Medical

Luke Mullen, sixteen-year-old son of a former high-ranking police officer, has disappeared, presumed kidnapped. While no-one quite dares to voice the fear that he could also be presumed dead, Detective Inspector Tom Thorne is brought in to beef up the squad dedicated to locating the missing boy. ... More

In gripping accounts of true cases, Atul Gawande performs exploratory surgery on medicine itself, laying bare a science not in its idealized form but as it actually is—complicated, perplexing and profoundly human. He offers an unflinching view from the scalpel’s edge, where science is ambigu... More

This book contains information about the use of common plants to cure common ailments. It is popular knowledge gained from the experience of generations. The suggested treatments are simple, inexpensive and easy to follow. They are recommended only as primary health care measures. The book is beauti... More

This is an exceptional text one of the best I have ever read. The text is both thorough and very well written. Biological examples are incorporated throughout and give good incentive for understanding the topics.... More

NANI A PALKHIVALA'S name is a byword in India's legal world. A man of many and varied parts, he has crossed with ease the law's narrow confines and has gone beyond into numerous other fields. His life's work, as evidenced by this volume, bears testimony to his passionate commitment to public causes.... More

After years of attending medical school, aspiring doctors can relyon Kaplan Medical USMLE Medical Ethics to prepare t... More

Account of a deeply disturbed five-year-old's attempt to find his identity and of his emergence from psychotherapy as a whole human being... More