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"When Dr. Croft takes in orphan Eleanor Beady, he doesn't realize that he's gained an apprentice. Raised amidst Croft's experiments, "Nora" becomes his most trusted assistant-an unthinkable and unlawful pursuit for a woman. Nora helps Croft's groundbreaking research and his clinic gain recognition, and she finds she doesn't mind working in the background, as long as she can continue to hone her skills. But the arrival of a new surgical resident threatens...

The bestselling author of the Kurt Wallander series delivers a "short, beautiful, and ultimately life-affirming novel" about the path to self-acceptance (Booklist). From the prize-winning "master of atmosphere" comes the surprising and affecting story of a man well past middle age who suddenly finds himself on the threshold of renewal (The Boston Globe). Living on a tiny island that is surrounded by ice during the long winter months, Fredrik Welin...

When an esteemed but aging surgeon makes a fatal mistake in the operating room, an idealistic young physician, moved by the older man's torment, takes the blame. It is a decision that will change his life forever.

A prosecutor discovers a plastic surgeon creating faces in the image of a murder victim killed ten years earlier and seeks to reopen the case.

The show is about a young surgeon with autism who is recruited to work at a pediatric unit of a hospital. The hospital is prestigious with many of the toughest cases a surgeon could ever see, but with autism comes clarity that most surgeons will never have. The television series focuses on the relationship between the doctor and patient, and how a man who cannot relate to the people who he tries to help.

"Fifteen years ago Sam Becker's younger sister Cathy was murdered by his best friend - ripping his world apart with a legacy of guilt and recriminations. Now a respected heart surgeon, and happily married, Sam has finally managed to move on. But when he saves a family during a terrifying suicide attempt, the nightmare begins. The young girl who raised the alarm disappears, and Sam falls under suspicion. As increasingly sinister events threaten his...

"Haunted by painful memories, pediatric surgeon Sage Anderson gives up medicine and moves to Eternity Springs. There she finds a place to call home, but even her newfound success as a gifted artist isn't enough to keep her nightmares at bay. Colt Rafferty is about to change all that"--Publisher.

"Amid the violent last days of the glittering Russian court, a Russian princess on the run finds her heart where she least expects it"-- 1917. Fleeing the flames of the Russian Revolution, Princess Svetlana Dalsky hopes to find safety in Paris with her mother and sister. But the city is buckling under the weight of the Great War, and the Bolsheviks will not rest until they have erased every Russian aristocrat from memory. Born the second son of a...

"As a child growing up in Detroit, Ben Carson (1951- ) has a dream of becoming a physician, a dream that rose out of struggles with poverty, racism, and poor grades. As Ben persevered and strove for academic excellence, his life became one of compassion and service"--Amazon.com.