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442) Czwarta ręka
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Polish
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While reporting a story from India, a New York television journalist has his left hand eaten by a lion; millions of TV viewers witness the accident. A well-known Boston hand surgeon wants to perform the first hand transplant on the reporter, but the problem is there is no hand available. A married woman from Wisconsin wants to give the reporter her husband's left hand--that is, after her husband dies.
443) A walk through Paris
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English
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"A walker's guide to Paris, taking us through its past, present and possible futures Eric Hazan, author of the acclaimed The Invention of Paris, leads us by the hand in this walk from Ivry to Saint-Denis, roughly following the meridian that divides Paris into east and west, and passing such familiar landmarks as the Luxembourg Gardens, the Pompidou Centre, the Gare du Nord and Montmartre, as well as little-known alleyways and arcades. Filled with...
444) Last one alive
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Coroner's daughter volume 3
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English
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"Back in Chicago, Dr. Emily Hartford is ready to leave the past behind, until a new investigation sends her into the path of a killer. Seventeen months after the Parkman case, Dr. Hartford has returned to Chicago to finish her surgical residency. But when she is contacted out of the blue by Solange McClelland, the only survivor of a decade-old triple homicide, Emily is compelled to dig deeper. She doesn't know the details of the event but is familiar...
445) Congo
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Caballo de fuego volume 2
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Español
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"Matilde Martínez parte hacia el Congo para hacerse cargo de la salud de los más necesitados, dejando atrás la posibilidad de consumar su amor con Eliah Al-Saud, quien ha decidido seguir su camino de empresario militar, sin resignarse del todo a perderla. El dolor que produce un amor tan complicado como profundo y un escenario bélico que rebasa cualquier fuerza humana pondrán nuevamente a la pareja en la lucha más intensa de su vida. ¿Podrán...
446) Bulls of Beacon Hill
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English
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Doctor Christopher Boldt has everything he ever wanted: A successful career as a surgeon, a supportive and loving boyfriend, and an overload of hype on his rumored run for Boston City Council. But there's one problem - it's all held up by a lie. For years, Chris has been hiding in plain sight, desperate not to be connected to his father, Orin Paige, one of Boston's most notorious gangsters. Until now, Chris has been able to live with the secret....
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English
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Another slice of medieval skullduggery from the surgeon-turned-sleuth Master Hugh, surgeon and bailiff, is asked to provide a sleeping potion for Sir Henry Burley, a friend and guest of Lord Gilbert at Bampton Castle. Sir Henry--with his current wife, a daughter by a first wife, two knights, two squires, and assorted servants--has outstayed his welcome at Bampton. The next morning, Sir Henry is found dead, eyes open, in his bed. Master Hugh, despite...
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English
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No matter your profession, The Medical Jungle will inspire you to have the courage to do what is right, even in the face of tremendous adversity. Join Dr. Frank Veith--one of America's most celebrated vascular surgeons--as he illustrates that while your environment may feel like a fierce jungle, unwavering conviction can tame the elements. Part captivating memoir, part expoš of a self-serving system, The Medical Jungle unveils numerous behind-the-scenes...
449) La plaga del cielo
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Saga de los fleury volume 4
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Español
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Un joven y valiente cirujano se enfrenta a una oscura epidemia al tiempo que combate otra plaga invisible provocada por los prejuicios y la injusticia. Ducado de Lorena, 1346. Adrien Fleury siempre soñó con ser médico, pero ni en sus peores pesadillas pudo anticipar que, cuando lo consiguiera, debería combatir la plaga más letal que la región había conocido hasta el momento. Su valerosa defensa de la ciencia y su ardiente amor por Léa, una...
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English
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Dr. Eleanor Bramwell is the public health heroine of 1890s London, and David Calder is her society doctor dad, Dr. Robert Bramwell. Feisty and unconventional, Eleanor's desire to take the medical profession out of the dark ages often draws her into conflict with the medical establishment, her colleagues and friends. In this season, Eleanor continues her volatile love affair with the charismatic Dr. Finn O'Neill, now a widely acclaimed figure in the...
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Chronicle of Hugh de Singleton, surgeon volume 14
Chronicle of Hugh de Singleton surgeon volume 14
Chronicles of Hugh de Singleton surgeon volume 14
Chronicle of Hugh de Singleton surgeon volume 14
Chronicles of Hugh de Singleton surgeon volume 14
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English
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One of Master John Wycliffe's scholars is found dead after a thunderstorm. Was he stuck by lightning, or was there something more sinister to his death? Scholar Richard Sabyn, a particularly obnoxious fellow, was believed to have been struck by lightning. However, Master Wycliffe believes otherwise and calls upon Sir Hugh de Singleton for help. Sir Hugh shares Wycliffe's suspicions and launches a private investigation, learning that it might indeed...
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English
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"...29-year-old surgeon James Fulton transports readers into the harsh and deadly conditions of the Civil War as he struggles to save the lives of the patients under his care... he provides a detailed account of his two years in the army, including his experiences treating the wounded and diseased during some of the most critical campaigns of the Civil War and his relationships with soldiers, their commanders, civilians, other health-care workers,...
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English
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In 1892, Arthur Conan Doyle, famous almost overnight as the creator of Sherlock Holmes, wrote to his former medical school mentor, Dr. Joseph Bell: "It is to you that I owe Sherlock Holmes." Now the first full-length biography of Joe Bell, as he was affectionately known to all of Edinburgh, has been written. It is a biography for which the world is ready. It turns out that he not only had much in common with the Great Detective, but also with Conan...
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English
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Elizabeth Cleve is a brilliant young medical student, attracted to the waspish, charismatic surgeon James Frankenstein. He wants to further medical science...by all means necessary. So how far is Elizabeth prepared to go? A twisted horror/romance that walks a fine line between attraction and fear.
460) Salva vidas
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Español
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"Prepárate para dar la vuelta al mundo y conocer a 12 heroes y heroínas reales que trabajan salvando vidas en equipos de emergencia: una bombera, un paramedico, una enfermera pediátrica, un rescatista de montaña, una psicóloga, una policía, una veterinaria, un medico aereo, un cirujano, una científica, una trabajadora humanitaria y un socorrista. ¡Descubre su día a día!" --
Meet eleven real-life emergency service heroes and discover what...
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