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The Cambridge Illustrated History of Medicine
Against the backdrop of unprecedented concern for the future of health care, The Cambridge Illustrated History of Medicine surveys the rise of medicine in the West from classical times to...
Quiet Killers: The Fall and Rise of Deadly Diseases
With bird flu a very present threat, this is a timely and important look at the impact of quiet killers through the ages. In 1658 Oliver Cromwell, having brought a...
Milk of Paradise: A History of Opium
'Lucy Inglis has done a wonderful job bringing together a wide range of sources to tell the history of the most exciting and dangerous plants in the world. Telling the...
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,...
One Life
$15.00 AUD
Author: Christiaan Barnard And Curtis Bill PepperBinding: HardbackPublished: Australasian Publishing Co., with George C. Harrap, 1970Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Some moisture damageMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling...
Australian Nurses Since Nightingale 1860-1990 (SIGNED)
$45.00 AUD
Author: Elizabeth BurchillBinding: PaperbackPublished: Spectrum Melbourne, 1992Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThis historical non-fiction work chronicles the significant contributions of...
Australian Colonial Medicine
$30.00 AUD
Author: Jennifer HaggerBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby, 1979Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a comprehensive account of medical practices and health conditions during Australia's colonial era. It examines the challenges...
John Irvine Hunter: Of The Sydney Medical School 1898-1924
$20.00 AUD
Author: Michael J. BluntBinding: HardbackPublished: Sydney U. P. Sydney, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded DJ. This book presents a biographical account of John Irvine Hunter,...
The Integrative Action Of The Nervous System
$60.00 AUD
Author: Charles S. SherringtonBinding: HardbackPublished: Yale University Press; Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press, 1920Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded and discoloured blue cloth. Clean text. This...
Mental Health And Environment
$20.00 AUD
Author: Lord Taylor And Sidney ChaveBinding: HardbackPublished: Longmans, 1964Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThe book examines the intricate relationship between an individual's mental well-being and their...
Flies in the Ointment: Medical Quacks, Quirks and Oddities
After their successful books What Killed Jane Austen? and How Isaac Newton Lost his Marbles, Dr Leavesley and Dr Biro turn their attention once again to a new collection of...
A Caring Life: What fifty years in nursing has taught me about
As a nurse for nearly fifty years, Keith Cox provided expert care and comfort to countless people facing the unimaginable. With insight and sensitivity, A Caring Life takes us behind...
Nursing Calculations
$10.00 AUD
This book was written at the request of nurse educators and with considerable help from them. It deals with elements of the arithmetic of nursing, especially the arithmetic of basic...
Contexts of Nursing: An Introduction
Contexts of Nursing: An Introduction, 5th edition provides comprehensive coverage of the key ideas underpinning contemporary nursing practice in Australia and New Zealand. Each chapter introduces nursing students to the...
Personality Changes Following Frontal Leucotomy: A Clinical And Experimental Study Of The Functions Of The Frontal Cores In Man
$20.00 AUD
Author: P. Macdonald TowBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1955Condition remarks:Book: Ex-libraryJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThe book presents a comprehensive clinical and experimental investigation into the alterations...
An Outline Of Psychiatry In Clinical Lectures: The Lectures Of Carl Wernicke
$150.00 AUD
Author: Robert Miller, John DennisonBinding: HardbackPublished: Springer, 2015Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book presents Carl Wernicke's groundbreaking lectures on neuropsychiatry. It begins with fundamental insights into...
Mantle Of Safety: The Flying Doctor Service
$35.00 AUD
Author: Jane F. HarleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Robert Hale, London, 1963Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book chronicles the vital operations of the Flying Doctor Service. It...
A Treasury Of Science
$20.00 AUD
Author: Samuel Rapport, Helen Wright, And Harlow ShapleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson, 1954Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis volume compiles a wide array of scientific writings. It...
Climate Health And Courage
$15.00 AUD
Author: Grant Blashki & Helen SykesBinding: SoftbackPublished: Future Leaders, 2020Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markings“The past year has seen human health and the health of the...
Foreigner In Kweilin: The Story Of Rhoda Watkins, South Australian Nursing Missionary
$50.00 AUD
Author: Helen CatererBinding: HardbackPublished: Epworth Press, 1966Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis book recounts the life and experiences of Rhoda Watkins, a dedicated South Australian Nursing Missionary....
St. George's Hospital, Kew 1912-1980: An Early Anglican Hospital (SIGNED)
$35.00 AUD
Author: Norman J. MarshallBinding: HardbackPublished: Norman J. Marshall, 1981Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThis book chronicles the significant history of St. George's Hospital in Kew. It meticulously...
Coaching Cards for New Dog Parents: Advice from an animal expert
Adding a dog to your life is exciting, but it also comes with questions that even experienced dog owners may need help with. Coaching Cards for New Dog Parents contains...
The Politics Of Essential Drugs: The Makings Of A Successful Health Strategy: Lessons From Bangladesh
$15.00 AUD
Author: Zafrullah ChowdhuryBinding: HardbackPublished: University Press, Ltd., Bangladesh, 1996Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book examines the political dimensions surrounding essential medicines. It highlights the creation of...
William Harvey And The Circulation Of The Blood
$25.00 AUD
Author: Gweneth WhitteridgeBinding: HardbackPublished: Macdonald and American Elsevier, London and New York, 1971Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book examines the life and work of William Harvey,...
The Needs Of Time: The Life Of Sir Macfarlane Burnet
$25.00 AUD
Author: Christopher SextonBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1991Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biography follows the life of Sir Macfarlane Burnet, a prominent Australian virologist best...
A Silent Tsunami: Swimming Against the Tide of my Mother's Dementia
Combining personal and professional experience, A Silent Tsunami is a moving exploration of the development of Dementia and its impacts on a mother-daughter relationship. A Silent Tsunami is a unique...
Dancing in my Dreams: Confronting the spectre of polio
Acrossmost of the world, an entire generation has lived free from the spectre ofpolio, but for fifty years during the twentieth century that fear wasoverwhelming. Dancing in My Dreams investigatesthe...
Caring For Our Children: The History Of Nursing Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
$80.00 AUD
Author: Margaret McinnesBinding: SoftbackPublished: Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2006Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book tells the history of nursing at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne....
Alias Jungle Doctor
$30.00 AUD
Author: Paul WhiteBinding: SoftbackPublished: Anzea Books, N.S.W., 1977Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsPaul White recounts his life experiences as a medical missionary in various remote...
The Dame: The Life And Times Of Dame Jean Macnamara Medical Pioneer
$20.00 AUD
Author: Desmond ZwarBinding: HardbackPublished: MacMillan, Melbourne, 1984Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biography recounts the life and times of Dame Jean Macnamara, a pioneering figure in...
Strong Medicine
$15.00 AUD
Author: Arthur HaileyBinding: HardbackPublished: Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday and Company Inc, 1984Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book tells the story of Celia Jordan, a woman...
Memoirs Of Dr. Robert Scot Skirving 1859 - 1956
$30.00 AUD
Author: Ann MacintoskBinding: HardbackPublished: Sydney, Foreland Press, 1988Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book offers a detailed look into the life and times of Dr. Robert Scot...
Strong Medicine
$15.00 AUD
Author: Arthur HaileyBinding: HardbackPublished: Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday and Company Inc, 1984Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book delves into the high-stakes world of the pharmaceutical...
A Century Of Compassion: A History Of The Austin Hospital
$20.00 AUD
Author: E.W. Gault And Alan LucasBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, South Melbourne, VIC, 1982Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book chronicles the history of the Austin Hospital, detailing its...
Rise Up To Life
$25.00 AUD
Author: Lennard BickelBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson , 1972Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biography delves into the life of Howard Walter Florey, a pivotal figure in...
Assessing Older People
$15.00 AUD
Author: Susan Koch & Sally GarrattBinding: SoftbackPublished: Maclennan & Petty Pty LTD, 2001Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book serves as a practical guide for health professionals...
The Creation Of Health: Merging Traditional Medicine With Intuitive Diagnosis
$35.00 AUD
Author: C. Norman Shealy M.D. Ph.D. And Caroline M. Myss, M.A.Binding: HardbackPublished: Stillpoint Publishing, Walpole NH, 1988Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the integration of traditional...
The Human Senses
$20.00 AUD
Author: Frank A. GeldardBinding: HardbackPublished: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1972Condition remarks:Book: Ex-libraryJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book delves into the fascinating world of human sensory...
Stories Of Sickness
$15.00 AUD
Author: Howard BrodyBinding: SoftbackPublished: Yale University Press, 1987Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book delves into the multifaceted experiences of illness, offering a collection of narratives that...
Instruments For Health From Origins To Yesterday
$20.00 AUD
Author: Luciano SterpelloneBinding: HardbackPublished: Farmitalia Carlo Erba, 1986Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the evolution and history of medical instruments, tracing their development from their...
Hidden Epidemic
$50.00 AUD
Author: Thomas E. Levy, Md, JdBinding: SoftbackPublished: Medfox Publishing, 2017Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the connection between silent oral infections and serious health...
The Document Methodology For Enterprise Analysis And Healthcare Transformation
$60.00 AUD
Author: Jim I. JonesBinding: SoftbackPublished: Jim I Jones, 2020Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book serves as a guide for enterprise analysis and healthcare transformation. It...
Consumed
A slick, smart, stylish - and shocking - thriller from one of the most exciting new voices in crime fiction. On a lonely farmstead, a 70-year-old woman falls down outside...
You Bet Your Life: From Blood Transfusions to Mass Vaccination, the Long and Risky History of Medical Innovation
One of America's top physicians traces the history of risk in medicine--with powerful lessons for today Every medical decision--whether to have chemotherapy, an X-ray, or surgery--is a risk, no matter...
Mapping the Darkness: The Visionary Scientists Who Unlocked the Mysteries of Sleep
WINNER OF THE 2024 ASJA BOOK AWARD, BIOGRAPHY/HISTORY NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 BY THE NEW YORKER NEW YORK TIMES EDITOR'S CHOICE SELECTION From award-winning journalist Kenneth...
The Facemaker: One Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I
$26.99 AUD
The poignant story of the visionary surgeon who rebuilt the faces of the First World War's injured heroes, and in the process ushered in the modern era of plastic surgery...