Nonfiction » Biography » Physicians & medical professionals

My Journey to Kilis    by Abdullah Firoze
Price: Free! 28950 words. Language: English. Published on April 29, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Physicians & medical professionals.

My Journey to Kilis follows a medical student from Qatar as he sets out to work with Syrian refugees for three weeks. It is a journal-styled piece of work that tries to explores the plight of Syrian victims in Kilis, Turkey. It is interspersed with emotions like sorrow and humor as it tries to tell the story from the point of view of a medical student, humanitarian and a human rights advocate.
Yu Get Jook! Diaries of a Jamaican Medic    by Susan Lowe
Price: $6.99 USD. 28780 words. Language: English. Published on March 25, 2013. Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Medicine.

(4.00 from 1 review)
This is not Jamaica ER of the UK's Channel 4. It's a kinder, more respectful & less invasive self expose of a Jamaican doctor's journey into and through medicine. Even so, it is no less eye opening, even shocking, & can be funny as all...well....read it.
Hidden Gifts    by Jacinta McShane
Price: $4.99 USD. 67730 words. Language: English. Published by Austin Macauley  on March 21, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Physicians & medical professionals.

Staring death in the face of a cancer diagnosis throws the world of this professional single mother and her 9 year old son into sheer chaos. As her world begins to fall apart, she sinks uncontrollably into the suppressed, agonising pain of her abusive childhood. This is a true story of past and present, emotional, physical and spiritual healing written with raw emotion.
Doctors, Disease, and Dying in the Pikes Peak Region    by Tim Blevins
Price: $5.99 USD. 109870 words. Language: English. Published by Pikes Peak Library District on November 12, 2012. Nonfiction » History » North America.

Readers will learn about some of the formidable health challenges of our region, challenges often overcome by advancements in medical science; about the early development of health care as a thriving industry; and about the scientists, doctors, nurses, and other concerned professionals who have led the cause for a better quality of life in the Pikes Peak area.
Dr. Shyam Singha, The Master Behind the Mustard Bath    by Dr. Sally Rose
Price: Free! 2610 words. Language: English. Published on September 28, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Physicians & medical professionals.

(5.00 from 1 review)
Mustard Bath Formulator Dr. Shyam Singha, the Great Himalayan Master of natural medicine, was one of the most sought-after doctors of the 20th century. A Bodhisattva and master healer, Dr. Singha formulated the world-renowned mustard bath, pioneered the Food As Medicine movement, and taught the value of alkaline practices to balance the body's pH level.
The Work of Human Hands    by G. Wayne Miller
Price: $6.99 USD. 130970 words. Language: English. Published by Crossroad Press  on September 25, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Physicians & medical professionals.

THE WORK OF HUMAN HANDS is a timeless medical journey through pioneering surgeon Dr. Hardy Hendren’s legendary operating room that the Los Angeles Times called “impossible to forget.” The new edition includes a fresh introduction and a greatly expanded epilogue updating readers on Hendren and patient Lucy Moore today.
A Romance with the Heart    by Myrvin Ellestad
Price: $8.95 USD. 39460 words. Language: English. Published on August 5, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Physicians & medical professionals.

This true story of a journey from small-town boy to highly respected heart specialist, is filled with life’s insights and triumphs—and an insider’s look at how heart medicine developed and evolved in the 20th century. The book’s genuineness and honesty will engage you; its historical revelations will fascinate you.
The First Nurse: Ethel Bedford Fenwick    by Jenny Main
Price: $4.99 USD. 54910 words. Language: English. Published by North Highland Publishing  on July 24, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Physicians & medical professionals.

The life of Ethel Bedford Fenwick, written by Jenny Main is a biography of one of the Nineteenth Century's major reformers to whom the nursing profession owes an eternal debt of gratitude.
Soul's Harbor: True Adventures of Medic-13    by Nicholas Black
Price: $4.99 USD. 61870 words. Language: English. Published on July 23, 2012. Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Medicine.

Witness the wild west era of emergency medicine as seen through the eyes of Paramedic-13. In this gritty, pull-no-punches account you will live each call through the people who wrestle with death each and every day to keep the rest of us alive. Every paramedic, firefighter, EMT, and nurse should show this to their families. Because none of us actually have any idea what really goes in inside.
The Courtship of Two Doctors: A 1930s Love Story of Letters, Hope & Healing    by Martha Holoubek Fitzgerald
Price: $9.95 USD. 102490 words. Language: English. Published by Little Dove Press  on July 20, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Biography.

From a private collection of nearly 800 courtship letters, the daughter of two remarkable physicians has crafted a timeless valentine to long-lasting love and the healing profession.