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The time capsule
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Lurlene McDaniel |
Reminded of what life was once like by the opening of a first-grade time capsule, seventeen-year-old Alexis now faces the pressures of senior year in high school, her parents' total focus on work, an… |
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Leukemia
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Alvin Silverstein |
Gives a history of the study of leukemia; presents information about its symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and social and economic impact; and describes current research and future … |
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Sisters, long ago
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Peg Kehret |
When Willow Paige nearly drowns, she envisions scenes from a past life which lead to an exploration of reincarnation and mental telepathy and set her on a quest to help give hope and strength to her … |
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Gold
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Chris Cleave |
Zoe y Kate son dos deportistas de élite entregadas al ciclismo de pista, pero con unas vidas muy diferentes. Zoe, una chica explosiva y temperamental, doble campeona olímpica, es el rostro publicitar… |
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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
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John Gribben,Susan O'Brien |
Up-to-date picture of CLL and how to better treat patients inflicted with the disease. New information on developments in the molecular pathogenesis of this disease impacts how physicians approach an… |
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Zwischen zwei Leben
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Dominik Wichmann,Guido Westerwelle |
"Ein starkes Buch! Guido Westerwelle führt uns aus dem Rampenlicht der Politik in die Finsternis seines Krebsleidens. Trotz Albträumen und Rückschlägen gibt er nie auf. Mit bewegender Offenheit macht… |
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Things I know about love
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Kate Le Vann |
Seventeen-year-old Livia Stowe travels from England to Princeton, New Jersey, to visit her brother who is studying there and to celebrate her recovery from a year-long struggle with leukemia, and whi… |
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Maybe one day
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Melissa Kantor |
"Zoe thought that being cut from her ballet program was the worst thing that could happen, but when her best friend Olivia is diagnosed with a life-threatening disease, Zoe quickly learns that not be… |
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The Philadelphia chromosome
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Jessica Wapner |
This work discusses the history of a genetic mutation, discovered in 1959, that causes chronic myeloid leukemia, and traces the research and breakthroughs that led to the creation of a drug that make… |
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Night reflections
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Robert Thomas Winn |
"Life was great for Dr. Robert Winn, medical director of Deer Valley and The Canyons in Park City, and his wife Nancy. But when, seemingly out of the blue, Nancy was diagnosed with an aggressive form… |
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Immunophenotyping
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Carleton C. Stewart |
"In the last twenty years there has been an explosion of immunophenotyping applications using flow cytometry in the clinical laboratory. Immunophenotyping offers essential information for clinicians … |
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In bloom
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Matthew Crow |
Francis Wootton's first memory is of Kurt Cobain's death, and there have since been other hardships much closer to home. At fifteen years old he already knows all about loss and rejection - and to to… |
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Danger at Lakeside Farm
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Patricia H. Rushford |
When Max becomes the foster child of an elderly woman who grows and makes foods and crafts from lavender, Jessie, still recovering from her bone marrow transplant, not only helps with the business, s… |
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Leaving My Beloved Children Behind
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Takashi Nagai |
This is the deeply moving true story of a man who loved his children and tried to protect them knowing his time was running out. His faith in God was not shattered by the tragic events of the atomic … |
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Eighty-eight steps to September
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Jan Marino |
A little girl's happy preschool life changes when she learns her brother isn't going to come home from the hospital. |
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There's a little bit of me in Jamey
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Diana M. Amadeo |
Brian, whose younger brother Jamey has leukemia, feels frightened, confused, and neglected by his parents; but he finds some comfort when he donates bone marrow to his brother. |
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Stay of execution
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Stewart Alsop |
In 1971 Stewart Alsop, the famed journalist learned he had leukemia. Here is the first-person story of a brave man-of his rich and varied life, his innermost thoughts and fears, and how he came to te… |
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The Rainmaker
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John Grisham |
In his final semester of law school, Rudy Baylor "finds himself taking on one of the most powerful, corrupt, and ruthless companies in America -- and exposing a complex, multibillion-dollar insurance… |
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The common lawyer
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Mark Gimenez |
A mother in New York sneaks her young daughter out of a research hospital. A billionaire philanthropist in Texas fights to save his dying son at all costs. A young traffic-ticket lawyer in Austin nam… |
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Jessi and the Troublemaker
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Ann M. Martin |
Everyone is so happy that Danielle Roberts is feeling good these days. Jessi knows that Danielle, who is battling leukemia, has gone through some really tough times. So she can understand how Daniell… |
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