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Fist Stick Knife Gun

A Personal History of Violence

by Jamar Nicholas, Geoffrey Canada
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2010

A new edition, including the story of the founding of the Harlem Children’s Zone   Long before the avalanche of praise for his work—from Oprah Winfrey, from President Bill Clinton, from President Barack Obama—long before he became known for his talk show appearances, Members Project spots,...
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How Not to Die

Surprising Lessons on Living Longer, Safer, and Healthier from America's Favorite Medical Examiner

by Jan Garavaglia, M.D.
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2008

WHEN THIS DOCTOR TALKS, YOU SHOULD LISTEN. Thousands of people make an early exit each year and arrive on medical examiner Jan Garavaglia’s table. What is particularly sad about this is that many of these deaths could easily have been prevented. Although Dr. Garavaglia, or Dr. G, as she’s...
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The Nurses

A Year of Secrets, Drama, and Miracles with the Heroes of the Hospital

by Alexandra Robbins
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2015

A New York Times bestseller. “A funny, intimate, and often jaw-dropping account of life behind the scenes.”—People Nurses is the compelling story of the year in the life of four nurses, and the drama, unsung heroism, and unique sisterhood of nursing—one of the world’s most important...
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God's Hotel

A Doctor, a Hospital, and a Pilgrimage to the Heart of Medicine

by Victoria Sweet
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2012

**Victoria Sweet's new book, SLOW MEDICINE, is on sale now! For readers of Paul Kalanithi’s *When Breath Becomes Air, *a medical “page-turner” that traces one doctor’s “remarkable journey to the essence of medicine” (The San Francisco Chronicle). ** San Francisco’s Laguna...
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Misdiagnosed

One Woman's Tour of--And Escape From--Healthcareland

by Jody Berger
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2014

A New York Times Bestseller "Berger movingly details her journey to healing. Her indefatigable quest...underscores the fact that there is no such thing as one size fits all in medicine."—Gayatri Devi, MD, clinical associate professor, NYU School of Medicine, and author of A Calm...
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Hot Lights, Cold Steel

Life, Death and Sleepless Nights in a Surgeon's First Years

by Dr. Michael J. Collins
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007

When Michael Collins decides to become a surgeon, he is totally unprepared for the chaotic life of a resident at a major hospital. A natural overachiever, Collins' success, in college and medical school led to a surgical residency at one of the most respected medical centers in the world, the famed...
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by Sheldon Cohen M.D. FACP
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2013

Are you contemplating a career in the medical field; an M.D., D.O., Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant? If so, let a former practicing physician guide you through his own career from incubation through fruition, through the good and the bad. Let him describe for you forty years of primary care medical...
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by Penny Armstrong, Sheryl Feldman
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2010

A gripping first-hand account of midwife Penny Armstrongs journey from student midwife in Glasgow to running her own practice among the Amish in rural Pennsylvania, A Midwifes Story never fails to enlighten, inform and surprise.Going far beyond mere biography, Armstrongs journey of self-discovery...
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by Eugene Opoku Jnr, Kobby Optson, Edayatu Abieodun Lamptey
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2018

Adolescence is a make-or-break stage in the life of everyone. During this period, young people undergoing various physical, emotional and psychological transformations are faced with many crucial decisions which have lasting impacts on their lives. The presence of wise counselors or guides are very...
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BECOMING……….!

A collection of short stories of a boyhood.

by Sam Amalemba
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2014

 A collection of autobiographical excerpts of a young Manyonyi growing up in Kenya. The short stories mark milestones as Manyonyi begins his life’s journey traversing early childhood to adolescence with memories of experiences, including his first day at school in the village and its...
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by Baby Professor
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017

What is your child’s attitude towards money? Does he/she buy everything with it? You should be shaping your child’s buying attitude today though this money book. Here, your child will learn about the basics and importance of personal finance. Hopefully, he/she will use the information to become a smart consumer soon. Grab a copy today!
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by Steven Mardon, Ralph Metson
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2005

From a leading expert at one of the world's most respected medical schools----learn how to beat sinus infections once and for all Nobody needs to tell you how painful and annoying sinus problems can be--the pounding headaches and congestion, the perpetually runny nose, and the debilitating...
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Our Daily Meds

How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs

by Melody Petersen
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010

In the last thirty years, the big pharmaceutical companies have transformed themselves into marketing machines selling dangerous medicines as if they were Coca-Cola or Cadillacs. They pitch drugs with video games and soft cuddly toys for children; promote them in churches and subways, at NASCAR races...
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Too High to Fail

Cannabis and the New Green Economic Revolution

by Doug Fine
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2012

The first in-depth look at the burgeoning legal cannabis industry and how the “new green economy” is shaping our country The nation’s economy is in trouble, but there’s one cash crop that has the potential to turn it around: cannabis (also known as marijuana and hemp).  According to...
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