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  1. I Think You’ll Find It’s a Bit More Complicated Than That
    1. Ben Goldacre

    I Think You’ll Find It’s a Bit More Complicated Than That

    The very best journalism from one of Britain’s most admired and outspoken science writers, author of the bestselling Bad Science and Bad Pharma.

    € 17,95
  2. Being Mortal
    1. Atul Gawande

    Being Mortal

    Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End

    From the international bestselling author of Better, Complications and The Checklist Manifesto and Reith Lecturer 2014, a revolutionary and emotionally searing account of death, dying and medicine.

    € 16,50
  3. House Of God
    1. Samuel Shem

    House Of God

    The medical hierarchy of "The House of God" is like a pyramid - a lot at the bottom and one at the top. Roy Basch, a Rhodes scholar, thinks differently, until he meets Hyper Hooper, out to win the most post-mortems of the year award, or Molly, the nurse with the crash helmet.

    € 16,99
  4. How To Live When A Loved One Dies
    1. Thich Nhat Hanh

    How To Live When A Loved One Dies

    A comforting book that will offer relief to anyone moving through intense grief and loss, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh shares accessible, healing words of wisdom to transform our suffering.

    € 13,95
  5. Pathfinders
    1. Jim Al-Khalili

    Pathfinders

    The Golden Age of Arabic Science

    For over 700 years the international language of science was Arabic. Surveying the golden age of Arabic science, the author reintroduces such figures as the Iraqi physicist Ibn al-Haytham, who practised the modern scientific method over half a century before Bacon.

    € 20,95
  6. Better
    1. Atul Gawande

    Better

    A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
    € 20,95
  7. Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors
    1. Susan Sontag

    Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors

    Reveals that the metaphors and myths surrounding certain illnesses, especially cancer, add greatly to the suffering of the patients and often inhibit them from seeking proper treatment. By demystifying the fantasies surrounding cancer, this study shows cancer for what it is.

    € 17,95
  8. Turing's Cathedral
    1. George Dyson

    Turing's Cathedral

    The Origins of the Digital Universe

    In 1945 a small group of brilliant engineers and mathematicians gathered at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, determined to build a computer that would make Alan Turing's theory of a 'universal machine' reality. This bok is the story behind how the PC, ipod, smartphone and almost every aspect of modern life came into being.

    € 19,50
  9. The Good Death
    1. Suzanne B. O’Brien

    The Good Death

    A Guide for Supporting Your Loved One through the End of Life

    Suzanne B. O’Brien is the Founder & CEO of Doulagivers Institute, which she founded after years of firsthand experience as a hospice and oncology nurse and palliative care professional. She was awarded ‘Worldwide Leader in Healthcare’ by the International Nurses Association for her work creating Doulagivers Institute, and was named Humanitarian Ambassador for Oprah Magazine in 2019. The Doulagivers Model of end-of-life care has now been embraced by communities around the world, and is now being practiced in more than 20 countries worldwide.

    € 23,50
  10. How We Die
    1. Sherwin B Nuland

    How We Die

    An explanation of what happens to us when we die. The author, a surgeon with more than 30 years' experience, describes in detail the processes which take place in the body and sets out to strip away many illusions about death.

    € 17,95
  11. Complications
    1. Atul Gawande

    Complications

    A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
    € 38,50
  12. Black Box Thinking
    1. Matthew Syed
    2. Matthew Syed Consulting Ltd

    Black Box Thinking

    Growth Mindset and the Secrets of High Performance

    10th ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.1 BESTSELLER

    € 17,95