The Silver Bear

Author : Lori Alvord
Publisher : Bantam
ISBN 13 : 0553378007
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Scalpel and the Silver Bear written by Lori Alvord and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2000-06-06 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first Navajo woman surgeon combines western medicine and traditional healing. A spellbinding journey between two worlds, this remarkable book describes surgeon Lori Arviso Alvord's struggles to bring modern medicine to the Navajo reservation in Gallup, New Mexico—and to bring the values of her people to a medical care system in danger of losing its heart. Dr. Alvord left a dusty reservation in New Mexico for Stanford University Medical School, becoming the first Navajo woman surgeon. Rising above the odds presented by her own culture and the male-dominated world of surgeons, she returned to the reservation to find a new challenge. In dramatic encounters, Dr. Alvord witnessed the power of belief to influence health, for good or for ill. She came to merge the latest breakthroughs of medical science with the ancient tribal paths to recovery and wellness, following the Navajo philosophy of a balanced and harmonious life, called Walking in Beauty. And now, in bringing these principles to the world of medicine, The Scalpel and the Silver Bear joins those few rare works, such as Healing and the Mind, whose ideas have changed medical practices-and our understanding of the world.

Author : Derek Haas
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1643130617
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Silver Bear written by Derek Haas and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The intense psychological portrait of a hitman—the anti-Jason Bourne—as he stalks his prey from Boston to LA. He wants you to know him, maybe even admire him, but only for his excellence in his craft. Perhaps he was even born for it. "A natural killer," his mentor—a middleman named Vespucci—said he was. He proved it with his first professional hit: a Fifth Circuit Court judge in Boston, executed with a sheet of Saran Wrap in the stairwell of her own courthouse. He's proved his merit often, usually with a Glock semiautomatic, but he's improvised too, with his bare hands, the heel of a shoe, knives, even a sewing machine. He is the consummate assassin, at the top of his form, immune to the psychological strains of his chosen profession. He is what the Russians call a Silver Bear. He calls himself Columbus. It's the name Vespucci gave him, ten years ago, when he discovered a dark, new world of fences, clients, marks, jobs, jack. Not that his real name meant much to him anyway. He never knew his father or his mother, a prostitute who became dangerously involved back in the seventies with an earnest young congressman named Abe Mann, then a rising star in the Democratic Party. The magnetic Abe Mann has since become the Speaker of the House. He is currently running for the Democratic nomination in an exhausting presidential campaign, weaving his way across the country. Columbus is not far behind. But as he pieces together his past and prepares the seamless assassination of his mark, the criminal underworld he has always ruled begins unraveling violently around him.

Author : Paul E. Erdman
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
ISBN 13 : 0486840832
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Silver Bears written by Paul E. Erdman and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2019-06-12 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eager to establish an efficient money-laundering organization, a Mafia family acquires a Swiss bank. But their almost-legitimate enterprise soon incorporates the schemes of a billionaire American speculator living in England, the hustles of a pair of smugglers running an illicit Iranian silver mine, and a scam that could topple the international monetary system. Paul E. Erdman, the Edgar Award–winning author of The Billion Dollar Sure Thing and creator of the financial thriller genre, returns to the world of high finance for this gripping, Edgar-nominated novel about a bold scheme to rig the silver market. Adapted into the movie Silver Bears, starring Michael Caine, Erdman's intricately plotted tale of how to make a fortune — legitimately or not — was hailed by Kirkus as "another assured jackpot for an unnumbered account of readers."

Author : Edna Adelaide Brown
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Silver Bear written by Edna Adelaide Brown and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Meg Macy
Publisher : A Teddy Bear Mystery
ISBN 13 : 149672917X
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bear a Wee Grudge written by Meg Macy and published by A Teddy Bear Mystery. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amateur sleuth and manager of a teddy bear shop, Sasha Silverman, investigates after a disgruntled business competitor is found murdered before an upcoming Scottish festival and her father is arrested as the prime suspect.

Author : Matthew Burgess
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 145218125X
Total Pages : 35 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Bear and the Moon written by Matthew Burgess and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bear and the Moon is a picture book that follows what happens when the gift of a balloon floats into Bear's life. The two companions embark on a journey—a magical tale that encompasses the joys of friendship and discovery. This is a gentle book filled with humor, while tackling complex topics like the transcendence of loss and forgiveness. • Filled with emotive text and radiant illustrations • Simply told and profoundly felt • Award winning author-illustrator team The Bear and the Moon is a compassionate tale that honors the small but profound world of the very young. This sweet book teaches social and emotional skills to kids, and offers a clever way to soothe some of our most difficult feelings: loss and guilt. • Just as ideal for gently soothing young readers to sleep as it is for encouraging a contemplative break from an energetic day • Great for parents, grandparents, and caregivers looking for a beautiful friendship or bedtime story • Perfect for children ages 3 to 5 years old • You'll love this book if you love books like Waiting by Kevin Henkes, Emily's Balloon by Komako Sakai, and Stellaluna by Janell Cannon.

Author : Rick Lewis
Publisher : Beautiful America Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780898028409
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cinnamon Bear in the Adventure of the Silver Star written by Rick Lewis and published by Beautiful America Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maybeland and Cinnamon Bear come to life in this colorfully illustrated picture book based on the 1937 radio show.

Author : Rafi Zabor
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393244393
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Bear Comes Home: A Novel written by Rafi Zabor and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1998-09-17 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction: "A hilarious, richly imagined bear's eye view of love, music, alienation, manhood and humanity . . . that recalls Pynchon at his most controlled."—Publishers Weekly The hero of this sensational first novel is an alto-sax virtuoso trying to evolve a personal style out of Coltrane and Rollins. He also happens to be a walking, talking, Blake- and Shakespeare-quoting bear whose musical, spiritual, and romantic adventures add up to perhaps the best novel, ursine or human, ever written about jazz. "Poignant and touching moments combine with hilarious descriptions of the bear's struggle in a story that anyone — whether familiar with jazz or not — will find compelling and entertaining."—David Amram, Los Angeles Times Book Review "Zabor's knack for detail makes the absurd premise believable . . . and neatly turns the weighty subject — the painful and ungainly growth of an artist — into a comic gem."—The New Yorker "In fluent, witty prose Zabor conveys with remarkable vividness the texture of group improvisation. . . . It swings."—A. O. Scott, New York Newsday "Sometimes you get the bear and sometimes the bear gets you. Get the Bear."—David Nicholson, Washington Post "Zabor . . . conveys the mingled joy and terror of musical improvisation. He also displays a mean wit."—New York Times Book Review One of the Los Angeles Times Book Review's 100 best books of 1997 Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction

Author : Jean-Francois Dumont
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0802854478
Total Pages : 19 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I Am a Bear written by Jean-Francois Dumont and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2015-09-08 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A homeless bear living in a city has a hard time getting by, but when a little girl makes friends with him, his life becomes brighter.

Author : EDNA ADELAIDE. BROWN
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781033587034
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book SILVER BEAR written by EDNA ADELAIDE. BROWN and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: