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Unauthorized Practice

by Gina A. Christy

This is a history of medicine told from the margins inward: the women healers, doctors, nurses, and scientists whose work shaped modern care while their names were pushed aside.

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Still Climbing

This is a reflective nonfiction read for people wondering what comes next, and whether…

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The Sundering

For readers drawn to mythic fantasy with flawed angels, stubborn heroines, and a quiet…

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Kathryn Meyer Griffith

Scraps of Paper

For readers who like mystery with atmosphere, human loss, and a steadily unfolding inve…

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Secret of the Dragon Egg

We Fly Beneath the Stars: An utterly heartbreaking and powerful WW2 novel, based on a true story

Fear Has a Name: A Pulse-Pounding Contemporary Christian Thriller

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