Medical

The Checklist Manifesto

by Atul Gawande

The New York Times bestselling author of Better and Complications reveals the surprising power of the ordinary checklist

We live in a world of great and increasing complexity, where even the most expert professionals...

A Man to Call My Own

by Johanna Lindsey

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey comes a love story as passionate, tumultuous, and colorful as the old American West.

In 1870s Texas, an unforgettable drama unfolds in the lives of rival...

ObamaCare Survival Guide: The Affordable Care Act and What It Means for You and Your Healthcare

by Nick Tate

When President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, he handed Americans one of the most sweeping pieces of social legislation in U.S. history. Now that the Supreme Court has upheld...

Bantam Medical Dictionary, Fifth Edition

by Laurence Urdang

The completely revised and expanded fifth edition of THE BANTAM MEDICAL DICTIONARY maintains its position as the essential medical reference for consumers, clearly defining more than 11,000 medical terms and...

QuickFACTS Prostate Cancer: What You Need to Know-NOW

by American Cancer Society

With greater public awareness, early detection of prostate cancer is on the rise and mortality rates are declining, and this book emphasizes that all patients should be well-informed decision makers in planning...

Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn: The Complete Guide

by Janet Walley, Penny Simkin & Ann Keppler

Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn is one of the bestselling and most comprehensive books about pregnancy, childbirth, and newborn care on the market. Now completely updated, expanded, and redesigned, this...

Oh Behave!: Dogs from Pavlov to Premack to Pinker

by Jean Donaldson

Jean Donaldson brings her considerable wisdom -- and wit -- to a wide variety of topics of interest to dog trainers and enthusiasts in this book from Dogwise Publishing. In 55 essays, Jean tackles issues ranging...

Stress in Dogs: Learn How Dogs Show Stress and What You Can Do to Help

by Martina Scholz & Clarissa Von Reinhardt

Human medicine has long recognized the health implications of stress on our physical and mental health. Dogs feel stress too. Learn how to identify and resolve more than 30 signs of stress in dogs and help your...

Asperger Syndrome in Adults: A guide to realising your potential

by Ruth Searle

Increasing numbers of adults are being diagnosed with Asperger syndrome, while children diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorders – an estimated 300,000 in the UK - are growing up. Until recently, most information...

Protecting Your Family's Assets in Florida: How to Legally Use Medicaid to Pay for Nursing Home and Assisted Living Care, Second Edition

by J.D., LL.M., John R. Frazier

In Florida, private-pay costs at nursing facilities can exceed $6,000 per month. Many families cannot afford to pay such excessive amounts - which can total more than $70,000 per year. The Florida Medicaid program...

What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Fibromyalgia: The Revolutionary Treatment That Can Reverse the Disease

by R. St. Amand & Claudia Marek

- "What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Fibromyalgia (Warner, 1999), also by Dr. St. Amand and Claudia Craig Marek, has netted over 120,000 copies and has a monthly reorder rate of 3,000 copies. This book...

Beating Cancer with Nutrition: Optimal Nutrition Can Improve Outcome in Medically-Treated Cancer Patients.

by Patrick Quillin

Optimal nutrition works synergistically with modern oncology procedures and can dramatically improve the quality and quantity of life for cancer patients. Nutrition helps to harness the incredible healing power...

The Demon in the Freezer: A True Story

by Richard Preston

“The bard of biological weapons captures

the drama of the front lines.”

-Richard Danzig, former secretary of the navy

The first major bioterror event in the United States-the anthrax attacks in October 2001-was...

NEUROSCIENCE, NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, NEUROPSYCHIATRY, BRAIN & MIND: Primer, Overview & Introduction

by R. Joseph

NEUROSCIENCE, NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, NEUROPSYCHIATRY, BRAIN & MIND: Primer, Overview & Introduction 14 Overview of the Brain and Mind: Functional Localization 14 Localization & Functional Neuroanatomy Of The Brain...

The Remedy: The Five-Week Power Plan to Detox Your System, Combat the Fat, and Rebuild Your Mind and Body

by Supa Nova Slom

In this two-part health guide, Supa Nova Slom shares his cleansing program that revitalizes as it cleanses and restores balance by flushing and feeding your body. The second half of the book focuses on The Five...

The Breastfeeding Book: Everything You Need to Know About Nursing Your Child from Birth Through Weaning

by Martha Sears & William Sears

In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in breastfeeding. Yet first-time mothers often lack the support and the knowledge they need. Many of the available books fail to address the practical...

Headache and Your Child

by Seymour Diamond & Amy Diamond

Making the Pain Go Away

If your child suffers from bad headaches, then you know all too well the panic and frustration they cause -- and not just for your child, who may be too young or unwell to articulate...

Rescue 471: A Paramedic's Stories

by Peter Canning

TRUE LIFE-AND-DEATH DRAMA

In taut, thrilling prose, Peter Canning has written a book that captures the rarely seen real world of emergency medicine. A seasoned paramedic who fights under enormous pressure to...

The Pursuit of Perfection: The Promise and Perils of Medical Enchancement

by Sheila Rothman & David Rothman

What does it mean to live in a time when medical science can not only cure the human body but also reshape it? How should we as individuals and as a society respond to new drugs and genetic technologies? Sheila...

In Their Own Words

by Phillip Miller

Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a doctor in today's highly regulated and often dysfunctional healthcare system? Would it interest you to learn why so many physicians are disillusioned with the conditions...