Overkill: When Modern Medicine Goes Too Far
By: Paul A. Offit
4.20
Format: 288 pages, ebook
Modern medicine has significantly advanced in the last few decades as more informed practices, thor…
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1. Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl
By: Stacey O'Brien
4.10
Format: 230 pages, Hardcover
When biologist Stacey O'Brien first met a four-day-old baby barn owl with nerve damage in one wing,… read more
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"To that which you tame, you owe your life."-Stacey O'Brien, Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl
"Refusing to do your bidding is not the same as stupid."-Stacey O'Brien, Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl
"It was a lot like working at Hogwarts, except that, instead of receiving letters from our owls, we would find coughed-up owl pellets in our coffee mugs."-Stacey O'Brien, Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl
"Wesley was always outraged when he woke himself up with a screech in his sleep, and he blamed me. He would whip around to face me with an intense librarian’s stare as if I had broken a cardinal rule."-Stacey O'Brien, Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl
2. The Machinery of Life
By: None
4.00
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
Imagine that we had some way to look directly at the molecules in a living organism. An x-ray micro… read more
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3. Atomic Adventures: Secret Islands, Forgotten N-Rays, and Isotopic Murder
By: James Mahaffey
3.50
Format: 168 pages, Hardcover
Whether you are a scientist or a poet, pro-nuclear energy or staunch opponent, conspiracy theorist … read more
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4. Jewish Space Lasers: The Rothschilds and 200 Years of Conspiracy Theories
By: Mike Rothschild
3.84
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
With the current rise of antisemitism, this important book looks at how one Jewish family —the Roth… read more
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5. Emperors of the Deep: Sharks--The Ocean's Most Mysterious, Most Misunderstood, and Most Important Guardians
By: William McKeever
3.98
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In this remarkable groundbreaking book, a documentarian and conservationist, determined to dispel m… read more
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"The salt in the sea is the same as the salt in our blood"-William McKeever, Emperors of the Deep: Sharks--The Ocean's Most Mysterious, Most Misunderstood, and Most Important Guardians
"Taking into account fair labor wages for fishermen and canning employees- and the damage inflicted to the ocean through overfishing and the ecological impact of the slow annihilation of sharks- a sin…"-William McKeever, Emperors of the Deep: Sharks--The Ocean's Most Mysterious, Most Misunderstood, and Most Important Guardians
"If we act today, we can ensure that our children will look out on the ocean and know underneath the surface, a shark will be swimming, standing guard over its dominion, protecting the ocean, the grea…"-William McKeever, Emperors of the Deep: Sharks--The Ocean's Most Mysterious, Most Misunderstood, and Most Important Guardians
"Society's lack of compassion for our fellow people and for animals leads to an ocean where sharks are dying by the millions and slaves are being abused by the thousands. The connection is basic: a di…"-William McKeever, Emperors of the Deep: Sharks--The Ocean's Most Mysterious, Most Misunderstood, and Most Important Guardians
6. Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom
By: Katherine Eban
4.42
Format: 512 pages, ebook
Many have hailed the widespread use of generic drugs as one of the most important public-health dev… read more
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7. Overkill: When Modern Medicine Goes Too Far
By: Paul A. Offit
4.20
Format: 288 pages, ebook
Modern medicine has significantly advanced in the last few decades as more informed practices, thor… read more
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8. Morning After the Revolution: Dispatches from the Wrong Side of History
By: Nellie Bowles
4.05
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From former New York Times reporter Nellie Bowles, a look at how some of the most educated people i… read more
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9. Lies My Doctor Told Me: Medical Myths That Can Harm Your Health
By: Ken D. Berry
4.40
Format: 158 pages, Kindle Edition
Has your doctor lied to you? Chances are he has, and most likely unknowingly. If you've been misle… read more
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10. The Other Family Doctor: A Veterinarian Explores What Animals Can Teach Us About Love, Life, and Mortality
By: Karen Fine
4.01
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A tribute to our furry, feathery, scaley, and wet family members, All Creatures Great and Small mee… read more
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11. Material Girls: Why Reality Matters for Feminism
By: Kathleen Stock
4.22
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
'A clear, concise, easy-to-read account of the issues between sex, gender and feminism . . . an imp… read more
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"I am critical of gender identity theory – but not of trans people, for whom I have friendly sympathy and respect."-Kathleen Stock, Material Girls: Why Reality Matters for Feminism
"The background assumption seems to be that, paradoxically, by identifying and discussing socially produced inequalities, we further entrench them; whereas if we ignore them, perhaps they will go away."-Kathleen Stock, Material Girls: Why Reality Matters for Feminism
"A first thing to note, in case it’s unclear, is that I am not arguing against legal protections for trans people against violence, discrimination or coercive surgeries. I enthusiastically support the…"-Kathleen Stock, Material Girls: Why Reality Matters for Feminism
"And perhaps most awkwardly, they have been left unable properly to explain why, internationally, half the population in a given culture might be disproportionately subject to specific experiences lik…"-Kathleen Stock, Material Girls: Why Reality Matters for Feminism
12. How Not to Age: The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older
By: Michael Greger
4.29
Format: 640 pages, Hardcover
Uncover the evidence-based science to slowing the effects of aging, from the New York Times bestsel… read more
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13. Lost in Trans Nation: A Child Psychiatrist's Guide Out of the Madness
By: Miriam Grossman
4.36
Format: 288 pages, ebook
Throughout our country, atrocities are taking place in doctor’s offices and hospital operating room… read more
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14. The Secret History of Food: Strange but True Stories About the Origins of Everything We Eat
By: Matt Siegel
3.64
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
An entertaining look at the little-known history surrounding the foods we know and love. Is Italia… read more
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15. Fentanyl, Inc.: How Rogue Chemists Are Creating the Deadliest Wave of the Opioid Epidemic
By: Ben Westhoff
4.02
Format: 356 pages, Hardcover
A deeply human story, Fentanyl, Inc. is the first deep-dive investigation of a hazardous and illici… read more
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16. Everything in Its Place: First Loves and Last Tales
By: Oliver Sacks
4.13
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of Gratitude andOn the Move, a final volume of essays that showcases Sa… read more
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"I want a real book made of paper with print―a book with heft, with a bookish smell, as books have had for the last 550 years, a book that I can slip into my pocket or keep with its fellows on my book…"-Oliver Sacks, Everything in Its Place: First Loves and Last Tales
"But there is a fundamental difference between reading and being read to. When one reads actively, whether using the eyes or a finger, one is free to skip ahead or back, to reread, to ponder or daydre…"-Oliver Sacks, Everything in Its Place: First Loves and Last Tales
"Come scrittore, trovo che i giardini siano essenziali per il processo creativo: come medico, ogni volta che è possibile, porto i miei pazienti in un giardino. Tutti abbiamo avuto l'esperienza di vaga…"-Oliver Sacks, Everything in Its Place: First Loves and Last Tales
"I had no idea that this was happening―not only in the Einstein library but in college and public libraries all over the country. I was horrified when I visited the library recently and found the shel…"-Oliver Sacks, Everything in Its Place: First Loves and Last Tales
17. Drama Queen: One Autistic Woman and a Life of Unhelpful Labels
By: Sara Gibbs
4.39
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
'It has taken me several years of exploration, but I am at a place now where I see autism as neithe… read more
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18. American Sirens: The Incredible Story of the Black Men Who Became America's First Paramedics
By: Kevin Hazzard
4.57
Format: 337 pages, Kindle Edition
The extraordinary story of an unjustly forgotten group of Black men in Pittsburgh who became the fi… read more
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19. Heart: A History
By: Sandeep Jauhar
4.07
Format: 269 pages, Hardcover
The heart lies at the centre of every facet of our existence. It’s so bound up with our deepest fee… read more
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"For even if the heart is not the seat of the emotions, it is highly responsive to them."-Sandeep Jauhar, Heart: A History
"Continuous blood flow is antithetical to the way that humans, pulsatile beings, evolved. Though continuous flow can keep us alive, it alters ours physiology in idiosyncratic and unpredictable ways."-Sandeep Jauhar, Heart: A History
"In many ways, the heart does resemble a house. It is divided into multiple chambers, separated by doors. The walls have a characteristic texture. The house is old, designed over many millennia. Hidde…"-Sandeep Jauhar, Heart: A History
"Traditional" Japanese immigrants had coronary disease rates in line with their homeland counterparts. "Westernised" immigrants had a prevalence that was at least 3 times higher. "Retention of Japanes…"-Sandeep Jauhar, Heart: A History
20. Equal Partners: Improving Gender Equality at Home
By: Kate Mangino
4.19
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
"An inspiring and inclusive guide for rethinking and reworking household gender roles."― Booklist (… read more
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21. Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves
By: Nicola Twilley
4.26
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
An engaging and far-reaching exploration of refrigeration, tracing its evolution from scientific my… read more
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