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Against the Current
This book "recounts the African adventures of Mark Higgins, the 18-year-old scion of a New England industrial family who elects to pursue his own destiny rather than the one his father charted for him. In 1959 he postpones college, travels to West Africa, and becomes the first student staff member at the hospital run by Albert Schweitzer, the famous Nobel Peace Prize laureate, philosopher and medical missionary. The Schweitzer clinic is an intellectual crossroads for world-famous scholars, researchers and peace activists. It's an eye-opening education for the young man. ... Higgins works as a handyman, trains to become a medical technician and helps treat lepers. He assists three cardiologis...
Chronicles of life
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Chronicles of Life
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The Thomas Book
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Shark Quest
Sharks are in trouble. Fifty shark species are at high risk of extinction, and another sixty-three are threatened. These intelligent, mysterious—and sometimes scary—fish evolved about 420 million years ago. They have adapted to survive deep in the ocean and in shallow-water habitats. Commercial fishing and finning are threatening shark populations. So is water pollution. Marine biologists and others, including young people, are working together to save these fascinating predators. Discover the work of scientists and conservationists as they study shark biology and morphology; research migration, feeding, and mating patterns; delve into human, climate, and other threats to shark habitat; ...
The Dean's Daughter
1798 - A time when patriotic pride swept across all of England following Nelson's victory at the Battle of the Nile. The Dean's Daughter is the story of a family fortune tragically lost through lack of judgement and how the Reverend Dr Astley’s daughter, Clarinda, left destitute and homeless, manages to find personal fulfilment at a difficult time when she is forced to try to make a genteel living after the death of her father - her last remaining relative. With the help of the fickle hand of Fate will she also be able to find happiness and the love she so desperately craves?
