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A Season in Picardy

By: Sam Lutton

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In the summer of 1918 Margaret and Beatrice Jerome board the U.S.S. Mongolia, an ocean liner turned U.S. Navy troopship bound for wartime France. They intend to claim the remains of their brother--Margaret's fraternal twin--and accompany it back to the United States. Our family doesn't want Michael buried so far from home, Margaret tells fellow passenger Robert Butler. Lieutenant Butler, a newly commissioned Medical Corps surgeon, continues to struggle with the mystery of parents who suddenly vanished soon after his fourteenth birthday. The experience makes him wary of close personal ties, but auburn-haired Margaret has captured his attention. Unfortunately, his cautious advances cannot overcome the barriers surrounding her unspoken conflicts. Michael couldn't be dead, she rationalizes; it just wasn't possible. If something terrible had happened to her twin brother, then she would have sensed his distress. Yet, nothing like that had occurred: there was no moment of realization, no sudden sense of doom. If Michael had suffered a violent death, then how could she have been so oblivious to such a tragedy? Had suppressed sibling envy deprived her of the psychic closeness presumably shared by twins? Haunted by guilt and devastated by the loss, Margaret stifles her nascent feelings toward Butler. At Le Havre, they bid each other reluctant farewells. In Paris, the sisters discover surprising particulars about their brother's life and his work as an ambulance driver with the American Field Service. Complicating their task is a recent codicil to Michael's Last Will and Testament: a legally sound document that frustrates their attempt to claim his remains. More remarkable discoveries follow, including his intimate relationship with a nurse and a disturbing revelation surrounding the unsolved murder of a French artillery officer. Michael had not shared those events with his twin sister, nor with anyone in his family. Astonished, hurt, and confused, Margaret comes to realize that no matter how close two people might seem to be, one cannot truly know the mind of another human being. Meanwhile, the reality of war challenges Butler's sense of who he is. Saddled with the battlefield memory of his shameful behavior toward a horribly mangled soldier, Butler resolves never to reveal what happened. Every human being has a terrible secret they cannot share, he tells himself. This will be mine. Despite her initial coolness aboard ship, Butler writes to Margaret, hoping for a positive response. To his surprise and delight she agrees to meet him in Paris should he get leave from his duties at the front. It is the turning point in both their lives. The Armistice finds them together on the French Riviera, amidst the wealthy and the wounded, deeply in love but harboring memories and secrets that leave them forever changed.

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Edinburgh Days

Or Doing What I Want to Do

By: Sam Pickering

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Edinburgh Days

Or Doing What I Want to Do

By: Sam Pickering

Tales of meandering walks through Scotland’s capital by an essayist known for “often hilarious, sometimes poignant, takes on life” (The New York Times). After a forty-year absence from the city, Sam Pickering—author, literary scholar, and inspiration for the lead character in Dead Poets Society—came to the University of Edinburgh on a fellowship in 2004. Edinburgh Days maps the transition from his life in Connecticut, defined by family, academic appointments, and the recognition of neighbors and avid acolytes, to a temporary existence on foreign soil that is at once unsettlingly isolating and curiously liberating. Part travelogue, part psychological self-study, it’s a walking tour of the Scottish capital as well as through the labyrinth of Pickering’s swerving moods and memories—and a look at what befalls the curious mind of an intellectual removed from the relations and responsibilities that otherwise delineate his days. His daily explorations include Edinburgh Castle, the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Castle Rock, the Museum of Childhood, the National Gallery, the Writers’ Museum, the Museum of the People, the Huntly House, the John Knox House, the Royal Botanic Garden, and the Edinburgh Zoo, as well as neighborhood pubs, antique stores, and bookshops. Between his ambling tours, he revisits the works of writers renowned and obscure, including Robert Louis Stevenson, Samuel Smiles, John Buchan, Tobias Wolff, Russell Hoban, Patrick White, Hilaire Belloc, and Van Wyck Brooks. But it is not so much his erudition as his fascination with minutiae that infuses these essays with dynamic descriptions, quirky observations, and jesting interludes that bring the historic city to life. “As he travels the damp, cobalt-gray streets of the great northern city, we rummage with him in old shops, follow him through gardens and graveyards, and see oft-visited monuments and museums through his fresh eyes . . . prose that glistens with natural details and an unapologetic delight in the foibles of humankind at its most genuine. We are fortunate to have Pickering as our tour guide.” —Jay Parini, author of Borges and Me

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1611171792

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Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery

By: Sam W. Wiesel

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Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery

By: Sam W. Wiesel

Lavishly illustrated, comprehensive in scope, and easy to use, the second edition of Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery guides you to mastery of every surgical procedure you’re likely to perform – while also providing a thorough understanding of how to select the best procedure, how to avoid complications, and what outcomes to expect. More than 800 global experts take you step by step through each procedure, and 13,000 full-color intraoperative photographs and drawings clearly demonstrate how to perform the techniques. Extensive use of bulleted points and a highly templated format allow for quick and easy reference across each of the four volumes.

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1496314689

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Hemostasis and Thrombosis

Basic Principles and Clinical Practice

By: Victor J. Marder,William C. Aird,Joel S. Bennett,Sam Schulman,Gilbert C. White, II

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Hemostasis and Thrombosis

Basic Principles and Clinical Practice

By: Victor J. Marder,William C. Aird,Joel S. Bennett,Sam Schulman,Gilbert C. White, II

Since publication of the First Edition in 1982, Hemostasis and Thrombosis has established itself as the pre-eminent book in the field of coagulation disorders. No other book is as inclusive in scope, with coverage of the field from the standpoint of both basic scientists and clinicians. This comprehensive resource details the essentials of bleeding and thrombotic disorders and the management of patients with these and related problems, and delivers the most up-to-date information on normal biochemistry and function of platelets or endothelial cells, as well as in-depth discussions of the pharmacology of anticoagulant, fibrinolytic, and hemostatic drugs. NEW to the Sixth Edition... • A new team of editors, each a leader in his field, assures you of fresh, authoritative perspectives. • Full color throughout • A companion website that offers full text online and an image bank. • A new introductory section of chapters on basic sciences as related to the field • Entirely new section on Hemostatic and Thrombotic Disorders Associated with Systemic Conditions includes material on pediatric patients, women's health issues, cancer, sickle cell disease, and other groups. • Overview chapters preceding each section address broad topics of general importance. This is the tablet version which does not include access to the supplemental content mentioned in the text.

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1451177690

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The Gamov Incident

By: Sam Lutton

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The Gamov Incident

By: Sam Lutton

The Cold War is over and CIA officer Cody Ballantine, exiled to the newly opened consulate in the Russian Far East, receives an unexpected visitor. In a conference room overlooking Golden Horn Bay, Andrei Danilov, a distinguished looking older gentleman, claims to be Captain Andrew Thompson, an American aviator, perhaps the lone survivor of a reconnaissance aircraft shot down by Soviet MiGs in 1954. A cautiously skeptical Ballantine sends Danilov's photograph, Air Force serial number, and fingerprints to CIA headquarters. But no official records--other than the shoot down near Cape Gamov--exist to verify Danilov's claim. With little documentation, Ballantine must resolve troublesome questions: How could an American MIA survive and prosper in Siberia for 38 years? On the other hand, might Danilov be an ex-MVD officer, perhaps one who interrogated the real Captain Thompson? Is this a scheme by a crafty opportunist to ressurect a man long presumed dead and thus lay claim to back pay, military retirement and U.S. citizenship?

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A Season in Picardy

A Season in Picardy

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Hemostasis and Thrombosis

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The Gamov Incident

The Gamov Incident

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