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America brushes up America brushes up Kerry Segrave "The history of toothpaste has long been a testament to the power of false and misleading advertising. Interrupting this steady flow of hyperbole was the one true wonder ingredient: Fluoride, which e… OL15204356W
The Warmth of Other Suns The Warmth of Other Suns Robin Miles,Isabel Wilkerson In this epic, beautifully written masterwork, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of black citize… OL15380640W
Asleep Asleep Molly Caldwell Crosby Crosby, acclaimed author of "The American Plague," explores the frightening history of a long forgotten disease--sleeping sickness--and details the frantic effort to conquer it before it strikes agai… OL15440690W
War, politics, and philanthropy War, politics, and philanthropy Richard Verville Describes the development of rehabilitation medicine from its inception in World War I and World War II through its expansion during the 1980s, as stimulated by the Medicare program. The book describ… OL15882843W
Neurology and modernity Neurology and modernity Laura Salisbury,Andrew Shail "An exploration of the habits of the modern era beside cultural notions discovering brain function and the nervous system to be central to health and illness. It looks at debates within neurology and… OL15907590W
Medical Caregiving and Identity in Pennsylvania's Anthracite Region, 1880-2000 Medical Caregiving and Identity in Pennsylvania's Anthracite Region, 1880-2000 Karol K. Weaver While much has been written about immigrant traditions, music, food culture, folklore, and other aspects of ethnic identity, little attention has been given to the study of medical culture, until now… OL16262739W
The origins of AIDS The origins of AIDS Jacques Pepin "This compelling new account traces the origins and development of the most dramatic and destructive disease epidemic of modern times. Jacques Pepin looks back to the early twentieth-century events i… OL16307808W
The notorious Dr. Flippin The notorious Dr. Flippin Jamie Q. Tallman "Describes the life of Dr. Charles Flippin, an early twentieth-century African American physician in rural Kansas and Nebraska. Flippin was charged with and prosecuted for performing illegal abortion… OL16623773W
In the Kingdom of the Sick In the Kingdom of the Sick Laurie Edwards Thirty years ago, Susan Sontag wrote, "Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship in the kingdom of the well and the kingdom of the sick ... Sooner or later each of us is obliged, at least for a spe… OL16813041W
The Cruel Madness Of Love Sex Syphilis And Psychiatry In Scotland 18801930 The Cruel Madness Of Love Sex Syphilis And Psychiatry In Scotland 18801930 Gayle Davis Against a backdrop of contemporary social and sexual concerns, and potent fears surrounding the moral and physical 'degeneration' of late nineteenth and early twentieth-century society, this book exp… OL17508627W
Flames from the Unconscious Flames from the Unconscious Michael Eigen xi, 163 p. ; 23 cm OL17527660W
Brother, I'm dying Brother, I'm dying Edwidge Danticat From the age of four, award-winning writer Edwidge Danticat came to think of her uncle Joseph as her "second father," when she was placed in his care after her parents left Haiti for America. And so … OL1806975W
Grendon and the emergence of forensic therapeutic communities Grendon and the emergence of forensic therapeutic communities Elizabeth Sullivan,Richard Shuker "Grendon opened in 1962 as an experimental psychiatric prison to provide treatment for prisoners with antisocial personality disorder. Today it is run by a prison service governor but continues to op… OL18647205W
A history of autism A history of autism Adam Feinstein "This book explores the history of autism from the first descriptions of autistic-type behaviour to the present day. Through unprecedented interviews with many of the earliest pioneers in the field, … OL18801421W
Charlatan Charlatan Pope Brock In 1917, after years of selling worthless patent remedies throughout the Southeast, John R. Brinkley--America's most brazen young con man--arrived in the tiny town of Milford, Kansas. He set up a med… OL1969536W
Keep out of reach of children Keep out of reach of children Mark A. Largent "A modern medical mystery about an illness that ravaged healthy children, changed policy, and vanished before a cause was found"--Provided by publisher. OL19997069W
The pure society The pure society André Pichot Amid the eulogies and celebrations commemorating the bicentenary of Charles Darwin's birth, the darker side of evolutionary theory should not be forgotten. In The Pure Society, André Pichot, one of F… OL24122419W
In search of human nature In search of human nature Carl N. Degler Now, with In Search of Human Nature, Degler turns to perhaps his largest subject yet, a sweeping history of the impact of Darwinism (and biological research) on our understanding of human nature, pro… OL2638146W
Microcosm Microcosm Carl Zimmer -Within days of being born, we are infected with billions of E. coli. They will inhabit each and every one of us until we die. E. coli is notorious for making people gravely ill, but engineered stra… OL2699773W
Newark Newark Kevin J. Mumford Newark’s volatile past is infamous. The city has become synonymous with the Black Power movement and urban crisis. Its history reveals a vibrant and contentious political culture punctuated by tradit… OL3282067W
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