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Unabridged Science Audiobooks

Against Medical Advice
One Family's Struggle with an Agonizing Medical Mystery
Authors: James Patterson and Hal Friedman, Reader: Kevin T. Collins

No one knew why the five-year-old suddenly developed irrepressible tics, or why they got progressively worse, even as his parents approached specialist after specialist. The true story of a family's decades-long battle for answers in the face of extraordinary difficulties and a maddening medical establishment. "Patterson's cinematic eye for detail gives this harrowing memoir its drama and suspense... [Collins'] sinewy voice shifts from bemusement to bitterness."—AudioFile

Unabridged, 5 CDs, Science, Medicine, E5W365, 9781600243653, $34.98
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Beating Back the Devil
Author: Maryn McKenna, Reader: Ellen Archer

Most of us would run – and fast! – from exposure to these deadly diseases. Not the heroes in the Epidemic Intelligence Service. They have confronted outbreaks of AIDS, Ebola virus, toxic shock syndrome, and E. coli. Follow themas they hunt down the threats that dominate our headlines: SARS, West Nile virus, and anthrax. In the war against disease, they are the special forces. "Real-life drama with real high stakes."—AudioFile

Unabridged, 9 CDs, Science, Medicine, E9X142, 9781400101405, $34.99
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Better
A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
Author: Atul Gawande, Reader: John Bedford Lloyd

A surgeon examines the complex medical profession and how those involved progress from merely good to great, even in the face of adversity. The author of Complications provides rare insight into his life as a physician. "Gawande's scope is broad and candid... Lloyd's deep, rich voice delivers just the mix we look for in doctors – knowledgeable, authoritarian tones mixed with the warm, comforting style that characterizes a great bedside manner."—AudioFile

Unabridged, 6 CDs, Science, Medicine, E6U098, 9781427200983, ~~$29.95~~ Now $19.47
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Cheating Death
The Doctors and Medical Miracles That Are Saving Lives Against All Odds
Author/Reader: Sanjay Gupta, M.D., Sanjay Gupta, M.D.

This fascinating exploration of the line between life and death chronicles the emerging science behind a variety of life-saving medical miracles. Hear about the latest technological developments that are changing our understanding of the body's miraculous capabilities. "Extraordinarily harrowing and inspiring tales... beyond comforting."—Publishers Weekly

Unabridged, 7 CDs, Science, Medicine, E8W795, 9781600247958, $34.98
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The Checklist Manifesto
How to Get Things Right
Author: Atul Gawande, Reader: John Bedford Lloyd

Are we too sophisticated to rely on the old-fashioned checklist? The surgeon/medical professor shows that this simple, effective tool has surprising power to save lives and create order out of chaos and crisis. The checklist revolution is making a difference in hospitals and banking, homeland security and businesses of all kinds. From the author of Complications.

Unabridged, 6 CDs, Science, Medicine, E6U898, 9781427208989, $29.99 This item is scheduled for release on 12/22/2009, but you may order it now for earliest possible shipment.
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Complications
A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
Author: Atul Gawande, Reader: William David Griffith

A brilliant and courageous doctor reveals the power and limits of modern medicine. In gripping accounts of true cases, he offers an unflinching view from the scalpel's edge, laying bare a complicated science as it actually is – uncertain, perplexing, and profoundly human. "Fascinatingly complex... exquisitely crafted essays."—Publishers Weekly

Unabridged, 6 CDs, Science, Medicine, E6U151, 9781427201515, $19.95
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The Demon Under the Microscope
Author: Thomas Hager, Reader: Stephen Hoye

We hear very little about sulfa these days, but it was the first miracle drug. This dramatic history of the original antibiotic chronicles the story of the drug that transformed the way doctors treated patients and shaped modern medicine. "Remarkable... highly entertaining... as exciting as an account of the hunt for a Russian submarine."—Publishers Weekly

Unabridged, 10 CDs, Science, Medicine, E9X306, 9781400103065, $37.99
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The Family That Couldn't Sleep
Author: D.T. Max, Reader: Grover Gardner

A fascinating exploration of the maladies caused by prions. Ordinary proteins that sometimes go wrong, prions cause neurological illnesses that are always fatal. This essayist and journalist tells the spellbinding story of the prion's hidden past and deadly future. "The pacing and fascinating subject matter keep the listener fully engaged... side effects may include sleepless nights."—Publishers Weekly

Unabridged, 7 CDs, Science, Medicine, E7X289, 9781400102891, $29.99
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The Fatal Strain
On the Trail of Avian Flu and the Coming Pandemic
Author: Alan Sipress, Reader: George K. Wilson

This fast-moving account brings the inevitability of an avian flu epidemic into a fascinating cultural, scientific, and political narrative. Socioeconomic and political realities in Asia make it the perfect Petri dish in which the fast-mutating strain can become easily communicable among humans – which could make it as destructive as the flu pandemic of 1918.

Unabridged, 12 CDs, Science, Medicine, E9M415, 9781400114153, $37.99
This item is scheduled for release on 11/23/2009, but you may order it now for earliest possible shipment.

How Doctors Think
Author: Jerome Groopman, M.D., Reader: Michael Prichard

Learn how doctors figure out the best treatments – or fail to. A physician and a staff writer for The New Yorker describes the warning signs of flawed medical thinking and offers intelligent questions patients can ask. An American Library Association Notable book. "[Prichard's] steady performance fits nicely with [this] sensitive – but still highly inquisitive – exploration of life and death questions."—Publishers Weekly

Unabridged, 9 CDs, Science, Medicine, E8X426, 9781400104253, $34.99
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