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God's Waiting Room
Racial Reckoning at Life's End
Price:
CA$36.95
ISBN: 9781978840607
Pub Date: December 2024
Imprint: Rutgers University Press
A ghost story rich in mystery and life lessons, God's Waiting Room takes readers on a day-long tour of a tropical nursing home to hear stories of older white people and the younger Black nurses who care for them, showing how people formerly primed to be enemies find grace despite the odds.
The Life and Death of Ryan White
AIDS and Inequality in America
Price:
CA$33.95
ISBN: 9781469680859
Pub Date: November 2024
Imprint: University of North Carolina Press
In the 1980s, as HIV/AIDS ravaged queer communities and communities of color in the United States and beyond, a straight white teenager named Ryan White emerged as the face of the epidemic. Diagnosed...
Our Connected Lives
Caring for Cancer Patients in Rural Texas
Price:
CA$44.95
ISBN: 9781682832226
Pub Date: October 2024
Imprint: Texas Tech University Press
The pioneering oncologist in West Texas reflects on a life of service to his patients.
Our Connected Lives
Caring for Cancer Patients in Rural Texas
Price:
CA$36.95
ISBN: 9781682832233
Pub Date: October 2024
Imprint: Texas Tech University Press
The pioneering oncologist in West Texas reflects on a life of service to his patients.
A Life Cut Short at the Little Big Horn
U.S. Army Surgeon George E. Lord
Price:
CA$40.95
ISBN: 9780806194844
Pub Date: October 2024
Imprint: University of Oklahoma Press
A portrait of a singular figure in the milieu of the American military's nineteenth-century medical elite, A Life Cut Short at the Little Big Horn offers a close look at a familiar chapter in U.S. history, and a reminder of the humanity lost in a battle that resonates to this day.
Pandemonium Logs
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 2020-2022
Price:
CA$33.95
ISBN: 9781978835276
Pub Date: October 2024
Imprint: Rutgers University Press
In 2015, Ben Miller moved from New York City to Sioux Falls, South Dakota to focus on his writing. Working a day job in a hospital, he had a front-row seat to the Covid-19 pandemic. His book gives voice to the doctors, nurses, staff, and patients he observed.
Rise to the Challenge
A Memoir of Politics, Leadership, and Love
Price:
CA$34.99
ISBN: 9781517917616
Pub Date: September 2024
Imprint: University of Minnesota Press
The inspiring life story of Minnesota's first woman lieutenant governor: breaking political ground, navigating patriarchal tradition, and persevering through great personal loss Marking a milestone...
Under the Gun
An ER Doctor's Cure for America's Gun Epidemic
Price:
CA$36.95
ISBN: 9781421449111
Pub Date: August 2024
Imprint: John Hopkins University
A doctor's firsthand account of the devastating impacts of gun violence—and how we can end this epidemic.Gun violence has become the leading cause of death for children and has decreased the lifespan...
Nearly Departed
Adventures in Loss, Cancer, and Other Inconveniences
Price:
CA$33.95
ISBN: 9781891011627
Pub Date: July 2024
Imprint: The Experiment
How far would you go to save your own life? In this funny and heartfelt memoir, Gila Pfeffer recounts losing both parents to cancer and the choices she made to avoid the same early demise.
otherwise grossly unremarkable
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CA$22.95
ISBN: 9781778530265
Pub Date: July 2024
Imprint: Breakwater Books
Otherwise grossly unremarkable is the record of the near total destruction of one woman’s physical and emotional self from misdiagnosis to stage three diagnosis, through treatment after treatment,...
The Essence of Invention
Medicine and the Joy of Creativity
Price:
CA$28.99
ISBN: 9781459754034
Pub Date: June 2024
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Meet the brilliant mavericks who invented the future of medicine and saved the lives of millions.The Essence of Invention tells the story of medical invention, from the development of anesthesia and...
Frontline Surgeon
New Zealand Medical Pioneer Douglas Jolly
Price:
CA$87.95
ISBN: 9781496213389
Pub Date: June 2024
Imprint: University of Nebraska Press
Mark Derby focuses on Douglas Jolly's wartime surgical work in Spain, tracing his career after the Spanish Civil War through his distinguished service in World War II and into his civilian life as medical director of Britain's largest hospital for amputees.
Mosquito Warrior
Yellow Fever, Public Health, and the Forgotten Career of General William C. Gorgas
Price:
CA$150.00
ISBN: 9780817321932
Pub Date: May 2024
Imprint: University of Alabama Press
A timely biography of General William C. Gorgas, the US Army doctor whose pioneering fight against infectious disease around the world set the stage for the American Century
Mosquito Warrior
Yellow Fever, Public Health, and the Forgotten Career of General William C. Gorgas
Price:
CA$49.95
ISBN: 9780817361426
Pub Date: May 2024
Imprint: University of Alabama Press
A timely biography of General William C. Gorgas, the US Army doctor whose pioneering fight against infectious disease around the world set the stage for the American Century
Brittle
Price:
CA$21.00
ISBN: 9781957795096
Pub Date: April 2024
Imprint: Microcosm Publishing
Brittle is a story about healing from childhood trauma. While medical professionals play a significant role in her healing journey, the role of art-both that Sellheim consumes and creates-are a necessary...
The Pain Project
A Couple's Story of Confronting Chronic Pain
Price:
CA$26.95
ISBN: 9781771648400
Pub Date: April 2024
Imprint: Greystone Books
“The Pain Project is ironically full of pleasure: on every page is another generous, original insight into this most intimate human subject.”—NAOMI KLEIN, author of Doppelganger“The Pain Project...
God's Waiting Room
Racial Reckoning at Life's End
CA$36.95
ISBN: 9781978840607
Pub Date: December 2024
Imprint: Rutgers University Press
The Life and Death of Ryan White
AIDS and Inequality in America
CA$33.95
ISBN: 9781469680859
Pub Date: November 2024
Imprint: University of North Carolina Press
Our Connected Lives
Caring for Cancer Patients in Rural Texas
CA$44.95
ISBN: 9781682832226
Pub Date: October 2024
Imprint: Texas Tech University Press
Our Connected Lives
Caring for Cancer Patients in Rural Texas
CA$36.95
ISBN: 9781682832233
Pub Date: October 2024
Imprint: Texas Tech University Press
A Life Cut Short at the Little Big Horn
U.S. Army Surgeon George E. Lord
CA$40.95
ISBN: 9780806194844
Pub Date: October 2024
Imprint: University of Oklahoma Press
Pandemonium Logs
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 2020-2022
CA$33.95
ISBN: 9781978835276
Pub Date: October 2024
Imprint: Rutgers University Press
In 2015, Ben Miller moved from New York City to Sioux Falls, South Dakota to focus on his writing. Working a day job in a hospital, he had a front-row seat to the Covid-19 pandemic. His book gives voice to the doctors, nurses, staff, and patients he observed.
Rise to the Challenge
A Memoir of Politics, Leadership, and Love
CA$34.99
ISBN: 9781517917616
Pub Date: September 2024
Imprint: University of Minnesota Press
Under the Gun
An ER Doctor's Cure for America's Gun Epidemic
CA$36.95
ISBN: 9781421449111
Pub Date: August 2024
Imprint: John Hopkins University
Nearly Departed
Adventures in Loss, Cancer, and Other Inconveniences
CA$33.95
ISBN: 9781891011627
Pub Date: July 2024
Imprint: The Experiment
otherwise grossly unremarkable
CA$22.95
ISBN: 9781778530265
Pub Date: July 2024
Imprint: Breakwater Books
The Essence of Invention
Medicine and the Joy of Creativity
CA$28.99
ISBN: 9781459754034
Pub Date: June 2024
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Frontline Surgeon
New Zealand Medical Pioneer Douglas Jolly
CA$87.95
ISBN: 9781496213389
Pub Date: June 2024
Imprint: University of Nebraska Press
Mosquito Warrior
Yellow Fever, Public Health, and the Forgotten Career of General William C. Gorgas
CA$150.00
ISBN: 9780817321932
Pub Date: May 2024
Imprint: University of Alabama Press
Mosquito Warrior
Yellow Fever, Public Health, and the Forgotten Career of General William C. Gorgas
CA$49.95
ISBN: 9780817361426
Pub Date: May 2024
Imprint: University of Alabama Press
Brittle
CA$21.00
ISBN: 9781957795096
Pub Date: April 2024
Imprint: Microcosm Publishing
The Pain Project
A Couple's Story of Confronting Chronic Pain
CA$26.95
ISBN: 9781771648400
Pub Date: April 2024
Imprint: Greystone Books