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Published May, 2022
By J. Gordon Frierson
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
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Amidst the evolving scientific knowledge of epidemic diseases during the mid-to-late 19th century, Guarding the Golden Gate narrates the development of the Quarantine Station on Angel Island in the San Francisco Bay and illuminates the everyday activities of the station's personnel as they met both political and public health challenges.

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Published April, 2018
By Don Hardy and Heather Hardy
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
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Provides a portrait of a husband and wife, Don and Heather Hardy, thrown into the physical and emotional machinery of Don being diagnosed with leukemia and going through chemotherapy and treatment over a period of two years. Disarmingly honest, they recount each intimate stage of a couple living through cancer together, the mental and physical struggles, the humor and visceral emotion.

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Published February, 2015
By Robert B. Hackey
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
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Published October, 2012
By Robert Hackey and Robert B. Hackey
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
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Analyses media coverage, political speeches, films, and television shows to demonstrate the role that language and symbolism have played in framing the US health care debate, shaping policy making, and influencing public perceptions of problems in the health care system.

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Published October, 2011
By Kim Boyer and Mary Shapiro
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
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Published July, 2006
By William M. Epstein
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
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Sets out to debunk claims that psychotherapy provides successful clinical treatment for a wide range of personal and social problems. This work argues that the practice is not a science at all but rather the civil religion of America, reflecting the principles of radical self-invention and self-reliance deeply embedded in the psyche of the nation.

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Published May, 2006
By Kim Boyer and Mary Shapiro
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
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