Catálogo de libros Biografía: Ciencia, Tecnología Y Medicina

Darrel Dabbs

Dabbs wasn’t quite a teenager when his vitiligo surfaced. It showed up as a little patch around his eyes when he was in sixth grade, Dabbs said. It spread to his lips, mouth, hands and then across his body. For years, he wore makeup to avoid stares and have a consistent skin tone. He had his lips tattooed so they wouldn’t be pink. “It made me look so much better,”...

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23,23 €

TU YOUYOU’S JOURNEY IN THE SEARCH FOR ARTEMISININ

DAN LI MANYUAN WANG LAN Y ZHIQIANG HU / Wenhu Zhang / Yiran Shao / Junxian Yu

Tu Youyou's Journey in the Search for Artemisinin is an autobiographical science book chronicling in detail the great experiences of Tu Youyou from her childhood to winning the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.As Tu Youyou is the first female scientist from China to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, this win created a sudden wave of interest in medicine, r...

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82,76 €

Nipples To Kneecaps

Mandy Brown

'Nipples to Kneecaps – To Die or Not to Die with Cancer' is the true, inspirational story of Steve, a man who seemed to have it all…until a cancer diagnosis threatened to take it all away.Historians recall that the mid-1980s boasted big hair, loud music, and iconic Hollywood superstars. Mandy recalls, “My dear girl, I have seen many a patient in my time and we cannot he...

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15,07 €

We've Lost My Prostate, Mate! ... And Life Goes On

Alan White

Being diagnosed with prostate cancer once in a lifetime is enough. In 2011, Alan White was facing a second round with this life-threatening disease.Alan’s years of experience as a natural health practitioner and counsellor helped him and his wife, Fiona, to make the choice that no man really wants to make – surgical removal of the prostate gland – and to recover, physically and...

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18,52 €

A Hero in a Bandana

Brad W Hoover

You are invited to come along on a gripping journey involving one brave boy and his steadfast family. A story from the hand of an ER physician from the opposite end of the white coat, it describes a parent's nightmare yet also a community's uplifting love and undying support. See how this ordinary father's journal transforms into an extraordinary primer on not only survival but...

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7,25 €

Eco-Logical Lives. the Philosophical Lives of Richard Routley/Sylvan and Val Routley /Plumwood.

Dominic Hyde

Richard Sylvan and Val Plumwood were eminent twentieth-century Australian philosophers who, in the way of philosophers, devoted their lives to examining fundamental assumptions about thought and the world. Though they were both renowned logicians - and probed metaphysics, ethics, epistemology, social and political theory and economics - it was their determination to fuse the pr...

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109,13 €

The Soul of a Doctor

Gordon Harper / Sachin H. Jain / Sachin HJain / Susan Pories

By the time most of us meet our doctors, they’ve been in practice for a number of years. Often they seem aloof, uncaring, and hurried. Of course, they’re not all like that, and most didn’t start out that way. Here are voices of third-year students just as they begin to take on clinical responsibilities. Their words focus on the odd transition students face when they must deal...

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13,66 €

My Inventions

Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla has been called the most important man of the twentieth century. Certainly he contributed more to the field of electricity, radio, and television than any other person living or dead. Ultimately he died alone and impoverished having driven all of his friends away through his neurotic and eccentric behavior. Tesla was never able to fit into the world that he found h...

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20,52 €

Passage to Persia - Writings of an American Doctor During Her Life in Iran, 1929-1957

In 1929 Adelaide Kibbe was a 27-year-old missionary physician who set out from New York, on the steamer SS American Banker, headed for Iran. Her route to Persia took her through England, Scandinavia, Germany, Switzerland and Egypt. It would be 28 years before she returned home, and during the ensuing decades she would see huge changes in her adopted country: the development of ...

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17,13 €

The Armchair Activist's Handbook

Ruth Stokes

Would you change the world, if only you knew how? Do you dream of doing more than signing online petitions but don't want to camp out on a pavement to prove a point? Are you frustrated because you're not making a difference but don't want to turn your life upside down in the name of action? Then this is the book for you. THE ARMCHAIR ACTIVIST'S HANDBOOK will help you find easy ...

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15,01 €

Surviving Life as a Miracle Child

Brandon C. Gandy

This is a true story about Brandon C. Gandy, who overcame 15 birth defects, 28 surgeries, a medically induced coma, and cancer, and became the 8th person in the world to have a testicular and kidney transplant. During all of his near-death medical challenges, Brandon persisted he would remain an athlete and he tackled many different sports. His brave, strong journey sheds light...

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28,55 €

Iron Dad

Paul Weigel

'Paul Weigel knows what it means to struggle, and his story is sure to energize and inspire you to live every day to the fullest, as he has chosen to do.'-Dean Karnazes, New York Times bestselling author of Ultramarathon ManA powerful memoir about a dad navigating loss, fighting cancer, surviving, and thriving alongside the most important person in his life-his daughter. Paul W...

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13,49 €

Where Science Meets Spirit

Mary-Jo Fetterly

Zebra fish can repair paralyzed limbs. Many other species can regenerate limbs and specialized tissue. Are humans missing something? Why are some people healers, despite the odds, while others are not?By the time you are close to death, there is a one-in-five chance you will incur a disability. Wouldn’t you want science and medicine to do whatever possible to avert chronic debi...

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24,38 €

Profiles of Space Scientists

Shah Rukh

'Profiles of Space Scientists: Pioneering Minds in Cosmic Exploration' offers a captivating journey through the lives and contributions of fifty remarkable individuals who have shaped our understanding of the cosmos. From Galileo’s groundbreaking observations to Neil Armstrong’s historic moon landing, this book celebrates the diverse minds and enduring legacies that have propel...

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21,02 €

Love Letters to My Doctors

Rachel Charlton DesRosier

In an intimate account from a patient who’s dealt with chronic illness for 15 years, Love Letters to My Doctors is a candid account about health issues and patient advocacy.Author Rachel Charlton DesRosier, terming herself as a 'chronic pain zebra,' shares a vulnerable and true account of her experiences with physicians over the last 15 years of trying to find relief for her ch...

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8,38 €

Hedy Lamarr

United Library

The book Hedy Lamarr unravels the fascinating life of an Austro-Hungarian-born American actress and technology innovator who became a symbol of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler on November 9, 1914, Lamarr’s journey begins with a brief early film career in Czechoslovakia, marked by the controversial film 'Ecstasy' (1933). Fleeing from her first husband, Frit...

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8,99 €

The Rookie Recipient

Heather Winfree / Steve Winfree

'It’s like the greatest story of all time.'- Harry Connick Jr. GRAMMY®and EMMY®award-winning muscian, actor, and TV host Two perspectives, one incredible story of love, sacrifice, and miracle.Husband and wife, Steve and Heather, went viral in 2017 after she posted a video sharing with friends and family an emotional reveal that she was a match to donate a kidney to Steve. She ...

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20,17 €

A Surgeon’s Memoir

Stewart K. Lazow

Sandwiched between Dr. Samuel Shem’s hilarious The House of God and Dr. Eric Manheimer’s Twelve Patients: Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital, Dr. Stewart Lazow’s A Surgeon’s Memoir: 40 Years at the County takes us on the author’s convoluted journey to becoming professor, vice chairman, oral and maxillofacial surgery residency program director, and director of service at Kings ...

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15,77 €

A Surgeon’s Memoir

Stewart K. Lazow

Sandwiched between Dr. Samuel Shem’s hilarious The House of God and Dr. Eric Manheimer’s Twelve Patients: Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital, Dr. Stewart Lazow’s A Surgeon’s Memoir: 40 Years at the County takes us on the author’s convoluted journey to becoming professor, vice chairman, oral and maxillofacial surgery residency program director, and director of service at Kings ...

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21,80 €

Finding the Good

Carol Chapman

In the heartfelt memoir, Finding the Good: A Journey through Love, Loss, and Living, follow Carol as she navigates the challenges of being thrust into the role of caregiver for her husband after an unexpected seizure leads to a prolonged health battle. In the face of adversity, she discovers reserves of strength she never knew she possessed. Through the highs and lows, Carol’s ...

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15,76 €

An Everyone Story

Duncan McKellar

’It was a disaster from the word go,’ Barb Spriggs said when telling the story of her husband Bob’s admission to the Oakden Older Persons’ Mental Health Service in Adelaide. Barb had no idea that her story would launch a landmark inquiry, The Oakden Report, trigger a Royal Commission, and place her at the centre of a national scandal.Barb’s story also changed Duncan McKellar’s ...

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39,95 €

Development of Next Generations of Army Aviation Systems

Daniel P. Schrage

The memoir 'As Usual, the Guardian was Perfect in All Respects' is the first book, Book 1, in the trilogy, A Full Lifetime Career of Seeking Perfection Driven by Family and Mentors. The trilogy is a tale of three careers of the author’s military achievement, engineering accomplishment, and academic leadership. It strives for perfection through athletic and career advancement wh...

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12,73 €

Don’t Panic

Adrian Ramirez

Don’t Panic is the true story of my battle with anxiety, panic attacks and intrusive thoughts. Throughout this book, I want to take you on my journey from a young seven-year-old boy who did not want to go to school to a successful Criminal Investigator in San Antonio, Texas, (retired). It was not until later in life that I was diagnosed with what is known as obsessive-compulsiv...

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16,66 €

Life Happens, Keep Moving Forward

Della Waggoner

Della Waggoner, born as Fidela Perez Olivarez in a quaint South Texas town, draws deep inspiration from the tapestry of her life. Born among fourteen children, on a humble farm without electricity, using the Sears catalog as toilet paper, her humble upbringing becomes the crucible of resilience, empowering her to face life’s diverse trials ahead. Reflecting on the past, she ack...

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25,34 €

Dem Damn Church Folk

Bessa Bellavia

Born in the #Mudd#RaisedndaJungle; A Jewel of the Island. Penny the #ChurchKid has to become wise and tough quickly at the age of 14 after the death of her mother and the death of her father at the age of 16 both from cancer. A once young and ambitious girl from a small southen Island on the coast of Mississippi, had what seemed like the perfect life. She had the world in the ...

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34,56 €

The Many Dimensions of Dementia as Seen Through Family’s Eyes. Subtitle

Shirley KalpinOlson

If you have met or known someone inflicted with a deadly Dementia or Alzheimer’s and feel you are having a difficult time knowing what to do or say, you may want to read about how this family was able to deal with a situation which could have been much more tragic and unbearable. There is sickness, sadness, grief, anger, crying, feeling of uselessness and just feeling like giv...

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12,19 €

Que Sera

Barry T Cull

'The future’s not ours to seeQue sera, sera.' BARRY CULL wasn’t supposed to survive to his fifth birthday. He was born with a hole in his heart at a time when that was a death sentence; however, times were changing, and an experimental surgery under development in Canada gave his parents hope. Barry did survive: He survived childhood open-heart surgery from the man who pioneere...

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24,96 €

Stroke of Blessing

Chris Adkins

In this inspirational autobiography, the author shares his journey of death, paralysis from neck down, and a conversation with God. He shares his story of faith-driven determination--relearning how to breathe, to movement, and adjusting to being disabled while living the rest of his days on earth for the purpose of bringing as many people to God’s kingdom. Reflecting back, the ...

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13,58 €

Empowered

Serena Sacks-Mandel

Through our challenges, we all need a reminder that our stories can empower our journeys!Serena Sacks-Mandel built a successful tech career on the foundation of a tough childhood. Brick by brick, she laid a new foundation for herself, one where she saw each of her successes as evidence that she could do more.A huge part of her self-empowerment came from framing her own narrativ...

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15,88 €

Catálogo de libros: Biografía: ciencia, tecnología y medicina

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