Results for 'henry marsh'

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  1. When Breath Becomes Air
    1. Paul Kalanithi

    When Breath Becomes Air

    When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithi's transformation from a medical student asking what makes a virtuous and meaningful life into a neurosurgeon working in the core of human identity - the brain - and finally into a patient and a new father.What makes life worth living in the face of death?

    € 17,95
  2. And Finally
    1. Henry Marsh

    And Finally

    A Neurosurgeon’s Reflections on Life

    Henry Marsh may have retired from medicine but let's hope he keeps producing books as good as this one, which enthral as well as teach.

    € 14,95
  3. My Father's Brain
    1. Sandeep Jauhar

    My Father's Brain

    Understanding Life in the Shadow of Alzheimer’s

    A son's journey through his father's dementia

    € 26,50
  4. When Breath Becomes Air
    1. Paul Kalanithi

    When Breath Becomes Air

    When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithi’s transformation from a medical student asking what makes a virtuous and meaningful life into a neurosurgeon working in the core of human identity – the brain – and finally into a patient and a new father. What makes life worth living in the face of death?

    € 12,50
  5. The Soul of Care
    1. Arthur Kleinman

    The Soul of Care

    The Moral Education of a Doctor

    One of the most humane doctors and profound thinkers, Arthur Kleinman has insightful, moving, and novel things to say about our capacity to give and get care. Powerful, intimate, poignant, and helpful

    € 14,95
  6. How to Treat People
    1. Molly Case

    How to Treat People

    A Nurse at Work

    Case's empathy and compassion are everywhere evident in this beautifully written narrative

    € 23,50
  7. The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind
    1. Barbara K.Lipska

    The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind

    A Memoir of Madness and Recovery

    'Completely compelling and powerful, and hard to put down.' Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, prize-winning author of Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain- Who are we if our brain fails?- How do we think?- How do we feel?- How do we move, if we move at all?

    € 14,95
  8. In Pursuit of Memory
    1. Joseph Jebelli

    In Pursuit of Memory

    The Fight Against Alzheimer's: Shortlisted for the Royal Society Prize

    Joseph Jebelli's wonderfully clear, vividly readable and comprehensive survey of the search for a cure . . . The world is closing in on Alzheimer's. There is nowhere left for it to hide

    € 20,95
  9. Memoirs Of A Not So Dutiful Daughter
    1. Jenni Murray

    Memoirs Of A Not So Dutiful Daughter

    She is not just the voice of Radio 4's Woman's Hour...She IS Woman's Hour.

    € 21,95
  10. The Unmapped Mind
    1. Christian Donlan

    The Unmapped Mind

    A Memoir of Neurology, Multiple Sclerosis and Learning How to Live

    An amazing and wonderful piece of writing. I could not put it down

    € 13,95
  11. My Year Off
    1. Robert McCrum

    My Year Off

    Rediscovering Life After a Stroke

    A heart-warming, compassionate book about sudden illness and love under pressure

    € 16,50
  12. It's All in Your Head
    1. Suzanne O'Sullivan

    It's All in Your Head

    Stories from the Frontline of Psychosomatic Illness

    A neurologist explores the very real world of psychosomatic illness. Pauline first became ill when she was fifteen.

    € 17,95