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Tyranny of the Gene: Personalized Medicine and Its Threat to Public Health
James Tabery - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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A revelatory account of how power, politics, and greed have placed the unfulfilled promise of personalized medicine at the center of American medicine. The United States is embarking on a medical revolution. Supporters of personalized, or precision, medicine - the tailoring of health care... |
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Higher Sobriety: My Years Without Booze
Jill Stark - Scribe US
Format: Paperback
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Booze had dominated Jill Stark's social life ever since she had her first sip of beer, at 13. She thought nothing could curb her love of big nights. And then came the hangover that changed everything. In the shadow of her 35th year, Jill made a decision: she would give up alcohol. But what... |
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Fearfully and Wonderfully Made: The Astonishing New Science of the Senses
Maureen Seaberg - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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In 2016, scientists proved that humans could see light at the level of a single photon. We are living in historic times when humans may look at the very fabric of the universe in a laboratory setting. Around the world, other recent discoveries about the senses are just as astounding. It turns... |
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A Pocketful of Happiness: A Memoir
Richard E. Grant - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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"One of the bravest, strongest, funniest memoirs I've ever read." - Bonnie Garmus, New York Times bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry "A moving and entertaining celebration of life and love." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) Academy Award-nominated... |
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We've Got You Covered: Rebooting American Health Care
Liran Einav - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover
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From a MacArthur Genius MIT economist and pre-eminent Stanford economist comes a lively and provocative proposal for American health insurance reform. Few of us need convincing that the American health insurance system needs reform. But many of the existing proposals focus on expanding... |
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one long listening: a memoir of grief, friendship, and spiritual care
Chenxing Han - North Atlantic Books
Format: Paperback
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For readers of The Wild Edge of Sorrow and Crying in H-Mart--a profound and searching memoir of life, loss, grief, and renewal from one of American Buddhism's most vital new voices. . How do we grieve our losses? How can we care for our spirits? one long listening offers enduring companionship... |
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The World Behind the World: Consciousness, Free Will, and the Limits of Science
Erik Hoel - Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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A fascinating exploration into how the brain creates our conscious experiences - potentially revolutionizing neuroscience and the future of technology - from a Forbes 30 Under 30 scientist.. Throughout history, two perspectives on the world have dueled in our minds: the extrinsic - that... |
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