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Superbugs: The Race to Stop an Epidemic

Matt McCarthy · Avery
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times bestselling author shares this exhilarating story of cutting-edge science and the race against the clock to find new treatments in the fight against the antibiotic-resistant bacteria known as superbugs.Physician, researcher, and ethics professor Matt McCarthy is on the front...
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The Edge of Every Day: Sketches of Schizophrenia

Marin Sardy · Pantheon
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

The debut of an important new literary voice: an extraordinarily affecting, fiercely intelligent memoir that unflinchingly traces the path of the schizophrenia that runs in the author's family.Against the starkly beautiful backdrop of Anchorage, Alaska, where the author grew up, Marin...
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Everything in Its Place: First Loves and Last Tales

Oliver Sacks · Knopf
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

From the best-selling author of Gratitude and On the Move, a final volume of essays that showcase Sacks's broad range of interests--from his passion for ferns, swimming, and horsetails, to his final case histories exploring schizophrenia, dementia, and Alzheimer's.Oliver Sacks,...
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Aly's Fight: Beating Cancer, Battling Infertility, and Believing in Miracles

Aly Taylor · Worthy Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

ALY'S FIGHT is a beautiful story about a tenacious young couple who chose to face devastating news with a spirit of hope and to look for blessings the Lord sends them in good times and in bad times. Authors Josh and Aly Taylor share their journey with readers to teach all to enjoy life...
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Bitten: The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons

Kris Newby · Harper Wave
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

A riveting thriller reminiscent of The Hot Zone, this true story dives into the mystery surrounding one of the most controversial and misdiagnosed conditions of our time - Lyme disease - and of Willy Burgdorfer, the man who discovered the microbe behind it, revealing his secret role in developing...
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Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom

Katherine Eban · Ecco
Pages: 512
Format: Hardcover

From an award-winning journalist, an explosive narrative investigation of the generic drug boom that reveals fraud and life-threatening dangers on a global scale - The Jungle for pharmaceuticalsMany have hailed the widespread use of generic drugs as one of the most important public-health...
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The Unspeakable Mind: Stories of Trauma and Healing from the Frontlines of PTSD Science

Shaili Jain · Harper
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

From a physician and post-traumatic stress disorder specialist comes a nuanced cartography of PTSD, a widely misunderstood yet crushing condition that afflicts millions of Americans.The Unspeakable Mind is the definitive guide for a trauma-burdened age. With profound empathy and meticulous...
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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

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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Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague

David K. Randall · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

A spine-chilling saga of virulent racism, human folly, and the ultimate triumph of scientific progress.For Chinese immigrant Wong Chut King, surviving in San Francisco meant a life in the shadows. His passing on March 6, 1900, would have been unremarkable if a city health officer hadn't...
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Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating

Walter Willett · Free Press
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback

In this revised and updated edition of the bestselling Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy, Dr. Walter Willett, for twenty-five years chair of the renowned Department of Nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, draws on cutting-edge...
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