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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Staff Pick This is an absolutely fascinating account of a line of cells that would proliferate to such a degree that they became immortal. Shaved from a tumor in a poor black woman in the 1950s, cultured without her knowledge, and grown to amazing proportions... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Anatomy Coloring Book 3RD Edition by Wynn Kapit Publisher Comments For over 23 years, The Anatomy Coloring Book has been the leading human anatomy coloring book, offering concisely written text and precise, extraordinary hand-drawn figures. Organized according to body systems, each of the 170 plates featured in this... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital by Sheri Fink Publisher Comments Pulitzer Prize-winner Sheri Fink’s landmark investigation into the deaths of patients at a New Orleans hospital ravaged by Hurricane Katrina, a gripping portrayal of unfolding calamity, vital choices and the suspenseful quest for truth and justice.... (read more) List Price $27.00 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon Publisher Comments This well-researched, thought-provoking guide to traditional foods contains a startling message: Animal fats and cholesterol are not villains but vital factors in the diet, necessary for normal growth, proper function of the brain and nervous system... (read more) List Price $27.00 Your price: $18.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Clinical Nursing Skills and Techniques (Clinical Nursing Skills and Techniques) by Anne Griffin Perry Synopsis Written by the author team you trust, this market-leading text is known for its comprehensive coverage of over 200 nursing skills. It offers hundreds of full-color illustrations, a nursing process framework, and clear step-by-step instructions - with... (read more) List Price $106.95 Your price: $18.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Dorland's Pocket Medical Dictionary with CDROM (28th Edition) by Dorland Publisher Comments Since 1898, Dorland's Pocket Medical Dictionary has continuously maintained the standard as the world's most convenient, user-friendly, portable reference on medical terminology. Thoroughly revised to reflect the latest advances in medicine, this 28th... (read more) List Price $177.00 Your price: $14.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow Publisher Comments "We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand." Randy Pausch A lot of professors give talks titled "The Last Lecture." Professors are asked to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them. And while... (read more) List Price $21.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Hardcover
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Our Bodies, Ourselves by Boston Womens Health Book Collective Publisher Comments andlt;Iandgt;Oandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;Iandgt;ur Bodies, Ourselves andlt;/Iandgt;is the resource that women of all ages turn to for information about their bodies, sexuality, and reproductive health. Completely revised and updated, these pages provide women... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $14.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Eat Right 4 Your Type: ... Encyclopedia (02 Edition) by Dadamo Publisher Comments Which blood types should… Respond quickly to signs of depression with anti-depressants? Use a widely available vaccine to lower the risk of cancer? Avoid aspirin because of thin blood? Use diet to treat an ear infection? The answers are here... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $15.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach Publisher Comments Stiff is an oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem. For two thousand years, cadavers (some willingly, some unwittingly) have been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. They... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Zone: Revolutionary Life Plan to Put Your Body in Total Balance for Permanent Weight Loss by Barry Sears Publisher Comments Developed by respected researcher and health consultant Dr. Barry Sears, this program is a lifelong, lasting weight-loss plan that is based on a simple, nonrestrictive diet with easy-to-follow steps that link food to hormone "switches" in the body.... (read more) List Price $27.99 Your price: $1.95 Used - Hardcover
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Potatoes Not Prozac: Simple Solutions for Sugar Sensitivity by Kathleen Desmaisons Publisher Comments In "Potatoes Not Prozac," Dr. DesMaisons gives readers the tools to overcome sugar dependency, with self-tests to determine ones sugar sensitivity as well as an easy-to-follow, drug-free program with a customized diet high in protein and complex... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Comprehensive Pharmacy Review [With Access Code] (Comprehensive Pharmacy Review) by Leon Shargel Publisher Comments Completely revised to reflect current progress in pharmacy education and practice, the Sixth Edition of this best-selling review guide is indispensable for all pharmacy students, from the first year of professional courses to preparation for the NAPLEX(R)... (read more) List Price $52.95 Your price: $26.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death by Jean Dominiqu Bauby Publisher Comments In 1995, Jean-Dominique Bauby was the editor-in-chief of French Elle, the father of two young childen, a 44-year-old man known and loved for his wit, his style, and his impassioned approach to life. By the end of the year he was also the victim of a rare... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Mountains beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World by Tracy Kidder Staff Pick Beautifully told, and entirely inspiring, Mountains Beyond Mountains is an exceptional look at the heroic life of Dr. Paul Farmer. Providing health care for hundreds of thousands in a remote, impoverished region of Haiti, Farmer's incomparable dedication... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Adrenal Fatigue: The 21st-Century Stress Syndrome by James Wilson Publisher Comments Informative book on Adrenal Fatigue.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary: Thumb Indexed Version 20th Edition by Tabers Publisher Comments Why is TABER'S 20th Edition the ONLY CHOICE for your students?Because for more than 65 years, Taber's has provided students and practitioners with the definitions and information they need to provide superior care for their patients: 56,000 definitions... (read more) List Price $38.95 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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Keep Your Brain Alive: 83 Neurobic Exercises to Help Prevent Memory Loss and Increase Mental Fitness by Lawrence Katz Publisher Comments A leading neurobiological researcher joins forces with the author of "60 Ways to Relieve Stress in 60 Seconds" to offer 89 simple "neurobic" exercises for the brain designed to help prevent memory loss and increase mental fitness. Illustrations.... (read more) List Price $8.95 Your price: $1.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Art of Aging: A Doctor's Prescription for Well-Being by Sherwin B Nuland Publisher Comments In his landmark book How We Die, Sherwin B. Nuland profoundly altered our perception of the end of life. Now in The Art of Aging, Dr. Nuland steps back to explore the impact of aging on our minds and bodies, strivings and relationships. Melding a... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Food Rules: An Eater's Manual by Michael Pollan Publisher Comments In Cooked, Michael Pollan explores the previously uncharted territory of his own kitchen. Here, he discovers the enduring power of the four classical elementsfire, water, air, and earthto transform the stuff of nature into delicious things... (read more) List Price $11.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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