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Gestalt Coaching: Distinctive Features makes Gestalt principles, values, and philosophy accessible to coaches of all backgrounds and explains how to apply them in practice. Peter Bluckert introduces……続きを見る

The United States Narcotic Farm opened in 1935 in the rolling hills of Kentucky horse country. Portrayed in the press as everything from a "New Deal for the drug addict" to a "million-dollar flophou……続きを見る

What a page turner of a book! Dame Elizabeth uncovers the layers of her life from a childhood defined by secrets, to discovering the identity of her father, to her political awakening, and her journ……続きを見る

This book presents a uniquely broad and pioneering history of premodern toxicology by exploring how late medieval and early modern (c. 1200–1600) physicians discussed the relationship between poison……続きを見る

This classic edition includes a new foreword by former APA President Antonio E. Puente which primes the reader for a unique, bold and lively account of the history of psychology that remains relevan……続きを見る

Freud was addicted to cocaine and nicotine, Jung was psychotic for several years, and Margaret Mead remained closeted throughout her lifetime. Yet, adversities notwithstanding, they all made monumen……続きを見る

Walter Hadwen's 'The Case Against Vaccination' is a groundbreaking work that challenges the prevailing views on vaccination. Written in a clear and concise manner, the book meticulously examines the……続きを見る

In 'Medicine as a Profession for Women,' this anthology confronts the monumental challenges and profound triumphs experienced by women in the medical field. With an eclectic array of essays, letters……続きを見る

Hugh Lenox Hodge's 'A Memoir of Thomas C. James, M. D' is a poignant and insightful look into the life of the esteemed physician Thomas C. James. Written in a detailed and thoughtful style, Hodge de……続きを見る

Frauen war es Jahrhunderte lang verwehrt, ärztlich und erst recht chirurgisch tätig zu sein. Sie mussten in Vergangenheit und Gegenwart viele Zurücksetzungen erfahren und brachten häufig persönliche……続きを見る

Serious inconsistencies and scientific gaps plague current dietary recommendations, especially when it comes to cancer. Moreover, these recommendations crash head on with many traditional, ethnic, a……続きを見る

This lively, intimate, sometimes disrespectful, but always knowledgeable history of the Bollingen Foundation confirms its pervasive influence on American intellectual life. Conceived by Paul and Mar……続きを見る

How has great progress in the science of medicine over two centuries of research changed the way it is accepted and practiced today? Or has it? Vienna. Fifty years before the discovery of microbes a……続きを見る

It is rarely appreciated how much of the history of Eurasian medicine in the premodern period hinges on cross-cultural interactions and knowledge transmissions. Using manuscripts found in key Eurasi……続きを見る

Informed by the memories of African nurses, this book highlights the experiences of men and women who provided nursing services in Zimbabwe’s hospitals in the twentieth–century. It argues that in th……続きを見る

A Jew in a violently anti-Semitic world, Sigmund Freud was forced to cope with racism even in the "serious" medical literature of the fin de siècle, which described Jews as inherently pathological a……続きを見る

This volume focuses on philosophical problems concerning sense perception in the history of philosophy. It consists of thirteen essays that analyse the philosophical tradition originating in Aristot……続きを見る

Winner, 2022 Edward Kremers Award Compound Remedies examines the equipment, books, and remedies of colonial Mexico City’s Herrera pharmacyーnatural substances with known healing powers that formed p……続きを見る

This book looks at how the workplace was transformed through a greater awareness of the roles that germs played in English working lives from c.1880 to 1945. Cutting across a diverse array of occupa……続きを見る

Curing Madness? focusses on the institutional and non-institutional histories of madness in colonial north India. It proves that 'madness' and its 'cure' are shifting categories which assumed new me……続きを見る

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE ROBBIE ROBERTSON DARTMOUTH BOOK AWARD and the EVELYN RICHARDSON NON-FICTION AWARD** Previously published as Daughter of Family G Weaving together touching scenes ……続きを見る

This is the first transnational history of IVF and assisted reproduction. It is a key text for scholars and students in social science, history, science and technology studies (STS), cultural studie……続きを見る

Mind Reeling investigates how cinema displays and mirrors psychological disorders, such as bipolar disorder, amnesia, psychotic delusions, obsessive compulsive behavior, trauma, paranoia, and border……続きを見る

“A fascinating tale of poisons and poisonous deeds which both educates and entertains.” --Kathy Reichs A brilliant blend of science and crime, A TASTE FOR POISON reveals how eleven notorious poisons……続きを見る

This is the story of the brave men and women who go to war armed with bandages not bombs, scalpels not swords, and put saving life above taking life. Ranging from the battles of Ancient Rome to the ……続きを見る

A History of Medical Libraries and Librarianship in the United States: From John Shaw Billingsto the Digital Era presents a history of the profession from the beginnings of the Army Surgeon General’……続きを見る

This book examines the complexities of the colonization of the territory that is now Brazil and its shaping of psychological knowledge and practice. It reveals the rich network of cultural practices……続きを見る

This is the story of the other victims of German occupation in France, the story of my mother who was separated from her family and fled, and the torture that remained with her forever. These are th……続きを見る

The Indiana University School of Medicine: A History tells the story of the school and its faculty and students in fascinating detail. Founded in the early 20th century, the Indiana University Schoo……続きを見る

E se i disturbi psichici non scaturissero dalla mente ma dipendessero dalla storia e dalla cultura umana e fossero influenzati dalla fisica quantistica? Una provocazione? Solo fino a un certo punto.……続きを見る