The Patient's Playbook: Find the "No-Mistake Zone" by Leslie D Michelson
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Category: Science & Natural History
Too many Americans die each year as a result of preventable medical error mistakes, complications, and misdiagnoses. And many more of us are not receiving the best care possible, even though it s readily available and we re entitled to it. The key is knowing how to access it. The Patient s Playbook is ...Show more
The Woman Who Changed Her Brain: Revised Edition by Barbara Arrowsmith-Young
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Category: Science & Natural History
The incredible story and miraculous work of a remarkable woman. Though she began life severely learning disabled, built herself a better brain and a brain training program that has helped thousands of others do the same. Barbara Arrowsmith-Young was born with severe learning disabilities that caused ...Show more
Mind - Journey to the Heart of Being Hum by Daniel J. Siegel
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Category: Science & Natural History
Neuroscience studies the brain. A full examination of what we mean by the term "mind" has traditionally been the province of philosophers but here Daniel Siegel explores what neuroscience can teach us about it-how the mind differs from consciousness and how we know who we really are. In Mind, Siegel, Th ...Show more
Get Well Soon by Jennifer Wright
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Category: Science & Natural History
A humorous book about history's worst plaguesfrom the Antonine Plague, to leprosy, to polioand the heroes who fought them In 1518, in a small town in France, Frau Troffea began dancing and didnt stop. She danced herself to her death six days later, and soon thirty-four more villagers joined her. Then ...Show more
The Quantum World: The Disturbing Theory at the Heart of Reality by New Scientist
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Category: Science & Natural History | Series: New Scientist Instant Expert
THE MIND-BENDING WORLD OF QUANTUM THEORY Quantum theory is our very best description of the microscopic world of atoms and their constituents. It has given us lasers, computers and nuclear reactors, and even tells us how the sun shines and why the ground beneath our feet is solid. Yet the quantum world ...Show more
Aurora: In Search of the Northern Lights by Dr Melanie Windridge
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Category: Science & Natural History
The beautiful aurorae, or northern lights, are the stuff of legends. The ancient stories of the Sami people warn that if you mock the lights they will seize you, and their mythical appeal continues to capture the hearts and imagination of people across the globe. Aurora explores the visual beauty, ancie ...Show more
The Edge of the Sea by Rachel Carson
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Category: Science & Natural History
This charming book is a sweet blending of her artistic and scientific regard for the natural world. In this final installation, Carson looks at the environments of the rocky shore, the rim of sand and the coral coast, focusing on life in the zones between lowest and highest tides. Carson's descriptive a ...Show more
Are Numbers Real? The Uncanny Relationships Between Maths and the Physical World by Brian Clegg
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Category: Science & Natural History
Have you ever wondered what humans did before numbers existed? How they organized their lives, traded goods, or kept track of their treasures? What would your life be like without them? Numbers began as simple representations of everyday things, but mathematics rapidly took on a life of its own, occupyi ...Show more
Asteroid Hunters by Carrie Nugent
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Category: Science & Natural History | Series: Ted 2
Dr Carrie Nugent is an asteroid hunter - one of the select group of scientists working diligently to map our cosmic neighbourhood. For the first time ever we are reaching the point where we may be able to prevent a natural disaster resulting from an asteroid collision. Nugent will delve into the impact ...Show more
Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space by Janna Levin
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Category: Science & Natural History
"This is empirical poetry. A fascinating tale of human curiosity beautifully told, and with black holes and lasers too." (Robin Ince). Travel around the world 100 billion times. A strong gravitational wave will briefly change that distance by less than the thickness of a human hair. We have perhaps less ...Show more
The Beauty of Numbers in Nature - Mathematical Patterns and Principles from the Natural World by Ian Stewart
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Category: Science & Natural History | Reading Level: very good
From a zebra's stripes to a spider's web: an engaging examination of patterns in nature and the mathematics that underlie them. From a zebra's stripes to a spider's web, from sand dunes to snowflakes, nature is full of patterns underlaid by mathematical principles. In The Beauty of Numbers in Nature, Ia ...Show more
Illustrated History of Medicine: A Medical Exploration in Fifty Objects by Gill Paul
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Category: Science & Natural History
The Illustrated History of Medicine takes readers on a 12,000-year journey by exploring fifty objects that open windows onto different aspects of medical history.Objects are listed chronologically, and include: a Neolithic Trapanned Skull (c.10,000 bce); Clay Tablets from the Library of Assurbanipal (7t ...Show more