physicians

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The good father

2012
Dr. Paul Allen searches for the truth after his estranged son is blamed for shooting of the Democratic candidate for president, overwhelmed by guilt for his failed marriage and neglect for his son he can believe that his son is the shooter.

Faust

the second part of the tragedy
2009
Presents the continued journey of Faust as he follows Mephistopheles through the mythology of ancient Greece, becoming enamored of and marrying Helen of Troy while constantly searching to fulfill his appetite for new experiences.

The greater journey

Americans in Paris
2011
Tells the stories of American artists, writers, doctors, politicians, architects, and others who spent time in Paris between 1830 and 1900, pursuing knowledge that would help them excel in their careers, including Elizabeth Blackwell, the first female doctor in America, author James Fenimore Cooper, pianist Louis Moreau Gottschalk, medical student Oliver Wendell Holmes, and many others.

The unbearable lightness of being

1999
Tomas, a hopeless philanderer and successful surgeon, flees Prague when the Russians invade in 1968 and heads for Switzerland where he must provide for himself and his lover by working as a window washer.

Cutting for stone

a novel
2010
Twin brothers Marion and Shiva Stone come of age in Ethiopia, sharing a deep bond that has helped them survive the loss of their parents and the country's political upheaval, but when they both fall for the same woman, their bond is broken and the two go their separate ways, until a medical crisis reunites them.

Elizabeth Blackwell

America's first female doctor
2009
Chronicles the life and achievements of Elizabeth Blackwell, discussing her family, education, studies abroad, medical practice, pioneer work, and other related topics.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

2003
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.

Of human bondage

2007
From a tormented orphan with a clubfoot, Philip Carey grows into an impressionable young man with a voracious appetite for adventure and knowledge. His cravings take him to Paris at age eighteen to try his hand at art, then back to London to study medicine. But even so, nothing can sate his nagging hunger for experience. Then he falls obsessively in love, embarking on a disastrous relationship that will change his life forever.

A case of need

1969
Lee, a brilliant physician, is accused of murdering the beautiful daughter of an important medical family on the operating table. Only John Berry is willing to dig deeper into the seemingly open-and-shut case to save Lee.

Absolute convictions

my father, a city, and the conflict that divided America
2006
Eyal Press recounts how his father's work as a doctor who performed abortions in Buffalo, New York, impacted his own childhood and adult life, and discusses how his father's work influenced his own views on abortion.

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