Thriller starring Calista Flockhart. The Mercy Falls Children's Hospital is about to close its doors for good. But the closing process is taking longer than expected
- a railroad accident has left the local hospitals without beds. Amy (Flockhart), a young nurse, is sent to help out. But the children are nervous & afraid, because this hospital holds a secret. To discover it & protect the kids, Amy must face up to everything: the rest of the hospital staff who refuse to accept the obvious, her own fears, & the truth.
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' The figure looking back at me was little more than a skeleton with just a thin layer of tissue paper for skin, drawn over the stick-like bones. I stood staring for a good couple of minutes, considering what I'd become. & my verdict? Brilliant, I thought. It's been worth every moment of all that hard work.' ...

When you're seven-feet plus of walking, talking stone, you're bound to draw the media spotlight, especially when you live in Tinseltown. Concrete's celebrity status is sometimes a pain in the buttress... but it does bring the occasional paycheck gig. ...

While imported Chinese porcelain had become a valuable commodity in Europe in the 17th century, local attempts to produce porcelain long remained unsuccessful. At last, the secret of porcelain was uncovered, & in 1710, the first European porcelain was manufactured in Saxony. This illustrated book explores the early years of Meissen porcelain. ...

The Earth is losing its biological diversity at an alarming rate, with implications for our future. But when does an ecosystem hit the breaking point? Princeton biologist Simon Levin offers general readers a look at how the new science of complexity can help to solve the looming ecological crisis. ...

In this title, Maria Coffey describes her love affair with elite British mountaineer Joe Tasker, who perished with his partner Peter Boardman while attempting Everest's then unclimbed Northeast Ridge in 1982, & provides an insider's view of the life of a world-class mountaineer. ...