Harvard Medical School launches series of e-books

(AP) The publishing arm of the Harvard Medical School is planning a series of short, original e-books on work, parenting, yoga and how to be a surgeon.

The eight books launched Monday by Harvard Health Publications are part of a new series, A Harvard Medical School Guide. They will be distributed by RosettaBooks, a digital publisher. The books have a list price of $5.99.

Titles include Your Brain on Yoga and Taming Your Child's Temper Tantrums. Rosetta also publishes books by Kurt Vonnegut, Ray Bradbury and Arthur C. Clarke.