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81) The Shibboleth
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Twelve-fingered boy trilogy volume 2
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As Shreve Cannon's ability to absorb the memories of others has him teetering on the edge of insanity, he returns to the custody of the state of Arkansas, this time in a mental institution, but he must collect himself and find Jack, the Twelve-Fingered Boy, if he is to stop an unspeakable evil that is stirring in Baltimore.
82) Rappy the Raptor
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"Rappy the Raptor tells the story of how he bacame a rapping velociraptor, all in rhyme"--
85) The oath
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Dismas Hardy novels volume 8
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Attorney Dismas Hardy makes a discovery that threatens his family and his friendship with homicide lieutenant Abe Glitsky while representing Dr. Eric Kensing, a man accused of murdering the head of San Francisco's largest HMO.
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The acclaimed portrait of institutionalized patients whose abandoned possessions recall their forgotten lives
"A deeply moving testament to the human side of mental illness." —Oliver Sacks
When Willard State Hospital closed its doors in 1995, after operating as one of New York State's largest mental institutions for over 120 years, a forgotten attic filled with suitcases belonging to former patients was discovered.
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Nellie Bly volume 1
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"Fearless reporter Nellie Bly will stop at nothing to chase down stories that expose injustices against women-even if it comes at the risk of her own life and freedom-in this exciting novel inspired by the true story of one remarkable woman. In 1887 New York City, Nellie Bly has ambitions beyond writing for the ladies pages, but all the editors on Newspaper Row think women are too emotional, respectable and delicate to do the job. But then the New...
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"Korea, 1950. They were a MASH (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) unit stationed three miles from the front. While it was a healing way station for the wounded who were either heading stateside or back into combat, it was home sweet home for the doctors and nurses of the 4077. From the OR to the mess tent to 'The Swamp,' it was the place where they performed their daily medical miracles, ate their often unidentifiable meals, and relaxed with a few laughs...
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Ms. Wiz volume 2
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The magical Ms. Wiz helps Jack when he goes to the hospital to have an operation, but the doctors become suspicious when her stethoscope plays disco music, Jack's appendix escapes from its jar, and the children's ward is overrun by mice.
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Physician and reporter Sheri Fink reconstructs 5 days at Memorial Medical Center and draws the reader into the lives of those who struggled mightily to survive and to maintain life amid chaos. After Katrina struck and the floodwaters rose, the power failed and the heat climbed. Exhausted caregivers chose to designate certain patients last for rescue. Months later, several health professionals faced criminal allegations that they deliberately injected...
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"They were the 4077 MASH (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) unit stationed three miles from the front during the Korean War. Now, as reports that the war is amost over reach the 4077 with increasing frequency, the doctors and nurses begin to tentatively make plans about what they're going to do once they get back home. But until the guns fall silent, everyone must focus on taking care of the incoming wounded whose numbers increase as the fighting intesifies...
96) Night Watch
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"In 1874, in the wake of the War, erasure, trauma, and namelessness haunt civilians and veterans, renegades and wanderers, freedmen and runaways. Twelve-year-old ConaLee, the adult in her family for as long as she can remember, finds herself on a buckboard journey with her mother, Eliza, who hasn't spoken in more than a year. They arrive at the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in West Virginia, delivered to the hospital's entrance by a war veteran who...
97) Breathless
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"Set in a London hospital in 1961 -- when Britain was on the brink of cultural revolution, when abortion was illegal, and the contraceptive pill was relatively new -- 'Breathless' follows the lives of a group of doctors and nurses working in a busy OB/GYN unit, in which everything and everyone has their place. But underneath the shiny veneer simmers a vast cauldron of lies, deception, and guilty secrets driven by love, ambition, and sex. Otto Powel...
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"Korea, 1950. They were a MASH (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) unit stationed three miles from the front. Seemingly cut off from the rest of the world and often dangerously low on medical supplies, the docs of the 4077 are as clever at improvisation as they are in their dealings with local black market. But if they are passionate in their desire to help every soldier who passes throught the OR, they are equally passionate about making their time at...
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"Jackie Peyton is a quick-witted and deeply flawed emergency room nurse with more than a few secrets. For Jackie, every day is a high-wire act of juggling patients, doctors, fellow nurses and her own indiscretions. In the second season, Jackie struggles to keep up as a functioning addict, a loving wife and mother, and a first-class nurse"--Container.
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