Rakuten Kobo

Shopping Cart

Item(s) unavailable for purchase

Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.

itemsitem

- Unlimited access to eBooks
  
  Unlimited access to audiobooks
  
  No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  
  Get 1 credit every month for the audiobook of your choice
  
  No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  
  Unlimited access to eBooks
  
  Unlimited access to audiobooks
  
  No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  Audiobook
  by ,
  
  Available:
  
  . No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions.
  
  Pre-order
  1 audiobook monthly
  
  + FREE 30-day trial
  
  Special Offer
  
  Get 1 credit every month to exchange for an audiobook of your choice
  
  *No commitment, cancel anytime
  
  FREE

itemsitem

Unlimited access to eBooks

Unlimited access to audiobooks

No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions

Get 1 credit every month for the audiobook of your choice

No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions

Unlimited access to eBooks

Unlimited access to audiobooks

No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
Audiobook
by ,

Available:
. No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions.

Pre-order
1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Special Offer

Get 1 credit every month to exchange for an audiobook of your choice

*No commitment, cancel anytime

FREE

Recommended For You

Skip side bar filters

Hollow Crown of Fire

A Discovery of Meaning in the Coronavirus Pandemic and its Predecessors

by Barbara E. Hort ...

What possible good can come from the suffering that has been inflicted on us by the coronavirus pandemic...or any firestorm of disease? It turns out that pandemic suffering can be made bearable, and even transformative, but only when we discover its meaning. Dr. Barbara Hort uses the ancient art of storytelling-woven with history, science, and psychology-to reveal the meaning of our pandemic ... Read more

$9.99 USD

What possible good can come from the suffering that has been inflicted on us by the coronavirus pandemic...or any firestorm of disease? It turns out that pandemic suffering can be made bearable, and even transformative, but only when we discover its meaning. Dr. Barbara Hort uses the ancient art of storytelling-woven with history, science, and psychology-to reveal the meaning of our pandemic
... Read more
Audiobook

Finding Meaning in the Covid Pandemic by Scrutinizing Past Pandemics

by Barbara E. Hort, Ph.D. ...

Narrated by Justine Willis Toms ...

Unabridged

In this 2022 interview with Justine WIllis Toms, Jungian counselor Barbara E. Hort, Ph.D. discusses how the Covid pandemic changed our world and our lives in ways that we hoped would be positive, important, and enduring. Hort speculates that we will probably derive more pandemic insight from scrutinizing the past than from speculating about the future because no one pandemic is entirely separate ... Read more

$1.99 USD

In this 2022 interview with Justine WIllis Toms, Jungian counselor Barbara E. Hort, Ph.D. discusses how the Covid pandemic changed our world and our lives in ways that we hoped would be positive, important, and enduring. Hort speculates that we will probably derive more pandemic insight from scrutinizing the past than from speculating about the future because no one pandemic is entirely separate
... Read more

Rabid

A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus

by Bill Wasik, Monica Murphy ...

From Greek myths to zombie flicks, from the laboratory heroics of Louis Pasteur to the contemporary search for a lifesaving treatment, Rabid is a fresh and often wildly entertaining look at one of humankind's oldest and most fearsome foes.The most fatal virus known to science, rabies—a disease that spreads avidly from animals to humans—kills nearly one hundred percent of its victims once the ... Read more

$6.99 USD

Also available as: Audiobook

From Greek myths to zombie flicks, from the laboratory heroics of Louis Pasteur to the contemporary search for a lifesaving treatment, Rabid is a fresh and often wildly entertaining look at one of humankind's oldest and most fearsome foes.The most fatal virus known to science, rabies—a disease that spreads avidly from animals to humans—kills nearly one hundred percent of its victims once the
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook
The Evolving Self

A Psychology for the Third Millennium

by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi ...

The renowned author of Flow shares a "wise, humane inquiry" into the evolution of consciousness—and how we can rewire our minds for contemporary life ( Publishers Weekly).In Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's bestselling Flow, he introduced readers to a radical new theory of happiness. Now in The Evolving Self—his breakthrough sequel—he demonstrates how we can understand and overcome our evolutionary ... Read more

$14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: Audiobook

The renowned author of Flow shares a "wise, humane inquiry" into the evolution of consciousness—and how we can rewire our minds for contemporary life ( Publishers Weekly).In Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's bestselling Flow, he introduced readers to a radical new theory of happiness. Now in The Evolving Self—his breakthrough sequel—he demonstrates how we can understand and overcome our evolutionary
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook
Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors

by Susan Sontag ...

Susan Sontag's celebrated essays on cancer and AIDS now available in one volume.In 1978, Sontag wrote Illness as Metaphor, a classic work described by Newsweek as "one of the most liberating books of its time." A cancer patient herself when she was writing the book, Sontag shows how the metaphors and myths surrounding certain illnesses, especially cancer, add greatly to the suffering of patients ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Also available as: Audiobook

Susan Sontag's celebrated essays on cancer and AIDS now available in one volume.In 1978, Sontag wrote Illness as Metaphor, a classic work described by Newsweek as "one of the most liberating books of its time." A cancer patient herself when she was writing the book, Sontag shows how the metaphors and myths surrounding certain illnesses, especially cancer, add greatly to the suffering of patients
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook
Mortals

How the fear of death shaped human society

by Rachel Menzies, Ross Menzies ...

Human society is shaped by many things, but underlying them all is one fundamental force - our fear of death. This is the ground-breaking theory explored in Mortals.'Spoiler alert: if you read this book, you will die. But, as well as being fascinating, this book can also help you die a better death, and live a better life.'JULIAN MORROW, comedian, ABC presenter, member of The Chaser team'A death ... Read more

$13.99 USD

Human society is shaped by many things, but underlying them all is one fundamental force - our fear of death. This is the ground-breaking theory explored in Mortals.'Spoiler alert: if you read this book, you will die. But, as well as being fascinating, this book can also help you die a better death, and live a better life.'JULIAN MORROW, comedian, ABC presenter, member of The Chaser team'A death
... Read more
Ultimate Mind Control:

Asian Arts of Mental Domination

by Dr. Haha Lung, Christopher B. Prowant ...

Drawn from sources deep in China and India, the long-lost secrets of mastering the mental arts of Ame-tsuchi-jitsu are now revealed by martial-arts master Dr. Haha Lung. Those with the courage to explore these forbidden techniques will be rewarded with the skills to master any foe or situation, from the conference room to the battlefield and beyond. Inside these explosive pages, you'll learn:• The ... Read more

$10.49 USD

Drawn from sources deep in China and India, the long-lost secrets of mastering the mental arts of Ame-tsuchi-jitsu are now revealed by martial-arts master Dr. Haha Lung. Those with the courage to explore these forbidden techniques will be rewarded with the skills to master any foe or situation, from the conference room to the battlefield and beyond. Inside these explosive pages, you'll learn:• The
... Read more
The Letter from Death

by Lillian Moats ...

In her fourth book, Lillian Moats constructs an astonishing appraisal of humanity through the eyes of Death itself. As an insightful, philosophical and witty narrator, Death takes a tour through the follies of human past, present and future to approach seemingly complex matters with startling directness.Full of intelligent humour and deep insights, this book will engage and enlighten as it offers ... Read more

$3.50 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In her fourth book, Lillian Moats constructs an astonishing appraisal of humanity through the eyes of Death itself. As an insightful, philosophical and witty narrator, Death takes a tour through the follies of human past, present and future to approach seemingly complex matters with startling directness.Full of intelligent humour and deep insights, this book will engage and enlighten as it offers
... Read more
The History of Medicine

A Very Short Introduction

by William Bynum ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
Against the backdrop of unprecedented concern for the future of health care, this Very Short Introduction surveys the history of medicine from classical times to the present. Focussing on the key turning points in the history of Western medicine, such as the advent of hospitals and the rise of experimental medicine, Bill Bynum offers insights into medicine's past, while at the same time engaging ... Read more

$7.99 USD

Also available as: Audiobook

Against the backdrop of unprecedented concern for the future of health care, this Very Short Introduction surveys the history of medicine from classical times to the present. Focussing on the key turning points in the history of Western medicine, such as the advent of hospitals and the rise of experimental medicine, Bill Bynum offers insights into medicine's past, while at the same time engaging
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook
The Skeptic's Dictionary

A Collection of Strange Beliefs, Amusing Deceptions, and Dangerous Delusions

by Robert Carroll ...

A wealth of evidence for doubters and disbelievers"Whether it's the latest shark cartilage scam, or some new 'repressed memory' idiocy that besets you, I suggest you carry a copy of this dictionary at all times, or at least have it within reach as first aid for psychic attacks. We need all the help we can get."-James Randi, President, James Randi Educational Foundation, randi.org"From alternative ... Read more

$15.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A wealth of evidence for doubters and disbelievers"Whether it's the latest shark cartilage scam, or some new 'repressed memory' idiocy that besets you, I suggest you carry a copy of this dictionary at all times, or at least have it within reach as first aid for psychic attacks. We need all the help we can get."-James Randi, President, James Randi Educational Foundation, randi.org"From alternative
... Read more
A Short History of Medicine

by F. González-Crussi ...

Series Book 28 - Modern Library Chronicles
In this lively, learned, and wholly engrossing volume, F. González-Crussi presents a brief yet authoritative five-hundred-year history of the science, the philosophy, and the controversies of modern medicine. While this illuminating work mainly explores Western medicine over the past five centuries, González-Crussi also describes how modern medicine’s roots extend to both Greco-Roman antiquity and ... Read more

Was $8.99 USD Now $5.99 USD

In this lively, learned, and wholly engrossing volume, F. González-Crussi presents a brief yet authoritative five-hundred-year history of the science, the philosophy, and the controversies of modern medicine. While this illuminating work mainly explores Western medicine over the past five centuries, González-Crussi also describes how modern medicine’s roots extend to both Greco-Roman antiquity and
... Read more
The Undead

Organ Harvesting, the Ice-Water Test, Beating Heart Cadavers--How Medicine Is Blurring the Line Between Life and Death

by Dick Teresi ...

Important and provocative, The Undead examines why even with the tools of advanced technology, what we think of as life and death, consciousness and nonconsciousness, is not exactly clear and how this problem has been further complicated by the business of organ harvesting.Dick Teresi, a science writer with a dark sense of humor, manages to make this story entertaining, informative, and accessible ... Read more

Was $7.99 USD Now $4.99 USD

Important and provocative, The Undead examines why even with the tools of advanced technology, what we think of as life and death, consciousness and nonconsciousness, is not exactly clear and how this problem has been further complicated by the business of organ harvesting.Dick Teresi, a science writer with a dark sense of humor, manages to make this story entertaining, informative, and accessible
... Read more

Rakuten Kobo

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

What is Kobo Super Points?

Reward Yourself

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

“barbara e hort”

Hollow Crown of Fire

Finding Meaning in the Covid Pandemic by Scrutinizing Past Pandemics

People who read these also enjoyed

Rabid

The Evolving Self

Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors

Mortals

Ultimate Mind Control:

The Letter from Death

The History of Medicine

The Skeptic's Dictionary

A Short History of Medicine

The Undead

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

“barbara e hort”

Show:

People who read these also enjoyed