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  Brain

  by Robin Cook

  Two doctors place their lives in jeopardy to find out why a young woman died on the operating table-and had her brain secretly removed. "Absorbing...provocative." ( Houston Chronicle )
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  Coma

  by Robin Cook, Robin Cook, Robin Cook, Robin Cook, Robin Cook, Robin Cook, Robin Cook, Robin Cook, ROBIN COOK, ROBIN COOK, Robin Cook, Robin Cook

  Still considered one of the best of the genre, Coma propelled Robin Cook to the top of his field and earned him a reputation as the "master of the medical thriller" ( New York Times ). Now readers have another chance to discover this classic masterwork of nightmarish possibility.
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  Mindbend

  by Robin Cook

  A gigantic drug firm has offered an aspiring young doctor a lucrative job that will help support his pregnant wife. It could make their dreams come true-or their nightmares...
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  Qb VII

  by Leon Uris

  The author of a book in which a Dr. Adam Kelno was named and accused of violent crimes against humanity is being sued by Dr. Kelno who denies the allegations brought forth in the book.
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  Found Money

  by James Grippando

  A young woman finds $200,000 in cash in a cardboard box delivered to her door. A man inherits a fortune from a father who died "penniless." Amy Parkens and Ryan Duffy have never met, but they are about to, as each discovers that found money can be a godsend--or a nightmare. Amy Parkens is a struggling single mother forced to abandon a career in astronomy for a practical computer job. She feels condemned to long... (more)
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  Intern

  by DoctorX

• Promises To Keep The Life Of Dr Thomas A DooleyDooley

  

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  Promises To Keep The Life Of Dr Thomas A Dooley

  by Dooley

• David Livingstone: Foe of DarknessClement Eaton

  

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  David Livingstone: Foe of Darkness

  by Clement Eaton

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  Body of Work: Meditations on Mortality from the Human Anatomy Lab

  by Christine Montross

  A hauntingly moving memoir of the relationship between a cadaver named Eve and the first-year medical student who cuts her open Christine Montross was a nervous first-year medical student, standing outside the anatomy lab on her first day of class, preparing herself for what was to come. Entering a room with stainless-steel tables topped by corpses in body bags is shocking no matter how long you've prepared... (more)
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  The Night They Burned the Mountain

  by Thomas Anthony Dooley

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  A Life in Medicine: A Literary Anthology

  by Joseph D'Donnell

  A stirring collection of stories, poems, and essays on all aspects of the medical profession, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the "Children of Crisis" series. A century of unprecedented scientific advances has left the medical profession facing profound ethical and procedural crises, as doctors, nurses, hospice workers, psychiatrists, and others involved in the healing arts struggle to keep up with the... (more)
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  What the Dying Teach Us: Lessons on Living

  by Samuel Lee Oliver

  What the Dying Teach Us is a collection of actual experiences and insights shared by terminally ill persons. Their experiences will teach you valuable lessons about hope, values, and faith and about giving and affirming life. These stories, which reveal the awareness of our spiritual selves and the transforming nature of grief, will touch your heart and renew your soul.
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  Pioneer Doctor: The Story of a Woman's Work

  by Mari Gran?a

  When Mollie Babcock stepped off the train in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1890, she knew she had to start a new life. She'd left her husband and their medical practice in Iowa, and with only a few hundred dollars in her pocket and a great deal of pride, she set out to find a new position as a physician. She was offered a job as doctor to the miners at Bannack, Montana, and thus began her epic adventures in the Rocky... (more)
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  Mountain Rescue Doctor: Wilderness Medicine in the Extremes of Nature

  by Christopher Van Tilburg

  “A fast-paced account of Mt. Hood. For readers who are unfamiliar with the rugged and beautiful Hood River area, <Van Tilburg> balances its undeniable perils with the joys of its scenic wonders . . .” -- Publisher’s Weekly “Van Tilburg’s dogged spadework in translating to the page the intricate essentials of his unique trade makes each breathtaking rescue literally come to life. Exhilarating take on the... (more)
• Out of my life & thought;: An autobiography,Albert Schweitzer

  

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  Out of my life & thought;: An autobiography,

  by Albert Schweitzer

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  Dr. Kildare's Trial

  by Max Brand, Frederick Schiller Faust

• Doctor of Medicine (American Autobiography)Irma Drooz

  

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  Doctor of Medicine (American Autobiography)

  by Irma Drooz

• The Bellevue storyPage Cooper

  

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  The Bellevue story

  by Page Cooper

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  Making of a Surgeon

  by William A. Nolen

  The Making of a Surgeon is the memoir of an apprentice. It is William Nolen's story of his transformation from student to practitioner, from a brash medical school graduate to a surgeon possessing skill and judgment. And, as happens in the best memoirs, with his brilliant flash of self-discovery William Nolen illuminates the world outside himself. First published in 1970, The Making of a Surgeon received critical... (more)
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  God a Logs On Living and Dying

  by Sam Oliver

  When I wrote these daily moments with God, I felt myself paying more attention to whatever it was that I was focusing on that day. For me, the insights took me to a place where judgments cease and the desire to understand became more prevalent. Such a view of living makes a person begin to seek first to understand, instead of, act on what a person understands to be life s point of view in any given moment. Life is... (more)