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A Heavy Reckoning
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Author : Emily Mayhew
language : en
Publisher: Profile Books
Release Date : 2017-05-25
A Heavy Reckoning written by Emily Mayhew and has been published by Profile Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-25 with History categories.
What happens when you reach the threshold of life and death - and come back? As long as humans have lived on the planet, there have been wars, and injured soldiers and civilians. But today, as we engage in wars with increasingly sophisticated technology, we are able to bring people back from ever closer encounters with death. Historian Emily Mayhew explores the reality of medicine and injury in wartime, from the trenches of World War One to the plains of Afghanistan and the rehabilitation wards of Headley Court in Surrey. Mixing vivid and compelling stories of unexpected survival with astonishing insights from the front line of medicine, A Heavy Reckoning is a book about how far we have come in saving, healing and restoring the human body. From the plastic surgeon battling to restore function to a blasted hand to the double amputee learning to walk again on prosthetic legs, Mayhew gives us a new understanding of the limits of human life and the extraordinary costs paid physically and mentally by casualties all over the world.
The Four Horsemen
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Author : Emily Mayhew
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2021-05-06
The Four Horsemen written by Emily Mayhew and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-06 with Social Science categories.
The Four Horsemen - War, Pestilence, Famine and Death - first appeared in the Book of Revelations a thousand years ago, but they continue to track us in our own time. This original and inspiring study by celebrated historian Emily Mayhew traces the advances in science, technology and humanitarianism that are enabling us to take them on, one by one. 'The beauty of The Four Horsemen is how she takes her quaking readers to the edge of the abyss . . . I was left moved and uplifted . . . [A] first-class example of popular science' The Times '[A] thoughtful and ultimately uplifting analysis of the unsung heroes of our age' Independent It begins in Mosul, our oldest surviving city, and the extraordinary coalition created in a matter of days to save its people from the worst horrors of the liberation battle against ISIS. As the city and the humanitarian operation that helped it to survive are restructured for a new age, Mayhew shows other people whose work gives us hope for the future, from the search to find new ways to discover and use antimicrobial medicines and the innovations in preventing the spread of deadly viruses; the laboratory work being taken to protect crops from disease and reduce famine, and why the potato, not the banana is the future; to the unique courage and resolution of those dedicated to securing the rights of the dead and their families. Standing in the way of the Horsemen is what Emily Mayhew calls, 'the most extraordinary alliance ever to come together in defence of our humanity.' These are the doctors, scientists, statisticians, engineers, peace negotiators, pharmacists, historians, forensic scientists, vaccinators and volunteers who are creating solutions to life and death problems which threaten us all. They are the new heroes of our age and this book is about them.
Dead Reckoning
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Author : Charlaine Harris
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2011-05-03
Dead Reckoning written by Charlaine Harris and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-03 with Fiction categories.
Caught up in the politics of the vampire world, psychic Sookie Stackhouse learns that she is as much of a pawn as any ordinary human in this novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series—the inspiration for the HBO® original series True Blood. With her knack for being in trouble’s way, Sookie witnesses the firebombing of Merlotte’s, the bar where she works. Since Sam Merlotte is now known to be two-natured, suspicion falls immediately on the anti-shifters in the area. Sookie suspects otherwise, but her attention is divided when she realizes that her lover, Eric Northman, and his “child” Pam are plotting to kill the vampire who is now their master. Gradually, Sookie is drawn into the plot—which is much more complicated than she knows...
The Works Of William Shakespeare
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Author : William Shakespeare
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1867
The Works Of William Shakespeare written by William Shakespeare and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1867 with categories.
Heavy
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Author : Kiese Laymon
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2018-10-16
Heavy written by Kiese Laymon and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-16 with Social Science categories.
_______________ 'So beautifully written, so insightful, so thoughtful, so honest, so vulnerable, so intimate ... A gift' - Jesmyn Ward 'Wow. Just wow' - Roxane Gay 'Unflinchingly honest' - Reni Eddo-Lodge 'An act of truth-telling unlike any other I can think of' - Alexander Chee _______________ A TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR _______________ The story of the black male experience in America you've never read before Kiese Laymon grew up a hard-headed black son to a complicated and brilliant black mother in Jackson, Mississippi. From his early experiences of sexual violence, to his suspension from college, to his career as a young college professor, Laymon charts his complex relationship with his mother, grandmother, abuse, anorexia, obesity, sex, writing and ultimately gambling. In Heavy, by attempting to name secrets and lies that he and his mother spent a lifetime avoiding, Laymon asks himself, his mother, his nation and us to confront the terrifying possibility that few know how to love responsibly, and even fewer want to live under the weight of actually becoming free. A defiant yet vulnerable memoir that Laymon started writing when he was eleven, Heavy is an insightful exploration of weight, identity, art, friendship and family. _______________ 'Laymon's writing, as rich and elegant as mahogany, offers us comfort even as we grapple with his book's unflinching honesty ... Excellent' - New York Times
A Complete Concordance Or Verbal Index To Works Phrases And Passages In The Dramatic Works Of Shakespeare
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Author : John Bartlett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1894
A Complete Concordance Or Verbal Index To Works Phrases And Passages In The Dramatic Works Of Shakespeare written by John Bartlett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1894 with categories.
A New And Complete Concordance Or Verbal Index To Words Phrases Passages In The Dramatic Works Of Shakespeare With A Supplementary Concordance To The Poems
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Author : John Bartlett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1889
A New And Complete Concordance Or Verbal Index To Words Phrases Passages In The Dramatic Works Of Shakespeare With A Supplementary Concordance To The Poems written by John Bartlett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1889 with categories.
The Black Reckoning
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Author : John Stephens
language : en
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Release Date : 2015-04-07
The Black Reckoning written by John Stephens and has been published by Knopf Books for Young Readers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-07 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
The final book in the bestselling Books of Beginning trilogy that began with The Emerald Atlas, which the New York Times called “a new Narnia for the tween set.” The adventures of siblings Kate, Michael, and Emma come to a stunning conclusion when they must find the last Book of Beginning—the Book of Death—before the Dire Magnus does, for when all three books are united, their combined power will be unstoppable. Soon Emma is on a journey to places both worldly and otherworldly, confronting terrifying monsters and ghosts, and what is darkest within herself. As the fabric of time begins to fray, she becomes the final piece of an extraordinary puzzle. Only if she can master the powers of this most dangerous book will she, Kate, and Michael be able to save the world from the dramatic, deadly final confrontation between magical and ordinary people that the Dire Magnus has in store.
Michael Airdree S Freehold
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Author : Mrs. Sophie Amelia PROSSER
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1888
Michael Airdree S Freehold written by Mrs. Sophie Amelia PROSSER and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1888 with Land tenure categories.
Dead Reckoning
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Author : Emma Walker
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2021-06-01
Dead Reckoning written by Emma Walker and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-01 with Nature categories.
It's easier to stay alive if you know what's out there. That's the philosophy behind Dead Reckoning, an honest, unflinching, sometimes-thrilling collection of close calls and catastrophes in the Great Outdoors. Emma Walker's narrative nonfiction covers outdoor activities ranging from hiking to sea kayaking to backcountry skiing, all in accessible, easy-to-understand terms. At the end of each chapter, she distills lessons learned for staying safe in the outdoors––all with a relatable (and occasionally vulnerable) twist.