Clifford SWitend
    Discover the life of Leonardo da Vinci!In this book, you get an exclusive look into the life of a Renaissance master! Leonardo da Vinci was a famous artist and thinker. He created well-known paintings like the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, and even had ideas for modern-day inventions like cars and contact lenses. Before he amazed the world with his creative mind, he was a brig...
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    9,48 €

  • Skull Fragments
    Len Roach
    It’s estimated that one in three people have suffered an acquired brain injury in their lifetime. Yet so little is understood about brain health and its various injuries, especially the daily and personal effects. Author Len Roach knows these effects personally. He’s been learning to cope with them for thirty years.Skull Fragments: Expressions of My TBI Life is a memoir that be...
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    16,36 €

  • SUDDENLY MY ZODIAC SIGN CHANGED FROM GEMINI TO CANCER
    Ben Anderson / Scott G. Halversen
    Thrown for a loop by stage 4 lymphoma and a secondary brain tumor, a cancer patient recounts how he landed on his feet with a positive attitude and an offbeat sense of humor. He’s put together a mixed bag of suggested activities, attitudes, and nitty-gritty hospital tips to help you get through chemo. ...
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    22,66 €

  • SUDDENLY MY ZODIAC SIGN CHANGED FROM GEMINI TO CANCER
    Halversen Illustrations by Ben Anders... / Scott G. Halversen
    Thrown for a loop by stage 4 lymphoma and a secondary brain tumor, a cancer patient recounts how he landed on his feet with a positive attitude and an offbeat sense of humor. He’s put together a mixed bag of suggested activities, attitudes, and nitty-gritty hospital tips to help you get through chemo. ...
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    30,30 €

  • Nursing, Yes I Do!
    Aubrey Labalia
    Nursing, Yes I Do! Is a compelling story of a high school graduate who had an aspiration to become a nurse, without knowing the hardship, drama, heroism, or heartache that comes from being a medical professional. Follow Aubrey in her memoir of entering the healthcare workforce and experiencing being commended by some, abused or criticized by others, while seeing the birth of a...
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    18,44 €

  • Urgent Calls from Distant Places
    Marc-David Munk
    A profound exploration of emergency medicine practiced at the most remote and challenging frontiers of East Africa. This inspiring memoir finds hope and meaning in the face of extraordinary odds as a young physician asks: What are the ethical and moral dimensions of saving one life knowing countless others will die?In 2008, a young doctor set out for Kenya to volunteer with th...
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    22,71 €


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