The bestselling author of Misquoting Jesus, one of the most renowned and controversial Bible scholars in the world today examines oral tradition and its role in shaping the stories about Jesus we en……続きを見る
“Signature in the Cell is a defining work in the discussion of life’s origins and the question of whether life is a product of unthinking matter or of an intelligent mind. For those who disagree wit……続きを見る
Here is a Human Being delivers the first in-depth look at the Personal Genome Projectーthe effort to construct complete genomic maps of a specific human beingsーwritten by one of the study’s ten hum……続きを見る
International Bestseller • "An extraordinarily important book." ーMarcia Angell, Harvard Medical School
A deeply fascinating and urgently important critique of the widespread medicalization of norma……続きを見る
"A genuine spiritual quest. . . . Extraordinary." ー New York Times
Among the most profound and influential explorations of mind-expanding psychedelic drugs ever written, this landmark work of consc……続きを見る
Conn Iggulden, co-author of the phenomenally successful The Dangerous Book for Boys, and David Iggulden now bring us The Dangerous Book of Heroesーfeaturing great stories of courage and adventure to……続きを見る
In this groundbreaking and controversial book, behavioral neurologist Dr. Richard Saul draws on five decades of experience treating thousands of patients labeled with Attention Deficit and Hyperacti……続きを見る
Terrorist attacks. Natural disasters. Domestic crackdowns. Economic collapse. Riots. Wars. Disease. Starvation.
What can you do when it all hits the fan?
You can learn to be self-sufficient and surv……続きを見る
Originally published in 1985, this distinguished and constructive critique of modern culture introduced into our language a brand-new term, ‘PN’, standing for ‘psychic nutrition’, which at the time ……続きを見る
Celebrates the medical achievements and pays homage to the history of New York's mount Sinai Hospital system
On January 15, 1852, nine men representing various Hebrew charitable organizations came t……続きを見る
"A breakthrough book. In a world of increasingly specialized knowledge, it takes a particular gift and some stubbornness to cut across the fields of neuroscience, psychiatry, philosophy and psycholo……続きを見る
“Like a tough-to-crack case against an idea that most of us have long known is key to repairing the world… will legitimately change how you think about the world and your own sense of morality.” ーN……続きを見る
Joining the ranks of such acclaimed accounts as Manic, Brain on Fire, and Monkey Mind, a deeply personal, funny, and sometimes painful look at anxiety and its impact from writer and commentator Kat ……続きを見る
著者:C.F. Goodey
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2016年03月16日
Starting with the hypothesis that not only human intelligence but also its antithesis 'intellectual disability' are nothing more than historical contingencies, C.F. Goodey's paradigm-shifting study ……続きを見る
This book studies how doctors responded to - and helped shape - deep-seated fears about nervous degeneracy and population decline in France between 1750 and 1850. It uncovers a rich and far-ranging ……続きを見る
A bestselling history of medicine, enriched with a new foreword, concluding essay, and bibliographic essay.
Erwin H. Ackerknecht’s A Short History of Medicine is a concise narrative, long appreciate……続きを見る
著者:Anthony Ryan Hatch
出版社: University of Minnesota Press
発売日: 2016年04月10日
Why do African Americans have exceptionally high rates of hypertension, diabetes, and obesity? Is it their genes? Their disease-prone culture? Their poor diets? Such racist explanations for racial i……続きを見る
First published in 1927, the preface reads: "It is directed to men and women of goodwill who are not completely satisfied with themselves, who believe that by taking thought they may add, however li……続きを見る
How have figures of speech configured new concepts of time, space, and mind throughout history? Brian J. McVeigh answers this question in A Psychohistory of Metaphors: Envisioning Time, Space, and S……続きを見る
The midwife: medical professional, friend in a woman's hour of greatest need, potent social and cultural symbol. Though the role of midwife has existed since time immemorial, it is only since the Vi……続きを見る
著者:Keith Wailoo
出版社: Oxford University Press
発売日: 2016年05月31日
In the course of the 20th century, cancer went from being perceived as a white woman's nemesis to a "democratic disease" to a fearsome threat in communities of color. Drawing on film and fiction, on……続きを見る