Wellcome Collection – serie
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36 produkter
Being Mortal
Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End
Av Atul Gawande
Häftad, 2015
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (2)
166 kr
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AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 'A GOOD READ'THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'GAWANDE'S MOST POWERFUL, AND MOVING, BOOK' MALCOLM GLADWELL 'BEING MORTAL IS NOT ONLY WISE AND DEEPLY MOVING; IT IS AN ESSENTIAL AND INSIGHTFUL BOOK FOR OUR TIMES' OLIVER SACKS For most of human history, death was a common, …
Together
Loneliness, Health and What Happens When We Find Connection
Häftad, 2021
130 kr
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Loneliness is an epidemic. It's changing our politics, our culture and our health. It's killing us. So how do we fix it?'A classic' - MALCOLM GLADWELL'Essential reading' - ATUL GAWANDE'A gift' - SUSAN CAINThis elegant, profound book will revolutionise everything you thought you knew about physical …
How to be a Renaissance Woman
The Untold History of Beauty and Female Creativity
Av Jill Burke
Häftad, 2024
149 kr
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*A Waterstones Best Book of 2023**A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week**A New York Times Editor's Pick*'Terrific' SARAH DUNANT'Lively and intriguing ... You'll never look at Renaissance portraits in the same way' MAGGIE O'FARRELL'Highlights a rich tapestry of female experience that encompasses everyone …
Forensics
The Anatomy of Crime
Av Val McDermid
Häftad, 2015
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
139 kr
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The dead talk. To the right listener, they tell us all about themselves: where they came from, how they lived, how they died - and who killed them. Forensic scientists can unlock the mysteries of the past and help justice to be done using the messages left by a corpse, a crime scene or the faintest …
Medieval Bodies
Life, Death and Art in the Middle Ages
Häftad, 2019
210 kr
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A SUNDAY TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR'A triumph' Guardian'Glorious ... makes the past at once familiar, exotic and thrilling.' Dominic Sandbrook'A brilliant book' Mail on SundayJust like us, medieval men and women worried about growing old, got blisters and indigestion, fell in love and had …
How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division
The powerful, pocket-sized manifesto
Av Elif Shafak
Häftad, 2020
109 kr
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'A handbook for the modern world' i Paper'Elegant ... calm and generous' Mary Beard, GuardianThe must-read, pocket-sized Big Think book of 2020One of the Guardian's 'Best Books to Inspire Compassion'One of Independent's Books of the MonthA Cosmopolitan 'Revolutionary Read'Ours is the age of …
Chasing the Sun
The New Science of Sunlight and How it Shapes Our Bodies and Minds
Av Linda Geddes
Häftad, 2019
138 kr
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The full story of how our relationship with light shapes our health, productivity and mood.'A sparkling and illuminating study, one of those rare books that could genuinely improve your life' Sunday Times'Life changing' Daily Mail'Fascinating and readable ... Geddes's lovely book will fill you with …
No Ordinary Deaths
A People's History of Mortality
Häftad, 2026
138 kr
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'A beautifully written and thought provoking journey' Professor Sue Black, author of All That Remains'There surely won't be a better history of the subject than Conisbee's' Literary Review'Richly researched ... an intimate chronology' TLSThe lost art of 'dying well' was common knowledge to our …
Rules of Contagion
Why Things Spread - and Why They Stop
Häftad, 2021
2,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
121 kr
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An Observer Book of the YearA Times Science Book of the YearA New Statesman Book of the YearA Financial Times Science Book of the Year'Astonishingly bold' Daily Mail'It is hard to imagine a more timely book ... much of the modern world will make more sense having read it.' The TimesWe live in a …
To Exist As I Am
Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 2026
Häftad, 2026
127 kr
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WINNER OF THE 2026 SOMERSET MAUGHAM AWARDLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2026'This book is extraordinary' MIRANDA HART'Life-affirming' VIV GROSKOP'Astonishing, important, and truly radical ' POLLY MORLANDAt the age of twenty-two, Grace Spence Green's spine was broken and her life …
Exposed
The Greek and Roman Body - Shortlisted for the Anglo-Hellenic Runciman Award
Häftad, 2026
149 kr
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WINNER OF THE LONDON HELLENIC PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE ANGLO-HELLENIC RUNICMAN AWARD A SUNDAY TIMES AND SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR'Essential and hugely enjoyable' Katy Hessel'A triumph ... an extraordinary book that stopped me in my tracks' Peter FrankopanCast in buff bronze and carved in white …
Voices Within
The History and Science of How We Talk to Ourselves
Häftad, 2017
142 kr
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We all hear voices. Ordinary thinking is often a kind of conversation, filling our heads with speech: the voices of reason, of memory, of self-encouragement and rebuke, the inner dialogue that helps us with tough decisions or complicated problems. For others - voice-hearers, trauma-sufferers and …
Heavy Reckoning
War, Medicine and Survival in Afghanistan and Beyond
Av Emily Mayhew
Häftad, 2018
149 kr
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What happens when you reach the threshold of life and death - and come back? As long as humans have lived on the planet, there have been wars, and injured soldiers and civilians. But today, as we engage in wars with increasingly sophisticated technology, we are able to bring people back from ever …
States of Mind
Experiences at the Edge of Consciousness – An Anthology
Av Anna Faherty
Häftad, 2016
143 kr
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A lively collection of literature, science and art delving into the mysteries of human consciousness, with a new introduction by Mark Haddon, published to coincide with a major exhibition at Wellcome Collection in 2016"The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who …
Shapeshifters
A Doctor’s Notes on Medicine & Human Change
Häftad, 2019
138 kr
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'Stylish and exhilarating... from a wide-ranging mind and a profound humanity... inspiring' Hilary Mantel'A wonderful series of meditations - clinical, anthropological, literary and deeply humane - on his patients and their illnesses.' Henry MarshTimely, thought-provoking and eloquent, brimming …
Brainwashed
A New History of Thought Control
Av Daniel Pick
Häftad, 2023
149 kr
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'A frankly brilliant book' - GUARDIAN'An absorbing exploration ... Pick does not stumble' - TORTOISE'An extraordinarily engrossing and wide-ranging analysis of a word and a concept. I fell under its spell immediately' - SIMON GARFIELDIn 1953, a group of prisoners of war who had fought against the …
Schadenfreude
Why we feel better when bad things happen to other people
Häftad, 2021
96 kr
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'A delightful book, full of jokes and confessions' GuardianA hilarious quest to understand life's ultimate guilty pleasureIn Schadenfreude, historian of emotions Tiffany Watt Smith offers expert insight and advice. Ranging across thinkers from Nietzsche to Homer Simpson, investigating the latest …
Living with Buildings
And Walking with Ghosts – On Health and Architecture
Häftad, 2019
138 kr
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'A remarkable book; surprisingly gripping and often very moving ... at once disorientating and illuminating.' - Robert MacfarlaneWe shape ourselves, and are shaped in return, by the walls that contain us. Buildings affect how we sleep, work, socialise and even breathe. They can isolate and endanger …
Breaking & Mending
A junior doctor’s stories of compassion & burnout
Häftad, 2020
116 kr
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'One of the most beautiful books you will ever read' Kate MosseIn this powerful memoir, Joanna Cannon tells her story as a junior doctor in visceral, heart-rending snapshots. We walk with her through the wards, facing extraordinary and daunting moments: from attending her first post-mortem, sitting …
Words Fail Us
In Defence of Disfluency
Häftad, 2022
129 kr
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'TIMELY' David Mitchell 'MOVING ... REMARKABLE' SUNDAY TIMES 'ONE OF THOSE RARE BOOKS I HADN'T REASLISED I'D BEEN WAITING FOR UNTIL I READ IT.' Owen Sheers'OPEN-MINDED, THOUGHTFUL AND WISE... A LIBERATING BOOK' Colm ToibinIn an age of polished TED talks and overconfident political oratory, success …
Michael Rosen's Book of Play
Why play really matters, and 101 ways to get more of it in your life
Häftad, 2020
130 kr
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FROM THE HOST OF BBC RADIO 4'S SUMMER OF PLAY - a special multi-week series exploring the vital importance of play in human development, well-being, and modern society.Today, we don't get nearly enough play in our lives. At school, kids are drilled on exams, while at home we're all glued to our …
Am I Normal?
The 200-Year Search for Normal People (and Why They Don’t Exist)
Av Sarah Chaney
Häftad, 2023
127 kr
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*As heard on BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour**A Blackwell's and Waterstones Best Popular Science Book of 2022*'Excellent ... one of those rare pop-science books that make you look at the whole world differently' The Daily Telegraph *****'Riveting' Mail on Sunday *****'Captivating' Guardian, Book of the …
Book of Phobias and Manias
A History of the World in 99 Obsessions
Häftad, 2023
123 kr
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THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ALL BIBLIOMANIACSA BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE TIMES, FINANCIAL TIMES, SPECTATOR AND DAILY MAILA WATERSTONES BEST POPULAR SCIENCE BOOK Plunge into this rich and thought-provoking A-Z compendium to discover how our fixations have taken shape, from the Middle Ages to the present day, …
Immaculate Forms
Uncovering the History of Women's Bodies
Av Helen King
Häftad, 2025
138 kr
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'Illuminating, thoughtful and scholarly' FINANCIAL TIMES'Does a fascinating job of exploring the history of women's bodies' GREG JENNER'Mind-blowing, fascinating stuff' BBC WOMAN'S HOUR'Authoritative, rich and wide-ranging, this is an immensely impressive work of scholarship' GUARDIANThroughout …
After the Storm
Postnatal Depression and the Utter Weirdness of New Motherhood
Inbunden, 2021
200 kr
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A powerful, funny call-to-arms account of postnatal depression, from the bestselling author of Animals and Adults.
Eve
The Disobedient Future of Birth
Av Claire Horn
Inbunden, 2023
166 kr
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SELECTED AS A NEW SCIENTIST 'BOOKS TO EXPAND YOUR MIND''THOUGHTFUL ... EXAMINES THE BOUNDARIES OF MOTHERHOOD THROUGH AN UNUSUAL LENS: ARTIFICIAL WOMBS. ... A SKILLED WRITER WITH A CAREFUL GRASP OF HER SUBJECT AND ITS FASCINATING HISTORY' Angela Saini, Telegraph'AN ENGROSSING INSIGHT INTO THE FUTURE …
This Book is a Plant
How to Grow, Learn and Radically Engage with the Natural World
Häftad, 2023
121 kr
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"INFORMATIVE AND ORIGINAL" Guardian, 'This month's best paperbacks' We've become used to thinking of plants as things for us to use: as food, tools, resources, or just as an attractive background to our own lives. But it's time to change our minds. New research shows that plants can think, plan - …
Divided
Racism, Medicine and Why We Need to Decolonise Healthcare
Häftad, 2023
146 kr
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WINNER OF THE 2024 BREAD AND ROSES PRIZE FOR RADICAL PUBLISHINGSHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH ACADEMY BOOK PRIZE 2024A FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2023SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 INDIE CHAMPIONS AWARDS FOR NON-FICTIONA FINANCIAL TIMES BEST SUMMER BOOK 2023'Prepare to be blown …
Recovery
The Lost Art of Convalescence
Häftad, 2022
113 kr
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER: an uplifting account of hope and healing by GP Gavin Francis'I cannot think of anybody - patient or doctor - who will not be helped by reading this short and profound book' - Henry Marsh'Such a wise, gentle, quietly hopeful book. Exactly what I needed' - Rachel Clarke'A …
Nine Minds
Inner Lives on the Spectrum - THE INSTANT BESTSELLER
Inbunden, 2024
227 kr
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A Waterstones Best Popular Science Book of 2024 Pick - from the bestselling author of BORN ON A BLUE DAY and THINKING IN NUMBERS'Bursting with feeling and possibility' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH'Nine Minds offers something that autistic people urgently need: it humanises us' KATHERINE MAY'Tammet's exquisite …
