Medical
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From  Unorthodox Jewish AtheistFrom: A Lucky Life |
Talks about his experience with the Jewish faith that he was raised in, and how his unorthodox views were shaped by medical teachers in the 1940s | Richard B. Goldbloom | 8 | 2013 | $0.80 Add |
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From "Six of the Best"From: A Lucky Life |
Discusses his father being the first trained pediatrician in Montreal, his time going to school at Selwyn House | Richard B. Goldbloom | 8 | 2013 | $0.80 Add |
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From  NEW! A Tale of Instability in Seven PartsQuake From: On Opium |
As the author describes the upending of her life: the losses of the past months and years: her love, her family, her body, her work, her income, her freedom—treasured friendships, even. she … | Carlyn Zwarenstein | 15 | 2021 | $1.50 Add |
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From  NEW! One Year InA Hopeful New Normal From: Shadows and Light |
Chapter Four examines the progress made and new challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic one year in by the winter of 2021. Topics discussed include the idea of the ‘New Normal,’ the … | Heather Patterson | 15 | 2022 | $1.50 Add |
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From  Work, Travel, StudyFrom: Pilgrim Souls |
deals with our careers, travel and the lifelong learning in which we engaged, eachin our own way. | Jim Lotz | 38 | 2013 | $3.80 Add |
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From NEW! A Tale of Instability in Seven PartsMonsters From: On Opium |
The author describes what suffering does to her body and mind and how the effort required to transcend it makes her feel like a monster. While her condition allows her to walk and run but not … | Carlyn Zwarenstein | 14 | 2021 | $1.40 Add |
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From From LCC to McGillFrom: A Lucky Life |
Completing High School at Lower Canada College, an all boys school at the time, and going on to study at McGill | Richard B. Goldbloom | 4 | 2013 | $0.40 Add |
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From Our Lifelong Love AffairFrom: Pilgrim Souls |
covers our emotional relationships and how they developed through our married life. | Jim Lotz | 31 | 2013 | $3.10 Add |
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From NEW! The Third WaveIt’s a Tsunami From: Shadows and Light |
Chapter Five examines the crushing reality of the third wave with more aggressive Covid-19 variants. Topics discussed include anti-vaccination protests, climbing hospitalizations in Alberta … | Heather Patterson | 29 | 2022 | $2.90 Add |
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From NEW! A Tale of Instability in Seven PartsDross From: On Opium |
In this chapter, dross, the undesirable scum that rises to the top of molten metal and also the residue from previously smoked opium is applied as metaphor to junkies: the unwanted product of … | Carlyn Zwarenstein | 17 | 2021 | $1.70 Add |
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From Coming of Age in Cape BretonFrom: A Lucky Life |
Talks about meeting his wife at school, going on to talk about visiting her family in Cape Breton and his dealings with the medical community there | Richard B. Goldbloom | 12 | 2013 | $1.20 Add |
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From Foreground:The Long Goodbye From: Pilgrim Souls |
An Introduction to the second part of the book, briefly discusses Mary Geist and Heather Menzies as caregivers. The importance of love in caregiving | Jim Lotz | 8 | 2013 | $0.80 Add |
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From NEW! The Fourth WaveNot the Best Summer Ever From: Shadows and Light |
Chapter Six focuses on the fourth wave and the changing attitudes towards the pandemic and healthcare workers. Topics discussed include protests against public health and vaccination, … | Heather Patterson | 18 | 2022 | $1.80 Add |
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From NEW! A Tale of Instability in Seven PartsSaturnalia From: On Opium |
Through the description of a trip to Spain, the author explores facism and the relationship between governments and drug users, and other disposable groups of people. The author states that we … | Carlyn Zwarenstein | 17 | 2021 | $1.70 Add |
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From At the Feet of the MastersFrom: A Lucky Life |
Discusses studying medicine and some of the masters who taught him. He studied in the 1940s and completed his residency in the early 1950s. Talks | Richard B. Goldbloom | 21 | 2013 | $2.10 Add |
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From Discovering DementiaFrom: Pilgrim Souls |
In depth look at their discovery that Pat had dementia, the long process it took to be diagnosed, statistics about Alzheimer’s, defines dementia, the theft of memory, stages of dementia. | Jim Lotz | 35 | 2013 | $3.50 Add |
