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Confessions of an Accidental Lawyer by Michael Stockham
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBattling against a Texas prison, a young lawyer fights for a fair trial in a prison-friendly town as witnesses and evidence evaporate.Scarred physically and emotionally by a botched delivery, his wife struggles to realize their dream of a healthy baby and a happy family.Trapped in solitary confinement, an inmate fights for medicine to keep his failing heart pumping... -
![DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets by Marsha M. Linehan]()
DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets by Marsha M. Linehan
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFeaturing more than 225 user-friendly handouts and worksheets, this is an essential resource for clients learning dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills, and those who treat them. All of the handouts and worksheets discussed in Marsha M. Linehan's DBT® Skills Training Manual, Second Edition , are provided, together with brief introductions to each module written expressly for clients... -
![The Way Out: A Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven Approach to Healing Chronic Pain by Alan Gordon, Alon Ziv]()
The Way Out: A Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven Approach to Healing Chronic Pain by Alan Gordon, Alon Ziv
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA groundbreaking mind-body protocol to heal chronic pain, backed by new research.Chronic pain is an epidemic. Fifty million Americans struggle with back pain, headaches, or some other pain that resists all treatment. Desperate pain sufferers are told again and again that there is no cure for chronic pain... -
![Becoming a Supple Leopard: The Ultimate Guide to Resolving Pain, Preventing Injury, and Optimizing Athletic Performance by Kelly Starrett, Glen Cordoza]()
Becoming a Supple Leopard: The Ultimate Guide to Resolving Pain, Preventing Injury, and Optimizing Athletic Performance by Kelly Starrett, Glen Cordoza
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLEARN HOW TO HACK HUMAN MOVEMENT Join the movement that has reached millions of athletes and coaches; learn how to perform basic maintenance on your body, unlock your human potential, live pain-free…and become a Supple Leopard... -
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![10% Human: How Your Body's Microbes Hold the Key to Health and Happiness by Alanna Collen]()
10% Human: How Your Body's Microbes Hold the Key to Health and Happiness by Alanna Collen
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsYou are just 10% human. For every one of the cells that make up the vessel that you call your body, there are nine impostor cells hitching a ride. You are not just flesh and blood, muscle and bone, brain and skin, but also bacteria and fungi. Over your lifetime, you will carry the equivalent weight of five African elephants in microbes. You are not an individual but a colony... -
![When the Air Hits Your Brain: Tales of Neurosurgery by Frank T. Vertosick Jr.]()
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... -
![Principles of Neural Science by Eric R. Kandel]()
Principles of Neural Science by Eric R. Kandel
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn introduction to the brain, its structure, function, development, and control of behavior, this text discusses neuroanatomy, cell and molecular mechanisms, mechanisms of signaling, and development in the context of the cognitive approaches to behavior... -
![Nicole Angemi's Anatomy Book: A Catalog of Familiar, Rare, and Unusual Pathologies by Nicole Angemi]()
Nicole Angemi's Anatomy Book: A Catalog of Familiar, Rare, and Unusual Pathologies by Nicole Angemi
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnatomy for all by “the Internet’s Most Famous Coroner” (Vice) From “A is for Abdomen” to “W is for Wrist,” Nicole Angemi’s My Anatomy Book offers a unique anatomy manual, accessible to all, serious without taking itself too seriously... -
![The Dyslexic Advantage: Unlocking the Hidden Potential of the Dyslexic Brain by Brock L. Eide, Fernette F. Eide]()
The Dyslexic Advantage: Unlocking the Hidden Potential of the Dyslexic Brain by Brock L. Eide, Fernette F. Eide
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn updated edition of Drs. Brock and Fernette Eide's popular dyslexia book with a wealth of new material and improved dyslexic-friendly fontWhat if we viewed dyslexia as a learning and processing style rather than as a learning disorder?Drs. Brock and Fernette Eide use their impressive backgrounds in neurology and education to debunk the standard deficit-based approach to dyslexia... -
![I Choose Elena by Lucia Osborne-Crowley]()
I Choose Elena by Lucia Osborne-Crowley
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAged fifteen and on track to be an Olympic gymnast, Lucia Osborne-Crowley was violently raped on a night out. The injuries she sustained that evening ended her gymnastics career, and eventually manifested in life-long chronic illnesses, which medical professionals now believe can be caused by untreated trauma... -
![Attachment in Psychotherapy by David J. Wallin, Bob Souer]()
Attachment in Psychotherapy by David J. Wallin, Bob Souer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis eloquent book translates attachment theory and research into an innovative framework that grounds adult psychotherapy in the facts of childhood development. Advancing a model of treatment as transformation through relationship, the author integrates attachment theory with neuroscience, trauma studies, relational psychotherapy, and the psychology of mindfulness... -
![Lights and Sirens by Kevin Grange]()
Lights and Sirens by Kevin Grange
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA true account of going through UCLA’s famed Daniel Freeman Paramedic Program—and practicing emergency medicine on the streets of Los Angeles... -
![Food Isn’t Medicine: Challenge Nutrib*llocks & Escape the Diet Trap by Joshua Wolrich]()
Food Isn’t Medicine: Challenge Nutrib*llocks & Escape the Diet Trap by Joshua Wolrich
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLosing weight is not your life's purpose.Do carbs make you fat?Could the keto diet cure mental health disorders?Are eggs as bad for you as smoking?No, no and absolutely not. It's all what Dr Joshua Wolrich defines as 'nutribollocks' and he is on a mission to set the record straight... -
![This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health: A Journey into the Heartland of Psychiatry by Nathan Filer]()
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health: A Journey into the Heartland of Psychiatry by Nathan Filer
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health, originally published as The Heartland: Finding and Losing Schizophrenia, presents a balanced summary of the controversy around the biological model of mental ill health, along with the model's effect on service design and culture, and society’s understanding of and relationship with its own and others' mental health... -
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![The Prescriber's Guide: Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology by Stephen M. Stahl]()
The Prescriber's Guide: Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology by Stephen M. Stahl
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNow established as the indispensable formulary in psychopharmacology, this latest edition of the Prescriber's Guide has been completely revised and updated to reflect the most current practice in the use of psychotropic drugs... -
![Relationship OCD: A CBT-Based Guide to Move Beyond Obsessive Doubt, Anxiety, and Fear of Commitment in Romantic Relationships by Sheva Rajaee MFT]()
Relationship OCD: A CBT-Based Guide to Move Beyond Obsessive Doubt, Anxiety, and Fear of Commitment in Romantic Relationships by Sheva Rajaee MFT
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA powerful CBT approach to help you find freedom from obsessive relationship anxiety, doubt, and fear of commitment Do you obsess over your partner’s flaws? Does thinking about the future of your relationship leave you imagining the worst-case scenario? When it comes to navigating the world of romantic relationships, some feelings of anxiety, doubt, and fear are to be expected... -
![Men Have Called Her Crazy by Anna Marie Tendler]()
Men Have Called Her Crazy by Anna Marie Tendler
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA powerful memoir that reckons with mental health as well as the insidious ways men impact the lives of women.In early 2021, popular artist Anna Marie Tendler checked herself into a psychiatric hospital following a year of crippling anxiety, depression and self-harm... -
![The Haunted Self: Structural Dissociation and the Treatment of Chronic Traumatization by Onno van der Hart, Ellert R.S. Nijenhuis]()
The Haunted Self: Structural Dissociation and the Treatment of Chronic Traumatization by Onno van der Hart, Ellert R.S. Nijenhuis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife is an ongoing struggle for patients who have been chronically traumatized. They typically have a wide array of symptoms, often classified under different combinations of comorbidity, which can make assessment and treatment complicated and confusing for the therapist... -
![Metabolism Makeover: Ditch the Diet, Train Your Brain, Drop the Weight for Good by Megan Hansen]()
Metabolism Makeover: Ditch the Diet, Train Your Brain, Drop the Weight for Good by Megan Hansen
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWe’ve been taught by the diet industry that the key to weight-loss success is eating less and exercising more. Both research and experience have proven this theory wrong. Yet we continue to count calories, eliminate carbs, track macronutrients, and cut out entire food groups because the only thing scarier than failing at another diet is trusting ourselves enough not to be on one at all... -
![Why Can't I Get Better? Solving the Mystery of Lyme and Chronic Disease: Solving the Mystery of Lyme and Chronic Disease by Richard I. Horowitz]()
Why Can't I Get Better? Solving the Mystery of Lyme and Chronic Disease: Solving the Mystery of Lyme and Chronic Disease by Richard I. Horowitz
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom one of the country's foremost doctors comes a ground-breaking book about diagnosing, treating and healing Lyme, and peeling away the layers that lead to chronic disease.You may not know that you have Lyme... -
![Psychoanalytic Diagnosis: Understanding Personality Structure in the Clinical Process by Nancy McWilliams]()
Psychoanalytic Diagnosis: Understanding Personality Structure in the Clinical Process by Nancy McWilliams
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis acclaimed clinical guide and widely adopted text has filled a key need in the field since its original publication. Nancy McWilliams makes psychoanalytic personality theory and its implications for practice accessible to practitioners of all levels of experience... -
![Vibrational Medicine: The #1 Handbook of Subtle-Energy Therapies by Richard Gerber, William A. Tiller]()
Vibrational Medicine: The #1 Handbook of Subtle-Energy Therapies by Richard Gerber, William A. Tiller
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe original comprehensive guide to energetic healing with a new preface by the author and updated resources. More than 125,000 copies sold. Explores the actual science of etheric energies, replacing the Newtonian worldview with a new model based on Einstein's physics of energy... -
![The Alzheimer's Solution: A Breakthrough Program to Prevent and Reverse the Symptoms of Cognitive Decline at Every Age by Dean Sherzai, Ayesha Sherzai]()
The Alzheimer's Solution: A Breakthrough Program to Prevent and Reverse the Symptoms of Cognitive Decline at Every Age by Dean Sherzai, Ayesha Sherzai
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA revolutionary, proven program for reversing the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline from award winning neurologists and codirectors of the Brain Health and Alzheimer's Prevention Program at Loma Linda University Medical Center Over 47 million people are currently living with Alzheimer’s disease worldwide... -
![The Mini ADHD Coach by Alice Gendron]()
The Mini ADHD Coach by Alice Gendron
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn inclusive guide to ADHD that explores its diverse types, symptoms, diagnoses, and misconceptions, and shares how to work with your ADHD brain to fully understand yourself... -
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![Stress and Your Body by Robert M. Sapolsky]()
Stress and Your Body by Robert M. Sapolsky
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFeeling stressed? You're not alone. Stress is an inherent aspect of life that can have tremendous negative effects on your mental and physical health. This makes coping with stress a critical part of how well we live... -
![The Knife’s Edge: The Heart and Mind of a Cardiac Surgeon by Stephen Westaby]()
The Knife’s Edge: The Heart and Mind of a Cardiac Surgeon by Stephen Westaby
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn intimate and compelling exploration into the unique psyche of the heart surgeon, by one of the profession’s most eminent figures.Although Professor Stephen Westaby was born with the necessary coordination and manual dexterity, it was a head trauma sustained during university that gifted him the qualities of an exceptional heart surgeon: qualities that are frequently associated with psychopathy... -
![Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain by Mark F. Bear, Barry W. Connors]()
Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain by Mark F. Bear, Barry W. Connors
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWidely praised for its student-friendly style and exceptional artwork and pedagogy, Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain is a leading undergraduate textbook on the biology of the brain and the systems that underlie behavior... -
![Hope and Help for Your Nerves by Claire Weekes]()
Hope and Help for Your Nerves by Claire Weekes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe bestselling step-by-step guide that will show you how to break the cycle of fear and cure your feelings of panic and anxiety. My heart beats too fast. My hands tremble and sweat. I feel like there's a weight on my chest. My stomach churns. I have terrible headaches. I can't sleep. Sometimes I can't even leave my house.. -
![Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery by Richard Hollingham]()
Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery by Richard Hollingham
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsToday, astonishing surgical breakthroughs are making face transplants, limb transplants and a host of other previously undreamed of operations possible. But getting here has not been a simple story of selfless men working tirelessly in the pursuit of medical advancement. Instead it's a bloodstained tale of blunders, arrogance, mishap and murder... -
![Brainstorm: Detective Stories From the World of Neurology by Suzanne O'Sullivan]()
Brainstorm: Detective Stories From the World of Neurology by Suzanne O'Sullivan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBrainstorm follows the stories of people whose medical diagnoses are so strange even their doctor struggles to know how to solve them. A man who sees cartoon characters running across the room; a girl whose world turns all Alice in Wonderland; another who transforms into a ragdoll whenever she even thinks about moving.The brain is the most complex structure in the universe...
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