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1	Handle with Care more books like this by Jodi Picoult add to wishlist "Handle with Care" explores the knotty tangle of medical ethics and personal morality. When faced with the reality of a fetus who will be disabled, should a parent have the right to consider termination? Bestselling author Picoult explores a timely yet controversial issue in her latest novel. see all copies from £4.11! new only from £4.11! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	You: The Smart Patient: An Insider's Handbook for Getting the Best Treatment more books like this by Mehmet C Oz, M.D., Michael F Roizen, M.D. add to wishlist America's most trusted doctor team and the authors of "You: An Owner's Manual" now give patients at all stages of diagnosis and treatment an empowering handbook for taking charge of their health care. The authors show readers how to choose doctors and hospitals, how to ask questions, and much more. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £5.57! \| first editions
3	The Second Opinion more books like this by Michael Palmer add to wishlist From a "New York Times"-bestselling author comes a novel about a woman who must confront a conspiracy of doctors to uncover an evil practice that touches every single person who has ever had a medical test. Available in a tall Premium Edition. Martin's Press. see all copies from £3.94! new only from £3.94! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	The First Patient more books like this by Michael Palmer add to wishlist In his most high-concept suspense novel to date, "New York Times"-bestselling author Palmer delivers a thriller pitched at the crossroads of presidential politics and cutting-edge medicine. Now available in a tall Premium Edition. Martin's Press. see all copies from £1.53! new only from £4.41! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	The Christmas Blessing more books like this by Donna VanLiere add to wishlist In the heartwarming sequel to the beloved "New York Times" bestseller "The Christmas Shoes," Nathan Andrews is now a man and his greatest wish is to be a doctor. But beyond his studies of medicine, Nathan realizes there are still things to be learned about faith, blessings, giving, and sacrifice. see all copies from £4.95! new only from £4.95! \| first editions
6	The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Medicine more books like this by Eric J Cassell add to wishlist This is a revised and expanded edition of a classic in palliative medicine, originally pulished in 1991. With three new chapters and a new preface summarizing the progress in the area of pain management, this is a must-have for those in palliative medicine and hospice care. The obligation of physicians to relieve human suffering stretches back ... see all copies from £9.67! new only from £13.23! \| first editions
7	On Call: A Doctor's Days and Nights in Residency more books like this by Emily Transue, M.D. add to wishlist "This moving collection of [Transue's] stories conveys vividly, sometimes painfully, the atmosphere of overwork, exhaustion and insecurity in which a resident works; the long shifts and sleepless nights, the moments when she cannot contain her tears . . . (--"Publishers Weekly") see all copies from £6.40! new only from £9.98! \| first editions
8	And I Don't Want to Live This Life more books like this by Deborah Spungen add to wishlist Deborah Spungen recounts the sad life of her daughter Nancy, whose troubles began as a toddler and whose recklessness and self-destructive tendencies led her to become a drug addict by her teenage years. Ms. Spungen describes the shame and frustration of watching her daughter's life spiral further and further out of control. Despite her mother's ... see all copies from £1.66! new only from £16.66! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Sick and Tired of Feeling Sick and Tired: Living with Invisible Chronic Illness more books like this by Paul Donoghue, Mary E Siegel add to wishlist Millions of people suffer from invisible chronic illness, that is, disease characterized by chronicity and by symptoms that are not externally apparent. Sufferers may look well and even function normally while suffering extreme fatigue or pain or any number of distressing symptoms from such illnesses as MS, ME, chronic fatigue syndrome, migraine ... see all copies from £4.95! new only from £6.29! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Communication Skills for Medicine more books like this by Margaret Lloyd, MD add to wishlist This title was highly commended (Basis of Medicine category) in the BMA Awards 2005. It presents a highly practical account of communication for medical students, backed up with numerous case histories. In addition to the clinical interview, the book covers other aspects of communication including how to promote healthy behaviour and the need for ... see all copies from £3.08! new only from £16.71! \| first editions
11 view cover	The Lonely Patient: How We Experience Illness more books like this by Michael Stein add to wishlist Filling a vital need, this groundbreaking book examines and illuminates the emotional terrain of illness. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £5.57! \| first editions
12 view cover	The Big Girls more books like this by Susanna Moore add to wishlist From the acclaimed author of "In the Cut," an electrifying new novel that has at its heart a crime of unfathomable horror and its effects on three profoundly different women whose lives are inextricably joined. see all copies from £3.08! new only from £6.63! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	The Laws of Invisible Things more books like this by Frank Huyler add to wishlist Mike Grant, fresh out of medical school, moves to a small North Carolina town to go into practice with an older doctor, a widower named Ronald Gass. Gass, however, still grieving for his wife, has sloughed off too much responsibility on Mike---and Mike feels guilty about the death of a child that might have been prevented if he'd been paying more ... see all copies from £4.95! new only from £4.96! \| first editions
14 view cover	Manifesto for a New Medicine: Your Guide to Healing Partnerships and the Wise Use of Alterna... more books like this by James S Gordon add to wishlist For the last twenty-five years, Dr. James Gordon has pioneered an approach to healing that synthesizes the best of modern scientific medicine with the best of the alternative techniques. Here he leads us step by step through convincing and absorbing case studies of the successful use of these alternatives, presenting clearly and simply the ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £7.30! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Medicine and Culture: Revised Edition more books like this by Lynn Payer, Kerr L White (Foreword by) add to wishlist A classic comparative study of medicine and national culture, Medicine and Culture shows us that while doctors regard themselves as servants of science, they are often prisoners of custom. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £6.77!
16 view cover	Human Behavior: An Introduction for Medical Students more books like this by Alan Stoudemire, M.D. add to wishlist Now in its revised, updated Third Edition, Dr. Stoudemire's introduction to behavioral science remains the ideal text for the human behavior course taken by first-year and second-year medical students. The book emphasizes a biopsychosocial model that integrates biology, psychology, and sociology and enables students to fully understand behavior ... see all copies from £4.95! new only from £7.22! \| first editions
17 view cover	Through the Patient's Eyes: Understanding and Promoting Patient-Centered Care more books like this by Margaret Gerteis (Editor), Thomas L Delbanco (Editor), Jennifer Daley (Editor) add to wishlist Sponsored by the Picker/Commonwealth Program for Patient-Centered Care In this comprehensive, research-based look at the experiences and needs of patients, the authors explore models of care that can make hospitalization more humane. Through the Patient's Eyes provides insights into why some hospitals are more patient-centered than others; how ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £19.39! \| first editions
18	The healing of persons more books like this by Paul Tournier add to wishlist see all copies from £4.95! new only from £78.57! \| first editions
19	Healing the Wounds more books like this by David Hilfiker add to wishlist see all copies from £5.57! new only from £14.64! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Disease-Mongers: How Doctors, Drug Companies, and Insurers Are Making You Feel Sick more books like this by Lynn Payer add to wishlist "We're going to need to run a few tests" has become a common refrain in over-medicalized America. Are the barrages of expensive tests necessary? Are we really sick? Leading medical writer Lynn Payer presents a startling expose of how the health care industry profits from making us believe we are sick--at a tremendous toll in dollars and lives. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £19.80! \| first editions
21 view cover	Doctoring: The Nature of Primary Care Medicine more books like this by Eric J Cassell add to wishlist American medicine attracts some of the brightest and most motivated people the country has to offer, and it boasts the most advanced medical technology in the world, a wondrous parade of machines and techniques such as PET scans, MRI, angioplasty, endoscopy, bypasses, organ transplants, and much more besides. And yet, writes Eric Cassell, what ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £11.31! \| first editions
22 view cover	The Healing Art: A Doctor's Black Bag of Poetry more books like this by Rafael Campo add to wishlist A celebrated poet and doctor connects--through favorite verses and stories from his life and practice--poetry and healing. In this luminous book, Campo restores the link between poetry and healing, offering "pharmaceutical" samples of work by a diverse group of poets. see all copies from £7.41! new only from £11.54!
23 view cover	Judith's Pavilion: The Haunting Memories of a Neurosurgeon more books like this by Mark Flitter, M.D., Marc Flitter add to wishlist "Judith's Pavilion" is an imaginary hospital where practicing neurosurgeon Mark Flitter allows his failures to become beautifully crafted true stories of the fragility and meaning of life itself. "His gripping stories are heart-breaking and deeply moving".--"Publishers Weekly". see all copies from £5.57! new only from £7.44! \| first editions
24 view cover	Do We Still Need Doctors?: A Physician's Personal Account of Practicing Medicine Today more books like this by John D Lantos add to wishlist Examines the doctor's shifting roles and responsibilities in our rapidly changing health care system. Exploring such issues as the structure of medical education, the corporatization of health care, and the increasing constraints upon the private doctor/patient relationship, the author reveals how changes in our health care system are fostering ... see all copies from £6.45! new only from £18.11!
25 view cover	The Medical Interview: The Three-Function Approach more books like this by Steven A Cole, Julian Bird add to wishlist The 2nd Edition of "The Medical Interview" presents basic interviewing skills in a systematic approach designed to assist students in mastering communicating with patients. A new unit on managing common challenging communicating situations including language and cultural barriers, pediatric and elderly patients, and non-verbal communication has ... see all copies from £11.08! new only from £32.84! \| first editions

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