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Resilience Resilience Elizabeth Edwards The bestselling author of Saving Graces shares her inspirational message on the challenges and blessings of coping with adversity.She's one of the most beloved political figures in the country, and o… OL10006W
Me Siento Gorda Me Siento Gorda Lorraine C. Ladish For many years she kept her eating disorder a secret: the lonely binge and purge cycles to avoid gaining an ounce. Despite her obvious variations in weight and size, the depressions and feelings of f… OL10251250W
Oblivion Oblivion Peter Abrahams Nick Petrov was a world-famous private investigator -- until a brain trauma destroyed part of his memory and changed who he is forever.Now a killer is on the loose, looming up from a past that Nick c… OL102867W
Dark eye Dark eye William Bernhardt Sometimes her eyes seduce. Sometimes they stare straight at the kind of sights most people turn away from. But in the blazing neon and searing sun of Las Vegas, she can't see the man who is watching … OL114368W
Ganti hati Ganti hati Dahlan Iskan Author's account as a recipient of liver transplantation in China. OL12036138W
Phineas Gage Phineas Gage John Fleischman,John Fleischman Phineas Gage was truly a man with a hole in his head. A railroad construction foreman, Phineas was blasting rock near Cavendish, Vermont, in 1848 when a thirteen-pound iron rod was shot through his b… OL12119486W
Down Came the Rain Down Came the Rain Brooke Shields When Brooke Shields welcomed her newborn daughter, Rowan Francis, into the world, a crippling depression followed. In DOWN CAME THE RAIN, Brooke writes about the tribulations, depression, and, ultima… OL122553W
Les anneaux de Bicêtre Les anneaux de Bicêtre Georges Simenon René Maugras, maître d'un empire de presse, se réveille à l'hôpital, hémiplégique, victime d'un accident cérébral lors d'un dîner d'affaires ... OL1242818W
Green Light Green Light Lloyd C. Douglas *** Those who have read the book have much to say about this (and other) quality workings of Lloyd Douglas, so please be sure to check out ''community reviews'' at: https://www.goodreads.com/book/s… OL12590W
Just take my heart Just take my heart Mary Higgins Clark After famous actress Natalie Raines is found in her home, dying from a gunshot wound, police immediately suspect her theatrical agent and jealous soon-to-be-ex-husband, Gregg Aldrich. But no charges … OL12998W
L' ABC de la maladie d'Alzheimer L' ABC de la maladie d'Alzheimer Sophie Éthier Guide pour ceux qui ont à faire face aux difficultés de chaque jour. Principaux points : Agitation, agressivité - Bain - Communication - Désorientation - Environnement - Fugue, errance - Gardiennage … OL13173631W
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
Standing tall Standing tall Sam Carchidi The story of Buffalo Bills football player Kevin Everett's comeback after being paralyzed while making a tackle against the Denver Broncos in the 2007 season opener. OL13696348W
Chasing smoke Chasing smoke Bill Cameron A detective undergoing cancer treatment is brought into an investigation of apparent suicides by other cancer patients, all of whom were being treated by the same doctor -- the same doctor treating h… OL13751294W
The time of my life The time of my life Patrick Swayze,Lisa Niemi In vivid detail, the thirty-year veteran of stage and screen describes his Texas upbringing, his personal struggles, his rise to fame with "North and South", his commercial breakthroughs in "Dirty Da… OL13839190W
Double take Double take Kevin Michael Connolly Double takeA rapid or surprised second look, either literal or figurative, at a person or situation whose significance has not been completely grasped at first.Kevin Michael Connolly is a twenty-thre… OL13847425W
Students with Asperger syndrome Students with Asperger syndrome Lorraine E. Wolf xiv, 337 p. : 23 cm OL13857510W
The Speed of Dark The Speed of Dark Elizabeth Moon In the near future, disease will be a condition of the past. Most genetic defects will be removed at birth; the remaining during infancy. Unfortunately, there will be a generation left behind. For me… OL14871719W
Lance Lance John Wilcockson No champion has astonished the world quite like Lance Armstrong. A cancer survivor who went on to win the Tour de France an unprecedented seven times, he is an inspiration to millions. Yet few know t… OL14910127W
As Nora Jo fades away As Nora Jo fades away Lisa Cerasoli WHAT IS THIS BOOK ABOUT? After luring us through her award winning debut novel, On the Brink of Bliss and Insanity with stark wit and mad fascinating characters, Cerasoli surprises us with the hum… OL15090806W
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