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Accidents and Emergencies in Childrenby Rosemary J. Morton, Barbara M. PhillipsISBN 0192627198 (0-19-262719-8)
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An Acquaintance with Darknessby Ann RinaldiISBN 0152021973 (0-15-202197-3)
Softcover, Harcourt Children's Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'An Acquaintance with Darkness'Book summary:When her mother dies, fourteen-year-old Emily Pigbush is forced to go live with her uncle Valentine. She is immediately suspicious of her uncles unusual late-night activities and fears he may be involved with body-snatching, but every time she resolves to confront him, she is thrown off balance by something good he has done. When she stumbles upon the truth, the betrayal is more than she can bear. But when forced to put her emotions aside, Emily discovers that although her uncle is breaking the law, the risk he takes ultimately benefits mankind.[via]More editions of An Acquaintance with Darkness:
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AIDS in the World II: Global Dimensions, Social Roots, And Responses the Global AIDS Policy Coa Litionby Jonathan Mann, Daniel J.M. TarantolaISBN 0195090977 (0-19-509097-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'AIDS in the World II: Global Dimensions, Social Roots, And Responses the Global AIDS Policy Coa Lition'Book summary:AIDS in the World, Vol. 1, published in 1992, was the first full analysis of mankind's global confrontation with this disease. The AIDS scene, however, has been changing so rapidly that the need for a second volume was felt much earlier than expected. In AIDS in the World II, the authors extend the international comparisons from 38 countries to the entire world, and show that the AIDS pandemic has become increasingly fragmented within the world population. They present data that takes the discussion beyond the current understanding of the vulnerability of nations and communities to the worldwide spread of HIV, engaging in a detailed exploration of the social strategies that have enabled individuals to avoid infection.
Mann and Tarantola chart a course into the future based on an incisive investigation of the global pandemic and response, the crucial lessons learned from the first decade, and their expert understanding of the scientific and social dimensions of the HIV challenge. The authors explain how the variety of reactions to the pandemic has contributed to a more advanced awareness of our vulnerability to HIV/AIDS, and offer a blueprint for an expanded global prevention effort. Intended to serve the information needs of all professionals involved in AIDS research and care, this volume's accessibility and clarity of writing make it highly suitable for the general reader as well. [via]More editions of AIDS in the World II: Global Dimensions, Social Roots, And Responses the Global AIDS Policy Coa Lition:
Ankylosing Spondylitis: The Factsby Muhammad Asim KhanISBN 0192632825 (0-19-263282-5)
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Arrowsmithby Sinclair LewisISBN 0151082162 (0-15-108216-2)
Hardcover, Harcourt
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Arrowsmith'Book summary:As the son and grandson of physicians, Sinclair Lewis had a store of experiences and imparted knowledge to draw upon for Arrowsmith.Published in 1925, after three years of anticipation, the book follows the life of Martin Arrowsmith, a rather ordinary fellow who gets his first taste of medicine at 14 as an assistant to the drunken physician in his home town. It is Leora Tozer who makes Martin's life extraordinary. With vitality and love, she urges him beyond the confines of the mundane to risk answering his true calling as a scientist and researcher. Not even her tragic death can extinguish her spirit or her impact on Martin's life. [via]
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At War Within: The Double-Edged Sword of Immunityby William R. ClarkISBN 0195115686 (0-19-511568-6)
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Autonomic Failure: A Textbook of Clinical Disorders of the Autonomic Nervous Systemby Roger Bannister, Christopher J. MathiasISBN 019262850X (0-19-262850-X)
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Bad Medicine: Doctors Doing Harm Since Hippocratesby David WoottonISBN 0192803557 (0-19-280355-7)
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Bandolier's Little Book of Painby Andrew Moore, Henry McQuay, Jayne Edwards, Jodie BardenISBN 0192632477 (0-19-263247-7)
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Behavioral Neurologyby Jonathan H. Pincus, Gary J. TuckerISBN 0195023056 (0-19-502305-6)
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Beyond Consent: Seeking Justice in Researchby Anna C. Mastroianni, Jeffrey P. Kahn, Jeremy SugarmanISBN 0195113535 (0-19-511353-5)
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Blindnessby Jose Saramago, Giovanni PontieroISBN 0156007754 (0-15-600775-4)
Softcover, Harvest Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Blindness'Book summary:In an unnamed city in an unnamed country, a man sitting in his car waiting for a traffic light to change is suddenly struck blind. But instead of being plunged into darkness, this man sees everything white, as if he "were caught in a mist or had fallen into a milky sea." A Good Samaritan offers to drive him home (and later steals his car); his wife takes him by taxi to a nearby eye clinic where they are ushered past other patients into the doctor's office. Within a day the man's wife, the taxi driver, the doctor and his patients, and the car thief have all succumbed to blindness. As the epidemic spreads, the government panics and begins quarantining victims in an abandoned mental asylum--guarded by soldiers with orders to shoot anyone who tries to escape. So begins Portuguese author José Saramago's gripping story of humanity under siege, written with a dearth of paragraphs, limited punctuation, and embedded dialogue minus either quotation marks or attribution. At first this may seem challenging, but the style actually contributes to the narrative's building tension, and to the reader's involvement.
In this community of blind people there is still one set of functioning eyes: the doctor's wife has affected blindness in order to accompany her husband to the asylum. As the number of victims grows and the asylum becomes overcrowded, systems begin to break down: toilets back up, food deliveries become sporadic; there is no medical treatment for the sick and no proper way to bury the dead. Inevitably, social conventions begin to crumble as well, with one group of blind inmates taking control of the dwindling food supply and using it to exploit the others. Through it all, the doctor's wife does her best to protect her little band of blind charges, eventually leading them out of the hospital and back into the horribly changed landscape of the city.
Blindness is in many ways a horrific novel, detailing as it does the total breakdown in society that follows upon this most unnatural disaster. Saramago takes his characters to the very edge of humanity and then pushes them over the precipice. His people learn to live in inexpressible filth, they commit acts of both unspeakable violence and amazing generosity that would have been unimaginable to them before the tragedy. The very structure of society itself alters to suit the circumstances as once-civilized, urban dwellers become ragged nomads traveling by touch from building to building in search of food. The devil is in the details, and Saramago has imagined for us in all its devastation a hell where those who went blind in the streets can never find their homes again, where people are reduced to eating chickens raw and packs of dogs roam the excrement-covered sidewalks scavenging from corpses.
And yet in the midst of all this horror Saramago has written passages of unsurpassed beauty. Upon being told she is beautiful by three of her charges, women who have never seen her, "the doctor's wife is reduced to tears because of a personal pronoun, an adverb, a verb, an adjective, mere grammatical categories, mere labels, just like the two women, the others, indefinite pronouns, they too are crying, they embrace the woman of the whole sentence, three graces beneath the falling rain." In this one woman Saramago has created an enduring, fully developed character who serves both as the eyes and ears of the reader and as the conscience of the race. And in Blindness he has written a profound, ultimately transcendent meditation on what it means to be human. --Alix Wilber [via]
Brain Repairby Donald G. Stein, Bruno Will, Simon Brailowsky, Will BrunoISBN 0195076427 (0-19-507642-7)
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Cause Celeb: Library Editionby Helen FieldingISBN 0142000221 (0-14-200022-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cause Celeb: Library Edition'Book summary:Disillusioned with life as a literary publicist in London and sick of her hotshot TV presenter boyfriend, twenty-something Rosie Richardson decides to give up glitz for good deeds and escape to Africa to run a refugee camp. When famine strikes and a massive refugee influx threatens to overwhelm the camp, officials drag their heels. The only way to get food fast is to bring the celebrities first, so Rosie returns to London to organize a star-studded and risky emergency appeal. Deftly skewering the world of celebrity fundraising, Fielding's debut novel is both comic and thought-provoking.
Cause Celeb crackles with insights into the nature of fame, passion, and altruism in our time, all the while following an unlikely-but hugely likeable-heroine. [via]More editions of Cause Celeb: Library Edition:
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Clinical Skillsby niall Cox, T. A. RoperISBN 0192628747 (0-19-262874-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Clinical Skills'Book summary:Clinical Skills: Oxford Core Text is a comprehensive, practical guide for medical students covering all aspects of history-taking, physical examination, and simple practical procedures - how to take a history, elicit and evaluate problems, the method of examining a patient, and how to interpret the significance of findings. The book also includes guidance on basic data interpretation - how to carry out and interpret test results.
Common difficulties are highlighted and solutions given with the aid of case histories and practical tips. Specially drawn colour illustrations and photographs demonstrate examination techniques and clinical diseases. The writing style is accessible and easy to follow - almost like a tutorial from an experienced doctor at the bedside. For advanced students there are summaries, useful lists and hints for finals, including a chapter covering the different formats they may encounter. As the foundations of clinical skills remain constant this book will remain an invaluable reference throughout the working life of a doctor. [via]More editions of Clinical Skills:
A Country Doctorby Sarah Orne Jewett, Frederick WegenerISBN 0143039261 (0-14-303926-1)
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Dangerous Doses: A True Story of Cops, Counterfeiters, and the Contamination of America's Drug Supplyby Katherine EbanISBN 0151010501 (0-15-101050-1)
Hardcover, Harcourt
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Doctored Evidence: A Commissario Brunetti Novelby Donna LeonISBN 0143035630 (0-14-303563-0)
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Evaluation of the Sexually Abused Child: A Medical Textbook and Photographic Atlasby Astrid Heger, S. Jean EmansISBN 0195074254 (0-19-507425-4)
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Every Manby Derek Llewellyn-JonesISBN 0192860267 (0-19-286026-7)
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Evolution of Infectious Diseaseby Paul W. EwaldISBN 0195111397 (0-19-511139-7)
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Evolutionary Medicineby Wenda R. Trevathan, James J. McKenna, Euclid O. SmithISBN 0195103564 (0-19-510356-4)
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The Feeling of What Happens: Body and Emotion in the Making of Consciousnessby Antonio R. DamasioISBN 0156010755 (0-15-601075-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Feeling of What Happens: Body and Emotion in the Making of Consciousness'Book summary:As you read this, at some level you're aware that you're reading, thanks to a standard human feature commonly referred to as consciousness. What is it--a spiritual phenomenon, an evolutionary tool, a neurological side effect? The best scientists love to tackle big, meaningful questions like this, and neuroscientist Antonio Damasio jumps right in with The Feeling of What Happens, a poetic examination of interior life through lenses of research, medical cases, philosophical analysis, and unashamed introspection. Damasio's perspective is, fortunately, becoming increasingly common in the scientific community; despite all the protestations of old-guard behaviorists, subjective consciousness is a plain fact to most of us and the demand for new methods of inquiry is finally being met.
These new methods are not without rigor, though. Damasio and his colleagues examine patients with disruptions and interruptions in consciousness and take deep insights from these tragic lives while offering greater comfort and meaning to the sufferers. His thesis, that our sense of self arises from our need to map relations between self and others, is firmly rooted in medical and evolutionary research but stands up well to self-examination. His examples from the weird world of neurology are unsettling yet deeply humanizing--real people with serious problems spring to life in the pages, but they are never reduced to their deficits. The Feeling of What Happens captures the spirit of discovery as it plunges deeper than ever into the darkest waters yet. --Rob Lightner [via]
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Foundations of Epidemiologyby David E. LilienfeldISBN 019502723X (0-19-502723-X)
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Foundations of Epidemiologyby Paul D. Stolley, David E. LilienfeldISBN 0195050355 (0-19-505035-5)
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Gastrointestinal Problems in General Practiceby Roger JonesISBN 0192622277 (0-19-262227-7)
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Head Injury: The Facts A Guide for Families and Care-Giversby Dorothy M.A. GronwallISBN 0192619225 (0-19-261922-5)
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Head Injury: The Facts A Guide for Families and Care-Giversby Philip Wrightson, Peter Waddell, Dorothy M.A. GronwallISBN 0192627139 (0-19-262713-9)
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High Technology Medicine: Benefits and Burdensby Bryan JennettISBN 0192615882 (0-19-261588-2)
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Hilgard's Introduction to Psychologyby Richard C. Atkinson, Daryl J. Bem, Edward E. Smith, Nolen-Hoeksema, Rita L. AtkinsonISBN 0155039121 (0-15-503912-1)
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The Hour of Our Deathby Philippe Aries, Helen WeaverISBN 0195073649 (0-19-507364-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Hour of Our Death'Book summary:This remarkable book--the fruit of almost two decades of study--traces in compelling fashion the changes in Western attitudes toward death and dying from the earliest Christian times to the present day. A truly landmark study, The Hour of Our Death reveals a pattern of gradually developing evolutionary stages in our perceptions of life in relation to death, each stage representing a virtual redefinition of human nature.
Starting at the very foundations of Western culture, the eminent historian Phillipe Aries shows how, from Graeco-Roman times through the first ten centuries of the Common Era, death was too common to be frightening; each life was quietly subordinated to the community, which paid its respects and then moved on. Aries identifies the first major shift in attitude with the turn of the eleventh century when a sense of individuality began to rise and with it, profound consequences: death no longer meant merely the weakening of community, but rather the destruction of self. Hence the growing fear of the afterlife, new conceptions of the Last Judgment, and the first attempts (by Masses and other rituals) to guarantee a better life in the next world. In the 1500s attention shifted from the demise of the self to that of the loved one (as family supplants community), and by the nineteenth century death comes to be viewed as simply a staging post toward reunion in the hereafter. Finally, Aries shows why death has become such an unendurable truth in our own century--how it has been nearly banished from our daily lives--and points out what may be done to "re-tame" this secret terror.
The richness of Aries's source material and investigative work is breathtaking. While exploring everything from churches, religious rituals, and graveyards (with their often macabre headstones and monuments), to wills and testaments, love letters, literature, paintings, diaries, town plans, crime and sanitation reports, and grave robbing complaints, Aries ranges across Europe to Russia on the one hand and to England and America on the other. As he sorts out the tangled mysteries of our accumulated terrors and beliefs, we come to understand the history--indeed the pathology--of our intellectual and psychological tensions in the face of death. [via]More editions of The Hour of Our Death:
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In the Theater of Consciousness: The Workspace of the Mindby Bernard J. BaarsISBN 0195102657 (0-19-510265-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'In the Theater of Consciousness: The Workspace of the Mind'Book summary:The study of conscious experience has seen remarkable strides in the last ten years, reflecting important technological breakthroughs and the enormous efforts of researchers in disciplines as varied as neuroscience, cognitive science, and philosophy. Although still embroiled in debate, scientists are now beginning to find common ground in their understanding of consciousness, which may pave the way for a unified explanation of how and why we experience and understand the world around us. Written by eminent psychologist Bernard J. Baars, In the Theater of Consciousness: The Workspace of the Mind brings us to the frontlines of this exciting discipline, offering the general reader a fascinating overview of how top scientists currently understand the processes underlying conscious experience.
Combining psychology with brain science, Baars brilliantly brings his subject to life with a metaphor that has been used to understand consciousness since the time of Aristotle--the mind as theater. Here consciousness is seen as a "stage" on which our sensations, perceptions, thoughts, and feelings play to a vast, silent audience (the immensely complicated inner-workings of the brain's unconscious processes). Behind the scenes, silent context operators shape conscious experience; they include implicit expectations, self systems, and scene setters. Using this framework, Baars presents compelling evidence that human consciousness rides on top of biologically ancient mechanisms. In humans it manifests itself in inner speech, imagery, perception, and voluntary control of thought and action. Topics like hypnosis, absorbed states of mind, adaptation to trauma, and the human propensity to project expectations on uncertainty, all fit into the expanded theater metaphor.
As Baars explores our present understanding of the mind, he takes us to the top laboratories around the world, where we witness some of the field's most exciting breakthroughs and discoveries. (For instance, Baars recounts one extraordinary sequence of experiments, in which state-of-the-art PET scans--reproduced here in full color--capture in fascinating, graphic detail how brain activity changes as people learn how to play the computer game Tetris.) And throughout the book, Baars has sprinkled numerous and often highly amusing on-the-spot demonstrations that illuminate the ideas under discussion.
Understanding consciousness is perhaps the most difficult puzzle facing the sciences today. In the Theater of Consciousness offers an invaluable introduction to the field, brilliantly weaving together the various theories that have emerged as scientists continue their quest to uncover the profound mysteries of the mind--and of human nature itself. [via]More editions of In the Theater of Consciousness: The Workspace of the Mind:
The Intelligent Patient's Guide to the Doctor-Patient Relationship : Learning How to Talk So Your Doctor Will Listenby Barbara Korsch, Caroline HardingISBN 0195102649 (0-19-510264-9)
Hardcover, Oxford University Press
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An Introduction to Human Anatomyby John Herbert Green, P. H. S. SilverISBN 0192611968 (0-19-261196-8)
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Introduction to Psychologyby Rita L. Atkinson, Richard C. Atkinson, Daryl J. Bem, Edward E. Smith, Ernest Hilgard, Susan Nolen-Koeksema, Ernest Ropiequet HilgardISBN 0155015540 (0-15-501554-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hilgard's Introduction to Psychology'Book summary:Long considered a classic, this new twelfth edition of Introduction to Psychology continues in the tradition of the most respected introductory textbooks on the market by consistently and cohesively covering the most recent developments and established theories. This focus earns Introduction to Psychology a position as one of the most frequently adopted psychology textbooks in publishing history. The hallmark of Introduction to Psychology is its coherent and comprehensive coverage, which offers students an in-depth view into psychological study. The authors present an uncompromising approach that is still easily accessible to the modern day student. Stylistic clarity has always been one of the key features of this text. The twelfth edition has been strengthened in many ways, most obviously by: * integrating biological perspective at the end of each chapter with 'Biological Psychological Perspectives' * the addition of a new chapter on 'Individual Differences' which looks at issues of heritability and the nature-nurture debate * a revision of the chapter on 'Motivation' which now includes a section on sexual orientation A comprehensive teaching practice also accompanies the text. Features: * Thorough coverage of development is placed early in the text (Chapter 3) to capture students' interest. * A special feature at the end of each chapter integrates the continuing interaction of biological and psychological levels of analysis to assist students' understanding of these important relationships. * Critical Discussions are used to point out controversial issues or treat topics covered in the text in more detail, to give students an expanded view of psychology. * The authors integrate the coverage of gender and culture throughout the text which encourages students to explore sexual and cultural issues. New to this edition: * A new chapter on Individual Differences (12) takes an in-depth look at issues of heritability and the nature-nurture debate, particularly in areas of mental abilities and personalities, providing students with thorough coverage of a major issue in psychology. * The chapter on Motivation (10) has been thoroughly rewritten and updated. A new section on sexual orientation covers the most recent research on this topic and places it in the larger context of the nature-nurture explanations. * The book has been streamlined, now with 18 chapters and fewer pages than the previous edition. It has also been ambitiously revised and updated throughout with recent research to give students the most current survey of the field. * The coverage of biological perspectives has been strengthened with cutting-edge theory and research giving students additional material on contemporary issues. * Added coverage of health psychology reflects the growing interest in this field of research (Chapter 14). [via]
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Introduction to Psychologyby Atkinson HilgardISBN 0155030744 (0-15-503074-4)
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Intuitive Biostatisticsby Harvey MotulskyISBN 0195086074 (0-19-508607-4)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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Let Me Decide: What You Need to Know Now about End-Of-Life Careby William MolloyISBN 0143055496 (0-14-305549-6)
Hardcover, Penguin Canada
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Looking for Spinoza: Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brainby Antonio DamasioISBN 0156028719 (0-15-602871-9)
Softcover, Harcourt
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Looking for Spinoza: Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brain'Book summary:As he seeks to unlock the secrets of such things as joy and sorrow, Antonio Damasio pursues a unifying theory in Looking for Spinoza. Why Spinoza? The philosopher, whom Damasio calls a "protobiologist," firmly linked mind and body, paving the way for modern ideas of neurophysiology. Damasio examines this linkage, which ran counter to all scientific and religious thinking of Spinoza's day, and lays out the reasoning and evidence behind its truth. As he has in his previous books on the subject (Descartes' Error and The Feeling of What Happens), Damasio is careful to use clear examples from life to explain the often dry and difficult science of the brain. When he wants readers to understand, for instance, brain stem control of emotions, he offers an Oliver Sacks-style case study of a man whose stroke left him unable to keep from bursting into tears or laughter at inappropriate times.
Damasio also defines his terms, which is crucial, as he means something very specific when he says feeling ("always hidden, like all mental images") instead of emotion ("actions or movements... visible to others as they occur in the face, in the voice, in specific behaviors"). Using an impressive array of biological and psychological research, Damasio makes a compelling case for his idea of the feeling brain as crucial for survival and sense of self. But this isn't just a book about brain science. It's a record of an intellectual journey, a diary of Damasio's musings about history, philosophy, and Spinoza's life, all wrapped up in a simply astonishing explanation of a subject most of us don't give a thought to--the feelings that we live by. --Therese Littleton [via]
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Madness: A Brief Historyby Roy PorterISBN 0192802674 (0-19-280267-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Madness: A Brief History'Book summary:Looking back on his confinement to Bethlem, Restoration playwright Nathaniel Lee declared: "They called me mad, and I called them mad, and damn them, they outvoted me." As Roy Porter shows in Madness: A Brief History, thinking about who qualifies as insane, what causes mental illness, and how such illness should be treated has varied wildly throughout recorded history, sometimes veering dangerously close to the arbitrariness Lee describes and often encompassing cures considerably worse than the illness itself.
Drawing upon eyewitness accounts of doctors, writers, artists, and the mad themselves, Roy Porter tells the story of our changing notions of insanity and of the treatments for mental illness that have been employed from antiquity to the present day. Beginning with 5,000-year-old skulls with tiny holes bored in them (to allow demons to escape), through conceptions of madness as an acute phase in the trial of souls, as an imbalance of "the humors," as the "divine fury" of creative genius, or as the malfunctioning of brain chemistry, Porter shows the many ways madness has been perceived and misperceived in every historical period. He takes us on a fascinating round of treatments, ranging from exorcism and therapeutic terror--including immersion in a tub of eels--to the first asylums, shock therapy, the birth of psychoanalysis, and the current use of psychotropic drugs.
Throughout, Madness: A Brief History offers a balanced view, showing both the humane attempts to help the insane as well as the ridiculous and often cruel misunderstanding that have bedeviled our efforts to heal the mind of its myriad afflictions.
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Making a Place for Ourselves: The Black Hospital Movement 1920-1945by Vanessa Northington GambleISBN 0195078896 (0-19-507889-6)
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Medicinal Chemistry: A Biochemical Approachby Thomas Nogrady, th NogradyISBN 0195053699 (0-19-505369-9)
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Methods in Observational Epidemiologyby Jennifer Kelsey, Jennifer L. Kelsey, W. Douglas Thompson, Alfred S. Evans, Alice S. WhittemoreISBN 0195083776 (0-19-508377-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Methods in Observational Epidemiology'Book summary:Providing a comprehensive picture of the design, conduct, analysis, and interpretation of non-experimental studies of both infectious and non-infectious diseases, the Second Edition of this widely used text has been thoroughly updated to take into account the numerous developments in epidemiology over the past decade. Since the first edition was published in 1986, additional sources of data have become available through the increasing use of computerized records for health-related purposes. Also, a better understanding of the uses and limitations of certain epidemiologic concepts has been gained. Modifications of traditional study designs, including nested case-control studies and case-cohort studies, are now more frequently employed. Biological markers of exposure, disease susceptibility, and disease itself are used in many studies and methods of statistical analysis have been further developed. All of these developments have been considered in writing the Second Edition. The authors cover the full scope of observational studies, describing in detail cohort studies, case-control studies, cross-sectional studies, and epidemic investigation. The use of statistical procedures is described in easy-to-understand terms. Sample size estimation, sampling, measurement, and measurement error are fully discussed. Each chapter in the second edition has been updated and several chapters have been expanded. Chapter 3, which summarizes sources of data on disease occurrence, includes several additional sources of data. Chapter 5, which describes modifications of traditional study designs, now contains nested case-control and case-cohort studies. Chapter 15, on other types of measurement, has been expanded to include sections on measurement in epidemiologic studies of the elderly and on biological markers since these have become major areas of epidemiologic research in recent years. [via]
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Middlemarchby George Eliot, David CarrollISBN 0192834029 (0-19-283402-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Middlemarch'Book summary:This panoramic work--considered the finest novel in English by many critics--offers a complex look at English provincial life at a crucial historical moment, and, at the same time, dramatizes and explores some of the most potent myths of Victorian literature. The text of this edition comes from the Clarendon Middlemarch, the first critical edition of the novel. [via]
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Middlemarchby A. S. Byatt, George EliotISBN 0192100297 (0-19-210029-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Middlemarch'Book summary:A. S. Byatt provides an introduction to one of the most popular novels in English literature, George Eliot's Middlemarch. [via]
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Middlemarchby David Carroll, George Eliot, Felicia BonaparteISBN 0192825070 (0-19-282507-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Middlemarch'Book summary:Writing at the very moment when the foundations of Western thought were being challenged and undermined, George Eliot fashions in Middlemarch (1871-2), the quintessential Victorian novel, a concept of life and society free of the dogma of the past yet able to confront the scepticism that was taking over the age. The text of this edition comes from the original Clarendon edition, the first critical edition of the novel. Felicia Bonaparte has provided a new Introduction for this updated edition, which roots the characters and action in the conceptual concerns that that inspired the novel. [via]
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Middlemarch a Study of Provincial Lifeby George EliotISBN 0192504975 (0-19-250497-5)
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Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Managementby Nicola Humble, BeetonISBN 0192833456 (0-19-283345-6)
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Mutants: On Genetic Variety and the Human bodyby Armand Marie LeroiISBN 0142004820 (0-14-200482-0)
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Neurological Anatomy in Relation to Clinical Medicineby Alf BrodalISBN 0195026942 (0-19-502694-2)
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The New Genetics and Clinical Practiceby D.J. WeatherallISBN 0192614894 (0-19-261489-4)
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No Magic Bullet: A Social History of Venereal Disease in the United States Since 1880by Allan M. BrandtISBN 0195042379 (0-19-504237-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'No Magic Bullet: A Social History of Venereal Disease in the United States Since 1880'Book summary:From Victorian anxieties about syphilis to the current hysteria over herpes and AIDS, the history of venereal disease in America forces us to examine social attitudes as well as purely medical concerns. In No Magic Bullet, Allan M. Brandt recounts the various medical, military, and public health responses that have arisen over the years--a broad spectrum that ranges from the incarceration of prostitutes during World War I to the establishment of required premarital blood tests.
Brandt demonstrates that Americans' concerns about venereal disease have centered around a set of social and cultural values related to sexuality, gender, ethnicity, and class. At the heart of our efforts to combat these infections, he argues, has been the tendency to view venereal disease as both a punishment for sexual misconduct and an index of social decay. This tension between medical and moral approaches has significantly impeded efforts to develop "magic bullets"--drugs that would rid us of the disease--as well as effective policies for controlling the infections' spread.
In the paper edition of No Magic Bullet, Brandt adds to his perceptive commentary on the relationship between medical science and cultural values a new chapter on AIDS. Analyzing this latest outbreak in the context of our previous attitudes toward sexually transmitted diseases, he hopes to provide the insights needed to guide us to the policies that will best combat the disease. [via]More editions of No Magic Bullet: A Social History of Venereal Disease in the United States Since 1880:
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One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nestby Ken KeseyISBN 0142000744 (0-14-200074-4)
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Organic Chemistryby G. Marc LoudonISBN 0195119991 (0-19-511999-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Organic Chemistry'Book summary:With a reputation for outstanding scientific quality, Organic Chemistry by G. Marc Loudon is a textbook that students will actually want to read. This much-anticipated fourth edition continues its predecessors' popular and unique mechanistic approach within a functional group framework. Enhanced biological and biochemical material makes it ideal for chemistry majors as well as pre-medical and pre-pharmacy students taking a full-year, sophomore- level course. Loudon's excellent use of language and reader-friendly style transform organic chemistry into a logical, understandable, and exciting subject for students.
In use at undergraduate and graduate schools of all levels, this authoritative yet accessible volume is packed with effective analogies that enliven and clarify rigorous discussions of important concepts. For example, Loudon uses a flute player jumping between musical octaves to explain transitions between quantum levels. An engaging detective with combined characteristics from Sherlock Holmes and James Bond depicts resonance structures. Thanks to humorous characters like Flick Flaskflinger and Professor Havno Scentz, problem-solving becomes simultaneously challenging and entertaining. Varying from the routine to the complex, Loudon's problems are renowned for their originality, their range of difficulty levels, and their ability to teach students to understand and predict organic reactivity rather than just memorize facts. In addition, Loudon blends biological, environmental, and industrial applications of organic chemistry into the body of the text--rather than separating them as "special topics"--giving students an integrated sense of the subject in its real-life context.
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· Uses a high-resolution 300 MHz spectra run specifically for this text in an easy-to-read format that makes splitting patterns very clear.
· Includes new sections on transition-metal organometallic chemistry, reactions of pyridoxal phosphate, combinatorial synthesis, and drug design.
· Emphasizes both Bronsted and Lewis acid-base chemistry and their associated curved-arrow notations.
· Provides more than 1,500 excellent in-text problems that challenge students to think and analyze rather than just memorize.
· Presents "boxed asides" with interesting historical vignettes and analogies that enrich the text.
· Utilizes extensive cross-references between important concepts, thus saving students trips to the index.
· Supplemented by a CD-ROM--"Dynamic Organic Chemistry"--containing original animations (Mac and Windows compatible).
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The Oxford Companion to Medicineby John Walton, Paul Beeson, Ronald ScottISBN 0192611917 (0-19-261191-7)
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Oxford Handbook of Clinical Surgeryby G.R. McLatchie, David J. LeaperISBN 0192626388 (0-19-262638-8)
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The Oxford Medical Companionby John Walton, Jeremiah A. Barbondess, Jeremiah A. Barondess, Stephen LockISBN 0192623559 (0-19-262355-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Oxford Medical Companion'Book summary:When John Walton published The Oxford Companion to Medicine, reviewers were ecstatic. "I had a wonderful time reading these two volumes," wrote Eric Cassell in The New England Journal of Medicine, "but I must confess that it was difficult to get other work done....[It] should be enjoyed not only as a useful reference but also as a mine of information about the present, the past, and by extrapolation, the future." Given the tremendous response, Walton and two distinguished co-editors began to thoroughly revise and edit this massive work to produce an accessible, convenient, up-to-date resource--The Oxford Medical Companion, an invaluable reference for doctors, students, and medical professionals of all kinds, as well as the general reader fascinated by the healing arts.
The Oxford Medical Companion represents an unequaled achievement among medical resources: here, in one volume, is a comprehensive account of the state of the physician's art, presented in hundreds of alphabetically arranged articles. In fact, no matter what your training and background, you'll find much to learn from this magnificent work. Here are articles summarizing the past and present of entire specialties of medicine--psychiatry, for example, or neurology, or anesthesiology--along with concise definitions of medical terms, capsule biographies of key figures, and entries on illnesses, medical education and training, the structure of the profession, and other related topics. This new Companion is tremendously far-reaching in scope, ranging from accounts of medical systems around the globe to essays on social issues and the close links between medicine and the arts, including painting, music, and literature. Most important, this book provides the definitive reference on the latest advances, such as the rapidly expanding field of molecular medicine and the most recent research into genetics. Indeed, this volume allows specialists and students, as well as the lay person, to probe the farthest reaches of the medical field. Along the way, the contributors paint a rich portrait of the long history of medicine, from the writings of the ancient physician Galen to the depiction of illnesses and doctoring in Shakespeare's plays.
Unlike other books of medicine, The Oxford Medical Companion is neither a weighty, inaccessible tome nor a popularized account of little interest to professionals. Instead, here is a refreshing departure--a rich, intelligent guide to the state of medical science, written by the world's leading authorities, that will appeal to the broadest audience [via]More editions of The Oxford Medical Companion:
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The Oxford Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet/the Sign of the Four/the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes/the Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes/the Hound of thby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 0192123297 (0-19-212329-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Oxford Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet/the Sign of the Four/the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes/the Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes/the Hound of th'Book summary:Any fan of detective fiction knows that there is no substitute in all of literature for a few hours of reading pleasure at 221 B Baker Street. The tobacco in the persian slipper, the piles of monographs and newspaper clippings covering the floor and table, the unanswered correspondence affixed to the mantle with a dagger. What will the next visitor or urgent message bring? Perhaps a request from a mysterious stranger to help prevent "A Scandal in Bohemia." Perhaps Watson will tell us the story, discretely leaving out certain names, of how he and Holmes had to step outside the law to protect a certain royal personage from a blackmailer in "The Case of Charles Augustus Milverton." Or, for a very unusual treat, perhaps Holmes himself, in quiet retirement in Sussex, will tell a tale in his own words as in "The Lion's Mane."
In the more than a century since the publication of the first tale featuring Sherlock Holmes, A Study in Scarlet, Arthur Conan Doyle's characters and stories have inspired countless films, plays, pastiches, literary tributes, and tens of thousands of imitations. Now, Oxford is proud to announce The Oxford Sherlock Holmes, the complete works gathered together in nine handsomely bound, meticulously edited volumes. The books themselves are beautiful, and the entire set comes in an attractive display box, perfect for gift-giving.
Beautifully designed, boasting an introduction by a Doyle authority, a chronology, a selected bibliography, and notes, all carefully researched and assembled, this magnificent set will enhance the reading pleasure of readers new to Doyle's work and veterans of Holmsian arcana. A goldmine of reading pleasure, The Oxford Sherlock Holmes is an essential addition to the library of anyone interested in crime fiction. [via]More editions of The Oxford Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet/the Sign of the Four/the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes/the Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes/the Hound of th:
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The Pearlby John SteinbeckISBN 0142000698 (0-14-200069-8)
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In this short book illuminated by a deep understanding and love of humanity, John Steinbeck retells an old Mexican folk tale: the story of the great pearl, how it was found, and how it was lost. For the diver Kino, finding a magnificent pearl means the promise of a better life for his impoverished family. His dream blinds him to the greed and suspicions the pearl arouses in him and his neighbors, and even his loving wife cannot temper his obsession or stem the events leading to the tragedy.For Steinbeck, Kino and his wife illustrate the fall from innocence of people who believe that wealth erases all problems. Originally published in 1947, The Pearl shows why Steinbecks style has made him one of the most beloved American writers: it is a simple story of simple people, recounted with the warmth and sincerity and unrivaled craftsmanship Steinbeck brings to his writing. It is tragedy in the great tradition, beautifully conveying not despair but hope for mankind.
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Perfecting the World: The Life and Times of Dr. Thomas Hodgkin 1798-1866by Edward Kass, Amalie M. KassISBN 0151717001 (0-15-171700-1)
Hardcover, Harcourt
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A Philosophical Basis of Medical Practice : Toward a Philosophy and Ethic of the Healing Professionsby Edmund D. Pellegrino, David C. ThomasmaISBN 0195027892 (0-19-502789-2)
Hardcover, Oxford University Press
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Playing Doctor: Television, Storytelling, and Medical Powerby Joseph TurowISBN 0195044908 (0-19-504490-8)
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Pluto's Republic: Incorporating the Art of the Soluble and Induction and Intutitionby Peter MedawarISBN 0192177265 (0-19-217726-5)
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Pluto's Republic: Incorporating the Art of the Soluble and Induction Intuition in Scientific Thoughtby Peter MedawarISBN 0192830392 (0-19-283039-2)
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Poor Thingsby Alasdair GrayISBN 0151730768 (0-15-173076-8)
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Poor Things: Episodes from the Early Life of Archibald McCandless M.D., Scottish Public Health Officerby Alasdair GrayISBN 0156000687 (0-15-600068-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Poor Things: Episodes from the Early Life of Archibald McCandless M.D., Scottish Public Health Officer'Book summary:The full title of this work, Poor Things: Episodes from the Early Life of Archibald McCandless M.D. Scottish Public Health Officer, reflect a bit of wacky genius at work here. Someone named Alasdair Gray has found a memoir supposedly of a 19th-century public health officer in Glasgow. The truth of the memoir is suspect, nevertheless Gray manages to change it and then lose it. And that's just the backdrop. Inside the memoir is the story of McCandless, an acquaintance named Godwyn Bysshe Baxter who takes a suicide victim, gives her the brain of her unborn child to create a promiscuous and brutal girlfriend. The book, which won the 1992 Guardian Fiction Prize, takes off from there. [via]
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Psychopharmacology: From Theory to Practiceby Jack D. BarchasISBN 0195022157 (0-19-502215-7)
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So You Want to Be a Brain Surgeon?by Chris Ward, Simon EcclesISBN 0192630962 (0-19-263096-2)
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Surviving The Extremes: What Happens to the Body and Mind at the Limits of Human Enduranceby Kenneth KamlerISBN 0143034510 (0-14-303451-0)
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The Synaptic Organization of the Brainby Gordon M. ShepherdISBN 0195062566 (0-19-506256-6)
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The Temporal Lobe and Limbic Systemby Pierre GloorISBN 0195092724 (0-19-509272-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Temporal Lobe and Limbic System'Book summary:Covering the detailed anatomy, physiology, and clinical aspects of the temporal lobe and the limbic system, this monograph makes a timely appearance because of the widespread interest in this subject in relation to epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease, and schizophrenia. The structural and functional information serves as an important foundation for the detailed anatomical knowledge necessary for the interpretation of imaging. The components of the temporal lobe are characterized. The temporal isocortex is considered from the point of view of its principal cellular constituents, connectivity, columnar organization, and how the cortex embodies experience. The cortical association areas for vision, audition, degustation, visceral sensory function, and olfaction are treated in detail, and the cortical area of the temporal lobe relating to speech is discussed. The structure of the insula, the temporal cortex, and its connectivity to the thalamus, pulvinar, striatum, and claustrum are described thoroughly. A chapter reviews the structure, connections and functions of the olfactory system, as well as its social aspects and pathological conditions. The largest chapter deals with the hippocampus--its anatomy and connections, its cellular architectonics, its relation to memory, and its varied functions. The final chapter details the amygdala, its connections, and its significant role in temporal lobe seizures. [via]
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Tono-bungayby H. G. Wells, Patrick Parrinder, Edward MendelsonISBN 0141441119 (0-14-144111-9)
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Tough Decisions : A Casebook in Medical Ethicsby John M. Freeman, Kevin McDonnellISBN 0195042565 (0-19-504256-5)
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Who Gave Pinta to the Santa Maria?: Torrid Diseases in a Temperate Worldby Robert S. DesowitzISBN 0156005859 (0-15-600585-9)
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Why We Hurt : The Natural History of Painby Vertosick, Frank T., Jr.ISBN 0151003777 (0-15-100377-7)
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Women's Problems in General Practiceby Ann McPhersonISBN 0192620657 (0-19-262065-7)
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Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plagueby Geraldine BrooksISBN 0142001430 (0-14-200143-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague'Book summary:Geraldine Brooks's Year of Wonders describes the 17th-century plague that is carried from London to a small Derbyshire village by an itinerant tailor. As villagers begin, one by one, to die, the rest face a choice: do they flee their village in hope of outrunning the plague or do they stay? The lord of the manor and his family pack up and leave. The rector, Michael Mompellion, argues forcefully that the villagers should stay put, isolate themselves from neighboring towns and villages, and prevent the contagion from spreading. His oratory wins the day and the village turns in on itself. Cocooned from the outside world and ravaged by the disease, its inhabitants struggle to retain their humanity in the face of the disaster. The narrator, the young widow Anna Frith, is one of the few who succeeds. With Mompellion and his wife, Elinor, she tends to the dying and battles to prevent her fellow villagers from descending into drink, violence, and superstition. All is complicated by the intense, inexpressible feelings she develops for both the rector and his wife. Year of Wonders sometimes seems anachronistic as historical fiction; Anna and Mompellion occasionally appear to be modern sensibilities unaccountably transferred to 17th-century Derbyshire. However, there is no mistaking the power of Brooks's imagination or the skill with which she constructs her story of ordinary people struggling to cope with extraordinary circumstances. --Nick Rennison, Amazon.co.uk [via]
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The Youngest Science: Notes of a Medicine Watcherby Thomas LewisISBN 0192860631 (0-19-286063-1)
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Your Gut Feelings : A Complete Guide to Living Better with Intestinal Problemsby Henry D. JanowitzISBN 0195089367 (0-19-508936-7)
Softcover, Oxford University Press
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