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1) Aesthetica
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"At 19, she was an Instagram celebrity. Now, at 35, she works behind the cosmetic counter at the "black and white store," peddling anti-aging products to women seeking physical and spiritual transformation. She too is seeking rebirth. She's about to undergo the high-risk, elective surgery Aesthetica, a procedure that will reverse all her past plastic surgery procedures, returning her, she hopes, to a truer self. Provided she survives the knife. But...
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A historical assessment of cancer addresses both the courageous battles against the complex disease and the misperceptions and hubris that have compromised modern understandings, providing coverage of such topics as ancient-world surgeries and the developments of present-day treatments.
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In the seventh book of the Will Lee series, President Will Lee's vice president just died in surgery, the confirmation hearings are about to begin, and the governor, who is being nominated for the position, is not as innocent as once believed. Now, with the president in a vulnerable position, there is a report of nuclear weapons loose in Pakistan.
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Jason Bourne series volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 28
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English
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His memory is a blank. His bullet-ridden body was fished from the Mediterranean Sea. His face has been altered by plastic surgery. A frame of microfilm has been surgically implanted in his hip. Even his name is a mystery. Marked for death, he is racing for survival through a bizarre world of murderous conspiratorsled by Carlos, the worlds most dangerous assassin. Who is Jason Bourne? The answer may kill him.
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"Penning a profile of Rio's hottest star-studded plastic surgery spa, writer Sydney McBride is going under the knife herself--all to revive a sagging career. But there's a bigger, more scintillating story afoot for the daring journalist. When a mysterious, incredibly hot fugitive seeks refuge in her bungalow, Sydney agrees to let him pose as her boyfriend--hoping to gain his confidence. Too bad Lucas Fox trusts no one. After uncovering an astounding...
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Addicus Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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Author Robert K. Maloney is an experienced ophthalmologist who has performed thousands of vision correction surgeries. In this book he covers LASIK and PRK surgeries, the differences between RLE and ICL, the implantable contact lens, refractive lens exchanges, how to choose a surgeon, and the newest vision correction surgery techniques.
14) Smile
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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From sixth grade through tenth, Raina copes with a variety of dental problems that affect her appearance and how she feels about herself.
Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader. But one night after girl scouts she trips and falls, severely injuring her two front teeth. What follows is a long and frustrating journey with the on-again, off-again braces, surgery, embarrassing headgear, and even a retainer with fake teeth attached. And on top of...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense comes a riveting thriller that probes the deepest terrors of the human psyche—and the ineffable mystery of what truly makes us who we are. Here a brilliant young man finds himself fighting for his very existence in a battle that starts with the most frightening words of all…
At thirty-four, Internet entrepreneur Ryan Perry seemed to have the world in his pocket—until...
At thirty-four, Internet entrepreneur Ryan Perry seemed to have the world in his pocket—until...
19) Charly
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Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A mentally retarded man becomes a genius after experimental brain surgery, developing a romance with his former special-education teacher before lapsing back into retardation.
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