The Doctor's Son


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The Doctor Stories


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Selzer's selection of his own short stories, culled from three decades of writing, includes two new stories and an Introduction detailing his literary beginnings.




The Doctor Stories


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Not only for students and doctors, this volume contains Williams's thirteen doctor stories, several of his most famous poems on medical matters, and The Practice from The Autobiography.




The Village Witch Doctor and Other Stories


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Yoruba legend and culture were the source of much of Amos Tutuola's writing and the stories collected here are no exception. They feature characters from folklore, archetypal figures from Yoruba society, supernatural or magical happenings, acute human observation and often a moral point. Their very titles - from 'The Duckling Brothers and their Disobedient Sister' to 'Don't Pay Bad for Bad' - are evocative of a unique blend of tradition and imagination, which belongs to the same universal culture as Aesop and the Brothers Grimm.




A Doctor's Stories


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Has COVID changed the way we think about ethics? Do our dogs deserve better end-of-life options than people? Is there magic behind the door when a doctor sees a patient? How can we all pay it forward? These and many other issues are part of the message of the many stories. This book is a physician's reflection on his 40-plus years of interactions with family, friends, patients, medical students, and residents. The short stories are meant to show how humanism, professionalism, and ethical behavior can enrich one's life and that of others. The path leading to the insights is laid out for the reader using humor and reflection. All the stories are true and arranged to show how we all grow in our approach to life. Every moment in our life is worth experiencing and each opens an often unexpected door for us. The collection began as a method for the author to regain his memory after a serious illness. The impact of this is made clear and lays out how he became the person and physician he is, as well as the importance of sharing stories with others to allow them to reflect on their own path.




The Doctor and the Heretic and Other Stories


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In this collection of stories, controversial author and fearless gadfly Nowicki examines the lives of the desperate, the spiritually ravaged, and the emotionally obsessed. Readers will want to come back to these stories again and again, each time discovering something compelling and new.




The Fluffpocalypse and Other Stories


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A collection of horror short stories by Ian Madison Keller centered around a very furry apocalypse. Read about a park ranger who needs to escape from intelligent forest creatures out for her blood, a house cat who must decide between revenge or helping her friends, a girl trying to remember who she is with the help of her ghost dog, a vampire who steals the wrong artifact and ends up in over her head, and a half-bat girl out to solve a series of brutal murders. Collection includes The Fluffpocalypse, Escape from the Wild, Survivors of the Holocene, So That They May Rule, Clary's Asylum, Romancing the Tombstone, and Poppy and the Great Expo.




The Doctor's Sweetheart and Other Stories


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Contains 14 previously uncollected stories, Published between 1899 and 1935. Grades 5-8. 1979.




Dr. Vermont's fantasy, and other stories


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Reproduction of the original.




Love and Other Stories


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"Love and Other Stories" is a collection of brief stories written by way of Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, one of the most celebrated Russian writers of the past due nineteenth and early 20th centuries. The stories show off Chekhov's mastery of the fast tale form and his eager perception into the human circumstance. The series encompasses quite a number topic, delving into the complexities of love, relationships, and the everyday lives of regular human beings. Chekhov's tales are characterized via a profound know-how of human nature, capturing moments of joy, sorrow, and introspection with superb sensitivity. In "Love and Other Stories," Chekhov explores the nuances of romantic relationships, regularly highlighting the subtleties and intricacies of human feelings. The character's grapple with the challenges of affection, navigating the delicate balance between ardour and practicality. Chekhov's narrative style is marked by using a mix of realism and irony, reflecting the social and cultural milieu of past due 19th-century Russia. The tales are poignant and thought-provoking, providing readers a glimpse into the complexities of the human psyche. "Love and Other Stories" stands as a undying collection that maintains to resonate with readers, showcasing Chekhov's potential to seize the depth of human experience in concise and evocative narratives. The tales continue to be a testament to Chekhov's enduring legacy as a grasp storyteller.




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