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Breakthrough
It is 1919 and Elizabeth Hughes, the eleven-year-old daughter of America's most-distinguished jurist and politician, Charles Evans Hughes, has been diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. It is essentially a death sentence. The only accepted form of treatment – starvation – whittles her down to forty-five pounds skin and bones. Miles away, Canadian researchers Frederick Banting and Charles Best manage to identify and purify insulin from animal pancreases – a miracle soon marred by scientific jealousy, intense business competition and fistfights. In a race against time and a ravaging disease, Elizabeth becomes one of the first diabetics to receive insulin injections – all while its discoverers and a little known pharmaceutical company struggle to make it available to the rest of the world. Relive the heartwarming true story of the discovery of insulin as it's never been told before. Written with authentic detail and suspense, and featuring walk-ons by William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, and Eli Lilly himself, among many others.
The Girls of Bomber Command
With an enemy in their midst, can they still protect their fighters in the skies? Pearl has given up on her dreams of being a journalist after being denied a promotion because of her gender. Joining the WAAF as a radio telephone operator for Bomber Command, Pearl's new job at RAF Fenthorpe serves two purposes – providing an income for her grandmother, and keeping a close eye on her younger sister, Thea, an instrument repairer at another Lincolnshire bomber station. Pearl befriends Met WAAF Jenny as well as Australian pilot Greg, who she guides home safely during an emergency. Pearl's journalism background doesn't go to waste, however – a series of thefts from pilots rekindles her investi...
A Wedding for the Bomber Girls
As wedding bells ring out, joy will be found amidst the tensions of war... At RAF Fenthorpe, instrument repairer Thea is helping her sister, Pearl, plan her wedding alongside fellow WAAF and maid of honour Jenny. A misfit amongst the women on the base, though, Thea is struggling to get others onboard. When Flight Sergeant Fitz makes a point of befriending and standing by her, sparks fly between the two. And when Fitz’s crew member, Jack, faces being stripped of his rank due to cowardice, Thea throws herself into seeking justice and support for him. Just as she begins to be accepted by her fellow WAAFs, a shadowy figure from her past has returned and is determined to ruin not just Thea, but...
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Thea Stilton Graphic Novels #6
During a hot-air balloon flight, the Thea Sisters discover that the turtles have vanished from Turtle Island! If that wasn't alarming enough, dangerous drums of a strange oil are spotted off the shore of the island-a disaster waiting to happen! The Thea Sisters are surprised that none other than Vissa De Vissen wants to help them save the island and the turtles! All seems lost until Nicky and Paulina spot a couple of turtles entering a mysterious underground cave! There are mysteries within mysteries, but the Thea Sisters are determined to solve them all and save the day.
Thea Stilton Graphic Novels #7
Great news for the Mouseford Academy students! Top Direction, one of the most popular bands for teenagers, is going to perform on Whale Island! And they have decided that the opening act will be chosen among the best bands Mouseford Academy has to offer! Students have two weeks to write a song, and then Top Direction will pick the winner. The Thea Sisters have to win, but someone is trying to sabotage their performance. The Sisters must work together to find their sound, write a great song, and put on the performance of their lives.
Sorrows Multiplied
Laura Shaw is a single, pregnant, nineteen-year-old college student in the South in 1969. Under the influence of her image-obsessed mother she makes a decision that will shape the course of not only her own, but many other lives. Thea Tait is the young daughter of a physician willing to risk everything, including his family, for what he believes. When faced with a devastating loss, Thea begins her struggle with her fatheras profession, her motheras choices, and the path her own life takes. Set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War, Roe vs. Wade, and civil unrest, the lives of these two women spiral dangerously close to one another. And when they finally converge, the relationships each has formed are put to the ultimate test. Sorrows Multiplied is a story of love, friendship, and family that tackles one of the most socially relevant and controversial topics of our time: abortion.
Breakthrough
It is 1919, and Elizabeth Hughes, the 11-year-old daughter of America's most distinguished jurist and politician, Charles Evans Hughes, has been diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. It is essentially a death sentence. The only accepted form of treatment—starvation—whittles her down to 45 pounds of skin and bones. Miles away, Canadian researchers Frederick Banting and Charles Best manage to identify and purify insulin from animal pancreases—a miracle soon marred by scientific jealousy, intense business competition, and fist fights. In a race against time and a ravaging disease, Elizabeth becomes one of the first diabetics to receive insulin injections—all while its discoverers and a little-known pharmaceutical company struggle to make it available to the rest of the world. Relive the heartwarming true story of the discovery of insulin as it has never before been told, written with authentic detail and suspense, and featuring walk-ons by William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, and Eli Lilly, among many others.
Thea Stilton Graphic Novels #5
The Thea Sisters are five fun, lively students at Mouseford Academy on Whale Island, who want to be real, live journalists, just like their hero, Thea Stilton. Between classes, friendships, crushes, and some bizarre mysteries to solve, they find life to be a never-ending adventure!
Selected Papers on the History of Medicine and Healthcare (2014)
This volume continues the Proceedings of the Calgary History of Medicine Days series which publishes the work of young and emerging researchers in the field, hence providing a unique publishing format. The annual Calgary History of Medicine Days Conference, established in 1991, brings together undergraduate and early graduate students from across Canada, Latin America, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe to give paper and poster presentations on a wide variety of topics from the history of medicine and healthcare from a multiple perspectives. The History of Medicine Days offers an annual platform for discussions and exchanges between participants regarding recent research findi...
