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Say Anarcha : a young woman, a devious surgeon, and the harrowing birth of modern women's health.

Authors : Hallman, J. C., author

Subjects: Human experimentation in medicine -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Gynecologists -- United States -- Biography; Fistula, Vesico-vaginal -- TreatmentSims, J. Marion 1813-1883; Jackson, Anarcha, approximately 1821-1869

Availability: 7 Holdings

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Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher : a monkey's head, the Pope's neuroscientist, and the quest to transplant the soul.

Authors : Schillace, Brandy, author

Subjects: Neurosurgeons -- United States -- Biography; Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc -- United States -- History; Medical ethics -- United States -- HistoryWhite, Robert Joseph, 1926-2010

Availability: 5 Holdings

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Machiavelli : the art of teaching people what to fear.

Authors : Boucheron, Patrick, author; Wood, Willard, translator

Subjects: Political scientists -- Biography; Political ethics; Political science -- ItalyMachiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527; Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527 -- Criticism and interpretation

Availability: 5 Holdings

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Outside the wire : ten lessons I've learned in everyday courage.

Authors : Kander, Jason, author

Subjects: Veterans -- United States -- Biography; Civil service ethics; AutobiographiesMissouri -- Politics and government -- BiographyKander, Jason

Availability: 6 Holdings

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In shock : my journey from death to recovery and the redemptive power of hope.

Authors : Awdish, Rana, author

Subjects: Physicians -- United States -- Biography; Physician and patient; Medical ethicsAwdish, Rana -- Health

Availability: 3 Holdings

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Under the same sky : from starvation in North Korea to salvation in America.

Authors : Kim, Joseph, 1990-; Talty, Stephan, author

Subjects: Refugees -- Korea (North) -- Biography; Immigrants -- United States -- Biography; Victims of famine -- Korea (North)Kim, Joseph, 1990-

Availability: 3 Holdings

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On a farther shore : the life and legacy of Rachel Carson.

Authors : Souder, William, 1949-

Subjects: Marine biologists -- Biography; Naturalists -- Biography; Environmentalists -- BiographyCarson, Rachel, 1907-1964; Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964 -- Influence

Availability: 1 Holdings

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Eminence : Cardinal Richelieu and the Rise of France.

Authors : Blanchard, Jean-Vincent, 1967-

Subjects: Statesmen -- France -- Biography; Cardinals -- France -- Biography; Political ethics -- France -- History -- 17th centuryFrance -- History -- Louis XIII, 1610-1643Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis, duc de, 1585-1642

Availability: 2 Holdings

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The courage for truth : the letters of Thomas Merton to writers.

Authors : Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968; Bochen, Christine M.

Subjects: Poets, American -- 20th century -- Correspondence; Authorship -- Moral and ethical aspects; Ethics in literatureMerton, Thomas, 1915-1968 -- Correspondence

Availability: 1 Holdings

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Thomas Jefferson : a biography of spirit and flesh.

Authors : Kidd, Thomas S., author

Subjects: Presidents -- United States -- Biography; BiographiesJefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Philosophy; Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Ethics; Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Political and social views

Availability: 3 Holdings

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