New Zealand Nurses - Caring for Our People 1880-1950 by Pamela Wood
$45.00 NZD
Category: Medical and Nursing
Pamela Wood is a retired academic, registered nurse and independent historian. She taught in undergraduate and postgraduate nursing programmes and postgraduate health programmes for 30 years and is the author of Dirt: Filth and decay in a New World Arcadia.
The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race by Walter Isaacson
$29.00 NZD
Category: Futurism
The bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with a compelling 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 babies. When Jennifer Doudna was in sixth grade, she c ...Show more
Life Support - Diary of an ICU Doctor on the Frontline of the Covid Crisis by Jim Down
$26.00 NZD
Category: Medical and Nursing
As a doctor running the intensive care unit at one of London's top hospitals, Jim Down has spent his life working as healthcare's last resort, where the unexpected is always around the corner, and life and death decisions are an everyday occurrence.But nothing had prepared Jim and his team for the event ...Show more
Midwife Marley's Guide For Everyone: Pregnancy, Birth and the 4th Trimester by Marley Hall
$43.00 NZD
Category: Parenting
_______________Do you have questions? The Guide for Everyone has all the answers you needMarley Hall is a midwife and mum of five in other words, she's seen it all. In her Guide for Everyone, you'll find answers to questions you never knew you wanted to ask. Like, what do these clinical terms mean? What ...Show more
The Invisible Kingdom - Reimagining Chronic Illness by Meghan O'Rourke
$50.00 NZD
Category: Medical and Nursing
A landmark exploration of one of the most consequential and mysterious issues of our time- the rise of chronic illness and autoimmune diseases A silent epidemic of chronic illnesses afflicts tens of millions of Americans- these are diseases that are poorly understood, frequently marginalized, and can g ...Show more
Apollo's Arrow - The Profound and Enduring Impact of Coronavirus on the Way We Live by Nicholas A. Christakis
$45.00 NZD
Category: Medical and Nursing
A piercing and scientifically grounded look at the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic and how it will change the way we live -- "this year's must-must-read." (Daniel Gilbert)Apollo's Arrow offers a riveting account of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic as it swept through American society in 2020 ...Show more
The Herb Almanac - A Seasonal Guide to Medicinal Plants by Chelsea Physic Garden
$35.00 NZD
Category: Medical and Nursing
A beautiful and accessible seasonal guide to herbalism from the historic botanic garden.Discover the best times of the year for growing specific healing herbs and also when and how to forage for wild medicine, such as water mint, St John's Wort, hawthorn berries and rosehips. Recipes are included for ho ...Show more
Immune: A Journey into the Mysterious System That Keeps You Alive by Philipp Dettmer
$55.00 NZD
Category: Medical and Nursing
A gorgeously illustrated deep dive into the immune system that will forever change how you think about your body, from the creator of the wildly popular science YouTube channel Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell'A truly brilliant introduction to the human body's vast system for fighting infections and other thr ...Show more
ER Nurses by James Patterson
$35.86 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
In this extraordinary work of non-fiction, we hear the unforgettable stories of everyday heroes who look after our families, our friends and ourselves in the most challenging circumstances imaginable Around the clock, ER nurses dedicate their lives to helping us when we need it most. This book puts name ...Show more
Biography of Resistance: The Epic Battle Between People and Pathogens by Zaman, Muhammad H.
$66.76 NZD
Category: Medical and Nursing
Award-winning Boston University educator and researcher Muhammad H. Zaman provides a chilling look at the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, explaining how we got here and what we must do to address this growing global health crisis.In September 2016, a woman in Nevada became the first known case i ...Show more
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic by Randy Shilts
$28.00 NZD
Category: History
A masterpiece of investigative reporting on the AIDS crisis in the USA; an international bestseller and winner of the Stonewall Book Award, which inspired an award-winning film. 'A heroic work of journalism on what must rank as one of the foremost catastrophes of modern history.' - The New York Times 'S ...Show more
The Accidental Teacher by Tim Heath
$38.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
Funny, poignant, charming and deeply sad at times, this is a beautifully written story of a life in teaching. Tim Heath taught for about 40 years, mostly in New Zealand but also in Samoa, in small country schools, in big city schools, at the Correspondence School, in primary schools and secondary school ...Show more