In a novel that could have been pulled from today's headlines, Dr. Tom Barrett, respected surgeon and returning war veteran, discovers the rules as set by the pharmaceutical industry. They're dangerously effective: skyrocketing prices, misleading advertising, manipulation of health care professionals, rigged research, and the suppression of competition. Unscrupulous executives deploy them with a single objective: spike earnings by ensuring that medicines are scarce for patients whose survi...

Testifying as an expert in emotionally-laden child abuse cases is no easy task. Dr. Reece, a retired Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, has taught medical students, residents, and colleagues nationally and internationally about the diagnosis and management of child abuse cases for over forty years. He crafted this book, To Tell the Truth to illustrate countervailing arguments that jurors may hear in cases of abusive head trauma. He hopes this will enable the reader to distinguish b...

An infant’s death with evidence as high as the sky should be a slam-dunk prosecution. But what happens when the savviest defense attorney in town assists his idealistic public defender daughter? Timely in its examination of how belief in science can be manipulated, To Tell the Truth will have you questioning your own deliberations if sitting in the juror’s box. A haunting expose of the clash between law and medicine, as written by a pediatrician with over 40 years’ clinical and trial exper...

The story of a twentieth-century family whose lives are buffeted by personal losses, two World Wars, the Great Depression, and family tragedies and triumphs. The distant drumbeat of world events punctuates this fast-moving narrative from Robert M. Reece.In The Lewellyns from Vincennes, Jack, the patriarch, and his wife, Sarah, rear three children whose destinies are shaped by Jack's own failed aspirations and Sarah's steady determination and faith.Based on a true s...

"Reece wields a talented pen. His memorable characters jump off the pages." —Steven Manchester, The Rockin' Chair**,** Twelve MonthsWhen trauma surgeon Dr. Tom Barrett returns from military duty in the Middle East War, he is stricken with flashbacks, terrifying nightmares, and tremors. He learns his old friend and surgical colleague, Akira Yamaguchi, is conducting a clinical trial of a potential breakthrough drug ...

Contents ACCOMPANIED ON THE FLUTE F. Anstey THE TROUBLES OF A TRIPLET W. Beatty-Kingston SLIGHTLY DEAF Bracebridge Hemming THE LADY FREEMASON H. T. Craven WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT! F. B. Harrison THE FATAL LEGS Walter Browne THE CALIPH'S JESTER From the Arabic A JOURNEY IN SEARCH OF NOTHING Wilkie Collins GEMINI AND VIRGO C. S. Calverley KING BIBBS James...

In 1952, an epidemic was sweeping through the United States and much of the world. Ben Levinson, a twenty-three-year-old medical student was in its path. Would he be able to complete his medical education, his goal since he was a boy? Would he be a victim or a hero?When Ben was ten years old, his Uncle Abraham had come to live with his family after escaping Nazi Germany in 1939. Abraham had been a physician in the slums of Hamburg, ministering to the city's poor. Given refuge by Be...

An up-to-date textbook on the clinical essentials in women's healthcareWritten by an international team of OB/GYN practitioners, this book offers an overview of the most important and common clinical issues in obstetrics and gynecology, including reproductive endocrinology, gynecologic oncology, maternal–fetal medicine, and sexuality. It provides readers with current information on evidence-based approaches to the management of normal pregnancy, labor and ...

Testifying as an expert in emotionally-laden child abuse cases is no easy task. Dr. Reece, a retired Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, has taught medical students, residents, and colleagues nationally and internationally about the diagnosis and management of child abuse cases for over forty years. He crafted this book, To Tell the Truth to illustrate countervailing arguments that jurors may hear in cases of abusive head trauma. He hopes this will enable the reader to distinguish b...

Colorism – discrimination based on skin darkness within a racial group – has plagued black Americans since their first arrival in the United States. Although colorism has taken different forms over time, lighter-skinned black people have always received advantages at the expense of their darker-skinned counterparts, and colorism is a problem that fosters ongoing social inequality to this day.The Shades of Black Folk traces the development and evolution of colorism in the U...

"Night Bombing with the Bedouins" by Robert Henry Reece is a captivating account that delves into the experiences of a unique group of aviators during a tumultuous period. The narrative focuses on the daring missions undertaken by these pilots, who operated under challenging conditions and faced numerous adversities. Reece's vivid storytelling brings to life the camaraderie and bravery of the men who flew at night, often relying on their instincts and skills to navigate the skies and deliv...

Reece Gilmore heeft alle reden om Boston te ontvluchten. In Angel's Fist, een dorpje midden in de prachtige natuur van Wyoming, vindt ze een baan als kok in een klein wegrestaurant. Op haar vrije dag trekt ze de bergen in. Door haar verrekijker bewondert ze het uitzicht over de rivier. Bij toeval ziet ze aan de overkant een stel dat blijkbaar ruzie heeft. Plotseling grijpt de man de vrouw bij de keel tot ze niet meer beweegt.Als Reece vertelt wat ze heeft gezien, is er niemand die h...