Medicine & Nursing

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...

"You must learn to hold in your feelings," Matron said, firmly but not unkindly. "One day it will be your duty to support the family and other staff through this...

"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,...

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...

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...

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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...

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...

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,...

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...

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,...

Author: Neil O'DohertyBinding: HardbackPublished: Not specified, 1979Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe 'Atlas of the Newborn' is a comprehensive reference book featuring 530 photos that aid in...

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At the beginning of the Second World War, medical experts predicted epidemics of physical and mental illness on the home front. Rationing would decimate the nation's health, they warned; drugs,...

'AN ILLUMINATING AND POWERFUL INTERSECTIONAL ANALYSIS OF HEALTH INEQALITIES AND RACISM' - i-D Magazine'A VITAL CALL TO ACTION' - Leah HazardIn the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are all...

Author: Thomas E. StarzlBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1992Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThis memoir provides an insightful look into the life...

Author: Barbara HodgsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Greystone Books, 2001Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe follow-up to the widely praised Opium, In The Arms of Morpheus is the shocking story of...

A FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2023A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST SUMMER BOOK 2023'Prepare to be blown away' CHIKWE IHEKWEAZU, Assistant Director General at WHO'Important and ambitious' OBSERVERThis...

An indispensable guide offering insight and support to carers of people with depression Looking after a person with depression can often leave carers emotionally and physically exhausted. This short, straightforward...

Author: Robert A. H. Conyers, Colin Macleod, H. Konrad Muller and Eva RaikBinding: HardbackPublished: Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia, 2006Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides...

Author: Sister Mary Agnita Claire DayBinding: HardbackPublished: C.V. Mosby Co, 1947, Second EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book provides foundational knowledge in nursing arts, focusing on...

Author: Linda GamlinBinding: HardbackPublished: Quadrille Publishing Limited, 2001Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Allergy Bible provides comprehensive insights into understanding allergies and intolerances. It covers diagnosis, treatment options,...

Author: Jeffrey, H. C.Binding: Other bindingPublished: Longman Inc, 1975, Second EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis atlas provides detailed illustrations and descriptions of various helminths and protozoa,...

Author: John Boland and David W.M. MullerBinding: HardbackPublished: Harwood Academic Publishers, 2001Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis publication demystifies many difficult topics in interventional cardiology and cardiac...

The Healthy Jew traces the culturally revealing story of how Moses, the rabbis, and other Jewish thinkers came to be understood as medical authorities in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries....

The Healthy Jew traces the culturally revealing story of how Moses, the rabbis, and other Jewish thinkers came to be understood as medical authorities in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries....

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Parkinson's disease is one of the most common forms of dementia, with 10,000 new cases each year in the UK alone, and yet few know anything about the man the...

Author: Ford, PeterBinding: SoftbackPublished: Penguin Books Ltd, 1986Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book features a collection of twelve intriguing stories that blend the realms of detective...

Author: John DoeBinding: HardbackPublished: Leslie Frewin, 1969Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThe Healers is a compelling exploration of the various modalities of healing, both physical and spiritual....

Author: Aubrey C. KailBinding: HardbackPublished: Williams & Wilkins, 1986Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Medical Mind of Shakespeare explores the connections between Shakespeare's works and historical medical knowledge....

Author: Winnifred B. CutlerBinding: HardbackPublished: Harper & Row, 1988Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive guide addresses the significant implications of a hysterectomy on a woman's body,...

Author: D. J. EnrightBinding: HardbackPublished: Faber & Faber Limited, 1989Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: UnblemishedPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe Faber Book of Fevers and Frets is an edited collection by D. J. Enright,...

Author: Harold M. Imerman, J.D. FlewBinding: HardbackPublished: Hammond, 1960, First UK EditionCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book serves as a comprehensive guide for...

Author: H.R.B. Fenn, K.P. Liddelow, A.P. GimsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Staples Press, 1970, Second Revised edition: Fourth ImpressionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsClinical Dental Prosthetics focuses on the diagnosis,...

Author: Charles EwartBinding: HardbackPublished: Elm Tree Books, 1972Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Signed with inscriptionHealing Needles explores the art of acupuncture and its significance, highlighting the...

Longlisted for the Andrew 2024 Carnegie Medal for Non-FictionThe shocking, never-before-told story of America's thalidomide victims In Germany on Christmas Day 1956 a baby girl was born without ears. She...

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Author: Peter J. PhillipsBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby, 1978Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the history of medicine in early Australia, detailing the various remedies, characters, and quacks...

Author: Stephen LockBinding: SoftbackPublished: British Medical Association, 1985Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous owner-

Author: Keith DorringtonFormat: Hardback, 236mm x 160mm, 640g, 288 pagesPublished: Profile Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2023A murder in Main Quad, a near demise high on Mont Blanc, the lady who...

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