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This book first appeared in 1991, claiming it 'replenishes the sense of what is possible'. It still does. This edition shows what is possible being done daily, problems encountered and overcome, breakthroughs big and small, the spread of the work across the globe, how more and more people are getting modern eye care… and how The Foundation bearing Fred Hollows' name is setting up an ever accelerating attack on blindness the like of which has never been seen before.<br />
The book's heart is the same: the life, work and ideas of Fred Hollows.<br />
Fred was no saint, didn't pretend to be. He was as rough a diamond as they come. Tom Keneally called him 'the wild colonial boy of Australian surgery'.<br />
'Every eye is an eye' as Fred put it, and there's somewhere between 25 to 40 million blind in the Third World, half that preventable cataract work. Daunting, but no excuse for inaction or failure. He knew what tools were needed. Look, talk, listen, think. Urgent problem, time available unknown.<br />
Now this lean but sturdy foundation is growing and many more vital trained people are available and the number of operations a day, a year, is climbing.<br />
'The patient, whoever, wherever, he or she may be, will see the doctor'. Today, a lot of patients are seeing the doctor, and many more will tomorrow.<br />
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'A story to lift the spirits… it is possible to change the world.' – Judith Wright, Sun Herald.<br />
'…an all-action drama' – Kirsty Cameron, Australian<br />
'In parts this is a shocking book' – Peter Wilmoth, Age<br /><br />
For information about The Fred Hollows Foundation visit www.hollows.org


The Legend of Sleepy Hollows The Legend of Sleepy Hollows

Автор: Washington Irving

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Washington Irving,s classic tale of romantic schoolmaster Ichabod Crane and his terrifying encounter with the Headless Horseman. Author’s vivid imagery involving the wild supernatural pursuit by the Headless Horseman has sustained interest in this popular folktale through many printed editions, as well as film, stage, and musical adaptations.This book has been specially formatted for devices that support EPUB3.1.0


The Hollows Series Books 1-4 The Hollows Series Books 1-4

Автор: Ким Харрисон

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From New York Times bestselling author, Kim Harrison, comes the first book in her brilliant Hollows series; packed with the perfect balance of wry humour and thrilling action, which will delight fans of thrillers and fantasy alike.Includes: Dead Witch Walking, The Good, The Bad, and The Undead, Every Which Way But Dead and A Fistful of Charms.Rachel Morgan is a white witch and runner working for Inderland Security, in an alternate world where a bioengineered virus wiped out a great deal of the world's human population – exposing the existence of the supernatural communities that had long lived alongside humanity.For the last five years Rachel has been tracking down law-breaking Inderlanders in modern-day Cincinnati, but now she wants to leave and start her own agency. Her only problem is that no one quits the I.S.Marked for death, Rachel will have to fend off fairy assassins and homicidal weres armed with an assortment of nasty curses. She's a dead witch walking unless she can appease her former employers by exposing the city's most prominent citizen as a drug lord. But making an enemy of the ambiguous Trent Kalamack is just as deadly as leaving the I.S.


Dark Hollows Dark Hollows

Автор: Steve Frech

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‘Wowzers, what a read… I absolutely LOVED this book… An unputdownable page turner of a read.’ Ginger Book Geek, 5 starsJacob Reese enjoys the quiet life, running a coffee shop and renting out his cottage in The Hollows, Vermont.But the calm is shattered when a woman who looks eerily similar to his ex-girlfriend Laura turns up to stay in the cottage, and leaves a mysterious note in the guest book.Now Jacob’s seeing Laura everywhere—a glimpse of her face across the street, her music box left outside his house, a gift he gave her years before hanging from the trees.But it can’t be Laura. Because Laura’s dead.Someone knows Jacob’s secret—what really happened the night Laura died—and they’re out for revenge…A gripping and twisted thriller. Fans of Gillian Flynn, Gregg Olsen and Mark Edwards will love Steve Frech.Readers LOVE Dark Hollows:‘Wow!… This book just pulls you right in… I couldn’t put it down!’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars‘One of the best thrillers I’ve read this year.’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars‘Best psychological thriller of 2019.’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars‘Couldn’t put it down… Absolutely fantastic nail-biting novel, so gripping I just could not stop reading.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars‘Exciting and thrilling… Like riding a rollercoaster… Should be on everyone’s reading list.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars‘I burned through this.’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars‘Once I started I couldn’t put it down!!’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars‘Wow! I absolutely loved this book! I was hooked from page one.’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars‘Impossible to put down.’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars‘Great book! I could not put it down. Read the book in one day. Had me guessing until the end.’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars‘This one would go down on my list of favorite thrillers this year… I loved this book!’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars


Dark Hollows Dark Hollows

Автор: Steve Frech

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