Author: Vincent Genovese
Publisher: Prometheus Books
ISBN: 1615928944
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 150
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For over fifty years Dr. Robert Spencer (1889-1969) practiced medicine in the small coal-mining town of Ashland, PA. As the only town doctor, he was known by everyone as a dedicated medical professional who spent long hours at his clinic, charged a modest fee for his services, never turned anyone away who couldn''t pay, and was the person the townspeople turned to with their many ailments and injuries.But he also gained another kind of notoriety as well, about which there was generally a discreet silence in the town: he would willingly perform safe and reliable abortions. Women "in trouble" could consult him without shame or fear, and he would perform the procedure quickly and efficiently with no questions asked. This was unique in the era before Roe v. Wade, especially in the 1920s when Dr. Spencer opened his practice. As a result he soon became a much-sought-after physician, to whom doctors throughout the country would refer women who wished to end their pregnancies.Of course, many disapproved of his not-so-secret and illegal abortion practice. Despite the townspeople''s reliance on him for his medical expertise, over the years he was blackmailed, robbed, often shunned in public, censured by the American Medical Association, and arrested by the police.This is the first biography of Dr. Spencer. Vincent Genovese has done yeoman''s work in reconstructing Dr. Spencer''s life and career by researching his correspondence, interviewing surviving Ashland residents who knew him, and combing through old newspaper archives. This unique biography is a must read for anyone interested in the issue of abortion.
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Category : Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations
Languages : en
Pages : 418
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Category : Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations
Languages : en
Pages : 1108
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Author: Richard H. Engeman
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 1604691476
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 433
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What's the connection between Ken Kesey and Nancy's Yogurt? How about the difference between a hoedad and a webfoot? What became of the Pixie Kitchen and the vanished Lambert Gardens? The Oregon Companion is an A–Z handbook of over 1000 people, places, and things. From Abernethy and beaver money to houseboats, railroads, and the Zigzag River, an intrepid public historian separates fact from fiction — with his sense of humor intact. Entries include towns and cities, counties, rivers, lakes, and mountains; people who have left a mark on Oregon; industries, products, crops, and natural resources. Includes more than 160 historical black and white photos. This entertaining and delightfully meticulous compendium is an essential reference for anyone curious about Oregon.
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Languages : en
Pages : 648
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Author: Tarra Light
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
ISBN: 1583945601
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 215
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Natasza Pelinski is a young Polish Jew taken to Auschwitz. Her childhood stolen from her, she quickly matures and in the process discovers she has psychic gifts. She develops a relationship with the ghost of a professor, who becomes her spirit guide. He in turn enlists her aid on a mission of salvation for the Jewish people. As well as helping her survive in the brutal conditions of the camp, he teaches Natasza the secret of healing and how to move past anger toward compassion. She forms the Sisters of Light, a group of young women who, although they have few medicines to offer, bring gifts of love and forgiveness to their fellow prisoners. They form a bond of the heart that sustains them and keeps them connected through the horror of their daily existence. Author Tarra Light was raised in an East Coast Jewish family but had little knowledge of the Holocaust while growing up. During past-life regression therapy in 1996, she began to access a previous life as an inmate at Auschwitz. Her newly unlocked memories form the basis of this eloquent testimony to the power of the spirit in the most dire circumstances.
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Category : Churches of Christ
Languages : en
Pages : 878
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Author: Scott Rivkees
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493008293
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 232
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In turn heartbreaking, irreverent, moving—and at times raucously humorous—one of the nation's leading pediatric researchers recounts his first years as a newly minted, stuggling, and insecure doctor at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. A graduate of a state university medical school, Scott Rivkees was competing with elite students from some of the most prestigious schools in the country. Nervous and uncertain, he worked unholy hours with patients ranging from indigent street people to celebrity guests drawn to the reputation and care offered by Mass General. Along the way he learned what medical school textbooks don't teach: how to deal with immense pressure, exhaustion, unruly patients, mysterious conditions, the joy of saving a life, and the wrenching suddenness of losing a patient, more often than not a young child. His resident education did not prevent him from losing his sense of irony and humor as he recounts bleary nights on the town, the allure of young nurses, substandard housing, and the value of pricking an inflated ego.
Author: Joshua Mills
Publisher: Whitaker House
ISBN: 1641236515
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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God’s abundance is waiting for you. Are you ready to receive it? “This is the season of the restoration of all things. Let it begin in your life with Joshua Mills’s heavenly revelation in his new book, 7 Divine Mysteries.” —Sid Roth Today, the Spirit is looking for those who are willing to stand up and walk boldly into the bounty of God’s promises. We must progress toward the blessings of abundance He has shown us in the glory realms. This is not just for our benefit, but so that we might become divine connections of bountiful provision for others as well. God has proclaimed victories, blessings, and, yes, miracles in abundance. In 7 Divine Mysteries: Supernatural Secrets to Unlimited Abundance by Joshua Mills, you will find out how to connect to the manifest promises of God and thrive as you stretch your faith, work the Word, and allow the Spirit to lead you into overflowing abundance for spirit, soul, and body. God is opening untapped provision for restoration, healing, deliverance, relationships, finances, creative ideas, and more. The seven mysteries include: Divine Mystery 1: Heavenly Vision Is a Pathway for Provision Divine Mystery 2: What You Say Creates a Way Divine Mystery 3: The Word You Work Will Work for You Divine Mystery 4: What You Sow, You Will Grow Divine Mystery 5: Generous Believing Produces Generous Receiving Divine Mystery 6: Angel Power Makes Abundance Shower Divine Mystery 7: Generational Investing Brings Generational Blessing Rise up and choose to generously receive the manifestation of every promise God has given you! Joshua Mills and his wife, Janet, have proven these seven scriptural principles in their own lives, and this book is filled with faith-building testimonies, practical keys, and activations for readers to apply directly to their own circumstances.
Author: Illinois. Department of Factory Inspection
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Category : Factory inspection
Languages : en
Pages : 1030
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