Life on a Knife’s Edge: A Brain Surgeon’s Reflections on Life, Loss and Survival
By: Rahul Jandial
4.17
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
How do you carry on when things go deadly wrong? When Dr Rahul Jandial operated on Karina, an el…
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By: Carl Zimmer
4.06
Format: 109 pages, Hardcover
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4.29
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
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3. Inny świat
By: Gustaw Herling-Grudziński
3.97
Format: 355 pages, Paperback
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"Myślę z przerażeniem i głębokim wstydem o Europie przedzielonej na pół Bugiem, w której po jednej stronie miliony niewolników sowieckich modliły się o wyzwolenie z rąk armii hitlerowskiej, a po drugi…"-Gustaw Herling-Grudziński, Inny świat
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4.15
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
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By: Hanna Krall
3.86
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4.62
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7. Fragile Lives: A Heart Surgeon’s Stories of Life and Death on the Operating Table
By: Stephen Westaby
4.21
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8. When the Air Hits Your Brain: Tales of Neurosurgery
By: Frank T. Vertosick Jr.
4.10
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4.40
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By: Agata Romaniuk
4.31
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4.28
Format: 232 pages, Hardcover
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4.54
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4.07
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4.38
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4.19
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16. Ten się śmieje, kto ma zęby
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3.69
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3.59
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3.73
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4.39
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31. Life on a Knife’s Edge: A Brain Surgeon’s Reflections on Life, Loss and Survival
By: Rahul Jandial
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Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
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