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English
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Devastated by the death of her boyfriend after a routine surgery, fourth-year medical student Lynn Peirce investigates the accident and discovers a string of suspicious deaths at the hospital.
Author
Series
Will Trent volume 9
Language
English
Description
On a serene summer Sunday, a routine admission for a run-of-the-mill surgery at Atlanta's Emory Hospital goes tragically wrong, setting off a catastrophic wave of destruction that sends the facility and the surrounding area into lockdown. One of the city's largest and most prestigious institutions, Emory is situated near the Centers for Disease Control, the FBI counter-terrorism headquarters, and a large children's hospital. Anything that happens...
Author
Language
English
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Description
"An injured ex-athlete discovers that giving up on the game of life is not an option... As far as former NFL star Jake Masters is concerned, dreams are risky propositions. Years ago he came achingly close to achieving his ambition of playing in the Super Bowl--before a spinal injury ended his career. Confined to a wheelchair, unwilling to take a chance on another risky surgery that could restore his mobility, Jake now stays cocooned behind the imposing...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
306 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A profile of Michael May, a man blinded by a chemical explosion at the age of three, describes his life as a CIA analyst, champion skier, entrepreneur, and family man, who is offered a rare chance to see once again through stem-cell transplant surgery.
Author
Publisher
Morrow
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
273 p. : maps ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Foregoing her sled dog training after knee surgery, a bored Jessie Arnold goes to help in an Iditarod booth at the Alaska State Fair, but the event is overshadowed by a murder and the disappearance of her lead dog.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First Edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
326 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In a small town, as high school graduation approaches, two conjoined sisters must weigh the importance of their dreams as individuals against the risk inherent in the surgery that has the potential to separate them forever.
7) My lobotomy
Author
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
The author describes his victimization at the hands of Dr. Walter Freeman, who performed a lobotomy on him at the age of twelve; his experiences with institutions, jail, and homelessness; and his determination to find out why he was forced to undergo a lobotomy.
