Biography: science, technology and medicine

The last time that anyone heard from 35-year-old Claudia Lawrence, a chef at the University of York, was when she sent a text message to a friend on 18 March 2009 at 8.

Fifty Years Fighting is the sequel to Jan de Vries's popular first autobiographical volume, A Step At A Time, which prompted readers to ask for more information about the life of the legendary alternative medicine guru.

An in-depth, accessible study of school based intervention programs that affect girls in Kenya, South Africa and Zimbabwe, as a representative subset of Sub Saharan Africa.

A dissident scientist, a disrupted media

On 5 February 2014, world-renowned scientist Tim Noakes fired off a tweet into a highly volatile media space; the fallout threatened to destroy his career.

The discovery of the modern-day coelacanth will forever be linked with the name of JLB Smith.

The Story of San Michele is the famous memoir by Swedish physician Axel Munthe (1857-1949).

A page-turning and powerful medical mystery for readers of Diagnosis by Lisa Sanders and The Beauty in Breaking by Michele HarperMore than 20 million Americans have autoimmune diseases, which occur when the immune system attacks the body.

The powerful origin story of one of Yellowstones greatest and most famous wolves.

A redemption story, an adventure story, and perhaps above all, a love story.

In this revised and expanded edition of his collected writings, David Suzuki continues to explore the themes that have informed his work for more than four decades the interconnectedness of all things, our misguided elevation of economics above all else, the urgent need to deal with climate change but with an increased emphasis on solutions to the myriad problems we face, his inspiring vision for the future, and the legacy he hopes to leave behind.

This sequel documents the author's journey from a simple farmhouse near Chicago to a number of amazing work locations far afield.

Turned away from the Royal Canadian Air Force for his apparent youth and frailty, Farley Mowat joined the infantry in 1940.

When an 80-ton Fin Whale became trapped in a lagoon near his Newfoundland home, Farley Mowat rejoiced: here was a unique chance to observe one of the world's most magnificent creatures up close.

Poetry or potsherds?

Poetry or potsherds?

Originally published in the early 1950s, The Scalpel, the Sword celebrates the turbulent career of Dr.

Sandford Fleming knew fame and many honours later in life, but the path was not always easy.

Originally published in the early 1950s, The Scalpel, the Sword celebrates the turbulent career of Dr.

Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography ends in 1758, some thirty years before he died.

In 2005 het Huisgenoot/YOU ’n artikel geplaas waarin Mariëtte Chippindall vertel het van die pad wat sy gestap het van ’n depressiewe, oorgewig vrou met ’n ongediagnoseerde skildklierprobleem na ’n Mevrou Suid-Afrika 2005-finalis.

In 2005 het Huisgenoot/YOU ’n artikel geplaas waarin Mariëtte Chippindall vertel het van die pad wat sy gestap het van ’n depressiewe, oorgewig vrou met ’n ongediagnoseerde skildklierprobleem na ’n Mevrou Suid-Afrika 2005-finalis.

In 2005, a popular South African magazine published an article on Maritte Chippindalls journey from a depressed, overweight woman with an undiagnosed thyroid problem, to being a Mrs South Africa 2005 finalist (a title she won two weeks later).

In 2005, a popular South African magazine published an article on Maritte Chippindalls journey from a depressed, overweight woman with an undiagnosed thyroid problem, to being a Mrs South Africa 2005 finalist (a title she won two weeks later).

Marius Barnard is best known as a member of the pioneering medical team that performed the worlds first human heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital in 1967, with his brother Chris.

Marius Barnard is best known as a member of the pioneering medical team that performed the worlds first human heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital in 1967, with his brother Chris.

What can human bones tell us of a persons life, or even death?

What can human bones tell us of a persons life, or even death?

Most of us have packed a suitcase or a small bag to go on a journey somewhere.

Percy Rogers was no ordinary doctor.

"e;How Steve Became Ralph is an odyssey in every sense of the word.

Face au palmier de Marrakech, Daniel Kerh medite sur la condition humaine.

A vivid, gripping and inspired portrayal of Mona, a splendid woman, diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer & given 3-6 months to live.

The journey to success isn't always a glamourous one.

This book recounts the author's experience of being diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson's disease at the age of forty-eight and his first four years of living with this illness.

Finding Grace in Caregiving arises out of Bradley Hanson's quest for grace in caregiving his wife, Marion, who has Alzheimer's Disease.

It didn't matter that Fletcher Johnson starred in the NCAA, played in the NBA, and pioneered American participation in European basketball.

Laugh-out-loud one minute, hauntingly eloquent the next.

Dr.

Men are not the enemy, and masculinity, contrary to what much of popular culture would have you believe, is the solution to what plagues individuals, families, and society as a whole.

A cardiologist and his patient tell a true story of surviving and thriving, in a book both informational and inspirational.

The USA Today-bestselling biography of a man who lost his sight as an adult and regained it twenty years later without any medical intervention.

All the good things that you enjoy today are products of the brilliant minds of scientists.

Young children may not know what life was like before technology.

Tesla jolts and flows between the extraordinary life of the inventor Nikola Tesla, the making of a feature film about him by the celebrated director Michael Almereyda, and episodes from the filmmaker's own restless, quixotic career.

Banff Mountain Book Award Winner - Grand PrizeBanff Mountain Book Award Winner - Mountain Literature"e;A lovely tribute that illuminates what makes a life extraordinary.

"e;The Starship and the Canoe is neither a wilderness survival manual nor a book of blueprints.

El increíble recorrido de un hombre a través del trastorno bipolar.

Dieses kleine Buch ist ein Kapitel aus „The Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Epidemic Cover-up Volume Two“ (Die Vertuschung der Epidemie des Chronischen Erschöpfungssyndroms – Band zwei).

Neste pequeno livro explosivo, o primeiro editor a devotar seu jornal à cobertura da AIDS, bem como da Síndrome da Fadiga Crônica, detalha o papel de Anthony Fauci no encobrimento da verdade sobre a relação das duas epidemias.

En este pequeno y explosivo libro, el primer editor que dedico su periodico a la cobertura del SIDA y del Sindrome de Fatiga Cronica detalla el papel de Anthony Fauci en el encubrimiento de la verdad sobre la relacion de ambas epidemias.