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Language
English
Description
"For readers of Atul Gawande, Andrew Solomon, and Anne Lamott, a profoundly moving, exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living? At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade's worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and...
Author
Series
Irish Country volume 9
Language
English
Description
Long before Doctor Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly became a fixture in the colourful Irish village of Ballybucklebo, he was a young M.B. with plans to marry midwife Dierdre Mawhinney. Those plans were complicated by the outbreak of World War II and the call of duty. Assigned to the HMS "Warspite," a formidable 30,000-ton battleship, Surgeon Lieutenant O'Reilly soon found himself face-to-face with the hardships of war, tending to the dreadnought's crew of...
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Language
English
Description
"Bill Bryson, bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything, takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. As compulsively readable as it is comprehensive, this is Bryson at his very best, a must-read owner's manual for everybody. Bill Bryson once again proves himself to be an incomparable companion as he guides us through the human body--how it functions, its remarkable ability to heal itself, and (unfortunately)...
Author
Series
Irish Country volume short story collection
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates Book
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
335 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Long before Dr. Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly made most readers' acquaintance in Patrick Taylor's bestselling novel An Irish Country Doctor, he appeared in a series of humorous columns originally published in Stitches: The Journal of Medical Humour. These warm and wryly amusing vignettes provide an early glimpse at the redoubtable Dr. O'Reilly as he tends to the colorful and eccentric residents of Ballybucklebo, a cozy Ulster village nestled in the bygone...
Author
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
Recounting the stories of five individuals denied access to medical care due to a lack of adequate insurance, a physician at Ben Taub General Hospital in Houston--which emphasizes people over payments--interweaves their dramas into a singular narrative that contradicts the established idea that the only way to receive good healthcare is with good insurance.
6) First aid
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A new installment in the A True Book series focusing on Survival Skills"--
"Learn basic survival skills and connect with nature! Knowing how to treat injuries is a skill that every outdoor adventurer needs. Did you know that you can splint a broken finger using only tape? Or that cool water is the first step to treating a burn? Learn all this and more in First Aid - a book that gives kids the confidence they need to get outside and explore. ABOUT...
Publisher
Distribution Solutions
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (384 min.) : sound, color ; 12 cm
Language
English
Description
All is not well for brilliant but boorish Dr. Martin Ellingham as the hit British dramedy returns. To Martin's utter disgust, his medical practice remains under official scrutiny because of his pre-existing blood phobia, and he is forced to attend refresher courses starting with phlebotomy. His wife, Louisa, and aunt Ruth urge him to take this risk to his career seriously, but events conspire against him.
Series
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (423 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The belles and boys are back as Hart of Dixie continues for a fourth fun-filled season. At the end of season three, Zoe finally admits to herself -- and the town of quirky BlueBell, Alabama -- that she is in love with Wade, who decides to turn down a lucrative opportunity to franchise the Rammer Jammer and stay in BlueBell, but does this mean he returns Zoe's feelings? Meanwhile, Cricket (guest star Brandi Burkhardt) surprises everyone with a big...
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (452 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm
Language
English
Description
In this long-running, wildly popular UK dramedy, Martin Clunes (Manhunt) stars as surly and self- centered yet beloved Dr. Martin Ellingham with a rude bedside manner and a phobia of blood. A year has passed since Martin resigned his medical license, and his wife, Louisa (Caroline Catz), is now the one seeing patients as a child counselor, while he looks after their own two young children. But does the Doc truly never want to practice medicine again?...
11) Hummingbird
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Olive suffers from brittle bone disease and has been homeschooled all her life. When she is finally allowed to attend school in person, she soon discovers fitting in is not that easy. Olive hopes to find the magical wish-granting hummingbird that supposedly lives nearby. If she can prove herself worthy, maybe her deepest wish will be granted.
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
301 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Oprah Winfrey and renowned brain development and trauma expert Dr. Bruce Perry discuss the impact of trauma and adversity and how healing must begin with a shift to asking "What happened to you?" rather than "What's wrong with you?". Through deeply personal conversations, Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Bruce Perry explore how what happens to us in early childhood influences the people we become. They challenge us to shift from focusing on "What's wrong with...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (24 hours) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Dr. Martin Ellingham is brilliant, dedicated, and highly efficient. He's also brusque, abrasive, and terrified of blood. Once a successful London surgeon, he's now a GP in the idyllic Cornish fishing village of Portwenn, where he's every bit as eccentric as the villagers he serves.