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New Titles - Health, Mind & Body
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Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society
Nicholas A. Christakis · Little, Brown Spark
Pages: 544
Format: Hardcover
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A cutting-edge exploration of the ancient roots of goodness in civilization, arguing that our genes have shaped societies for our welfare and that, in a feedback loop stretching back many thousands of years, societies have shaped, and are still shaping, our genes today. For too long, scientists... |
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The Book of Humans: 4 Billion Years, 20,000 Genes, and the New Story of How We Became Us
Adam Rutherford · The Experiment
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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The author of A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived investigates what it means to be human - and the ways we are (and aren't) unique among animals We like to think of ourselves as exceptional beings, but are we really more special than other animals? In this original and entertaining... |
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Dementia Reimagined: Building a Life of Joy and Dignity from Beginning to End
Tia Powell · Avery
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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The cultural and medical history of dementia and Alzheimer's disease by a leading psychiatrist and bioethicist who urges us to turn our focus from cure to care.Despite being a physician and a bioethicist, Tia Powell wasn't prepared to address the challenges she faced when her grandmother,... |
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The New Evil: Understanding the Emergence of Modern Violent Crime
Michael H. Stone MD · Prometheus Books
Pages: 512
Format: Paperback
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A CHILLING FOLLOW-UP TO THE POPULAR TRUE CRIME BOOK THE ANATOMY OF EVILRevisiting Dr. Michael Stone's groundbreaking 22-level Gradations of Evil Scale, a hierarchy of evil behavior first introduced in the book The Anatomy of Evil, Stone and Dr. Gary Brucato, a fellow violence and serious... |
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Insane: America's Criminal Treatment of Mental Illness
Alisa Roth · Basic Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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An urgent exposé of the mental health crisis in our courts, jails, and prisons America has made mental illness a crime. Jails in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago each house more people with mental illnesses than any hospital. As many as half of all people in America's jails and prisons... |
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Kick-Ass Kinda Girl: A Memoir of Life, Love, and Caregiving
Kathi Koll · Ward Publishing
Pages: 276
Format: Paperback
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A Life of Love and Adventure--and LossWhen her husband, Don, called on his way to the hospital, Kathi Koll had no idea how dramatically their lives would change--or how her loving heart and indomitable spirit would fight it.From childhood, her life might have seemed charmed: play dates... |
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How to Be a Patient: The Essential Guide to Navigating the World of Modern Medicine
Sana Goldberg · Harper Wave
Pages: 496
Format: Paperback
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From registered nurse and public health advocate Sana Goldberg, RN, a timely, accessible, and comprehensive handbook to navigating common medical situations. From the routine to the unexpected, How to Be a Patient is your ultimate guide to better healthcare.Did you know that patients have... |
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