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Coma Girl: Part 4 by Stephanie Bond
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom the international bestselling author of STOP THE WEDDING! and the BODY MOVERS mystery series comes a new story of family drama, suspense, comedy, and romance. In COMA GIRL, a victim of a tragic event lies in a hospital bed, at the mercy of friends and relatives who think she can't hear them. But she SO can. COMA GIRL is a daily serial available on stephaniebond... -
The Existence Of Amy by Lana Grace Riva
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAmy has a normal life. That is, if you were to go by a definition of 'no obvious indicators of peculiarity', and you didn't know her very well. She has good friends, a good job, a nice enough home. This normality, however, is precariously plastered on top of a different life. A life that is Amy's real life. The only one her brain will let her lead... -
The Memory Artists by Jeffrey Moore
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWinner of the Canadian Authors Association Award for Best NovelNoel Burun has synesthesia and hypermnesia: he sees words in vibrant explosions of colors and shapes, which collide and commingle to form a memory so bitingly perfect that he can remember everything, from the 1001 stories of The Arabian Nights to the color of his bib as a toddler... -
Rock, Paper, Scissors and Other Stories by Maxim Osipov
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe first English-language collection of a contemporary Russian master of the short story.Maxim Osipov, who lives and practices medicine in a town ninety miles outside Moscow, is one of Russia’s best contemporary writers. In the tradition of Anton Chekhov and William Carlos Williams, he draws on his experiences in medicine to write stories of great subtlety and striking insight... -
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I Know You Do by Georgette Deloriad
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStep into the mind of Georgi, a 40-year-old woman with a combination of debilitating medical conditions that are killing her. But today, she takes back control... Escaping her isolated existence with her abusive husband to board the luxurious ship of a controversial offshore organization, D-LAD... -
A Field Within: A Psychological Medical Thriller by T.C. Solomon
Rated: 3.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings#1 Amazon BestsellerFirst Place - Thriller - Firebird Book AwardsGold Book Award - Literary TitanContent this book contains explicit language. Please visit the author's media kit at tcsolomon.com for a detailed list.★★★★★"Definitely a quick read and a page-turner - I read the whole book in just a couple of sittings. It's a good blend of medical mystery and some supernatural elements .. -
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of NIKE by Phil Knight
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsIn 1962, fresh out of business school, Phil Knight borrowed $50 from his father and created a company with a simple mission: import high-quality, low-cost athletic shoes from Japan. Selling the shoes from the boot of his Plymouth, Knight grossed $8000 in his first year. Today, Nike's annual sales top $30 billion...Categorized as:
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Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 40 ratings“Why We Sleep is an important and fascinating book…Walker taught me a lot about this basic activity that every person on Earth needs. I suspect his book will do the same for you.” —Bill Gates A New York Times bestseller and international sensation, this “stimulating and important book” (Financial Times) is a fascinating dive into the purpose and power of slumber...Categorized as:
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Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsFull of incredible characters, amazing athletic achievements, cutting-edge science, and, most of all, pure inspiration, Born to Run is an epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? In search of an answer, Christopher McDougall sets off to find a tribe of the world’s greatest distance runners and learn their secrets, and in the process shows us that everything we...Categorized as:
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The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsIn the bestselling, prize-winning A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson achieved the seemingly impossible by making the science of our world both understandable and entertaining to millions of people around the globe.Now he turns his attention inwards to explore the human body, how it functions and its remarkable ability to heal itself...Categorized as:
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Open by Andre Agassi, J.R. Moehringer
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsFrom Andre Agassi, one of the most beloved athletes in history and one of the most gifted men ever to step onto a tennis court, a beautiful, haunting autobiography.Agassi’s incredibly rigorous training begins when he is just a child. By the age of thirteen, he is banished to a Florida tennis camp that feels like a prison camp...Categorized as:
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A Matter of Death and Life by Irvin D. Yalom, Marilyn Yalom
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA year-long journey by the renowned psychiatrist and his writer wife after her terminal diagnosis, as they reflect on how to love and live without regret.Internationally acclaimed psychiatrist and author Irvin Yalom devoted his career to counseling those suffering from anxiety and grief... -
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsBilly Beane, general manager of MLB's Oakland A's and protagonist of Michael Lewis's Moneyball, had a problem: how to win in the Major Leagues with a budget that's smaller than that of nearly every other team. Conventional wisdom long held that big name, highly athletic hitters and young pitchers with rocket arms were the ticket to success...Categorized as:
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Breathe: A Life in Flow by Rickson Gracie, Peter Maguire
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratings*** Instant New York Times bestseller *** *** USA Today bestseller *** *** Wall Street Journal bestseller *** From legendary Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA master Rickson Gracie comes a riveting, insightful memoir that weaves together the story of Gracie’s stunning career with the larger history of the Gracie family dynasty and the founding of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, showing how the... -
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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe: How to Know What's Really Real in a World Increasingly Full of Fake by Steven Novella
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn all-encompassing guide to skeptical thinking in the popular "The Skeptics Guide to the Universe" podcast's dryly humorous, accessible style.It's intimidating to realize that we live in a world overflowing with misinformation, bias, myths, deception, and flawed knowledge...Categorized as:
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The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying by Nina Riggs
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAn exquisite memoir about how to live--and love--every day with "death in the room," from poet Nina Riggs, mother of two young sons and the direct descendant of Ralph Waldo Emerson, in the tradition of When Breath Becomes Air."We are breathless, but we love the days. They are promises. They are the only way to walk from one night to the other... -
When the Air Hits Your Brain: Tales of Neurosurgery by Frank T. Vertosick Jr.
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratings"This book should be read by every medical student, doctor and present or potential patient. In other words, by all of us."--Dr. Bernie Siegel, author of Love, Medicine and MiraclesRule One for the neurologist in residence: "You ain't never the same when the air hits your brain." In this fascinating book, Dr... -
In Shock: My Journey from Death to Recovery and the Redemptive Power of Hope by Rana Awdish
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA first-person account from a young critical care physician describes how toward the end of her medical training she suddenly became a patient fighting for her own life, revealing how her experiences exposed her to flaws in today's care standards and how to better embrace the emotional bond between doctor and patient...Categorized as:
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Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsAn essential exploration of why and how women’s sexuality works—based on groundbreaking research and brain science—that will radically transform your sex life into one filled with confidence and joy.Researchers have spent the last decade trying to develop a “pink pill” for women to function like Viagra does for men...Categorized as:
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What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic: Unpuzzling a Life on the Autism Spectrum by Annie Kotowicz
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn this intimate and insightful mix of memoir and manifesto, Annie Kotowicz invites you inside the mind of an autistic woman, sharing the trials and triumphs of a life before and after diagnosis...Categorized as:
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Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull, Amy Wallace
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 36 ratings“What does it mean to manage well?”From Ed Catmull, co-founder (with Steve Jobs and John Lasseter) of Pixar Animation Studios, comes an incisive book about creativity in business—sure to appeal to readers of Daniel Pink, Tom Peters, and Chip and Dan Heath. Creativity, Inc...Categorized as:
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Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart by James R. Doty
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsGrowing up in the high desert of California, Jim Doty was poor, with an alcoholic father and a mother chronically depressed and paralyzed by a stroke. Today he is the director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) at Stanford University, of which the Dalai Lama is a founding benefactor...Categorized as:
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Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy by Irvin D. Yalom
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe collection of ten absorbing tales by master psychotherapist Irvin D. Yalom uncovers the mysteries, frustrations, pathos, and humor at the heart of the therapeutic encounter...Categorized as:
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Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions by Johann Hari
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs, a startling challenge to our thinking about depression and anxiety.Award-winning journalist Johann Hari suffered from depression since he was a child and started taking antidepressants when he was a teenager...Categorized as:
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Better by Atul Gawande
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThe New York Times bestselling author of Complications examines, in riveting accounts of medical failure and triumph, how success is achieved in a complex and risk-filled professionThe struggle to perform well is universal: each one of us faces fatigue, limited resources, and imperfect abilities in whatever we do...Categorized as:
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Let's Talk: ...About Making Your Life Exciting, Easier, And Exceptional by Art Rios
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen, where, why, and how did life stop being exciting and straightforward? We’ve taken on so much stress and worry. All the time. But why? For what?In the first book in the Let’s Talk series, bon vivant Art Rios talks about how to make life exciting, easier, exceptional, and filled with pleasures— right now. It’s straight talk about modern times. Simple ways to unwind and enjoy life...Categorized as:
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Once a Warrior: How One Veteran Found a New Mission Closer to Home by Jake Wood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"The book that America needs right now."--Tom Brokaw, journalist and author of The Greatest Generation"Jake Wood offers one of the most soaring definitions of service I've ever seen... -
Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death by Irvin D. Yalom
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWritten in Irv Yalom's inimitable story-telling style, Staring at the Sun is a profoundly encouraging approach to the universal issue of mortality. In this magisterial opus, capping a lifetime of work and personal experience, Dr. Yalom helps us recognize that the fear of death is at the heart of much of our anxiety... -
Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program That Works by Evelyn Tribole, Elyse Resch
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWe've all been there-angry with ourselves for overeating, for our lack of willpower, for failing at yet another diet that was supposed to be the last one. But the problem is not you, it's that dieting, with its emphasis on rules and regulations, has stopped you from listening to your body...Categorized as:
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You Are Here: An Owner's Manual for Dangerous Minds by Jenny Lawson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA new book from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jenny Lawson, destined to be a classic—part therapy, part best friend, part humor, part coloring book.When Jenny Lawson is anxious, one of the things she does is to draw. Elaborate doodles, beautiful illustrations, often with captions that she posts online. At her signings, fans show up with printouts of these drawings for Jenny to autograph...
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