From an award-winning Fortune reporter, an explosive narrative investigation of the generic drug boom that reveals the life-threatening dangers posed by globalization-The Jungle for pharmaceuticalsThe widespread use of generic drugs has...
Medicine, health and fitness
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Author:Eban, KatherineSummary: - Author:Bialik, MayimSummary:
Mayim Bialik, Jeopardy! host and star of The Big Bang Theory and author of the #1 bestseller Girling Up, puts her Ph.D. to work to talk to teen boys about the science and pressures of growing up male in today's world. A must-have...
- Author:Gean, Alisa D., Woodruff, BobSummary:
Brain Injury: Applications from War and Terrorism is a single-authored book written by a world-class neuroradiologist with extensive experience in traumatic brain injury (TBI). It features six graphic-intense chapters depicting and...
- Author:Catalan, SusannahSummary:
2009. Cahalan woke up alone in a strange hospital room, strapped to her bed, under guard, and unable to move or speak. Her medical records chronicled a month long hospital stay of which she had no memory at all. Neurologist Souhel...
- Author:Levy, BeccaSummary:
Yale professor Dr. Becca Levy draws on her ground-breaking research to show how age beliefs can be improved so they benefit all aspects of the aging process, including the way genes operate and the extension of life expectancy by 7.5...
- Author:Elk, Ronit, Morrow, MonicaSummary:
If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with breast cancer, you're probably confused, afraid, shocked or even angry. Or you may be all of the above. Let this book become your trusted manual. Discover more about the cancer, explore...
- Author:Nestor, JamesSummary:
No matter what you eat, how much you exercise, how resilient your genes are, how skinny or young or wise you are, none of it matters if you're not breathing properly. There is nothing more essential to our health and wellbeing than...
- Author:Vranich, BelisaSummary:
This program is read by the author. Dr. Belisa Vranich's ground-breaking second audiobook teaches the science, techniques, and benefits of breathing correctly and efficiently for warriors in all walks of life. People are less in...
- Author:Vaughan, RMSummary:
For forty years, RM Vaughan has been fighting, and failing, to get his forty winks each night. He's not alone, not by any stretch. More and more studies highlight the health risks of undersleeping, yet we have never been asked to do...
- Author:Hall, LindseySummary:
This intimate self-help guidebook offers a complete understanding of bulimia and a plan for recovery. It includes a two-week program to stop bingeing, ideas for things to do instead of bingeing, a guide for support groups, specific...
- Author:Dunn, AndySummary:
-- Burn Rate is an unconventional entrepreneurial memoir, a parable for the twenty-first-century economy, and a revelatory look at the prevalence of mental illness in the startup community. With intimate prose, Andy Dunn fearlessly...
- Author:Nagoski, Amelia, Nagoski, EmilySummary:
This groundbreaking book explains why women experience burnout differently than men--and provides a simple, science-based plan to help women minimize stress, manage emotions, and live a more joyful life. The gap between what it's really...
- Author:Levine, TamaraSummary:
When Tamara Levine received her breast cancer diagnosis, in a state of shock, she decided to inform her friends and colleagues by writing to them. That letter was the first of thirteen communications she calls her healing journey. As...
- Author:Johnson, Kimberly AnnSummary:
Trauma expert Johnson offers an informative view of the human nervous system and how it responds to difficult events. From traumas small to large, she explains how the nervous system both protects us from immediate harm and creates...
- Author:Worth, JenniferSummary:
Leaving a middle-class childhood to become a midwife in London's poor East End, Jennifer Worth not only delivered babies, she touched numerous lives and recounted with depth the heartrending story of a neighborhood in transition. Call...
- Author:Smith, Michael ActonSummary:
Packed with facts and anecdotes, this book offers life-changing tips such as how to make your room more sleep-friendly and how to use sleeping to improve learning.
- Author:Huber, Joy, Huber, SusieSummary:
Readers will be drawn in by the personal details shared in the true inspiring story of Joy Huber, Author & Stage Four Cancer Survivor (in her 30’s). They will be encouraged as they recognize early on in their battle they have a...
- Author:Daoust, Michelle, Gil, Ycha, Seinen, Albert, Shedletzky, Faye, Gillies, Jewell, Johnston, Barbara, Warwick, Liz, Armstrong, GemmaSummary:
"Capacity to Connect: Supporting Students' Mental Health and Wellness" includes a facilitator's guide with handouts and a PowerPoint presentation. This adaptable training resource covers foundational mental health and wellness knowledge...
- Author:Juneau M.Ps., MD, FRCP (C), Martin, Sandilands, Barbara, Lavoie, PierreSummary:
A complete guide to the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease. Being diagnosed with a cardiovascular disease seems unlikely to many, yet cardiovascular diseases are actually the leading cause of mortality worldwide. The...
- Author:Kulig, JudithSummary:
What happens when health care providers meet patients whose religious views contrast with mainstream health practices? This book focuses on a unique religious group, the Low German Mennonites, to examine ways in which beliefs and...
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