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English
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[The author] begins this ... story of her spiritual journey with her departure in 1969 from the Roman Catholic convent she had entered seven years before--hoping, but ultimately failing, to find God. She knew nothing of the changed world to which she was returning, and she was tormented by panic attacks and inexplicable seizures. [Her] struggle against despair was further fueled by a string of discouragements--failed spirituality, doctorate, and jobs;...
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
407 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Alex Woods was struck by a meteorite when he was ten years old, leaving scars that marked him for an extraordinary life. The son of a fortune teller, bookish, and an easy target for bullies, he hasn't had the most conventional childhood. When he meets curmudgeonly widower Mr. Peterson, he finds an unlikely friend. Someone who teaches him that that you only get one shot at life. That you have to make it count. So when, aged seventeen, Alex is stopped...
Author
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
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John Snow is a brilliant aeronautics inventor who has everything a man could desire: wealth, family, and a beautiful mistress. He also has a rare form of epilepsy that can only be cured by a surgery that will leave him with no memory of his past. But the night before the surgery, he is found dead and the police believe he committed suicide-- or was he murdered? Forensic scientist Dr. Frank Clevenger digs into Snow's complex past and his complicated...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"When Ava Harrison receives a letter containing an unusual job listing one month after the sudden death of her ex-boyfriend, she thinks she's being haunted. The listing--a job as a live-in caretaker for a peculiar old man and his cranky cat in Driftwood, Alabama--is the perfect chance to start a new life. A normal life. Ava has always been too fearful to even travel, so no one's more surprised than she is when she throws caution to the wind and drives...
Author
Publisher
Rock the Boat, an imprint of Oneworld Publications
Pub. Date
2021.
Lexile measure
580L
Physical Desc
170 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"It only takes one day at their new school for Parker and Sven to become mortal enemies. Parker's had a terrible summer and just wants to be invisible, while Sven is desperate to make an impression and be known as anything other than 'that boy with epilepsy.' When Parker discovers her beloved dog Alaska--who she had to give away last year--now belongs to Sven, she's determined to steal her back. Of course, that's easier said than done" --
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
359 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Fathers never forget seeing their kids for the first time. But Evan is greeting his son, Dean, fourteen years late. Dean's mother ran off to another city long ago-and now that she's passed away, Dean has arrived in Seattle. Evan becomes a single parent in an instant. Back in the day, he was lead guitarist for a hot band with a hit single. At thirty-one, he gets by as a guitar instructor to middle-aged guys, and does menial work in a music shop. He...
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
272 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"At the time it was exciting. A game of dare, but one that had motive and justification. Children can be so judgmental, can't they? I can still hear her cry as she toppled forwards, the dull thud of her body as it landed on the pavement. Lizzie and Alice are the best of friends, as close as can be. Until one day when they're out playing by the train tracks, and a childish spat triggers Lizzie's epilepsy. When she comes to, she finds an unimaginable...
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
©2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 392 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The compelling story of an acclaimed journalist and New York Times bestselling author's ongoing struggle with epilepsy--his torturous decision to keep his condition a secret to avoid discrimination, and his ensuing decades-long battle to not only survive, but to thrive. Written with brutal and affecting honesty, Kurt Eichenwald, who was diagnosed with epilepsy as a teenager, details the abuses he faced while incapacitated post-seizure, the discrimination...