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1	Moloka'i more books like this by Alan Brennert add to wishlist When Rachel is just 5 years old, in the 1890s, and living in Honolulu with her family, she is diagnosed with leprosy and sent to a hospital at the Kalaupapa Leper Colony on the island of Moloka'i. Over the years, as the disease is treated (a cure is finally found in 1940), Rachel loses contact with her family, marries a fellow patient, has a ... see all copies from $3.54! new only from $8.71! \| SVS
2	Bones to Ashes more books like this by Kathy Reichs add to wishlist In her most riveting thriller yet, Reichs--bestselling author, forensic anthropologist, and producer of the television hit "Bones," based on her Temperance Brennan books--pits Brennan against an enigma out of her own past. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Damien the Leper more books like this by John Farrow add to wishlist Although perhaps best known for his work as a Hollywood film director, John Farrow (1904-1963) was also a prolific writer. In this classic account of incredible courage and compassion, he chronicles the life of Joseph De Vruster, a.k.a. Father Damien, and his days on the leper colony of Molokai. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.77! \| first editions
4	The Gift of Pain: Why We Hurt and What We Can Do about It more books like this by Dr. Paul Brand, Philip Yancey add to wishlist Pain is not something that most of us would count as a blessing; however, what it is and why we need it if we're to live life fully is brought to light in this book. see all copies from $4.19! new only from $7.43! \| SVS
5	The Walls of Cartagena more books like this by Julia Durango, Tom Pohrt (Illustrator) add to wishlist In her first novel, the author of such picture books as "Cha-Cha Chimps" and "Pest Fest" combines unparalleled research with sharp, accessible prose to create a tale ripe with adventure and courage. Illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.48! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Olivia : my life of exile in Kalaupapa more books like this by Olivia Robello Breitha add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
7	Who Walk Alone more books like this by Perry Burgess add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $22.96! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Vision for God: The Story of Dr. Margaret Brand more books like this by Margaret Brand, Dr. James L Jost add to wishlist Through this unique biography/autobiography--which the world-renowed medical pioneer wrote with her surgeon son-in-law--readers learn the intriguing history of a doctor who has forever changed the treatment of leprosy. see all copies from $2.93! new only from $6.40! \| SVS
9	Parasitic diseases treatment and control more books like this by Miller, Love add to wishlist Based on papers presented at the XI International Congress for Tropical Medicine and Malaria, this publication provides an authoritative evaluation of treatment and control of helminth parasite infections. A section on leprosy and a brief review of malaria vaccination are included. A comprehensive review of the history of schistosomiasis control ... see all copies from $62.94! new only from $215.00! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Father Damien: An Open Letter to the Reverend Doctor Hyde of Honolulu (1899) more books like this by Professor Robert Louis Stevenson add to wishlist Stevenson's moral defense of a missionary priest in Hawaii was first published in 1890. This book is part of the PDM Classics series. see all copies from $9.29! new only from $9.29! \| first editions \| SVS
11	In the Shadow of the Pali: A Story of the Hawaiian Leper Colony more books like this by Lisa Cindrich add to wishlist In this extraordinary first novel, Cindrich brings hope to horror, capturing a journey that teaches a lost girl who has leprosy more about love than she has ever known. see all copies from $2.31! new only from $11.56! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Contagious Compassion: Celebrating One Hundred Years of American Leprosy Missions more books like this by Edgar Stoesz, Philip Yancey, Winifred Kellersberger Vass add to wishlist This is not a book about leprosy?it's a book about people. "Contagious Compassion" is a beautifully written account of the people and events tifully written account of the people and events tevents that changed attitudes and leprosy treatments around the world. More than an archival record, this fascinating 256-page book showcases the people who ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.58! \| signed copies \| SVS
13	Gifts from the Shore: A Kalaupapa Diary more books like this by Roberta Jarrett, Bryan Stoneburner (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $5.24!
14 view cover	Rooster: An American Tragedy more books like this by Brian Fielding add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.26! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Leprosy more books like this by Rachel Lynette add to wishlist Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease which affects the skin and nerves. Although cases of leprosy are decreasing, thousands of new cases are still reported every year. This book explores the history of leprosy, its affect on the people who contract it, how it is spread and how it is treated. see all copies from $8.11! new only from $26.09! \| SVS
16 view cover	Squint: My Journey with Leprosy more books like this by Jose P Ramirez, James Carville (Foreword by) add to wishlist Lying in a hospital bed, JosA(c) P. Ramirez, Jr. (b. 1948) almost lost everything because of a misunderstood disease. When the health department doctor gave him the Handbook for Persons with Leprosy, Ramirez learned his fate. Such a diagnosis in 1968 meant exile and hospitalization in the only leprosarium in the continental United States--Carville ... see all copies from $16.12! new only from $19.94! \| SVS
17 view cover	The Peripheral Nerve in Leprosy and Other Neuropathies more books like this by Shetty Antia, Noshir H Antia (Editor), Vanaja P Shetty (Editor) add to wishlist A discussion of the peripheral nerve and its effects during leprosy and other neuropathies. see all copies from $54.65! new only from $102.41!
18 view cover	Leprosy in Premodern Medicine: A Malady of the Whole Body more books like this by Luke E Demaitre add to wishlist While premodern poets and preachers viewed leprosy as a "disease of the soul," physicians in the period understood it to be a "cancer of the whole body." In this innovative study, medical historian Luke Demaitre explores medical and social perspectives on leprosy at a time when judicious diagnosis could spare healthy people from social ... see all copies from $26.79! new only from $26.79!
19	Caring comes first : the story of the Leprosy Mission more books like this by Cyril Davey add to wishlist see all copies from $2.53!
20 view cover	Leprosy in China: A History more books like this by Angela Ki Che Leung, Qizi Liang add to wishlist Angela Ki Che Leung's meticulous study begins with the classical annals of the imperial era, which contain the first descriptions of a feared and stigmatized disorder modern researchers now identify as leprosy. She then tracks the relationship between the disease and China's social and political spheres (theories of contagion prompted community ... see all copies from $58.06! new only from $58.06! \| SVS
21	Village of outcasts more books like this by Siny Rose van Iterson add to wishlist Chosen by his family to accompany his ailing father to a leper colony, a teenage boy finds refuge from oppressive surroundings in the hacienda of a landowner outside the leper village. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	An Uncertain Cure: Living with Leprosy in Brazil more books like this by Cassandra White add to wishlist In "An Uncertain Cure", Cassandra White goes deep into the shantytowns of Rio de Janeiro to give a riveting account of the contemporary leprosy experience among poor and working class Brazilians. In this ethnographic treatment of leprosy sufferers, White exposes the web of historical, socioeconomic, religious, and political forces that complicate ... see all copies from $16.50! new only from $19.99! \| SVS
23	The Seventh Gate more books like this by Peter Greave add to wishlist see all copies from $9.99! first editions
24	The surgical management of deformities in leprosy and other peripheral neuropathies more books like this by Antia, Enna, Daver add to wishlist The commonest peripheral nerve disease in man is leprosy. It is estimated that over 12 million people suffer from this disease and about a fourth of them have some deformity. However, the majority of deformities seen in leprosy are not peculiar to the disease. They are also seen in other peripheral neuropathies including trauma, and systematic ... see all copies from $64.35!
25 view cover	Leprosy more books like this by Alfica Sehgal, I Edward Alcamo, 5th (Editor), David Heymann (Foreword by) add to wishlist Leprosy, a bacterial disease that usually afflicts the skin, nerves, respiratory tract, and eyes, has plagued humanity since history was recorded. see all copies from $25.98! new only from $39.16! \| SVS

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