Author: Richard Scarry
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571375022
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
What do doctors do all day?Meet Mr and Mrs Dr Doctor!Mrs Dr Doctor attends to Freddie Fox. Mr Dr Doctor rides in an ambulance . . . and Mrs Dr Doctor has a baby!Two enchanting stories outlining just how vital doctors are to our lives. Another classic from one of the founding fathers of children's illustration.'An awe-inspiring legacy.' Dapo Adeola'Treasure troves of detail.' Chris Mould'A delight.' Sara Ogilvie'What a talent.' David Tazzyman'The epitome of charm.' Sheena Dempsey'One of my favourite illustrators.' Allen Fatimaharan'So much fun.' Neal Layton'Zen-like chaos.' Rikin Parekh'Extraordinarily detailed illustrations.' Arthur Robins
Richard Scarry's Dr Doctor
Author: Richard Scarry
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571375022
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
What do doctors do all day?Meet Mr and Mrs Dr Doctor!Mrs Dr Doctor attends to Freddie Fox. Mr Dr Doctor rides in an ambulance . . . and Mrs Dr Doctor has a baby!Two enchanting stories outlining just how vital doctors are to our lives. Another classic from one of the founding fathers of children's illustration.'An awe-inspiring legacy.' Dapo Adeola'Treasure troves of detail.' Chris Mould'A delight.' Sara Ogilvie'What a talent.' David Tazzyman'The epitome of charm.' Sheena Dempsey'One of my favourite illustrators.' Allen Fatimaharan'So much fun.' Neal Layton'Zen-like chaos.' Rikin Parekh'Extraordinarily detailed illustrations.' Arthur Robins
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571375022
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
What do doctors do all day?Meet Mr and Mrs Dr Doctor!Mrs Dr Doctor attends to Freddie Fox. Mr Dr Doctor rides in an ambulance . . . and Mrs Dr Doctor has a baby!Two enchanting stories outlining just how vital doctors are to our lives. Another classic from one of the founding fathers of children's illustration.'An awe-inspiring legacy.' Dapo Adeola'Treasure troves of detail.' Chris Mould'A delight.' Sara Ogilvie'What a talent.' David Tazzyman'The epitome of charm.' Sheena Dempsey'One of my favourite illustrators.' Allen Fatimaharan'So much fun.' Neal Layton'Zen-like chaos.' Rikin Parekh'Extraordinarily detailed illustrations.' Arthur Robins
Becoming a Doctors' Doctor
Author: Michael F Myers, MD
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Becoming a Doctors' Doctor is author and psychiatrist Michael F. Myers' revelation of the fascinating and sometimes tragic encounters with doctors as patients. Physicians are expected to be resilient and to carry the burdens of others. But all too often, the on-the-job stresses can result in mental illness. Beginning with his roommate's suicide in the first year of medical school, Myers found himself craving to learn more about physicians and their vulnerabilities. In this memoir of his thirty-five year career, Myers shares vignettes of treating doctors for depression, alcoholism, burnout, and more. He reveals the stigma physicians face when asking for help and the struggles they endure while keeping others healthy and safe. A psychiatrist with a passion for helping physicians, Myers highlights the importance of mental health treatment for doctors and the social and emotional costs of serving the community. Beautifully written, Becoming a Doctors' Doctor heralds the many patients to whom he has devoted his practice and career.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Becoming a Doctors' Doctor is author and psychiatrist Michael F. Myers' revelation of the fascinating and sometimes tragic encounters with doctors as patients. Physicians are expected to be resilient and to carry the burdens of others. But all too often, the on-the-job stresses can result in mental illness. Beginning with his roommate's suicide in the first year of medical school, Myers found himself craving to learn more about physicians and their vulnerabilities. In this memoir of his thirty-five year career, Myers shares vignettes of treating doctors for depression, alcoholism, burnout, and more. He reveals the stigma physicians face when asking for help and the struggles they endure while keeping others healthy and safe. A psychiatrist with a passion for helping physicians, Myers highlights the importance of mental health treatment for doctors and the social and emotional costs of serving the community. Beautifully written, Becoming a Doctors' Doctor heralds the many patients to whom he has devoted his practice and career.
Book Doctor
Author: Esther Cohen
Publisher: Catapult
ISBN: 1619020327
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Everyone wants to write a book. Arlette Rosen knows this and earns her living helping strangers with their book ideas: books about Derrida and dieting, books of psychic exercises, a compendium of Alzheimer's jokes, and of course, an infinite number of books about love. Enter Harbinger Singh: a tax lawyer still in love with his ex–wife and set on revenge, who believes he can win her back by writing a book. All he needs is help with the actual writing. The lives of Arlette and Harbinger intertwine in unexpected ways as they meander along a path filled with writing, sex, movies, love, music, and continual revelation. Cohen has crafted a modern–day romance and a hilarious, knowing look at the troublesome process of bringing a book into the world—for readers and struggling writers everywhere.
Publisher: Catapult
ISBN: 1619020327
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Everyone wants to write a book. Arlette Rosen knows this and earns her living helping strangers with their book ideas: books about Derrida and dieting, books of psychic exercises, a compendium of Alzheimer's jokes, and of course, an infinite number of books about love. Enter Harbinger Singh: a tax lawyer still in love with his ex–wife and set on revenge, who believes he can win her back by writing a book. All he needs is help with the actual writing. The lives of Arlette and Harbinger intertwine in unexpected ways as they meander along a path filled with writing, sex, movies, love, music, and continual revelation. Cohen has crafted a modern–day romance and a hilarious, knowing look at the troublesome process of bringing a book into the world—for readers and struggling writers everywhere.
Mr. and Mrs. Doctor
Author: Julie Iromuanya
Publisher: Coffee House Press
ISBN: 1566893984
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Ifi and Job, a Nigerian couple in an arranged marriage, begin their lives together in Nebraska with a single, outrageous lie: that Job is a doctor, not a college dropout. Unwittingly, Ifi becomes his co-conspirator—that is until his first wife, Cheryl, whom he married for a green card years ago, reenters the picture and upsets Job's tenuous balancing act. Julie Iromuanya has short stories and novel excerpts appearing or forthcoming in the Kenyon Review, Passages North, the Cream City Review, and the Tampa Review, among other journals. She is a finalist for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction. Mr. and Mrs. Doctor is her first novel.
Publisher: Coffee House Press
ISBN: 1566893984
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Ifi and Job, a Nigerian couple in an arranged marriage, begin their lives together in Nebraska with a single, outrageous lie: that Job is a doctor, not a college dropout. Unwittingly, Ifi becomes his co-conspirator—that is until his first wife, Cheryl, whom he married for a green card years ago, reenters the picture and upsets Job's tenuous balancing act. Julie Iromuanya has short stories and novel excerpts appearing or forthcoming in the Kenyon Review, Passages North, the Cream City Review, and the Tampa Review, among other journals. She is a finalist for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction. Mr. and Mrs. Doctor is her first novel.
Let's Meet a Doctor
Author: Bridget Heos
Publisher: Lerner Digital ™
ISBN: 1512477648
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Let's Meet a Doctor! What does a doctor do? These kids have a few ideas. But to learn more, they talk to Dr. Zambil. He tells them how he helps sick or hurt kids feel better. He sees healthy kids to help keep them healthy. He even helps train new doctors. Let's hear it for doctors! "Cartoon-style animated drawings in bright colors introduce diverse characters who will capture children's interest." —School Library Journal "In each book introducing a community-benefiting career, schoolchildren meet one adult to learn about his or her job; information includes the training required to become a firefighter, doctor, etc., daily routines, and primary responsibilities. The content is inclusive and up-to-date but delivered though vapid stories. Peppy computer-generated cartoons are amateur." - The Horn Book Guide Free downloadable series teaching guide available.
Publisher: Lerner Digital ™
ISBN: 1512477648
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Let's Meet a Doctor! What does a doctor do? These kids have a few ideas. But to learn more, they talk to Dr. Zambil. He tells them how he helps sick or hurt kids feel better. He sees healthy kids to help keep them healthy. He even helps train new doctors. Let's hear it for doctors! "Cartoon-style animated drawings in bright colors introduce diverse characters who will capture children's interest." —School Library Journal "In each book introducing a community-benefiting career, schoolchildren meet one adult to learn about his or her job; information includes the training required to become a firefighter, doctor, etc., daily routines, and primary responsibilities. The content is inclusive and up-to-date but delivered though vapid stories. Peppy computer-generated cartoons are amateur." - The Horn Book Guide Free downloadable series teaching guide available.
Dr. Doctor's Little Back Book
Author: Uday Doctor
Publisher: Bookbaby
ISBN: 9781732133907
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Back pain? Neck pain? Shoulder pain? Hip pain? Buttock pain? Groin pain? Rib pain? Arm or leg pain? Tailbone pain? All these types of pain are commonly due to a specific problem in the spine. Dr. Doctor's Little Back Book: All the Secrets You Need to Know about Causes and Solutions for Neck, Mid-back, and Lower Back Pain provides readers with easy-to-follow instructions to determine the specific problem creating their discomfort and simple explanations to offer the relief they seek. Written to educate and guide everyone with spine pain or other areas of musculoskeletal pain that actually originates from the spine, the Little Back Book offers insight into Dr. Doctor's unique approach to treating back pain. A lot of discomfort that people experience in different areas of the body are due to problems in their spine, including the shoulder, hip, buttock, groin, rib and mid-back, arm and leg and even the tailbone. Dr. Doctor empowers patients and health care providers alike in not only providing a clear-cut pathway in achieving a diagnosis, but provides alternatives in reaching an endpoint. Drawing on more than twenty years of experience as a leader in the field, noted spinal diagnostics specialist, Dr. Uday Doctor, has found that the key to managing spine pain lies in simply locating the specific structure in the spine. Too often, patients are treated without ever receiving a diagnosis. Dr. Doctor's Little Back Book offers back pain patients, health care providers, physical therapists and trainers an easy-to-use manual in diagnosing and treating specific structure based spine pain. Packed with more than 190 pictures and diagrams, Dr. Doctor's Little Back Book offers readers vital information: An in-depth explanation of how the spine creates pain How the spine causes many types of pain including shoulder pain, hip pain, arm and leg pain, buttock pain, rib pain, and even groin pain The importance of diagnosing before treating spine pain Why MRI's should be used only as a secondary tool for diagnosis Step-by-step instructions in locating the exact structure that is creating the discomfort Solving the problem of spine pain without the use of narcotics The benefit of using minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to pinpoint the source of pain The book also introduces the "Straight Spine Safe Spine Therapy and Exercise Program," which gives you a physical therapy and exercise program for each specific problem in the spine. The program also shows you how to prevent re-injuring the spine by teaching proper body posture and mechanics, as well as giving you an exercise program designed to keep you from aggravating the specific problem that was creating your pain. "The Straight Spine Safe Spine Program": Gives you a physical therapy and exercise program to decrease your pain Teaches you how to use correct body position and mechanics to prevent recurrences of pain Shows you how to exercise without inflaming the part of your spine that was creating your pain Finally, Dr. Doctor answers the most common questions that he has been asked by his patients over the last twenty years. This includes topics such as: Does Laser surgery for the spine really exist? When is radiofrequency ablation effective for spine pain? Why did my pain injections not work? Are my diagnosis of fibromyalgia, neuropathy, or restless leg syndrome actually due to a problem in my spine? Could the swelling in my legs be due to a problem in my spine? How does a herniated disc in my spine create buttock and hip pain?
Publisher: Bookbaby
ISBN: 9781732133907
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Back pain? Neck pain? Shoulder pain? Hip pain? Buttock pain? Groin pain? Rib pain? Arm or leg pain? Tailbone pain? All these types of pain are commonly due to a specific problem in the spine. Dr. Doctor's Little Back Book: All the Secrets You Need to Know about Causes and Solutions for Neck, Mid-back, and Lower Back Pain provides readers with easy-to-follow instructions to determine the specific problem creating their discomfort and simple explanations to offer the relief they seek. Written to educate and guide everyone with spine pain or other areas of musculoskeletal pain that actually originates from the spine, the Little Back Book offers insight into Dr. Doctor's unique approach to treating back pain. A lot of discomfort that people experience in different areas of the body are due to problems in their spine, including the shoulder, hip, buttock, groin, rib and mid-back, arm and leg and even the tailbone. Dr. Doctor empowers patients and health care providers alike in not only providing a clear-cut pathway in achieving a diagnosis, but provides alternatives in reaching an endpoint. Drawing on more than twenty years of experience as a leader in the field, noted spinal diagnostics specialist, Dr. Uday Doctor, has found that the key to managing spine pain lies in simply locating the specific structure in the spine. Too often, patients are treated without ever receiving a diagnosis. Dr. Doctor's Little Back Book offers back pain patients, health care providers, physical therapists and trainers an easy-to-use manual in diagnosing and treating specific structure based spine pain. Packed with more than 190 pictures and diagrams, Dr. Doctor's Little Back Book offers readers vital information: An in-depth explanation of how the spine creates pain How the spine causes many types of pain including shoulder pain, hip pain, arm and leg pain, buttock pain, rib pain, and even groin pain The importance of diagnosing before treating spine pain Why MRI's should be used only as a secondary tool for diagnosis Step-by-step instructions in locating the exact structure that is creating the discomfort Solving the problem of spine pain without the use of narcotics The benefit of using minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to pinpoint the source of pain The book also introduces the "Straight Spine Safe Spine Therapy and Exercise Program," which gives you a physical therapy and exercise program for each specific problem in the spine. The program also shows you how to prevent re-injuring the spine by teaching proper body posture and mechanics, as well as giving you an exercise program designed to keep you from aggravating the specific problem that was creating your pain. "The Straight Spine Safe Spine Program": Gives you a physical therapy and exercise program to decrease your pain Teaches you how to use correct body position and mechanics to prevent recurrences of pain Shows you how to exercise without inflaming the part of your spine that was creating your pain Finally, Dr. Doctor answers the most common questions that he has been asked by his patients over the last twenty years. This includes topics such as: Does Laser surgery for the spine really exist? When is radiofrequency ablation effective for spine pain? Why did my pain injections not work? Are my diagnosis of fibromyalgia, neuropathy, or restless leg syndrome actually due to a problem in my spine? Could the swelling in my legs be due to a problem in my spine? How does a herniated disc in my spine create buttock and hip pain?
The Horse and Buggy Doctor
Author: Arthur E. Hertzler
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803257177
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
'An honest and objective self-record that puts on paper one of the most beloved traditions of the past and shows that the fundamental virtues for which the country doctor was cherished have survived into the scientific present, while many not-so-good aspects of sentimental old days have fortunately been left behind.'---Books
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803257177
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
'An honest and objective self-record that puts on paper one of the most beloved traditions of the past and shows that the fundamental virtues for which the country doctor was cherished have survived into the scientific present, while many not-so-good aspects of sentimental old days have fortunately been left behind.'---Books
One Doctor
Author: Brendan Reilly
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476726299
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
"A first-person narrative that takes readers inside the medical profession as one doctor solves real-life medical mysteries"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476726299
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
"A first-person narrative that takes readers inside the medical profession as one doctor solves real-life medical mysteries"--Provided by publisher.
Playing Doctor
Author: Joseph Turow
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472027573
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Playing Doctor is an engaging and highly perceptive history of the medical TV series from its inception to the present day. Turow offers an inside look at the creation of iconic doctor shows as well as a detailed history of the programs, an analysis of changing public perceptions of doctors and medicine, and an insightful commentary on how medical dramas have both exploited and shaped these perceptions. Originally published in 1989 and drawing on extensive interviews with creators, directors, and producers, Playing Doctor immediately became a classic in the field of communications studies. This expanded edition includes a new introduction placing the book in the contemporary context of the health care crisis, as well as new chapters covering the intervening twenty years of television programming. Turow draws on recent research and interviews with principals in contemporary television doctor shows such as ER, Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, and Scrubs to illuminate the extraordinary ongoing cultural influence of medical shows. Playing Doctor situates the television vision of medicine as a limitless high-tech resource against the realities underlying the health care debate, both yesterday and today. Joseph Turow is Robert Lewis Shayon Professor at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania. He was named a Distinguished Scholar by the by the National Communication Association and a Fellow of the International Communication Association in 2010. He has authored eight books, edited five, and written more than 100 articles on mass media industries. He has also produced a DVD titled Prime Time Doctors: Why Should You Care? which has been distributed to all first-year medical students with the support of the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation.
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472027573
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Playing Doctor is an engaging and highly perceptive history of the medical TV series from its inception to the present day. Turow offers an inside look at the creation of iconic doctor shows as well as a detailed history of the programs, an analysis of changing public perceptions of doctors and medicine, and an insightful commentary on how medical dramas have both exploited and shaped these perceptions. Originally published in 1989 and drawing on extensive interviews with creators, directors, and producers, Playing Doctor immediately became a classic in the field of communications studies. This expanded edition includes a new introduction placing the book in the contemporary context of the health care crisis, as well as new chapters covering the intervening twenty years of television programming. Turow draws on recent research and interviews with principals in contemporary television doctor shows such as ER, Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, and Scrubs to illuminate the extraordinary ongoing cultural influence of medical shows. Playing Doctor situates the television vision of medicine as a limitless high-tech resource against the realities underlying the health care debate, both yesterday and today. Joseph Turow is Robert Lewis Shayon Professor at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania. He was named a Distinguished Scholar by the by the National Communication Association and a Fellow of the International Communication Association in 2010. He has authored eight books, edited five, and written more than 100 articles on mass media industries. He has also produced a DVD titled Prime Time Doctors: Why Should You Care? which has been distributed to all first-year medical students with the support of the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation.
The Doctor
Author: E. L. Todd
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781798164501
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
My husband left me.After five years together, he realized he was gay.Once the anger had faded away, there was nothing but love behind. This man is still my best friend and I want him in my life. So I move across the hall so we can be as close as we always have.Then his brother moves in for a couple of weeks, a man I've never met. He relocates to Seattle to work as an ER doctor at the local hospital.And he's NOTHING like his brother.The strong and silent type, he looks at me with a gaze so fierce it's like he hates me. Every time we're alone in a room together, the chemistry is so suffocating I can barely breathe. The guy never wears a shirt around the apartment so that makes it a million times worse...or better depending on how you look at it. But this man is off limits. He's the only man in the world I can't have. And he can't have me either.So we'll just have to keep pretending there's nothing here....even though there is.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781798164501
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
My husband left me.After five years together, he realized he was gay.Once the anger had faded away, there was nothing but love behind. This man is still my best friend and I want him in my life. So I move across the hall so we can be as close as we always have.Then his brother moves in for a couple of weeks, a man I've never met. He relocates to Seattle to work as an ER doctor at the local hospital.And he's NOTHING like his brother.The strong and silent type, he looks at me with a gaze so fierce it's like he hates me. Every time we're alone in a room together, the chemistry is so suffocating I can barely breathe. The guy never wears a shirt around the apartment so that makes it a million times worse...or better depending on how you look at it. But this man is off limits. He's the only man in the world I can't have. And he can't have me either.So we'll just have to keep pretending there's nothing here....even though there is.