Abduction
TEST A group of aliens builds a colony deep under the ocean, for the purpose of watching humans and human society from afar. But what happens when this watching is no longer enough? In the tradition of his highly successful, TV-adapted novel "INVASION", Robin Cook again gives us an enthralling blend of cutting-edge technology blended with the possibilities of alien contact.
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5,95 €
Intervention
After performing a post-mortem on a young college student who'd been recently treated by a chiropractor, Jack Stapleton, a New York City medical examiner, decides to explore alternative medicine. What makes people seek help from Eastern philosophies or even faith healers to cure their illnesses? Meanwhile, his old college friend, Shawn Doherty, a renowned archaeologist involved in a dig at St Peter's in Rome, has made a startling discovery with huge ecclesiastical and medical implications. When Kevin Murray, another old college friend, and now Roman Catholic Bishop of New York, gets wind of Shawn's findings, he's desperate to keep them from the public and to disassociate himself from Shawn. Kevin turns to his old friend Jack to help protect this explosive secret - one with the power to change lives forever.
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13,95 €
Seizure
What could the Shroud of Turin, a conservative Southern senator, and an entrepreneurial researcher have in common? Here politics, religion and bioscience collide in the latest novel from the master of the medical thriller. Senator Ashley Butler is a quintessential demagogue whose support of traditional American values includes a knee-jerk reaction against virtually all biotechnologies. When he's called on to chair a sub-committee introducing legislation to ban new cloning technology, the senator views it as a keystone to his political future. As a consequence, Dr Daniel Lowell - inventor of a technique that will take stem-cell research up to the next level - sees a barrier being raised before his biotech start-up. These seemingly opposite personalities may clash during the Senate hearings, yet the two men share a common failing. Butler's hunger for political power far outstrips his genuine concern for the unborn, while Lowell's pursuit of massive personal wealth and celebrity overrides any real considerations for his patients' well-being. Further complicating their confrontation is the confidential news that Senator Butler has developed Parkinson's disease - which leads the senator and the researcher into a Faustian pact. But in attempting to utilise Lowell's new technology prematurely, the therapy leaves the senator with the horrifying effects of temporal lobe epilepsy - causing seizures of the bizarrest order. Taken straight out of tomorrow's headlines, "Seizure" is a cautionary tale for this age when new biotechnological discoveries are pulling us ever further into a promising yet frightening new world.
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4,95 €
Horečka - 2. vydání
Doktor Charles Martel se po tom, co mu zemřela žena, rozhodne věnovat výzkumu rakoviny. Ve své práci úspěšně pokračuje i díky rodinnému zázemí, které mu vytváří druhá manželka Cathryn. Ta se stává oporou i jeho třem dětem - vysokoškolákovi Chuckovi, středoškolákovi Jeanu Paulovi a nemladší Michelle. Křehká harmonie Charlesova znovunabytého štěstí se však zřítí, když Michelle zachvátí zhoubná leuikémie. Charles nehodlá nečinně přihlížet neové tragédii. Zjistí, že nëmoc jeho dcery způsobil karcinodenní odpad, který vypouští do řeky chemický závod. Pustí se do boje proti perfektně zorganizované institucionální mašinérii, která drží nad chemickou továrnou ochrannou ruku, a v této vypjaté situaci projde zatěžkávací zkouškou celá rodina.
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10,29 €
SHOCK
Deborah y Joanna, dos estudiantes que están preparando su tesis doctoral, deciden ponerse en contacto con la clĂnica Wingate cuando leen su anuncio: ofrecen $45.000 a donantes de Ăłvulos. Tanto dinero les atrae mucho. Cuando la clĂnica las acepta como donantes, deciden pagar la entrada de un apartamento y luego viajar a Venecia donde las dos acabarán su tesis doctoral. La clĂnica se especializa en problemas de infertilidad y está situada en una enorme parcela de una aislada zona rural fuera de Boston. HabĂa sido un hospital psiquiátrico con casas para los empleados e instalaciones diversas.Se les hace la intervenciĂłn, reciben sus talones y se marchan felices a Italia. Entonces, Joanna empieza a meditar sobre su donaciĂłn. Quiere saber si su implantaciĂłn ha tenido Ă©xito y decide llamar a la clĂnica. Como es de esperar, se niegan a facilitarle esta informaciĂłn por ser confidencial. Pide ayuda a un amigo suyo, hacker experto, pero la base de datos de la clĂnica está muy bien protegida y le informa que solamente se podrĂa ganar acceso desde dentro de la clĂnica.Y aquĂ las dos amigas, muy lanzadas, inventan un plan de acciĂłn. Solicitarán trabajo en la clĂnica para conseguir los datos que buscan. Y asĂ es, fácilmente consiguen trabajo y Joanna sigue las instrucciones de su amigo hacker.
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8,70 €
Známky života
Dětská lékařka Marissa Blumenthalová je šťastně vdaná a jako většina žen začne časem uvažovat o dítěti. Nejde to však tak, jak čekala, a brzy zjistí, že jedinou cestou, jak může své přání splnit, je umělé oplodnění. Spolu s manželem se pro tento krok rozhodnou, žádný z nich však netuší, že tím uvádějí do pohybu řetězec dramatických a tragických událostí.
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10,42 €
A halál módja
Klasszikus ?orvosi thriller a műfaj nagymesterétőlRyan Sullivan patológus rezidens a New York-i Igazságügyi Orvostani Intézetben tölti egy hónapos gyakorlatát. Nyíltan viszolyog a boncterem világától, őt a patológia kutatási területei vonzzák. Dr. Laurie Montgomery, az intézet vezetője tapasztalt orvos szakértőként szeretné motiválni vonakodó gyakornokát, és ragaszkodik ahhoz, hogy Ryannel közösen végezzék el egy feltételezett öngyilkos halottszemléjét, és együtt állapítsák meg a halál módját. Valóban öngyilkosság történt, vagy annak beállított gyilkosság? Ki mondja ki a döntő szót: az orvos- nyomozó vagy a törvényszéki patológus? A boncolás alól továbbra is kibúvót kereső Ryan elég izgalmasnak találja a kérdést, és felajánlja, hogy kivizsgálja az utóbbi időben feltűnően megszaporodó, öngyilkosságnak nyilvánított eseteket. Ahogy mindjobban beleássa magát a nyomozásba, egyre több hasonlóságot fedez fel köztük, amivel közvetlen veszélybe sodorja nemcsak a maga, de főnöke, Laurie életét is.Robin Cook nem fogy ki a témából. Ezúttal az orvostudomány technikai újításait, diagnosztikai eszközeit a mások kárára fordító csalókra fordítja a figyelmet.
Na stiahnutie
15,46 €
Viral
In Viral, an electrifying medical thriller from New York Times bestseller Robin Cook, a family's exposure to a rare yet deadly virus puts them at the centre of a terrifying new danger to mankind - and pulls back the curtain on a health care system powered by greed and corruption.
Brian Murphy and his family are enjoying a relaxing summer vacation when his wife, Emma, comes down with mild flu-like symptoms. Their leisurely return home to New York City quickly turns into a race to the ER when her condition dramatically deteriorates. At the hospital, she is diagnosed with Eastern Equine Encephalitis, a rare and highly lethal mosquito-borne viral disease caught during one of their evening cookouts. Worse still, Brian and Emma's young daughter exhibits alarming signs of the same illness.
An already harrowing hospital stay turns even more fraught when Brian receives a staggering hospital bill that his insurer refuses to pay out on, citing dubious clauses in his policy. Forced to choose between the health of his family and bills he can't afford, and furious at both an indifferent healthcare system and the lack of public awareness about a virus that poses a growing threat, Brian vows to seek justice.
As he uncovers the dark side of a historically ruthless industry that preys on the sick and defenceless, it becomes clear he must take his revenge against those responsible by whatever means necessary . . .
