Nonfiction » Social Science » Disease & health issues

Doctors, Politicians, Bureaucrats, People And Private Practice.    by P.S.Remesh Chandran
Price: Free! 15410 words. Language: British English. Published on March 17, 2013. Nonfiction » Social Science » Disease & health issues.

Wherever there are uneducated politicians and jealous bureaucrats, they share a common jealousy and animosity towards doctors. Bureaucrats retire at an age and politicians stop when party men stop following them. This hatred and jealousy stems from the right of doctors to practice medicine till the end of their days.
The Waves of Life: Going Against the Tide    by Alyssa Zeigler
Price: $2.99 USD. 11530 words. Language: English. Published on February 27, 2013. Nonfiction » Self-improvement » Motivation and inspiration.

It may be in her genes, but Alyssa chooses to fight back against a rare disease called Gardner’s Syndrome. She knows what her disease is physically capable of, and what it cannot do. It may take from her body, but it can never harm her mind or heart. Gardner’s Syndrome will never take away her ability to love, overcome, or live life to its fullest. Alyssa has chosen to go against the tide.
ME/CFS - THE UNPREDICTABLE JOURNEY    by Fiona Macdonald
Price: $5.99 USD. 59300 words. Language: English. Published on December 1, 2012. Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Diseases / Chronic fatigue syndrome.

"The Unpredictable Journey" is a personal success story about having survived the trials and tribulations of the disease known as ME/CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome). It is a detailed and informative account of living with and overcoming this debilitating illness. Discover successful coping mechanisms and management strategies to ensure that you can live a full and happy life.
Asylum Bound    by Stuart Townsend
Price: $2.99 USD. 74720 words. Language: English. Published on November 27, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Biography.

Asylum Bound is a wild weird walk through the experiences of a student nurse entering the unknown world of the mental "asylum" of the 1970s. It is a bizarre world, a world of terrible extremes. Within this odd place there are Hogarthian characters of varying chaotic hues, some aggressive, some sad, some disturbed and some institutionalised, both patients and staff. Sadly, it is all true.
The Randomness of Life    by Marilyn Warda
Price: $3.99 USD. 78690 words. Language: English. Published by First Edition Design eBook Publishing  on May 30, 2012. Nonfiction » Social Science » Disease & health issues.

Barranquitas, Venezuela is real. Nearly half of its population has inherited a malicious, mutated gene that causes a deadly neurological disease. Marina Valdesa, age 36, lies dying in a Casa Hogar Amor y Fe, or House of Love and Hope.
Opium in Thailand    by Duncan Stearn
Price: $4.99 USD. 7230 words. Language: English. Published by Proglen  on January 11, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Asian.

Opium in Thailand traces the history of the trade from its beginnings in the late 17th century and its imposition by the British as a trading item on Siam through to the rise of the famed Golden Triangle and the attempts at suppression from the 1960s onwards.