The Emergency
By: Thomas Fisher
Narrated by: Thomas Fisher
Length: 7 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No
The riveting, pulse-pounding story of a year in the life of an emergency room doctor trying to steer his patients and colleagues through a crushing pandemic and a violent summer, amidst a healthcare system that seems determined to leave them behind
“Gripping . . . eloquent . . . This book reminds us how permanently interesting our bodies are,... Read more
The Other Dr. Gilmer
By: Benjamin Gilmer
Narrated by: Benjamin Gilmer
Length: 9 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • A “mesmerizing” (The New York Times Book Review) true story about a shocking crime and a mysterious illness that will forever change your notions of how we punish and how we heal—an expansion on one of the most popular This American Life episodes of all time
“A remarkable medical detective story–cum–memoir,... Read more
Cost of Living
By: Emily Maloney
Narrated by: Emily Maloney
Length: 5 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: No
This program is read by the author.
The searing intimacy of Girl, Interrupted combined with the uncomfortable truths of The Empathy Exams in a collection of essays chronicling one woman’s experiences as both patient and caregiver, giving a unique perspective from both sides of the hospital bed.
What does it cost to live?
When we fall ill, our lives... Read more
Smile
By: Sarah Ruhl
Narrated by: Sarah Ruhl
Length: 6 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: No
* A People Best Book of the Year * Time and The Washington Post’s Most Anticipated List * Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence *
From the MacArthur genius, two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, and playwright, this “captivating, insightful memoir” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) is “a beautiful meditation on identity and how we... Read more
Everything I Have Is Yours
By: Eleanor Henderson
Narrated by: Karissa Vacker
Length: 12 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: No
"Vacker's insightful presentation introduces listeners to this debilitating disease and its effects on marriage and family." - AudioFile Magazine
From New York Times bestselling author Eleanor Henderson comes a turbulent love story meets harrowing medical mystery: the true story of the author’s twenty-year marriage defined by her husband’s... Read more
Couple Found Slain
By: Mikita Brottman
Narrated by: Christina Delaine & Mikita Brottman
Length: 8 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
This program includes an introduction read by the author.
“Mikita Brottman is one of today’s finest practitioners of nonfiction.”
—The New York Times Book Review
Critically acclaimed author and psychoanalyst Mikita Brottman offers literary true crime writing at its best, taking us into the life of a murderer after his conviction—when most stories... Read more
When Life Gives You Pears
By: Jeannie Gaffigan
Narrated by: Jeannie Gaffigan, Jim Gaffigan & Liz Noth
Length: 8 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
The Big Sick meets Dad is Fat in this funny and heartfelt New York Times bestselling memoir from writer, director, wife, and mother, Jeannie Gaffigan, as she reflects on the life-changing impact of her battle with a pear-sized brain tumor.
In 2017, Jeannie's life came to a crashing halt when she was diagnosed with a life-threatening brain tumor.... Read more
A Terrible Thing to Waste
By: Harriet A. Washington
Narrated by: Ron Butler
Length: 10 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
A "powerful and indispensable" look at the devastating consequences of environmental racism (Gerald Markowitz) -- and what we can do to remedy its toxic effects on marginalized communities.
Did you know...
Middle-class African American households with incomes between $50,000 and $60,000 live in neighborhoods that are more polluted than those of... Read more
What the Eyes Don't See
By: Mona Hanna-Attisha
Narrated by: Mona Hanna-Attisha
Length: 11 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • The dramatic story of the Flint water crisis, by a relentless physician who stood up to power.
“Stirring . . . [a] blueprint for all those who believe . . . that ‘the world . . . should be full of people raising their voices.’”—The New York Times
“Revealing, with the gripping intrigue of a Grisham thriller.” —O: The... Read more
The Bright Hour
By: Nina Riggs
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
Length: 7 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
* INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *
“Stunning…heartrending…this year’s When Breath Becomes Air.” —Nora Krug, The Washington Post
“Beautiful and haunting.” —Matt McCarthy, MD, USA TODAY
“Deeply affecting…simultaneously heartbreaking and funny.” —People (Book of the Week)
“Vivid, immediate.” —Laura Collins-Hughes, The Boston Globe
Starred... Read more
Life's Work
By: Dr. Willie Parker
Narrated by: Caz Harleaux
Length: 6 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
In this “vivid and companionable memoir of a remarkable life” (The New Yorker), an outspoken, Christian reproductive justice advocate and abortion provider reveals his personal and professional journeys in an effort to seize the moral high ground on the question of choice and reproductive justice.
Dr. Willie Parker grew up in the Deep South,... Read more
Motherland Herbal
By: Stephanie Rose Bird
Narrated by: Lynnette R. Freeman
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
In this powerful and comprehensive guide in the spirit of Jambalaya and Sacred Woman, an herbalist celebrates ancient and modern African holistic healing.“The message of this book is: hold onto your yams, your collards, watermelon, and roots. There is magic, mystery, connection, and healing stored within them.”—Stephanie Rose BirdStephanie Rose... Read more
View audiobookThe Connection Cure
By: Julia Hotz
Narrated by: Lessa Lamb
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
In this combination of diligent science reporting, moving patient success stories, and surprising self-discovery, journalist Julia Hotz helps us discover lasting and life-changing medicine in our own communities.
Traditionally, when we get sick, health care professionals ask, “What’s the matter with you?” But around the world, teams of doctors,... Read more
Reversing Alzheimer's
By: Heather Sandison
Narrated by: Heather Sandison & Teri Clark Linden
Length: 11 hours 4 minutes
Abridged: No
A revolutionary and much-needed exploration of Alzheimer’s and how patients and their caregivers can take back control from this insidious disease.A significant portion of our population worries about the grip of dementia as we age. With over 6.5 million Americans living with Alzheimer's, the urgency for a solution has never been greater.Dr.... Read more
View audiobookThe Final Diagnosis
By: Cynric Temple-Camp
Narrated by: John Voce
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
The 'if' of death is certain. The 'when' is unknown. It is the 'why' that really gets people's interest ...
From a rare and deadly amniotic avalanche to a victim of roasted peanuts ... The bestselling author of The Cause of Death and The Quick and the Dead returns with more stranger-than-fiction stories of death, disease and murder - as well as... Read more
Beyond the Body Bully
By: Bev Aisbett & Dr Rebecca Reynolds
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
Australia's bestselling anxiety and mental health author, Bev Aisbett, writing together with Rebecca Reynolds, returns with a new book on the inner Body Bully we all have in our heads. If we can improve the way we think about our bodies, that will in turn improve our lives.
Why do we hate our bodies so much? Why do we constantly criticise and... Read more
Invisible Labor
By: Rachel Somerstein
Narrated by: Xe Sands
Length: 10 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
An incisive yet personal look at the science and history of the most common surgery performed in America—the cesarean section—and an exposé on the disturbing state of maternal medical careWhen Rachel Somerstein had an unplanned C-section with her first child, the experience was anything but “routine.” A series of errors by her clinicians led to... Read more
View audiobookLies I Taught in Medical School
By: Robert Lufkin MD
Narrated by: Jim Meskimen
Length: 8 hours 4 minutes
Abridged: No
Modern medicine is lying to you. Discover the true science behind chronic diseases—and implement an actionable plan to restore your health and longevity once and for all.For the first time in history, chronic diseases like diabetes, hypertension, and obesity plague our population on a global scale. From a seasoned physician, this... Read more
View audiobookYour Postpartum Body
By: Ruth E. Macy, PT, DPT & Courtney Naliboff
Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
Length: 9 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
A comprehensive, one-of-a-kind, evidence-based handbook to support postpartum healing and recovery
Pregnancy may have left you feeling that there’s no way to fix common postpartum symptoms , such as pelvic floor issues, exhaustion, and burnout, and lactation woes. But that's simply not true. With this revolutionary resource in hand, you’ll learn... Read more
Pequeños grandes cambios
By: Jorge Tartaglione
Narrated by: Axel Cornelli
Length: 5 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No
Con el espíritu de su exitoso programa Médico de familia, uno de los médicos y divulgadores más populares de la televisión argentina nos propone una serie de hábitos saludables que, adoptados paso a paso -sin prohibiciones ni fundamentalismos, en la medida de los deseos y las posibilidades de cada uno-, generarán sensibles mejoras en... Read more
View audiobookBecoming an Emotionally Focused Therapist
By: James Furrow
Narrated by: Jane McDowell
Length: 20 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
This second edition ofBecoming an Emotionally Focused Therapist: The Workbook has been fully revised by expert therapists with advances in attachment science and emotionally focused therapy (EFT) practice, the integration of the EFT Tango—a guide to the EFT process—and new chapters on working with both individuals and families.
Suitable as a... Read more
A Last Supper of Queer Apostles
By: Pedro Lemebel
Narrated by: Vico Ortiz, Idra Novey & Gwendolyn Harper
Length: 7 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
A galvanizing look at life on the margins of society by a crowning figure of Latin America's queer counterculture who celebrated “melodrama, kitsch, extravagance, and vulgarity of all kinds” (Garth Greenwell) in playful, performative, linguistically inventive essays, now available in English for the first time
A Penguin Classic
“I speak from my... Read more
Never Better
By: Gonzalo Riedel
Narrated by: Kyle Snyder
Length: 4 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
His wife died before their second son turned one. How can he keep her memory alive when there's so much he wants to forget?
There was a time before his wife got sick when Gonzalo could think about other things. Where humor was more than a coping mechanism. Life wasn't all about treatments and recovery, or the emptiness he felt when she... Read more
Comparative Mythology
By: Jaan Puhvel
Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
Length: 13 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
In a magisterial work, Jaan Puhvel unravels the prehistoric Indo-European origins of the traditions of India and Iran, Greece and Rome, of the Celts, Germans, Balts, and Slavs. Utilizing the methodologies of historical linguistics and archaeology, he reconstructs a shared religious, mythological, and cultural heritage. Separate chapters on... Read more
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