Whole Person Collection & Leisure Reading Collection

In order to help both casual exercisers and professional athletes maintain a healthy, injury-free body, these two authors provide a thorough visual guide with over 300 exercises to increase mobility, decrease discomfort, and improve functional motion.
Alternate Genre: Fitness

Science writer Trivedi examines the history of cystic fibrosis, from its discovery in the 1930s to the creation of ground-breaking therapies that have made the deadly illness treatable and given hope for the recovery of other life-threatening conditions.
Alternate Genres: Biology, History, Medical

By examining the crucial role that bacteria play in forming human bodies, behaviors, and health, Ed Yong expands the discussion to include the entire animal world and emphasizes the interdependent, interwoven relationships that characterize life on Earth.
Alternate Genre: Biology

While offering solutions for more effective healthcare, this book explores how political polarization, the abuse of professional authority, and special interests in the medical sector impede efforts to advance evidence-based medicine in the United States.

Through a combination of medical knowledge and philosophical contemplation, author and physician Gavin Francis examines both common and unusual alterations to the human body and identity as he examines the changing processes of life, from birth to death.

Science writer Thomson shares the biggest mysteries on the human brain, and how to unlock and expand your mind.
Alternate Genres: Medical, Psychology

Marchant examines how the mind's impact on the body can promote healing, reduce pain, and enhance health by showcasing both cutting-edge research and actual cases that show how powerful ideas, feelings, and beliefs can be in medical treatment.
Alternate Genres: Health, Psychology

Zernike recounts the tale of Nancy Hopkins and other senior female scientists at MIT who revealed the academy's discrimination in 1999, leading to a national conversation about gender bias in STEM degrees.
Alternate Genres: Feminism, History

From early discoveries like thorazine to more recent innovations like memory medications, Slater explores the science, history, and personal tales of the key psychiatric medications.
Alternate Genres: History, Medical, Psychology

Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Matt Richtel traces the history of the human immune system and contemporary advances in immunology while examining the system's critical role in survival and health via the interweaving of four people's experiences.
Alternate Genre: Biology

Through the experiences of patients, musicians, and regular people, Oliver Sacks examines the tremendous effects of music on the brain and the human experience highlighting the capacity of music to elicit strong emotions, affect behavior, and even promote recovery.
Alternate Genres: Neuroscience, Psychology

Dunn reveals the myriad of species that live alongside us, ranging from insects to germs, and how our efforts to purify our surroundings may unintentionally endanger our health by encouraging dangerous bacteria.

Physician scientists provide ground-breaking research and gripping anecdotes, demonstrating how compassion in healthcare can significantly affect patient outcomes, making it an essential "wonder drug" for the twenty-first century.
Alternate Genre: Psychology

By examining the hidden history of autism, the emergence of neurodiversity activism, and his proposal for a more inclusive future, Silberman challenges accepted notions about autism.
Alternate Genres: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Neuroscience