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The Seven Ages of Death

‘Every chapter is like a detective story’ Telegraph

by Dr Richard Shepherd ...

Narrated by Dr Richard Shepherd ...

Unabridged

11 hours 25 min

Brought to you by Penguin.The heart-wrenchingly honest new book about life and death from forensic pathologist and bestselling author of Unnatural Causes, Dr Richard Shepherd.This book is about death, but in it I will take readers on a journey through life...What can death teach us about life?Conducting many thousands of post-mortems has given Dr Richard Sh... ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Brought to you by Penguin.The heart-wrenchingly honest new book about life and death from forensic pathologist and bestselling author of Unnatural Causes, Dr Richard Shepherd.This book is about death, but in it I will take readers on a journey through life...What can death teach us about life?Conducting many thousands of post-mortems has given Dr Richard Sh...
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Welfare of Future Children, The: Reproductive Ethics and Disability Screening

by Rebecca Bennett ...

Narrated by Rebecca Bennett ...

Unabridged

8 hours 54 min

Narrated by Rebecca Bennett, this open access practical guide to reproductive ethics navigates the complex subject of the policy around IVF treatment and disability screening based on the concerns around the welfare of future children. It focuses on 3 questions in order to examine these often complex philosophical issues:· Should we allow prospective parents using IVF to implant an embryo with a ... Read more

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Narrated by Rebecca Bennett, this open access practical guide to reproductive ethics navigates the complex subject of the policy around IVF treatment and disability screening based on the concerns around the welfare of future children. It focuses on 3 questions in order to examine these often complex philosophical issues:· Should we allow prospective parents using IVF to implant an embryo with a
... Read more
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Better Never to Have Been

The Harm of Coming into Existence

by David Benatar ...

Narrated by Dennis Kleinman ...

Unabridged

7 hours 26 min

Most people believe that they were either benefited or at least not harmed by being brought into existence. Thus, if they ever do reflect on whether they should bring others into existence—rather than having children without even thinking about whether they should—they presume that they do them no harm. Better Never to Have Been challenges these assumptions. David Benatar argues that coming into ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Most people believe that they were either benefited or at least not harmed by being brought into existence. Thus, if they ever do reflect on whether they should bring others into existence—rather than having children without even thinking about whether they should—they presume that they do them no harm. Better Never to Have Been challenges these assumptions. David Benatar argues that coming into
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Medical Ethics Consultant – The Comprehensive Guide

Essential Principles, Case Studies, and Decision Frameworks for Modern Healthcare Professionals

by DEAN STRATTON ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Unabridged

8 hours 32 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Medical Ethics Consultant – The Comprehensive Guide is a definitive resource for healthcare professionals, ethicists, educators, and students seeking clarity in complex ethical dilemmas. This book blends foundational principles with practical applications, offering readers a roadmap through issues such as patient autonomy, informed consent, ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Medical Ethics Consultant – The Comprehensive Guide is a definitive resource for healthcare professionals, ethicists, educators, and students seeking clarity in complex ethical dilemmas. This book blends foundational principles with practical applications, offering readers a roadmap through issues such as patient autonomy, informed consent,
... Read more
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Subjected to Science

Human Experimentation in America before the Second World War

by Susan E. Lederer ...

Narrated by Lisa S. Ware ...

Unabridged

7 hours 19 min

The first full-length history of biomedical research with human subjects in the period "before Tuskegee"—from 1890 to 1940Long before the U.S. government began conducting secret radiation and germ-warfare experiments, and long before the Tuskegee syphilis experiments, medical professionals had introduced—and hotly debated the ethics of—the use of human subjects in medical experiments. In Subjected ... Read more

$19.99 USD

The first full-length history of biomedical research with human subjects in the period "before Tuskegee"—from 1890 to 1940Long before the U.S. government began conducting secret radiation and germ-warfare experiments, and long before the Tuskegee syphilis experiments, medical professionals had introduced—and hotly debated the ethics of—the use of human subjects in medical experiments. In Subjected
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Science, Religion, and Ethics in Twenty-First Century Biomedical Discoveries: Which Way Is Forward?

by Kevin FitzGerald ...

Narrated by Kevin FitzGerald ...

Series series Learn25: Science & Technology
Unabridged

9 hours 57 min

What is human? Can the promise of great scientific discoveries be reconciled with traditional notions of God and ethics? Are we capable of using biotechnology to better the human condition? How can science, religion and ethics be used to inform our decisions? What will an increasingly sophisticated understanding of genetics mean for healthcare, our understanding of free will?Advances in 21st ... Read more

$24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

What is human? Can the promise of great scientific discoveries be reconciled with traditional notions of God and ethics? Are we capable of using biotechnology to better the human condition? How can science, religion and ethics be used to inform our decisions? What will an increasingly sophisticated understanding of genetics mean for healthcare, our understanding of free will?Advances in 21st
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The Economic and Ethical Costs of American Health Care

by Uwe E. Reinhardt ...

Narrated by Bob Souer ...

Unabridged

4 hours 13 min

From a giant of health care policy, an engaging and enlightening account of why American health care is so expensive—and why it doesn't have to be.Uwe Reinhardt was a towering figure and moral conscience of health care policy in the United States and beyond. Famously bipartisan, he advised presidents and Congress on health reform and originated central features of the Affordable Care Act. In ... Read more

$15.99 USD

From a giant of health care policy, an engaging and enlightening account of why American health care is so expensive—and why it doesn't have to be.Uwe Reinhardt was a towering figure and moral conscience of health care policy in the United States and beyond. Famously bipartisan, he advised presidents and Congress on health reform and originated central features of the Affordable Care Act. In
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What It Means to Be Human

The Case for the Body in Public Bioethics

by O. Carter Snead ...

Narrated by Asa Siegel ...

Unabridged

9 hours 25 min

The natural limits of the human body make us vulnerable and therefore dependent, throughout our lives, on others. Yet American law and policy disregard these stubborn facts, with statutes and judicial decisions that presume people to be autonomous, defined by their capacity to choose. As legal scholar O. Carter Snead points out, this individualistic ideology captures important truths about human ... Read more

$24.99 USD

The natural limits of the human body make us vulnerable and therefore dependent, throughout our lives, on others. Yet American law and policy disregard these stubborn facts, with statutes and judicial decisions that presume people to be autonomous, defined by their capacity to choose. As legal scholar O. Carter Snead points out, this individualistic ideology captures important truths about human
... Read more
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The Book of Body Positivity

How We Got It All Wrong and What We Can Do About It

by Rajeev Kurapati ...

Narrated by ERROL RODRIGUES ...

Unabridged

7 hours 8 min

Have you ever been bullied for being overweight?The reality of being a plus-sized person isn't that every moment of your life is about being plus-sized―it’s that you’re trying to live the same kind of complicated, exciting, fun, beautiful and difficult life as everyone else. The only problem is that at every turn, society says ‘you should apologize for just living in your body’. This antagonistic ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Have you ever been bullied for being overweight?The reality of being a plus-sized person isn't that every moment of your life is about being plus-sized―it’s that you’re trying to live the same kind of complicated, exciting, fun, beautiful and difficult life as everyone else. The only problem is that at every turn, society says ‘you should apologize for just living in your body’. This antagonistic
... Read more
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Denying to the Grave

Why We Ignore the Science That Will Save Us

by Sara E. Gorman, Jack M. Gorman ...

Narrated by Rosemary Benson ...

Unabridged

17 hours 20 min

In Denying to the Grave, Sara Gorman and Jack Gorman explore the psychology of health science denial. Using several examples as case studies, they propose six key principles that may lead people to reject "accepted" health-related wisdom: the charismatic leader; fear of complexity; confirmation bias; fear of corporate and government conspiracies; causality and filling the ignorance gap; and the ... Read more

$24.99 USD

In Denying to the Grave, Sara Gorman and Jack Gorman explore the psychology of health science denial. Using several examples as case studies, they propose six key principles that may lead people to reject "accepted" health-related wisdom: the charismatic leader; fear of complexity; confirmation bias; fear of corporate and government conspiracies; causality and filling the ignorance gap; and the
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In Two Minds

Shocking true stories of murder, justice and recovery from a forensic psychiatrist

by Dr Sohom Das ...

Narrated by Dr Sohom Das ...

Unabridged

10 hours 24 min

Shocking, eye-opening and grimly fascinating, these are the true stories, patients and cases that have characterised a career spent treating mentally disordered offenders.Listen to the end of the audiobook for an exclusive bonus chapter, written and read by the author.As a forensic psychiatrist, it's Dr Das's job to treat and rehabilitate what the tabloids might call the 'criminally insane', many ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Shocking, eye-opening and grimly fascinating, these are the true stories, patients and cases that have characterised a career spent treating mentally disordered offenders.Listen to the end of the audiobook for an exclusive bonus chapter, written and read by the author.As a forensic psychiatrist, it's Dr Das's job to treat and rehabilitate what the tabloids might call the 'criminally insane', many
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Die Impf-Mafia

Pfizers ehemaliger Chef-Toxikologe weist nach, wie uns rechtswidrig Giftstoffe als Heilmittel gegen Covid-19 verkauft wurden

by Helmut Sterz, Jens Wernicke ...

Narrated by Christof Chrascina ...

Unabridged

6 hours 33 min

Zu den Corona-Impfstoffen, die an über fünf Milliarden Menschen in ein bis fünf Dosen verabreicht wurden und die zu geschätzten bis zu 20 Millionen Todesfällen sowie einer immensen Zahl an Geschädigten weltweit führten, scheint bereits alles gesagt worden zu sein. Eines jedoch hat bisher niemand vollbracht: den Beweis dafür zu erbringen, dass die beteiligten Pharmariesen sehr genau wussten, dass ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Zu den Corona-Impfstoffen, die an über fünf Milliarden Menschen in ein bis fünf Dosen verabreicht wurden und die zu geschätzten bis zu 20 Millionen Todesfällen sowie einer immensen Zahl an Geschädigten weltweit führten, scheint bereits alles gesagt worden zu sein. Eines jedoch hat bisher niemand vollbracht: den Beweis dafür zu erbringen, dass die beteiligten Pharmariesen sehr genau wussten, dass
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Human Flourishing in an Age of Gene Editing

Narrated by Wendy Tremont King, Chris Sorensen ...

Unabridged

12 hours 51 min

International uproar followed the recent announcement of the birth of twin girls whose genomes had been edited with a breakthrough DNA editing-technology. This technology, called clustered regularly interspaced short palindrome repeats or CRISPR-Cas9, can alter any DNA.The potential uses of CRISPR-Cas9 and other gene editing technologies are unprecedented in human history. By using these ... Read more

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International uproar followed the recent announcement of the birth of twin girls whose genomes had been edited with a breakthrough DNA editing-technology. This technology, called clustered regularly interspaced short palindrome repeats or CRISPR-Cas9, can alter any DNA.The potential uses of CRISPR-Cas9 and other gene editing technologies are unprecedented in human history. By using these
... Read more
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Sick Money

The Truth About the Global Pharmaceutical Industry

by Billy Kenber ...

Narrated by Ciaran Saward ...

Unabridged

13 hours 51 min

The pharmaceutical industry is broken. From the American hedge fund manager who hiked the price of an AIDS pill from $17.50 to $750 overnight to the children's cancer drugs left intentionally to expire in a Spanish warehouse, the signs of this dysfunction are all around. A system that was designed to drive innovation and patient care has been relentlessly distorted to drive up profits.Medicines ... Read more

$37.99 USD

The pharmaceutical industry is broken. From the American hedge fund manager who hiked the price of an AIDS pill from $17.50 to $750 overnight to the children's cancer drugs left intentionally to expire in a Spanish warehouse, the signs of this dysfunction are all around. A system that was designed to drive innovation and patient care has been relentlessly distorted to drive up profits.Medicines
... Read more
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Médecin légiste

Pour les morts et les vivants

by Bernard Marc ...

Narrated by Hadrien Rouchard ...

Unabridged

5 hours 16 min

Non, un médecin légiste n’est pas seulement cet homme en blouse blanche disséquant le corps humain, le découpant de part en part pour en extirper les derniers secrets. Un légiste est aussi un enquêteur des plus redoutables, capable au premier coup d’œil, dès la scène de crime, de confondre un assassin, de débusquer le meurtre quand on crie au suicide, de reconstituer le scénario d’une tragédie ... Read more

$22.99 USD

Non, un médecin légiste n’est pas seulement cet homme en blouse blanche disséquant le corps humain, le découpant de part en part pour en extirper les derniers secrets. Un légiste est aussi un enquêteur des plus redoutables, capable au premier coup d’œil, dès la scène de crime, de confondre un assassin, de débusquer le meurtre quand on crie au suicide, de reconstituer le scénario d’une tragédie
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The Case Against Perfection

by Michael J. Sandel ...

Narrated by Pete Cross ...

Unabridged

2 hours 44 min

Breakthroughs in genetics present us with a promise and a predicament. The promise is that we will soon be able to treat and prevent a host of debilitating diseases. The predicament is that our newfound genetic knowledge may enable us to manipulate our nature?to enhance our genetic traits and those of our children. Although most people find at least some forms of genetic engineering disquieting, ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Breakthroughs in genetics present us with a promise and a predicament. The promise is that we will soon be able to treat and prevent a host of debilitating diseases. The predicament is that our newfound genetic knowledge may enable us to manipulate our nature?to enhance our genetic traits and those of our children. Although most people find at least some forms of genetic engineering disquieting,
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Genetics in the Madhouse

The Unknown History of Human Heredity

by Theodore M. Porter ...

Narrated by Mike Chamberlain ...

Unabridged

14 hours 1 min

In the early 1800s, a century before there was any concept of the gene, physicians in insane asylums began to record causes of madness in their admission books. Almost from the beginning, they pointed to heredity as the most important of these causes. As doctors and state officials steadily lost faith in the capacity of asylum care to stem the terrible increase of insanity, they began emphasizing ... Read more

$30.99 USD

In the early 1800s, a century before there was any concept of the gene, physicians in insane asylums began to record causes of madness in their admission books. Almost from the beginning, they pointed to heredity as the most important of these causes. As doctors and state officials steadily lost faith in the capacity of asylum care to stem the terrible increase of insanity, they began emphasizing
... Read more
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The Human Gene Editing Debate

by John H. Evans ...

Narrated by Victor Bevine ...

Unabridged

5 hours 17 min

In 2018 the first genetically modified babies were reportedly born in China, made possible by the invention of CRISPR technology in 2012. This controversial advancement overturned the pre-existing moral consensus, which had held for over fifty years before: while gene editing an adult person was morally acceptable, modifying babies, and thus subsequent generations, crossed a significant moral line ... Read more

$15.99 USD

In 2018 the first genetically modified babies were reportedly born in China, made possible by the invention of CRISPR technology in 2012. This controversial advancement overturned the pre-existing moral consensus, which had held for over fifty years before: while gene editing an adult person was morally acceptable, modifying babies, and thus subsequent generations, crossed a significant moral line
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Las vidas que no contaron

by Laurie Ann Ximénez Fyvie, Laurie Ann Ximénez Fyvie ...

Narrated by Ana Ragasol ...

Series series Ensayo y sociedad
Unabridged

9 hours 17 min

Mientras que el gobierno solo admite que, hasta febrero de 2022, habían fallecido 312 mil mexicanos a consecuencia de COVID-19, el reporte de exceso de mortalidad de la misma fecha indica que el número ascendía a casi 700 mil.Ninguna dependencia ni ningún funcionario del sistema de salud reconoce la escandalosa diferencia ni las causas reales de muerte detrás de estos números. Estas son las vidas ... Read more

$22.99 USD

Mientras que el gobierno solo admite que, hasta febrero de 2022, habían fallecido 312 mil mexicanos a consecuencia de COVID-19, el reporte de exceso de mortalidad de la misma fecha indica que el número ascendía a casi 700 mil.Ninguna dependencia ni ningún funcionario del sistema de salud reconoce la escandalosa diferencia ni las causas reales de muerte detrás de estos números. Estas son las vidas
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The Limits of Liberty

by Sarah Conly ...

Narrated by Jennifer Walden ...

Unabridged

6 hours 52 min

When does liberty matter? It is often thought that personal liberty is always valuable and that it has a unique intrinsic value. In The Limits of Liberty, philosopher Sarah Conly argues that it is much less valuable than traditionally believed. Conly posits that liberties that bring good things have value, but liberties that bring bad consequences have no value. This means that in many cases where ... Read more

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When does liberty matter? It is often thought that personal liberty is always valuable and that it has a unique intrinsic value. In The Limits of Liberty, philosopher Sarah Conly argues that it is much less valuable than traditionally believed. Conly posits that liberties that bring good things have value, but liberties that bring bad consequences have no value. This means that in many cases where
... Read more
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Undercover Epicenter Nurse

How Fraud, Negligence, and Greed Led to Unnecessary Deaths at Elmhurst Hospital

by Erin Marie Olszewski, BSN, RN, J. B. Handley ...

Narrated by Shirl Rae ...

Unabridged

7 hours 47 min

Army combat veteran and registered nurse Erin Olszewski's most deeply held values were put to the test when she arrived as a travel nurse at Elmhurst Hospital in the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. After serving in Iraq, she was back on the front lines—and this time, she found, the situation was even worse.Rooms were filthy, nurses were lax with sanitation measures, and hospital-acquired cases ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Army combat veteran and registered nurse Erin Olszewski's most deeply held values were put to the test when she arrived as a travel nurse at Elmhurst Hospital in the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. After serving in Iraq, she was back on the front lines—and this time, she found, the situation was even worse.Rooms were filthy, nurses were lax with sanitation measures, and hospital-acquired cases
... Read more
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Diagnostic Revolution, The: How AI is Transforming Healthcare

by S Williams ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Unabridged

2 hours 26 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In an era where technology is reshaping the foundations of medicine, The Diagnostic Revolution delves into the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. This groundbreaking book explores how AI in healthcare is revolutionizing medical diagnostics, from enhancing predictive analytics in medicine to improving patient outcomes ... Read more

$10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In an era where technology is reshaping the foundations of medicine, The Diagnostic Revolution delves into the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. This groundbreaking book explores how AI in healthcare is revolutionizing medical diagnostics, from enhancing predictive analytics in medicine to improving patient outcomes
... Read more
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WESSEX POEMS (UNABRIDGED)

by Thomas HARDY ...

Narrated by Zackary Richard ...

Unabridged

2 hours 6 min

A collection of poetry by Thomas Hardy, some of which were previously published or adapted into his prose works. - Summary by Libby Gohn ... Read more

$4.99 USD

A collection of poetry by Thomas Hardy, some of which were previously published or adapted into his prose works. - Summary by Libby Gohn
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InVerse Medicine

Poems about things often left unsaid

by Upreet Dhaliwal ...

Narrated by Didi ...

Unabridged

1 hour 8 min

These are poems about conversations that we'd like to have with ourselves and with others when our bodies and minds are fraying...There's struggle and triumph, loss and humanity within the pages of this eclectic collection of verse.Here's what Readers have to say:"[This] collection brings together the dilemmas doctors and clinicians face through the voices of poetry in a way that is quite ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

These are poems about conversations that we'd like to have with ourselves and with others when our bodies and minds are fraying...There's struggle and triumph, loss and humanity within the pages of this eclectic collection of verse.Here's what Readers have to say:"[This] collection brings together the dilemmas doctors and clinicians face through the voices of poetry in a way that is quite
... Read more

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