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Book DescriptionPASSION, PROFESSION & POLITICS is the story of an American Doctor who became Chief Physician of the Olympic Team of the Soviet Union, as the USSR was collapsing. But whose zeal to improve his profession cost him personally, in marriages, and a trans-continental love affair spanning twenty years, and ending in disaster. His professional successes were due to a savvy of professional and International relations, but personally, was his international relations which nearly destroyed him. Something for everyone.... This tale of a family's history and famous relations runs the gamut from the intimate details of a lurid romance out of Hollywood, to theories on the truth behind the fall of Gorbachev... from a man who was there.

Book DescriptionI have written Diabetes / My Life with emotions from the deepest recesses of my heart, and have shared my innermost feelings and fears of being an insulin dependent diabetic for over half of my life. I would be foolish to try and tell you that I am not afraid of this disease, because I am. Every little ache, pain, twitch or strange feelings makes me wonder what is happening now?? Where wil this lead me, and what can, and will, I be able to do about it. While there still is no cure for this chronic illness, I sincerely hope that you, or your loved ones, can learn and benefit from my experiences. There is an abundance of material available that has been written by physicians, educators, dieticians, etc...But, there is nothing to compare with the personal side of this chronic illness....as can be written by someone who has walked along the same path that you are headed down... Diabetes / My Life - Patient's Perspective

Book DescriptionA struggle with a deadly and merciless disease! A passionate memorial to her son who was ravaged by AIDS. An alert to the public and call for more compassion for victims of AIDS.

Book DescriptionThe devastation of AIDS in our society, especially in the African communities worldwide, has created an ongoing post-traumatic stress reaction not unlike that of September 11th and the DC Sniper. Reggie Smith is one of more than a million people in the United States living with HIV. Mr. Smith is an advocate of teaching people with HIV how to heal using a holistic approach. He stresses the need to facilitate healthy discussion that would help to create an atmosphere conducive to healing. Mr. Smith humbly and eloquently gives hope, and is able to convey strength and courage to others. Surrender To Heal is an informative and practical approach to surviving HIV, addictions, alcoholism and other life threatening diseases.

Book Description Bipolar Expedition explains how one can successfully survive serious suicidal manic depression. A victim of manic depression for over forty years, author Gene Leboy lived through two suicide attempts and their resulting hospitalizations. Bipolar Expedition explains, in both simple and technical terms, what manic depression (Type II Bipolar Disorder) is. Learn how the support of family, friends, loved ones, lovers, medical professionals, medications and knowledge ofoneself, are essential components in a fight against depression. Leboy offers a guide for coping with the serious disease of depression and dealing with the prejudices many people still hold against mental illness. He believes that talking aboutthe disease, frankly and fully, is the most effective approach to managing depression. Download Description Bipolar Expedition explains how one can successfully survive serious suicidal manic depression. A victim of manic...

Book Description Is medical education's mission to increase the earning capacity of the profession or is it to improve the public welfare and to advance medical knowledge? To answer this question, the author has let the "great ones" of medicine's past address the reader directly. Flexner divided MDs into two groups: those in academic medicine and those in private practice and concluded that the two groups are inherently at war with one another. And, Flexner observed: without the faculty controllingpatient beds, "the school cannot even organize a clinical faculty in any proper sense of the term." The author humorously discusses problems encountered in pursuing these lofty goals. Stories of growing up in South Alabama--getting a medial education--hospital work--a tour of duty at NIH--and thirty years in the Texas Medical Center spice these fascinating life-experiences.

Book DescriptionThe Final Exam is an undocumented chronicle of American Medical students studying in Vienna from 1932-38, as Hitler was building his Trojan government and taking over Austria. Because of a quota system in America, which accepted limited numbers of Jews in medical schools, those who wanted to study medicine, had to seek other avenues, some in notoriously anti-semitic countries, where for the price of a steamship ticket and a college diploma, acceptance was assured. Despite shocking terrorist activities by the Nazis, students learned to fight back or else their hopes for a medical career would end. In a life of rich contrasts, students grasped at impassioned love affairs to ameliorate the impending doom. Our hero, Fred Reiner,is young, handsome, with a strong earthy nature, whose sexual magnetism attracts desirable women from all levels of society. This does not detract from his sense of justice which makes him a true hero in his attempt to save lives and...

Book DescriptionLearn how faith and psychological insight can combine to help Christians overcome physical disabilities! After being diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, Dr. Elaine Leong Eng, author of "Martha, Martha": How Christians Worry, knew she had to make important life changes. This genetic disease would soon cause her eyesight to fail. Her impending blindness meant that she would no longer be able to practice as an obstetrician/gynecologist. Her family life would never be the same, nor would her self-image. A Christian Approach to Overcoming Disability: A Doctor's Story is the poignant and inspiring story of Dr. Eng?s ultimately triumphant struggle with an untreatable illness and a life-changing disability. Once I heard the diagnosis, I knew it was God?s way of granting my prayer to be a full-time mom to my babies. God had prepared my heart to accept this news. This so-called "tragedy" in my life was very much for the good. I had the chance to "see" and...

Book DescriptionThis gate guarded the entrance to the Rivers Ranch at the top of Mountain Avenue in Monrovia, California. It was built in France in 1862 and was shipped around the Horn to San Francisco. Soldering was unknown then so it was assembled withrivets. Since 1962, it has stood sentry at the JRK Ranch, JR's "Dream House" in Templeton. FOOTPRINTS is a must read about a doctor’s dream which came to fruition with the support if his loving wife as they parleyed their uniquely varied interests into a happy, family life, a thoroughbred horse farm, flying a Cessna Skylane 182, and building an adobe ranch home. Many men dream of building their own home exactly as they want it, but most never do. JR is one who did. His dream extended over five decades with a change of careers from architecture to medicine—all this with the accompany trails and tribulations is told with grace, wit and telling detail.