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  • The Case Against Vaccination

    Enriched edition. A Physician's Early 20th-Century Critique of Mandates, Medical Authority, and Informed Consent

    by Walter Hadwen ...
    In "The Case Against Vaccination," Walter Hadwen presents a critical examination of vaccination practices, challenging the prevailing medical orthodoxy of his time. Through meticulous analysis and persuasive rhetoric, Hadwen explores the philosophical, ethical, and health implications of vaccination, positioning his argument within the broader context of early 20th-century public health debates. ... Read more

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  • The Case Against Vaccination

    Enriched edition. Unveiling the Truth: A Critical Analysis of Vaccination in Modern Society

    by Walter Hadwen, Garrett Holland ...
    In "The Case Against Vaccination," Walter Hadwen presents a provocative examination of the contentious topic of vaccinations, reflecting the growing skepticism surrounding public health measures during the early 20th century. Hadwen, adopting a polemical yet scholarly tone, critiques the empirical foundations of vaccination practices through a meticulous compilation of case studies, anecdotal ... Read more

    Was $2.99 CAD Now $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Premature Burial

    How It May Be Prevented

    by Walter R. Hadwen, Walter Hadwen ...
    Long out of print, this book was written by a prominent physician to reassure the many 19th century people who were worried about being buried alive One of the authors himself had a narrow escape with live burial, as his collaborator writes: "Dr. Vollum first became interested in the important question of Premature Burial in consequence of his own very narrow escape from live sepulture, having ... Read more

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  • Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

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  • The Denial of Death

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    Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, The Denial of Death explores how people and cultures around the world have reacted to the concept of death from celebrated cultural anthropologist Ernest Becker.Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1974 and the culmination of a life’s work, The Denial of Death is Ernest Becker’s brilliant and impassioned answer to the “why” of human existence. In bold contrast to the ... Read more

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  • From Here to Eternity

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  • The American Way of Death Revisited

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  • Nine Years Under

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    A dazzling and darkly comic memoir about coming of age in a black funeral home in BaltimoreSheri Booker was only fifteen when she started working at Wylie Funeral Home in West Baltimore. She had no idea her summer job would become nine years of immersion into a hidden world. Reeling from the death of her beloved great aunt, Sheri found comfort in the funeral home and soon had the run of the place. ... Read more

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  • Mass Killers

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