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History of Medicine

A Scandalously Short Introduction, Third Edition

by Jacalyn Duffin ...

Jacalyn Duffin's History of Medicine is one of the leading texts used to teach the history of the medical profession. Emphasizing broad concepts rather than names and dates, it has also been widely appreciated by general readers for more than twenty years. Based on sound scholarship and meticulous research, History of Medicine incorporates pithy examples from a range of periods and places and is ... Read more

$30.99 USD

Jacalyn Duffin's History of Medicine is one of the leading texts used to teach the history of the medical profession. Emphasizing broad concepts rather than names and dates, it has also been widely appreciated by general readers for more than twenty years. Based on sound scholarship and meticulous research, History of Medicine incorporates pithy examples from a range of periods and places and is
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Langstaff

A Nineteenth-Century Medical Life

by Jacalyn Duffin ...

Series series Heritage
A unique and readable microhistory of an ordinary physician and his community during a period of revolutionary medical change. Duffin bases her insights on a detailed computer-assisted analysis of 40 years of extant daybooks of James Langstaff (1825-1889). ... Read more

$28.09 USD

A unique and readable microhistory of an ordinary physician and his community during a period of revolutionary medical change. Duffin bases her insights on a detailed computer-assisted analysis of 40 years of extant daybooks of James Langstaff (1825-1889).
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Medical Saints: Cosmas and Damian in a Postmodern World

Cosmas and Damian in a Postmodern World

by Jacalyn Duffin ...

Cosmas and Damian were martyred around the year 300 A.D. in what is now Syria. Called the Anargyroi ("without silver") because they charged no fees, they became patrons of medicine, surgery, and pharmacy and the focus of cults ranging across Europe. They were popular in Byzantine and Orthodox traditions and their shrines are numerous in Eastern Europe, southern Italy, and Sicily. The Medici family ... Read more

$48.59 USD

Cosmas and Damian were martyred around the year 300 A.D. in what is now Syria. Called the Anargyroi ("without silver") because they charged no fees, they became patrons of medicine, surgery, and pharmacy and the focus of cults ranging across Europe. They were popular in Byzantine and Orthodox traditions and their shrines are numerous in Eastern Europe, southern Italy, and Sicily. The Medici family
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Lovers and Livers

Disease Concepts in History

by Jacalyn Duffin ...

Series series Joanne Goodman Lectures
Can a disease be an idea? A theory? Does disease exist without a patient to suffer from it?In Lovers and Livers, Jacalyn Duffin provides a lively overview of the ideas around disease. She introduces philosophical theories of disease and delves into the history of two distinct afflictions – one old, one new – which serve as examples to show how applying theory can uncover surprising aspects of the ... Read more

$35.99 USD

Can a disease be an idea? A theory? Does disease exist without a patient to suffer from it?In Lovers and Livers, Jacalyn Duffin provides a lively overview of the ideas around disease. She introduces philosophical theories of disease and delves into the history of two distinct afflictions – one old, one new – which serve as examples to show how applying theory can uncover surprising aspects of the
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SARS in Context

by Jacalyn Duffin ...

Forgiveness explores what it is we are doing when we forgive and why that might be a good thing in itself. It shows that learning to forgive should not be seen as simply a goal of self-development like overcoming shyness dealing with loss or getting past rejection but is more difficult more complex and more troubling than it is often portrayed. Proper forgiveness is a moral achievement it is a ... Read more

$21.59 USD

Forgiveness explores what it is we are doing when we forgive and why that might be a good thing in itself. It shows that learning to forgive should not be seen as simply a goal of self-development like overcoming shyness dealing with loss or getting past rejection but is more difficult more complex and more troubling than it is often portrayed. Proper forgiveness is a moral achievement it is a
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The Archaeology of Disease

by Charlotte A. Roberts, Mary E. Lewis, Jacalyn Duffin, Keith Manchester ...

This revised fourth edition of The Archaeology of Disease focuses on reconstructing the origin, evolution, and history of disease as seen mainly through human skeletons from archaeological sites. In addition, this edition addresses new concepts in medicine and explores the challenges faced by individuals and populations, including their children.Integrating conceptual frameworks from ... Read more

$27.89 USD

This revised fourth edition of The Archaeology of Disease focuses on reconstructing the origin, evolution, and history of disease as seen mainly through human skeletons from archaeological sites. In addition, this edition addresses new concepts in medicine and explores the challenges faced by individuals and populations, including their children.Integrating conceptual frameworks from
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COVID-19

A History

by Jacalyn Duffin ...

Narrated by Jacalyn Duffin ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Canadian Essentials
Unabridged

10 hours 1 min

For two years the COVID-19 pandemic has upended the world. The physician and medical historian Jacalyn Duffin presents a global history of the virus, with a focus on Canada.Duffin describes the frightening appearance of the virus and its identification by scientists in China; subsequent outbreaks on cruise ships; the relentless spread to Europe, the Americas, Africa, and elsewhere; and the ... Read more

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For two years the COVID-19 pandemic has upended the world. The physician and medical historian Jacalyn Duffin presents a global history of the virus, with a focus on Canada.Duffin describes the frightening appearance of the virus and its identification by scientists in China; subsequent outbreaks on cruise ships; the relentless spread to Europe, the Americas, Africa, and elsewhere; and the
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Washington Black (Man Booker Prize Finalist)

A novel

by Esi Edugyan ...

Narrated by Dion Graham ...

Unabridged

12 hours 18 min

NOW A HULU ORIGINAL SERIES • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • “A gripping historical narrative exploring both the bounds of slavery and what it means to be truly free.” —Vanity FairEleven-year-old George Washington Black—or Wash—a field slave on a Barbados sugar plantation, is initially terrified when he is chosen as the manservant of ... Read more

$22.50 USD

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NOW A HULU ORIGINAL SERIES • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • “A gripping historical narrative exploring both the bounds of slavery and what it means to be truly free.” —Vanity FairEleven-year-old George Washington Black—or Wash—a field slave on a Barbados sugar plantation, is initially terrified when he is chosen as the manservant of
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The Rose Code

A Novel

by Kate Quinn ...

Narrated by Saskia Maarleveld ...

Unabridged

16 hours 2 min

The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Huntress and The Alice Network returns with another heart-stopping World War II story of three female code breakers at Bletchley Park and the spy they must root out after the war is over. Award-winning narrator Saskia Maarleveld’s emotional delivery cracks the code of bringing each heroine to vivid life.“Effortlessly evokes the frantic, ... Read more

$32.99 USD

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The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Huntress and The Alice Network returns with another heart-stopping World War II story of three female code breakers at Bletchley Park and the spy they must root out after the war is over. Award-winning narrator Saskia Maarleveld’s emotional delivery cracks the code of bringing each heroine to vivid life.“Effortlessly evokes the frantic,
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The Thursday Murder Club

A Novel

by Richard Osman ...

Narrated by Lesley Manville ...

Series Audiobook 1 - A Thursday Murder Club Mystery
Unabridged

12 hours 26 min

Now a Netflix FilmThe first installment in the beloved and New York Times bestselling series from Richard Osman, also author of We Solve MurdersFour septuagenarians with a few tricks up their sleevesA female cop with her first big caseA brutal murderWelcome to...THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUBIn a peaceful reti... ... Read more

$22.50 USD

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Now a Netflix FilmThe first installment in the beloved and New York Times bestselling series from Richard Osman, also author of We Solve MurdersFour septuagenarians with a few tricks up their sleevesA female cop with her first big caseA brutal murderWelcome to...THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUBIn a peaceful reti...
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Remarkably Bright Creatures

A Novel

by Shelby Van Pelt ...

Narrated by Marin Ireland, Michael Urie ...

Unabridged

11 hours 16 min

This audio edition is read by Marin Ireland with Michael Urie as the voice of Marcellus.An Audie Award Finalist - Audiobook of the Year. * A New York Times Bestseller * A Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club PickNow a Netflix Film“This fantastical debut audiobook will enchant listeners.... A fanciful and enjoyable listening experience.” -Audiofile MagazineA... ... Read more

$28.99 USD

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This audio edition is read by Marin Ireland with Michael Urie as the voice of Marcellus.An Audie Award Finalist - Audiobook of the Year. * A New York Times Bestseller * A Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club PickNow a Netflix Film“This fantastical debut audiobook will enchant listeners.... A fanciful and enjoyable listening experience.” -Audiofile MagazineA...
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A World of Curiosities

A Novel

by Louise Penny ...

Narrated by Robert Bathurst ...

Series Audiobook 18 - Chief Inspector Gamache Novel
Unabridged

13 hours 15 min

"Robert Bathurst performs this 18th Inspector Gamache mystery with the assurance of one who knows the village of Three Pines and its (mostly) gentle residents well....fans are in for a treat." - AudioFile Magazine (Earphones Award Winner)"Narrator Robert Bathurst skillfully evokes the mood and suspense of the story." - Library Journal**"Robert Bathurst's narration is calm, collected, and earnest, ... Read more

$32.99 USD

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"Robert Bathurst performs this 18th Inspector Gamache mystery with the assurance of one who knows the village of Three Pines and its (mostly) gentle residents well....fans are in for a treat." - AudioFile Magazine (Earphones Award Winner)"Narrator Robert Bathurst skillfully evokes the mood and suspense of the story." - Library Journal**"Robert Bathurst's narration is calm, collected, and earnest,
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