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On Both Sides of the Diagnosis: A Survival Guide for Children and Adults by a Childhood Cancer Survivor Who Became a Doctor    by Terry O. Scott
Price: $9.99 USD. 31000 words. Published on January 15, 2012. .

Death crept closely to me when at fifteen years old I was diagnosed with leukemia. Within a few days, a priest came to my room at Children's Hospital of Michigan, in Detroit, to administer my last rites: prayers said to the dying and the dead. However, I would not go gently. I am now a physician, and in this book I will tell you how I rose to capture my dreams, and how my story can help you.
The Qur'an and Modern Science: Compatible or Incompatible?    by Dr Zakir Naik
Price: Free! 10970 words. Published by Peace Vision on January 18, 2012. .

Ever since the dawn of human life on this planet, Man has always sought to understand Nature, his own place in the scheme of Creation and the purpose of Life itself. In this quest for Truth, spanning many centuries and diverse civilizations, organized religion has shaped human life and determined to a large extent, the course of history.
Pierre and the Broken Arm    by James Radke
Price: $2.99 USD. 3060 words. Published on February 1, 2012. .

A 10 year old boy is in the Emergency Department waiting for the doctor to treat his broken arm. He is scared, confused and in pain. And he just wants to go home. Fortunately, a retired laboratory rat named Pierre is there to help the boy learn about his broken arm and why he needs a splint and a plaster cast.
Silent Victor    by J. Daniel Sawyer
Price: $5.99 USD. 119370 words. Published by AWP Books  on February 2, 2012. .

Clarke Lantham got a good chuckle when a world-famous alien hunter tried him to prevent an attack on San Francisco. He stopped laughing 12 hours later when gray aliens apparently stole a priceless artifact in full view of security cameras. But when takes the case, he finds himself working against the Chinese Government and the FBI. Book 4 of The Clarke Lantham Mysteries Mystery/Comedy/Thriller
Ward 402    by Ronald J. Glasser
Price: $9.99 USD. 52320 words. Published on February 3, 2012. .

The scene is the children's ward of a great hospital. Against all odds, an enchanting eleven year-old girl clings to the slender thread of life. And for a dedicated young physician working "in the midst of all the precision, of all the laboratory values and X rays," suddenly these were human concerns- the heartache, even anger, of parents, the touching courage of a child.
B.I.T.    by William Mangieri
Price: $0.99 USD. 940 words. Published on February 18, 2012. .

A man with a life-altering, gene-hacking virus must decide whether to accept his new existence, or try to regain his old identity. As often happens, we must wonder: what are we willing to give up to be cured? (BIT is a VERY SHORT sci-fi flash story)
The Unfeeling Doctor Betwixt Birthing Babies: Poems About Love, Loss, and More Love    by Melissa Yuan-Innes
Price: $2.99 USD. 26070 words. Published by Olo Books on February 19, 2012. .

This is the story about a plucky emergency doctor giving birth to two healthy babies—and all the whacked-out stuff that happens in between. Death and disease stalk and smite my family; I'm trying to save lives in the ER and conceive another baby. Warning: this book is less about official doctor-ing and more about my unbalanced life (but funny! And plucky! Did I mention plucky?).
Belonging: A Place in the World    by garry McDougall
Price: $5.99 USD. 20 words. Published on February 23, 2012. .

Dr Louis Gabriel arrives in legendary Gundagai, passionate about the new medicine and pioneering surgery. He is fired with hope and ambition, but is new, black and overqualified. Will he be top, or bottom, of the social ‘pile’? Will he ever belong? Based on the eminent photographer and medico, we follow his struggles, his loves and dilemmas, climaxing with Federation and the murderous Boer War.
God in the Details - A Short Story and Bible Lesson on God's Grace for Young Adults    by J Joe Sherman
Price: Free! 6420 words. Published on February 24, 2012. .

Details are important, especially for physicians. In this short story and companion Biblical examples of God's Grace, a distracted physician needs a little supernatural reminder why he took the Hippocratic Oath. This story plus interactive scriptural examples are designed to help strenthen sketchy faith for an individual or a group in a creative format.
The Body is the Hero    by Ronald J. Glasser
Price: $9.99 USD. 88960 words. Published on March 4, 2012. .

This is the amazing story of what happens when the immune system goes haywire. Reading like a scientific thriller, the book intertwines science with history to describe the discoveries and flashes of brilliance of men such as Semmelweise and Pasteur, and the modern-day struggles of doctors and researchers to pry out why the immune system saves one person and kills another. The book also recounts a