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Brainwashed: the seductive appeal of mindless neuroscience
By Sally L Satel. 2013
Psychiatrist Satel and psychologist Lilienfeld examine the possibilities and limitations of applied human neuroscience. They investigate the use of function…
magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to learn what shapes behavior by professionals in the fields of marketing, law, ethics, and addiction counseling. 2013Hallucinations
By Oliver Sacks. 2012
Neurologist and author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (DB 23901) examines the phenomenon, history, and…
treatment of hallucinations. Investigates visual, auditory, and olfactory events. Discusses drug-induced, mind-altering experiences and diseases with hallucinatory symptoms such as Charles Bonnet syndrome, which affects blind individuals. Bestseller. 2012Details the circumstances behind a secret throat-cancer operation that President Grover Cleveland underwent on July 1, 1893, while aboard a…
private yacht on Long Island Sound. Discusses the vilification, and later vindication, of the reporter who exposed the event. 2011Details scientist Randy Lewis's study of the golden orb weaver spider's silk and its possible uses. Discusses his research with…
transgenic goats--which he injected with spider genes--and provides a basic introduction to DNA and gene theory. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2013Literature professor investigates the world of Mary Shelley as she wrote Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (DB 25835). Profiles literary…
influences, including Lord Byron and Shelley's husband Percy Bysshe Shelley. Discusses eighteenth- and nineteenth-century medical practices such as stealing corpses for dissection and anatomical study. Young adult appeal. 2013Shouting won't help: why I--and 50 million other Americans--can't hear you
By Katherine Bouton. 2013
Former New York Times editor chronicles her own hearing loss and relates the experiences of others with the condition. Investigates…
the causes, effects, and management--with hearing aids and cochlear implants--of this disability. Also discusses tinnitus, vertigo, and research into biological cures. Offers communication tips. 2013Regine's book: a teen girl's last words (True Stories)
By Regine Stokke, Henriette Larsen. 2012
Blog posts by Norwegian Regine Stokke (1991-2009), who was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myelogenous leukemia in 2008. Chronicles…
her treatments and details her thoughts about and struggles with cancer. Includes Regine's poetry and messages from family and readers. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2010Le corps, le soi & l'âme (Collection Santé. Alternatives)
By Jack Lee Rosenberg. 1989
"Nous allons parler dans ce livre de croissance - croissance personnelle, intérieure - et de la psychothérapie corporelle intégrée (PCI),…
thérapie nouvelle et fort intéressante. Ce livre s'adresse à toute personne désireuse de poursuivre sa démarche personnelle de même qu'aux professionnels de la relation d'aide. Nous avons bien sûr à l'esprit les thérapeutes mais aussi les professeurs, parents, médecins, administrateurs, écrivains, entraîneurs d'équipe, acteurs, etc. À tous nous espérons communiquer notre enthousiasme pour une thérapie qui fonctionne! Une méthode qui interpelle la personne entière, car elle intègre le corps, l'intellect, les émotions et l'esprit! Une méthode qui assure des changements profonds et durables!" -- 4e de couv« Le jour où Jill Boite Taylor, chercheuse en neurosciences à Harvard, est victime à trente-sept ans d'un accident vasculaire…
cérébral, sa vie bascule : elle assiste à la dégradation de ses facultés au point qu'en l'espace de quelques heures elle ne peut plus marcher, parler, lire, écrire, ni même se rappeler à quoi sa vie ressemblait jusque-là. Il y a quelque chose de Christophe Colomb chez cette femme qui a découvert et exploré les territoires les plus reculés de son cerveau. À travers son récit, elle nous confie avec autant de précision que d'humanité ses observations, ses émotions et ses techniques pour se réapproprier le monde durant les huit années qu'il lui a fallu pour retrouver toutes ses facultés. Expérience scientifique unique, cette fascinante exploration des rouages du cerveau se double d'un guide précieux à l'usage des victimes d'un accident cérébral, mais aussi d'un témoignage profondément émouvant sur la paix intérieure à laquelle chacun de nous peutParamedic's step-by-step guide to preventing and treating common injuries and illnesses. Includes instructions for administering CPR and first aid and…
advice for dealing with emergencies such as fires, snakebites, and natural disasters. 2012The artificial ear: cochlear implants and the culture of deafness
By Stuart S Blume. 2010
Blume, a father of hearing-impaired children, relates the medical, economic, political, and social history of cochlear implants, starting with their…
conception in the 1930s. Focuses on technological advances in the field. Discusses the controversy surrounding the device, the deaf community's reactions, and the opinions of hearing parents. 2010Understanding Rachel Carson's Silent Spring (Words that changed the world)
By Alex MacGillivray. 2011
Analysis of the 1962 environmental manifesto Silent Spring (BR 11887), whose author, Rachel Carson, advocated against the chemical industry. Chronicles…
the history and continued influence of Carson's groundbreaking work and posits its enduring relevance. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2011Hear again: back to life with a cochlear implant
By Arlene Romoff. 1999
Romoff, an advocate for people who are deaf or hard of hearing, recounts her own experience with receiving a cochlear…
implant years after she gradually lost her hearing as a young adult. Describes regaining the ability to hear conversation, talk on the phone, and watch movies. 1999Mortality
By Christopher Hitchens. 2012
Hitchens (1949-2011), author of Why Orwell Matters (DB 74336), chronicles his battle with esophageal cancer, which began with his diagnosis…
in June 2010. Describes accepting the inevitability of death and the questions of faith he dealt with as an avowed atheist. Includes afterword by Hitchens's widow Carol Blue. Bestseller. 2012The mind's eye
By Oliver Sacks. 2010
Neurologist uses case studies to illustrate the brain's ability to adapt to lost senses. Discusses a concert pianist who can…
no longer read music, a writer who is unable to read print after suffering a stroke, and Sacks's own macular melanoma and its effects on his visual perception. 2010Sagesse au coin du feu: 80 histoires pour guérir et se réconcilier avec soi-même
By Rachel Naomi Remen. 2010
« À travers ce recueil d'histoires vraies, Rachel Naomi Remen donne la parole à celles et ceux qui, souffrant de…
maladies graves, découvrent en eux des ressources insoupçonnées. Des malades qui bien souvent, non sans ironie, finissent par atteindre une paix de l'esprit qu'ils n'avaient jamais connue auparavant. Médecin et souffrant elle-même depuis l'enfance d'une maladie gravement invalidante, le Dr Rachel Naomi Remen fait entendre dans Sagesse au coin du feu un discours novateur et réconfortant sur le soin et la guérison en mêlant, d'une façon unique, le point de vue de la patiente blessée, de l'éminent professeur de médecine et de la thérapeute à la compassion intuitive. » -- 4e de couv100 questions & answers about cancer symptoms and cancer treatment side effects
By Joanne Frankel Kelvin, Leslie Tyson. 2011
Oncology nurses explain the disease of cancer and discuss treatment options, clinical trials, fatigue management, quality-of-life issues, blood and skin…
problems, and emotional and social concerns. Includes testimony from patients. 2010The day of the pelican
By Katherine Paterson. 2009
When the hostilities between Albanians and Serbs escalate in Kosovo, Meli's older brother Mehmet is temporarily captured. Fleeing to refugee…
camps, the Lleshi family then immigrates to Vermont, where, after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, they face mistreatment for being Muslim. For grades 5-8. 2009The chemotherapy survival guide: everything you need to know to get through treatment
By Judith McKay, Tammy Schacher. 2009
Oncology nurses update The Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy Survival Guide (RC 48641, BR 12291 with an overview of chemotherapy. They…
discuss biotherapy, immunotherapy, nutrition, stress reduction, blood tests, IVs, and drugs. They also offer advice on dealing with side effects and understanding the mind-body connection. 2009Author Gessen describes her experience learning about a genetic mutation that puts her at risk for breast and ovarian cancer.…
She discusses undergoing tests and researching her options, which include prophylactic surgery. Gessen also interweaves information concerning the history, current state, and ethics of genetic testing. 2008