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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

2011
Presents an illustrated adaptation of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, " in which a respected London doctor invents a formula which turns him into an evil and ugly person who stalks the streets at night killing people, and by the time his friends discover his secret, it is too late.

Sure hands, strong heart

the life of Daniel Hale Williams
1981
A biography of the black surgeon who, among other achievements, was the first to perform open heart surgery.

The Cranford chronicles

2007
The small town of Cranford is thrown into chaos with the arrival of the railroad and a handsome young doctor who has a surprising impact on the women of the town, leaving Matty Jenkyns to remember what it was like to have her heart broken as a young girl.

Joseph Lister and the story of antiseptics

2005
This book describes the work of Joseph Lister, whose antiseptic methods greatly reduced the death rates after surgery.

The last surgeon

2010
Dr. Nick Garrity and psych nurse Gillian Coates determine that one-by-one, each of those in the operating room for a fatally botched case is dying. Their discoveries pit them against genius Franz Koller--the highly-paid master of the "non-kill." As doctor and nurse move closer to finding the terrifying secret behind these killings, Koller has been given a new directive: his mission will not be complete until Gillian and Garrity, the last surgeon, are dead.

Mutant

2001
After a heart attack changes his life, Dr. Richard Steele is recruited into a movement to examine the hazards of genetically modified foods, and his controversial findings threaten the future of science.

Doctors

2011
Looks at the role of doctors in a community, and explains what doctors do, where they work, and the tools they use.

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