Blood: An Epic History of Medicine and Commerce, Paperback - Douglas Starr

Reducere. Powerfully involving narrative and incisive detail, clarity and inherent drama: Blood offers in abundance the qualities that define the best popula...

Should the United States be open to commerce with other countries, or should it protect domestic industries from foreign competition? This question...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER `His masterpiece' Antony Beevor, Spectator `A masterful performance' Sunday Times `By far the best book on the Vietnam ...

A magnificent history of the American conquest of the West; "a story full of authority and color, truth and prophecy" (The New York Times Book Revi...

A history of the Crusades.

A history of the Crusades.

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As America descended into Civil War, British loyalties were torn between support for the North, which was against slavery, and defending the South,...

Invisible Armies presents an entirely original narrative of warfare, which demonstrates that, far from the exception, loosely organized partisan or...

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Reducere. The classical civilizations of Greece and Rome once dominated the world, and they continue to fascinate and inspire us. Classical art and architect...

In three sections, the Oxford Handbook of the History of Medicine celebrates the richness and variety of medical history around the world. It explo...

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Reducere. Winner of the Gold Dagger Award A fascinating true crime story that details the rise of modern forensics and the development of modern criminal inv...

Reducere. Immerse yourself in the history of medicine - a colourful story of skill, serendipity, trial and error, moments of genius, and dogged determination...

Reducere. This eye-opening journey through centuries of medical care on the battlefield is a fascinating read. The research is impressive, the writing style ...

Publisher: BiblioLifeAuthor(s): New York Chamber of CommerceIllustration(s): Illustrations, colorNumber of pages: 12Publication date: 2009Dimension...

America's most notorious family feud began in 1865 with the murder of a Union McCoy soldier by a Confederate Hatfield relative of "Devil Anse" Hatf...

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Reducere. DescriptionThe most complete portrait ever drawn of the complex emotional connection between two of history's towering leaders Franklin Roosevelt a...

Jacalyn Duffin's History of Medicine is one of the leading texts used to teach the history of the medical profession. Emphasizing broad concepts ra...

A one-volume, detailed survey of the major debates and themes in the history of western medicine, from the early modern period to the present. Comb...

Reducere. Cinema, MD follows the intersection of medicine and film and how filmmakers wrote a history of medicine over time. The narrative follows several ma...

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Reducere. November 1944. The British government finally agrees to send a brigade of 5, 000 Jewish volunteers from Palestine to Europe to fight the German arm...

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DescriptionIn 1852, Elwood, Indiana, was a tiny settlement located in Pipe Creek Township of Madison County. Its residents sustained their meager l...

Reducere. A masterful retelling one of the major victories of Canadian troops over the German army's elite division during WWII. In one blood-soaked, furious...

Against the backdrop of unprecedented concern for the future of health care, this Very Short Introduction surveys the history of medicine from clas...

'Exhilarating and whip-smart' THE SUNDAY TIMESPublisher: HarperCollins PublishersAuthor(s): Edward Wilson-LeeNumber of pages: 352Publication date: ...

Or is he raising an army to save the province from the darkness that waits on the other side of the Wall?Hailed as one of our very best historical ...

Reducere. "Delightfully horrifying."--Popular Science This wryly humorous collection of stories about bizarre medical treatments and cases offers a unique po...

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The epic Vietnam War story of the multi-year air campaign to destroy Ho Chi Minh's "Invincible" bridge--one of the most dramatic actions in aviatio...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Rick St JohnA war that defined a generation. A band of paratroopers that defied the odds. A bond that couldn't be broken. I...

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Reducere. From surgery to vaccines, man has made great strides in the field of medicine. Quality of life has improved dramatically in the last few decades al...

Reducere. This epic story opens at the hour the Greatest Generation went to war on December 7, 1941, and follows four U.S. Navy ships and their crews in the ...

A fascinating introduction to the advancement of medical science down the centuries - from Stone Age trepanning (drilling holes into the skull) to ...

DescriptionWhen Lorne Malcolm runs away on her wedding day, her sister Rosa's life is turned upside down. 1910. It's the morning of beautiful eight...

Contributor(s): Author: Douglas A. HowardCovering the full history of the Ottoman Empire, from its genesis in post-Mongol Eurasia to its dissolutio...

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Reducere. Following his acclaimed life of Dickens, Robert Douglas-Fairhurst illuminates the tangled history of two lives and two books. Drawing on numerous u...

In the three works in this volume, On the Constitution of the Art of Medicine, The Art of Medicine, and A Method of Medicine to Glaucon, the physic...