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  • The Lassa Ward
    The Lassa Ward: One Man’s Fight Against One of the World’s Deadliest Diseases
    Dr. Ross Donaldson MD, MPH
    Paperback: 07/20/2010
     
    Ross Donaldson is one of just a few who have ventured into dark territory of a country ravaged by war to study...
  • A Pearl in the Storm
    A Pearl in the Storm: How I Found My Heart in the Middle of the Ocean
    Tori Murden McClure
    Paperback: 04/01/2010
     
    In June 1998, Tori McClure set out to row across the Atlantic Ocean by herself in a twenty-three-foot plywood ...
  • Mountains Beyond Mountains
    Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
    Tracy Kidder
    Paperback: 08/31/2004
     
    This powerful and inspiring book shows how one person can make a difference, as Kidder tells the true story of...
  • Another Day In Paradise
    Another Day In Paradise: International Humanitarian Workers Tell Their Stories
    Carol Bergman
    Hardcover: 10/01/2003
     
    Humanitarian workers define courage in the 21st century. This book gives voice to their stories, to their ...
  • John Glenn
    John Glenn: A Memoir
    Nick Taylor, John Glenn
    Paperback: 10/01/2000
     
    This extraordinary book captures the unique alchemy that brings a man to the forefront of his time.

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