Health & Medicine

Katie B. McGrath / Heads or Tales: Surviving a Brain Tumour (Large Paperback)

Just minutes before my husband found me passed out, covered in my own vomit, anyone would have believed I was perfectly healthy...including me. What I didn't know was that, since birth, a tumour had been growing in my brain, waiting for 2015 before it...

Daniel Callahan / The Troubled Dream of Life : In Search of a Peaceful Death (Large Paperback)

The most eminent expert on medical ethics offers a deeply personal perspective on how we can reap the rewards of modern medicine and be at peace with the idea of our own mortality. Callahan explains how we can live more in harmony with our bodies and be...

Nick Edwards / In Stitches - The highs and lows of being an A+E Doctor

   Despite the headlines, actually the NHS has just had its best year ever.' Patricia Hewitt, Secretary of State for Health, eulogising to the BBC   All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the...

J. Scott / The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs (Large Paperback)

 Entirely revised and updated! How much does it really cost to flip a house?Learn detailed tips, tricks, and tactics to accurately budget all house flipping projects from expert real estate investor and fix-and-flipper J Scott. Discover the...

Wynford Dore / Dyslexia - The Miracle Cure (Hardback)

 Wynford Dore's new cure for dyslexia—"the Dore programme"—is a fascinating breakthrough treatment that has been proven to work by thousands of people in the country and internationally. Wynford's aim is that one day his treatment will...

Theodora Ross, Siddhartha Mukherjee / A Cancer in the Family: Take Control of Your Genetic Inheritance (Hardback)

 A Kirkus Best Book of 2016  Oncologist and cancer gene hunter Theo Ross delivers the first authoritative, go-to for people facing a genetic predisposition for cancer There are 13 million people with cancer in the United States, and...

Mick May / Cancer and Pisces: One Man's Story of His Unique Survival of Cancer, Interwoven with the Joy and Succour of Fishing (Hardback)

   How might you respond to the news that you had a terminal disease? And to the realisation that, on average, fellow sufferers survived for less than twelve months? These, and others, were the questions that faced Mick May, author of Cancer...

Matthew Archer / Fit for Business (Hardback)

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Zita West / The IVF Diet: With 60 Recipes (Large Paperback)

 More and more couples are turning to IVF each year to help them conceive, and yet there are still many questions to be answered. "What makes IVF succesful?" and "what else can we do to support our treatment?" are two of the most important queries...

Warren Lamb / Body Code - The Meaning in Movement (Large Paperback)

 This stimulating study of human movement shows how nonverbal behavior affects people's personal relationships and influences the impressions that we form of others.     All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the...

Paul Kleinman / Head, Shoulders, Pee, and Moles: An Eyes-and-Ears-and-Mouth-and-Nose Guide to Self-Diagnosis (Hardback)

 Forget doctor's visits, questionnaires, and hours online - now readers can just look at themselves in the mirror and understand what's going on with their insides! Thanks to the help and humour of Paul Kleinman, readers can learn and laugh about...

Patrick D. Wall / Pain: The Science of Suffering (Hardback)

 Pain involves our state of mind, our social mores and beliefs, and our personal experiences and expectations. Stepping beyond the famous neurologic gate-control theory for which he is known, Wall show that pain is a matter of behavior and its...

Marilyn Glenville PhD / Natural Solutions to IBS: Simple steps to restore digestive health (Large Paperback)

 One in five people is affected by IBS and yet it is often dismissed by the medical profession as a condition they can do little to help with, plus there is a lot of confusing information out there. In this practical guide, women's health expert...

Patricia Allison / Hooked but Not Helpless - Kicking Nicotine Addiction(Large Paperback)

 Offers proven methods for smokers who want to break free from drug dependency. This teaches how to fight off cravings to smoke, specific skills for avoiding weight gain, and what to do to avoid a relapse.     All of our books are...

Harry Cayton / Alzheimer's at Your Fingertips (Large Paperback)

 Alzheimer's at your fingertips answers all your questions about Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. This book gives comprehensive and medically accurate information from experienced professionals in the field. The expert medical authors offer...

Jack Houlahan / A Ghost in Daylight : Making Sense of Substance Abuse (Large Paperback)

 The inability to deal with substance misuse is a universal human problem. No country has discovered a fail-safe way of tackling it. In Ireland there is an annual public outcry about an ever-deepening drinking culture but once the outcry is over the...

Dennis J. Ernst / Applied Phlebotomy (Large Paperback)

 Geared specifically to short courses in blood collection, this concise full-color text teaches the skills necessary to obtain blood specimens effectively and safely, in accordance with Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (formerly NCCLS)...

Sarah Gilbert / Vaxxers (Large Paperback)

 A gripping, inspirational account of the race to create a functioning vaccine to combat the spread of Covid-19, Vaxxers is the story of two scientists who have accomplished something truly remarkable at a pace that few people ever thought possible...

John Pekkanen / M.D. : Doctors Talk About Themselves (Hardback)

   Candid discussions with more than seventy physicians of different backgrounds reveal the pressures they face and the doubts, successes, and failures, they have experienced   All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get...

Sharad P. Paul / The Genetics of Health: Understand Your Genes for Better Health (Hardback)

 Take charge of your health by understanding the connection between our evolutionary past and our future wellbeing with this practical guide to personalized health and nutrition—from distinguished physician Dr. Sharad Paul.Recognized as one of...

George Anders / Health Against Wealth : HMOs and the Breakdown of Medical Trust (Hardback)

 An examination of the health-care system posits the belief that HMO bureaucrats sacrifice care in order to keep costs down and discusses the experiences of many people who have been frustrated by the current health-care system. Tour...

Jonathan Chick / Understanding Alcohol & Drinking Problems

 'Understanding Alcohol & Drinking Problems' explains how alcohol can have a variety of harmful as well as pleasant effects. It gives guidance on how to change a drinking pattern and succeed - whether by cutting down or abstaining completely...

Gillian Moore-Groarke / When Ill-Health Becomes Your Enemy

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Ilya Kovar / Coping with Children's Ailments

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Understanding Cancer

      All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may damage it, so we refrain from doing so. If you see a...

Sarah Gilbert / Vaxxers

 Chosen as a Book of the Year 2021 by the Financial Times, Sunday Times, Daily Mail, Prospect, Guardian and The Times. 'Vaxxers is so good that the book will be read for long after the pandemic is...

Kevin Jordan / Dying to Live - Motor Neurone Disease

 How much more time do I have left? I fell for the second time yesterday. Am I deteriorating more quickly than I thought? I will have to be fed. I will have to be helped on the toilet. These thoughts churn in my mind. For the first time I have a...

Charlie Hoare / Man Down: A Guide for Men on Mental Health

 How often do you put on a "coping" front, when in reality you're troubled with insecurities and anxieties? Do you find it difficult to open up about how you're feeling?  You might be surprised to learn that you are not alone, and that many...

Terence J. Sandbeck / The Deadly Diet: Recovering from Anorexia and Bulimia (Large Paperback)

Describes a step-by-step method for sufferers of anorexia and bulimia to help themselves to overcome the diseases and change their behavior      All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the...

American Heart Association Guide to Heart Attack Treatment, Recovery, and Prevention (Large Paperback)

Discusses a range of available treatments for heart attack victims and answers questions about diagnosis, recovery, and lifestyle      All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all...

Lucy O'Donnell / Cancer is My Teacher (Large Paperback)

Every two minutes someone in the UK is diagnosed with cancer. Lucy O'Donnell was one herself three years ago. Cancer is My Teacher is her story, describing unflinchingly how she has turned the disease into a positive experience - and how you can do the...

Patricia R. Casey / From the Heart - Your Mental Health Questions Answered (Large Paperback)

      All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may damage it, so we refrain from doing so. If you see a...

Jennifer Hunt / Coping Successfully with Your Irritable Bladder (Large Paperback)

Affecting around 20 per cent of women, irritable bladder is the term for urgency and frequency incontinence problems. This book offers practical advice on how to cope. It explains the causes and treatments available, and gives advice on overcoming...

Sue Dyson / Coping Successfully With Migraine (Large Paperback)

This guide explains what migraine is and the different types that exist including classical and cluster headaches. This book helps to identify particular triggers to migraine attacks and how to arm against them. The effects of migraine on your life is...

Marie de Hennezel / Sex After Sixty: a French guide to loving intimacy (Large Paperback)

From couples who have long-since given up sex altogether to people who discover new aspects of their sexuality, or even enter a second adolescence in advanced age, this study by a French psychologist draws on extensive interviews and case studies to...

Brian S. Freeman / The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Medical Specialty (Large Paperback)

You owe it to yourself to read this book before you choose a medical specialty! The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Medical Specialty , 3rd edition delivers a well-researched, insiders look at the complex issues medical students face when choosing a medical...

Sinéad Walsh / Getting to Zero: A Doctor and a Diplomat on the Ebola Frontline (Large Paperback)

In 2014, a 28-year old British doctor found himself co-running the Ebola isolation unit in Sierra Leone's main hospital after the doctor in charge had been killed by the virus. Completely overwhelmed and wrapped in stifling protective suits, he and his...

Jr. Parker, John L. / Heart Monitor Training for the Compleat Idiot (Large Paperback)

You have nothing to lose but your old PR's! Attention Runners, Triathletes, Cyclists & Fitness buffs! Do you suspect that your best race or sleekest body is in there somewhere, waiting for the right schedule, coach, or series of workouts to bring it...

Muir Gray / Sod Sitting, Get Moving!: Getting Active in Your 60s, 70s and Beyond (Hardback)

Sod Sitting, Get Moving! is the must-have guide to keeping fit and healthy in your sixties, seventies and beyond. Specifically designed for older adults the exercises, stretches and strengthening movements will help keep you fit, strong and supple for...

Gerd Kempermann / Adult Neurogenesis - Stem Cells and Neuronal Development in the Adult Brain(Hardback)

The discovery of adult neurogenesis and of stem cells in the brain has changed our view of the mature brain. Though we now know that the adult brain can make new neurons, it normally does so only in two privileged regions, the olfactory bulb and the...

Albert Bourla / Moonshot - Inside Pfizer's Nine Month Race to make the Impossible Possible (Hardback)

Wall Street Journal Bestseller 2022 Genesis Prize Laureate Axiom Award Bronze Medalist for Business Intelligence / Innovation The exclusive, first-hand, behind-the-scenes story of how Pfizer raced to create the first Covid-19 vaccine, told by...

Alastair Campbell / Living Better : How I Learned to Survive Depression (Hardback)

 Last Christmas I almost killed myself. Almost. I've had a lot of almosts. Never gone from almost to deed. Don't think I ever will. But it was a bad almost.Living Better is Alastair Campbell's honest, moving and life affirming account of his...

''M'' ( Terry Garrity ) - The Sensuous Man - Vintage PB 1972 - ( Originally 1971)

The Sensuous Man was written by an author initially known as "M", later revealed to be Joan Garrity,  John Garrity, and Len Forman. First published in 1971 , The Sensuous Man is a detailed instruction manual on male...

Cecily Gilligan - Cures of Ireland - A Treasury of Irish Folk Cures - HB - BRAND NEW - 2023

BRAND NEW COPIES - Published AUGUST 2023, Merrion Press, Hardcover.  THEBOOKSHOP.IE ' BOOK OF THE YEAR' 2023 !  It’s said that almost everyone in Ireland, particularly in rural communities, will know of someone with a ‘cure’...

Richard Merrill Cohen / Blindsided: Lifting a Life Above Illness: A Reluctant Memoir (Large Paperback)

 Richard Cohen, a veteran writer, producer and distinguished journalist, has lived with multiple sclerosis for over 25 years. Recently diagnosed again with colon cancer, Cohen describes his lifelong struggle with multiple sclerosis, his first bout...

Michael Ffrench-O'Carroll / The Irish Drugs Epidemic

 A detailed description of the growing drug and alcohol addiction problem in Ireland.     All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition...

Sherrie J. Palm / Pelvic Organ Prolapse: The Silent Epidemic (Hardback)

 Pelvic Organ Prolapse, or POP, is a little talked about female health issue that half of all childbearing women will experience late in life. There are more than 300,000 surgeries for POP annually. Due to various causes such as menopause, estrogen...

Jason Vale / Super Juice Me!: 28 Day Juice Plan (Large Paperback)

   Off the back of his groundbreaking and critically acclaimed documentary film, "Super Juice Me! The Big Juice Experiment," comes Jason Vale's most comprehensive juice program to date. In the film eight people with twenty-two different...

Don Colbert / What You Don't Know May be Killing You (Large Paperback)

 MAKE BETTER HEALTH DECISIONS FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. You already know that proper diet, exercise, controlling your environment and rest can keep you in good health. But you're still not sure you're doing enough. You may have seen family or...

Deepak Chopra / Super Genes : The hidden key to total well-being (Large Paperback)

 "You are not simply the sum output of your genome," write Deepak Chopra and Rudy Tanzi, Director of the Genetics and Aging Research Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital. "You are the user and inventor of your genome." For years it was accepted...

Jan de Vries / The Five Senses (Large Paperback)

 Author and naturopath Jan de Vries has become increasingly aware of the damage that today's environment has had on the five senses of taste, smell, touch, sight and hearing. In this text, he describes many self-help exercises which are available to...

Michael Nicholas / Manage Your Pain : Practical and Positive Ways of Adapting to Chronic Pain (Large Paperback)

 The causes of chronic pain vary, ranging from physical injury to arthritis or cancer to neurological problem to environmental and psychological factors. But, whatever the cause, this pain can disrupt schedules and make it impossible to enjoy daily...