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  • A HEALER'S CALL And Other Selected Short Stories. by Owens, Harry Jr.,M.D.
    Owens, Harry Jr.,M.D.
    A HEALER'S CALL And Other Selected Short Stories.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    Powell Butte, OR: Big Juniper Press, (1992). SIGNED first edition - A collection of seven short stories by this doctor who has spent many years working in the Alaskan Arctic and then overseas in third world countries. Includes an introduction by Richard Moss and two prologues and an epilogue by the author. INSCRIBED on the half title page and dated in 1995. 117 pp. ISBN: 0-962756938.

    Condition: Very good in stiff glossy cream wrappers printed in blue (a bit of wear the the base of the spine)

    Book ID: 81793
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  • ETHNOMEDIZIN UND SOZIALMEDIZIN IN TROPISCH-AFRIKA. / ETHNOMEDICINE AND SOCIAL MEDICINE IN TROPICAL AFRICA : BeitrŠge zur Ethnomedizin, Ethnobotanik und Ethnozoologie III / Contributions to Ethnomedicine, Ethnobotany and Ethnozoology III. by Paul, Sigrid, editor.
    Paul, Sigrid, editor.
    ETHNOMEDIZIN UND SOZIALMEDIZIN IN TROPISCH-AFRIKA. / ETHNOMEDICINE AND SOCIAL MEDICINE IN TROPICAL AFRICA : BeitrŠge zur Ethnomedizin, Ethnobotanik und Ethnozoologie III / Contributions to Ethnomedicine, Ethnobotany and Ethnozoology III.

    Edition: First printing.

    Hamburg: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Ethnomedizin, 1973. First edition - Text is in German, English and French. The introductory essay by Ludwig Brandl - "A Short History of Ethnomedicine in Tropical Africa" - is in both English and German. Also includes essays on Les Plantes Magiques Senegalaise (in French) by Joseph Kerharo, The Fundamental Basis of African Traditional Medicine (in English) by Yaw Osei and much more. Bibliographies, photographs. 288 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in printed pale green wrappers.

    Book ID: 53813
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  • BLINDNESS IN THE KAWAMBWA DISTRICT, NORTHERN RHODESIA / AFRICAN MEDICINE IN THE MANKOYA DISTRICT, NORTHERN RHODESIA. by Phillips, C. M./ S. A. Symon.
    Phillips, C. M./ S. A. Symon.
    BLINDNESS IN THE KAWAMBWA DISTRICT, NORTHERN RHODESIA / AFRICAN MEDICINE IN THE MANKOYA DISTRICT, NORTHERN RHODESIA.

    Edition: First printing in wrappers.

    Lusaka: The Rhodes-Livingstone Institute, 1959. First edition - Rhodes- Livingstone Communication No. 15. Introduction by R. J. Apthorpe. In addition to the two articles cited in the title, this also includes a list of the botanical and vernacular names for the plants used in Nkoya medicine. Typescript pages. Map. vii, 77 pp.

    Condition: Very good in original blue printed wrappers with blue cloth spine. Uncommon.

    Book ID: 54673
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  • ILLNESS AS METAPHOR and AIDS AND ITS METAPHORS. by Sontag, Susan.
    Sontag, Susan.
    ILLNESS AS METAPHOR and AIDS AND ITS METAPHORS.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    New York: Anchor Books / Doubleday, (1989). The first publication of these two essays in one paperback volume - the first "Illness as Metaphor" was written in 1978 when Sontag was recovering from cancer; the second was written in 1989 to counter the labeling of AIDS as a plague. 183 pp. ISBN: 0-385267053.

    Condition: Very good.

    Book ID: 83415
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  • KRANKHEITEN UND KRANKENBEHANDLUNG BEI DEN CHIMBU IM ZENTRALEN HOCHLAND VON NEU-GUINEA: BeitrŠge zur Ethnomedizin, Ethnobotanik und Ethnozoologie II / Contributions to Ethnomedicine, Ethnobotany and Ethnozoology II. by Sterly, Joachim .
    Sterly, Joachim .
    KRANKHEITEN UND KRANKENBEHANDLUNG BEI DEN CHIMBU IM ZENTRALEN HOCHLAND VON NEU-GUINEA: BeitrŠge zur Ethnomedizin, Ethnobotanik und Ethnozoologie II / Contributions to Ethnomedicine, Ethnobotany and Ethnozoology II.

    Edition: First printing.

    Hamburg: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Ethnomedizin, 1973. First edition - Diseases and treatment of the sick among the Chimbu in the central highlands of New Guinea. While most of the text is in German (with occasional quotes in English), there is a 3 page English summary. References, photographs, index. 289 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in printed pale green wrappers.

    Book ID: 53812
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  • Tilt, Edward John, M.D.
    THE CHANGE OF LIFE IN HEALTH AND DISEASE: A Clinical Treatise on the Diseases of the Ganglionic Nervous System Incidental to Women at the Decline of Life.

    Edition: 4th edition.

    New York: Bermingham & Co., 1882. Hardcover - In his preface to this edition, the British author makes the statement that gynacology is the youngest branch of medical literature, and in discussing surgery, he comments that "it is difficult for us simple-minded Englishmen to withstand American advocacy of surgical operations." Index. 250 pages. Bound in dark green embossed cloth with gold lettering on the spine.

    Condition: A little bit of wear to the edges of the boards, and especially at the ends of the spine, but overall in very good condition.

    Book ID: 15673
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  • CURANDERO: A Life in Mexican Folk Healing, by Torres, Eliseo "Cheo" with Timothy L. Sawyer, Jr.
    Torres, Eliseo "Cheo" with Timothy L. Sawyer, Jr.
    CURANDERO: A Life in Mexican Folk Healing,

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, (2005). From the cover: "Eliseo Torres, known as Cheo, grew up in the Corpus Christi area of Texas and knew, firsthand, the Mexican folk healing practiced in his home and neighborhood. Later in life, he wanted to know more about the plants and rituals of curanderismo. Torres's story begins with his experiences in the Mexican town of Espinazo, the home of the great curandero El Nino Fidencio (1899-1939), where Torres underwent life-changing spiritual experiences. He introduces us to some of the major figures in the tradition, discusses some of the pitfalls of teaching curanderismo, and concludes with an account of a class he taught in which curanderos from Cuernavaca, Mexico, shared their knowledge…

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    Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, (2005). From the cover: "Eliseo Torres, known as Cheo, grew up in the Corpus Christi area of Texas and knew, firsthand, the Mexican folk healing practiced in his home and neighborhood. Later in life, he wanted to know more about the plants and rituals of curanderismo. Torres's story begins with his experiences in the Mexican town of Espinazo, the home of the great curandero El Nino Fidencio (1899-1939), where Torres underwent life-changing spiritual experiences. He introduces us to some of the major figures in the tradition, discusses some of the pitfalls of teaching curanderismo, and concludes with an account of a class he taught in which curanderos from Cuernavaca, Mexico, shared their knowledge with students. Part personal pilgrimage, part compendium of medical knowledge, this moving book reveals curanderismo as both a contemplative and a medical practice that can offer new approaches to ancient problems." Illustrated with photographs. Selective bibliography, index. ix, 170 pp. ISBN: 0-82633640X.

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    Condition: Fine (a new copy)

    Book ID: 87997
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  • MOUNTAIN RESCUE DOCTOR: Wilderness Medicine in the Extremes of Nature. by Van Tilburg, Christopher.
    Van Tilburg, Christopher.
    MOUNTAIN RESCUE DOCTOR: Wilderness Medicine in the Extremes of Nature.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: St Martin's, (2007) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author is an emergency room physician, a ski patrol doctor, an emergency wilderness physician, and a member of the Hood River Crag Rats, the oldest mountain rescue team in the country. He "shares personal stories of harrowing and suspenseful rescues and recoveries, including the recent Mount Hood disaster, which claimed the lives of three climbers.[and] we confront some of the ethical challenges a wilderness physician faces in making tough choices about who can be saved and at what cost." Illustrated with color photographs. x, 293 pp. ISBN: 978-0312358877.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 87029
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  • A COVENANT OF WATER. by Verghese, Abraham.
    Verghese, Abraham.
    A COVENANT OF WATER.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Grove Press, (2023). SIGNED first edition - A sweeping epic novel which follows three generations of a close-knit Indian family living in Kerala in Southwestern India - the family are Indian Christians, descendants of those first converted by St. Thomas in the first century A.D. who lead which are both tough and joyful. It opens in 1900 as a 12-year-old girl prepares for an unwanted arranged marriage, and ends in 1977, when that girlÕs physician granddaughter arrives at a shocking discovery. The New York Times called it "grand, spectacular, sweeping and utterly absorbing. Verghese has a gift for suspense, and his easy relationship to language draws you through the narrative effortlessly." This edition includes a note to…

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    New York: Grove Press, (2023). SIGNED first edition - A sweeping epic novel which follows three generations of a close-knit Indian family living in Kerala in Southwestern India - the family are Indian Christians, descendants of those first converted by St. Thomas in the first century A.D. who lead which are both tough and joyful. It opens in 1900 as a 12-year-old girl prepares for an unwanted arranged marriage, and ends in 1977, when that girlÕs physician granddaughter arrives at a shocking discovery. The New York Times called it "grand, spectacular, sweeping and utterly absorbing. Verghese has a gift for suspense, and his easy relationship to language draws you through the narrative effortlessly." This edition includes a note to readers from Verghese in which he talks about drawing on stories told by his mother for this book. SIGNED on the title page. 715 pp.

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    Condition: Fine in blue illustrated wrappers (a different cover than the trade edition). An uncommon advance issue, and especially so signed.

    Book ID: 87703
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  • THIS COMMON SECRET: My Journey as an Abortion Doctor. by Wicklund, Susan with Alan Kesselheim.
    Wicklund, Susan with Alan Kesselheim.
    THIS COMMON SECRET: My Journey as an Abortion Doctor.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Public Affairs, (2007). First edition - A chronicle of her more than 20 years as an activist devoted to women's reproductive health. An honest and compassionate portrait of the clinics that opponents denigrate as slaughterhouses. 268 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 59643
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  • THE TALE OF RAW HEAD AND BLOODY BONES. by Wolf, Jack.
    Wolf, Jack.
    THE TALE OF RAW HEAD AND BLOODY BONES.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Penguin, (2013). First edition - The author's first novel, published only as a trade paperback in the US. "Meet Tristan Hart, a brilliant young man of means. The year is 1751, and at the age of twenty he leaves home to study medicine at the great hospital of St. Thomas in London. . . the intellectually ambitious Mr. Hart, in addition to being a student of Locke and Descartes and a promising young physician, is also, alas, psychotic. He is obsessed with the nature of pain and medically preventing it, but - equally strong and much harder to control - is his obsession with causing it." 547 pp. ISBN: 978-0143123828.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 78986
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