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New Titles - Health, Mind & Body
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Superbugs: The Race to Stop an Epidemic
Matt McCarthy · Avery Pages: 288 Format: Hardcover
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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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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
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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
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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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