Science, technology and medicine Books

This much-needed bibliography and filmography brings together lists of books about Alzheimer's and caregiving, including biographies, poetry, and even fiction, as well as in instructional and dramatic films.

Chowdhury Ishraq Uz Zaman served in the armed forces of Bangladesh as a doctor for more than fifteen years, a good part of which was as an orthopedic surgeon. This is an account and an analysis of both the author's interactions with certain elements in...

"This book is a must read for anyone suddenly faced with such a lifestyle change."Pulitzer Prize winning film critic, Roger Ebert The book describes the author's life using a wheelchair from the time the bullet went though his spine at the age of six to...

Tim Taylor's story is not simply that of a single individual, but a metaphor for an era that took us to the moon. Launch Fever is an inspiration not only to the rocket scientist but also to every entrepreneur starting or dreaming of starting his or her...

The National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs V6 (1909) is a book that contains a collection of biographical essays written by various authors about distinguished scientists who were members of the National Academy of Sciences. The book covers...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

"As Jon Krakauer did with Into the Wild, Blehm turns a missing-man riddle into an insightful meditation on wilderness and the personal demons and angels that propel us into it alone." -- Outside magazineDestined to become a classic of adventure...

Love, Betrayal, Commitment and Courage. A young African American soldier took an oath to defend the Constitution of his country. Today, he has kidney disease and is on hemodialysis. He needs life-saving prescription medication. But, this honorably...

Harvest of Hope is the remarkable autobiography of Dr. Jorge Prieto, a respected physician and former president of the Chicago Board of Health. Prieto immigrated to the United States as a struggling intern from Mexico and dedicated his life to bringing...

Hop on the ambulance with veteran paramedic Steve Kawamura as he navigates his way through over twenty years of paramedic calls. Compelling stories of life, death and overcoming adversity are told in a fast-paced format that will have the reader feeling...

In Two Sides to a Face, Chelsey Peat shares her life story with a facial difference caused by Sturge Weber syndrome. Her memoir begins with early years marked by health challenges, brain surgery, and the curiosity of strangers. As she grows, curiosity...

The wartime construction of nuclear weapons is widely attributed to the United States of America in the form of the Manhattan Project supervised by General Groves. But the story of how Britain had become the first country in the world which had set about...