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Being Mortal - Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande
Category: Non Fiction | Series: Wellcome Collection Ser. | Reading Level: near fine
For most of human history, death was a common, ever-present possibility. It didn't matter whether you were five or fifty - every day was a roll of the dice. But now, as medical advances push the boundaries of survival further each year, we have become increasingly detached from the reality of being mort ...Show more
Breaking and Mending by Joanna Cannon
Category: No Category | Series: Wellcome Collection
'One of the most beautiful books you will ever read' Kate Mosse'I tore through Breaking and Mending... frank, emotional and compassionate' David Nicholls 'Powerful and moving' Nina Stibbe'Deeply moving and thought-provoking' Nathan Filer'Powerful, shocking and intimate' John Boyne"A few years ago, I fou ...Show more
Chasing the Sun - The New Science of Sunlight and How It Shapes Our Bodies and Minds by Linda Geddes
Category: Non Fiction | Series: Wellcome Collection
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 TimesSince the dawn of time, humans have worshipped the sun. And with good reason. Our biology is set up ...Show more
Michael Rosen's Book of Play: Why Play Really Matters by Michael Rosen; Francesca Barrie (Editor); Charlotte Trounce (Illustrator); Kirty Topiwala (Editor)
Category: No Category | Series: Wellcome Collection | Reading Level: 6.5 Wellbeing
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 phones and screens. Former children's laureate and bestselling author, Michael Rosen, is here to show us how to put this right - and why it matters so much for creativity, resi ...Show more
Schadenfreude - The Joy of Another's Misfortune by Tiffany Watt Smith
Category: No Category | Series: Wellcome Collection
A hilarious quest to understand life's ultimate guilty pleasure.
Shapeshifters - On Medicine and Human Change by Gavin Francis
Category: No Category | Series: Wellcome Collection
'Stylish and exhilarating... from a wide-ranging mind and a profound humanity... inspiring' Hilary MantelUnreliable bodies and shifting symptoms are all in a day's work for a GP.In his years of practising, Gavin Francis has seen it all: the promising law student trapped under the spell of anorexia; the ...Show more
The Rules of Contagion: Why Things Spread and Why They Stop by Adam Kucharski; Francesca Barrie (Editor)
Category: No Category | Series: Wellcome Collection
The new science of contagion, and the surprising ways it shapes our lives and behaviour.
The War of Nerves: Inside the Cold War Mind by Martin Sixsmith
Category: Non Fiction | Series: Wellcome Collection
A major new history of the Cold War: exploring the conflict through the minds of the people who lived it. More than any other conflict, the Cold War was fought on the battlefield of the human mind. And, nearly thirty years since the collapse of the Soviet Union, its legacy still endures - not only in o ...Show more
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