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Drawing upon evidence from archives across the world, Veiled Warriors offers a compelling account of nurses' wartime experiences and a clear appraisal of their work and its contribution to the allied cause between 1914 and 1918, on both the Western and the Eastern Fronts. Nurses believed they were involved in a multi-layered battle. Primarily, they were fighting for the lives of their patients on the "second battlefield" of casualty clearing stations, transports, and military hospitals.

Este libro, con instantáneas sobre la vida sexual durante el siglo xix, pretende ser un «mapa histórico» replantea muchas de las ideas y costumbres que aún imperan en nuestro entorno respecto al sexo.

Do you keep procrastinating and keep squandering? In today’s world, where distractions are everywhere, the ability to focus has become more and more difficult to achieve. If you recognize yourself in the above situation, don’t worry; these are common challenges for teenagers, and you can overcome them and become successful in life. Teenagers' Guide to Success is your must-listen, must-follow guide to help you remove distractions so you can finally work on your goals with ease. This will show you the way to rewire your brain, conquer challenges, and achieve goals.

For today’s teen, being able to communicate clearly in front of an audience is essential. From class presentations to interviews to online videos, an engaging talk can not only inspire and electrify a room, it can change people’s minds, and even change the world. Thank You for Coming to My TED Talk is the definitive guide to public speaking for a teen audience. Drawing from a teen’s day-to-day world - school, extracurriculars, online videos, college admissions procedures, bat and bar mitzvahs, debates, and more - head of TED Chris Anderson shares proven techniques.

Ever since cancer invaded his adoptive mother’s life, Brett feels like he’s losing everything, most of all control. To cope, Brett fuels all of his anxieties into epic fantasies, including his intergalactic Kid Condor comic book series, which features food constellations and characters not unlike those in his own life. But lately Brett’s grip on reality has started to lose its hold. The fictions he’s been telling himself—about his unattractive body, the feeling that he’s a burden to his best friend, that he’s too messed up to be loved—have consumed him completely.

Plague and pestilence have both fascinated and terrified humanity from the very beginning. Societies and individuals have struggled to make sense of them, and more importantly, they’ve often struggled to avoid them. Before the scientific age, people had no knowledge of the microbiological agents - unseen bacteria and viruses - which afflicted them, and thus, the maladies were often ascribed to wrathful supernatural forces.

The Cancer Problem offers the first medical, cultural, and social history of cancer in 19th-century Britain. It argues that it was in the 19th century that cancer acquired the unique emotional, symbolic, and politicized status it maintains today. Through an interrogation of the construction, deployment, and emotional consequences of the disease's incurability, this book reframes our conceptualization of the relationship between medicine and modern life and reshapes our understanding of chronic and incurable maladies, both past and present.

En El mapa fantasma se cuenta la historia de la aterradora epidemia de cólera que envolvió Londres en 1854 y sus dos héroes poco probables: el anestesista doctor John Snow y el afable clérigo, el reverendo Henry Whitehead, quienes derrotaron la enfermedad mediante una combinación de conocimiento local, investigación científica y elaboración de mapas.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, has been gaining ground in popular self-help literature. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Techniques for Retraining Your Brain is a comprehensive course study of the therapy. Over the span of 24 lectures, the author covers a range of topics, including the history of CBT, how CBT compares to other forms of therapy, and how CBT can be used for growth and improvement in different areas of life. The central question of the book asks what can we change and what can we not change.

Losing weight has often become a losing battle for most people. It’s easy to come up with the decision to live healthier, but the difficult part is to stick to that decision. Does this sound like you? do you feel as if you lack the drive to stick to your meal plan and exercise regimen? Then this book is for you!

Una cosa es llegar a ser viejo y otra muy distinta llegar a ser grande. Nuestras acciones de hoy determinan la calidad de nuestra vida futura. ¿Cómo podemos prepararnos en los aspectos físico, económico, psicológico y espiritual? En este libro encontrarás una guía para ayudarte a que hoy o mañana digas con orgullo: ¡Soy grande!

Have you ever imagined you could eat a deliciously fat dish, feel energetic, and at the same time lose weight? This can’t be real, right? But it is! The Keto diet may be the most amazing discovery in recent years. Based upon the scientific knowledge about the process of ketosis, this low-carb diet will improve your cholesterol level and blood pressure, boost weight loss, and reduce appetite. It’s really the solution we’ve been waiting for.

Abundance. Such a powerful, evocative word. It conjures up images of opulence, riches, and of plenty - all crowned with a spirit of benevolent generosity. It's a word that resonates with the promise of unbounded positive energy. The seven secrets will guide you through the process of discovering how much better your life can be.

La meditación es una técnica milenaria que ha sido utilizada durante generaciones con múltiples beneficios. Fuente de salud y bienestar, sus efectos positivos han sido científicamente comprobados: ayuda a mejorar la memoria e incluso desarrolla nuestro cociente intelectual. En este audiolibro Ramiro Calle, uno de los mayores expertos en yoga y técnicas de meditación, nos propone un detallado estudio de dichas enseñanzas y sus diversas vertientes.

America's leaders say the economy is strong and getting stronger. But the safety net that once protected us is fast unraveling. With retirement plans in growing jeopardy while health coverage erodes, more and more economic risk is shifting from government and business onto the fragile shoulders of the American family. In The Great Risk Shift, Jacob S. Hacker lays bare this unsettling new economic climate, showing how it has come about, what it is doing to our families, and how we can fight back.

When the SARS virus broke out in China in January 2003, Karl Taro Greenfeld was the editor of Time Asia in Hong Kong, just a few miles from the epicenter of the outbreak. After vague, initial reports of terrified Chinese boiling vinegar to "purify" the air, Greenfeld and his staff soon found themselves immersed in the story of a lifetime. Deftly tracking a mysterious viral killer, China Syndrome takes listeners on a gripping ride that blows through the Chinese government's effort to cover up the disease and sounds a clarion call warning of a catastrophe to come.

Are you tired of feeling sluggish and unsatisfied with your diet? Imagine waking up each morning full of energy and confidence, ready to take on the day. No more counting calories or restrictive diets. With Eat Good, Look Good, Feel Great: Healthy Eating for Beginners, you can finally achieve your health and weight loss goals in a sustainable and enjoyable way. Picture this: You're at a party, surrounded by delicious food and tempting treats. But instead of feeling anxious or restricted, you confidently choose the options that nourish your body and satisfy your taste buds.

El arma más fuerte contra la pandemia es la verdad. He aquí el relato definitivo de la epidemia de gripe de 1918. Magistral en su amplitud de perspectiva y profundidad de investigación, La gran gripe nos proporciona un modelo preciso y esclarecedor ahora que nos enfrentamos a nuevas pandemias.

El poder de nuestras mentes subconscientes es fuerte. Muchas personas no saben qué hacer con esas fuerzas misteriosas, por lo que en esta guía, puede explorar más qué significan y de dónde provienen. Además, estas cosas están conectadas a la inteligencia emocional, una disciplina y calidad que se ha destacado con mayor frecuencia desde hace poco.

The gripping story of a chemical weapons catastrophe, the cover-up, and how one American Army doctor’s discovery led to the development of the first drug to combat cancer, known today as chemotherapy.