Biography: science, technology and medicine

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Alcoholism: A Review of Its Characteristics, Etiology, Treatment, and Controversies provides an accurate picture of the current state of research and treatment effectiveness in the field of alcoholism.

The field of transplantation has grown exponentially over the last few decades, and leaders in the field may argue that we have seen only the tip of the iceberg.

In the roughly two decades since Aaron T.

During the past quarter century, community psychologists have worked to make relevant contributions to human welfare in community settings and to effect social change.

A doctor grapples with the challenges of mother-and-child health in the developing world.

A doctor grapples with the challenges of mother-and-child health in the developing world.

A hopeful memoir that shares the author's voyage of discovery as a mother, wife, and physician in underserved communities in northern Ontario.

A hopeful memoir that shares the author's voyage of discovery as a mother, wife, and physician in underserved communities in northern Ontario.

The story of the end-of-life experience of a palliative care physician who helped thousands of patients to die well.

The story of the end-of-life experience of a palliative care physician who helped thousands of patients to die well.

In her incredibly productive lifetime (1883-1974), American-born ornithologist Margaret Morse Nice earned the admiration of ornithologists and naturalists in far distant lands.

A doctor grapples with the challenges of mother and child health in the developing world.

A doctor grapples with the challenges of mother and child health in the developing world.

Once people encounter the natural world and become aware of its intricacy, fragility, beauty, and significance, they will recognize the need for conservation.

Once people encounter the natural world and become aware of its intricacy, fragility, beauty, and significance, they will recognize the need for conservation.

Nursing has come a long way since the days of Florence Nightingale.

ABOUT THE BOOK 1806: Chemistry lectures were all the rage in fashionable London, and not only for men.

THIS BOOK IS A PERSONAL JOURNEY FROM INDIA, VIA SCOTLAND, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, AUSTRALIA, SOLIMON ISLANDS, SAUDI ARABIA AND BACK TO SCOTLAND.

The true story you are about to read is an attempt by the writer to balance the unplanned, deep challenges faced when thrown into the legal and medical arenas.

A gripping and fascinating tale about a boy who grows up in the rural south and endsup as a heart surgeon and then leader of a major medical center in a big city.

This book is about all the information Kyle learned over his 31 years of interest in solar power.

He and his team are sent to Cairo in 1979 to plan the modernization of Egypts phone service.

This book portrays life inside a General Motors factory in the 1970s.

As a practicing physician of internal and geriatric medicine at a major urban teaching hospital, I take care of frail older patients and see a lot of dying.

Are you contemplating a career in the medical field; an M.

Ippy Ever After is a story of courage and determination against all the odds.

This is a designer s story from the Golden Age, of Firebirds and Moonmen.

This is the story of a patient with Stage III breast cancer who chose treatment using complementary and alternative methods over conventional medical therapy.

CEREBRAL CIRCUS gives authentic insight into neurological training and research, told in the age-old scenario of the unpolished country boy versus the city slicker.

The idea of writing my lifetime memory during my childhoodtime and adulthood period goes back to the last twentyyears.

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As a mom dealing with my son's diagnosis and treatments has been a rough road.

An unforgettable true journey.

A National Jewish Book Award-winning biography: A look at the early years of Israel's statehood, experienced through the life of a pioneering nurse.

The #1 New York Times–bestselling author of All Creatures Great and Small reflects on the rewards of training the next generation of veterinarians.

World War II intrudes on the pastoral life of the Yorkshire veterinarian and #1 New York Times–bestselling author of All Creatures Great and Small.

From a Yorkshire veterinarian and a “wise and wonderful writer”: The New York Times bestseller and basis for the beloved BBC series of the same name (The Boston Globe).

A National Jewish Book Award-winning biography: A look at the early years of Israel's statehood, experienced through the life of a pioneering nurse.

The New York Times bestseller from the author of Chaos, a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist.

This is a true story of my wonderful marriage, and the people involved are still alive except for Dorothy.

Cancer stories usually start with some kind of struggle or fight.

Triumph over Tragedy by Jay Fox, a popular entertainer known both in his home, Bermuda, as well as in the USA and internationally, is the personal story of his journey from a beginning as a mixed-blood child of a single mother of limited means in a prejudicial and insular society to a highly popular singer, songwriter, performer, and respected hotel manager.

Any trauma life or death experience, can either make you stronger or wallow in despair.

Nothing could ever adequately prepare you to receive a diagnosis of cancer, but when you do, you know instantly that your life has been irrevocably changed.

My brother, Max is a well liked person and everyone you talk to says what a well-mannered and polite person he is.

A riveting scientific detective story (The Washington Post) by two Pulitzer Prizewinning journalists who chronicle a young Wisconsin boy with a never-before-seen disease and the doctors who save his life by taking a new step into the future of medicine.

More people than you may realize suffer from the effects of schizophrenia, and there is no cure for this mental illness.

A masterful life story - You will read about him with abundant pleasure as he takes you on a winding journey, twisting your view of his lifes many quirky turns and counterpoints to truly live up to the books title Screwed: The Path of a Healer.