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Three Roses: Living with Muscular Dystrophy and Marrying the Ideal Woman introduces a man who knew from his early childhood that he would face life with the ever-present reality of muscular dystrophy. Despite the challenges this condition presented him,...

Maria Russo is a retired Service Manager of Verizon Enterprise Solutions and is now an author of this non-fiction book about her life. Her goals in writing this book are to reach people who suffered from the same psychological challenges as her and the...

Pedro Nosa Halili was the one they called the medicine man. But he was more than that; he was a man with principles, pride, morals, and dignity. He was a giver; he gave to the needy who would knock on his door asking for a helping hand. In The Cry of the...

In this inspiring book, My Way Out of Lipoedema, the author opens the door to her own personal journey through the challenges of a common metabolic disease that affects millions of women. As a sufferer, she bravely shares her own story, from the first...

Above the Fog is a powerful story of one woman's struggles with DES (diethylstilbestrol). The drug was developed in 1937 as the first synthetic estrogen and given to millions of pregnant women who had previously had miscarriages. Years later the tragic...

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1917-2008) has had a far greater influence on the destiny of humanity than has been known to the public. He revived the ancient, Vedic knowledge of mankind in its entirety and linked the wisdom of the East with the science of the...

The biography of Luther Christman Ph.D, a highly honored but controversial leader in American nursing, traces the profession and intellectual development that led this coal miner's son to become Vice President of Nursing Affairs, and the Dean, College of...

A TALE OF TWO BROTHERS: The Story Of The Wright Brothers is a book that captures the human drama of the Wright brothers' lives. The author views the relationship of these two famous men through the lens of human dynamics. This focus finds the Wright...

"The way it was and I saw it; the way it is as I see it."Like many, Dorothy Hart's life is full of ups and downs, pitfalls and pratfalls. But all those hardships and mishaps only turned her into a strong and opinionated woman. In Of Pitfalls and...

In A Life in Nature the author describes the role nature has played in his life, explores the kinds of relationships people have with nature, assesses the importance of these relationships in caring for our Earth home, and stresses the need to help...

An ordinary life unfolds as not so ordinary, and has readers asking, ‘What happens next?’Writing with candour and wry humour Audrey reflects on her early years in Kenya lived during the Mau Mau uprising, her return to England after her...

It's September 25, 2017. Monday. This date has been on my mind's calendar for over four years. Today is transplant day! Later today I will receive a donated kidney from my youngest sister, Sandy. Surgery is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. It has been a long,...

Debt and bad management drove Abraham Gesner off his farm in Nova Scotia's bucolic Annapolis Valley in 1825. It turned out to be a stroke of luck. While doing medical courses in London hospitals, he encountered the industrial revolution. Attending...

John Lionel Stretton, born on 20th September 1860, was the third generation of surgeons in the family. Following his grandfather, William Birch of Barton-under-Needwood, he started his medical career as apprentice to his father, Samuel, in 1877, before...

'An uplifting and inspiring book casting a net of ideas and insights as wide and challenging as its subject - the Australian Outback...

""Datos Para Una Bibliograf������a Quir������rgica Espa�����ola"" es un libro escrito por Jos����� Blanc y Benet en 1896. Este libro es una recopilaci������n de datos sobre la bibliograf������a quir������rgica espa�����ola de la �����poca. En �����l se...

Das Buch ""Das Merkw�����rdigste Aus Der Geschichte Der Medicin, Teil 1"" von Johann Christoph Nicolai wurde im Jahr 1808 ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt sich um eine umfassende Darstellung der Geschichte der Medizin, die von den Anf�����ngen bis zur...

Das Buch ""Das K������nigreich Sachsen und seine F�����rsten"" von Franz Otto Stichart wurde 1854 ver������ffentlicht und bietet eine umfassende Beschreibung des K������nigreichs Sachsen und seiner Herrscher. Der Autor beschreibt die Geschichte des...

Cette notice biographique retrace la vie et les travaux de J.B. Schiwlgue, un ingénieur et inventeur français du XIXe siècle. Il offre des informations intéressantes sur les contributions de Schiwlgue à l'ingénierie et à la science de l'époque. Ce livre...

In questa prolusione commemorativa, Ignazio Galli traccia un ritratto affascinante e coinvolgente di Pangelo Secchi, celebre astronomo e fisico italiano del XIX secolo.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of...

This memoir chronicles the life of Sir John Forbes, a prominent physician in 19th-century Scotland. Written by EA Parkes for the Medico-Chirurgical Review, the book provides valuable insights into Forbes' medical practice and his advocacy for public...

In this biography, Sener explores the life and scientific work of Simon S. Rathvon, the oldest living scientist in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Through interviews and meticulous research, readers will gain insight into the contributions of this remarkable...

This book tells the story of Anthony F. Lucas, the pioneering oil engineer who discovered the first major oil field in the Gulf of Mexico. The book chronicles Lucas's life and career, including his work on the Spindletop oil discovery, and his ongoing...

This fascinating book provides a detailed look at the lives and career of some of the most influential physicians and surgeons of the 19th century. With a focus on their impact on American medicine, it is an essential resource for anyone interested in...

This memoir chronicles the life and experiences of Edward Dagge Worthington as a student and practitioner in his profession. From his early days as a student to his later years as a respected practitioner in his field, Worthington shares personal...

This moving tribute to John A. Roebling - the man who designed the Brooklyn Bridge - offers a unique glimpse into the life and work of one of America's greatest engineers. Roebling's legacy lives on in the iconic suspension bridge which bears his name,...

Dans cette œuvre monumentale, Louis Figuier retrace la vie et l'œuvre de certains des plus grands savants du XVIIe siècle, tels que Pascal, Descartes et Newton. Avec une plume captivante et érudite, l'auteur explore leurs contributions notables à la...

Just Breathe Normally opens with a traumatic accident. Shattered perceptions and shards of narrative recount the events, from wreck through recovery and beyond. In lyric prose, the stories spiral back through generations to touch on questions of...

When Lois James graduated as a nurse in 1961, she yearned to travel and experience the world. At a time when Canadian women were increasingly breaking free of social constraints, the author found work helping others in distant corners of the globe. Her...

Imagine falling almost 8,000,001 times in your life. Author and life coach Donna Oberg has experienced more faceplants than the average human. Born with cerebral palsy, she's had her share of flops, failures, and unexpected detours. But it didn't stop...

T.J. Brown, PSP - FTD is an ordinary family man with an extraordinary story.  He is from Toronto, On but has called the small town of Ayr, in southwestern Ontario home for the past twenty-five years. He worked in the automotive parts manufacturing...

This book is a brief biography of one of the founding fathers of physics and astronomy. Tycho Brahe lived an extraordinary life in a royal family to life under self-exile. His profound curiosity to explore the night sky and make observations is...

The Australian agronomist Tony Rinaudo revolutionized reforestation in Africa with Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR). His method is based on deploying tree stumps and roots that still grow even in degraded landscapes: thanks to the protection...

WORK IS IN FRENCHThis book is a reproduction of a work published before 1920 and is part of a collection of books reprinted and edited by Hachette Livre, in the framework of a partnership with the National Library of France, providing the opportunity to...

If you are one of the tens of millions of Americans who loves football-and who simultaneously worries if it can be safely played-then Dr. David Kaufman's book is a must-read. Like such classics as Paper Lion and A Fan's Notes, We Need You in the Locker...

It’s easy to feel overwhelmed when your loved one is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia. The symptoms and progression of the disease vary from person to person, and there is so much you need to know in order to make the...

Russ and Nicole Bell were an upwardly mobile happy couple: two kids, big house, fun hobbies, marvelous life. But something wasn't quite right-with Russ. He started forgetting things, he got lost, he became enraged, he was harsh with the kids. And he...

Sean Conroy started his career in the lab, but had a burning desire to enter the clinical side of medicine as a physician assistant. After completing the first two years of book work, he spent a year learning from doctors, physician assistants, nurse...

Rocknocker: A Geologist's Memoir reviews the life of George Devries Klein, an immigrant who made it through the American System as a geologist. It chronicles his life from early childhood, graduate school, working as an oil company researcher, university...