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The Force: Living Safely in a World of Electromagnetic Pollution

Lyn McLean

Mathematics & Sciences; Popular medicine & health

Paperback

Over the past three decades, technology has infiltrated our lives so rapidly that few of us have stopped to consider the potential... [more]

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The Emperor of All Maladies

Siddhartha Mukherjee

Medicine; Oncology; Popular medicine & health

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A magnificent, beautifully written biography of cancer -- from its first documented appearances thousands of years ago through... [more]

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Dream New Dreams: Reimagining My Life After Loss

Jai Pausch

Memoirs; Health & Self-Help; Coping with death & bereavement

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'I asked Jai what she has learned since my diagnosis,' Randy Pausch wrote about his wife in THE LAST LECTURE. 'Turns out,... [more]

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Increase Your Sex Drive Naturally: A Book for Women of All Ages

Sandra Cabot

Health & Self-Help; Sex & sexuality, sex manuals

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This is a book for all women who want to improve their sex life. No matter what age you are, it is possible to have a sex... [more]

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Understanding Gas and Bloating: Why Can't I Do Up My Jeans at Night?

Terry Bolin

Medicine; Popular medicine & health

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Bloating is a common gut problem that many individuals, especially females, experience. However, because there has been little... [more]

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Gin & Juice: The Victorian Guide to Parenting

Alan Tyers, Beach

Fiction & Literature; Child care & upbringing; Humour

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Learn the importance of routine from Gertrude Fjord-Mettod, how to Have It All from Queen Victoria (mother of seventeen and... [more]

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Sexually, I'm More of a Switzerland: Personal Ads from the London Review...

David Rose

Fiction & Literature; Dating, relationships, living together & marriage; Humour collections & anthologies

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Personal ads -- men and women of all ages, backgrounds and aspirations, laying their souls bare and their hearts on the line... [more]

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The Woman Who Swallowed Her Cat: and Other Bizarre Medical Cases

Rob Myers

Medicine; Popular medicine & health

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In The Woman Who Swallowed Her Cat, Dr. Rob Myers presents intriguing, humorous, unbelievable and dark vignettes of real medical... [more]

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Worse Things Happen at Sea: Tales of Life, Love, Family and the Everyday...

Sarah Watt, William McInnes

Biography; Autobiography: general; Family & relationships

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In William's first book A MAN'S GOT TO HAVE A HOBBY he wrote about family life in the 1960s with humour, affection and honesty.... [more]

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The Contented Mother's Guide: Essential Advice to Help You be a Happy, Calm...

Gina Ford

Health & Self-Help; Pregnancy, birth & baby care

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Ensure your contented baby has a contented mum. Becoming a mum is an exciting journey, with new rewards and responsibilities.... [more]

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The Thing You Think You Cannot Do: Thirty Truths About Fear and Courage...

Gordon Livingston

Health & Self-Help; Coping with anxiety & phobias; Popular psychology

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Bestselling author Dr. Gordon Livingston MD brings his usual wisdom to the subjects of fear and courage. We live in a time... [more]

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The Little Book of Anxiety: Confessions from a Worried Life

Kerri Sackville

Memoirs; Health & Self-Help; Coping with anxiety & phobias

Paperback

The Little Book Of Anxiety is for anyone who has experienced anxiety - which is pretty much everyone. It is a funny book about... [more]

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The Woman Who Changed Her Brain: and Other Inspiring Stories of Pioneering...

Barbara Arrowsmith-Young

Biography; Autobiography: science, technology & engineering; Popular medicine & health; Coping with disability

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Barbara Arrowsmith-Young was born with severe learning disabilities that caused teachers to label her slow, stubborn - or... [more]

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Living with Max: Our Family Story

Chloe Maxwell

Biography; Memoirs; Coping with disability

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'It feels terrible for your son to want to hurt you so bad that you bleed, and to look into his beautiful eyes and see nothing... [more]

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Stability in Mind: Living with Bi-polar Disorder

Neil Cole

Biography; Memoirs; Coping with illness

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This memoir is the story of the first politician in Australia to publicly admit to having a mental illness - bipolar mood... [more]

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The Science of Love and Betrayal

Robin Dunbar

Psychology; Popular science; Family & relationships; Popular psychology

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Falling in love is one of the strangest things we can do - and one of the things that makes us uniquely human. But what happens... [more]

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You're Looking Very Well: The Surprising Nature of Getting Old

Lewis Wolpert

Mathematics & Sciences; Popular science; Family & health

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We now live longer today than at any time in history. In the UK, more people are aged over sixty-five than under sixteen and... [more]

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The Bump to Baby Diet: Low GI Eating Plan for a Healthy Pregnancy

Jennie Brand-Miller, Kate Marsh, Robert Moses

Health & Self-Help; Diets & dieting; Pregnancy, birth & baby care

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The Low GI team of experts are back with advice on how to optimise your diet - pre-conception, during pregnancy and once your... [more]

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The 17 Day Diet Cookbook

Mike Moreno

Medicine; Diets & dieting; Health & wholefood cookery

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Dr Mike Moreno's 17 Day Diet is a revolutionary new weight-loss programme, structured around four 17-day cycles, that activates... [more]

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The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's...

Bryson Tina Payne, Siegel Daniel J.

Health & Self-Help; Child care & upbringing

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In this pioneering, practical book, Daniel J. Siegel, neuropsychiatrist and author of the bestselling book Mindsight, and... [more]

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No One Has to Die Alone: Preparing for a Meaningful Death

Lani Leary

Sociology: death & dying; Health & Self-Help; Coping with death & bereavement

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Caring for a terminally ill loved one can be the single biggest challenge of your life. Drawing from her experience sitting... [more]

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Honeycomb Kids: Big Picture Parenting for a Changing World and to Change...

Anna M. Campbell

Health & Self-Help; Advice on parenting

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Honeycomb Kids is a parenting book for the 21st century. It takes an informed, clear eyed and often funny look at the stark... [more]

$27.95

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Five Stages of Health

Ross Walker

Medicine; Family & health

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How many of us have constant niggles, maybe a chronic complaint, can't lose weight, feel persistently tired and often stressed?... [more]

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A Brief History of Bad Medicine

Ian Schott, Robert Youngston

Medicine; History of medicine; Popular medicine & health

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A doctor removes the normal, healthy side of a patient's brain instead of the malignant tumor. A man whose leg is scheduled... [more]

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The Mindfulness Breakthrough

Sarah Silverton

Health & Self-Help; Coping with stress

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Inspired by Eastern meditative practices, mindfulness is a powerful holistic approach to overcoming stress and achieving emotional... [more]

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