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A Denver neurosurgeon relocates to the small rural town named after her ancestor in the aftermath of a wrongful malpractice suit to recover and reconnect with her estranged father--
Maggie Sullivan has hit a wall in her high-stress career in neurosurgery. Afteer an emergency high-risk procedure, Maggie is in the middle of a wrongful death lawsuit. She returns to Sullivan's Crossing to slow down before she burns out completely. Her eccentric father,...
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St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"From the bestselling neurosurgeon and author of Do No Harm, comes Henry Marsh's And Finally, an unflinching and deeply personal exploration of death, life and neuroscience. As a retired brain surgeon, Henry Marsh thought he understood illness, but he wasunprepared for the impact of his diagnosis of advanced cancer. And Finally explores what happens when someone who has spent a lifetime on the frontline of life and death finds himself contemplating...
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Harlequin
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[2012]
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English
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"SHOULDN'T THERE BE LOVE, AS WELL?" Devastated by a love affair that had gone wrong, Sophie was determined to avoid any more heartache. Then one day the brilliant brain surgeon Rijk van Taak appeared in her life. He, too, had been hurt in the past-and made it clear that he now wanted a companion rather than a wife. Sophie was pleased to accept his proposal on that basis alone-but her heart seemed to have other ideas!
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Harlequin
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"Christmastime with a stranger -- A lifetime together?Neurosurgeon Maxwell is determined to atone for the one life he couldn't save... his late wife's. Set to perform delicate surgery on a king, Max finds himself shadowed by PR director Ayanna. They must work together to keep the king's case a secret. But when Ayanna temporarily moves in to Max's apartment, they face a very different type of tension -- their undeniable attraction! From Harlequin Medical:...
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Harlequin
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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So near ... Yet so far ... Life had not been easy for Henrietta Cowper, but she hoped to improve her lot. Then, shortly after she met consultant neurosurgeon Adam Ross-Pit, Henrietta fell seriously ill--and her small world changed forever. She had him to thank for her new job, and she was very grateful ... and perhaps a little in love. But he didn't need to know that -- even if he did continue to come to her rescue!
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IRB
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 I had spent almost twenty years in academic neurosurgery in the greater Boston area, and had moved with my family to the highlands of Virginia two years earlier, in 2006. Holley and I had met in October 1977, and were married in June 1980. #2 I loved my 15 years working at Harvard Medical School and Brigham Women's Hospital. But in 2005, I and my wife Holley, decided...
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"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...
9) Saturday
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New York Times best-selling author Ian McEwan's novels have won such prestigious awards as the Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award for his modern masterpiece, Atonement. Saturday further proves The New Republic's claim that McEwan is "one of the most gifted literary storytellers alive." Neurosurgeon Henry Perowne enjoys life immensely and considers himself fortunate to love the woman he's married to. But on this day, a chance encounter...
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Carina Press
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[2017]
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English
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Dr. Karen Carmichael prides herself on being capable, optimistic and always in control. But even neurosurgeons have breaking points, especially as the holidays approach. When Karen finds herself on the side of the road, explaining to a cop that her less-than-stellar driving was due to stress and tears rather than too much booze, it's humiliating. When that cop turns out to be a one-night stand from her past, it's icing on the bad-day cake. Officer...
11) Winners: a novel
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Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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Paralyzed by a tragic chairlift accident, seventeen-year-old competitive skier Lily struggles with the loss of her Olympic dreams before meeting a young man, Teddy, who has overcome his own devastating injuries to pursue an enriching life.
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Harlequin
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"Find your Happily Ever After with two feel-good stories of dogs unleashing romance in small-town settings. How to not fall in love! A Dog and a Diamond by Rachael Johns Breaking an engagement with CEO Callum McKinnel is just another day at the office for Chelsea Porter. Her job as the "Breakup Girl" is to end relationships on behalf of her clients. But the "It's not you, it's her" speech is tough to deliver when Callum is just so darned gorgeous....
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Zonderkidz
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[2014]
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English
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From Inner-City Nobody to Brilliant Neurosurgeon When Ben Carson was in school, his classmates called him the class dummy. Many -- including Ben himself -- doubted that he would ever amount to anything. But his mother never let him quit. She encouraged Ben to do better and reach higher for his dreams, and eventually he discovered a deep love of learning. Today this young boy from the inner-city is one of the world's greatest pediatric neurosurgeons....
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Zonderkidz
Pub. Date
[2010]
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English
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Ben Carson used to be the class dummy. Today he is one of the world's most brilliant surgeons.Gifted Hands Kids Edition tells the extraordinary true story of an angry, young boy from the inner city who, through faith and determination, grew up to become one of the world's leading pediatric neurosurgeons. When Ben was in school, his peers called him the class dummy. But his mother encouraged him to succeed, and Ben discovered a deep love of learning....
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Zondervan
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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Discover the simple, revolutionary practice behind the against-the-odds success story of Dr. Myron L. Rolle: NFL football player, Rhodes Scholar, and neurosurgery resident at Harvard-Massachusetts General Hospital.
Dr. Myron L. Rolle has led a remarkable life: from earning a scholarship to a prestigious private high school to becoming a top-rated recruit at Florida State University, from winning the Rhodes Scholarship for study at Oxford to playing...
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