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The other family doctor : a veterinarian explores what animals can teach us about love, life, and mortality / by Fine, Karen R.,author.;
"All Creatures Great and Small meets Being Mortal in this compelling memoir of one woman's dream to become a veterinarian in a field historically dominated by men, and how, through her work both with her patients and their people, she comes to better understand humanity, mortality, and the unique role animals play in our lives. Karen Fine always knew that she wanted to be a vet and wasn't going to let anything stop her: not her allergy to cats, and not the fact that in the '80s veterinary medicine was still a mostly male profession. Inspired by her grandfather, a compassionate doctor who paid house calls to all his (human) patients, Dr. Fine persevered, and brought her Oupa's principles into her own practice, which emphasizes the need to contextualize pets' care in terms of their stories. And in The Other Family Doctor, Dr. Fine shares all these touching, joyful, heartbreaking, and life-affirming tales that make up her career as a vet. There's the feral cat who becomes a creature out of a fable when he puts his trust in a young vet to heal his injured paw; the pot-bellied pig who grows too big to fit in the car but remains a cherished part of her family; the surprising colony of perfectly behaved ferrets; the beloved aging pet who gives her people the gift of accompanying them on one final family vacation; and the dog who saves his owner's life in a most unexpected way. Woven into Dr. Fine's story are, of course, also the stories of her own pets: the birds, cats, and dogs who have taught her the most valuable lessons--how we can be better caretakers of the animals in our lives and, ultimately, of ourselves"--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Fine, Karen R.; Veterinarians; Veterinarians; Veterinary medicine;
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Dead Wednesday / by Spinelli, Jerry.;
When the school assigns each eighth-grader the name of a teenager who died in the past year as a lesson in mortality, Worm Tarnauer, who thrives on being invisible, doesn't count on Becca Finch, the seventeen-year-old car crash victim who changes everything.LSC
Subjects: Ghost stories.; Teenagers; Death; Mortality; Schools; Self-actualization (Psychology);
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Calypso / by Sedaris, David,author.;
Personal essays share the author's adventures after buying a vacation house on the Carolina coast and his reflections on middle age and mortality.
Subjects: Essays.; Sedaris, David; Aging; Mortality; American wit and humor.; Humorists, American; Humorists, American;
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The battlemage / by Matharu, Taran.;
While Fletcher and his friends undertake a mortally dangerous quest in the ether, albino orc Khan is on a mission to destroy Hominum and all that Fletcher loves.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Magic; Demonology; Quests (Expeditions);
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Clockwork angel / by Clare, Cassandra.;
When sixteen-year-old orphan Tessa Fell's older brother suddenly vanishes, her search for him leads her into Victorian-era London's dangerous supernatural underworld, and when she discovers that she herself is a Downworlder, she must learn to trust the demon-killing Shadowhunters if she ever wants to learn to control her powers and find her brother."Ages 14 up"--P. [4] of cover.LSC
Subjects: Steampunk fiction.; Horror fiction.; Gray, Tessa (Fictitious character); Orphans; Brothers and sisters; Supernatural; Demonology; Secret societies;
© 2011, c2010., Simon & Schuster Children's Pub.,
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City of omens : a search for the missing women of the borderlands / by Werb, Dan,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Epidemiology; Women; Women; Women; Violent crimes; Prostitution; Public health;
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Deep water / by Bamford, Emma,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Responding to a rescue call in the Indian Ocean, a Captain discovers a mortally injured man and his traumatized wife who describes how their exotic trip to a tiny, remote island forced her to become a murderer.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Islands; Married people; Rescues; Yachts;
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Silent witness. [videorecording] / by Armstrong, William,1954-; Burton, Amanda,1956-; Dennis, Tony.; Gemmell, Ruth.; Higgins, Clare,1955-; Hook, Harry.; McCabe, Ruth.; McCrery, Nigel,1953-; BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.; British Broadcasting Corporation.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Amanda Burton, William Armstrong, Sam Parks, Ruth McCabe, Ruth Gemmell, Clare Higgins.Various pathologists spend as much time solving crimes as practising the post-mortal arts.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; full screen presentation ; Dolby Digital stereo.
Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Pathologists;
For private home use only.
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City of ashes / by Clare, Cassandra.;
Sixteen-year-old Clary continues trying to make sense of the swiftly changing events and relationships in her life as she becomes further involved with the Shadowhunters and their pursuit of demons and discovers some terrifying truths about her parents, her brother Jace, and her boyfriend Simon.
Subjects: Demonology; Supernatural; Magic; Horror tales.; New York (NY);
© 2009, c2008., Simon Pulse,
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The fox wife : a novel / by Choo, Yangsze,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."A novel about dead bodies found in the snow, a mother seeking revenge, and old folk tales that may very well be true. New York Times bestselling author Yangsze Choo brilliantly explores a world of mortals and spirits, humans and beasts, and their dazzling intersection"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Detectives; Foxes; Missing persons; Murder; Revenge; Secrecy;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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