Independent publishing imprint
Independent publishing imprint

Selected works by Henri Colt in fiction, biography, medicine, education, and the humanities.

Rake Press is an imprint and catalog, not a general-submission publishing house. It exists to present a focused body of published work clearly and directly.

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Rake Press titles

Fiction and biography published under the Rake Press imprint, presented here as the core catalog rather than as part of a larger conventional publishing program.

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Forthcoming · October 2026

Testosterone Testimonials

Stories of Masculinity, Ageing & Desire. Fourteen stories about masculinity, desire, sexuality, vulnerability, relationships, and the experience of growing older.

COMING SOON
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Flash fiction

30 Stories About Life & Death

Stories about illness, mortality, hope, uncertainty, and the ways people respond when life becomes fragile. The collection grew from years of travel, medicine, and close observation of people at vulnerable moments.

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Biography · Art & medical history

Becoming Modigliani

A biography of Amedeo Modigliani that follows the artist from Livorno to early twentieth-century Paris, exploring illness, addiction, relationships, ambition, social context, and the circumstances that shaped his work and premature death.

Medical & educational works

Education, ethics and humanities

Selected works by Henri Colt. Rake Press publications are distinguished from books issued by other publishers.

The Essential Bronchoscopist series

Competency-oriented learning guides built around illustrated question-and-answer sets, defined learning objectives, post-tests, and practical procedural judgment.

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The Essential Flexible Bronchoscopist

A 180-question-and-answer study guide covering the art, science, safety, anatomy, techniques, and practical decision-making of flexible bronchoscopy.

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The Essential EBUS Bronchoscopist

Thirty detailed questions and answers addressing endobronchial ultrasound, including anatomy, physics, image acquisition, indications, staging, technique, complications, and decision-making.

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The Essential cTBNA Bronchoscopist

A focused learning module with detailed question-and-answer sets and post-test material for conventional transbronchial needle aspiration.

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The Essential Intensivist Bronchoscopist

Questions and answers for bronchoscopy in critical care, including airway management, trauma, bleeding, inhalation injury, tracheostomy, and pulmonary infiltrates.

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Related training manuals
Introduction to Flexible Bronchoscopy Training Manual

A competency-based program combining technical instruction, essential readings, validated assessment tools, simulation scenarios, practical exercises, and safety checklists.

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Endobronchial Ultrasound and EBUS-Guided TBNA Training Manual

A structured program addressing ultrasound physics, equipment, mediastinal exploration and staging, image analysis, specimen handling, team dynamics, and EBUS-related techniques.

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Selected works published elsewhere

These books are part of Henri Colt’s broader bibliography but were published by other presses and are not presented as Rake Press titles.

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Oxford University Press
The Picture of Health: Medical Ethics and the MoviesView on Amazon ↗
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Springer
Ethics and the ArtsView on Amazon ↗
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Radcliffe Publishing
Cinemeducation, Volume 2View on Amazon ↗
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Elsevier
Bronchoscopy and Central Airway Disorders: A Patient-Centered ApproachView on Amazon ↗
About Rake Press

An independent publishing imprint founded by physician, educator, and author Henri Colt.

Rake Press publishes selected works in fiction, biography, medicine, education, and the humanities. It serves as the publishing identity for a focused body of work rather than as a traditional publishing house with open submissions or an acquisitions program.

The imprint is based in Southern California. Its catalog spans literary work, biography, medical education, and books that connect medicine with ethics and the humanities.

The name recalls the rake used to shape a Zen stone garden: a simple tool that creates order, space, and a different way of seeing what is already there.
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Rake Press

Southern California · Publishing imprint of Henri Colt