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Near fine condition, clean and unmarked,240 pp. Electrical and multiple chemical sensitivities are disabling illnesses, yet many doctors know little of these conditions, or worse, dismiss them. This timely memoir recounts one man's affliction. The onset of the diseases is explored, as is his struggle with the medical establishment, largely hostile to his diagnosis. When the symptoms became unbearable, he was forced to leave home and seek a more healthful environment where he could begin his recovery. This is an inspirational text for those living with electrical or multiple chemical sensitivity and an educational one for those first learning about these conditions.

Good condition softcover with writing on several pages, rounded and curled corners, several pages have dog-eared corners, 200 pp.

Inscribed, signed and dated by Gary Cartwright on the title page. First edition, full number line.

Beginning with the candid admission, "Considering my raucous lifestyle and unrestricted appetites, nobody deserved a heart attack more than me," Cartwright takes readers back to his days as a young newspaper reporter in Texas, where the habits that nearly killed him were formed. For decades, Cartwright worked as a journalist, screenwriter and novelist, founding with writer Bud Shrake the "Mad Dogs," which recruited the likes of actors Howard Hesseman and Dennis Hopper and the woman who would be the governor of Texas, Ann Richards (who contributes a foreword here). After two divorces, Cartwright was still not deterred from his steady diet of alcohol, tobacco, drugs or spicy, fat-laden foods, while "one by one," as he recalls, "my old pals were hitting the wall." While several of Cartwright's friends suffered and died from emphysema, throat cancer, diabetes and liver damage, Richards and… Read More

Pollenex promotional edition, signed on the ffep by the author. Near fine condition hardcover in very good dustjacket with several chips and tears. Illustrated with black and white photographs, 187 pp.

VG- condition softcover, slightly rounded and curled corners, text appears unmarked, 240 pp. This book is a collection of papers presented at the NATO ASI conference Transdisciplinary Information Sharing for Decision-Making against Biological Threats. Traditionally, it has been natural disasters and industrial accidents which have posed the greatest threat to society, but increasingly, chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) emergencies present new challenges, with the potential to become global threats on an unprecedented scale. This has led to calls for the international community to implement a new way of thinking to enable better communication worldwide to counter the threat of global terrorism. A successful counter terrorism strategy requires cooperation between agencies traditionally reluctant to share information: governments, industry, the scientific community and civil society in general. The body of knowledge and experience being developed in this… Read More

VG+ condition softcover, clean and unmarked, 285 pp. Sexual dysfunction presents a major challenge to physicians who take on the task of treating men with prostate cancer. While curing the disease and saving a life is paramount, improving technologies and therapies now offer skilled surgeons and clinical oncologists the opportunity to eradicate the disease without compromising sexual function. In Sexual Function of the Prostate Cancer Patient, John Mulhall and a panel of internationally recognized experts on prostate cancer and sexual function assess in detail the current state of prostate cancer treatment. The authors offer a broad overview of the pathophysiology and treatment of erectile dysfunction in men with prostate cancer, reviewing the latest findings regarding erection-sparing radiation therapy and sexual function outcomes after laparascopic and robotic prostatectomy. Additional chapters discuss intra-operative maneuvers to minimize post-operative erectile dysfunction and… Read More