Health, illness and addiction: social aspects

"La ENFERMEDAD que CURA".

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

An international bestseller and winner of the Stonewall Book Award, which inspired an award-winning film'A heroic work of journalism on what must rank as one of the foremost catastrophes of modern history.

'This book will make you love her as much as I do' FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON 'Breath-taking courage and compassion [.

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

India is home to almost three million HIV cases.

From its first publication in 1997, Altered State established itself as the definitive text on Ecstasy and dance culture.

16 year old Louisa wakes up on lock down surrounded by debris from last night's blow out.

'Searingly honest and important' RACHEL CLARKEHonest, intelligent and unsentimental, Patient 1 is a startling self-portrait written with wit and vulnerability, and a unique testament to the power of hope in the face of illness.

Set in a landscape of memory and dreams, The Inconvenience of Wings tackles the issues of friendship, dysfunction, addiction and angels.

This is a collection of sometimes crass, always absurd, drunk quotesranging from the tipsy: What did I tell you my name was?

Could happiness lie in helping others and being open to accepting help yourself?

With 20 million dead and another 40 million infected, AIDS is the world's worst epidemic, but the catastrophe could have been prevented.

They're trying.

'Brilliant' The TimesMario Leme is a low-ranking detective in the Sao Paulo civil police.

From the creator of the hit podcast WHY DO I FEEL?

Loneliness is an epidemic.

Alas!

*LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2019*'A riveting and urgent reckoning of colossal corruption.

'An electrifying account of gambling addiction .

'An electrifying account of gambling addiction .

_______________A RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICKTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKSELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE TIMESSELECTED AS A SUMMER READ BY THE SUNDAY TIMES, FINANCIAL TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH, THE TIMES AND THE MAIL ON SUNDAY_______________'Anyone who knows a person living with dementia should read this book' - The Times'Revelatory' - Guardian'A miracle' - Telegraph'Remarkable' - Daily Mail'A landmark book' - Financial Times_______________How do you build a life when all that you know is changing?

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERTHE INSPIRATION FOR THE FEATURE FILM THE UNITED STATES VS.

Raw, evocative, and unforgettable.

***2020 winner of the Christopher Bland Prize***"e;Beautifully crafted and written, filled with darkness and light, compelling.

The definitive book about the impact of prescription painkiller abuse on individuals, communities, and society by one of America's leading experts on addiction.

Mr Nasty charts the rise, fall and ultimate redemption of a wannabe player in the global narcotics business.

LOCKED DOORS DON'T KEEP SECRETS SAFELOCK YOUR DOORSCaitlin has been having an affair for nearly a year when the country enters lock down.

Is pleasure selfish and are we selfish to pursue it, scientifically speaking?

Twelve Step Christianity teaches Christians in recovery to connect their faith with their program--and shows any Christian a clear path to a more intimate relationship with Christ.

More than simple cases of dieting gone awry, eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia are among the most fatal of mental illnesses, responsible for more deaths each year than any other psychiatric disorder.

John Griffith London (1876 - 1916), commonly known as Jack London, was an American journalist, social activist, and novelist.

A new strain of coronavirus emerged sometime in November 2019, and within weeks a cluster of patients began to be admitted to hospitals in Wuhan with severe pneumonia, most of them linked to the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market.

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

"e;Chronic Disease - A Working Hypothesis"e; is a 1913 treatise by E.

We are all citizens of the Biomedical Empire, though few of us know it, and even fewer understand the extent of its power.

A SUNDAY TIMES, NEW STATESMAN AND FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR'Essential reading about love, life and care' Kate Mosse'Nobody has written on dementia as well as Nicci Gerrard in this new book' Andrew Marr'Dementia is all around us, in our families and in our genes; perhaps in our own futures.

James Bailey's form of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) was as bizarre as it was unbearable.

As heard on BBC Radio 4'Likeable and highly readable .

Now a major TV series on Disney+ 'A shocking investigation.

** With a new introduction by Russell T Davies **A new edition of the award-winning, ground-breaking account of the early AIDS crisis in Britain.

Stop the Chaos is a practical guide that identifies the telltale signs of addiction, offers suggestions for living alcohol- or drug-free, and teaches the skills necessary for healthy livingStop the Chaos, a comprehensive, practical guide, identifies the telltale signs of addiction, offers suggestions for living alcohol-or drug-free, and teaches the skills neccessary for healthy thinking and living.

The firsthand pandemic experiences of rural health-care providers-who were already burdened when COVID-19 hit-raise questions about the future of public health and health-care delivery.

In November 2019, a new strain of coronavirus appeared in Wuhan, China, and quickly spread across the world.

What drives one person to become obsessed with another - someone they may never even have met?

Clubland UK is a story of violent men and the worlds they inhabit.

Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist James Ball takes us into the depths of the internet to trace the origins and rapid ascent of QAnon, the movement that mutated from a niche online conspiracy theory into the world's first digital pandemic.