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Think Tank Forty Neuroscientists Explore the Biological Roots of Human Experience
ISBN: PB: 9780300248524, Yale University Press, January 2020
312 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm, 9 black&white illus.
Neuroscientist David J. Linden approached leading brain researchers and asked each the same question: "What idea about brain function would you most like to explain to the world?" Their responses make up this one-of-a-kind collection of popular scien...
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£12,99
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Sick to Debt How Smarter Markets Lead to Better Care
ISBN: HB: 9780300238464, Yale University Press, January 2020
216 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm
The United States has the most expensive healthcare system in the world. While policy makers have argued over who is at fault for this, the system has been quietly moving toward high-deductible insurance plans that require patients to pay large amoun...
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£25,00
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Above the Fray The Red Cross and the Making of the Humanitarian NGO Sector
ISBN: PB: 9780226680248, ISBN: HB: 9780226680101, University of Chicago Press, January 2020
240 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 8 halftones
From Lake Chad to Iraq, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) provide relief around the globe, and their scope is growing every year. Policymakers and activists often assume that humanitarian aid is best provided by these organizations, which are gene...
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£22,00
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£66,00
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Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World Working Longer
ISBN: HB: 9780226619293, University of Chicago Press, NBER – National Bureau of Economic Research, January 2020
576 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 320 figures, 19 tables
Developed countries during the last two decades have seen a long-term decline in men's labor force participation at older ages, followed by a more recent pattern of sharply rising participation rates. Participation rates for women at older ages have...
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£98,00
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Smart Plants Power Foods & Natural Nootropics for Optimized Thinking, Focus & Memory
ISBN: HB: 9781454933427, GMC Group, Sterling, January 2020
320 pp., 25.4x20.3 cm, colour illus.
This book can change the way you think. Literally. If you struggle with focus and memory lapses, mental fog, or stress – or if you simply want to optimize your mental performance and protect your brain health – Smart Plants is a must read. Written by...
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£25,00
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Higher and Colder A History of Extreme Physiology and Exploration
ISBN: HB: 9780226650883, University of Chicago Press, September 2019
264 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 13 halftones
During the long twentieth century, explorers went in unprecedented numbers to the hottest, coldest, and highest points on the globe. Taking us from the Himalaya to Antarctica and beyond, "Higher and Colder" presents the first history of extreme physi...
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£30,00
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Human Voices of Tomorrow's Doctors
ISBN: PB: 9781512603330, University of Chicago Press, Dartmouth College Press, September 2019
200 pp., 22.8x13.9 cm
Medical professionals are often viewed as a special breed of stoic figures whose tough grace allows them to stay strong as they confront human frailty and tragedy on a daily basis. "Human" is a new anthology that aims to dispel this unhelpful line of...
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£19,00
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Limited by Body Habitus An American Fat Story
ISBN: PB: 9781938769405, University of Chicago Press, Autumn House Press, September 2019
208 pp., 21.5x15.2 cm
Jennifer Renee Blevins's debut memoir, "Limited by Body Habitus: An American Fat Story", sheds light on her experiences living with the emotional and psychological struggles of taking up space in a fat-phobic world. Bringing together experiences of p...
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£14,00
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Mobilizing Mutations Human Genetics in the Age of Patient Advocacy
ISBN: HB: 9780226638096, University of Chicago Press, September 2019
384 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 11 halftones, 3 tables
With every passing year, more and more people learn that they or their young or unborn children carries a genetic mutation. But what does this mean for the way we understand a person? Today, genetic mutations are being used to diagnose novel conditio...
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£30,00
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Viral Economies Bird Flu Experiments in Vietnam
ISBN: PB: 9780226648941, ISBN: HB: 9780226648804, University of Chicago Press, September 2019
240 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 15 halftones
Over the last decade, infectious disease outbreaks have heightened fears of a catastrophic pandemic passing from animals to humans. From Ebola and bird flu to swine flu and MERS, zoonotic viruses are killing animals and wreaking havoc on the people l...
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£22,00
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£62,00
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