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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 €

  • 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 €

  • No Wisdom without Folly
    Danielle Losman
    This book is a biography of François Englert, the first Belgian Nobel Laureate in Physics. Jointly awarded to him and British physicist Peter Higgs, the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics was celebrated for the understanding of the origin of massive particles in the emerging Universe, one of the most important breakthroughs in Physics in the second half of the 20th century.From his ch...
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    83,29 €

  • No Wisdom without Folly
    Danielle Losman
    This book is a biography of François Englert, the first Belgian Nobel Laureate in Physics. Jointly awarded to him and British physicist Peter Higgs, the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics was celebrated for the understanding of the origin of massive particles in the emerging Universe, one of the most important breakthroughs in Physics in the second half of the 20th century.From his ch...
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    35,46 €

  • Stephen Hawking
    United Library
    Stephen Hawking es una cautivadora biografía que profundiza en la extraordinaria vida y las innovadoras contribuciones científicas de una de las mentes más brillantes de nuestro tiempo. Nacido en Oxford en el seno de una familia de médicos, Stephen Hawking desafió todas las probabilidades y superó los efectos debilitantes de la enfermedad de la neurona motora para convertirse e...
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    9,05 €

  • Breaking All The Rules
    Jim Cantrell
    Breaking All The Rules: The Inside Story of the New Race traces the origins of a second Space Race that began at the end of the original 1960’s US-Soviet space race and eventually led to SpaceX and the explosive growth in commercial space being seen today. The story covers how this revolution began with a band of misfit engineers and scientists and the inside story of how this ...
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    21,05 €

  • Come Ride With Me
    Steve Kawamura
    Hop on the ambulance with veteran paramedic Steve Kawamura as he navigates his way through over twenty years of paramedic calls. Compelling stories of life, death and overcoming adversity are told in a fast-paced format that will have the reader feeling like they are right beside a paramedic. Witness the challenges Steve faces as he provides care to patients in an ever-changing...
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    24,17 €

  • Come Ride With Me
    Steve Kawamura
    Hop on the ambulance with veteran paramedic Steve Kawamura as he navigates his way through over twenty years of paramedic calls. Compelling stories of life, death and overcoming adversity are told in a fast-paced format that will have the reader feeling like they are right beside a paramedic. Witness the challenges Steve faces as he provides care to patients in an ever-changing...
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    31,72 €

  • The Devil’s Weapon
    Chris Paige
    The wartime construction of nuclear weapons is widely attributed to the United States of America in the form of the Manhattan Project supervised by General Groves. But the story of how Britain had become the first country in the world which had set about conceiving and making an actual nuclear weapon has been overlooked. Details of the British researches, the design of a plant ...
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    27,35 €

  • A Hard Silence
    Melanie Brooks
    'A profound and riveting journey through shame and grief, A Hard Silence is, quite simply, unforgettable.' Monica Wood, author of When We Were the KennedysIn the mid 1980s, Canada’s worst public health disaster was unfolding. Catastrophic mismanagement of the country’s blood supply allowed contaminated blood to be knowingly distributed nationwide, infecting close to two thousan...
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    19,57 €

  • The Water Bearer Who Refused to Drown
    Jordyn Osborne
    A water bearer is the symbol attributed to Aquarius...the 11th sign of the Zodiac-my sign. According to lore, the water bearer not only pours out water, but also wisdom, mercy, and compassion.I am the main character in this memoir, and the story technically begins in 2018 with the onset of 24/7 crippling anxiety. I detail my sifting, wading, struggling through misdiagnosis afte...
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    10,25 €

  • Round the Twist
    Lisa Febre
    In 2021, as the covid pandemic stretched into its second year, a different kind of disease was brewing inside of Lisa, a 47-year-old vegan and yoga practitioner. Without any of the classic risk factors or symptoms, she was desperate to rationalize away the obvious tumors on her scans, wanting to believe anything except cancer was possible.The long and difficult journey to diagn...
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    28,59 €

  • Tainted
    Leslie Sharp
    'Tainted' is a gripping tale that delves into the devastating true events of the Canadian Blood Disaster, exploring a mother’s courageous battle to save her son’s life. Set in the late 1980s, the story follows Leslie, a loving and resilient mother, and her young son, Jarad, who has been diagnosed with a rare medical condition. Entrusting the healthcare system to help her son, L...
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    23,97 €

  • That’s How the Light Got In
    Anne Merriman
    Every person has a calling from deep within, if they listen. Every person must live their own hero’s journey if they are to fulfill it. Anne Merriman’s life shines a beacon of light on how everyone can walk their own true path. Born and raised in Liverpool during World War II, Anne felt called to be a nun and joined the Medical Missionaries of Mary. After becoming a doctor and ...
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    16,86 €

  • A Scientist
    Sushant Singh
    A ScientistFrom ancient times to the present, India has been the birthplace of numerous remarkable scientists. The role models of average youth have shifted from scientists and ’Gurus’ to individuals wielding power, fame, and wealth, such as politicians, celebrities, and influential government officials. With changing ’Yugas,’ corruption has seeped into society, becoming the no...
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    14,47 €

  • Incurable Optimist
    Jennifer Cramer-Miller
    Perfect for readers inspired by Between Two Kingdoms, this inspirational memoir of a twenty-two-year-old woman’s sudden autoimmune kidney failure details a resilient journey of chronic illness, unfailing love, and moving forward with joy. ...
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    13,76 €

  • Saul to Paul to Luther
    Dr. Ira E. Williams
    Saul’s Damascus Road event is one of the most dramatic events in the Bible, and for so many different reasons that can and has directly impacted the lives of so many Christians. The reasons for that event that have so impacted my life are the following: Jesus spoke to Saul, and that alone would be enough, but Jesus also identified Saul as being, 'My perfect tool,' and Saul, the...
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    12,99 €

  • Driving Home Naked
    Melinda G. McCall
    Buckle up for a wild ride in the vet truck with Dr. Melinda McCall, a large animal veterinarian in rural Virginia. No two days are alike as she skillfully deals with the antics of both animals and humans with humor and grit-and makes you howl with laughter along the way. ...
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    13,98 €

  • Answering Alaska’s Call
    Linda Fritz
    Milo Fritz always dreamed big, ever eager to push the boundaries of what was considered possible.  In 1940, the young Columbia- and Duke-educated eye, ear, nose, and throat specialist and his wife Betsy, an RN, leave the familiar comforts of Milo’s hometown of Pelham, New York to begin a new life in Ketchikan, Alaska. There, Dr. Fritz hopes to realize his 'mad dream of a Medica...
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    16,26 €

  • Pete’s Bogus Journey
    Peter Cackett
    There is no doubt that life is a bogus journey and it does not end well for any of us. However, join eye surgeon Pete Cackett on his eventful pathway through life and career in medicine and learn from his own unfortunate mishaps. Discover how it is possible to make your own journey less bogus, especially if you follow his advice and tips from his 'Hidden Curriculum'. This book ...
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    35,20 €

  • One Curious Doctor
    Hilton Koppe
    Hilton Koppe was working as a doctor in small-town Australia when he was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. As the fallout from the trauma of the diagnosis began to settle, he tried to work out how he ended up in this position. Was the PTSD a consequence of vicarious trauma from working as a country doctor for over thirty years? Did it come from his life-long feelin...
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    36,57 €


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