Medizin

Markward Hain, ein promovierter Philosoph, hat seine Universitätskarriere abgebrochen und schlägt sich als Kursleiter für Deutsch als Fremdsprache durch. Einen Großteil seiner Zeit verbringt er mit Studien zu Themen wie Verkehrssoziologie oder der dänischen Umgangssprache. Der 45-Jährige lebt ohne Freunde oder intime Beziehungen, empfindet dies aber nicht als negativ. Inspiriert von Denkern wie Kierkegaard und Wittgenstein, versucht er vielmehr, einen Zustand völliger emotionaler Autonomie zu erreichen. Als seine Tante stirbt, die einzige Person, mit der er zumindest gelegentlich Kontakt hatte, und er außerdem die charismatische, aber psychisch labile Installationskünstlerin Isabel kennenlernt, die ihn in ein bizarres Spiel von Nähe und Distanz verstrickt, wird sein Lebensmodell radikal in Frage gestellt. Eine tragikomische Geschichte über die Freuden und Abgründe des Alleinseins.

When a new hematologist begins practice at St. John's, Dr. Roger Branford and the rest of the staff are happy to have him at the hospital. The new doctor has a fine reputation and is greatly admired.However, not long after the new doctor arrives, a horrifying and grotesque disease begins strike the patients. In an attempt find the cause of the infection, doctors, scientists and even the police become involved. Is this a virus? Or could it be pure evil?When the answer is finally found, it is shocking.

'Elena Messner lässt ihre Erzählstimme wechselnd in verschiedene Figuren schlüpfen, auch wenn sie immer wieder zur Ärztin Judit zurückkehrt. Diese Vielstimmigkeit, komprimiert auf wenige Tage Handlungsverlauf, sorgt für eine Lektüre von hoher Intensität. Nah an der nicht nur österreichischen Realität wirken die Perspektiven aus dem und auf das Gesundheitssystem, die die Autorin kunstvoll miteinander verknüpft.' (Guido Graf, Deutschlandfunk Kultur)

"Huge applause... women have always been in science—despite those who would pretend otherwise.” --Bonnie Garmus, New York Times bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry<BR><BR>She gave up everything — and changed the world.<BR> <BR>A riveting novel based on the true story of the woman who stopped a pandemic, from the bestselling author of Mrs. Poe.<BR> <BR>In 1940s and ’50s America, polio is as dreaded as the atomic bomb. No one’s life is untouched by this disease that kills or paralyzes its victims, particularly children. Outbreaks of the virus across the country regularly put American cities in lockdown. Some of the world’s best minds are engaged in the race to find a vaccine. The man who succeeds will be a god.<BR> <BR>But Dorothy Horstmann is not focused on beating her colleagues to the vaccine. She just wants the world to have a cure. Applying the same determination that lifted her from a humble background as the daughter of immigrants, to becoming a doctor –often the only woman in the room--she hunts down the monster where it lurks: in the blood.<BR> <BR>This discovery of hers, and an error by a competitor, catapults her closest colleague to a lead in the race. When his chance to win comes on a worldwide scale, she is asked to sink or validate his vaccine—and to decide what is forgivable, and how much should be sacrificed, in pursuit of the cure.

Suzanne Myers, a doctor of neuroscience, is on a journey to fulfill her lifelong dream of transferring thoughts from one individual to another. Her naturalistic view of humanity and the universe is challenged when she and her team discover there is much more to the human condition than mere biological and neurological processes. As the Thought Transmission team progresses through their study, they encounter evidence of an even greater discovery. In the end, Suzanne discovers the ultimate source of revelation, knowledge, and truth.In Skimming Eternity, the reader will experience the astonishing connection between our natural world and the eternal realm of God.

Suzanne Myers, a doctor of neuroscience, is on a journey to fulfill her lifelong dream of transferring thoughts from one individual to another. Her naturalistic view of humanity and the universe is challenged when she and her team discover there is much more to the human condition than mere biological and neurological processes. As the Thought Transmission team progresses through their study, they encounter evidence of an even greater discovery. In the end, Suzanne discovers the ultimate source of revelation, knowledge, and truth.In Skimming Eternity, the reader will experience the astonishing connection between our natural world and the eternal realm of God.

"Heartbreaking yet hopeful, this astute exploration of the bonds and limitations of family is a perfect book club pick." - New York Times bestselling author Joshilyn Jackson A Most Anticipated by Goodreads * SheReads * E! News * Frolic Jessica Strawser's A Million Reasons Why is "a fascinating foray into the questions we are most afraid to ask" (Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author)--the story of two women who discover a bond between them that will change both their lives forever.When two strangers are linked by a mail-in DNA test, it's an answered prayer-that is, for one half sister. For the other, it will dismantle everything she knows to be true.But as they step into the unfamiliar realm of sisterhood, the roles will reverse in ways no one could have foreseen.Caroline lives a full, happy life-thriving career, three feisty children, enviable marriage, and a close-knit extended family. She couldn't have scripted it better. Except for one thing:She's about to discover her fundamental beliefs about them all are wrong.Sela lives a life in shades of gray, suffering from irreversible kidney failure. Her marriage crumbled in the wake of her illness. Her beloved mother, always her closest friend, unexpectedly passed away. She refuses to be defined by her grief, but still, she worries what will happen to her two-year-old son if she doesn't find a donor match in time.She's the only one who knows Caroline is her half sister and may also be her best hope for a future. But Sela's world isn't as clear-cut as it appears-and one misstep could destroy it all."A thrilling story of what happens when a long-held family secret comes to light...[Strawser] shows that no one is ever truly a villain or a hero, but instead, we are all a beautiful and messy mix of both." - Associated Press review

Trish is a nurse working in a busy Labour and Delivery unit in a large city hospital. One night shift will change her life forever, but will she see any of it as "good"? Grant and Stacy have suffered loss before and now live in the hope that their dreams will come true. The arrival of their baby girl is an answer to their prayers, but the joyous celebration soon turns tragic. An unexpected love, challenging family relationships, a mysterious relative, and other surprises infuse Someone of Substance: the Goodness! as these families come to understand that sometimes "good" isn't always recognizable. Readers will love this novel about the great and bountiful goodness of God-even when we don't see it.

Constance Studer's collection of short stories, Queen of the Sugarhouse, brings to life strongly drawn characters dealing with challenging circumstances. A registered nurse in ICU struggles to do the right thing after she makes a mistake. A homeless Desert Storm veteran grieves for his own loss of health, as well as for the loss of his father. Two women test their life-long friendship while one of them undergoes a facelift. A doctor's life is forever changed during one twenty-four hour shift in the Emergency Room. A writer, committed to a psychiatric hospital because of an accident, uses her writing to heal. A novice nurse learns her job from taking care of a confused old man who has suffered a stroke. A waitress struggles with caring for her younger brother, who has muscular dystrophy. A daughter reluctantly comes home to nurse her difficult mother, who drove first her husband then her daughter to flee the Ohio farm where their livelihood was making maple sugar. "Every person has a story," Carl Jung observed. "Derangement happens when the story is denied. To heal, the patient needs to rediscover his story." Constance Studer's characters find healing in making pottery, taking photographs of objects not usually thought of as beautiful, in climbing mountains, in writing a novel. Healing is a process, a journey toward balance, connectedness, meaning and wholeness, rather than an outcome.

Fiercely alive, disarmingly funny and brimming with tenderness, THE ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF LENNI AND MARGOT unwraps the extraordinary gift of life, and revels in our infinite capacity for friendship and love when we need them most.<BR><BR>VOTED BEST UPLIFTING BOOK BY THE INDEPENDENT<BR><BR>'Emotional, involving, witty and sad. Everyone is going to love Lenni and Margot' <BR>JILL MANSELL<BR><BR>'Lenni and Margot are two of the most wonderful, warm, witty and wise heroines I've ever met. Beautiful and glorious' CLARE POOLEY, author of The Authenticity Project<BR><BR>_______________________________________<BR><BR>Life is short.<BR><BR>No-one knows that better than seventeen-year-old Lenni. But as she is about to learn, it's not only what you make of life that matters, but who you share it with.<BR><BR>Dodging doctor's orders, she joins an art class where she bumps into fellow patient Margot, a rebel-hearted eight-three-year-old from the next ward. Their bond is instant as they realize that together they have lived an astonishing one hundred years.<BR><BR>To celebrate their shared century, they decide to paint their life stories: of growing old and staying young, of giving joy, of receiving kindness, of losing love, of finding the person who is everything.<BR><BR>As their friendship deepens, it becomes vividly clear that life is not done with Lenni and Margot yet.<BR><BR>An extraordinary friendship. A lifetime of stories. Their last one begins here.<BR><BR>---------------------------------------------<BR><BR>Goodreads Choice: Best Fiction 2021 shortlisted<BR>Author's Club First Novel Award 2021 longlisted<BR>Voted best uplifting book 2021 by The Independent<BR><BR>'Full of wisdom and kindness. It is just the kind of book I adore' JOANNA CANNON<BR><BR>'Such a delight! I fell head over heels for Lenni and Margot, their wit and vibrancy and marvellous outlooks on life. An utter joy' ABBIE GREAVES<BR><BR>'Charged with light and colour. Gloriously original and full of wisdom, humour, and hope. It made me think and care and laugh and cry. One of my all-time favourite books' HAZEL PRIOR, author of Away with the Penguins<BR><BR>'This is something special: moving, joyful and life-affirming' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING Book of the Month<BR><BR><BR>Richard and Judy Book Club Pick, Winter 2021

The Premier's adult daughter begins to behave with an utter absence of wherewithal and insight. An Admiral's dreamboat son engages in five years of profligate behavior after his sterling, top-of-his-class Academy graduation.A doctor called in to examine both scions determines they're mutaclones. Her wife kidnapped and her clinic bombed, the doctor flees across the galaxy - into the stronghold of her antagonists.