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Essentials of Food Science (Food Science Texts Series)Essentials of Food Science (Food Science Texts Series)
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Knowledge of food science is applicable to all persons, in diverse college majors. This text is...
The Eighth Day of Creation: Makers of the Revolution in BiologyThe Eighth Day of Creation: Makers of the Revolution in Biology
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Judson tells the story of the birth of molecular biology and giants who nurtured it. Insightful...
Hospitals: What They Are and How They WorkHospitals: What They Are and How They Work
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This book is a good primer for those interested in a basic understanding of the Hospital...
Nutritional EpidemiologyNutritional Epidemiology
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The book arrived in perfect condition and ahead of schedule. No complaints.
Fundamentals of Biomechanics: Equilibrium, Motion, and DeformationFundamentals of Biomechanics: Equilibrium, Motion, and Deformation
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This textbook provides a very comprehensive exploration of the basic fundamentals of...


Shyness: How Normal Behavior Became a SicknessShyness: How Normal Behavior Became a Sickness
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I found Shyness to be a very good book, authoritative and well researched, and adroitly written...
Fluids & Electrolytes Made Incredibly Easy!Fluids & Electrolytes Made Incredibly Easy!
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Fluids & electrolytes can be rather daunting but this book really does make it easy. Great...
Forty Studies That Changed Psychology: Explorations into the History of Psychological ResearchForty Studies That Changed Psychology: Explorations into the History of Psychological Research
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I'm a psych major in college, so I naturally enjoyed reading about these important studies....
Handbook of Pediatric Nutrition, Third EditionHandbook of Pediatric Nutrition, Third Edition
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This is a cpmprehensive handbook covering all aspects of pediatric nutrition.
Biotechnology: An Introduction (with InfoTrac)Biotechnology: An Introduction (with InfoTrac)
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Biotechnology instructors require currency, sound pedagogy and a brief objective introduction to...


The Cambridge History of MedicineThe Cambridge History of Medicine
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The Cambridge history of Medicine is an anthology of essays on different periods and aspects of...
Handbook of Interventional Radiologic ProceduresHandbook of Interventional Radiologic Procedures
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This book is weighted towards the interventional radiologist however topics and procedures for...
Nutrition: An Applied ApproachNutrition: An Applied Approach
Best Price: $31.50
This book is a fairly good introduction to the far-reaching study of nutrition. However there...
The Blue Death: The Intriguing Past and Present Danger of the Water You DrinkThe Blue Death: The Intriguing Past and Present Danger of the Water You Drink
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During a devastating nineteenth-century cholera outbreak, English physician John Snow proved...
Sports and Fitness Nutrition (with InfoTrac )Sports and Fitness Nutrition (with InfoTrac )
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SPORTS AND FITNESS NUTRITION is a unique offering to the sports and nutrition milieu. The book...

Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Food and Nutrition (Taking Sides)Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Food and Nutrition (Taking Sides)
Best Price: $25.00
Taking Sides presents current issues in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student...
From Humors to Medical Science: A HISTORY OF AMERICAN MEDICINEFrom Humors to Medical Science: A HISTORY OF AMERICAN MEDICINE
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Nutrient Requirements of Horses: Sixth Revised Edition (Animal Nutrition Series)Nutrient Requirements of Horses: Sixth Revised Edition (Animal Nutrition Series)
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This book is a must-read book for anyone concerned about nutrition requirements for horses, as...
Generation XL: Raising Healthy, Intelligent Kids in a High-Tech, Junk-Food WorldGeneration XL: Raising Healthy, Intelligent Kids in a High-Tech, Junk-Food World
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A must read for every parent. It is wonderfully written, easy to read, full of common sense...
Divided Minds: Twin Sisters and Their Journey Through SchizophreniaDivided Minds: Twin Sisters and Their Journey Through Schizophrenia
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This book awakened & crystalized many feelings I've had about my own sister's tenuous mental...

Evolving Perspectives on the History of PsychologyEvolving Perspectives on the History of Psychology
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Rather than merely celebrating great men and historical events, as many histories of...
The First Horseman: Disease in Human History (Connections Series for World History)The First Horseman: Disease in Human History (Connections Series for World History)
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This text intends to emphasis to students that widespread, deadly disease is not a distant...
The Youngest Science: Notes of a Medicine-Watcher (Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Series)The Youngest Science: Notes of a Medicine-Watcher (Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Series)
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I picked up this book because of my enjoyment of Thomas' earlier books, Lives of a Cell, and...
How Doctors Think: Clinical Judgment and the Practice of MedicineHow Doctors Think: Clinical Judgment and the Practice of Medicine
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This is an incisive, and personal, analysis of how physicians think. It analyzes the foundations...
Vaccine: The Controversial Story of Medicine's Greatest LifesaverVaccine: The Controversial Story of Medicine's Greatest Lifesaver
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One of many books that can be considered backlash as a result of people beginning to think for...

Multicultural Medicine and Health DisparitiesMulticultural Medicine and Health Disparities
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This essential text assists health care students and practitioners in delivering skilled and...
Medicine in China: A History of Ideas (Comparative Studies of Health Systems & Medical Care)Medicine in China: A History of Ideas (Comparative Studies of Health Systems & Medical Care)
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On the face of it, a book on the history of Chinese medicine may sound about as interesting as...
Bioengineering Fundamentals (Pearson Prentice Hall Bioengineering)Bioengineering Fundamentals (Pearson Prentice Hall Bioengineering)
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Dr. Saterbak is pretty much the mother of all Rice undergrad bioe's, and to meet a general lack...
Contemporary NutritionContemporary Nutrition
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This book was easy to use. I needed this book for a pre-nursing class so I didn't have a choice...
People of the Covenant: An Introduction to the Hebrew BiblePeople of the Covenant: An Introduction to the Hebrew Bible
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This introductory textbook gives a balanced (neither overly conservative nor overly liberal)...

Bioelectricity: A Quantitative ApproachBioelectricity: A Quantitative Approach
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I'm studen of bionic ingeneer in Puebla, Mexico and I found it great for our goals and the...
Bioinformatics and Functional GenomicsBioinformatics and Functional Genomics
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"...an intriguing work targeted toward biologists wanting to solve problems...provides a...
Plagues and Poxes: The Impact of Human History on Epidemic DiseasePlagues and Poxes: The Impact of Human History on Epidemic Disease
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I am using this book in a class I am currently teaching. It's fine, gives a decent rundown on...
Nutrition Essentials and Diet Therapy (Nutrition Essentials and Diet Therapy (Peckenpau))Nutrition Essentials and Diet Therapy (Nutrition Essentials and Diet Therapy (Peckenpau))
Best Price: $51.00
Great book for nutrition. Only thing it needs is a study guide to accompany it.
Unraveling DNA: Molecular Biology for the LaboratoryUnraveling DNA: Molecular Biology for the Laboratory
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The material in the introductory text preceeding most of the exercizes lacks clarity, is poorly...

Emerging Viruses: AIDS And Ebola : Nature, Accident or Intentional?Emerging Viruses: AIDS And Ebola : Nature, Accident or Intentional?
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The reviewer "A Customer" says that the US code title 50 section 32 is about fish and...
Introduction to Physics in Modern MedicineIntroduction to Physics in Modern Medicine
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Increasingly in medicine, tools or techniques based on advances in physics have been making...
At Personal Risk: Boundary Violations in Professional-Client RelationshipsAt Personal Risk: Boundary Violations in Professional-Client Relationships
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Ms. Peterson's book is an excellent help for the professional in understanding boundary...
Emergency Dispatcher\911 Operator Exam 2nd EditionEmergency Dispatcher\911 Operator Exam 2nd Edition
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I felt that the majority of the book was just explaining things other than 911 Operator...
Introduction to Quantitative Genetics (4th Edition)Introduction to Quantitative Genetics (4th Edition)
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Its almost useless to write a review for this book. If you're in genetics, then you know this...

The Treatment of Modern Western Diseases With Chinese Medicine: A Textbook & Clinical ManualThe Treatment of Modern Western Diseases With Chinese Medicine: A Textbook & Clinical Manual
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From Acupuncture Today, Sept. 2003 By Robert C. Dichiera, AP, ATC/L Blue Poppy Press has...
Physiological Control Systems: Analysis, Simulation, and Estimation (IEEE Press Series on Biomedical Engineering)Physiological Control Systems: Analysis, Simulation, and Estimation (IEEE Press Series on Biomedical Engineering)
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I have been using this text for a class in Physiological Control Systems, but have been largely...
The Demon Under the Microscope: From Battlefield Hospitals to Nazi Labs, One Doctor's Heroic Search for the World's First Miracle DrugThe Demon Under the Microscope: From Battlefield Hospitals to Nazi Labs, One Doctor's Heroic Search for the World's First Miracle Drug
Best Price: $8.00
Very informative. An easy read. Once I started, I couldn't stop. Definitely an item to be in...
Naked To The Bone: Medical Imaging In The Twentieth CenturyNaked To The Bone: Medical Imaging In The Twentieth Century
Best Price: $11.25
I love reading science books geared toward non-scientists such as I. Bettyann Holtzmann Kelves...
Foundations and Clinical Applications of Nutrition: A Nursing Approach (Foundations and Clinical Applications of Nutrition)Foundations and Clinical Applications of Nutrition: A Nursing Approach (Foundations and Clinical Applications of Nutrition)
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The book was very helpful in my nutrition class, it was clearly written and applicable to my field.

The Doctors' Plague: Germs, Childbed Fever, and the Strange Story of Ignac Semmelweis (Great Discoveries)The Doctors' Plague: Germs, Childbed Fever, and the Strange Story of Ignac Semmelweis (Great Discoveries)
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I read the The Cry and the Covenant when I was around 14 years old and it is one of the most...
Numerical Methods in Biomedical EngineeringNumerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering
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Numerical Modeling in Biomedical Engineering brings together the integrative set of...
The Expressiveness of the Body and the Divergence of Greek and Chinese MedicineThe Expressiveness of the Body and the Divergence of Greek and Chinese Medicine
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This remarkable book accomplishes several things. First, it is a stunningly CLEAR analysis of...
Babies by Design: The Ethics of Genetic ChoiceBabies by Design: The Ethics of Genetic Choice
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This is a very enjoyable book about the ethics of genetic engineering, a topic that may ensure...
The Lobotomist: A Maverick Medical Genius and His Tragic Quest to Rid the World of Mental IllnessThe Lobotomist: A Maverick Medical Genius and His Tragic Quest to Rid the World of Mental Illness
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Excellent book. If history is your interest, you will not be able to put the book down. It...

The Knife Man: Blood, Body Snatching, and the Birth of Modern SurgeryThe Knife Man: Blood, Body Snatching, and the Birth of Modern Surgery
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The surgeons of the 18th century faced a dilemma that would tie any of today's bioethicists into...
The Troubled Dream of Genetic Medicine: Ethnicity and Innovation in Tay-Sachs, Cystic Fibrosis, and Sickle Cell DiseaseThe Troubled Dream of Genetic Medicine: Ethnicity and Innovation in Tay-Sachs, Cystic Fibrosis, and Sickle Cell Disease
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The Troubled Dream of Genetic Medicine: Ethnicity and Innovation in Tay-Sachs, Cystic Fibrosis,...
Civil War Hospital Sketches (Dover Evergreen Classics)Civil War Hospital Sketches (Dover Evergreen Classics)
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This book was short and gave some insight, but was a little disappointing since I had just...
The Mold in Dr. Florey's Coat: The Story of the Penicillin MiracleThe Mold in Dr. Florey's Coat: The Story of the Penicillin Miracle
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I am a biochemist and spent a major portion of my career studying beta-lactam antibiotics (the...
Hermaphrodites and the Medical Invention of SexHermaphrodites and the Medical Invention of Sex
Best Price: $18.00
This one's easy: 1) It's a great introduction to Intersex issues; 2) in the trans community we...

Better But Not Well: Mental Health Policy in the United States since 1950Better But Not Well: Mental Health Policy in the United States since 1950
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The past half-century has been marked by major changes in the treatment of mental illness:...
The Colony: The Harrowing True Story of the Exiles of MolokaiThe Colony: The Harrowing True Story of the Exiles of Molokai
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"The Colony" was greeted with rave reviews on the U.S. Mainland. Yet, it is not even...
   
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