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English
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The story is about Hikari, who was born in 1963 with a growth on his brain so large it made him look as if he had two heasds. His parents were told he might never be more than a "human vegetable" requiring constant care; but they took the decision to raise him. Today, despite autism, poor vision, and a tendency to seizures, their son is an extablished composer with two successful CDs to his credit.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
Description
"In plain English, Cancer Free lays out the building blocks of an effective prevention program, summarizing the research evidence and outlining simple, easy-to-implement methods of assessing risk, optimizing diet, adopting a healthy lifestyle, reducing exposure to environmental carcinogens and harnessing the powers of the mind." "Next the authors show how to assemble the building blocks into a concrete plan for protecting against the most common cancers....
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Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
An international backgammon hustler, who has amassed a fortune through psychic tomfoolery, develops a large tumor on his face that compromises his vision and eventually threatens his life, forcing him to pursue an experimental surgery and contemplate existential questions.
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Publisher
Grove Press : distributed by Random House
Pub. Date
1979
Language
English
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The award-winning drama based on the life of John Merrick focuses on a horribly deformed man's introduction to London society and his transformation from a sensational object of pity to the witty favorite of the aristocracy and literati.
12) Oblivion
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Language
English
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Waking up in a hospital with much of his memory missing, Nick Petrov, a private investigator renowned for his ability to reclaim stolen children, pursues clues about his own life and discovers a link to a haunting murder case
13) 100 yards
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English
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Rich Porter had it all: talent, good looks, and a bright future as the quarterback; then tragedy struck. His mother goes missing while volunteering in the Philippines and Rich cannot find her. He receives more bad news when he is diagnosed with a brain tumor. At the hospital, a young boy with the same condition and a kind nurse do their best to bring hope to Rich. They show him that the game of his life is a struggle for every yard, but, with the...
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English
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"Ted McKay had it all: a beautiful wife, two daughters, a high-paying job. But after being diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor he finds himself with a gun to his temple, ready to pull the trigger. Then the doorbell rings. A stranger makes him a proposition: why not kill two deserving men before dying? The first target is a criminal, and the second is a man with terminal cancer who, like Ted, wants to die. After executing these kills, Ted will become...
16) Never change
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English
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Resigned to her life alone, fifty-one-year-old spinster Myra Lipinsky endures her isolation by immersing herself in her career as a visiting nurse, in which role she is reunited with Chip Reardon, the onetime golden boy she adored from afar in high school, who has returned to his New England hometown to live while he deals with an incurable illness.
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Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
When Eliza Fontaine is rescued from the bottom of a hotel pool just a few weeks before her first novel is going to be published, her family assumes that it's another failed suicide attempt. But Eliza swears she was pushed. The problem is she remembers little of that night, a result of the large quantity of alcohol she consumed and a worsening struggle with memory loss due to a brain tumor. Feeling ignored and vulnerable, she decides she must find...
18) Stargazing
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Moon is everything Christine isn't. She's confident, impulsive, artistic . . . and though they both grew up in the same Chinese-American suburb, Moon is somehow unlike anyone Christine has ever known. When Moon's family moves in next door to Christine's, Moon goes from unlikely friend to best friend--maybe even the perfect friend. The girls share their favorite music videos, paint their toenails when Christine's strict parents aren't around, and...
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Publisher
Tor Teen
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
Told in two voices, Veronica and Sawyer become partners for their senior project and soon they are helping each other battle the ghosts that haunt them--her illness causing blinding migraines and his adrenaline addiction.
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Publisher
[H.B. Clegg]
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
The cookbook contains recipes developed to incorporate foods that are essential to a healthy lifestyle and that are best tolerated during and after cancer treatment. Nutritional information per serving is provided for each recipe.