A Cancer in the Family

A Cancer in the FamilyBy: Theodora Ross MD PhD, Siddhartha Mukherjee A Kirkus Best Book of 2016 Oncologist and cancer gene hunter Theo Ross delivers the first authoritative, go to for people facing a genetic predisposition for cancer There are 13 million people with cancer in the United States, and its estimated that about 1. 3 million of these cases are hereditary. Yet despite advanced training in cancer genetics and years of practicing medicine, Dr. Theo Ross was never

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By: Yasunari Kawabata   | Series: Vintage International From the Nobel Prize-winning writer and acclaimed author of Snow Country comes a beautiful rendering of the predicament of old age—about an elderly Tokyo businessman who must face the failures of his memory and the sudden upsurges of passion that illuminate the end of a life

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Andrew Beaton     Legendary New York Yankees pitcher Ron Guidry recounts his years playing for one of the most storied and celebrated teams in sports history--the world champion New York Yankees during their heyday in the Bronx Zoo years

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By: Paul Christopher   | Series: "JOHN ""DOC"" HOLLIDAY" After nearly losing his life in Africa

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