Marrow

Author : Tarryn Fisher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1511682760

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Marrow by Tarryn Fisher Pdf

In the Bone there is a house.In the house there is a girl.In the girl there is a darkness.Margo is not like other girls. She lives in a derelict neighborhood called the Bone, in a cursed house, with her cursed mother, who hasn't spoken to her in over two years. She lives her days feeling invisible. It's not until she develops a friendship with her wheelchair-bound neighbor, Judah Grant, that things begin to change. When neighborhood girl, seven-year-old Neveah Anthony, goes missing, Judah sets out to help Margo uncover what happened to her.What Margo finds changes her, and with a new perspective on life, she's determined to find evil and punish it-targeting rapists and child molesters, one by one.But hunting evil is dangerous, and Margo risks losing everything, including her own soul.

Author : Elizabeth Lesser
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780062367648

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Marrow by Elizabeth Lesser Pdf

The author of the New York Times bestseller Broken Open returns with a visceral and profound memoir of two sisters who, in the face of a bone marrow transplant—one the donor and one the recipient—begin a quest for acceptance, authenticity, and most of all, love. A mesmerizing and courageous memoir: the story of two sisters uncovering the depth of their love through the life-and-death experience of a bone marrow transplant. Throughout her life, Elizabeth Lesser has sought understanding about what it means to be true to oneself and, at the same time, truly connected to the ones we love. But when her sister Maggie needs a bone marrow transplant to save her life, and Lesser learns that she is the perfect match, she faces a far more immediate and complex question about what it really means to love—honestly, generously, and authentically. Hoping to give Maggie the best chance possible for a successful transplant, the sisters dig deep into the marrow of their relationship to clear a path to unconditional acceptance. They leave the bone marrow transplant up to the doctors, but take on what Lesser calls a "soul marrow transplant," examining their family history, having difficult conversations, examining old assumptions, and offering forgiveness until all that is left is love for each other’s true selves. Their process—before, during, and after the transplant—encourages them to take risks of authenticity in other aspects their lives. But life does not follow the storylines we plan for it. Maggie’s body is ultimately too weak to fight the relentless illness. As she and Lesser prepare for the inevitable, they grow ever closer as their shared blood cells become a symbol of the enduring bond they share. Told with suspense and humor, Marrow is joyous and heartbreaking, incandescent and profound. The story reveals how even our most difficult experiences can offer unexpected spiritual growth. Reflecting on the multifaceted nature of love—love of other, love of self, love of the world—Marrow is an unflinching and beautiful memoir about getting to the very center of ourselves.

Author : Cherie Dimaline
Publisher : DCB
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781770864870

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The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline Pdf

Just when you think you have nothing left to lose, they come for your dreams. Humanity has nearly destroyed its world through global warming, but now an even greater evil lurks. The indigenous people of North America are being hunted and harvested for their bone marrow, which carries the key to recovering something the rest of the population has lost: the ability to dream. In this dark world, Frenchie and his companions struggle to survive as they make their way up north to the old lands. For now, survival means staying hidden — but what they don't know is that one of them holds the secret to defeating the marrow thieves.

Author : Louise Halfe
Publisher : Coteau Books
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781550503043

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Blue Marrow by Louise Halfe Pdf

The struggle of Native American peoples after the arrival of the Europeans is well documented, even in poetry. Yet Blue Marrow introduces a unique voice and perspective to this tension, one that is poignant and simultaneously reminiscent of all that is already familiar. In this haunting collection, Halfe brings to light the hypocrisy shaped by the conflict of Christianity and tradition-unique, informative, artistic and memorable, a combination worthy of note. (KLIATT).

Author : Robert Reed
Publisher : Tor Books
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466846234

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Marrow by Robert Reed Pdf

The Ship has traveled the universe for longer than any of the near-immortal crew can recall, its true purpose and origins unknown. It is larger than many planets, housing thousands of alien races and just as many secrets. Now one of those secrets has been discovered: at the center of the Ship is . . . a planet. Marrow. But when a team of the Ship's best and brightest are sent down to investigate, will they return with the origins of the Ship--or will they bring doom to everyone on board? Robert Reed, whose fantastic stories have been filling all the major SF magazines for the past several years, spins a captivating tale of adventure and wonder on an incredible scale in this novel based on his acclaimed novella. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Sarah Gailey
Publisher : Tor.com
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780765395245

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Taste of Marrow by Sarah Gailey Pdf

Campbell finalist Sarah Gailey's hippo mayhem continues in Taste of Marrow, the sequel to rollicking adventure River of Teeth. A few months ago, Winslow Houndstooth put together the damnedest crew of outlaws, assassins, cons, and saboteurs on either side of the Harriet for a history-changing caper. Together they conspired to blow the dam that choked the Mississippi and funnel the hordes of feral hippos contained within downriver, to finally give America back its greatest waterway. Songs are sung of their exploits, many with a haunting refrain: "And not a soul escaped alive." In the aftermath of the Harriet catastrophe, that crew has scattered to the winds. Some hunt the missing lovers they refuse to believe have died. Others band together to protect a precious infant and a peaceful future. All of them struggle with who they've become after a long life of theft, murder, deception, and general disinterest in the strictures of the law. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Tracy I. George,Daniel A. Arber
Publisher : Springer
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-17
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781493974696

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Atlas of Bone Marrow Pathology by Tracy I. George,Daniel A. Arber Pdf

This text illustrates bone marrow aspirate, imprint and biopsy specimens showing characteristic features of a wide variety of neoplastic and non-neoplastic conditions. While the focus is on Wright-stained smears and hematoxylin-eosin stained biopsies, other key histochemical and immunohistochemical stains are illustrated that are vital for proper diagnosis. After a brief review of the normal bone marrow, reactive changes in the marrow are illustrated, including the bone marrow response in constitutional disorders and to metabolic changes throughout the body. This is followed by specific infectious disorders in the marrow and other non-neoplastic disorders. The remainder of the Atlas illustrates the various neoplasms that involve the bone marrow, including leukemias, lymphomas and non-hematopoietic neoplasms. The hematologic neoplasms are classified using the 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) classification. This overview of bone marrow disorders illustrates a wide variety of diseases that practicing pathologists and hematologists will encounter in their routine practice.​

Author : Walter Kempowski
Publisher : New York Review of Books
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781681374369

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Marrow and Bone by Walter Kempowski Pdf

A moving, darkly funny road trip novel about World War II, returning to one's birthplace, and coming to terms with tragedy. West Germany, 1988, just before the fall of the Berlin Wall: Jonathan Fabrizius, a middle-aged erstwhile journalist, has a comfortable existence in Hamburg, bankrolled by his furniture-manufacturing uncle. He lives with his girlfriend Ulla in a grand, decrepit prewar house that just by chance escaped annihilation by the Allied bombers. One day Jonathan receives a package in the mail from the Santubara Company, a luxury car company, commissioning him to travel in their newest V8 model through the People’s Republic of Poland and to write about the route for a car rally. Little does the company know that their choice location is Jonathan’s birthplace, for Jonathan is a war orphan from former East Prussia, whose mother breathed her last fleeing the Russians and whose father, a Nazi soldier, was killed on the Baltic coast. At first Jonathan has no interest in the job, or in dredging up ancient family history, but as his relationship with Ulla starts to wane, the idea of a return to his birthplace, and the money to be made from the gig, becomes more appealing. What follows is a darkly comic road trip, a queasy misadventure of West German tourists in Communist Poland, and a reckoning that is by turns subtle, satiric, and genuine. Marrow and Bone is an uncomfortably funny and revelatory odyssey by one of the most talented and nuanced writers of postwar Germany.

Author : Andrea Baur-Melnyk
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-13
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783642178603

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Bone Marrow by Andrea Baur-Melnyk Pdf

On account of its unrivalled imaging capabilities and sensitivity, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is considered the modality of choice for the investigation of physiologic and pathologic processes affecting the bone marrow. This book describes the MRI appearances of both the normal bone marrow, including variants, and the full range of bone marrow disorders. Detailed discussion is devoted to malignancies, including multiple myeloma, lymphoma, chronic myeloproliferative disorders, leukemia, and bone metastases. Among the other conditions covered are benign and malignant compression fractures, osteonecrosis, hemolytic anemia, Gaucher’s disease, bone marrow edema syndrome, trauma, and infective and non-infective inflammatory disease. Further chapters address the role of MRI in assessing treatment response, the use of contrast media, and advanced MRI techniques. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Bone Marrow represents an ideal reference for both novice and experienced practitioners.

Author : Adrian P. Gee
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781000098761

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Bone Marrow Processing and Purging by Adrian P. Gee Pdf

Bone Marrow Processing and Purging: A Practical Guide provides an up-to-date practical guide to the major ex vivo procedures associated with bone marrow transplantation. Previously, this information was communicated primarily by word of mouth; now experts in the field present detailed descriptions and evaluations of methods for marrow harvesting, evaluation (including tumor infiltration, flow cytometric analysis, and colony assays), comparative methods for automated nucleated cell separation and enumeration, tumor cell purging, T cell depletion, stem cell selection, gene transfer, and cytopreservation. Special sections address quality control and FDA regulations. The book provides a unique information source intended for clinicians, researchers, technical staff, transplant nurses, and medical students involved in this rapidly expanding area of medicine.

Author : Paul Ernest Rekers (M. D.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1948*
Category : Bone marrow
ISBN : UOM:39015086572719

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Transplantation of Bone Marrow Into Dogs that Have Received Total-body Single Dose Radiation by Paul Ernest Rekers (M. D.) Pdf

Author : Richard Champlin M.D.
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781461314936

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Bone Marrow Transplantation by Richard Champlin M.D. Pdf

Bone marrow transplantation has emerged as a major form of treatment for a broad range of human diseases. Marrow transplantation has many unique biologic features and its principles differ markedly from the transplantation of solid organs. This volume overviews the present status of bone marrow transplantation and summarizes recent progress and controversies. Ad vances in defining the underlying biology of marrow transplantation are discussed. The current status of several major clinical problem areas are reviewed, including engraftment, acute and chronic graft-versus-host dis ease, immunodeficiency, and opportunistic infections. The therapeutic role of allogeneic and autologous bone marrow transplantation is discussed, and results are compared with alternative therapies. lX List of contributors ANASETII, CLAUDIO, M. D. , Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1124 Columbia Street, Seattle, Washington 98104 APPELBAUM, FRED, M. D. , Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1124 Columbia Street, Seattle, Washington 98104 ARMITAGE, JAMES 0. , M. D. , Department of Internal Medicine, Univer sity of Nebraska Medical Center, 42nd and Dewey Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska 68105 BEATIY, PATRICK G. , M. D. , Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1124 Columbia Street, Seattle, Washington 98104 BIERMAN, PHILIP J. , M. D. , Department of Internal Medicine, Univer sity of Nebraska Medical Center, 42nd and Dewey Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska 68105 BUTTURINI, ANNA, M. D. , Department of Pediatrics, University of Parma School of Medicine, Parma, Italy CHAMPLIN, RICHARD, M. D.

Author : Barbara J. Bain,David M. Clark,Irvin A. Lampert,Bridget S. Wilkins
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780470756898

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Bone Marrow Pathology by Barbara J. Bain,David M. Clark,Irvin A. Lampert,Bridget S. Wilkins Pdf

Written by one of the world's leading haematologists, and three renowned histopathologists, Bone Marrow Pathology provides a comprehensive guide to the diagnosis of bone marrow disease. Now in its Third Edition, the text has been extensively revised and rewritten to reflect the latest advances in the field. Features: An extremely practical, up-to-the-minute text incorporating the new WHO classification of haematopoietic malignancies A comprehensive text written with great precision and clarity of style Incorporates a new section 'Problems and Pitfalls' - a unique section that will aid the working pathologist faced with a difficult situation An important text for the haematologist, histopathologist and haematopathologist with equal weight given to peripheral blood, aspirate, trephine biology and specialized techniques Extensively illustrated with many of the photographs being of paraffin-embedded sections Combines all the techniques now applied to bone marrow diagnosis, including immunocytochemistry, flow cytometery, immunohistochemistry and the diagnostic role of cytogenetic and molecular genetic analysis

Author : Stuart Roath,M. Corn
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Medical
ISBN : 3718649748

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Current Approaches to Bone Marrow Histopathology by Stuart Roath,M. Corn Pdf

Author : Ewa Carrier,Gracy Ledingham
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2003-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0763712736

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100 Questions & Answers about Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplantation by Ewa Carrier,Gracy Ledingham Pdf

This text is a patient-oriented guide for patients and family of patients under going bone marrow or stem cell transplantation. the questions and answers cover basic topics including background information; transplant logistics; screening; the emotional and physical challenges associated with transplants and explanation of the procedure itself; and post-transplant care information. the authors are a bone marrow transplant recipient and a hemotologist/oncologist who team up to provide both a doctor's and a patient's perspective in answering these common questions.