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The Valedictorian of Being Dead - My Struggle with Suicidal Depression (Paperback): Heather B. Armstrong The Valedictorian of Being Dead - My Struggle with Suicidal Depression (Paperback)
Heather B. Armstrong
R413 R384 Discovery Miles 3 840 Save R29 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

From New York Times bestselling author and blogger Heather B. Armstrong comes an honest and irreverent memoir--reminiscent of the New York Times bestseller Brain on Fire--about her experience as the third person ever to participate in an experimental treatment for depression involving ten rounds of a chemically induced coma approximating brain death. For years, Heather B. Armstrong has alluded to her struggle with depression on her website, dooce. It's scattered throughout her archive, where it weaves its way through posts about pop culture, music, and motherhood. In 2016, Heather found herself in the depths of a depression she just couldn't shake, an episode darker and longer than anything she had previously experienced. She had never felt so discouraged by the thought of waking up in the morning, and it threatened to destroy her life. For the sake of herself and her family, Heather decided to risk it all by participating in an experimental clinical trial. Now, for the first time, Heather recalls the torturous eighteen months of suicidal depression she endured and the month-long experimental study in which doctors used propofol anesthesia to quiet all brain activity for a full fifteen minutes before bringing her back from a flatline. Ten times. The experience wasn't easy. Not for Heather or her family. But a switch was flipped, and Heather hasn't experienced a single moment of suicidal depression since. "Breathtakingly honest" (Lisa Genova, New York Times bestselling author), self-deprecating, and scientifically fascinating, The Valedictorian of Being Dead brings to light a groundbreaking new treatment for depression. The Valedictorian of Being Dead was previously published with the subtitle "The True Story of Dying Ten Times to Live."

Guardians of the Trees - A Journey of Hope Through Healing the Planet: A Memoir (Paperback): Kinari Webb Guardians of the Trees - A Journey of Hope Through Healing the Planet: A Memoir (Paperback)
Kinari Webb
R472 R412 Discovery Miles 4 120 Save R60 (13%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Einstein - His Life and Universe (Paperback): Walter Isaacson Einstein - His Life and Universe (Paperback)
Walter Isaacson 1
R783 R561 Discovery Miles 5 610 Save R222 (28%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

By the author of the acclaimed bestseller "Benjamin Franklin," this is the first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available.

How did his mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson's biography shows how his scientific imagination sprang from the rebellious nature of his personality. His fascinating story is a testament to the connection between creativity and freedom.

Based on newly released personal letters of Einstein, this book explores how an imaginative, impertinent patent clerk -- a struggling father in a difficult marriage who couldn't get a teaching job or a doctorate -- became the mind reader of the creator of the cosmos, the locksmith of the mysteries of the atom and the universe. His success came from questioning conventional wisdom and marveling at mysteries that struck others as mundane. This led him to embrace a morality and politics based on respect for free minds, free spirits, and free individuals.

These traits are just as vital for this new century of globalization, in which our success will depend on our creativity, as they were for the beginning of the last century, when Einstein helped usher in the modern age.

The Shipwreck Hunter - A lifetime of extraordinary deep-sea discoveries (Paperback, Main): David L. Mearns The Shipwreck Hunter - A lifetime of extraordinary deep-sea discoveries (Paperback, Main)
David L. Mearns 1
R420 Discovery Miles 4 200 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

David Mearns has discovered some of the world's most fascinating and elusive shipwrecks. From the mighty battlecruiser HMS Hood to the crumbling wooden skeletons of Vasco da Gama's 16th century fleet, David has searched for and found dozens of sunken vessels in every ocean of the world. The Shipwreck Hunter is an account of David's most intriguing and fascinating finds. It details both the meticulous research and the mid-ocean stamina and courage required to find a wreck miles beneath the sea, as well as the moving human stories that lie behind each of these oceanic tragedies. Combining the derring-do of Indiana Jones with the precision of a surgeon, in The Shipwreck Hunter David Mearns opens a porthole into the shadowy depths of the ocean.

Henri Poincare: A Biography Through The Daily Papers (Hardcover): Jean-Marc Ginoux, Christian Gerini Henri Poincare: A Biography Through The Daily Papers (Hardcover)
Jean-Marc Ginoux, Christian Gerini
R1,017 Discovery Miles 10 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

On July 17, 2012, the centenary of Henri Poincare's death was commemorated; his name being associated with so many fields of knowledge that he was considered as the Last Universalist. In Pure and Applied Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy, Engineering and Philosophy, his works have had a great impact all over the world. Poincare acquired in his lifetime such a reputation that, both nationally and internationally, his life and career were made the object of various articles in the daily papers not only in France, but also in the USA. Some of his philosophical concepts have even caused sharp controversies in the Press (as we will discover in this book).This work presents an original portrait of Henri Poincare based on various press cuttings from The New York Times, The San Francisco Sunday Call, The Times, The Sun, The Washington Post that chronicled unknown anecdotes of his life (for example, his first name was actually not Henri, but Henry; he obtained his high school diploma in sciences with a zero in mathematics, etc.). Such an approach enables the discovering of many forgotten or unknown aspects of his scientific and philosophical works as well as his important role in the public sphere.

Routledge Revivals: John Phillips and the Business of Victorian Science (2005) - The Fiction of the Brotherhood of the Rosy... Routledge Revivals: John Phillips and the Business of Victorian Science (2005) - The Fiction of the Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross (Paperback)
Jack Morrell
R1,258 Discovery Miles 12 580 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

First published in 2005, this book represents the first full length biography of John Phillips, one of the most remarkable and important scientists of the Victorian period. Adopting a broad chronological approach, this book not only traces the development of Phillips' career but clarifies and highlights his role within Victorian culture, shedding light on many wider themes. It explores how Phillips' love of science was inseparable from his need to earn a living and develop a career which could sustain him. Hence questions of power, authority, reputation and patronage were central to Phillips' career and scientific work. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources and a rich body of recent writings on Victorian science, this biography brings together his personal story with the scientific theories and developments of the day, and fixes them firmly within the context of wider society.

Warrior Patient - How to Beat Deadly Diseases With Laughter, Good Doctors, Love, and Guts. (Hardcover): Temple Emmet Williams Warrior Patient - How to Beat Deadly Diseases With Laughter, Good Doctors, Love, and Guts. (Hardcover)
Temple Emmet Williams
R851 Discovery Miles 8 510 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Man in the Monkeynut Coat - William Astbury and How Wool Wove a Forgotten Road to the Double-Helix (Hardcover): Kersten T.... The Man in the Monkeynut Coat - William Astbury and How Wool Wove a Forgotten Road to the Double-Helix (Hardcover)
Kersten T. Hall
R1,008 Discovery Miles 10 080 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Sir Isaac Newton once declared that his momentous discoveries were only made thanks to having 'stood on the shoulders of giants'. The same might also be said of the scientists James Watson and Francis Crick. Their discovery of the structure of DNA was, without doubt, one of the biggest scientific landmarks in history and, thanks largely to the success of Watson's best-selling memoir 'The Double Helix', there might seem to be little new to say about this story. But much remains to be said about the particular 'giants' on whose shoulders Watson and Crick stood. Of these, the crystallographer Rosalind Franklin, whose famous X-ray diffraction photograph known as 'Photo 51' provided Watson and Crick with a vital clue, is now well recognised. Far less well known is the physicist William T. Astbury who, working at Leeds in the 1930s on the structure of wool for the local textile industry, pioneered the use of X-ray crystallography to study biological fibres. In so doing, he not only made the very first studies of the structure of DNA culminating in a photo almost identical to Franklin's 'Photo 51', but also founded the new science of 'molecular biology'. Yet whilst Watson and Crick won the Nobel Prize, Astbury has largely been forgotten. The Man in the Monkeynut Coat tells the story of this neglected pioneer, showing not only how it was thanks to him that Watson and Crick were not left empty-handed, but also how his ideas transformed biology leaving a legacy which is still felt today.

My First Summer in the Sierra (Hardcover): John Muir My First Summer in the Sierra (Hardcover)
John Muir; Contributions by Mint Editions
R312 R292 Discovery Miles 2 920 Save R20 (6%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

My First Summer in the Sierra is the incredible true story of John Muir's iconic time spent working in the California mountain range of the Sierra Nevada's. In this republished edition, read about his experience that shaped so much of environmental stewardship today. In the summer of 1869, a young John Muir joined a crew of shepherds working in the foothills of California's Sierra Nevada mountains. Spending countless hours working with the group, Muir also worked tirelessly to advocate for the land's protection. His efforts eventually transpired into the founding of Yosemite Valley as a national park, a landmark event in the history of United States environmentalism. A glimpse into Muir's private journals, My First Summer in the Sierra is the remarkable retelling of his time there. Full of humorous anecdotes and insightful prose, John Muir personal narrative will likely inspire you to pack up your belongings and head for the mountains.

Reflections of Alan Turing - A Relative Story (Paperback): Dermot Turing Reflections of Alan Turing - A Relative Story (Paperback)
Dermot Turing
R392 R355 Discovery Miles 3 550 Save R37 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Everyone knows the story of the codebreaker and computer science pioneer Alan Turing. Except ... When Dermot Turing is asked about his famous uncle, people want to know more than the bullet points of his life. They want to know everything - was Alan Turing actually a codebreaker? What did he make of artificial intelligence? What is the significance of Alan Turing's trial, his suicide, the Royal Pardon, the GBP50 note and the film The Imitation Game? In Reflections of Alan Turing, Dermot strips off the layers to uncover the real story. It's time to discover a fresh legacy of Alan Turing for the twenty-first century.

Sid Meier's Memoir! - A Life in Computer Games (Hardcover): Sid Meier Sid Meier's Memoir! - A Life in Computer Games (Hardcover)
Sid Meier
R707 R634 Discovery Miles 6 340 Save R73 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Over his four-decade career, Sid Meier has produced some of the world's most popular video games, including Sid Meier's Civilization, which has sold more than 51 million units worldwide and accumulated more than one billion hours of play. Sid Meier's Memoir! is the story of an obsessive young computer enthusiast who helped launch a multi-million-pound industry. Writing with warmth and ironic humour, Meier describes the genesis of his influential studio, MicroProse, founded in 1982 after a trip to a Las Vegas arcade, and recounts the development of landmark games, from vintage classics like Pirates! and Railroad Tycoon, to Civilization and beyond. Articulating his philosophy that a videogame should be "a series of interesting decisions", Meier also shares his perspective on the history of the industry, the psychology of gamers and fascinating insights into the creative process, including his ten rules of good game design.

Hewett Cottrell Watson - Victorian Plant Ecologist and Evolutionist (Paperback): Frank N. Egerton Hewett Cottrell Watson - Victorian Plant Ecologist and Evolutionist (Paperback)
Frank N. Egerton
R898 R686 Discovery Miles 6 860 Save R212 (24%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

First published in 2003. Hewett Cottrell Watson was a pioneer in a new science not yet defined in Victorian times - ecology - and was practically the first naturalist to conduct research on plant evolution, beginning in 1834. The correspondence between Watson and Darwin, analysed for the first time in this book, reveals the extent to which Darwin profited from Watson's data. Darwin's subsequent fame, however, is one of the reasons why Watson became almost forgotten. This biography traces both the influences and characteristics that shaped Watson's outlook and personality, and indeed his science, and the institutional contexts within which he worked. At the same time, it makes evident the extent of his real contributions to the science of the plant ecology and evolution.

Breaking Free from Hepatitis C - A Personal Journey (Hardcover): Gregory David Breaking Free from Hepatitis C - A Personal Journey (Hardcover)
Gregory David
R555 R510 Discovery Miles 5 100 Save R45 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In the United States it is estimated that 3.2 million people are infected with the Hepatitis C virus, which is a contagious liver disease that can range in severity from a mild illness to a serious, lifelong condition. Infections worldwide are estimated at 150 to 200 million people, many of whom are not aware they are affected.

Gregory David finds out the hard way that he is one of the infected - through a letter, which reads, "We regret that at this time our company cannot offer you a life insurance policy. We based our decision on your recent alcohol use during the past six years, and the presence of the Hepatitis C virus."

At first, Gregory is in disbelief, and he insists on having his doctor perform an independent test. But when the results come back, he learns that his earlier years of occasional drug use and constant partying may have finally caught up with him.

The coming weeks and months pose huge obstacles as Gregory learns about the disease, breaks the news to family and friends, and struggles to cope with an infection he at first knows little about.

Join Gregory as he confronts the disease, and find inspiration in "Breaking Free from Hepatitis C."

Susan Isaacs - The First Biography (Hardcover): D.E.M. Gardner Susan Isaacs - The First Biography (Hardcover)
D.E.M. Gardner
R3,424 Discovery Miles 34 240 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Originally published in 1969, this is the first biography of Susan Isaacs, the first attempt to estimate her incalculable contribution to the theory and practice of the education of young children. As a pioneer of new teaching methods, Susan Isaacs will be remembered mainly for her work at the Malting House School in Cambridge in the 1920s, and her contribution was such that in 1933 the Department of Child Development at the University of London, Institute of Education was specially created for her; she was Head of the Department until 1943. But Susan Isaacs was also a psychoanalyst, and D.W. Winnicott in his Foreword refers to the time when he was supplying cases for her child analysis training: 'I watched with interest her sensitive management of the total family situation, a difficult thing when one is engaged in learning while carrying out a psycho-analytic treatment involving daily sessions over years.' D.E.M. Gardner, who was a close friend as well as student of Susan Isaacs, begins by describing Susan's childhood in a Lancashire cotton town, and throughout the book she helps us to feel the force of Susan's personality and intellect - 'she was a truly great person, one who has had a tremendous influence for good on the attitude of parents and of teachers to the children in their care'.

Move Fast and Break Things - How Facebook, Google, and Amazon Have Cornered Culture and What It Means For All Of Us (Hardcover,... Move Fast and Break Things - How Facebook, Google, and Amazon Have Cornered Culture and What It Means For All Of Us (Hardcover, Main Market Ed.)
Jonathan Taplin 1
R589 R530 Discovery Miles 5 300 Save R59 (10%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A Financial Times 'Best Thing I Read This Year' 2017 LONGLISTED FOR THE FT & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD Google. Amazon. Facebook. The modern world is defined by vast digital monopolies turning ever-larger profits. Those of us who consume the content that feeds them are farmed for the purposes of being sold ever more products and advertising. Those that create the content - the artists, writers and musicians - are finding they can no longer survive in this unforgiving economic landscape. But it didn't have to be this way. In Move Fast and Break Things, Jonathan Taplin offers a succinct and powerful history of how online life began to be shaped around the values of the entrepreneurs like Peter Thiel and Larry Page who founded these all-powerful companies. Their unprecedented growth came at the heavy cost of tolerating piracy of books, music and film, while at the same time promoting opaque business practices and subordinating the privacy of individual users to create the surveillance marketing monoculture in which we now live. It is the story of a massive reallocation of revenue in which $50 billion a year has moved from the creators and owners of content to the monopoly platforms. With this reallocation of money comes a shift in power. Google, Facebook and Amazon now enjoy political power on par with Big Oil and Big Pharma, which in part explains how such a tremendous shift in revenues from creators to platforms could have been achieved and why it has gone unchallenged for so long. And if you think that's got nothing to do with you, their next move is to come after your jobs. Move Fast and Break Things is a call to arms, to say that is enough is enough and to demand that we do everything in our power to create a different future.

Very Good Sort of Man - Life of Dr Charles Lewis Meryon (1783-1877), Physician to Lady Hester Stanhope (Hardcover): Mark Guscin Very Good Sort of Man - Life of Dr Charles Lewis Meryon (1783-1877), Physician to Lady Hester Stanhope (Hardcover)
Mark Guscin
R3,729 Discovery Miles 37 290 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The first ever biography of Dr Charles Lewis Meryon (17831877), born in Rye (Sussex), physician to Lady Hester Stanhope and companion on her travels on various different occasions (to Malta, Greece, Turkey, Egypt and the Lebanon) during which he met Lord Byron, the Pasha of Egypt, and famed traveller Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, among many other characters and personalities; he was shipwrecked, attacked by pirates and lost for several days in the desert, in addition to living numerous other adventures; he was the father of tormented French artist Charles Meryon (the artists mothers unrequited love for his father is told by means of their original correspondence), author of the two three-volume sets, The Memoirs of the Lady Hester Stanhope and The Travels of the Lady Hester Stanhope, translator (Meryon mastered various languages both ancient and modern); poet, and revolutionary politician in his home town of Rye. The biography also includes an edition of his poem Tis all my Eye and Betty Martin, of which only five copies were ever printed. The last remaining copy in the UK was destroyed in the bombing of London in the Second World War, and the work was believed to be lost forever, but the last surviving copy was recently unearthed in Canada. The biography is a companion volume to the newly discovered Additional Memoirs of Lady Hester Stanhope: An Unpublished Historical Account for the Years 1819-1820, as recorded by her physician Charles Lewis Meryon, edited with an introduction by Mark Guscin.

The Story of San Michele (Paperback): Axel Munthe The Story of San Michele (Paperback)
Axel Munthe
R587 Discovery Miles 5 870 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
18 Tiny Deaths - The Untold Story of the Woman Who Invented Modern Forensics (Paperback): Bruce Goldfarb 18 Tiny Deaths - The Untold Story of the Woman Who Invented Modern Forensics (Paperback)
Bruce Goldfarb; Introduction by Judy Melinek
R510 R348 Discovery Miles 3 480 Save R162 (32%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days
I Died for Beauty - Dorothy Wrinch and the Cultures of Science (Hardcover): Marjorie Senechal I Died for Beauty - Dorothy Wrinch and the Cultures of Science (Hardcover)
Marjorie Senechal
R1,338 Discovery Miles 13 380 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Dorothy Wrinch, a complicated and ultimately tragic figure, is remembered today for her much publicized feud with Linus Pauling over the shape of proteins, known as "the cyclol controversy." Pauling emerged victorious and is now seen as one of the 20th century's greatest scientists. History has proven less kind to Wrinch. Although some of Wrinch's theories did not pass the test of time, her contributions to the fields of Darwinism, probability and statistics, quantum mechanics, x-ray diffraction, and computer science were anything but inconsequential. Wrinch's story is also the story of the science of crystals and the ever-changing notion of symmetry fundamental to that science. Drawing on her own personal relationship with Wrinch as well as the papers archived at Smith College and elsewhere, Marjorie Senechal explores the life of this brilliant and controversial figure in I Died for Beauty. This biography provides a coherent biographical narration, a detailed account of the cyclol controversy, and a personal memoir of the author's relationship with Wrinch. Senechal presents a sympathetic portrait of the life and science of a luminous but tragically flawed character.

The Man Who Loved Only Numbers - The Story of Paul Erdos and the Search for Mathematical Truth (Paperback, 1st pbk. ed): Paul... The Man Who Loved Only Numbers - The Story of Paul Erdos and the Search for Mathematical Truth (Paperback, 1st pbk. ed)
Paul Hoffman
R492 R460 Discovery Miles 4 600 Save R32 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Based on a National Magazine Award-winning article, this masterful biography of Hungarian-born Paul Erdos is both a vivid portrait of an eccentric genius and a layman's guide to some of this century's most startling mathematical discoveries. A man who possessed unimaginable powers of thought yet was unable to perform the simplest daily tasks, Erdos dedicated his life to the pursuit of mathematical truth. Here, award-winning science writer Paul Hoffman follows the career and achievements of this philosopher-scientist whose way of life was as inconceivable as the theorems he devised, yet whose accomplishments continue to enrich and inform the world.

Death in the Grizzly Maze - The Timothy Treadwell Story (Paperback): Mike Lapinski Death in the Grizzly Maze - The Timothy Treadwell Story (Paperback)
Mike Lapinski
R510 Discovery Miles 5 100 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

On the afternoon of Sunday, October 5, 2003, in Alaska's Katmai National Park, one or more brown bears killed and ate Timothy Treadwell and his girlfriend, Amie Huguenard. The next day, park rangers investigating the site shot and killed two bears that threatened them; it was later determined that one of the bears had human flesh and clothing in its stomach.
This chilling story immediately captured worldwide media attention, not only because of the horrific manner of Timothy and Amie's deaths, but also because Timothy was a well-known wildlife celebrity. His films of close-up encounters with grizzly bears - he spent more than a dozen summers living with and videotaping giant bears in the Alaskan bush - were the subject of television talk shows, movies, and books.
But his work was not without controversy, and some bear experts felt that Treadwell's fatal encounter was a tragedy waiting to happen - the result of the unorthodox tactics he used in his life among the bears.
Death in the Grizzly Maze is the compelling account of Treadwell's intense life and dramatic death. Author Mike Lapinski chronicles Treadwell's rise from self-described alcoholic loser to popular grizzly-bear advocate. Lapinski explores how a waiter from Malibu, California, with no background in biology or wildlife science, came to be considered a bear expert. And he reveals the high cost of the current craze for wildlife celebrities - and what it means for the future of wildlife conservation.

Working Stiff - Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner (Paperback): Judy Melinek, T.J. Mitchell Working Stiff - Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner (Paperback)
Judy Melinek, T.J. Mitchell 1
R337 R306 Discovery Miles 3 060 Save R31 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Just two months before the September 11 terrorist attacks, Dr. Judy Melinek began her training as a New York City forensic pathologist. While her husband and their toddler held down the home front, Judy threw herself into the fascinating world of death investigation-performing autopsies, investigating death scenes, counseling grieving relatives. Working Stiff chronicles Judy's two years of training, taking readers behind the police tape of some of the most harrowing deaths in the Big Apple, including a firsthand account of the events of September 11, the subsequent anthrax bio-terrorism attack, and the disastrous crash of American Airlines Flight 587. An unvarnished portrait of the daily life of medical examiners-complete with grisly anecdotes, chilling crime scenes, and a welcome dose of gallows humor-Working Stiffoffers a glimpse into the daily life of one of America's most arduous professions, and the unexpected challenges of shuttling between the domains of the living and the dead. The body never lies-and through the murders, accidents, and suicides that land on her table, Dr. Melinek lays bare the truth behind the glamorized depictions of autopsy work on television to reveal the secret story of the real morgue. "Haunting and illuminating...the stories from her average workdays...transfix the reader with their demonstration that medical science can diagnose and console long after the heartbeat stops" (The New York Times).

Discovering Dorothea - The Life of the Pioneering Fossil-Hunter Dorothea Bate (Paperback, 3rd Revised edition): Karolyn Shindler Discovering Dorothea - The Life of the Pioneering Fossil-Hunter Dorothea Bate (Paperback, 3rd Revised edition)
Karolyn Shindler
R370 R330 Discovery Miles 3 300 Save R40 (11%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In 1898, a 19-year-old girl marched into the Natural History Museum and demanded a job. At the time, no women were employed there as scientists, but for the determined Dorothea Bate this was the first step in an extraordinary career as a pioneering explorer and fossil-hunter and the beginning of an association with the Museum that was to last for more than 50 years. As a young woman in the early 1900s she explored the islands of Cyprus, Crete and the little known Majorca and Menorca, braving parental opposition and considerable physical hardship and danger. In remote mountain caves and sea-battered cliffs, she discovered, against enormous odds, the fossil evidence of unique species of extinct fauna, previously unknown to science, including dwarf elephants and hippos, giant dormice and a strange small goat-like antelope. Thirty years later in Bethlehem, she excavated against a backdrop of violence and under the shadow of war. By the end of her life Dorothea had earned an international reputation as an expert in her field. 'Discovering Dorothea' captures the indomitable spirit of a woman who, against social pressure and in the face of physical hardship, devoted her life to discovery and deepened our knowledge of the natural world.

Routledge Revivals: John Phillips and the Business of Victorian Science (2005) - The Fiction of the Brotherhood of the Rosy... Routledge Revivals: John Phillips and the Business of Victorian Science (2005) - The Fiction of the Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross (Hardcover)
Jack Morrell
R5,563 Discovery Miles 55 630 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

First published in 2005, this book represents the first full length biography of John Phillips, one of the most remarkable and important scientists of the Victorian period. Adopting a broad chronological approach, this book not only traces the development of Phillips' career but clarifies and highlights his role within Victorian culture, shedding light on many wider themes. It explores how Phillips' love of science was inseparable from his need to earn a living and develop a career which could sustain him. Hence questions of power, authority, reputation and patronage were central to Phillips' career and scientific work. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources and a rich body of recent writings on Victorian science, this biography brings together his personal story with the scientific theories and developments of the day, and fixes them firmly within the context of wider society.

One Doctor - Close Calls, Cold Cases, and the Mysteries of Medicine (Paperback): Brendan Reilly One Doctor - Close Calls, Cold Cases, and the Mysteries of Medicine (Paperback)
Brendan Reilly
R513 R484 Discovery Miles 4 840 Save R29 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Told by a unique voice in American medicine, this epic story recounts life-changing experiences in the career of a distinguished physician, and is described by "The" "New York Times "as "a true service to history]. Dr. Reilly deserves a resounding bravo for telling it like it is." Malcolm Gladwell agrees: "Brendan Reilly has written a beautiful book about a forgotten subject--what it means for a physician to truly care for a patient."
Every review of "One Doctor" noted its beautiful writing and compelling story, the riveting tension and suspense. "Remarkable with heart-pounding pace and drama" ("Publishers Weekly");" ""a gripping, moving memoir" (Abraham Verghese); "a terrific read" ("The Boston Globe");" ""an astonishingly moving and incredibly personal account of a modern doctor" ("The Lancet").
In compelling first-person prose, Dr. Brendan Reilly takes readers to the front lines of medicine today. Whipsawed by daily crises and frustra-tions, Reilly must deal with several daunting challenges simultaneously. As Reilly's patients and their families survive close calls, struggle with heartrending decisions, and confront the limits of medicine's power to cure, "One Doctor "lays bare a fragmented, depersonalized, business-driven health care system where real caring is hard to find. Every day, Reilly sees patients who fall through the cracks and suffer harm because they lack one doctor who knows them well and relentlessly advocates for their best interests. Filled with fascinating characters in New York City and rural New England--people with dark secrets, mysterious illnesses, impossible dreams, and limitless courage--"One Doctor" tells their stories with sensitivity and empathy, reminding us of professional values once held dear by all physicians.

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