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Y Lolfa Enoch's Walk: Ninety-Five, Not Out: Journey of a
Book SynopsisAutobiography of distinguished psychiatrist David Enoch, author of modern classic Uncommon Psychiatric Syndromes and committed Christian, now aged 95. A valuable first-hand contribution to 20th-century history as well as a candid and truly inspirational story of one man''s journey through life. 63 photographs.
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Transworld Life Almost
Book Synopsis'Vital and heart-wrenchingly intimate' Leah Hazard'Urgent, fascinating and thought-provoking' Julia Bueno'Thoughtfully researched and beautifully written' Pippa VosperAfter losing four pregnancies with no obvious cause, Jennie Agg set out to understand why miscarriage remains such a profoundly misunderstood, under-researched and under-acknowledged experience. Part-memoir, part-scientific investigation, Life, Almost documents Agg's path to motherhood and her search for answers. Tracing each tentative step of her fifth pregnancy - as her body becomes a creature she does not wish to spook - Agg dismantles the myths that we unquestioningly accept about our reproductive lives: Why are we told miscarriage can't be prevented when half of all miscarriages are of perfectly healthy embryos? Why is it normal not to tell anyone you're pregnant for the first three months? Why don't we know why labour starts? Drawing on pioneering research and interviews with world-leading experts, Life, Almost is a ground-breaking book that will change how you think about miscarriage, and a moving reflection on grief and love at the edge of life as we understand it.
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University of Chester Press Bloomsbury Belsen Oxford
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Sandstone Press Ltd The Year the World Went Mad: A Scientific Memoir
Book SynopsisIn January 2020, leading epidemiologist Professor Mark Woolhouse learned of a new virus taking hold in China. He immediately foresaw a hard road ahead for the entire world, and emailed the Chief Medical Officer of Scotland warning that the UK should urgently begin preparations. A few days later he received a polite reply stating only that everything was under control. In this astonishing account, Mark Woolhouse shares his story as an insider, having served on advisory groups to both the Scottish and UK governments. He reveals the disregarded advice, frustration of dealing with politicians, and the missteps that led to the deaths of vulnerable people, damage to livelihoods and the disruption of education. He explains the follies of lockdown and sets out the alternatives. Finally, he warns that when the next pandemic comes, we must not dither and we must not panic; never again should we make a global crisis even worse. The Year the World Went Mad puts our recent, devastating, history in a completely new light.Trade Review ‘So many issues clarified and insights eloquently expressed. This will be an essential book.’‘A unique record of the pandemic year by an insider.’‘Vital reading for understanding where we’re currently at.’ * Stylist *Fascinating * The Times *Devastating * The Sunday Telegraph *A glorious example of great science communication. * Science Media Centre *A compelling read, comprehensively laying out the case against lockdowns alongside clear explanations of basic epidemiological concepts, and fresh insights from the front line of scientific advice during the pandemic. * The Scotsman *A confronting and fascinating look at the UK’s mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic * Monocle *
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American Meteorological Society Weather Forecaster to Research Scientist – My
Book SynopsisThis memoir follows the sixty-year meteorology career of Robert M. Atlas. As a young child, Robert M. Atlas would often look up at the sky, observe the clouds, and ask his parents questions about the weather. That early interest sparked a career in meteorology that took place during a period of rapid development in the field. Weather Forecaster to Research Scientist follows his decades-long career and his innovative research, which led to improvements in the understanding and prediction of extreme weather. Atlas’s journey begins with his start as an apprentice forecaster for the US Weather Bureau during a time when satellite meteorology and operational numerical weather prediction were just in their infancy. Weather Forecaster to Research Scientist also traces his experiences as an operational forecaster in the US Air Force, discusses his pioneering work on ocean surface winds using satellites, and describes his leadership of scientific organizations within NASA and NOAA as well as his experiences teaching at several universities. An engaging account of a distinguished career, this book will appeal to students, educators, weather forecasters, scientists, and weather enthusiasts alike.Table of ContentsForward; Preface; Chapter 1: Early years; Chapter 2: Weather officer in the U.S. Air Force; Chapter 3: Graduate study at New York University; Chapter 4: Research scientist at NASA GISS and GSFC; Photo Insert; Chapter 5: Director of NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory; Chapter 6: Teaching at colleges and universities; Chapter 7: Retirement; References; Appendix A: Career timeline; Appendix B: Publications of Robert Atlas
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Pete's Bogus Journey: An Autobiographical Descent
Book SynopsisThere is no doubt that life is a bogus journey and it does not end well for any of us. However, join eye surgeon Pete Cackett on his eventful pathway through life and career in medicine and learn from his own unfortunate mishaps. Discover how it is possible to make your own journey less bogus, especially if you follow his advice and tips from his 'Hidden Curriculum'. This book is a celebration of life in all its glorious bogusness with plenty of humour and retro pop culture references along the way.This is a medical autobiography and is the first one which directly addresses the medical profession (doctors and medical students) and other allied health professionals. It covers many relevant issues and topics on working as a doctor, including those which many are reluctant to talk about such as private practice. It also includes advice gleaned from over 30 years in medicine as part of a 'Hidden Curriculum'. This guidance can be used by the reader to make changes to their own lives in order to create a happier and more successful existence.
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Headline Publishing Group Duty of Care: 'This is the book everyone should
Book Synopsis'Beautifully written, passionate and moving, this is the book everyone should read about COVID-19' Kate Mosse'Hard to put down' Rachel Clarke'Gripping, humane, eye-opening and seriously tense' Ian DuntThe first book to tell the full story of the COVID-19 pandemic from a doctor on the frontline.ALL ROYALTIES FROM SALES GO TO HEROES, A CHARITY PROTECTING AND SUPPORTING HEALTHCARE WORKERS. On the 8th of February, Dr Dominic Pimenta encountered his first suspected case of coronavirus. Within a week, he began wearing a mask on the tube, and within a month, he moved over to the Intensive Care Unit to help fight the virus.From the initial whispers coming out of China and the collective hesitation to class this as a pandemic to full lockdown and the continued battle to treat whoever came through the doors, Dr Pimenta tells the heroic stories of how the entire system shifted to tackle this outbreak and how, ultimately, the staff managed to save lives.This incredible account captures the shock and surprise, the panic and power of an unprecedented time, and how, at this moment of despair, human generosity and kindness prevailed.'A startlingly personal account ... It can be described as a memoir, a thriller or a horror story, but it is really all at once' Observer'Reads like a thriller – a first-hand account of a group of individuals facing a terrible adversary – but it also moved me sometimes to tears because it communicates the humanity of the patients, as well as the NHS staff. As with all great writing, its honesty shines out' Tim Walker'An excellent book ... Moving and fascinating in equal measure' Xand van TullekenTrade Review'Duty of Care is a tense and gripping account of the unfolding pandemic from a doctor who was there. The bravery and dedication of NHS staff are extraordinary, the looming dangers vividly described. I found it hard to put down' -- Dr Rachel Clarke, Sunday Times bestselling author of Dear Life and Your Life in My Hands.'Gripping, humane, eye-opening and seriously tense. Public interest journalism which reads like a thriller novel' -- Ian Dunt.'Truly wonderful ... Brilliant at explaining what it means to be at the heart of things, the growing sense of menace ... Absolutely essential reading ... It deserves to be on every recommended reading list and pressed into the hands of every politician ... Beautifully written, passionate and moving, this is the book everyone should read about COVID-19' -- Kate Mosse.'A startlingly personal account ... It can be described as a memoir, a thriller or a horror story, but it is really all at once' * Observer. *'Reads like a thriller – a first-hand account of a group of individuals facing a terrible adversary – but it also moved me sometimes to tears because it communicates the humanity of the patients, as well as the NHS staff. As with all great writing, its honesty shines out' -- Tim Walker.'An excellent book ... Moving and fascinating in equal measure' -- Xand van Tulleken.Table of Contents0
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MIT Press The Autobiography of a Transgender Scientist
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The Light in the Darkness
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Tellwell Talent The Light in the Darkness
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iUniverse Juvenile Delinquent to Surgeon A Surgeons Memoir
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Austin Macauley Publishers The First 1000 Days
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FriesenPress My Bert Has Alzheimers
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Austin Macauley Publishers A Piece of the Action
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Austin Macauley Publishers A Piece of the Action
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Penguin Books Ltd Headlines and Hedgerows
Book SynopsisTake a trip down memory lane with the memoir from national TV treasure John Craven, as he recounts both the highs and lows of one of the longest entertaining careers in history, and the people and animals that have helped to shape it.''Magical memoirs. A BBC legend. A broadcasting icon. The best bits from cub reporter to Countryfile'' Daily MailHe began by reading the front page of the evening newspaper in the kitchen to his mother and aunt.Since then, he''s spoken to the nation on the BBC almost every week for more than half a century and is one of the most-beloved broadcasters of our time.Presenter of treasured programmes Newsround, Countryfile and Swap Shop, John brought us the headlines and breaking news of our childhood and later helped us discover the magic and wonder of the British countryside.Now, in his first ever autobiography, he recounts a life in news, his childhood, the great impact that the absence ofTrade ReviewMagical memoirs. A BBC legend. A broadcasting icon. The best bits from cub reporter to Countryfile . . . his early career sounds like a riot * Daily Mail *From his Yorkshire childhood to his television career from Newsround to Countryfile, the presenter tells his story * Radio Times *In this heart-warming and entertaining memoir Craven, now regarded as somewhat of a national treasure, recounts the high and low points of his career and the people, family and animals that have shaped his life * Surrey Life *Five hundred and eighty two minutes worth of pure heaven await in this down-to-earth first memoir of journalist, broadcaster and national treasure John Craven * Sunday Post (on the audiobook) *The much-loved Newsround and Countryfile presenter in his own words for the first time * Eastern Daily Press *Amusing and insightful. Thoroughly enjoyable * Sorted Magazine *
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Little, Brown Book Group The Peoples Hospital
Book SynopsisHow do medical staff offer care and hope to patients and families when faced with the mayhem and lottery of a broken healthcare system?''A fascinating and beautifully written memoir that reminds us what we have with our NHS - and what we stand to lose'' Christie Watson''A tour de force... lyrical and riveting prose'' Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone''Nuila details the horrific reality of the American healthcare system from the front lines, and shows us why it doesn''t have to be like that'' Sally Hayden, author of My Fourth Time, We DrownedThe People''s Hospital is the story of how Ben Taub Hospital strives to provide healthcare to Houston''s most vulnerable population, against the background of the chaos of American healthcare. By telling the frequently heartbreaking stories of patients who have had to battle their desperate financial circumstances as well as life-threatening illnTrade ReviewTerrifying, whistleblowing * Daily Mail *Nuila unbraids the interlocked strands of hospitals, health insurance companies, Big Pharma and profit-minded physicians, all unified in the purpose of solving sickness through the mechanism of business. He humanizes his points in meticulous and compassionate detail... A skilful writer * New York Times *A compelling mixture of healthcare policy and gripping stories from the frontlines of medicine * Guardian *A fascinating and beautifully written memoir that reminds us what we have with our NHS - and what we stand to lose * Christie Watson *Like a handful of other storied public hospitals in America, Ben Taub manages to do the impossible: to provide world class care for the uninsured and indigent; train generations of physicians; pioneer medical breakthroughs; and do it at a fraction of the cost of fancier places. Nuila's lyrical and riveting prose lays bare the dysfunctional expensive quagmire that passes for our health care system. His stories of patients and those who care for them captures the miracle that is Ben Taub. The People's Hospital is a tour de force * Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone *A rare and unforgettable work, The People's Hospital takes us deep into the lives of some of America's poorest patients. Following in the tradition of Bryan Stevenson's Just Mercy and Atul Gawande's Being Mortal, Nuila makes a revelatory passage through a system that is both flawed and primed for reform * Andrea Elliott, author of Invisible Child *Ricardo Nuila details the horrific reality of the American healthcare system from the front lines, and shows us why it doesn't have to be like that. This is America, as experienced by the many people who fall through the cracks of a corporate system readily willing to disregard them. The People's Hospital brings the experiences of the poor, undocumented and unlucky to centre stage, while forcing the reader to confront how explicitly money can be the deciding factor when it comes to saving a life * Sally Hayden, author of My Fourth Time, We Drowned *Revelatory and often heartbreaking... Nuila is a skilled writer and shifts elegantly between these narratives and his personal story... His lyricism and empathy defy both typical medical journalism and the reduction of patient care to the management of charts and bills... A compassionate, engrossing story of frustrated hopes and unlikely victories in American health care. * Kirkus, starred review *Nuila practices internal medicine in Houston at Ben Taub Hospital, but the doctor's new book might take place in any big city where the uninsured - like the patients he chronicles here - face astronomical fees, mazes of endless paperwork and poor or insufficient diagnoses made by exhausted medical professionals. Nuila's storytelling gifts place him alongside colleagues like Atul Gawande * Los Angeles Times *The People's Hospital will leave you with a hope that even if our healthcare system will never become the shining beacon of equitable care all patients deserve, it ca, at least, get better * Washington Post *Nuila brilliantly sets up a high-stakes narrative of life and death in a dysfunctional national healthcare system... He has written his first book with symphonic breadth and organization * Houston Chronical *Compassionate, detailed, accessible (and yes, occasionally infuriating), Nuila's book is a wise and timely look at the failures of American medicine and a hopeful glimpse of a different way forward * Shelf Awareness (starred review) *An urgent and essential call for a more humane healthcare system * Publishers Weekly *
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National Geographic Society A Man of the World
Book SynopsisThe captivating inside story of the man who helmed National Geographic over the course of six decades is a front-row seat to iconic feats of exploration, from the successful hunt for the Titanic to Jane Goodall's field studies, offering a rare portrait of one of the most iconic media empires in history and making an impassioned argument for our enduring need to know and care for our world.Though his career path had been paved by four generations of his family before him, Gilbert M. Grosvenor left his own mark on the National Geographic Society, founded in 1888 and recognised the world over by its ubiquitous yellow border. In an unflinchingly honest memoir as big as the world and all that is in it, Grosvenor shows us what it was like to 'grow up Geographic' in a family home where explorers like Robert Peary, Louis Leakey, and Jane Goodall regularly crossed the threshold. As staff photographer, editor in chief and then president of the organisation, Grosvenor oversaw the
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Ebury Publishing I'll Die After Bingo: My unlikely life as a care
Book SynopsisNominated for the Chortle Comedy Book Award 2023'Blisteringly well written, deeply humane and very funny' Daily Telegraph'Enough to make you die laughing' Daily Mail'Funny and moving' Daily ExpressWhether he's initiating a coup d'état against new regulations with the residents, or forging a bond with the 98-year old who once called him a fat slut, Pope Lonergan's work is infinitely varied. This no-holds-barred account shows what life inside a care home is really like, for both residents and carers. Featuring night-time drama, incontinence pads and the uniquely dark humour of one double-amputee Alzheimer's patient, here you can learn everything you ever wanted to know (and a few things you probably really didn't) about Britain's care system.This important memoir challenges us all to think differently about the value of our elderly, and also the carers who look after them.Trade ReviewFunny and moving... deeply affecting * Daily Express *Blackly funny... enough to make you die laughing * Daily Mail *Five out of five stars. This book does for care home workers what This Is Going to Hurt did for junior doctors... this isn't just a conscience-rebooting book. It's also blisteringly well written, deeply humane and very funny * Daily Telegraph *Pope Lonergan is always very funny even when dealing with the most serious subject matter -- David BaddielPope is such a kind, funny and erudite guide through a world many of us ignore. I hope people read the book. It can't possibly be what they think. It is exceptional * Andrew Hankinson *
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iUniverse Aberdeen Anecdotes: The Best of All Times
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O'Reilly Make Maverick Scientist
Book SynopsisMaverick Scientist is the memoir of Forrest Mims, who forged a distinguished scientific career despite having no academic training in science. Named one of the 50 Best Brains in Science by Discover magazine, Forrest shares what sparked his childhood curiosity and relates a lifetime of improbable, dramatic, and occasionally outright dangerous experiences in the world of science. At thirteen he invented a new method of rocket control. At seventeen he designed and built an analog computer that could translate Russian into English and that the Smithsonian collected as an example of an early hobby computer. While majoring in government at Texas A&M University, Forrest created a hand-held, radar-like device to help guide the blind. And during his military service, he had to be given special clearance to do top secret laser research at the Air Force Weapons Lab. Why? Because while he lacked the required engineering degree, they wanted his outside-the-box thinking on the project. He went on
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Bonnier Books Ltd The Secret GP
Book SynopsisIf you thought you knew about the life of a GP, think again.Let me take you on an unbelievable journey to the truth, through spilt urine bottles, the patients who should have been in hospital months ago, existential crises, utterly unexplainable health problems and awkward silences.This is a job that requires you to be a detective, relationship counsellor, social worker, friend, sex therapist, parent-figure and sometimes, just sometimes, a doctor. Find out why you only get ten minutes with a GP, why you can never see the same doctor, why we are ALWAYS running late and why, despite a struggling system and an almost omnipresent sense of impending doom, I really love my job.
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Gill Traces of Truth
Book Synopsis''This book recounts some of the more significant instances of grief, tragedy and sorrow I encountered throughout my crime scene investigation career. Along with some relevant snapshots from my earlier frontline policing, they offer an inside glimpse into how this strange world shaped my view of life and living and provide an insight into the hard-earned lessons I learned, both professionally and personally, along the way. I seek to show how these experiences ultimately led to a transformation in my understanding of the true nature of death.''Despite an intense fear of death, Ciaran Prior became a garda crime scene investigator, a job that exposed him to the very thing he had feared most as a child.In this remarkable and revealing memoir, Ciaran sensitively details his work on some of Ireland's most shocking murders, giving the reader behind-the-scenes access to real crime scenes and a unique insight into the role of forensics in modern-day policing, as well as the impact that constant frontline encounters with death had on Ciaran's health. More than just a forensic police procedural,Traces of Truth is both a fascinating glimpse into crime scene investigation techniques, the character instinct and judgement required to see justice done, and a moving reflection on life, death and the traces that a career spent dealing with mortality leave on a man's perception and psyche.
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Octopus Publishing Group Life and Death Decisions: Saving lives in extreme
Book Synopsis'HONEST, POWERFUL AND RIVETING'Levison Wood, author of The Art of Exploration'JUST BRILLIANT...THE BOOK OF THE DECADE'Tim Flannery, former Australian of the Year'WOW. A HUGELY IMPORTANT AND ENJOYABLE BOOK THAT WILL RESTORE YOUR FAITH IN HUMANITY AND WHAT IS POSSIBLE'Sir Jeremy Farrar, Chief Scientist, World Health Organization'ALL AT ONCE BRAVE, FUNNY, SHOCKING AND DOWN TO EARTH' Aaron Smith, author of The RockFrom the sinking islands of the Pacific to epidemics and war zones in the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa, doctors like Lachlan McIver work in some of the most extreme environments on earth. In this thrilling memoir, Lachlan takes us right into the heart of the action as he treats patients ravaged by tropical diseases, manages drug-resistant infections in war wounds, delivers babies by the light of a head torch, and narrowly avoids being kidnapped by militia in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Inevitably, the pressure takes its toll as Lachlan is forced to reckon with the global crises devastating more and more lives every single day... Life and Death Decisions is an exhilarating account of one doctor facing profound, extraordinary challenges - and saving lives against all odds.
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Unicorn Publishing Group The Garden Diary of Doctor Darwin
Book SynopsisIn 1986, Susan Campbell made the chance discovery of a hitherto unknown garden diary. She spent the next 35 years researching its background before writing this book. The diary was written between 1838 and 1865 by the father of Charles Darwin, Doctor Robert Darwin and after his death in 1848 it was continued by his sister, Susan. It describes the horticultural and domestic activities at The Mount, a large house with extensive, beautiful gardens and pastures on the banks of the River Severn, in Shrewsbury. It was the home of the Darwin family from 1800 until Susan's death in 1866 and, in 1809, it was Charles's birthplace. Apart from revealing that Doctor Darwin made his garden available for several of Charles's early horticultural experiments (1838-1841) the diary describes all the plants that grew in this garden, whether ornamental and exotic, utilitarian or edible, as well as the keeping of cows and pigs, the exchanges of plants with neighbours and family, and occasional events of local importance.
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Common Notions Journal of a Black Queer Nurse
Book SynopsisIn this searing, honest memoir, a Black queer emergency-room nurse works the front lines of care during COVID-19.Britney Daniels is a Black, masculine-presenting, tattooed lesbian from a working-class background. For the last five years, she has been working as an emergency-room nurse. She began Journal of a Black Queer Nurse as a personal diary, a tool to heal from the day-to-day traumas of seeing too much and caring too much.Hilarious, gut-wrenching, and infuriating by turns, these stories are told from the perspective of a deeply empathetic, no-nonsense young nurse, who highlights the way race, inequality, and a profit-driven healthcare system make the hospital a place where systemic racism is lived. Whether it is giving one’s own clothes to a homeless patient, sticking up for patients of color in the face of indifference from white doctors and nurses, or nursing one’s own back pain accrued from transporting too many bodies as the morgues overflowed during the pandemic, Journal of a Black Queer Nurse reveals the ways in which care is much more than treating a physical body and how the commitment to real care—care that involves listening to and understanding patients in a deeper sense—demands nurses, especially nurses of color, must also be warriors.Trade Review“Britney Daniels' voice is one of the most important you will hear all year. This book is not only a testament to the resilience of our nation's hardest-working lifesavers but also a reminder of the essentiality of centering Black queer voices in our national discourse. Britney's greatest gift is the reminder that positivity, perseverance, empathy, and com-passion always prevail over the forces that try to divide and oppress, and that love is the universal truth that will lead each of us to find happiness.” —Jeremy Blacklow, former Director of Entertainment, GLAAD“Journal of a Black Queer Nurse reminds readers of the importance of centering the voices of Black women, and specifically those of Black queer women, as we share stories about the challenges we must work together to overcome. Equal parts personal narrative and sharing stories about the medical-industrial complex, Britney’s work highlights the power of love, the importance of inclusion, and the opportunities each of us has to interrogate and push past limiting, socially constructed boundaries that are designed to prevent us from bearing witness, finding comfort in who we are and how we move through the world, and telling our stories. I’m thankful for this offering and for Britney’s sharing of her gifts.” —Dr. David J. Johns, Executive Director, National Black Justice Coalition"There is no doubt that Journal of A Black Queer Nurse is timely on at least two fronts: reflecting on the weight of the COVID-19 pandemic on the healthcare profession, while illuminating the intersection of race, gender, and sexuality on a healthcare professional. However, this book is not only of import to nurses or to queer people because it so wonderfully explores a most universal story of what it is to be human in unprecedented times.” —Dr. Sharon L. Moore"Each vignette is processed down to its core elements, like journal entries; Daniels makes mention of the actual journals she kept while working during this time period, which is where the material for this book came from. Daniels has efficiently streamlined her writing, and these chapters tell many different stories, like memories, in little, distilled moments. From the hospital in Texas, where they are so short-staffed that Daniels is made to work twelve-hour shifts without a break, to the intoxicated and belligerent patients in Southern California who yell racial slurs at her, Daniels’ is consistently engaging, but also thoughtful. She constantly asks, would this have happened to me if I was not a Black woman? and often, the answer is no. This question animates the whole book, and as we learn more about her experiences, we see how the entire health system is peppered with inequity..."—Joanna Acevedo, Foglifter PressTable of ContentsPrologueChapter One: Where I BeganChapter Two: Stepping Out for the First TimeChapter Three: Not Too FarChapter Four: White Supremacy and Palm TreesChapter Five: “Can I Have a White Nurse?”Chapter Six: Million Dollar DilapidationChapter Seven: “She’s Not Crazy”Chapter Eight: “Is That a Roach?”Chapter Nine: The ReaperChapter Ten: “I Freed the Slaves”Epilogue
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Juggernaut Books The Woman Who Ran AIIMS
Book SynopsisThis book is chock-full of intriguing stories from a bygone era â from the time radium needles, used to treat cancers, mysteriously went missing from Lady Hardinge Medical College to when Dr Bhargava diagnosed a sitting president with lung cancer using only an X-ray image.
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Juggernaut Publication My Life as a Comrade: The Story of an
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Baton Wicks Publications The Uncrowned King of Mont Blanc: The life of T.
Book SynopsisShortlisted for the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature. The Uncrowned King of Mont Blanc by Peter Foster is the biography of scientist and mountaineer Thomas Graham Brown, whose encyclopaedic knowledge of the mountain earned him the soubriquet, and whose achievements in the Alps and Greater Ranges place him at the forefront of British mountaineering between the two world wars.Born in Edinburgh in 1882, Graham Brown first pursued a career in the sciences as a physiologist – his exacting father demanding the highest standards – and the results of his research, largely unrecognised at the time, now underpin current understanding of the nervous control of movement in animals and man. His mountaineering career began in earnest after the First World War. From rock climbing in the Lake District he progressed to guided climbs in the Alps, where in 1927 he was fatefully introduced to Frank Smythe with whom he made the groundbreaking first ascents of the Sentinelle Rouge and the Route Major on the Brenva Face of Mont Blanc. This resulted in an obsession with the mountain and a feud between the pair that smouldered and flared for twenty years.Ambitious, determined and uncompromising in his views, he never left others feeling neutral: Geoffrey Winthrop Young thought him ‘a vicious lunatic’, yet Charles Houston felt closer to Graham Brown ‘than almost anyone else I know’. Graham Brown’s life was one of turbulence in his career, relationships and in the mountains, whether on expeditions to Mount Foraker, Nanda Devi and Masherbrum, or most frequently, the Alps.Peter Foster has drawn upon diaries, letters and extensive archival research that illuminate the highs and lows of Graham Brown’s scientific and climbing careers, and explores the imbalance between the significance of his achievements and the lack of recognition he received. But, above all, The Uncrowned King of Mont Blanc allows one to hear Graham Brown’s voice: querulous, opinionated and, to the discomfort of his many adversaries, almost always right.Table of ContentsForeword by Lindsay Griffin. Introduction. Chapter 1: Early Influences. Chapter 2: First Steps in Physiology. Chapter 3: Sherrington and Liverpool. Chapter 4: Physiologist at War. Chapter 5: Professor. Chapter 6: A New Direction. Chapter 7: To the Alps. Chapter 8: Climbs with F.S. Smythe. Chapter 9: Fallout. Chapter 10: Alpine Heyday. Chapter 11: The Alpine Club. Chapter 12: Annus Mirabilis. Chapter 13: C.S. Houston and Mount Foraker. Chapter 14: Himalayan Prospects. Chapter 15: Nanda Devi. Chapter 16: Masherbrum. Chapter 17: Interlude. Chapter 18: Return to the Mountains. Chapter 19: Editor of the Alpine Journal. Chapter 20: Alpine Historian. Chapter 21: Vagabond Professor. Bibliography. Index.
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LID Publishing ER Doctor: Tales of an emergency room doctor
Book SynopsisPaul Weinberg spent 30 years in the Emergency Room (or ER) as a medical doctor and has seen everything, Described as “a strange career” by the author, entry into the field is unrestricted and open to all who are brave (or foolish) enough to start into the stream without the knowledge of the tsunami ahead. The strangeness of the practice is apparent from the very first visit to a busy urban ER. The swarm of commotion and great vividness of the scene can be dizzying. The relentlessness of the torrent and its strange day and night rhythms can enthral and repel like no other practice or job. In turns shocking, sad and funny, this book contains remarkable tales, inside stories and the experiences of a doctor’s career in ER. Emergency medicine in America is a critical asset to its healthcare system. The ER doctor is located at the interface of the public and the first point of healthcare. If a doctor is needed outside of office hours, nights, or holidays, if the patient is uninsured or has inadequate insurance, or is of such a social state that they might be unpleasant to be around, no one is turned away at the ER. In short, the life of the ER doc is one where no situation is off limits.
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Columbia University Press There Is Life After the Nobel Prize
Book SynopsisNeuroscientist Eric R. Kandel recounts his remarkable career since receiving the Nobel in 2000. He takes readers through his lab’s scientific advances as well as his efforts to promote public understanding of science and to put brain science and art into conversation.Trade ReviewThis is an amazing book that gives us a peek inside the mind of one of the giants of contemporary neuroscience. While most of us struggle to succeed in a single discipline, Eric R. Kandel has excelled in three: first his discovery of the neural basis of memory—a discovery comparable to DNA; second, as an art historian successfully bridging art and neuroscience; and now, a parallel career, as a science writer of almost unparalleled excellence. -- V. S. Ramachandran, author of The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist’s Quest for What Makes Us HumanOf course Eric Kandel didn’t stop doing experiments on learning and memory after he got a Nobel Prize; he would have had to become an entirely different person. But what did change, fortunately for the reader, is that he acquired the skill and confidence to convey deep scientific insights about the brain as they relate to a variety of subjects, such as abstract expressionist art, gender dysphoria, poverty, and morality. -- Margaret S. Livingstone, Takeda Professor of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical SchoolThis is an inspiring and unique story of creativity, perseverance, and humanity from the most influential neuroscientist of his generation. -- Larry W. Swanson, University Professor, Appleman Professor of Biological Sciences, and Professor of Biological Sciences and Psychology, University of Southern CaliforniaIn this slim but wide-ranging book, Eric R. Kandel—an escapee from Nazi Austria and a student of history and literature in college—reflects thoughtfully on his recent research as a benchtop neuroscientist, his experiences as a public communicator about brain and cognitive science, and his keen exploration of the arts. -- Howard Gardner, Hobbs Research Professor of Cognition and Education, Harvard Graduate School of EducationEric Kandel is a scientific giant. As in his other wonderful books, he has a fascinating tale to tell in this one, and does it well. A great story to read. -- Joseph E. LeDoux, Henry and Lucy Moses Professor of Science, New York University, and author of The Deep History of Ourselves: The Four-Billion-Year Story of How We Got Conscious BrainsA short, cheerful memoir from an energetic Nobel laureate. * Kirkus *In this remarkable recap of his post-prize career, Kandel’s intellect and passion are present on every page. Readers will be awed by the depth and breadth of Kandel’s work. * Publishers Weekly *Has Eric Kandel rested on his laurels? No. [This book] adds to Kandel’s respected literary oeuvre, which ranges from neuroscience textbooks to highly original popular science. * Nature *The 'great joy' that [he derives from] explaining science to the public can also be felt in Kandel's new book. * Austrian Press Agency *Accessible and interesting. . . . [Kandel has] a truly gifted mind with a facility for teaching, and a willingness to do so. Four stars. * Nonstop Reader *Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Moving to Columbia and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute2. Further Advances in Science3. Adventures in the Public Understanding of Science4. Introducing Brain Science to Art5. Return to Austria6. Columbia University and the Science of Mind, Brain, BehaviorConclusionAcknowledgmentsAppendix: AwardsNotesReferencesIndex
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Pan Macmillan The Lord God Made Them All The Classic Memoirs of
Book SynopsisThe fourth volume of memoirs from the author who inspired the BBC and Channel 5 series All Creatures Great and Small. Finally home from London after his wartime service in the RAF, James Herriot is settling back into life as a country vet. While the world has changed after the war, the blunt Yorkshire clients and menagerie of beasts with weird and wonderful ailments remain the same. But between his young son, Jimmy, trailing him around copying his every move, stubborn farmers refusing to try his ‘new-fangled’ treatments and a goat that has eaten 293 tomatoes, Darrowby is far from quiet. And with another baby on the way, life is about to get even more chaotic . . . Since they were first published, James Herriot’s memoirs have sold millions of copies and entranced generations of animal lovers. Charming, funny and touching, The Lord God Made Them All is a heart-warming story of determination, love and companionship from one of B
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Pan Macmillan Every Living Thing
Book SynopsisJames Herriot grew up in Glasgow and qualified as a veterinary surgeon at Glasgow Veterinary College. Shortly afterwards he took up a position as an assistant in a North Yorkshire practice where he remained, with the exception of his wartime service in the RAF, until his death in 1995. He wrote many books about Yorkshire country life, including some for children, but he is best known for his memoirs, beginning with If Only They Could Talk. The books were televised in the enormously popular series All Creatures Great and Small.Trade ReviewBulls with sunstroke, pigs on the run and a cake-eating Peke with a betting habit . . . I grew up reading James Herriot's book and I'm delighted that thirty years on they are still every bit as charming, heartwarming and laugh-out-loud funny as they were then. -- Kate HumbleHerriot's enchanting tales of life in the Dales are deservedly classics. Full of extraordinary characters, animal and human, the books never fail to delight. -- Amanda Owen, bestselling author of The Yorkshire Shepherdess
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Cambridge University Press Steven Weinberg A Life in Physics
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Pan Macmillan Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journeys
Book Synopsis'No other person who has flown in space has captured the experience so vividly' - New York Times Book Review In July 1969, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins piloted the Apollo 11 spacecraft to the moon. Fifty years later, it is still one of the greatest achievements in human history.In this remarkable memoir, Michael Collins conveys, in a very personal way, the drama, beauty, and humour of that adventure. He also traces his development from his first flight experiences in the air force, through his days as a test pilot, to his involvement in Project Gemini and his first spaceflight on Gemini 10. He presents an evocative picture of the famous Apollo 11 spacewalk, detailing the joys of flight and a new perspective on time, light, and movement from someone who has seen the fragile Earth from the other side of the moon.Updated with a new preface to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon-landing, Carrying the Fire by Michael Collins is the utterly absorbing and truly compelling classic account of what it was like to be a member of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon.Trade ReviewCollins tells what his space journeys meant to him as a human being [and] discusses the role of man amid the multitudinous mechanical marvels . . . Profoundly affecting * The New Yorker *Michael Collins can write . . . No other person who has flown in space has captured the experience so vividly * The New York Times Book Review *A splendid and affirmative book . . . A magnificent piece of exposition alive with humour, candid in its anxiety, very sensitive in its appreciation of the men involved. -- Edward Weeks * The Atlantic Monthly *
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Simon & Schuster WHY FISH DONT EXIST
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Random House USA Inc My Lobotomy
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Duckworth Books Diary of a Rural GP: Hilarious True Stories from
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Penguin Publishing Group My Family and Other Animals
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Penguin Publishing Group Unshrunk
Book Synopsis“A must read for anyone probing the dark side of mental health treatment.” —Anna Lembke, MD, New York Times bestselling author of Dopamine Nation “A really moving and heart-rending story. Unshrunk will help and empower so many people.” —Johann Hari, New York Times bestselling author of Stolen FocusThe powerful memoir of one woman’s experience with psychiatric diagnoses and medications, and her journey to discover herself outside the mental health industryAt age fourteen, Laura Delano saw her first psychiatrist, who immediately diagnosed her with bipolar disorder and started her on a mood stabilizer and an antidepressant. At school, Delano was elected the class president and earned straight-As and a national squash ranking; at home, she unleashed all the rage and despair she felt, lashing out at her family and locking herself in her bedroom, obsessing over death.Delano’s initial diagnosis marked the beginning of a life-altering saga. For the next thirteen years, she sought help from the best psychiatrists and hospitals in the country, accumulating a long list of diagnoses and a prescription cascade of nineteen drugs. After some resistance, Delano accepted her diagnosis and embraced the pharmaceutical regimen that she’d been told was necessary to manage her incurable, lifelong disease. But her symptoms only worsened. Eventually doctors declared her condition so severe as to be “treatment resistant.” A disturbing series of events left her demoralized, but sparked a last glimmer of possibility. . . . What if her life was falling apart not in spite of her treatment, but because of it? After years of faithful psychiatric patienthood, Delano realized there was one thing she hadn’t tried—leaving behind the drugs and diagnoses. This decision would mean unlearning everything the experts had told her about herself and forging into the terrifying unknown of an unmedicated life.Weaving Delano’s medical records and doctors’ notes with an investigation of modern psychiatry and illuminating research on the drugs she was prescribed, Unshrunk questions the dominant, rarely critiqued role that the American mental health industry, and the pharmaceutical industry in particular, plays in shaping what it means to be human.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc An Accidental Statistician The Life and Memories
Book SynopsisPraise for George E.P. Box and An Accidental Statistician I found most interesting the parts describing how he developed as a statistician, the intellectual influences on him, and the genesis of the ideas for which he is so well known...Trade ReviewMentioned in The Economist - 20 December 2014Table of ContentsForeword xi Second Foreword xv Preface xix Acknowledgments xxi From ThePublisher xxiii 1 Early Years 1 ‘‘Who in the world am I? Ah, that’s the great puzzle.’’ 2 Army Life 19 ‘‘Contrarywise, if it was so, it might be: and if it were so, it would be: but as it isn’t, it ain’t. That’s logic.’’ 3 ICI and the Statistical Methods Panel 44 ‘‘Can you answer useful questions?’’ 4 George Barnard 53 ‘‘When I use a word . . . it means just what I choose it to mean–neither more nor less.’’ 5 An Invitation to the United States 63 ‘‘The time has come, ‘the walrus said,’ to talk of many things. Of shoes and ships and sealing wax, of cabbages and kings.’’ 6 Princeton 78 ‘‘Ah! Then yours wasn’t a really good school.’’ 7 A New Life in Madison 94 ‘‘Digging for apples, your honor!’’ 8 Time Series 124 ‘‘What do you know about this business?’’ 9 George Tiao and the Bayes Book 139 ‘‘It gets easier further on.’’ 10 GrowingUp (Helen and Harry) 144 ‘‘There are 364 days when you might get unbirthday presents, and only 1 for birthday presents, you know.’’ 11 Fisher—Father and Son 151 ‘‘I only hope the boat won’t tipple over!’’ 12 Bill Hunter and Some Ideas on Experimental Design 157 ‘‘There goes Bill!’’ 13 The Quality Movement 181 ‘‘The race is over!. . . ‘Everybody has won and all must have prizes.’’’ 14 Adventures with Claire 197 ‘‘What else had you to learn?’’ ‘‘Well, there was Mystery.’’ 15 The Many Sides of Mac 209 ‘‘There’s nothing like eating hay when you’re feeling faint.’’ 16 Life in England 218 ‘‘What matters is how far we go? There is another shore, you know, upon the other side.’’ 17 Journeys to Scandinavia 224 ‘‘What sort of people live here?’’ 18 A Second Home in Spain 228 ‘‘I know something interesting is sure to happen.’’ 19 The Royal Society of London 245 20 Conclusion 247 21 Memories 248 Index 265
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Johns Hopkins University Press The Fears of the Rich The Needs of the Poor
Book SynopsisWilliam H. Foege, one of the most respected leaders in global public health, takes readers on a tour of his time at the CDC. In its seventy years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has evolved from a malaria control program to an institution dedicated to improving health for all people across the world. The Fears of the Rich, The Needs of the Poor is a revealing account of the CDC's development by its former director, public health luminary William H. Foege. Dr. Foege tells the stories of pivotal moments in public health, including the eradication of smallpox (made possible due in part to Foege's research) and the discovery of Legionnaires' disease, Reye syndrome, toxic shock syndrome, and HIV/AIDS. With good humor and optimism, he recounts the various crises he surmounted, from threats of terrorist attacks to contentious congressional hearings and funding cuts. Highlighting the people who made possible some of public health's biggest successes, Foege outlines thTrade ReviewI would recommend the book to anyone interested in, or who works within, the field of public health. It is an excellent book that can be included on reading lists for public/global health modules.—Andrew Southgate, Canterbury Christ Church University, Nursing TimesThis insider's history of the politics, health processes, and management issues involved in maintaining and expanding the CDC's influence around the world should be required reading for anyone interested in public health on a global scale.—Donovan's Literary ServicesBy sharing real stories of infectious diseases that devastated populations and how Foege and his colleagues grew into the leaders that helped bring these epidemics under control, the book provides guidance and inspiration for current and future public health workforces. Although public health can be a thankless profession, through this memoir Foege reminds us how indispensable the field is for our world's future.—Emerging Infectious DiseasesBeautiful, wonderful, clear encouraging book—Anna Maria PolidoriTable of ContentsPreface1. A Threat2. Security3. Lassa and Ebola4. A Short History of the CDC5. The Fears of the Rich and the Needs of the Poor6. Balancing Babies and the Marketplace7. Toxic Shock8. Serendipity and Unexpected Paths9. The Mysterious Deaths of Veterans10. An Unexpected Return to the CDC11. Disaster Relief12. Smallpox Claims Its Last Victims13. Coming into the United States14. Organizing for Success15. Vaccines16. Do No Harm17. Global Health18. Positive Politics19. Toxic Politics20. Reye Syndrome21. Comic Relief22. Reducing the Toll of Injuries23. Uncommon People24. AIDS25. Blind Spots26. On Budgets and BurglarsAcknowledgmentsAppendixReferencesIndex
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers A Five Element Legacy
Book SynopsisExplore Nora Franglen's insights derived from decades of practice as a five element acupuncturist in this new collection. Covering tips on patient care and the patient-practitioner relationship to advice on a deeper understanding of the elements, of the healing practice, and of humanity's links to nature, the book also touches on the spiritual aspects of the work and the need for self-awareness in the practitioner. For acupuncturists and Chinese medicine practitioners, or anyone interested in the healing arts, this book is full of useful guidance.Trade ReviewWeaving together intellect, heart and soul, this is not only the story of mastery but offers a path to achieving it. There is much here to inspire, whatever the endeavour. -- Dr. Mark J. Langweiler, DC, DAAPM, University of South WalesNora Franglen writes with wisdom and heart and touches on the most profound aspects of life. This book is an inspiring and insightful account by an acupuncturist, teacher, and most of all, an ever-searching human being. -- Stefanie Sachsenmaier, Senior Lecturer in Theatre Arts, Middlesex University, and Tai Chi PractitionerThe spirit of five element acupuncture chose well when it met Nora Franglen. Nora writes about her life in acupuncture through the window of the elements with genuineness, joy, passion, humility, and a wry sense of humour. This, her seventh book, is not just a masterclass for acupuncturists but also for psychotherapists and indeed any student of human nature. -- Jean Ransome, Person-Centred PsychotherapistThe art of Chinese medicine, and much of classical Chinese thinking, lies in the subtle observation of things. Nora's many years of acupuncture practice, plus a variety of other life skills, have contributed to making her an expert in the art of observation. This delightful book provides both great pleasure and wise instruction; written more specifically with five element acupuncturists in mind, it can nevertheless be enjoyed equally by practitioners of any kind, and by anyone interested in the observation of life. -- Sandra Hill, Acupuncturist, Co-Founder of Monkey Press, and Author of Chinese Medicine from the ClassicsTable of ContentsIntroduction. SECTION I. A Lifetime of Five Element Acupuncture. 1 Becoming a five element acupuncturist; 2. The different phases of my acupuncture life; 3. Starting to teach; 4. Difficulties in running a college; 5. Teaching five element acupuncture; 6. An acupuncturist's inheritance; 7. Mastery; SECTION II. Immersion in the Elements. 8. The five fingers of a giant hand; 9. The elusive guardian element; 10 The cycle of the elements; 11. Shaking elements out of their comfort zone; SECTION III. Being a Reflective Practitioner. 12 We are instruments of nature; 13 "Practitioner, know thyself"; 14. The mysterious realm of the soul; 15. The three levels of the human being; 16. Getting to know our patients; 17. Allowing our feelings to guide us; 18. Taking our time; 19. Tailoring treatment to a patient's needs; 20. The outcome of treatment; 21. We can fall into bad habits; 22. Not demanding too much of ourselves; 23. Nobody likes getting things wrong; 24. More on the patient-practitioner relationship; SECTION IV. Teaching Other Practitioners. 25 The courage to become a five element practitioner; 26. The lack of teachers; 27. Adapting to a Chinese context; 28. Why I enjoy teaching so much in China; 29. Significance of my teaching in China
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University of Minnesota Press Wolf Island: Discovering the Secrets of a Mythic
Book SynopsisThe world’s leading wolf expert describes the first years of a major study that transformed our understanding of one of nature’s most iconic creatures In the late 1940s, a small pack of wolves crossed the ice of Lake Superior to the island wilderness of Isle Royale, creating a perfect “laboratory” for a long-term study of predators and prey. As the wolves hunted and killed the island’s moose, a young graduate student named Dave Mech began research that would unlock the mystery of one of nature’s most revered (and reviled) animals—and eventually became an internationally renowned and respected wolf expert. This is the story of those early years.Wolf Island recounts three extraordinary summers and winters Mech spent on the isolated outpost of Isle Royale National Park, tracking and observing wolves and moose on foot and by airplane—and upending the common misperception of wolves as destructive killers of insatiable appetite. Mech sets the scene with one of his most thrilling encounters: witnessing an aerial view of a spectacular hunt, then venturing by snowshoe (against the pilot’s warning) to photograph the pack of hungry wolves at their kill. Wolf Island owes as much to the spirit of adventure as to the impetus of scientific curiosity. Written with science and outdoor writer Greg Breining, who recorded hours of interviews with Mech and had access to his journals and field notes from those years, the book captures the immediacy of scientific fieldwork in all its triumphs and frustrations. It takes us back to the beginning of a classic environmental study that continues today, spanning nearly sixty years—research and experiences that would transform one of the most despised creatures on Earth into an icon of wilderness and ecological health. Trade Review "No scientist has done more to shape our understanding of wolves than L. David Mech, and no ecosystem has been more influential than Isle Royale. Wolf Island is a lively, well-told story that sheds new light on the early days of ecology’s most important long-term study, the formative years of a master biologist, and the complex lives of an iconic and misunderstood predator."—Ben Goldfarb, author of Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter "L. David Mech’s writing on wolves is foundational: every new study owes a debt to his scholarship, and any respectable stack of wolf books is anchored by The Wolf, his indispensable classic. With Wolf Island, we now have a volume to top the stack as well. Mech’s excellent and eminently readable account of the origins of his fieldwork in Isle Royale National Park is as inspirational as it is educational. Here’s hoping it sends another generation of students—and readers of all ages—into the wild."—Nate Blakeslee, author of American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West "For many of us fascinated with wolves, Adolph Murie and L. David Mech are the two scientist/field naturalists whose books first gave these animals life and breath. Now, in this unflinching and highly readable memoir, Mech lets readers experience the inside story of how, as a young graduate student, he illuminated the murky world of America’s iconic predator. And ended up writing a classic."—Dan Flores, New York Times best-selling author of Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History "Fans of wolves, field biology, and good natural history writing will welcome Mech’s long-overdue reminiscences."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review "Nature lovers will enjoy Mech’s mix of reminiscence and zoological insight."—Publishers Weekly "An important read for budding wildlife biologists and anyone interested in the survival of species."—Wilderness News "The book is enjoyable, informative, fascinating and will convince readers Isle Royale is unique."—Michigan In Books "Filled with details of fascinating discoveries and engaging first-person stories... The book should be in all libraries."—CHOICE "An interesting read for anyone who enjoys science and nature."—Northern Wilds "A highly engaging account that wolf aficionados, lovers of wilderness and national parks, and people that enjoy wildlife biology and natural history stories will appreciate."—Canadian Field Naturalist "Essential Reading for those who are interested in wold biology and their management."—Biological Conservation "Drawing on journals, field notes, and extensive interviews, the book recounts three sumers and winters 60 years ago that Mech spent on the island observing wolves and moose."—Minnesota Alumni "Wolf Island will please anyone with an interest in wilderness adventure, Lake Superior, or wildlife."—Ely Winter Times Table of ContentsContentsForewordRolf O. PetersonMap of Isle RoyaleWe Didn’t KnowThe Chance of a LifetimeDiscovery: Summer 1958Eye in the Sky: Winter 1959Island Life: Summer 1959Finding Patterns: Winter 1960Island of Change: Summer 1960Putting Together the Pieces: Winter 1961The Wolves of Isle RoyaleThe View from AfarAcknowledgmentsIndex
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Little, Brown Book Group That Good Night
Book Synopsis''A profound meditation on a problem many of us will face; worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as Atul Gawande''s Being Mortal'' KirkusAs the American born daughter of immigrants, Dr. Sunita Puri knew from a young age that the gulf between her parents'' experiences and her own was impossible to bridge, save for two elements: medicine and spirituality. Between days spent waiting for her mother, an anesthesiologist, to exit the OR, and evenings spent in conversation with her parents about their faith, Puri witnessed the tension between medicine''s impulse to preserve life at all costs and a spiritual embrace of life''s temporality. And it was that tension that eventually drew Puri, a passionate but unsatisfied medical student, to palliative medicine - a new specialty attempting to translate the border between medical intervention and quality-of-life care.Interweaving evocative stories of Puri''s family and the patients she cares for, ThTrade ReviewThis is a powerful memoir, which Puri narrates with honesty, poise, and empathy * Publishers Weekly *Moving memoir . . . an impressive debut . . . A profound meditation on a problem many of us will face; worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as Atul Gawande's Being Mortal * Kirkus *Spiritually grounded, poetic, and brilliant . . . Puri has claimed her place in the ranks of illustrious physician-writers * Katy Butler, author of Knocking on Heaven's Door *That Good Night is a timely and important work: an insider's view of caring for the sickest patients and a moving exploration of life's impermanence. Sunita Puri's deft attention to language, both in her writing and in her work as a doctor, is a testament to the power of story, narrative, and context to help us make sense of life and its end * Lucy Kalanithi, MD, widow of Paul Kalanithi, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling book When Breath Becomes Air *Rich with piercing insights about life and death in modern medicine, Dr. Sunita Puri's memoir braids together beautifully written narratives of her patients with her quest to understand her place in her family and her path as a doctor * Ira Byock, MD, author of Dying Well and The Best Care Possible *With exquisite prose, keen insight, and endless intellectual curiosity, Puri shows us the ways that dying is woven into living and, as such, deserves not just acceptance but close attention, deep respect, even celebration. This is a lively and fascinating book that will be a crucial part of the expanding cultural conversation about how we think about death. Everyone alive should read it * Meghan Daum, author of The Unspeakable *The face of the new generation of physicians, Dr. Sunita Puri's book reflects the art and craft of practicing medicine. There's no harder diagnosis to process than a fatal illness, and when it happens you need a doctor with the space, time, and desire to extend empathy. Without that, it doesn't matter what we mandate, legislate, propose or discuss. With that, Dr. Puri implicitly suggests, we can find out what our patients need to make their dying-and so also their living-easier, better, richer * Victoria Sweet, author of Slow Medicine and God’s Hotel *This thoughtful treatise on life, death, and medicine should make readers feel more grateful for every day they have because, as Puri and her colleagues come to realize, no one knows what's coming or when to their loved ones or themselves * Booklist *
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University of Texas Press Beyond Market Value A Memoir of Book Collecting
Book SynopsisA fascinating memoir by a passionate bibliophile and pioneering venture capitalist.Trade ReviewA pleasure to read. * Fine Books Magazine *Table of Contents Prologue: Random Reflections on Collecting and Collectors An Auction at Sotheby’s First Acquisition: “A Song for Simeon” Books of Childhood Palgrave’s Golden Treasury Growing Up Early Collecting California and Collecting Detours Finding a Focus Ulysses The Importance of Cyril Connolly’s Modern Movement List Beginning the Connolly Collection Venture Capital Investing Books, Book Dealers, and Literary Associations The French Modern Movement: Du côté de chez Swann Friends of Cyril Connolly: Sir Harold Acton Literary High Spots, The Great Gatsby, and the Modern Book as Currency Buying at Auction: The Anthony Hobson Sale Terre des hommes: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry The Turn of the Century and the First Dot-Com Bubble French Bibliomania and the Rise and Fall of the Société Aristophil Acceleration: Completion of the Connolly List Hubris The Sale The End of the World? New Horizons Epilogue: The Point of It All Appendix Index
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Hodder & Stoughton Born On a Blue Day
Book SynopsisA fascinating and touching memoir from real-life Rain Man, Daniel Tammet, who has the extremely rare condition Savant SyndromeTrade Review'A memoir of outstanding lucidity and charm' * The Sunday Times *'You close BORN ON A BLUE DAY with a sense of profound admiration' * The Daily Mail *'A charmingly precise, tenderly honest account' * The Daily Express *'Remarkable' * Independent on Sunday *'Admirably modest but affecting autobiography by a man blessed with incredible mental gifts but struggling with Asperger's' * The Sunday Times - top choice of books 'you really must read' *'So elegantly written... he tells his story dead straight' * Daily Telegraph *'In BORN ON A BLUE DAY, both his difficulties and his awakening consciousness of himself and others are charted. The miracle is that he wrote it himself. It has a strange, quiet beauty' * Scotland on Sunday *'Tammet's writing is eloquent and moving but always uncomplicated. And he succeeds in stripping away much of the misunderstanding and confusion that surrounds the unusual way autistic savants view the world' * Radio Times *
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