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J BIO FARMER 2013
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Traces the efforts of Dr. Paul Farmer to transform healthcare on a global scale, documenting his visits to some of the world's most impoverished regions and the unconventional methods that enabled him to improve and save lives.

2) The ninth life of Louis Drax

Author

Jensen, Liz

Publisher

Tin House/Bloomsbury

Pub. Date

2005 c2004

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IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 11

Language

English

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Sierra View Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION JEN 2004
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3) Fleshmarket

Author

Morgan, Nicola

Publisher

Delacorte Press

Pub. Date

c2003

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IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8

Language

English

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Spanish Springs Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION MOR 2003
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Description

In nineteenth-century Scotland, following the death of his mother during surgery, Robbie decides to take revenge on the surgeon who performed the operation, Dr. Robert Knox, and in the process, makes a gruesome discovery about the lengths the medical profession will go to advance its knowledge of anatomy.

4) Red madness: how a medical mystery changed what we eat

Author

Jarrow, Gail

Series

Deadly disease trilogy volume 1

Publisher

Calkins Creek

Pub. Date

[2014]

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IL: MG+ - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 5

Language

English

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North Valleys Library - Children's Nonfiction
J 616.393 JARROW 2014
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Sierra View Library - Children's Nonfiction
J 616.393 JARROW 2014
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One hundred years ago, a mysterious and alarming illness spread across America's South, striking tens of thousands of victims. No one knew what caused it or how to treat it. People were left weak, disfigured, insane, and in some cases, dead. Award winning science and history writer Gail Jarrow tracks this disease, commonly known as pellagra, and highlights how doctors, scientists, and public health officials finally defeated it. Illustrated with 100...

5) To heaven and back: a doctor's extraordinary account of her death, heaven, angels, and life again : a true story

Author

Neal, Mary C

Publisher

WaterBrook Press

Pub. Date

2012.

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IL: MG+ - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 7

Language

English

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"In 1999 in the Los Rios region of southern Chile, orthopedic surgeon, devoted wife, and loving mother Dr. Mary Neal drowned in a kayak accident. While cascading down a waterfall, her kayak became pinned at the bottom and she was immediately and completely submerged. Despite the rescue efforts of her companions, Mary was underwater for too long, and as a result, died. To Heaven and Back is Mary’s remarkable story of her life’s spiritual journey...