NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERMartin Pistorius's miraculous journey back from life on the brink will inspire you to celebrate life and fight for those around you.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERMartin Pistorius's miraculous journey back from life on the brink will inspire you to celebrate life and fight for those around you.
The book describes how Lisa Meitner, of Jewish heritage, found herself working as a physicist at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Berlin when the Nazis came to power in 1933; how she was hounded out of the country and forced to relocate to Sweden; how German chemists Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassman continued with the project - on the effect of bombarding uranium (the heaviest known element at the time) with neutrons, a project which Lise herself had initiated, being the intellectual leader of the group.
The book describes how Lisa Meitner, of Jewish heritage, found herself working as a physicist at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Berlin when the Nazis came to power in 1933; how she was hounded out of the country and forced to relocate to Sweden; how German chemists Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassman continued with the project - on the effect of bombarding uranium (the heaviest known element at the time) with neutrons, a project which Lise herself had initiated, being the intellectual leader of the group.
A biography of the brother and sister who helped found modern astronomyDiscoverers of the Universe tells the gripping story of William Herschel, the brilliant, fiercely ambitious, emotionally complex musician and composer who became court astronomer to Britain's King George III, and of William's sister, Caroline, who assisted him in his observations of the night sky and became an accomplished astronomer in her own right.
The acclaimed portrait of institutionalized patients whose abandoned possessions recall their forgotten livesA deeply moving testament to the human side of mental illness.
Advancing Practice in Cancer and Palliative Care critically explores and analyses the themes and pragmatics of advancing nursing practice in relation to cancer and palliative care.
Cinquanta-dos anys, dos mesos i un dia és el temps transcorregut des que l'autor es va llicenciar en Medicina (30/11/1969) fins al dia que va penjar la bata (31/1/2022).
Colombia vive un momento histórico, sin duda la firma del acuerdo de paz entre el Gobierno nacional y las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC), en 2016, se convirtió en un hecho que marcaría un nuevo horizonte para la sociedad colombiana, cansada de la guerra y con un anhelo de paz muy fuerte.
When Barbara Terao moves into a new home in Washington, two thousand miles from her husband in Illinois, she doesn't know when-or if-she'll ever live with him again.
A Rhodes Scholar turned physician offers an insider's account of public health and its critical role in our lives, from treating gun violence as a contagious disease to fighting COVID-19 disinformation.
This "e;expert piece of journalism by a brave man about brave men"e; follows three soldiers and a reporter through eighteen months on Ward 57, Walter Reed's amputee wing (The Washington Post)Time magazine's Michael Weisskopf was riding through Baghdad in the back of a U.
An Oliver Sacks Foundation Best Book of the Year Selection, Finalist for the Books for a Better Life "e;Best First Book"e; Award, and a People Magazine Pick in nonfiction.
Visceral Leishmaniasis: Therapeutics and Vaccines describes current therapeutics, natural anti-leishmanial molecules, anti-leishmanial screening, and explores vaccine candidates and amastigote-based vaccination strategies for Leishmania.
Pragmatisch und einfühlsam: Die examinierte Krankenschwester Marion Ponelies kennt die Nöte von Demenzkranken und ihren Angehörigen und weiß, welche Informationen und welche Ermutigung sie brauchen.
This carefully crafted ebook: "e;The Man Behind The Lyrics: Life, letters, and literary remains of John Keats"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
Anne s contribution to our understanding of the needs of young people with cancer has been unparalleled and without her extraordinary insights our services would be that much poorer.
Anne s contribution to our understanding of the needs of young people with cancer has been unparalleled and without her extraordinary insights our services would be that much poorer.
The second edition of Drawing the Line: How Mason and Dixon Surveyed the Most Famous Border in America updates Edwin Danson s definitive history of the creation of the Mason - Dixon Line to reflect new research and archival documents that have come to light in recent years.
The second edition of Drawing the Line: How Mason and Dixon Surveyed the Most Famous Border in America updates Edwin Danson s definitive history of the creation of the Mason - Dixon Line to reflect new research and archival documents that have come to light in recent years.
Palliative Care is the first book to provide a comprehensive understanding of the new field that is transforming the way Americans deal with serious illness.
Case Studies in Palliative and End-of-Life Care uses a case-based approach to provide students and practitioners with an important learning tool to improve critical thinking skills and encourage discussion toward improving experiences for patients and their families.
