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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...
Defeating the Ministers of Death: The compelling story of vaccination, one of medicine's greatest triumphs
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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...
The Body: A Guide for Occupants - THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.1 BESTSELLER
$26.99 AUD
#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
$26.99 AUD
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
$26.99 AUD
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...
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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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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
Great Ormond Street Hospital Nurse: The life of a trainee nurse at
"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...
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,...
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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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...
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...
Fighting Fit: The Wartime Battle for Britain's Health
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,...
Divided: Racism, Medicine and Why We Need to Decolonise Healthcare
'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...
The Puzzle People: Memoirs Of A Transplant Surgeon (SIGNED)
$100.00 AUD
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...
Divided: Racism, Medicine and Why We Need to Decolonise Healthcare
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...
Pathology, Professional Practice and Politics A History of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia 1981-2006
$20.00 AUD
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...
Basic Science in Nursing Arts
$30.00 AUD
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...
The Allergy Bible: Understanding; Diagnosing; Treating; Allergies and Intolerances
$20.00 AUD
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,...
Cardiology and Cardiac Catheterisation: The Essential Guide
$50.00 AUD
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 Care Factor: A story of nursing and connection in the time of social distancing
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The Healers
$15.00 AUD
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....
The Faber Book of Fevers and Frets
$20.00 AUD
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,...
What Woman Want to Know: A Gynaecologist's Guide to the Personal Problems of Women's Health
$30.00 AUD
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...
Clinical Dental Prosthetics: Second Edition Completely Revised and Reset
$40.00 AUD
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,...
Healing Needles
$50.00 AUD
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...