Natural Obsessions
Author: Natalie Angier
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9780395924723
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribes the search for the genes that control cancer.
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One in Three
Author: Adam Wishart
Publisher: Grove Press
Published: 2008-01-21
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780802143488
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Wishart's personal, journalistic take on the history of cancer, he offers an encouraging story of science's progress in changing the outlook on cancer from a disease that one dies from to one that can be lived with.
Cancer-gate
Author: Samuel S. Epstein
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-08-22
Total Pages: 371
ISBN-13: 1351868578
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAward-winning author, Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., whose 1978 book ""The Politics of Cancer"" shook the political establishment by showing how the federal government had been corrupted by industrial polluters, has written a book that is sure to be of equal consequence. ""Cancer-Gate: How to Win the Losing Cancer War"" is a groundbreaking new book. It warns that, contrary to three decades of promises, we are losing the winnable war against cancer, and that the hand-in-glove generals of the federal National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the private ""nonprofit"" American Cancer Society (ACS) have betrayed us.These institutions, Epstein alleges, have spent tens of billions of taxpayer and charity dollars primarily targeting silver-bullet cures, strategies that have largely failed, while virtually ignoring strategies for preventing cancer in the first place. As a result, cancer rates have escalated to epidemic proportions, now striking nearly one in every two men, and more than one in every three women. This translates into approximately 50 percent more cancer in men, and 20 percent more cancer in women over the course of just one generation.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Conquering Obsessive Compulsive Behavior
Author: Bruce Mansbridge Ph.D.
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2009-05-05
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 1101058293
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPractical help for the millions who suffer Over 6 million Americans and millions more around the world suffer from some degree of obsessive compulsive behavior. For the vast majority of these people, this behavior impacts the quality of their lives. However, OC behavior can be difficult to understand and even harder to change. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Conquering Obsessive Compulsive Behavior is a practical guide created specifically for middle range sufferers to help them overcome OC behavior and take back control of their lives. • Millions of people from teens to seniors suffer from OC behavior • Written by a well-respected and acknowledged author in this field • Heightened awareness of the disorder thanks to the popular TV series Monk
Deep Creativity
Author: Deborah Anne Quibell
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Published: 2019-03-26
Total Pages: 353
ISBN-13: 1611806763
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNautilus Award Winner A deeply intimate exploration of the "7 Ways" to creativity led by three authors whose collaboration provides meditations on the creative process as well as practical and reflective exercises. Reignite your creative spark with accessible meditations and practices developed by three experts on creativity and collaboration across three generations. Whether you’re a filmmaker, writer, musician, artist, graphic designer, dabbler, or doodler, all creative people face the challenges of myriad distractions and pressure to produce. Devoting space for the creative spark has become increasingly difficult. Deep Creativity is a call for making that space and an invitation to intentionally and introspectively engage with the creative life through seven time-tested pathways, available to you right where you are. The authors’ novel approach includes fifteen principles of creativity that not only inspire but also set you up for a lifetime of self-expression. This highly resourceful book offers practical guidance as well as deep reflection on the creative process. For more information, visit www.deepcreativity.com.
American Women of Science since 1900 [2 volumes]
Author: Tiffany K. Wayne
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2010-10-11
Total Pages: 1226
ISBN-13: 1598841599
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA comprehensive examination of American women scientists across the sciences throughout the 20th century, providing a rich historical context for understanding their achievements and the way they changed the practice of science. Much more than a "Who's Who," this exhaustive two-volume encyclopedia examines the significant achievements of 20th century American women across the sciences in light of the historical and cultural factors that affected their education, employment, and research opportunities. With coverage that includes a number of scientists working today, the encyclopedia shows just how much the sciences have evolved as a professional option for women, from the dawn of the 20th century to the present. American Women of Science since 1900 focuses on 500 of the 20th century's most notable American women scientists—many overlooked, undervalued, or simply not well known. In addition, it offers individual features on 50 different scientific disciplines (Women in Astronomy, etc.), as well as essays on balancing career and family, girls and science education, and other sociocultural topics. Readers will encounter some extraordinary scientific minds at work, getting a sense of the obstacles they faced as the scientific community faced the questions of feminism and gender confronting the nation as a whole.
Cancer Virus Hunters
Author: Gregory J. Morgan
Publisher: JHU Press
Published: 2022-08-02
Total Pages: 388
ISBN-13: 1421444011
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The author tells a history of the study of cancer-causing viruses from the early twentieth century to the development of an HPV vaccine for cervical cancer in 2006. He profiles the "cancer virus hunters" who made breakthroughs in tumor virology"--
Tomorrow's Cures Today?
Author: Donald R Forsdyke
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2003-09-02
Total Pages: 186
ISBN-13: 0203305027
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscussing the laws in the current research funding decision process, the author suggests ways to improve future funding of health research systems. Chapters recount ways of raising funds, the tragic way authorities improperly introduced diptheria immunization, consideration of how the peer review system evolved in response to massive infusion of funds in the nineteen forties, and the status quo generating a climate conducive to ethics violations, among others. This fascinating work will be an invaluable tool to researchers, health care workers, members of government agencies and those in charitable organizations that support health research, as well as to anyone interested in current trends in this area, including patients.
Woman
Author: Natalie Angier
Publisher: HMH
Published: 1999-04-06
Total Pages: 467
ISBN-13: 0547344996
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNational Book Award Finalist: This look at the science of the female body is “a tour de force . . . wonderful, entertaining and informative” (TheNew York Times Book Review). From a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who covers science for the New York Times, Woman is an essential guide to everything from organs to orgasms and hormones to hysterectomies. With her characteristic clarity and insight, Natalie Angier cuts through still-prevalent myths and misinformation surrounding the female body, the most enigmatic of evolutionary masterpieces. In addition to earning a nomination for the National Book Award, Woman was named one of the best books of the year by NPR, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, and People, among others. “One knows early on one is reading a classic—a text so necessary and abundant and true that all efforts of its kind, for decades before and after it, will be measured by it.” —Los Angeles Times “Ultimately, this grand tour of the female body provides a new vision of the role of women in the history of our species.” —The Washington Post
Annals of Psychical Science
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Published: 1908
Total Pages: 608
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