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After Annabelle Gurwitch received an out-of-the blue diagnosis of Stage 4 lung cancer, an existential dread set in. Precision medicine offered a temporary reprieve—but instead of turning into a cancer warrior, Annabelle declared herself a cancer slacker. Her motto: no runs, no ribbons, no religion. Told with her signature wit, warmth, and gimlet eye, Gurwitch draws inspiration from Greek mythology and TV comedies, Kermit the Frog and Samuel Beckett.

Beyond the Lab Coats blends science, storytelling, and self-discovery as José and Yelena Barbosa pull back the curtain on the food, beverage, and supplement industries while sharing the personal, corporate, and cultural lessons earned along the way. From humble beginnings marked by uncertainty to leading R&D teams for world-class brands, the authors explore the rigorous science of formulation, the politics of innovation, the missteps that become turning points, and the humor found everywhere in between.

This audiobook encompasses the fascinating 40 year journey in life of someone who just wasn’t your average practicing GP, but someone whose passion and drive were to use his skills and medical ability to bring quality of life to every patient that crossed his path.

This book is not about politics. It is about individual human beings in a dry, barren landscape. Up to 75,000 people at a time—mostly women, babies, and children—live for years in tents and have no prospect of leaving because no country will have them.

As an Emergency Medicine consultant in one of the busiest departments in the United Kingdom, Dr. Jonny Acheson loved his job. Fueled by adrenaline, he treated and cared for some of the sickest patients who came through the doors. In 2016, when he was forty-one, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's, a progressive neurological condition for which there is no cure. He found it increasingly difficult to multitask in his fast-paced world. The environment that he thrived in made his symptoms worse. Parkinson's challenged his professional identity as an emergency doctor, and he didn't know what to do.

For fans of Educated and Invisible Child, David Sussillo combines memoir and cutting-edge neuroscience to tell the story of his unlikely journey from group homes and drug-addicted parents to the scientific elite—exploring why, and how, he managed to succeed against all odds. David Sussillo has...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Provence, 1970, a lively, dramatic account of the rise of French “nouvelle cuisine,” and the renegade chefs of the 1960s and 70s who revolutionized modern cooking. In The Secret History of French Cooking, Luke Barr takes readers inside the...

This second audiobook is a guide on how to navigate the profession of law and how to succeed in law, business and life. Think of this audiobook as a tour guide on how to smile while you practice, learn and live. In the end, you answer your own questions, but this audiobook is to be used as a sounding board.

When Erica met John Baccus, it was the beginning of a love story that would span 41 unforgettable years—full of laughter, devotion, adventure, and quiet moments that stitched their souls together. Erica was the outgoing wife that wanted to travel the world and John was the supportive husband that never told her no. So when John was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, and the choice came along, he asked Erica if she would help him end his life, and of course, her answer was yes. In this deeply moving memoir, Erica Baccus invites listeners into their intimate journey.

Un giorno non ci saremo più. Ma rimarranno online tutte le tracce che abbiamo lasciato, la nostra storia a portata di click: dai profili social ai nostri ricordi più intimi. Senza accorgercene, Internet si è riempito di fantasmi digitali, account inattivi pronti a ricordarci la loro esistenza: ecco cosa significa vivere (e morire) nell'era social. Il lutto non è più un'esperienza privata: si è espanso nel mondo virtuale esattamente come tutto il resto, ridefinendo la nostra relazione con la perdita e la memoria.

Gabriella Greison racconta la bizzarra esistenza e le ancor più straordinarie intuizioni di uno dei padri della fisica quantistica, Paul Dirac, fisico premio Nobel 1933. Dirac è stato un fisico geniale e un uomo strambo e meticoloso, costantemente impegnato a elaborare formule, fra cui quella meraviglia grazie alla quale è entrato nella storia della scienza e che lo indica sulla lapide nell'Abbazia di Westminster a fianco di Isaac Newton: i? + ?? = m?.

This powerful book blends personal story with actionable insight to help you recognize potential, take decisive risks, and rewrite the narrative you’ve been handed. If you’ve ever felt stuck, overlooked, or unsure of your next step, this book offers the tools and mindset to change your trajectory—starting now.

I Hear U: A Memoir of Recovery and Reckoning is the second book in The Life After Trilogy, a deeply human exploration of what comes after survival. Following the near-death medical crisis chronicled in I See U, this memoir moves beyond the ICU and into the long, unspoken aftermath—where healing is uneven, silence is heavy, and survival no longer feels like victory. Through intimate reflection and unflinching honesty, Michael Paul Patrick examines Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS), medical trauma, survivor's guilt, and the quiet unraveling that often follows discharge.

Born on July 4, 1892, in a log cabin in the small town of Demopolis, Alabama, Arthur George Gaston grew from the confines of the Jim Crow South to become one of the greatest entrepreneurs of the 20th century. Despite growing up amid the darkness of segregation, Gaston always found hope in opportunity.

The medical system took twelve years to reluctantly agree with Fay Martin that her husband was sliding into dementia. Even after he died three years later, people still questioned the diagnosis. This is an audiobook about what happens behind that veil of invisibility. Dementia Widow exposes, with courage and candor, the poison that seeps in, as a healthy reciprocal marriage becomes inexplicably hierarchical. Only when dementia is recognized as the villain does the relationship morph to offer the loving caregiving that enables a good final chapter.

A six-year-old boy stands in the yard of a small house in Elizabethton, Tennessee, throwing a baseball against a brick wall — over and over, alone — because his dad is on the road and his mom is lost in the glow of a CB radio. Nobody is coming to play catch. That boy grew up to become the largest hot tub manufacturer on American soil. No investors. No trust fund. No blueprint. Just stubbornness baked into the red clay of Carter County and a refusal to stay down.

Lucy Lapwing grew up 'playing out'. A woodlouse-collecting, snail-racing, tree-climbing, muddy-footed child, she spent more time playing outside than in. But whilst Lucy was always intrigued by the natural world, it wasn't until later in life when her true love of nature began; the thrum, beauty and weirdness of the world around her filling her with an almost indescribable joy.

A teenage victim of a knife attack. A young girl who has nearly lost her leg in a boating accident. A survivor of a major terrorist attack at Westminster Bridge. Trauma surgeon Shehan Hettiaratchy has seen all these people on his operating table. In The Careful Surgeon he explains how it feels...

Instant New York Times Bestseller In time for Apple’s 50th anniversary, CBS Sunday Morning correspondent David Pogue tells the iconic company’s entire life story: how it was born, nearly died, was born again under Steve Jobs, and became, under CEO Tim Cook, the most valuable company in the...

This is the history of my life as well as my wife, Patti, and tells a story of hard work, investing, adventures, family, and great friends. I am nobody special. A patriotic Marylander who loves my country and has fully lived the American dream. Son of parents of "The Greatest Generation" and WWII veterans, I was brought up to show respect for police, teachers, military, and anyone older than myself. It was yes, sir, no ma'am, and it was hell to back-talk to my parents.