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A brilliant research scientist at the University of Texas makes a discovery that could change the way medicine is practiced. A State Senator, facing difficulties in his re election campaign, sees political advantage in attacking the Research Center's methods and ethics. An emergency Room physician is faced with an emotional choice when confronted by a dying patient. Vince King, a young medical student, finds himself involved in these conflicts as he tries to work out his complicated love life. Medical ethics, Texas politics, lust, and greed provide a background against which not all the characters get what they want.

Two British doctors immigrate to Texas with their four young children.They try to balance running a busy medical practice near Houston with their weekend adventures in a small village in the Texas Hill Country. Present day patient encounters and memories from the past add humor and tragedy to this story of adjustment to a new culture.

It can kill you quickly and painfully or it can leave you in a chronic state of non recovery. They call it the Santa Fe Flu. But it is not the flu and it has nothing to do with Santa Fe. Dr. Adam Bolt discovers the disturbing history of this illness, and the terrifying possibilities of its future. Can he act in time to prevent a devastating spread of the deadly disease?

A young Houston doctor starting a promising career meets with unexpected problems. Mysterious illness's, deaths. And an attempt on his life. Why? The more he discovers the more he realizes that he and his wife are in a bizarre and horrific situation. Trapped in a world for which they are unprepared. To escape he has to make decisions that put both their lives in peril. And he will discover secrets that are almost too terrible to comprehend.

Dr. Kate Westbrook inherits a concierge medical practice near Austin, Texas. Things go very wrong. Medical mistakes or sabotage? Jack Stone, her live-in lover, has what he thinks is an answer to her problems, but could it makes things worse? Modern technology and the best of intentions do not always provide the best outcome for the patient. As they try to solve the mystery that surrounds them they discover the horrifying truth that is not only threatening patient's live but also their own.

The Theatrical Remembrancer, written by John Egerton and published in 1788, is a comprehensive guide to all the dramatic performances in the English language up to that time. This book provides a complete list of plays, operas, and other theatrical productions, along with their authors, performers, and dates of performance. The book is organized chronologically, starting with the earliest recorded performances and continuing up to the date of publication. In addition to the list of performances, the book also includes a brief history of the English theatre and an index of the performers and authors mentioned in the text. This valuable resource is a must-have for anyone interested in the history of English theatre and the development of drama in the English language.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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Title: A sermon preached before the incorporated Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts: at their anniversary meeting in the parish church of St. Mary-le-Bow, on Friday, February 18, 1763.Author: John EgertonPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP00045500CollectionID: CTRG10135081-BPublicationDate: 17630101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: Collation: 114 p.; 22 cm

Winner of the 1984 Lillian Smith Award The saga of the Ledfords of Lancaster, Kentucky, Generations transcends family biography to become a social history of our national experience, a metaphor of America. This twentieth anniversary edition brings the Ledfords' remarkable story up to date.

This text provides the story of the earliest calls for desegregation and racial justice in the years preceding the civil rights era in the South of America.

Hailed as an instant classic when it appeared in 1987, John Egerton's Southern Food captures the flavour and feel of what it has meant for southerners, over the generations, to gather at the table. This book is for reading, for cooking, for eating (in and out), for referring to, for browsing in, and, above all, for enjoying.