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"While recovering from a traumatic head injury, Polly Schuster struggles to find her way through one chaotic week in July when her entire extended family descends upon the bucolic town of Livingston, Montana for their annual gathering. As she contends with a series of unexpected events and the haunting echoes of her past inconveniently resurfacing as a result of her injury, Polly soon learns that her perception of her family and their life together...
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"Yahoo's lead baseball columnist offers an in-depth look at the most valuable commodity in sports -- the pitching arm -- and how its vulnerability to injury is hurting players and the game, from Little League to the majors. Every year, Major League Baseball spends more than $1.5 billion on pitchers -- five times more than the salary of every NFL quarterback combined. Pitchers are the game's lifeblood. Their import is exceeded only by their fragility....
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"Earle Dickson and his new bride Josephine begin their lives together. The end. (Not really. There's more.) Josephine has a proclivity for injuring herself. Earle attaches cotton to long strips of adhesive tape, telling Josephine to cut off a length when she needs one. Since Earle works as a cotton buyer at Johnson & Johnson, he shares his idea. They're a big hit. The end. (Again, not really!) After a few false starts (much like the hilarious "the...
4) Howl
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2022.
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When no one in the small town of Merritt, Florida, believes that he was attacked by a monster, fifteen-year-old Virgil Knox fears the monster will return to finish him off, or worse--that he is becoming a monster himself.
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c2005
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xiii, 660 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm + 1 CD-ROM.
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First published in 1987, Diseases of Trees and Shrubs has become a standard reference for plant health specialists, plant diagnosticians, horticulturists, arborists, foresters, and their students. Now thoroughly revised, fully updated, and illustrated with more than 2200 digitally optimized color images in 261 full-color plates and more than 350 balck-and-white photographs and drawings, the second editions is an unrivalled survey of thes diseases...
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©2009
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1 videodisc (40 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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DVD-R. While the causes of knee and hip problems are as varied as individual sufferers, the mechanics of these joints are the same in every human. Biomechanist Katy Bowman demonstrates exercises that stretch and strengthen the muscles most involved in preserving the health and mobility of these important joints. Exercises are adaptable if you've had a joint replacement already, and yet they are challenging--and necessary--for runners and other athletes...
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Mountain gorillas are one of the most endangered species in the world. Now they are facing a new threat, from the very tourism that is helping to protect them: exposure to human disease. This is the story of the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project and its work to provide medical care to the gorillas.
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©2009
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1 videodisc (40 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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DVD-R. With all the typing, driving, computer work and other "hands-out-in-front" activities we do on a daily basis, it's no wonder that the numerous muscles, bones nerves and attachments from the elbows down often start to hurt. Targeting all the tissues that supply the hands with health and mobility, Katy Bowman demonstrates exercises to align and unwind the neck, shoulders, elbows and hands.
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The Smythe-Smith quartet volume 3
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2013.
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Hugh Prentice has never had patience for dramatic females, and if Lady Sarah Pleinsworth has ever been acquainted with the words "shy" or "retiring", she's long since tossed them out the window. Besides, even if Hugh did grow to enjoy her company, it wouldn't matter. A reckless duel has left this brilliant mathematician with a ruined leg, and now, unable to run, ride, or even waltz, he could never court a woman like Sarah, much less dream of marrying...
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[2013]
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xxii, 378 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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A comprehensive guide to improving mental clarity and quality of life in the aftermath of a concussion draws on the expertise of a neuropsychologist and concussion survivor to counsel patients and caregivers on how to manage symptoms.
16) Memory man
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2015.
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Amos Decker's life changed forever -- twice. The first time was on the gridiron. A big, towering athlete, he was the only person from his hometown of Burlington ever to go pro. But his career ended before it had a chance to begin. On his very first play, a violent helmet-to-helmet collision knocked him off the field for good, and left him with an improbable side effect--he can never forget anything. The second time was at home nearly two decades later....
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It's going to be a great weekend! Karen has new roller skates and is a very good skater. She's looking forward to trying some new tricks. But, oh no! Karen falls down and has to go to the hospital. Her wrist is broken! Karen is determined to get everyone she knows -- plus someone famous -- to sign her cast. It isn't going to be easy, but she won't give up until the job is done.
18) Concussion
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In 2002, forensic pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu picked up a scalpel in a Pittsburgh morgue and made a discovery that would rattle America. The body on the slab in front of him belonged to a fifty-year-old named Mike Webster, aka "Iron Mike," a Hall of Fame center for the Pittsburgh Steelers. After retiring in 1990, Webster had suffered a dizzyingly steep decline. The search for answers put Omalu in the crosshairs of one of the most powerful corporations...
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Cape Charade volume 3
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Kellen Adams has three deadly problems: She seriously offended a maniacal killer ; she just had a bullet removed from her brain; and, her new daughter is growing up too fast-- and she's in the line of fire. Living on an obscure, technology-free island off California should mean safety from the murderer who hunts Kellen and her new family. But as family time becomes terror-time, Kellen faces a killer playing a cruel game. Only one can survive, and...
20) Ten owies
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2022.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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"From ice-cream induced brain freezes to bee stings to stubbed toes and bruises, ten children get ten owies that can only be cured by the following: a kiss, a hug, lots of love, and as many colorful Band-Aids as possible"--
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