Biography & Autobiography, Medical
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Trailblazer for Women’s Health
The Remarkable Life of Dr. May Cohen by Robert Sarner
When it comes to advocating both for women’s reproductive rights and the advancement of women in medicine, few Canadians have had more impact than Dr. May Cohen. Born to Jewish immigrants and Communist activists during the Great Depression, May...
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This Is About Life
An Intimate Story of Cancer From the Turn of the Century to Covid 19 by Leslie Elizabeth King
“I cannot live if I am trying to kill part of myself.” Over the course of 20 years, Leslie King survived breast cancer, endometrial cancer, and breast cancer again. In her selected journals, she documents the realities of cancer treatment within...
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My Life's Dream Took Me to Sea
by Ronald Epner
This book tells an engaging story of one man’s self-discovery and his adventures living his life’s dream. It targets three types of readers. The author shares life skills that have led him to a fulfilling, meaningful life. It caters to both the...
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Ripples from the Rupununi
Dr. Aidun's Healing Journey by Brian H. Cameron
Somewhere over the rainforest in Guyana there’s a land called the Rupununi, a creek-crossed savannah inhabited for millennia by Indigenous people of great capacity. This is where Dr. Jamshid Aidun, a Persian Canadian surgeon and a humble man of...
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A Murmuration of Demons
A True Tale of Love, Life, Hardship, and Loss by Robert F. Stump
After two failed marriages, Bob meets Jessica. One whirlwind romance, transcontinental move, and medical degree later, the two have built a life together in El Paso, Texas. The beginning of the end starts when Jessica is diagnosed with a...
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An AVM Survival Story
Comeback Season! Jagger's Triumphant Journey by Janice Zatylny
While her son recovered from an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) rupture, Janice Zatylny kept a journal to document the daily events that transpired throughout their journey. By sharing her family’s story, she hopes to increase AVM awareness and...
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Dr. Danger
Life Story Of A Rural Veterinarian by Dr. Art Schatz
Dr. Art Schatz has been deeply involved with animals since he was born. During his childhood in rural Canada, his family had no local veterinarians nearby, so he learned to tend to the farm animals and turned that passion into a career. After...
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Internal Medicine
A Second Casebook by Hector M Baillie
This book is a collection of stories, often suggested by a patient encounter. Patients are our best teachers. Each story aims to educate, entertain and inspire. You might be faced with issues like these: • Do patients understand enough about...
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A Knapsack Full of Dreams
Memoirs of a Street Nurse by Cathy Crowe
"My nurse hands once did more useful things. They immunized the fat, healthy thighs of infants, they carefully measured cardiac drugs to administer to young heart patients, they bathed both the elderly lady after her surgery and the 24-year-old...
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A Physician's Advocacy
Validating the Medical Treatment of Addiction by Nady el-Guebaly
This memoir details the life and career of Dr. Nady el-Guebaly, an early practitioner of addiction medicine and a pillar of healthcare in Canada. Nady el-Guebaly was born in Egypt in 1941 to the sound of Axis forces bombing the ships anchored in...
