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Colin, Beatrice. The Glimmer Palace. Riverhead: Penguin Group (USA). Aug. 2008. c.416p. ISBN 978-1-59448-985-3. $24.95. F With her third novel (after Nude Untitled and Disappearing Acts), Scottish journalist and playwright [...]

* Fenn, Elizabeth Anne. Pox Americana: The Great Smallpox Epidemic of 1775-82. Hill & Wang: Farrar. Oct. 2001. c.320p. illus. maps. index. ISBN 0-8090-7820-1. $25. MED Many books have been [...]

* Tucker, Jonathan B. Scourge: The Once and Future Threat of Smallpox. Atlantic Monthly. Sept. 2001. c.304p. bibliog. ISBN 0-87113-830-1. $26. MED A political scientist and an expert on bio-weapons [...]

The Concise Encyclopedia of the Ethics of New Technologies. Academic. 2001. 404p. permanent paper. ed. by Ruth Chadwick. index. LC 00-107670. ISBN 0-12-166355-8. $79.95. REF During the last ten years, [...]

Quinn, Susan. Human Trials: Scientists, Investors, and Patients in the Quest for a Cure. Merloyd Lawrence: Perseus. Jun. 2001. c.320p. ISBN 0-7382-0182-0. $26. MED How are new drugs conceived and [...]

Williamsburg Regional Library Staff. Library Construction from a Staff Perspective. McFarland. 2001. 170p. permanent paper. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-7864-0838-3. pap. $35. The staff of the Williamsburg Regional Library, VA, [...]

* Andrews, Lori B. Future Perfect: Confronting Decisions About Genetics. Columbia Univ. Apr. 2001. c.288p. index. ISBN 0-231-12162-8. $24.95. MED Andrews (law, Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law; The Clone Age), a [...]

Wheelwright, Jeff. The Irritable Heart: Gulf War Syndrome and the Limits of Modern Medicine. Norton. 2001. c.352p. index. ISBN 0-393-01956-X. $26.95. MED War-related illnesses continue to mystify patients, doctors, and [...]

*Pool, Robert. Fat: Fighting the Obesity Epidemic. Oxford Univ. Jan. 2001. c.288p, permanent paper. illus. index. LC 00-036731. ISBN 0-19-511853-7. $27.50. MED Why is obesity increasing in our society? Why [...]

Dranove, David. The Economic Evolution of American Health Care: From Marcus Welby to Managed Care. Princeton Univ. Dec. 2000. c.202p. permanent paper. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-691-00693-8. $27.95. HEALTH Dranove (health [...]

* Garrett, Laurie. Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health. Hyperion, dist. by Little, Brown. 2000. c.784p. index. ISBN 0-7868-6522-9. $30. HEALTH Turning her attention to the frightening [...]

* Bayer, Ronald & Gerald Oppenheimer. AIDS Doctors: Voices from the Epidemic. Oxford Univ. Jul. 2000. c.272p, permanent paper. ISBN 0-19-512681-5. $25. MED This emotionally charged oral history looks at [...]

Buchanan, Allen & others. From Chance to Choice: Genetics & Justice. Cambridge Univ. May 2000. c.408p. bibliog. index. LC 99-24025. ISBN 0-521-66001-7. $29.95. SCI There has been some reluctance in [...]

More, Ellen. Restoring the Balance: Women Physicians and the Profession of Medicine, 1850-1995. Harvard Univ. Feb. 2000. c.332p, illus. LC 99-38185. ISBN 0-674-76661-X. $49.95. MED A number of books about [...]

McFarland-Icke, Bronwyn Rebekah. Nurses in Nazi Germany: Moral Choice in History. Princeton Univ. 1999. 335p. permanent paper. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-691-00665-2. $35. MED Many scholars have examined the 'euthanasia' policies [...]

Klaidman, Stephen. Saving the Heart: The Battle To Conquer Coronary Disease. Oxford Univ. Jan. 2000. c.288p. permanent paper. illus. index. LC 9928930. ISBN 0-19-511279-2. $25. MED Anyone facing treatment for [...]

Guillemin, Jeanne. Anthrax: The Investigation of a Deadly Outbreak. Univ. of California. Dec. 1999. c.367p. permanent paper. photogs. maps. index. ISBN 0-520-22204-0. $27.50. MED In 1979, a major anthrax outbreak [...]

Morris, Leslie R. Interlibrary Loan Policies Directory. 6th. ed. Neal-Schuman. 1999. 1200p. index. LC 99-24663. ISBN 1-55570-347-X. pap. $195. Librarians familiar with Morris's previous editions (4th ed., Professional Reading, LJ [...]

Epidemic!: The World of Infectious Diseases. New Pr., dist. by Norton. Sept. 1999. c.256p. ed. by Rob DeSalle. illus. bibliog. ISBN 1-56584-546-3. $19.95. MED In this first volume in a [...]

Resnik, Susan. Blood Saga: Hemophilia, AIDS, and the Survival of a Community. Univ. of California. Aug. 1999. c.294p. permanent paper, illus, bibliog, index. ISBN 0-520-21195-2. $29.95. MED This social history [...]

Gosden, Roger, M.D. Designing Babies: The Brave New World of Reproductive Technology. W.H. Freeman. 1999. c.208p. ISBN 0-7167-3299-8. $24.95. MED With so much information available about reproductive technology, we may [...]

Andrews, Lori B. The Clone Age: Adventures in the New World of Reproductive Technology. Holt. 1999. c.272p. permanent paper. ISBN 0-8050-6080-4. $25. With so much information available about reproductive technology, [...]

* Washington, Harriet A. Deadly Monopolies: The Shocking Corporate Takeover of Life Itself--and the Consequences for Your Health and Our Medical Future. Doubleday. Oct. 2011. c.432p, bibliog, index. ISBN 9780385528924. [...]

Hyder, Qurratulain. Fireflies in the Mist. New Directions, dist. by Norton. Sept. 2010. c.304p, tr. from Urdu by Qurratulain Hyder. ISBN 9780811218658. pap. $16.95. F This English translation of a [...]

Siri, Ken & Tony Lyons. Cutting-Edge Therapies for Autism 2010-2011. Skyhorse, dist. by Norton. 2010. c.528p. illus. ISBN 978-1-61608-025-9. pap. $17.95. MED When initially faced with their child's diagnosis of [...]

Moring, Marcel. In a Dark Wood. Harper: HarperCollins. Mar. 2010. c.464p, tr. from Dutch by Shaun Whiteside. illus. ISBN 978-006-621241-8. $24.99. F In this fifth novel by acclaimed Dutch author [...]

Blumenthal, David & James A. Morone. The Heart of Power: Health and Politics in the Oval Office. University of California. Aug. 2009. c.510p, photogs, bibliog. ISBN 978-0-520-26030-6. $26.95. MED Blumenthal, [...]

Crowley, John. Four Freedoms. Morrow. Jun. 2009. c.400p. ISBN 978-0-06-123150-6. $24.99. F In his 11th novel, acclaimed author Crowley (Daemonomania) presents a work of historical fiction about several people working [...]

Gonzalez-Crussi, F. Carrying the Heart: Exploring the Worlds Within Us. Kaplan. Jun. 2009. c.294p, illus. ISBN 978-1-60714-072-6. $26.95. MED Widely popular pathologist Gonzalez-Crussi (The Five Senses; Day of the Dead: [...]

Shepherd, Lois. If That Ever Happens to Me: Making Life and Death Decisions After Terri Schiavo. University of North Carolina. Jun. 2009. c.192p. bibliog. index. ISBN 978-0-8078-3295-0. $28. MED As [...]

Saldmann, Frederic. Wash Your Hands!: The Dirty Truth About Germs, Viruses, and Epidemics--and the Simple Ways To Protect Yourself in a Dangerous World. Weinstein. Jan. 2009. c.224p. ISBN 978-1-60286-049-0. pap. [...]

Itano, Nicole. No Place Left To Bury the Dead: Denial, Despair, and Hope in the African AIDS Pandemic. Atria: S. & S. Nov. 2007. c.352p. index. ISBN 978-0-7432-7095-3. $25. MED [...]

Van Tilburg, Christopher, M.D. Mountain Rescue Doctor: Wilderness Medicine in the Extremes of Nature. St. Martin's. Nov. 2007. c.304p, photogs. ISBN 978-0-312-35887-7. $24.95. MED In this fast-paced book, Van Tilburg [...]

Rushforth, Peter. A Dead Language. MacAdam/Cage. Nov. 2006. c.650p. ISBN 1-59692-192-7 [ISBN 978-1-59692-192-4]. $26. F A follow-up to Rushforth's acclaimed Pinkerton's Sister, this book is being published posthumously after the [...]

Cohen, Michael H. Healing at the Borderland of Medicine and Religion. Univ. of North Carolina. Sept. 2006. c.248p. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-8078-3043-7 [ISBN 970-0-8078-3043-7]. $34.95. MED Cohen (health policy & [...]

Behrens, Peter. The Law of Dreams. Steerforth, dist. by Random. Sept. 2006. c.400p. ISBN 1-58642-117-4. $26.95. F In this novel, which is based on his own family history, screenplay and [...]

Broder, Bill. Taking Care of Cleo. Handsel: Other. Apr. 2006. c.360p. ISBN 1-59051-213-8. $24.95. F In his third novel (after The Sacred Hoop and Remember This Time), playwright Broder has [...]

Matson, Suzanne. The Tree-Sitter. Norton. Feb. 2006. c.224p. ISBN 0-393-06046-2. $23.95. F Novelist and poet Matson's fourth novel (after Hunger Moon) is an atmospheric rendering of a young woman's enlightenment [...]

* Szczeklik, Andrzej. Catharsis: On the Art of Medicine. Univ. of Chicago. Dec. 2005. c.156p, tr. from Polish by Antonia Lloyd-Jones. illus. ISBN 0-226-78869-5. $20. MED This little book is [...]

Merriam Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary. rev. ed. Thomson Learning: Gale Research. 2005. 960p. ISBN 1-4180-00566. pap. $21.95. REF The rapidly changing nature of medical research justifies regular revisions of medical [...]

Terrell, Whitney. The King of Kings County. Viking. Aug. 2005. c.256p. ISBN 0-670-03425-8. $24.95. F In his second novel (after The Huntsman), Terrell uses the first person to tell the [...]

Eban, Katherine. Dangerous Doses: How Counterfeiters Are Contaminating America's Drug Supply. Harcourt. 2005. 480p. index. ISBN 0-15-101050-1. $25. MED Americans pay top dollar to ensure that their prescription medications are [...]

Foley, Mick. Scooter. Knopf. Aug. 2005. c.320p. ISBN 1-4000-4414-6. $23.05. F In his second novel (after Tietam Brown), renowned WWF wrestler Foley presents a coming-of-age story about Scooter Reilly, named [...]

Cambridge Univ. 2003.412p. ed. by Kenneth F. Kiple. index. ISBN 0-521-80834-0. $75: pap. ISBN 0-521-53026-1. $27. REF Published in 1993, The Cambridge World History of Human Disease met with overwhelmingly [...]

Little, Brown. Sept. 2002. c.336p. bibliog. index. LC 2002024177. ISBN 0-316-71331-7. $24.95. SCI At first glance, Shnayerson, a Vanity Fair staff writer, and noted ethnobotanist Plotkin (Tales of a Shaman's [...]

Pantheon. May 2002. c.368p. ISBN 0-375-42144-0. $25. F This strong and memorable debut novel draws the reader deeply into the lives of several central characters during three separate Junes spanning [...]

Stephens, Martha. The Treatment: The Story of Those Who Died in the Cincinnati Radiation Tests. Duke Univ. Mar. 2002. c.312p. permanent paper. photogs. index. ISBN 08223-2811-9. $28.95. MED From 1960 [...]

The diverse group of nonhuman primates is a source of fascination to many. This work, compiled by two librarians at the Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center, contains a wealth of [...]

Prasad, Aarathi. Like a Virgin: How Science Is Redesigning the Rules of Sex. Oneworld. 2012. c.288p, bibliog. index. ISBN 9781851689118. pap. $19.95. SCI Biologist and freelance science writer Prasad considers [...]