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  • Introductory Textbook of Psychiatry

    by Donald W. Black, MD, Nancy C. Andreasen, MD PhD ...
    The prevalence of psychiatry in popular culture has coincided with the rise of amateur "armchair" psychiatrists -- and this often serves to muddy the waters about what, exactly, the field entails. For all the misconceptions, though, psychiatry is an endlessly fascinating field, charged with defining and recognizing mental illnesses, identifying methods for treating them, and discovering their ... Read more

    R913,66

  • Brain Cellutions

    by David Nossel ...
    A crystal clear guide to understanding developmental challenges through the lens of cellular health.Written for every family — no medical background neededExplains the cellular science behind ASD and ADHD in simple, accessible terms.A practical, safe, evidence-based approach — supplements, food, and targeted careReal family testimonials showing real improvement ... Read more

    R208,39 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Illness Narratives

    Suffering, Healing, And The Human Condition

    by Arthur Kleinman ...
    From one of America's most celebrated psychiatrists, the book that has taught generations of healers why healing the sick is about more than just diagnosing their illness.Modern medicine treats sick patients like broken machines -- figure out what is physically wrong, fix it, and send the patient on their way. But humans are not machines. When we are ill, we experience our illness: we become ... Read more

    R169,84

  • The Cuckoo's Calling

    Cormoran Strike Book 1

    by Robert Galbraith ...
    Series Book 1 - Strike
    ***The 7th novel in the Strike series, THE RUNNING GRAVE, is coming in September 2023. Pre-order now and be the first to read it***'The Cuckoo's Calling reminds me why I fell in love with crime fiction in the first place' VAL MCDERMID-----Now a major BBC drama: The Strike seriesWhen a troubled model falls to her death from a snow-covered Mayfair balcony, it is assumed that she has ... ... Read more

    R219,41

  • The Body Keeps the Score

    Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

    by Bessel van der Kolk ...
    THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD'Dr. van der Kolk's masterpiece combines the boundless curiosity of the scientist, the erudition of the scholar, and the passion of the truth teller' Judith Herman, author of Trauma and RecoveryThe effects of trauma can be devastating for sufferers, their families and future generations. Here one of the world's experts on traumatic stress ... Read more

    R275,99

  • New Atkins For a New You

    The Ultimate Diet for Shedding Weight and Feeling Great

    by Dr Eric C Westman, Dr Stephen D Phinney, Dr Jeff S Volek ...
    New Atkins For A New You is an alternative to the original Atkins diet, which allows you to lose weight successfully and emerge with a healthier, firmer body. This new diet offers all the benefits of the original diet, including the freedom to eat luxuriously and feel completely satisfied, a metabolic boost giving you more energy and weight loss that never comes back, but it also has these ... Read more

    R275,99

  • My Life Among the Serial Killers

    Inside the Minds of the World's Most Notorious Murderers

    by Dr. Helen Morrison, Harold Goldberg ...
    Over the course of twenty-five years, Dr. Helen Morrison has profiled more than eighty serial killers around the world. What she learned about them will shatter every assumption you've ever had about the most notorious criminals known to man.Judging by appearances, Dr. Helen Morrison has an ordinary life in the suburbs of a major city. She has a physician husband, two children, and a thriving ... Read more

    R127,18

  • The Complete Call the Midwife Stories

    True Stories of the East End in the 1950s

    by Jennifer Worth ...
    The East-End stories that inspired the BBC TV series, CALL THE MIDWIFE, in a gorgeous gift box.London's East End in the 1950s was a tough place: the struggles of post-war life - bombsites, overcrowded tenements, crime, brothels - bred a culture of tight-knit family communities, larger-than-life characters and a lively social scene. It was into this world that Jennifer Worth entered as a trainee ... Read more

    R282,20

  • Crying for Help

    The Shocking True Story of a Damaged Girl with a Dark Past

    by Casey Watson ...
    The second book from Sunday Times bestselling author Casey Watson.Two weeks after saying farewell to her first foster child, Casey is asked to look after Sophia, a troubled 12-year-old with a sad past. Sophia’s actions are disturbing and provocative and, before long, Casey and her family find themselves in a dark and dangerous situation.Two years ago Sophia’s mother had a terrible accident. Sophia ... Read more

    R137,64

  • Bad Pharma

    How Medicine is Broken, And How We Can Fix It

    by Ben Goldacre ...
    ‘Bad Science’ hilariously exposed the tricks that quacks and journalists use to distort science, becoming a 400,000 copy bestseller. Now Ben Goldacre puts the $600bn global pharmaceutical industry under the microscope. What he reveals is a fascinating, terrifying mess.Doctors and patients need good scientific evidence to make informed decisions. But instead, companies run bad trials on their own ... Read more

    R148,22

  • The Hormone Reset Diet

    Heal Your Metabolism to Lose Up to 15 Pounds in 21 Days

    by Sara Szal Gottfried, M.D. ...
    The Harvard-educated physician and New York Times bestselling author of The Hormone Cure shows you how to achieve hormone balance by growing new receptors for your seven metabolic hormones, making you lose weight and feel great fast!When it comes to weight loss for women, most people don’t think about hormones. But when you develop resistance to your seven major metabolic hormones—cortisol, ... Read more

    R211,93

  • Overheard in a Dream

    by Torey Hayden ...
    Bestselling author Torey Hayden's novel is a fascinating study of a fractured family, a troubled child, and a psychiatrist’s attempts to rescue them.Conor, aged nine, arrives in the play therapy room of child psychiatrist James Innes with the diagnosis "autistic". His mother Laura, an aloof, enigmatic novelist, can't handle him. His rancher father, embroiled in divorcing Laura, does not feel there ... Read more

    R78,07 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Bounce

    The Myth of Talent and the Power of Practice

    by Matthew Syed ...
    From the author of You Are Awesome: Find Your Confidence and Dare to be Brilliant at (Almost) AnythingEssential reading for an astounding summer of sport; If you’ve ever wondered what makes a champion, Bounce has the answer.This edition does not include illustrations.What are the real secrets of sporting success, and what lessons do they offer about life? Why doesn’t Tiger Woods “choke”? Why are ... Read more

    R142,93

  • Eat Right for Blood Type O

    Maximise your health with individual food, drink and supplement lists for your blood type

    by Peter J. D'Adamo ...
    Series series Eat Right For Blood Type
    Stay healthy and achieve your ideal weight with the help of this portable and personal blood type guide.___________It's science! Different blood types mean different body chemistries. Eating foods that your blood type can process easily can help you lose weight and ward off illness - as well as giving you bags of energy.Based on your genetic make-up, EAT RIGHT 4 YOUR BLOOD TYPE means eating foods ... Read more

    R183,99

  • How Not to Die

    Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease

    by Michael Greger, Gene Stone ...
    'This book may help those who are susceptible to illnesses that can be prevented with proper nutrition' – His Holiness the Dalai LamaThe international bestseller, Dr Michael Greger's How Not To Die gives effective, scientifically-proven nutritional advice to prevent our biggest killers – including heart disease, breast cancer, prostate cancer, high blood pressure and diabetes – and reveals the ... Read more

    R275,07

  • Your Brain at Work

    Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long

    by David Rock ...
    In Your Brain at Work, David Rock takes readers inside the heads—literally—of a modern two-career couple as they mentally process their workday. This fascinating book uses their story to reveal, through grounded brain science, how we can better organize, prioritize, and process our daily lives for improved productivity. Rock, the author of Quiet Leadership and Personal Best, shows how it’s ... Read more

    R353,15

  • The Autoimmune Solution

    Prevent and Reverse the Full Spectrum of Inflammatory Symptoms and Diseases

    by Amy Myers, M.D. ...
    A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – A medically proven, prescriptive, and intuitive program to heal symptoms of inflammation and autoimmune disorders to reclaim your health, and life“The Autoimmune Solution is a medical breakthrough. Dr. Myers’ protocol is a proven way to heal and reverse any illness on the autoimmune spectrum. This book revolutionizes the way we understand and treat autoimmunity and I ... Read more

    R334,52

  • Confessions of a Male Nurse

    by Michael Alexander ...
    Series series The Confessions Series
    From the people who brought you the bestselling Confessions of a GP.From stampeding nudes to inebriated teenagers, young nurse Michael Alexander never really knew what he was getting himself into. But now, sixteen years since he was first launched into his nursing career – as the only man in a gynaecology ward – he’s pretty much dealt with everything: Body parts that come off in his hands; ... Read more

    R127,18 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The House on Carnaval Street

    From Kabul to a Home by the Mexican Sea

    by Deborah Rodriguez ...
    I hadn't been planning on making Mexico my new home, but the little house on the sea was all that I had left . . .Intimate, honest and touching, this is the story of Deborah Rodriguez's often hilarious journey of self-discovery. Forced to flee her life in Afghanistan, she leaves behind her friends, her possessions and her two beloved businesses: a hair salon and a coffee shop.But life proves no ... Read more

    R250,80

  • The Emperor of All Maladies

    by Siddhartha Mukherjee ...
    WINNER OF THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD 2011WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2011‘Profound, eloquent and searching’ SUNDAY TIMES‘Essential reading’ INDEPENDENT‘Masterly’ GUARDIAN‘Extraordinary’ NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWAN OBSERVER BEST BOOK OF THE CENTURY SO FAR</p... ... Read more

    R140,17

  • Confessions of a GP

    by Benjamin Daniels ...
    Series series The Confessions Series
    Benjamin Daniels is angry. He is frustrated, confused, baffled and, quite frequently, very funny. He is also a GP. These are his confessions.A woman troubled by pornographic dreams about Tom Jones. An 80-year-old man who can't remember why he's come to see the doctor. A woman with a common cold demanding (but not receiving) antibiotics. A man with a sore knee. A young woman who has been trying to ... Read more

    R142,93

  • Do No Harm

    Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery - as seen on 'life-changing' BBC documentary Confessions of a Brain Surgeon

    by Henry Marsh ...
    'Enthralling' Guardian'A superb achievement' Ian McEwan'Incredibly absorbing . . . astonishingly candid' Bill BrysonWinner of the PEN Ackerley Prize and the South Bank Sky Arts Award for LiteratureWhat is it like to be a brain surgeon?How does it feel to hold someone's life in your hands, to cut through the stuff that creates thought, feeling and reason?How do you li... ... Read more

    R219,41

  • The Brain

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Michael O'Shea ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    How does the brain work? How different is a human brain from other creatures' brains? Is the human brain still evolving? In this fascinating book, Michael O'Shea provides a non-technical introduction to the main issues and findings in current brain research, and gives a sense of how neuroscience addresses questions about the relationship between the brain and the mind. Chapters tackle subjects ... Read more

    R125,34

  • Prescription: Ice Cream

    A Doctor's Journey to Discover What Matters

    by Alastair McAlpine ...
    In 2018, Alastair McAlpine, a palliative paediatrician in Cape Town, decided to share some inspiring thoughts from the children in his care. He posted: ‘I asked some of my terminal paediatric palliative care patients what they had enjoyed in life, and what gave it meaning. Kids can be so wise, y’know. Here are some of the responses.’Their simple yet profound answers went viral, found their way ... Read more

    R192,38