Biography: science, technology and medicine

Not My Spine is a compelling, revealing and true story about a mother's experience during the pregnancy of her first child, and also after the birth.

Boulders: Life with Parkinsons Disease recognizes that the small obstacles of daily life pebbles when one lives with ones health intactcan become a field of boulders that demands planning and effort to traverse when one lives with an impairment.

One day.

Many times you will hear people say that they dont fear death but they do fear what they may have to endure before they reach that final passage.

In 1997, Carol Roth was in her late thirties living a hectic, programmed life as wife, mother, real estate agent, volunteer, and tennis player.

Award-winning educator, environmentalist and world traveler A.

The journey of self-realization culminates in the awareness of a magnificent, universal plan of joy and celebration.

During the evening shift, the psychiatrist asked me, the nurse in charge, if I agreed that a young adolescent boy had a mental illness.

Author Joy Nugent has spent three decades in the role of a private, palliative care nurse, being with people at the end of their life-part of a lifetime of caring for others.

A few days before Doug Limbrick is to run a marathon he receives a diagnosis of colorectal cancer.

These letters between the pioneering environmentalist and her beloved friend reveal "e;a vibrant, caring woman behind the scientist"e; (Los Angeles Times).

Author Jinda Kelly has wanted to be a doctor since childhood.

This edition of Darwin's life story restores previously censored passages on religion and the scientist's opinions of his contemporaries.

"e;An exciting insider's look at Projects Mercury, Gemini and Apollo .

A pair of memoirs about a woman starting her life over as a beekeeper in the Ozarks, from "e;a latter-day Henry Thoreau with a sense of the absurd"e; (Chicago Tribune).

Pioneer heart surgeons and bitter rivals: The "e;thoroughly engrossing"e; true story of doctors Michael DeBakey and Denton Cooley (The New York Times Book Review).

Ten essays on nature, ritual, and philosophy "e;that are so point-blank vital you nearly need to put the book down to settle yourself"e; (San Francisco Chronicle).

A "e;delightful, witty"e; memoir about starting over as a beekeeper in the Ozarks (Library Journal).

The riveting true story of the world's fastest plane and the first manned flights into outer space.

The riveting firsthand account of the historic voyage that led to the theory of evolution When the HMS Beagle set sail in 1831, the science of biology was not far removed from the Dark Ages.

National Book Award Finalist: The "e;amazing"e; New York Times bestseller about the power of laughter and optimism in fighting serious illness (Chicago Sun-Times).

Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin's courageous, candid memoir of his return to Earth after the historic moon landing and his personal struggle with fame and depression.

The bestselling author and newly minted octogenarian "e;demonstrates that old age can be a vibrant and liberating experience .

"e;A testament to the joys of nature from a courageous and loving woman .

The bestselling feminist author's "e;lyrical, candid, sensitive"e; account of her efforts to regain her health, art, and sense of self after a stroke (Publishers Weekly).

From the US to Nepal, author J.

When sacred objects were rejected during the Reformation, they were not always burned and broken but were sometimes given to children as toys.

Public discourse on Asian parenting tends to fixate on ethnic culture as a static value set, disguising the fluidity and diversity of Chinese parenting.

Medical personal since the days of Dr.

From New York Times bestselling author and blogger Heather B.

A ';beautifully written' (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) memoir-manifesto from the first female director of the National Science Foundation about the entrenched sexism in science, the elaborate detours women have take to bypass the problem, and how to fix the system.

A compelling memoir about trying to live meaningfully with illness and triumph beyond it, by breast cancer survivor Alana Somerville, a teacher and mother of two young children.

In the bestselling tradition of Cheryl Strayed's Wild and Helen MacDonald's H Is for Hawk, Karen Auvinen, an award-winning poet, ventures into the wilderness to seek answers to life's big questions with ';candor [and] admirable courage' (Christian Science Monitor).

This ';comfortingthoughtful' (The Washington Post) guide to maintaining a high quality of lifefrom resilient old age to the first inklings of a serious illness to the final breathby the New York Times bestselling author of Knocking on Heaven's Door is a ';roadmap to the end that combines medical, practical, and spiritual guidance' (The Boston Globe).

';An engrossing microcosm of the internet's Wild West years' (Kirkus Reviews), award-winning journalist David Kushner tells the incredible battle between the founder of Match.

This book is a passionate account of Lydia Greears journey as the main caregiver and guardian for her adult son through recovery from a traumatic brain injury.

Have you ever felt frustrated with the situation in which you find yourself?

How often have you experienced a physical reaction or change that shocked you beyond your understanding?

Seth's Story: My Journey of Raising a Child with Special Needs is about the trials and tribulations parents face when raising a child with special needs.

This is a true story about a daughter and her fathers journey through the stages of his Alzheimers disease.

This book is dedicated to all of the families who have ever lost a loved one to Alzheimers and Dementia, I have spent over Twenty five years, giving care to these moms and dads, who have acquired this horrible disease .

We all have a story.

A poignant memoir of a full life and an impending death, written by one of America's foremost journalists during his battle with terminal cancer.

The national bestseller and undying testament of a wife's love for her husband as he embarks on the fight of his life.

The national bestseller and undying testament of a wife's love for her husband as he embarks on the fight of his life.

This New York Times-bestselling author's memoir of her own heart attack is "e;a refresher course in handling life's meanest challenges with grace"e; (Library Journal).

This New York Times-bestselling author's memoir of her own heart attack is "e;a refresher course in handling life's meanest challenges with grace"e; (Library Journal).