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[1995]
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Welcome back to the wacky world of Doctor Beach Conger and his practice as a country doctor in Dumster, Vermont. Since we last heard from Doctor Conger in Bag Balm and Duct Tape, he decided to become a serious writer in lieu of practicing medicine. Here Doc Conger relays the story of how he trundled off to Norway to pursue the craft for "as long as it takes". It turned out to take only three weeks. Literary aspirations aside, Conger returned to Dumster...
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Oliver Sacks has always been fascinated by islands - their remoteness, their mystery, above all the unique forms of life they harbor. For him, islands conjure up equally the romance of Melville and Stevenson, the adventure of Magellan and Cook, and the scientific wonder of Darwin and Wallace. Drawn to the tiny Pacific atoll of Pingelap by intriguing reports of an isolated community of islanders born totally colorblind, Sacks finds himself setting...
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[1994]
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At age four Pensack lost his mother to HCM, an enigmatic cardiac condition, and at age fifteen was himself diagnosed with the disease, which has haunted a bloodline for three generations. Raising Lazarus chronicles Pensack's journey to overcome his failing body through the will of his mind and the strength of his soul. In order to save himself, he determines to become a doctor - and his own best patient. But after undergoing multiple surgeries in...
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