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Quicksand: What It Means to Be a Human Being
Henning Mankell · Vintage
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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In January 2014 I was informed that I had cancer. However, Quicksand is not a book about death and destruction, but about what it means to be human. I have undertaken a journey from my childhood to the man I am today, writing about the key events in my life, and about the people who have... |
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The Answer to the Riddle Is Me: A Memoir of Amnesia
David Stuart MacLean · Houghton Mifflin
Pages: 292
Format: Hardcover
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"Brilliant and painful and hilarious." - Antonya Nelson On October 17, 2002, David MacLean "woke up" on a train platform in India with no idea who he was or why he was there. No money. No passport. No identity. Taken to a mental hospital by the police, MacLean then... |
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Arthritis For Dummies
Barry Fox · For Dummies; 2 edition
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
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Whether it appears as a little bit of creaky stiffness in the hip or knee or as a major case of inflammation that settles in several joints, arthritis is an unwelcome visitor that knocks on just about everybody’s door sooner or later. Although there is currently no out-and-out cure... |
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The Alzheimer's Prevention & Treatment Diet
Richard S. Isaacson MD · Square One Publishers
Pages: 304
Format: Print book
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Alzheimer s disease (AD) is a type of dementia that can be very hard on both the patient and the caregiver. Currently, five million Americans have been diagnosed with AD--and that number is likely to triple by 2050. While the cause of Alzheimer s disease is still a mystery, new research... |
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This Is Where You Belong: The Art and Science of Loving the Place You Live
Melody Warnick · Viking
Pages: 308
Format: Print book
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In the spirit of Gretchen Rubin's megaseller The Happiness Project and Eric Weiner's The Geography of Bliss, a journalist embarks on a project to discover what it takes to love where you liveThe average restless American will move 11.7 times in a lifetime. For Melody Warnick, it was move... |
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Infectious Madness: The Surprising Science of How We "Catch" Mental Illness
Harriet A Washington · Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
Pages: 292
Format: Print book
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A groundbreaking look at the connection between germs and mental illness, and how we can protect ourselves. Is it possible to catch autism or OCD the same way we catch the flu? Can a child's contact with cat litter lead to schizophrenia? In her eye-opening new book, National Book Critics... |
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The Patient's Playbook: How to Save Your Life and the Lives of Those You Love
Leslie D. Michelson · Knopf Publishing Group
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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Too many Americans die each year as a result of preventable medical error - mistakes, complications, and misdiagnoses. And many more of us are not receiving the best care possible, even though it's readily available and we're entitled to it. The key is knowing how to access it. The Patient's... |
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The 20-Minute Body: 20 Minutes, 20 Days, 20 Inches
Brett Hoebel · Harperwave
Pages: 359
Format: Print book
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The former Biggest Loser star and celebrity trainer presents a high intensity workout and eating plan that delivers big results in just 20 minutes a day.From his days as a trainer on The Biggest Loser, Bret Hoebel knows that when people log hours on a treadmill, they'll lose weight. But he also... |
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Mind hacking : a revolutionary program to change your mind for good
John Hargrave · Gallery Books, An Imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Pages: 240
Format: Print book
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Have you ever wished you could reprogram your brain, just as a hacker would a computer? In this 3-step guide to improving your mental habits, learn to take charge of your mind and banish negative thoughts, habits, and anxiety - in just 21 days!A seasoned author, comedian, and entrepreneur,... |
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Things I've Learned from Dying: A Book About Life
David R Dow · Twelve, 2014.
Pages: 273
Format: Print book
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"Every life is different, but every death is the same. We live with others. We die alone." In his riveting, artfully written memoir The Autobiography of an Execution, David Dow enraptured readers with a searing and frank exploration of his work defending inmates on death row.... |
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