Bonnie Gordon: 4 books

The 1898 suppression of white phosphorous in the French match industry was a victory of organized labour. At a time when most French workers did not have the power to effect changes in the health and safety conditions of their work, the match workers succeeded. At a time when most French women were...

A set of 18 bilingual cards with messages that can be put to use by anyone in a hospital or at home who has trouble speaking or is too tired or sick to communicate. Cards include common messages like, “bored,” “hungry,” “no phone calls,” and so on, and are printed in English and Spanish, with whimsical illustrations to brighten their day.

The U.S. healthcare system is now spending many millions of dollars to improve "patient safety" and "inter-professional practice." Nevertheless, an estimated 100,000 patients still succumb to preventable medical errors or infections every year. How can health care providers reduce the terrible financial...

Nearly 50 percent of adults in the United States describe themselves as chronically shy, and an even larger number are single. These numbers prove what we already know: There are a lot of us sitting home alone, letting the dating world pass us by. But it doesn't have to be that way! In The...