The Rise and Fall of the American Medical Empire

The Rise and Fall of the American Medical Empire
Author: Robert A. Linden
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Medical care
ISBN: 9781934716083

There are four major dilemmas at work in the rapid decline of the United States' healthcare system: the disappearing primary care sector, healthcare insurance reform, the influence of the pharmaceutical industry on the practice of medicine, and reform of malpractice litigation. In this book, Dr. Robert A. Linden provides a comprehensive explanation of these dilemmas, from the perspective of a primary care physician who has spent 30 years working directly with patients and seeing first-hand how changes in the system have impacted patients and physicians. Dr. Linden sorts out the fragments of information that most readers get through the media and fills in the blanks to provide a clear picture of what's wrong with the U.S. healthcare system, an impartial review of proposed solutions, and a look at what other countries have done to reform their healthcare systems. Unlike many academician authors who have covered the problems only in part with skewed information, this book will finally help the healthcare consumer understand the problems facing us and form their own assessments of what should be done to restore the American healthcare system.

Surviving the Fall

Surviving the Fall
Author: Peter A. Selwyn
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 174
Release: 2000-04-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780300082760

Annotation This poignant and eloquent book is a memoir of the first decade of the AIDS epidemic, written by a physician whose encounters with his dying patients allowed him to come to terms with his own losses, history, and family secrets. It is a story with an important message for anyone dealing with the challenges of living, dying, and being human.

Doctor Dealer

Doctor Dealer
Author: Mark Bowden
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2007-12-01
Genre: True Crime
ISBN: 1555846068

From the # 1 New York Times–bestselling author of Black Hawk Down: The “shocking” story of the country’s unlikeliest drug kingpin (The Baltimore Sun). By the early 1980s, Larry Lavin had everything going for him. He was a bright, charismatic young man who rose from working-class roots to become a dentist with an Ivy League education and a thriving practice, and a beloved father with a well-respected family in one of Philadelphia’s most exclusive suburbs. But behind the façade of his success was a dark secret: Lavin was also the mastermind behind a cocaine empire that spread from Miami to Boston to New Mexico, catering to lawyers, stockbrokers, and other professionals, and generating an annual income of $60 million for the good doctor. Now, Mark Bowden, a “master of narrative journalism” (The New York Times Book Review) tells the harrowing saga of Lavin’s rise and fall in “a shocking American tragedy . . . [that] shoots straight from the hip” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette). “An engrossing crime story and a compelling morality tale.” —The Arizona Republic “Has all the elements of a chilling suspense thriller . . . A smoothly crafted, exciting, can’t-put-it-down book.” —The New Voice (Louisville)

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
Author: Anne Fadiman
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2012-04-24
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0374533407

Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction, this brilliantly reported and beautifully crafted book explores the clash between a medical center in California and a Laotian refugee family over their care of a child.

Don't Fall for the Doctor

Don't Fall for the Doctor
Author: Lacey Bolt
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021-08-23
Genre:
ISBN: 9781956219005

Ashley is a hospital housekeepr who can't seem to get a break. Between a boss who hates her guts and grad school rejection letters she can't seem to get ahead. And on top of that, Dr. Tobers, a cardiologist just named Dr. Sexy in the local social magazine does not remember her name.But Dr. Tobers does notice Ashley. He just calls her the wrong name to keep that jealous, pesky nurse away from Ashley. Not only that, he is afraid his panic attacks will turn Ashley off to him. And besides, he does not have time for a relationship. He saves lives and a relationship will compromise that.They don't want to fall in love with each other but after their first kiss they may not have a choice.

Falling in Love for All the Right Reasons

Falling in Love for All the Right Reasons
Author: Neil Clark Warren
Publisher: Center Street
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2005-12-13
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780446693882

Dr. Neil Clark Warren, founder of eHarmony, offers essential information allowing singles to immediately gauge whether a prospective mate is truly compatible, avoid the emotional pain of spending years with the wrong person, and be confident that the love they've found will last.

Vertical Mind

Vertical Mind
Author: Don McGrath
Publisher:
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2014-04-05
Genre: Rock climbing
ISBN: 9781892540881

In Vertical Mind, Don McGrath and Jeff Elison teach rock climbers how to improve their mental game so they can climb better and have more fun. They teach how the latest research in brain science and psychology can help you retrain your mind and body for higher levels of rock climbing performance, while also demonstrating how to train and overcome fears and anxiety that hold you back. Finally, they teach climbing partners how to engage in co-creative coaching and help each other improve as climbers.With numerous and practical step-by-step drills and exercises, in a simple to follow training framework, your path to harder climbing has never been clearer. If you are a climber who wants to climb harder and have more fun climbing, then Vertical Mind is required reading. Well, what's stopping you? Pick it up and get training today!

Not Afraid to Fall

Not Afraid to Fall
Author: Brian Hall
Publisher: Brian Hall
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2019-12-23
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781734207309

The true story of the author's battle with Parkinson's disease, and how he refused to back away from his goals! Brian Hall's tenacity, self-examination, and acceptance will drive home the message: Parkinson's disease is not the end - it's a new beginning.When he began showing symptoms at the age of 14, he worried that Parkinson's disease would define his life, but instead it's reaffirmed the person he's become and what he's most proud of. Whether on skis or a mountain bike, he keeps his physical spirit engaged and alive. His inspirational memoir will help you or a loved one bring balance back into your life.

Time for Bed, Sleepyhead

Time for Bed, Sleepyhead
Author: Daniel Amen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780310758228

Written by New York Times bestselling author and renowned psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen, this cozy bedtime book uses visualization techniques in the storytelling to encourage a child to stretch and even exhaust their imaginations to help them drift off into peaceful sleep.

Falling for Doctor Drop-Dead Gorgeous

Falling for Doctor Drop-Dead Gorgeous
Author: Sophie-Leigh Robbins
Publisher: Sophie-Leigh Robbins
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2022-04-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Hazel Working at Portland Grace has always been fun, until Tanner Wilson arrives—or Doctor Drop-Dead Gorgeous as all the scrub nurses have started calling him. Not me, though. Just thinking about him gives me heart palpitations. Not only is Tanner my brother’s best friend, he’s also my new boss. A boss who looks way too good in scrubs. To make matters worse, I’ve got to share an apartment with him, all thanks to my stupid brother who offered him our spare room. Ugh. Do you know how torturous is it to watch a hot doc scoop cereal into his mouth every morning and having to pretend he means nothing to you? Tanner Being offered Head of Trauma at Portland Grace is a dream come true, but I didn’t count on Hazel Green becoming my new scrub nurse. Don’t get me wrong, she’s good at her job, but to me she’ll always be my best friend’s little sister. Extremely cute, but also extremely off-limits. As long as I can convince her that I don’t like her at all, I’ll be fine. At least, that’s the lie I keep telling myself. Falling for Doctor Drop-Dead Gorgeous is a feel-good, lighthearted, funny romcom by USA Today Bestselling RomCom Author Sophie-Leigh Robbins. Perfect for fans of closed-door romances that make you laugh out loud.