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The Accidental Veterinarian: Tales from a Pet Practice
Philipp Schott · ECW Press
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback
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Cats, dogs, people -- funny and heartbreaking stories from a pet veterinarian With insight and humor, Dr. Philipp Schott shares tales from the unlikely path he took into his career of veterinary science and anecdotes from his successful small-animal clinic. Dr. Schott brings to his writing... |
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A Dog Named Beautiful: A Marine, a Dog, and a Long Road Trip Home
Rob Kugler · Flatiron Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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An uplifting and unforgettable story of a US Marine, his extraordinary dog, and the road trip of a lifetime.When US Marine Rob Kugler returns from war he had given up not only a year of his life in service to his country, but he had also lost a brother in the fighting as well. Lost in grief,... |
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Our Symphony with Animals: On Health, Empathy, and Our Shared Destinies
Aysha Akhtar · Pegasus Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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A leader in the fields of animal ethics and neurology, Dr. Aysha Akhtar examines the rich human-animal connection and how interspecies empathy enriches our well-being.Deftly combining medicine, social history and personal experience, Our Symphony with Animals is the first book by a physician... |
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Signature Wounds: The Untold Story of the Military's Mental Health Crisis
David Kieran · NYU Press
Pages: 404
Format: Hardcover
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The surprising story of the Army's efforts to combat PTSD and traumatic brain injury The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have taken a tremendous toll on the mental health of our troops. In 2005, then-Senator Barack Obama took to the Senate floor to tell his colleagues that "many... |
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The Ayurvedic Self-Care Handbook: Holistic Healing Rituals for Every Day and Season
Sarah Kucera · The Experiment
Pages: 304
Format: Flexibound
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Ancient self-care for modern life Feeling burned-out, unmotivated, or stuck? The Ayurvedic Self-Care Handbook is here to help. This authoritative guide to ancient healing offers more than 100 daily and seasonal Ayurvedic rituals - each taking 10 minutes or less - to reconnect you with nature's... |
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The Valedictorian of Being Dead: The True Story of Dying Ten Times to Live
Heather B. Armstrong · Gallery Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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From New York Times bestselling author and blogger Heather B. Armstrong comes an honest and irreverent memoir - reminiscent of the New York Times bestseller Brain on Fire - about her experience as one of only a few people to participate in an experimental treatment for depression involving... |
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Dwelling: Simple Ways to Nourish Your Home, Body, and Soul
Melissa Michaels · Harvest House Publishers
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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Feel Well Where You Dwell Our dwellings - both our home and body - are intricately connected. Each has the potential to inspire the other to be its very best! Your home is where your life happens. Learn how to create a sanctuary that inspires your well-being, so you can experience a greater... |
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Fat Nation: A History of Obesity in America
JONATHAN ENGEL · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 204
Format: Hardcover
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Fat Nation is a social history of obesity in the United States since the second World War. In confronting this familiar topic from a historical perspective, the book attempts to show that obesity is a symptom of complex changes that have transpired over the past half century to our food,... |
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Mind Fixers: Psychiatry's Troubled Search for the Biology of Mental Illness
Anne Harrington · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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Mind Fixers tells the history of psychiatry's quest to understand the biological basis of mental illness and asks where we need to go from here.In Mind Fixers, Anne Harrington, author of The Cure Within, explores psychiatry's repeatedly frustrated struggle to understand mental disorder... |
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