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The Lump recounts my choice to become a doctor, the experiences that molded my surgical career and the startling discovery in 1998 that led to my own mastectomy, chemotherapy, mammograms, and hot flashes. Not unusual for a woman, but very much so for a gynecologist.My story is told with humor and honesty from my very unique perspective as a male, a gynecologist, and a breast cancer patient. As a male physician saddled with a distinctly female disease, my experience was as unique and humoro...

This tome is an extensive record of Canadas treasures including art, architecture, historical sites, and spots of natural beauty.

Tinderella, mother and supreme head of all butterflies on Earth, is stranded in a distant region in the outer reaches of space. An elite team of butterflies is selected to go and rescue her.This is a tale of adventure and determination to accomplish this mission.

This is the ultimate guide for those who want to take back control of their life.This book will teach you simple but powerful steps that you can do right now that will declutter your life.You'll learn proven strategies used by the most successful people in history to become masters of their destiny.Here are some things you'll learn:What is a cluttered mind? What causes it and how can it have a negative impact on your l...

Industries are developing radical, new biotechnology processes to expand and develop their range of products that originate from the world's forests. As a result of the growing understanding of the process involved, biotechnology is also helping reduce any adverse impact on the environment.; This book presents a review of specialist research direct

Explaining the important difference between grief and mourning, this book explores every mourner's need to acknowledge death and embrace the pain of loss. Also explored are the many factors that make each person's grief unique and the many normal thoughts and feelings mourners might have. Questions of spirituality and religion are addressed as well. The rights of mourners to be compassionate with themselves, to lean on others for help, and to trust in their ability to heal are upheld. Jour...

You probably know a lot of Bible stories: Joseph and his coat, David and Goliath, Daniel and the lions, Jesus walking on water. These get mentioned everywhere from popular literature to your local church.But there are other stories in the Bible that preachers and Sunday school teachers tend to skip over because . . . well . . . because they seem crazy—the kind of stories that make us change the subject quickly when children bring them up, because we don’t know why they’re in the Bi...

"An intriguing narrative . . . A complementary blend of scripture, ancient legends, history, and archaeology, it will stir your curiosity." —Lorraine Evans, Egyptologist and author of Burying the DeadIn this groundbreaking work, the authors reexamine humanity's most enduring account of bondage, emancipation, and freedom. The Great Exodus is the story of how one man, empowered by divine epiphany, brought the mighty ancient kingdom of Egypt to its kn...

Bitcoin has blown up to a trillion-dollar industry leader, and the expanding trends of cryptocurrency, blockchain, and decentralized technologies will influence every part of life, from finance to politics. Understanding the primary cryptocurrency project, Bitcoin, and knowing how to acquire, manage, and trade such a technology will place you on the forefront of the next financial revolution. This guide aims to do just that and make you fluent in all areas of Bitcoin through the following ...

Bringing together informed analyses on the challenges of critical skill shortages (CSS) in the Asia-Pacific region, this book provides 14 country reports to discuss the critical jobs and skills to achieve long-term policies and approaches towards realising the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs).The contributors of the volume discuss the workforce projections and planning, existing programmes that address the skills and jobs needed, and workforce policy challenges t...

Health, at the end of the day, is life, because a lack of health creates a lack of life. Health must be taken seriously and daily rituals must be put in place to encourage and maintain health, because a life without health, to any degree, is limited. Weight Lifting and Weight training is the dominant form of maintaining and creating health, and we hope you'll consider learning about and applying Weight Lifting to your daily life.Here's a sample of what the book contains:

The suburbs - where curtains twitch, barbeques smoke and lawns are mowed. Appearance is everything. How far will people go to protect their image? Go into debt, extend their credit or stretch the truth a little? How about concealing a crime?All Charlie needed was a cleaner for his bungalow. A chance meeting would appear to have solved his problem. However one can never tell what may happen behind the double glazing?