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A Series of Catastrophes and Miracles: A True Story of Love, Science, and Cancer

Mary Elizabeth Williams · National Geographic
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

A wry, witty account of what it is like to face death - and be restored to life.After being diagnosed in her early 40s with metastatic melanoma - a "rapidly fatal" form of cancer - journalist and mother of two Mary Elizabeth Williams finds herself in a race against the clock....
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Mercies in Disguise: A Story of Hope, a Family's Genetic Destiny, and the Science That Rescued Them

Gina Kolata · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 272
Format: eBook

"...a moving, suspenseful page-turner that's likely to become a classic of medical storytelling." - The Washington PostNew York Times science reporter Gina Kolata follows a family through genetic illness and one courageous daughter who decides her fate shall no longer be decided...
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Old Age: A Beginner's Guide

Michael Kinsley · Tim Duggan Books
Pages: 160
Format: eBook

Vanity Fair columnist Michael Kinsley escorts his fellow Boomers through the door marked "Exit."The notorious baby boomers - the largest age cohort in history - are approaching the end and starting to plan their final moves in the game of life. Now they are asking: What was that...
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Will & I: A Memoir

Clay Byars · Farrar
Pages: 198
Format: eBook

Clay Byars was recovering at home from a near-fatal car crash when he suffered a massive stroke. He was just eighteen years old. He awoke, back in the hospital, and was told he would be paralyzed from the eyes down for the rest of his life. Determined to defy the odds, Clay quickly and miraculously...
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Our Bodies, Our Data: How Companies Make Billions Selling Our Medical Records

Adam Tanner · Beacon Press
Pages: 248
Format: Print book

How the hidden trade in our sensitive medical information became a multibillion-dollar business, but has done little to improve our health-care outcomesHidden from consumers, patient medical data has become a multibillion-dollar worldwide trade between our health-care providers, drug companies,...
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So Sad Today: Personal Essays

Melissa Broder · Grand Central Publishing, 2016. ©2015
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

From acclaimed poet and creator of the popular Twitter account @sosadtoday comes a darkly funny and brutally honest collection of essays.Melissa Broder always struggled with anxiety. In the fall of 2012, she went through a harrowing cycle of panic attacks and dread that wouldn't abate...
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The 5-6-7-8 Diet: The 14-Day Plan for Healthy, Lasting Weight Loss

Kym Johnson · Regan Arts.
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

"I know it's hard to watch TV or movies and idolize celebrities with very small waistlines and seemingly unrealistic appearances. I get it - because I do it, too! As a professional dancer, I need to train for over six hours every day when I'm performing. Now that my schedule has changed,...
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Nursing Assistant/Nurse Aide Exam

LearningExpress (Organization) · Learning Express
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

This newly expanded and completely revised guide provides all the comprehensive information needed to master the official certification exams for Certified Nursing Assistants. Based on national standards for CNAa and geared toward the NNAAP exam, inside is the most comprehensive practice...
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10 Reasons You Feel Old and Get Fat...: And How YOU Can Stay Young, Slim, and Happy!

Frank Lipman · Hay House
Pages: 408
Format: Print book

Like most people in our society, you might see the years from the age 30 onward as a slow, painful decline marked by the following outcomes: weight gain, fatigue, mysterious aches and pains, illnesses, memory issues, low libido, and sadness and anxiety. But contrary to popular belief, the real...
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Insane Consequences: How the Mental Health Industry Fails the Mentally Ill

D J Jaffe · Prometheus Books
Pages: 340
Format: Print book

This well-researched and highly critical examination of the state of our mental health system by the industry's most relentless critic presents a new and controversial explanation as to why--in spite of spending $147 billion annually--140,000 seriously mentally ill are homeless, 365,000...
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Hashimoto's Protocol: A 90-Day Plan for Reversing Thyroid Symptoms and Getting Your Life Back

Izabella Wentz · Harper One
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

Dr. Izabella Wentz, the author of the phenomenal New York Times bestseller Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, returns with a long-awaited, groundbreaking prescription to reverse the symptoms of this serious autoimmune condition that is becoming one of the country's fastest growing diseases.More than...
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Will & I: A Memoir

Clay Byars · Farrar
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

Clay Byars was recovering at home from a near-fatal car crash when he suffered a massive stroke. He was just eighteen years old. He awoke, back in the hospital, and was told he would be paralyzed from the eyes down for the rest of his life. Determined to defy the odds, Clay quickly and miraculously...
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Alzheimer's and Dementia For Dummies

Consumer Dummies · For Dummies
Pages: 432
Format: Print book

Your sensitive, authoritative guide to Alzheimer's and dementia If a loved one has recently been diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer's disease, it's only natural to feel fraught with fear and uncertainty about what lies ahead. Fortunately, you don't have to do it alone....
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The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women

Kate Moore · Sourcebooks
Pages: 479
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times Bestseller!"the glowing ghosts of the radium girls haunt us still." -- NPR Books The incredible true story of the women who fought America's Undark dangerThe Curies' newly discovered element of radium makes gleaming headlines across the nation as the fresh face...
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