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The Beauty of Living Twice

par Sharon Stone ...

Lu par Sharon Stone ...

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7 heure 24 min

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • Sharon Stone tells her own story: a journey of healing, love, and purpose. • “Not your typical Hollywood autobiography. Brutally honest, restless and questing.” —O, The Oprah MagazineSharon Stone, one of the most renowned actresses in the world, suffered a massive stroke that cost her not only her health, but her career, family, fortune, and global fame. In The Beauty ... En savoir plus

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NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • Sharon Stone tells her own story: a journey of healing, love, and purpose. • “Not your typical Hollywood autobiography. Brutally honest, restless and questing.” —O, The Oprah MagazineSharon Stone, one of the most renowned actresses in the world, suffered a massive stroke that cost her not only her health, but her career, family, fortune, and global fame. In The Beauty
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A Midwife’s Tale

The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812

par Laurel Thatcher Ulrich ...

Lu par Susan Ericksen ...

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15 heure 42 min

Drawing on the diaries of one woman in eighteenth-century Maine, this intimate history illuminates the medical practices, household economies, religious rivalries, and sexual mores of the New England frontier.Between 1785 and 1812, a midwife and healer named Martha Ballard kept a diary that recorded her arduous work (in twenty-seven years she attended 816 births) as well as her domestic life in ... En savoir plus

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Drawing on the diaries of one woman in eighteenth-century Maine, this intimate history illuminates the medical practices, household economies, religious rivalries, and sexual mores of the New England frontier.Between 1785 and 1812, a midwife and healer named Martha Ballard kept a diary that recorded her arduous work (in twenty-seven years she attended 816 births) as well as her domestic life in
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Crick

A Mind in Motion

par Matthew Cobb ...

Lu par Neil Gardner ...

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17 heure 27 min

A major new biography of Francis Crick, codiscoverer of the structure of DNA, pioneering neuroscientist, and twentieth-century geniusWhat are the moments that make a life? In Francis Crick’s, the decisive moment came in 1951, when he first met James Watson. Their ensuing discovery of the structure of DNA made Crick world-famous. But neither that chance meeting nor that discovery made Crick who he ... En savoir plus

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A major new biography of Francis Crick, codiscoverer of the structure of DNA, pioneering neuroscientist, and twentieth-century geniusWhat are the moments that make a life? In Francis Crick’s, the decisive moment came in 1951, when he first met James Watson. Their ensuing discovery of the structure of DNA made Crick world-famous. But neither that chance meeting nor that discovery made Crick who he
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Einstein in Time and Space

A Life in 99 Particles

par Samuel Graydon ...

Lu par George Reid ...

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9 heure 5 min

Walter Isaacson’s Einstein meets Craig Brown’s 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret, in this engaging and innovative biography of the famous physicist told in ninety-nine dazzling vignettes.Most of us would agree that Albert Einstein’s name is synonymous with “genius” and that his likeness is often used as a shorthand for all scientists, appearing everywhere from cartoons to textbooks. He has become ... En savoir plus

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Walter Isaacson’s Einstein meets Craig Brown’s 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret, in this engaging and innovative biography of the famous physicist told in ninety-nine dazzling vignettes.Most of us would agree that Albert Einstein’s name is synonymous with “genius” and that his likeness is often used as a shorthand for all scientists, appearing everywhere from cartoons to textbooks. He has become
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A Mild Touch of the Cancer

par David Downs ...

Lu par David Downs ...

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8 heure 25 min

In 2017, David got what he thought was a mild touch of the ‘flu. This book is the story of why David would make a lousy doctor.Contrary to the book’s title, David had lymphoma and it was terminal. But A Mild Touch of the Cancer isn’t your standard ‘how I survived’ compendium. It is a hilarious tale, written while battling one of life’s greatest challenges. It’s a book about living with optimism ... En savoir plus

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In 2017, David got what he thought was a mild touch of the ‘flu. This book is the story of why David would make a lousy doctor.Contrary to the book’s title, David had lymphoma and it was terminal. But A Mild Touch of the Cancer isn’t your standard ‘how I survived’ compendium. It is a hilarious tale, written while battling one of life’s greatest challenges. It’s a book about living with optimism
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A World Appears

A Journey into Consciousness

par Michael Pollan ...

Lu par Michael Pollan ...

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8 heure 46 min

**The Instant New York Times Bestseller • One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of the Summer • Finalist for the Kirkus Prize"Pollan’s real genius—the word is not too strong—remains intact. That is his uncanny ability to scent the direction in which the culture is headed. He did it with food and psychedelics, and now, though A World Appears focuses on AI only intermittently, he has done it again." ... En savoir plus

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**The Instant New York Times Bestseller • One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of the Summer • Finalist for the Kirkus Prize"Pollan’s real genius—the word is not too strong—remains intact. That is his uncanny ability to scent the direction in which the culture is headed. He did it with food and psychedelics, and now, though A World Appears focuses on AI only intermittently, he has done it again."
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Don Failla "Own Your Life The 45 Second Presentation That Will Change Your Life!"

Own Your Life Success Audio Book

par Don Failla ...

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3 heure 48 min

Don & Nancy Failla - Own Your Life, the 45 Second Presentation that will Change Your Life!The teachings in this audio book is what “cracked the code” for Don & Nancy Failla to build a duplicable organization to over 1,000,000 people. As Don said, “100 percent of people outside Network Marketing don’t understand it. And 90 percent of people inside Network Marketing don’t understand it!”Don's ... En savoir plus

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Don & Nancy Failla - Own Your Life, the 45 Second Presentation that will Change Your Life!The teachings in this audio book is what “cracked the code” for Don & Nancy Failla to build a duplicable organization to over 1,000,000 people. As Don said, “100 percent of people outside Network Marketing don’t understand it. And 90 percent of people inside Network Marketing don’t understand it!”Don's
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Gravity Breaker, The: An Exhaustive History of Elon Musk

par Jamie Glick ...

Lu par Digital Voice Martin G ...

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24 heure 23 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Gravity Breaker: An Exhaustive History of Elon MuskThe Definitive 24-Hour, 17-Minute Audio EpicWho is the real Elon Musk? Is he the visionary architect of human consciousness, or a volatile tech-monarch whose immense concentrated power threatens global stability?In this sweeping, panoramic audiobook, the vast and polarizing narrative of Musk’s life ... En savoir plus

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Gravity Breaker: An Exhaustive History of Elon MuskThe Definitive 24-Hour, 17-Minute Audio EpicWho is the real Elon Musk? Is he the visionary architect of human consciousness, or a volatile tech-monarch whose immense concentrated power threatens global stability?In this sweeping, panoramic audiobook, the vast and polarizing narrative of Musk’s life
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How to Change Your Mind

What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence

par Michael Pollan ...

Lu par Michael Pollan ...

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13 heure 35 min

**“Pollan keeps you turning the pages . . . cleareyed and assured.” —New York TimesA #1 New York Times Bestseller, New York Times Book Review 10 Best Books of 2018, and New York Times Notable BookA brilliant and brave investigation into the medical and scientific revolution taking place around psychedelic drugs—and the spellbinding story of his own life-changing psychedelic experiences**When ... En savoir plus

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**“Pollan keeps you turning the pages . . . cleareyed and assured.” —New York TimesA #1 New York Times Bestseller, New York Times Book Review 10 Best Books of 2018, and New York Times Notable BookA brilliant and brave investigation into the medical and scientific revolution taking place around psychedelic drugs—and the spellbinding story of his own life-changing psychedelic experiences**When
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Leonardo da Vinci

par Walter Isaacson ...

Lu par Alfred Molina ...

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17 heure 1 min

**Now a docuseries from Ken Burns on PBS!The #1 New York Times bestseller from Walter Isaacson brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography that is “a study in creativity: how to define it, how to achieve it…Most important, it is a powerful story of an exhilarating mind and life” (The New Yorker).**Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo da Vinci’s astonishing notebooks and ... En savoir plus

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**Now a docuseries from Ken Burns on PBS!The #1 New York Times bestseller from Walter Isaacson brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography that is “a study in creativity: how to define it, how to achieve it…Most important, it is a powerful story of an exhilarating mind and life” (The New Yorker).**Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo da Vinci’s astonishing notebooks and
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Between Two Kingdoms

A Memoir of a Life Interrupted

par Suleika Jaouad ...

Lu par Suleika Jaouad ...

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13 heure 2 min

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A deeply moving memoir of illness and recovery that traces one young woman’s journey from diagnosis to remission to re-entry into “normal” life—from the founder of The Isolation Journals and a subject of the Netflix documentary American SymphonyONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, The Rumpus, She Reads, ... En savoir plus

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A deeply moving memoir of illness and recovery that traces one young woman’s journey from diagnosis to remission to re-entry into “normal” life—from the founder of The Isolation Journals and a subject of the Netflix documentary American SymphonyONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, The Rumpus, She Reads,
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The Code Breaker

Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race

par Walter Isaacson ...

Lu par Kathe Mazur ...

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16 heure 4 min

A 2022 Audie Award FinalistA Best Book of 2021 by Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Time, and The Washington PostThe bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with a “compelling” (The Washington Post) account of how Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses, and have healthier babie... ... En savoir plus

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A 2022 Audie Award FinalistA Best Book of 2021 by Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Time, and The Washington PostThe bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with a “compelling” (The Washington Post) account of how Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses, and have healthier babie...
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Careless People

A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism

par Sarah Wynn-Williams ...

Lu par Sarah Wynn-Williams ...

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13 heure 16 min

**#1 New York Times BestsellerA NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK. NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY TIME, THE NEW YORKER, NPR, AP, THE ECONOMIST, SLATE, THE GLOBE AND MAIL,** SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, AND MORE!**“Careless People is darkly funny and genuinely shocking...Not only does [Sarah Wynn-Williams] have the storytelling chops to unspool a gripping narrative; she al... ... En savoir plus

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**#1 New York Times BestsellerA NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK. NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY TIME, THE NEW YORKER, NPR, AP, THE ECONOMIST, SLATE, THE GLOBE AND MAIL,** SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, AND MORE!**“Careless People is darkly funny and genuinely shocking...Not only does [Sarah Wynn-Williams] have the storytelling chops to unspool a gripping narrative; she al...
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

par Rebecca Skloot ...

Lu par Cassandra Campbell, Bahni Turpin ...

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12 heure 31 min

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The story of modern medicine and bioethics—and, indeed, race relations—is refracted beautifully, and movingly.”—Entertainment WeeklyNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM HBO® STARRING OPRAH WINFREY AND ROSE BYRNE • ONE OF THE “MOST INFLUENTIAL” (CNN), “DEFINING” (LITHUB), AND “BEST” (THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER) BOOKS OF THE DECADE • ONE OF ESSENCE’S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK ... En savoir plus

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The story of modern medicine and bioethics—and, indeed, race relations—is refracted beautifully, and movingly.”—Entertainment WeeklyNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM HBO® STARRING OPRAH WINFREY AND ROSE BYRNE • ONE OF THE “MOST INFLUENTIAL” (CNN), “DEFINING” (LITHUB), AND “BEST” (THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER) BOOKS OF THE DECADE • ONE OF ESSENCE’S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK
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This Is Going to Hurt

Secret Diaries of a Young Doctor

par Adam Kay ...

Lu par Adam Kay ...

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5 heure 47 min

Now an AMC+ series starring Ben WhishawThe acclaimed multimillion-copy bestseller, This Is Going to Hurt is Adam Kay’s equally ""blisteringly funny"" (Boston Globe) and “heartbreaking” (New Yorker) secret diaries of his years as a young doctor.Welcome to 97-hour weeks. Welcome to life and death decisions. Welcome to a constant tsunami of bodily fluids. Welcome to earning less than the hospital ... En savoir plus

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Now an AMC+ series starring Ben WhishawThe acclaimed multimillion-copy bestseller, This Is Going to Hurt is Adam Kay’s equally ""blisteringly funny"" (Boston Globe) and “heartbreaking” (New Yorker) secret diaries of his years as a young doctor.Welcome to 97-hour weeks. Welcome to life and death decisions. Welcome to a constant tsunami of bodily fluids. Welcome to earning less than the hospital
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The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober

Discovering a happy, healthy, wealthy alcohol-free life

par Catherine Gray ...

Lu par Catherine Gray ...

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10 heure 14 min

'Truthful, modern and real' - Stylist'Brave, witty and brilliantly written' - Marie Claire'Hilarious, sharp, spitfire writing' - Sacha Z. Scoblic, Senior Editor at The Atlantic and author of Unwasted: My Lush SobrietyEver sworn off alcohol for a month and found yourself drinking by the 7th? ... ... En savoir plus

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'Truthful, modern and real' - Stylist'Brave, witty and brilliantly written' - Marie Claire'Hilarious, sharp, spitfire writing' - Sacha Z. Scoblic, Senior Editor at The Atlantic and author of Unwasted: My Lush SobrietyEver sworn off alcohol for a month and found yourself drinking by the 7th? ...
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All Creatures Great and Small

The Classic Memoirs of a Yorkshire Country Vet

par James Herriot ...

Lu par Christopher Timothy ...

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15 heure 41 min

** Now a major TV series on Channel 5 **Since they were first published, James Herriot’s memoirs have sold millions of copies and entranced generations of animal lovers. Charming, funny and touching, All Creatures Great and Small is a heart-warming story of determination, love and companionship from one of Britain’s best-loved authors.Fresh out of Glasgow Veterinary College, to the young James ... En savoir plus

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** Now a major TV series on Channel 5 **Since they were first published, James Herriot’s memoirs have sold millions of copies and entranced generations of animal lovers. Charming, funny and touching, All Creatures Great and Small is a heart-warming story of determination, love and companionship from one of Britain’s best-loved authors.Fresh out of Glasgow Veterinary College, to the young James
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All Things Bright and Beautiful

The Classic Memoirs of a Yorkshire Country Vet

par James Herriot ...

Lu par Christopher Timothy ...

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13 heure 23 min

The second collection of memoirs from the author who inspired the BBC and Channel 5 series All Creatures Great and Small.Now settled into the sleepy Yorkshire village of Darrowby, and married to Helen the farmer’s daughter, James Herriot thinks he’s finally got himself sorted. But life as a vet in the 1930s was never going to be easy. Quite aside from his unpredictable colleagues, brothers ... En savoir plus

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The second collection of memoirs from the author who inspired the BBC and Channel 5 series All Creatures Great and Small.Now settled into the sleepy Yorkshire village of Darrowby, and married to Helen the farmer’s daughter, James Herriot thinks he’s finally got himself sorted. But life as a vet in the 1930s was never going to be easy. Quite aside from his unpredictable colleagues, brothers
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Healthy Brain, Happy Life

A Personal Program to Activate Your Brain and Do Everything Better

par Wendy Suzuki, Billie Fitzpatrick ...

Lu par Wendy Suzuki ...

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9 heure 41 min

A neuroscientist transforms the way we think about our brain, our health, and our personal happiness in this clear, informative, and inspiring guide—a blend of personal memoir, science narrative, and immediately useful takeaways that bring the human brain into focus as never before, revealing the powerful connection between exercise, learning, memory, and cognitive abilities.Nearing forty, Dr. ... En savoir plus

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A neuroscientist transforms the way we think about our brain, our health, and our personal happiness in this clear, informative, and inspiring guide—a blend of personal memoir, science narrative, and immediately useful takeaways that bring the human brain into focus as never before, revealing the powerful connection between exercise, learning, memory, and cognitive abilities.Nearing forty, Dr.
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Einstein

His Life and Universe

par Walter Isaacson ...

Lu par Edward Herrmann ...

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21 heure 31 min

Winner of the 2008 Audie Award for Biography/MemoirThe definitive, internationally bestselling biography of Albert Einstein. Now the basis of Genius, the ten-part National Geographic series on the life of Albert Einstein, starring the Oscar, Emmy, and Tony Award–winning actor Geoffrey Rush as Einstein.How did his mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson’s biography shows how Einstein’s ... En savoir plus

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Winner of the 2008 Audie Award for Biography/MemoirThe definitive, internationally bestselling biography of Albert Einstein. Now the basis of Genius, the ten-part National Geographic series on the life of Albert Einstein, starring the Oscar, Emmy, and Tony Award–winning actor Geoffrey Rush as Einstein.How did his mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson’s biography shows how Einstein’s
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Why Fish Don't Exist

A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life

par Lulu Miller ...

Lu par Lulu Miller ...

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4 heure 55 min

A Best Book of 2020: The Washington Post * NPR * Chicago Tribune * SmithsonianA “remarkable” (Los Angeles Times), “seductive” (The Wall Street Journal) debut from the new cohost of Radiolab, Why Fish Don’t Exist is a dark and astonishing tale of love, chaos, scientific obsession, and—possibly—even murder.“At one... ... En savoir plus

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A Best Book of 2020: The Washington Post * NPR * Chicago Tribune * SmithsonianA “remarkable” (Los Angeles Times), “seductive” (The Wall Street Journal) debut from the new cohost of Radiolab, Why Fish Don’t Exist is a dark and astonishing tale of love, chaos, scientific obsession, and—possibly—even murder.“At one...
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An Unquiet Mind

A Memoir of Moods and Madness

par Kay Redfield Jamison ...

Lu par Kay Redfield Jamison ...

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2 heure 46 min

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A deeply powerful memoir about bipolar illness that has both transformed and saved lives—with a new preface by the author.Dr. Jamison is one of the foremost authorities on manic-depressive (bipolar) illness; she has also experienced it firsthand. For even while she was pursuing her career in academic medicine, Jamison found herself succumbing to the same exhilarating highs ... En savoir plus

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A deeply powerful memoir about bipolar illness that has both transformed and saved lives—with a new preface by the author.Dr. Jamison is one of the foremost authorities on manic-depressive (bipolar) illness; she has also experienced it firsthand. For even while she was pursuing her career in academic medicine, Jamison found herself succumbing to the same exhilarating highs
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Call the Midwife: Shadows of the Workhouse

par Jennifer Worth ...

Lu par Nicola Barber ...

Collections series Call the Midwife
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10 heure 15 min

When twenty-two-year-old Jennifer Worth, from a comfortable middle-class upbringing, went to work as a midwife in the direst section of postwar London, she not only delivered hundreds of babies and touched many lives, she also became the neighborhood’s most vivid chronicler. Woven into the ongoing tales of her life in the East End are the true stories of the people Worth met who grew up in the ... En savoir plus

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When twenty-two-year-old Jennifer Worth, from a comfortable middle-class upbringing, went to work as a midwife in the direst section of postwar London, she not only delivered hundreds of babies and touched many lives, she also became the neighborhood’s most vivid chronicler. Woven into the ongoing tales of her life in the East End are the true stories of the people Worth met who grew up in the
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My Stroke of Insight

par Jill Bolte Taylor ...

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5 heure 43 min

The astonishing New York Times bestseller that chronicles how a brain scientist's own stroke led to enlightenment.On December 10, 1996, Jill Bolte Taylor, a thirty-seven-year-old Harvard-trained brain scientist experienced a massive stroke in the left hemisphere of her brain. As she observed her mind deteriorate to the point that she could not walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life—all ... En savoir plus

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The astonishing New York Times bestseller that chronicles how a brain scientist's own stroke led to enlightenment.On December 10, 1996, Jill Bolte Taylor, a thirty-seven-year-old Harvard-trained brain scientist experienced a massive stroke in the left hemisphere of her brain. As she observed her mind deteriorate to the point that she could not walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life—all
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