Stephen, Michael J.
Summary: "We take an average of 7.5 million breaths a year and some 600 million in our lifetime, and what goes on in our body each time oxygen is taken in and carbon dioxide expelled is nothing short of miraculous. "Our lungs are the lynchpin between our bodies and the outside world," writes Dr. Michael J. Stephen. And yet, we take our lungs for granted until we're incapacitated and suddenly confronted...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.2 STEHicks, Dwayne
Summary: "Your lungs are constantly at work exchanging carbon dioxide created by your body with fresh oxygen from the air. We couldn't live without lungs! Readers will learn about the process of respiration with manageable text and labeled diagrams. Other topics include the respiratory system, the diaphragm, and diseases of the lungs"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 612.2 HICKalanithi, Paul
Summary: At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade's worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor making a living treating the dying, and the next he was a patient struggling to live. Just like that, the future he and his wife had imagined evaporated. When Breath Becomes Air, which features a Foreword by Dr....
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 KALANITHI, PAUL KalSchiller, J. H. (Joan H.)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jones and Bartlett Publishers 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.99 SCHHalvorson, Karin
Summary: Find out what goes on every day inside of the human body! This title offers children an exciting voyage through the lungs. Detailed illustrations, color photos, and simple text combine to make a fun and easy introduction to how lungs work. This book also includes simple activities and crafts like Full of Hot Air, Breath Rate and how to make a Lung with how-to photos to further engage young...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Pub. Co. 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 612.24 HALCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Human HalvorsonMazzone, Peter.
Summary: An overview of lung cancer that describes the symptoms, causes, and treatments options for each stage of lung cancer, and also discusses scientific advancements in treating and understanding lung cancer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kaplan Pub. 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.99 MAZKalanithi, Paul
Summary: At the age of 36, on the verge of a completing a decade's worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi's health began to falter. He started losing weight and was wracked by waves of excruciating back pain. A CT scan confirmed what Paul, deep down, had suspected: he had stage four lung cancer, widely disseminated. One day, he was a doctor making a living treating the dying, and the next,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning 2016
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 KALCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 KALANITHI, PAUL KALKenney, Karen Latchana
Summary: "Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs introduce early readers to the structure and function of the respiratory system. Includes infographics, an activity, glossary, and index."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pogo 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 612.2 KENHamby, Chris
Summary: Uncovers the sobering resurgence of black lung disease in Appalachia, the cover-up activities of the coal mining industry, and the awareness activities of regional mining communities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.11 HAMHan, MeiLan K.
Summary: "An authoritative, accessible guide to how our lungs work and how to protect them. Most of us pay little attention to the workings of our lungs, but the COVID-19 pandemic has sparked interest in their functioning and fear about the risks they face. Dr. MeiLan K. Han, a leading pulmonologist and a national spokesperson for the American Lung Association, takes readers on a fascinating tour of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2022
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.2 HANKalanithi, Paul
Summary: At the age of 36, on the verge of a completing a decade's worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi started losing weight and was wracked by waves of excruciating back pain. A CT scan confirmed that he had stage IV lung cancer. One day, he was a doctor making a living treating the dying, and the next, he was a patient struggling to live. In Breath Becomes Air, Kalanithi approaches...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2016
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KALANITHI, PAUL KALCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B KALANITHILippincott, Rachael
Summary: Stella y Will tienen la misma enfermedad pulmonar, el el msmo hospital. Cuando se enamoran, recuperan la alegría de vivir, per hay una problema: por el peligro de contagio, no pueden acercarse a menos de cinco pies sin arriesgar sus vidas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nube de Tinta 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Foreign Language, Call number: YA WORLD SPANISH LIPEmmet, Robert
Summary: We all experience extraordinary highs and lows in life. Having Robert Emmet’s doctor tell him he had until Christmas to live was one of Emmet’s darkest moments. The diagnosis: an incurable disease called IPF – Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. The disease was taking over Emmet’s lungs. At first, Emmet was in denial. Then slowly he came to understand that the only way to survive the disease was to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mission Point Press 0000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 EMMET, ROBERT EMMSuggs, Christine
Summary: "In this memoir, Christine Suggs explores a trip they took to Mexico to visit family, as Christine embraces and rebels against their heritage and finds a sense of belonging"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA 921 SUGCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 921 SUGCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA GRAPHIC SUGWallace, Daniel J. (Daniel Jeffrey)
Summary: "Lupus, a disease of the immune system, can be quite deadly, claiming the lives of thousands of patients yearly. Dr. Daniel J. Wallace is one of the world's leading authorities on this disorder, an eminent clinician who has treated over 2000 lupus patients, the largest such practice in America. HisThe Lupus Book, originally published in 1995, immediately established itself as the most readable...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health Med WallaceBeardslee, Lois
Summary: Words like Thunder: New and Used Anishinaabe Prayers is a collection of poetry by award-winning Ojibwe author Lois Beardslee. Much of the book centers around Native people of the Great Lakes but has a universal relevance to modern indigenous people worldwide. Beardslee tackles contemporary topics like climate change and socioeconomic equality with a grace and readability that empowers readers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 BEAMcClanahan, Ben
Summary: "Explores the roles of plankton in ecosystems, including the importance of plankton to ecosystems, threats to plankton populations, and conservation efforts. Features sidebars, two infographics, and a "That's Amazing!" special feature"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Focus Readers 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.6 MCCSummary: The Fellowship divides to conquer, as Frodo and Sam, with the help and hindrance of Gollum, continue on their way to Mount Doom. Gandalf and Pippin ride to Minas Tirith to help defend Gondor, while Merry remains with Eowyn and the other Rohan fighters. Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli seek aid from those that live in the Cursed Mountains. All these battles have one ultimate goal in mind: to distract...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: New Line Home Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV Series Lord 2004Midthun, Joseph
Summary: "A graphic nonfiction volume that introduces the respiratory system in the human body"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: World Book, a Scott Fetzer Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 612.2 MIDGitlin, Marty.
Summary: This entertaining volume reveals some of the grossest practices in hygiene, dining, fashion, and medicine of Medieval Europe. Serfs often smelled bad, and they bathed and relieved themselves in streams filled with garbage. Wealthier individuals who had bathrooms produced waste that was sent down chutes into the castle moat. Peasants and nobles commonly consumed animal parts that today we would...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.1 GITLassieur, Allison
Summary: This encyclopedia offers readers the chance to explore the 63 national parks in the United States and its territories. Alongside photos of the parks, the text highlights each park's history, points of interest, and things to do. Features include glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Encyclopedias, an imprint of Abdo Reference 2023
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Summary: "Sometimes we all need a little help from our friends. Larry Lung and Izzy Inhaler explain about lungs, asthma and using both reliever and preventer inhalers."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Set Body Helpers 615.83 Brundle 2021Ung, Loung.
Summary: "When readers first met Loung Ung in her critically acclaimed memoir First They Killed My Father, she was a young, innocent child in Cambodia. But forced by the Khmer Rouge into the life of a child soldier, she soon found herself locked in a desperate struggle for survival in Cambodia's notorious killing fields. In Lucky Child, her life took a turn. As a refugee in Vermont, she grappled with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Perennial 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 UNG, LOUNG UNGSeifert, Keith A.
Summary: "For readers of Entangled Life and The Hidden Life of Trees comes an illuminating account of the "invisible" fungi that share our world: from the air we breathe to the dust beneath our feet. The Hidden Kingdom of Fungi traces the intricate connections between fungi and all life on Earth to show how these remarkable microbes enrich our lives: from releasing the carbon in plants for the benefit...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Books 2022