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The author presents a humorous chronicle of her battle with breast cancer in comic-strip format.

Explores how human emotional life becomes intertwined with a particular natural landscape.

The author describes her life-changing experience working as a doctor in Antarctica in 1999, during which time she discovered she had breast cancer and had to treat herself with the aid of her own patients and U.S. doctors via the Internet.

The author shares his feelings upon learning that a diving accident had left his teenage son Jeffrey paralyzed from the neck down, and discusses his resolve over the ten days following the diagnosis to "save" Jeffrey by removing his life support.

In graphic art format, describes the friendship between two roommates on the MTV show "Real World," one of whom died of AIDS.

An autobiography of Wall Street wizard Jack Dreyfus in which he tells about his many successes as a golfer, bridge player, horse breeder, and financier, and includes the manuscript of his book "A Remarkable Medicine Has Been Overlooked," on the treatment of depression.

Adam Moore describes how he suffered a serious brain injury and recovered with medical help and family support.

The author describes her battle against polio when she was thirteen and her efforts to overcome its debilitating effects.

Twenty-one-year-old Laura Rothenberg has spent her life knowing each breath might be her last and fighting a losing battle with cystic fibrosis, and she describes how her disease and life were affected by her decision to have a lung transplant.

Recounts Dr. Jerri Nielsen's struggle to survive cancer while in Antarctica.