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Grace and grit Grace and grit Ken Wilber "Here is a new edition - with a new introduction - of the deeply moving account of the five-year journey of philosopher Ken Wilber and his wife, Treya Killam Wilber, through Treya's illness, treatmen… OL114267W
C C John Diamond The witty but compelling story of one man's view of his cancer and its treatment which became an instant bestseller on its publication.Shortly before his 44th birthday, John Diamond received a call f… OL13245W
Between me and the river Between me and the river Carrie Host Carrie Host knows that the diagnosis of a life-threatening illness takes a split second to change your life, as well as the lives of your partner, parents, children and all who love you. Packed with … OL13770115W
The council of dads The council of dads Bruce Feiler Bestselling author Bruce Feiler was a young father when he was diagnosed with cancer. He instantly worried what his daughters' lives would be like without him. "Would they wonder who I was? Would the… OL15111168W
The End of Time The End of Time David Horowitz Three days after terrorists flew planes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, David Horowitz discovered that he had prostate cancer. As America was rebuilding, he emerged from months of treat… OL15170145W
Forever in My Heart Forever in My Heart Jade Goody Jade's heart-breaking diary of her fight against terminal cancer and her final precious months with her beloved family.In August 2007 Jade Goody received the shattering news that she had cervical can… OL15184498W
Cancer schmancer Cancer schmancer Fran Drescher With her trademark humour, Fran tells of her indefatigable search for answers and the cancer diagnosis that she ultimately beat. But not before a goldmine of humorous insights were revealed to her ab… OL15841943W
No such thing as a bad day No such thing as a bad day Hamilton Jordan Former White House chief of staff recounts his bouts with non-Hodgkins lymphoma, melanoma, and prostate cancer. OL15859185W
Heart of iron Heart of iron Kyle Garlett "Throughout his life, there was nothing Kyle Garlett hated more than losing, and he knew early on that four diagnoses of cancer could not match his spirit of competition. His appetite for victory and… OL16317927W
Cancer schmancer Cancer schmancer Fran Drescher The actress-comedian tells of her struggle to get her cancer diagnosed and treated. OL16579428W
The handoff The handoff John Tournour Describes the rise to fame of sports radio personality JT the Brick and the lessons he learned while trying to be strong and sticking by his close friend who was losing a battle with cancer. OL17891201W
Days like these Days like these Kristian Anderson There are love stories and then there's the story of Kristian and Rachel Anderson. When Kristian wanted to show his wife Rachel how much he loved her after learning he had terminal cancer, he ended u… OL18026168W
What we have What we have Amy Boesky All the women in Amy Boesky's family had died young, from cancer, and she and her sisters grew up in time's shadow. In What We Have, she shares a deeply transformative year in her family's life, invi… OL18560894W
Just don't fall Just don't fall Josh Sundquist Josh Sundquist was an energetic and inquisitive nine-year-old when he was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, a virulent cancer that eventually claimed his left leg. His extraordinary journey takes him f… OL18620824W
The Bright Hour The Bright Hour Nina Riggs Riggs provides a memoir of living meaningfully with 'death in the room' after her terminal cancer diagnosis. OL19721897W
Tell my sons Tell my sons Mark M. Weber "At the high point of a soaring career in the U.S. Army, Lt. Col. Mark Weber was tapped by General David Petraeus to serve in a high profile job within the Afghan Parliament as a military advisor. Wi… OL19968152W
Every day I fight Every day I fight Stuart Scott Shortly before he passed away, on January 4, 2015, Stuart Scott completed work on this memoir. It was both a labor of love and a love letter to life itself. Not only did Stuart relate his personal st… OL19997315W
Not that kind of love Not that kind of love Clare Wise Based on Clare Wise's blog, which she started when she was first diagnosed with cancer in 2013, Not That Kind of Love charts the highs and lows of the last three years of Clare's life. The end result… OL20857464W
Because of you Because of you Rebekah Gibbs This could be any woman's story. And it is every mother's worst nightmare. Ex-Casualty actress Rebekah was just thirty-four years old and seven months pregnant when she found a lump in her breast. Af… OL20858411W
Fat Chance Fat Chance Louise McSharry Louise McSharry's passion is to talk to young women (and the men who love them), about being a woman in the modern world. Drawing on her own 33 years of life, she writes about everything from survivi… OL21311942W
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