Biography & Autobiography : Medical - General

"Routledge Critical Thinkers" is a new series for anyone needing an acessible introduction to the key figures in contemporary critical thought. The books pro......

The remarkable and true story of Jerry Kline's refusal to be intimated by a high-grade brain tumor. Join the author and his family as they are thrust into th......

This book is a story about a man's heart and the pump, batteries and electronic controller that keep his heart and his life going. Also, it is a story about...

Not Just Polio recounts the remarkably full and enjoyable life of the author, Richard Lloyd Daggett. The narrative includes an honest and sometimes frank acc......

The Making of a Surgeon in the 21st Century is a highly personalized description of one individual's experiences during a five-year residency in general surg......

An impassioned tale of survival and recovery, this inspirational story recounts the author’s horrific car accident, his subsequent coma, and the more t......

The Life of a Russian Woman Doctor by Anna Bek (1869-1954) yields rich insights into the lives of a generation of Russian women who lived at a time of revolu......

Intensive Care is an affecting view from the trenches, a seasoned doctor's minute-by-minute and day-by-day account of life in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) o......

Like many an exclusive club, the medical profession subjects its prospective members to rigorous indoctrination: medical students are overloaded with work, d......

During World War II, Mom Chung's was the place to be in San Francisco. Soldiers, movie stars, and politicians gathered at her home to socialize, to show thei......

Residency is a defining period in a physician's life because it is the decisive stage for personal growth, intellectual challenge and emotional stress. It is......

EMT: Beyond the Lights and Sirens by Pat IveyThis book takes the reader to the front lines of medicine, from a serious automobile accident on a dark country ......

"Informative, witty...Kollmann delivers terse commentary and gory detail while puncturing common misconceptions about forensics." --Booklist Step past t......

"You Will Feel The Heat From This Gripping Tale From Ground Zero At Katrina." --Mehmet C. Oz, M.D. On the night of August 27, 2005, Dr....

2010 PROSE Award Winner for Nursing & Allied Health Sciences! 2010 AJN Book of the Year Award Winner in Public Interest and Creative Works! "The accounts ar......

An invaluable resource for medical professionals, victims of chronic illnesses, and their loved ones, this dual memoir by a doctor and his longtime patient t......

The decisions that change your life are often the most impulsive ones. Author: Ahmed,, Qanta Publisher: Sourcebooks Illustration: N Language: ENG Title: In ......

Light reading and good fun from a practicing veterinarian. Author: Earnshaw M.R.C.V.S.,Dr. R.E. (Ernie) Publisher: Trafford Publishing Illustration: N Langu......

I rose to the challenge Life had given me: to overcome the temptation of succumbing once again to a lifestyle, which had ultimately brought me to the brink o......

Even now, nineteen years after my son's injury, I feel my praying for a miracle was answered. Dan's faith in believing has been astounding. The insight of hi......