Medicine audiobooks
Man to Man: Surviving Prostate Cancer - Abridged
By: Michael Korda
Narrated by: Michael Korda
Length: 2 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: Yes
In the autumn of 1994, Michael Korda was diagnosed as having prostate cancer. For several years, he had been examined, tested, and medicated, always with the assurance that everything was all right - until it wasn't.
But the discovery of the actual cancer was only the beginning of his ordeal. With uncommon frankness, he writes of overcoming... Read more
Colin Powell - Abridged
By: Colin Powell
Narrated by: Colin Powell
Length: 1 hour 14 minutes
Abridged: Yes
The son of Jamaican immigrants, Colin Powell became one of the most influential Americans of the last century. In this dramatic series of interviews, General Powell describes his ascent from the ROTC to four-star general and eventually to chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and mastermind of Desert Storm. He discusses his assignments in... Read more
View audiobookThe Melatonin Miracle - Abridged
By: Walter Pierpaoli
Narrated by: William Regelson & Walter Pierpaoli
Length: 1 hour 27 minutes
Abridged: Yes
A revolutionary medical breakthrough suggests that aging is actually a preventable disease, and two key scientists at the center of this groundbreaking research are now going public for the first time.
For centuries scientists have labored to identify and reverse the cause of aging, and now that effort has converged on one gland, one hormone, and... Read more
Guided Meditations To Promote Successful Surgery
By: Belleruth Naparstek
Narrated by: Belleruth Naparstek
Length: 1 hour 32 minutes
Abridged: No
Belleruth Naparstek's guided imagery surgery preparation audio program of soothing words is scored with calming music by Steven Mark Koh. The audio guides how to get ready for surgery by imagining a successful, safe and comfortable operation and recovery, complete with guided imagery suggestions and images of all the desired outcomes, including... Read more
View audiobookBeyond Love - Abridged
By: Dominique Lapierre
Narrated by: Michael York
Length: 3 hours 4 minutes
Abridged: Yes
From its first appearance in the late 1970s to the remarkable treatment methods that are now keeping millions alive, AIDS has been a headlining topic for decades. Master storyteller Dominique Lapierreโ renowned for his best sellers Is Paris Burning? and The City of Joyโ has created his most extraordinary epic of human... Read more
View audiobookRyan White - Abridged
By: Ryan White, Greg Louganis & Ann Marie Cunningham
Narrated by: Lukas Haas
Length: 2 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Ryan White was a typical 13-year-old living in a small town in the Midwest. Then, it was discovered that Ryan had contracted AIDS through tainted blood products he had been given for his hemophilia. Denied the right to return to school, he went to court. Newspaper headlines followed the many legal battles, and although Ryan won the court case,... Read more
View audiobookA Guided Meditation To Help You With Chemotherapy
By: Belleruth Naparstek
Narrated by: Belleruth Naparstek
Length: 41 minutes
Abridged: No
Guided imagery for chemotherapy is a holistic, mind-body therapy that consists of healing words and images, set to soothing music, to achieve specific healing goals. Repeated listening once or twice a day for 2-3 weeks ensures maximum impact on physical comfort and positive attitude. This particular audio program has been distributed by oncology... Read more
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