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The fierce, bloody battles of Bataan and Corregidor in the Philippines are legendary in the annals of World War II. Those who survived faced the horrors of life as prisoners of the Japanese. In Conduct Under Fire, John A. Glusman chronicles these events through the eyes of his father and three...

سلسلة نجوم ساطعة.. شخصيات عالمية تقدم هذه السلسلة مجموعة من القصص التعليمية للأطفال بأسلوب لطيف وسهل.. شخصيات مبدعة برعت في شتى مجالات الحياة، تركوا آثار للعالم بأسره. نتمنى لكم رحلة استماع ممتعة

En este libro honesto, emotivo y profundamente humano, Gina Tinoco comparte su experiencia enfrentando el cáncer de colon desde una perspectiva real, vulnerable y llena de aprendizaje. A través de momentos difíciles, reflexiones personales y situaciones contadas con autenticidad y humor, Gina relata cómo el diagnóstico transformó su vida, sus relaciones y su manera de ver el mundo. Más que una historia sobre enfermedad, este audiolibro es un testimonio de resiliencia, esperanza, crecimiento personal y la importancia de vivir plenamente incluso en medio de la adversidad.

Brought to you by Penguin. From the remarkable man whose life inspired the heartstopping film, ‘I Swear’, a book that offers extraordinary insight into what it’s like to live with a severe form of Tourette’s Syndrome: a fascinating, complex condition that’s more common than most of us...

Dr. Eben Alexander has been an academic neurosurgeon for more than 25 years. In 2008, his remarkable near-death experience radically transformed his understanding of consciousness and the brain; indeed, of all existence.

A groundbreaking tour of the human mind that illuminates the biological nature of our inner worlds and emotions, through gripping, moving—and, at times, harrowing—clinical stories “[A] scintillating and moving analysis of the human brain and emotions.”—Nature “Beautifully connects...

Marsha Linehan tells the story of her journey from suicidal teenager to world-renowned developer of the life-saving behavioral therapy DBT, using her own struggle to develop life skills for others. “This book is a victory on both sides of the page.”—Gloria Steinem “Are you one of us?”...

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Seven Signs of Life by Aoife Abbey, read by Caroline Lennon. Grief. Anger. Joy. Fear. Distraction. Disgust. Hope. All emotions we expect to encounter over our lifetime. But what if this was every day? And what if your ability to manage them was the...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD This inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question, What makes a life worth living?...

Read by the author and featuring eight exclusive bonus sections Jen calls “Vaginal Vignettes”: humorous and unforgettable moments from Jen’s real-life experiences in the labor and delivery room. “A refreshingly compassionate roadmap built on boundaries, clarity, and real communication...

The Case of the Bitter Cure Scandal. Science. Subterfuge. Aspirin—the so-called “miracle drug”—has been a household name for over a century. But behind its rise lies a story of corporate backstabbing, legal warfare, and a medical mystery spanning generations. From its ancient origins in willow bark to Bayer’s secretive laboratories, The Case of the Bitter Cure unravels the bitter truth behind the world’s most famous painkiller. Who really discovered aspirin? Why did governments go to war over it? And how did a simple pill become one of the most controversial drugs in history?

Mut, Zuversicht, Selbstvertrauen: Das zeichnet Marianne Koch aus, und ihre alleinerziehende Mutter hat es ihr vorgelebt. Ihren Vater, den jüdischen Arzt Rudolf Schindler, der emigrieren musste, lernt sie erst als Erwachsene kennen. Da hat ihre Filmkarriere, der zuliebe sie ihr Medizinstudium unterbrach, sie schon nach Hollywood geführt. Doch ihre Passion gilt der Medizin.

'This is a triumph of reporting, and an absolutely compelling exploration of neuroscience and genetics. At its heart, though, it's a poignant, heartfelt story about family and how love sustains even in the most difficult circumstances. Like Kolker's other work, it is full of deep humanity. It's...

The intimate, extraordinary biography of Dr. Margaret Morgan Lawrence, America’s first Black female psychoanalyst—penned by her own daughter, now with a new afterword Margaret Morgan, raised in Mississippi in the 1910s, knows she's meant to be a doctor—and that she'll have to fight for it...

A political journalist and activist, Cousins was also a professor of medical humanities at UCLA, where he studied the biochemistry of human emotions and their relationship to healing. When Cousins was hospitalized with a debilitating collagen illness, he decided to take his health into his own hands. Cousins and his doctor combated the disease together by creating a regimen of laughter and vitamin C specifically calibrated to his needs. Against all odds, the treatment worked, proving to Cousins that a positive attitude was key to his improvement.

In this book, Prusiner tells the remarkable story of his discovery of prions - infectious proteins that replicate and cause disease but surprisingly contain no genetic material - and reveals how superb and meticulous science is actually practiced with talented teams of researchers who persevere. He recounts the frustrations and rewards of years of research and offers fascinating portraits of his peers as they raced to discover the causes of fatal brain diseases.

Rebooting My Brain is the true story of what happens when you get yanked out of your life by a crisis and have to get back on the ride all over again. With refreshing candor, Maria Ross shares how the relentless pace of her life came to a screeching halt when an undetected brain aneurysm ruptured and nearly killed her. Along her stubborn road back to health, her resulting cognitive and emotional challenges forced her sometimes kicking and screaming to reframe her life, her work and her identity.

People from all walks of life call 911 when things go bad. These are their stories, told by the people who respond and make things better. First responders often don't tell stories, preferring to keep what happens at work private. Rescue Captain Michael Morse changes that with these heartfelt descriptions of hundreds of emergency calls, with the usual coverings peeled back, exposing the bizarre, heartbreaking, and often hilarious reactions to 911 emergencies.

In his exceptionally thought-provoking and moving memoir, neurosurgeon Joseph D. Stern explores how personal loss influences the way physicians relate to patients and their families.

Pro football Hall of Famer Jim Kelly and his wife, Jill, were catapulted from a seemingly fairy-tale life of celebrity into a world of private struggle and medical uncertainty. What the public didn’t know, however, was that behind the scenes lurked more than a family’s pain at the dire prognosis of their only son. Hunter’s illness exposed the troubled depths of a marriage that had long been shadowed by uncertainties of its own.