Malignant Metaphor - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Malignant Metaphor write by Alanna Mitchell. This book was released on 2015-09-01. Malignant Metaphor available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. “Clear medical explanations . . . will bring comfort to those readers and their loved ones facing a cancer diagnosis” (Publishers Weekly). A Finalist for the Lane Anderson Award for Science Writing Alanna Mitchell explores the facts and myths about cancer in this powerful book, as she recounts her family’s experiences with the disease. When her beloved brother-in-law John is diagnosed with malignant melanoma, Alanna throws herself into the latest clinical research, providing us with a clear description of what scientists know of cancer and its treatments. When John enters the world of alternative treatments, Alanna does, too, looking for the science in untested waters. She comes face to face with the misconceptions we share about cancer, which are rooted in blame and anxiety, and opens the door to new ways of looking at our most-feared illness. Beautifully written, Malignant Metaphor is a compassionate and persuasive book that has the power to change the conversation about cancer. “Mitchell’s research is rooted in science, while her writing remains grippingly personal.” ―Quill & Quire
Sea Sick
Sea Sick - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sea Sick write by Alanna Mitchell. This book was released on 2011-05-18. Sea Sick available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. All life — whether on land or in the sea — depends on the oceans for two things: • Oxygen. Most of Earth’s oxygen is produced by phytoplankton in the sea. These humble, one-celled organisms, rather than the spectacular rain forests, are the true lungs of the planet. • Climate control. Our climate is regulated by the ocean’s currents, winds, and water-cycle activity. Sea Sick is the first book to examine the current state of the world’s oceans — the great unexamined ecological crisis of the planet — and the fact that we are altering everything about them; temperature, salinity, acidity, ice cover, volume, circulation, and, of course, the life within them. Alanna Mitchell joins the crews of leading scientists in nine of the global ocean’s hotspots to see firsthand what is really happening around the world. Whether it’s the impact of coral reef bleaching, the puzzle of the oxygen-less dead zones such as the one in the Gulf of Mexico, or the shocking implications of the changing Ph balance of the sea, Mitchell explains the science behind the story to create an engaging, accessible yet authoritative account.
Six Uses of Metaphor
Six Uses of Metaphor - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Six Uses of Metaphor write by George Troxell Hemphill. This book was released on 1948. Six Uses of Metaphor available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Illness as Metaphor
Illness as Metaphor - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Illness as Metaphor write by Susan Sontag. This book was released on 1979. Illness as Metaphor available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "In this penetrating analysis of the social attitudes toward various major illnesses - chiefly tuberculosis, the scourge of the 19th century, and cancer, the terror of our own - Susan Sontag demonstrates that "illness is not a metaphor" and shows why "the healthiest way of being ill is one purified of metaphoric thinking." Once tuberculosis was identified as a bacterial infection, it ceased to be a symbol of a romantic fading away or of a sensitive or artistic temperament, and it could be treated and cured. Similarly, we must today cease to think of cancer as a mark of doom, a punishment or a sign of a repressed personality, and recognize it for what it is: one disease among many and often receptive to treatment." -- from back cover.
Hit the Road, Jack
Hit the Road, Jack - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Hit the Road, Jack write by Gordon Slethaug. This book was released on 2012. Hit the Road, Jack available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Revealing the road as an icon of American culture - always under construction.
