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The Pandemic Century: A History of Global Contagion from the Spanish
A timely and critically acclaimed 100-year history of pandemics, by medical historian and viral TED talk presenter - with a new chapter on COVID-19. A Financial Times Best Book of...
The Body: A Guide for Occupants - THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.1 BESTSELLER
#1 Sunday Times bestseller in both hardback and paperback, this head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body is as compulsively readable as it is comprehensive. Bryson at...
The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History
In 1918, the world faced the deadliest pandemic in human history. What can the story of the so-called Spanish Flu teach us about the fight against present day crises, and...
The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly
The spellbinding story of a visionary British surgeon who changed medicine forever In The Butchering Art, historian Lindsey Fitzharris recreates a critical turning point in the history of medicine, when...
The Art of Not Eating: A Doubtful History of Appetite and Desire
A luminously original exploration of the deep roots of diet culture by an award-winning historian'A courageous and beautifully written exploration of a vitally important subject' The Herald'Fascinating' Katherine May'These books...
Drinking in Victorian and Edwardian Britain: Beyond the Spectre of the Drunkard
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Exposed: The Greek and Roman Body - Shortlisted for the Anglo-Hellenic
WINNER OF THE LONDON HELLENIC PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE ANGLO-HELLENIC RUNICMAN AWARD A SUNDAY TIMES AND SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR'A gloriously intimate tour of the body in antiquity' Gavin Francis'A...
The Trouble With Medicine: Preserving the Trust Between Patients and Doctors
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Wound Care Manual
$40.00 AUD
Author: Keryln CarvilleBinding: SoftbackPublished: Silver Chain Nursing Association, 2012, Sixth EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Wound Care Manual is a comprehensive and practical reference for nurses,...
Neuromuscular Technique: Practitioner's Guide to Soft Tissue Manipulation
$35.00 AUD
Author: Leon ChaitowBinding: SoftbackPublished: Thorsons Publishers Limited, 1983Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book serves as a comprehensive guide to neuromuscular techniques, focusing on the manipulation of...
Acupuncture, Trigger Points and Musculoskeletal Pain
$20.00 AUD
Author: Baldry, P.E.Binding: HardbackPublished: Churchill Livingstone, 1991, ReprintCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book provides comprehensive insights into the relationship between acupuncture, trigger points, and musculoskeletal pain....
By Trust Betrayed: Patients, Physicians, and the License to Kill in the Third Reich
$20.00 AUD
Author: Hugh Gregory GallagherBinding: HardbackPublished: Henry Holt & Company, 1990Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the dark history of medical ethics during the Third...
Psychopharmacology Update: New and Neglected Areas
$20.00 AUD
Author: Davis, John & Greenblatt, DavidBinding: HardbackPublished: Grune & Stratton, 1979Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a comprehensive update on psychopharmacology, focusing on...
Immune System: Genetics and Regulation
$100.00 AUD
Author: Sercarz, Eli E.; Herzenberg, Leonard A.; Fox, C. FredBinding: HardbackPublished: Academic Press, 1977, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the complexities...
Speech Protocols in Audiology
$40.00 AUD
Author: Ralph R. Rupp, Kenneth G. StockdellBinding: HardbackPublished: Grune & Stratton, 1980Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book serves as a comprehensive resource for speech...
Microorganisms and Human Disease
$180.00 AUD
Author: Ernest A. MeyerBinding: HardbackPublished: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1974Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a comprehensive overview of the interactions between microorganisms and human health....
Cobalamin - Biochemistry and Pathophysiology
$50.00 AUD
Author: Bernard M. Babior (ed.)Binding: HardbackPublished: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1975, First Edition, First Impression Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a...
High Acuity Nursing
$25.00 AUD
Author: Kidd Stinson Pamela; Wagner Dorman KathleenBinding: SoftbackPublished: Prentice Hall, 2001Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsHigh Acuity Nursing is a comprehensive guide that addresses the complexities of...
The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, 17th Edition (Centennial Edition)
$15.00 AUD
Author: Mark H. BeersBinding: HardbackPublished: Merck, 1999Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: FEP missingMarkings: No markingsThe Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy is a comprehensive medical textbook that serves as...
But Westward Look: Nursing in Western Australia 1829-1979
$20.00 AUD
Author: Victoria HobbsBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Western Australia Press, 1980Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book chronicles the development of nursing in Western Australia from 1829 to...
Rickets (Nestle Nutrition Workshop Series)
$60.00 AUD
Author: Francis H. GlorieuxBinding: HardbackPublished: Raven Press, 1991Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book explores the nutritional aspects and implications of rickets, contributing to the Nestle...
Clinical Visual Optics
$25.00 AUD
Author: Arthur G. Bennett and Ronald B. RabbettsBinding: HardbackPublished: Butterworths, 1984Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsClinical Visual Optics is a comprehensive guide that explores the principles of...
Who Cares?: The Changing Health Care System
$20.00 AUD
Author: Judy LumbyBinding: SoftbackPublished: Allen & Unwin, 2001Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the transformations occurring within the health care system, examining the implications...
Life Surfing, Life Dancing
$15.00 AUD
Author: Grant Blashki & Helen SykesBinding: SoftbackPublished: Future Leaders, 2013Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsLife Surfing, Life Dancing explores the intersection of personal growth and the challenges...
The Telomerase Revolution: The Story of the Scientific Breakthrough
$12.00 AUD
Science is on the cusp of a revolutionary breakthrough. We now understand more about ageing - and how to prevent and reverse it - than ever before. In The Telomerase...
The Anatomists' Library: The Books that Unlocked the Secrets of the
The Anatomists Library is a fascinating chronological collection of the best anatomical books from six centuries, charting the evolution of both medical knowledge and illustrated publishing.There is a rich history...
Intolerant Bodies: A Short History of Autoimmunity
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Exposed: The Greek and Roman Body - Shortlisted for the Anglo-Hellenic
WINNER OF THE LONDON HELLENIC PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE ANGLO-HELLENIC RUNICMAN AWARD A SUNDAY TIMES AND SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR'A gloriously intimate tour of the body in antiquity' Gavin Francis'A...
The Mesmerist: The Society Doctor Who Held Victorian London Spellbound
Medicine, in the early 1800s, was a brutal business. Operations were performed without anaesthesia while conventional treatment relied on leeches, cupping and toxic potions. The most surgeons could offer by...
Progress Notes: One Year in the Future of Medicine
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Taking Care: The Story Of Nursing And Its Power To Change Our World
"DiGregorio's storytelling is pitch-perfect; narrative and nursing, she understands, come from the same place and both are concerned with a deep understanding of character and plot....This is a brilliant book,...
The Great War and the Birth of Modern Medicine
A startling narrative revealing the impressive medical and surgical advances that quickly developed as solutions to the horrors unleashed by World War I. The Great War of 1914-1918 burst on...
Sexual Chemistry: A History of the Contraceptive Pill
Heralded as the catalyst of the sexual revolution and the solution to global overpopulation, the contraceptive pill was one of the twentieth century's most important inventions. It has not only...
Blood and Justice: The 17th Century Parisian Doctor Who Made Blood
In 1667 a Parisian doctor by the name of Jean-Baptiste Denis performed an operation that had never previously been attempted - he transfused blood into another human being. This was...
Precious Lord, Take My Hand: Meditations for Caregivers
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Casanova's Guide to Medicine: 18th Century Medical Practice
Giacomo Casanova's (1725-1798) reputation as libertine has sadly eclipsed his talents as scholar, linguist, prolific writer and manque doctor. Fortunately for us, he wrote his memoirs at the end of...
Pandemic: Tracking Contagions, from Cholera to Coronaviruses and
$12.00 AUD
Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice"[A] grounded, bracingly intelligent study." --NaturePrizewinning science journalist Sonia Shah presents a startling examination of...
Guns and Brooches
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Menopause and Beyond
$15.00 AUD
Author: Asha PahujaBinding: SoftbackPublished: J B Fairfax, 1994Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book offers insights into the physical and emotional changes experienced during menopause and provides...
Physick to Physiology: Tales from an Oxford Life in Medicine
A murder in Main Quad, a near demise high on Mont Blanc, the lady who survived hanging and became a celebrity, Lord Nuffield's dreadful visits to the dentist, and the...
Healing The Mind: A History of Psychiatry from Antiquity to the Present
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The Flying Vet: The extraordinary inspiring true story of life as a
My journey to the skies and the people and animals of the Australian outback'Scott is devoted to bringing veterinarian services to the vast outback plains she calls home with her...
The Forever Dog Life: 120+ Recipes, Longevity Tips, and New Science
In this beautifully illustrated guide, the authors of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Forever Dog show how to create a thriving, sustainable lifestyle and environment to help your...
Horses, Heifers and Hairy Pigs: The Life of a Yorkshire Vet
$15.00 AUD
Star of Channel 5's television series The Yorkshire Vet, Julian Norton has written a warm, evocative and often funny memoir of his life and the huge variety of animals and...
Undoctored: The Story of a Medic Who Ran Out of Patients (SIGNED)
$25.00 AUD
Author: Adam KayBinding: HardbackPublished: Trapeze, 2022, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: SignedIn 'Undoctored', Adam Kay shares his experiences as a medic and explores the challenges faced...
Exploiting Health: Activists and Government v The People
$20.00 AUD
Author: Browning, BobBinding: SoftbackPublished: Canonbury Press, Kew, Vic, Australia, 1992Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the conflicts between health activists and government policies,...
Churchill's Illustrated Medical Dictionary
$40.00 AUD
Author: Elizabeth A. A. E. SutherlandBinding: HardbackPublished: Churchill Livingstone, 1989Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive medical dictionary provides clear definitions and illustrations of medical terms. It...
Strong Medicine
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Author: Arthur HaileyBinding: HardbackPublished: Doubleday, 1984, FIRST EDITION!Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: UnblemishedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerStrong Medicine is a compelling novel that delves into the world of the pharmaceutical industry,...