Health, Wellness & Medical

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In her first memoir, The Places We Left Behind, Jennifer Lang attempted to examine, in a series of short reflections and vignettes, her complex but loving relationship with her French-born

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“Whatever you take away from this book, I hope the woman you walk alone with is one you can trust even more now.

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“This is a very important book and should be required reading for everyone interested in civil rights and gender equality in the health sector and beyond.”

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“Dr. Gunter provides girls and women with a sound, well-researched discourse on what they need to know about their bodies as well as what to demand of doctors.”

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“Polyamory prizes commitment, honesty, trust, mutual consent, open communications, and equality among all sexes and sexual orientations.”

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“evidence-based practices and real world examples of women with ADHD succeeding, not in spite of having ADHD, but perhaps because of it.”

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The Experience Machine How Our Minds Predict and Shape Reality by Andy Clark has a relatively simple yet amazing core tenet.

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“It’s about time, Wicker might argue, that the fashion industry owns its part and cleans up its act.”

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“Farley translates medical case studies, interviews, and other records into dynamic prose, weaving a fluid and immersive story of the sisters' lives and experiences.”

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“J. C. Hallman explores the problems with historical conscience in Say Anarcha, the story of Dr.

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“The author’s goal is . . . to produce deep-seated, culture-wide transformation so that the judicial and community response is to the actual, not presumed, needs of survivors.”

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Do you have a friend who without symptom or diagnosis is worried about their health?

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“Part memoir, part cultural critique, part manifesto, Hysterical is a tour de force, a powerful response and critique of the subjugation of girls and women across all aspects of ou

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Self-Care in Underwear is another lovely gift book from Ton Mak. Get one for your friends who need a gentle reminder to be here now.”

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“Beck’s infusion of religion into this book is both its strength and weakness.”

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“A superb and well-researched account of a notorious chemical and the clash it has provoked between science and corporate doubters.”

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The Anatomy of Anxiety describes myriad stresses that drive up our anxiety and provides a framework for figuring out how we can beat or benefit from it.”

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“Vivid, moving, revealing, and highly readable, The Helpers deserves a high place on the Covid-19 bookshelf.”

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“The Great War and the Birth of Modern Medicine could stand as a solid highly readable history of World War I, even ignoring its important contribution to the history of the advanc

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While it’s not likely that humans will completely stop eating animals, it’s likely and desirable that we’ll eat, exploit, and harm far fewer animals than we do now.

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Which Country Has the World’s Best Health Care? attempts to apply a narrative for health system functions and not merely recite data and for that, Ezekiel Emanuel is to be applauded.

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Michael Pollan has written about apples (Botany of Desire), corn (Omnivore’s Dilemma) and many other edibles (Food Rules).

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Marshall Allen’s Never Pay the First Bill starts off slow with a $445 overcharge issue.

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