Series in Illnesses & Injuries
Books in Illnesses & Injuries
Arthritis
Gives a history of the study of arthritis; indicates whom it strikes; and describes symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, social and economic impact, current research, and future prospects.
Ebola Virus
Discusses the history and symptoms of the viral hemorrhagic fever know as Ebola, from its emergence in 1976 to the attention it has garnered in recent times, explaining the precautions and treatments that are used to slow the spread of this deadly virus.
Hemophilia
Explores the history of hemophilia, discussing its symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
This Is Really Happening
A Seventeen Magazine Best Book of the Year! BuzzFeed senior writer Erin Chack hits you in the guts, the feels, and the funny bone all at once with this collection of personal essays that reads like Sloane Crosley for the Snapchat generation. In turns hysterically funny and heartbreakingly poignant, Erin recounts everything from meeting her soulmate at age 14 to her first chemotherapy session at age 19 to what really goes on behind the scenes at a major Internet media company. She authentically captures the agony and the ecstasy of the millennial experience, whether it's her first kiss ("Sean&;s tongue! In my mouth! Slippery and wet like a slug in the rain.") or her struggles with anxiety ("When people throw caution to the wind, I am stuck imagining the poor soul who has to break his back sweeping caution into a dustpan"). Yet Erin also offers a fresh perspective on universal themes of resilience and love as she writes about surviving cancer&;including learning of her mother's own cancer diagnosis within the same year and her attempts to hide the diagnosis from friends to avoid "un-normaling" everything. Honest, hilarious, and totally unfiltered, this sharply observed memoir introduces Erin Chack as a strikingly original new voice.