The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: And Other Clinical Tales
by Oliver Sacks
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In his most extraordinary book, "one of the great clinical writers of the 20th century" (The New York Times) recounts the case histories of patients lost in the bizarre, apparently inescapable world of neurological disorders. Oliver Sacks's "The Man Who...
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The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--And How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
by Steven Johnson
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In 1854, as a cholera epidemic ravaged London, prevailing wisdom blamed "miasma"; in other words, "bad air" was spreading the disease. One prominent physician disagreed. It was Dr. John Snow's work outside of the lab, however — his innovative...
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Position of the Day
by Nerve.com
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Humour meets impulse meets sex in this nifty little paperback. Whether displayed on the coffee table or in the bathroom, POD is sure to crack a smile....
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Great Sex Deck
by John Wolfe
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52 exciting tips, techniques and positions....
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What's Toxic, What's Not
by Gary Ginsberg and Brian Toal
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Two toxics experts with decades of experience in public health have created a book that separates the risks from the myths of everyday toxins. This guide provides scenarios and real-life examples, including important warning signs....
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What to Eat
by Marion Nestle
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I thought I knew quite a bit about food — I take flaxseed oil supplements because I'm a vegetarian, try to buy local organic produce, and buy my dairy antibiotic-free. But this information-packed book taught me that there's plenty I didn't realize &#...
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Sex Advice From... Djs, Sorority Girls, Cowboys, Car Dealers, Bartenders, Pool Cleaners, Hairstylists, and More!
by Nerve.com
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Ever wondered if cowboys do it with their boots on? What music a record store clerk plays while going at it? What's really happening up there in the projection booth during the movie? Sex Advice From... bypasses the experts and hits the streets (and the...
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The Roots of Ayurveda (Penguin Classics)
by Dominik Wujastyk
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Ayurveda, the ancient art of healing, has been practiced in India for more than two thousand years and survives today as a living medical tradition whose principles are at the heart of many "alternative" therapies now used in the West. This "science of...
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Human: The Science Behind What Makes Us Unique
by Michael S. Gazzaniga
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One of the world's leading neuroscientists explores how best to understand the human condition by examining the biological, psychological, and highly social nature of our species within the social context of our lives.
What happened along the...
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Collins Alternative Health Guide
by Steven Bratman
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The interest of the public in alternative healthcare is large and growing. This book will bring a comprehensive database of information relating to alternative cures and therapies to a wide trade audience.
The Collins Alternative Health Guide will be...
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How Doctors Think
by Jerome Groopman
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A New Yorker staff writer, best-selling author, and professor at Harvard Medical School unravels the ultimate medical mystery: how doctors figure out the best treatments — or fail to do so.
On average, a physician will interrupt a patient...
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The Sexual Life of Catherine M.
by Catherine Millet
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A national best-seller that was featured on such lists as The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle, The Boston Globe, and Publishers Weekly, The Sexual Life of Catherine M. was the controversial sleeper...
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The South Beach Diet: The Delicious, Doctor-Designed, Foolproof Plan for Fast and Healthy Weight Loss
by Arthur Agatston
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THE DIET EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT! Developed by noted Miami cardiologist Dr. Arthur Agatston for his patients, THE SOUTH BEACH DIET became a national phenomenon-because it works. It's not low fat. It's not low carbs. It teaches you to use the right carbs...
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The Heart & Soul of Sex: Making the Isis Connection
by Gina Ogden
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Drawing on the results of her unique national sex survey--and on decades of clinical practice as a sex therapist--Gina Ogden offers a revolutionary exploration of women's sexual experience. The best sex, say thousands of women, doesn't just happen in the...
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Knife Man
by Wendy Moore
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The vivid, often gruesome portrait of the 18th century pioneering surgeon and father of modern medicine, John Hunter. In the gothic horror story, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, the house of the genial doctor turned fiend is reputedly based on the home of the...
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Cooking Healthy with Splenda
by Joanna Lund
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From soups to desserts, more than 200 simple, versatile recipes are featured in this cookbook which highlights Splenda, the only sweetener approved by the FDA and the Atkins diet. Lay-flat comb binding....
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Juicing for Life
by Cherie Calbom
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This important book tells how to treat over 75 common health disorders with the correct combinations of freshly squeezed vegetable and fruit juices. Includes recipes, daily menus and special diets, and a section of resoures....
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Autobiography of a Face
by Lucy Grealy
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""I spent five years of my life being treated for cancer, but since then I'vespent fifteen years being treated for nothing other than looking different from everyone else. It was the pain from that, from feeling ugly, that I always viewed as the great...
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The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time (P.S.)
by John Kelly
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La moria grandissima began its terrible journey across the European and Asian continents in 1347, leaving unimaginable devastation in its wake. Five years later, twenty-five million people were dead, felled by the scourge that would come to be called the...
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Lightning at the Gate: A Visionary Journey of Healing
by Jeanne Achterberg
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Jeanne Achterberg is an internationally known authority on the use of imagery to heal the body. She is best known for developing the technique known as guided visualization, and she was recently featured in Time magazine as one of the top innovators in...
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